Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-01-15

Over thirty illformations charging
violations OF the Iowa pure food and
sanitary Laws ware filed against Mus
catine dealers by Deputy Food In
sDector NJ. +. Finn. Some OF the
candy sold might poison siclsly child.
the inspector said
The purchase CT the Flynn farm OF
1000 acres three miles west OF Des
Mones, as colony for epileptics at a
cost Of S2onEoo was voted by the state
heard OF control upon the condition
certain requirements
The town OF Pilot Mound is in a
serious dilemma because of the preva-
lence OF smallpox in the community
and because of it the mayor of that
place has thought it prudent to close
every place where people gather to-
gether in numbers
The Weekly Independent, newspa-
per started at Perry about year ago.
has suspended publication, the own
ers announcing that it was losing
venture. The paper was started by
Allen Harvey. but was recently pur-
chased by putton Brothers.
A team belonging to G. w. Saunders,
an aged resident of Lost Nation. be-
came frightened and ran away, throw
| ing him to the road. His collar bone
was fractured and he received serious
internal injuries. He is in very crit
ical condition at the present time.
Ralph Bolton. secretary of the
| Greater Des Moines committee, will be
principal speaker at a banquet of the
| bureau OF commerce to be given at the
| Hotel Pattee at Perry. New officers
of the local booster organization will
| take up their work at that time.
The tity-second annual meeting of
| the Clayton County Fair association,
composed of eighty men who held life
membership in the socitey. was held at
| Farmersburg. Among those present at
| the meeting was John Overall, one of
the founders of the society in 1861
| While coasting, Delbert De Vol. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. De Vol of Low
| ell. on his sled ran under wagon and
his head struck the gear Of the wagon.
| tearing his scalp for about four inches.
| DR.. De Vilbiss sewed up the wound and
the boy is getting along nicely, but
probably will not coast for few days.
Only the quick action of Scotch
collie dog saved the life of Charles
Kirby, near Griswold. when Kirby was
knocked down and would have been
gored by an angry bull. The dog
grabbed the animal by the leg, dis
tracing it's attention until help ar
| rived.
B. F. Richardson, as manager OF the
Richardson Shoe Co., of Dubuque. filed
a petition in voluntary bankruptcy.
The liabilities are $26676, assets S24,-
020. Among the liabilities is iudg-
ment for $1,000 in favor of Gale T.
Perry, an employee, who suffered per-
sonal injury.
The death of Mrs A. L. Bartholo-
new. wife of prominent Preston
banker, occurred very suddenly. Death
was caused by heart failure. Mrs.
Bartholomew had not been in the best
of health for several weeks but had
been feeling fairly we'll, and her death
came as shock to many friends and
relatives.
4 In order to protect her and aid her
III making arrests while on duty at
night on the streets and in dance halls,
Mrs. Martha Scott. police matron of
Waterloo. has been granted a permit
to carry revolver. While looking
after girls Mrs. Scott has encountered
number of would-be Washers
| S,Iff foo fn1 no ,,lf ut
internal injuries sustained five years
ago. when he fell downstairs and de-
spondent because physicians had pro-
nounced him incurabe. Friedrich
{ Scheel an aged resident of Davenport
| shot himself through the head and died
, instantly. The suicide was committed
at the home, Clio Harris street
jim Krowl. elected from Salvation
t Army service at 1852 East Third ST
, at Davenport. it is claimed. went down
l stairs and smashed the glass in the
door to the barracks, for which he was
sent to Jail for ten days by Police Mag
istrate Louis E. Roddewig Krowl de-
t clared in police court that he had nc
t knowledge of the way in which the
glass was broken. He was convicted
, however, of disturbing the peace.
r William Zeigler. aged 10. Lyons
g youth, was arrested by Officer Primer
J, at Lyons. charged with the theft OF
clothing and tobacco from the store oil
Il. Reiter. corner of Sixth and lllinoi:
4 streets, the night of December 81
: Zeigler has confessed. according to the
i police and has turned over to them
his loot. valued at about $25. He will
$ be given hearing and probably will
i be bound oTer to TIE grand jury. The
0 police say lie is unbalanced mentally
g Judge f. o. ellison. of Anamosa, en-.
n tered his decree in the divorce case OF
Mrs. Rebecca McDermott against Gus
e p. McDermott the wealthy lndianapo-
$ lis rat poison manufacturer. which was
I on trial hero for several weeks. Mrs
q McDermott, who claimed to be the le-
I gal wife despite the fact that McDer-
mott had married Katie Viola Shay, is