Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-09-03
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

Edward M Breton has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Shellsburg.
Benton county vice f. V. Wilson.
Thomas Jopson. aged rs. was in
Ftantly killed at Atlantic when he
imped in front of freight train with
hucidal intent
Iowa pensions granted: Maria l..
Allen. Washington. Sl2; Frank &.
Mercer. Ottumwa. Sc; and Mary K.
kawsome, Arlington, Sl2.
Henry countys old court house. oc-
ripied for more than fifty years. was
sold at auction for $247.5O. 1t must
be wrecked and moved within sixty
days.
The Iowa automobile registration
has passed the 100000 mark. This
represents an investment in autos Of
800, 100000. valuing each machine at
$4,000.
J W. Marford. for twenty-three
years justice of the peace in Johnson
county. is dead at Iowa City, aged 81.
Surviving are his widow and two sons
and two daughters.
w Clements. mayor of Marengo.
has resigned because of the pressure
Ut his business interests Justice j.
e. Baker has been named his sue
cessor by the city council.
Representative Prouty has intro
IT, ced two special pension bills for
lJes Moines old soldiers, each for $50
per month. They are for John A.
Moon and William Howell.
Ed German. who. with Bill Rich
ards of Des Moines, was sentenced to
d term not to exceed twenty years in
the penitentiary for breaking and en-
tering, has appealed the case to the
supreme court.
Fire Chief Sloan of Ottnmwa has
just returned from Columbus. Ohio.
where he inspected the new Seagrave
aerial truck purchased by the city in
May The truck will arrive in Ottum-
wa the first week in September 1t
cost $4,000
Mrs Fred Gresham reports tn the
the size of dollar was stolen from
her room, 1877 Fifteenth street. Du-
buque, recently The brooch was set
with Rhinestone The thief also stole
lovelliere set
Harold. the Swear old son of Nathan
Rose, of Baskerville. was killed in
stantly when his head was crushed by
an automobile driven by a contractor
named Young of Bancroft The lad
ran in front OF the car and the driver
was unable to stop.
Postmasters appointed for Iowa of
recent date are: Ainsworth. Washing
ton county, William W. Moore. vice
William I. Trotter; Kenwood Park.
Linn county. Jacob A. Oxley, vice
Hugh Napier: Oakville, Louisa county,
Fern F. Coffield. vice George r. Hall.
Joseph Heath has sold 100 acres of
land lying below South Prairie, seven
miles southwest of West Liberty, to S
acre Henry Curtis has paid 5000 an
acre for eight acres of land purchased
from Ed Fitzgerald. and located on
South Prairie.
F. W. Pollock. Cedar Rapids auto
liveryman. was robbed of $40 and his
seven passenger touring car stolen
last night on a road near town. The
thief eluded officers who pursued him
In another car. though numerous shots
were fired at him. The automobile
was abandoned near Iowa City
, The home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. p
. Miner Of Perry has been almost totally
. destroyed by fire. While most OF the
} framework is still standing. the house
,, is so badly damaged that it will be
of little value in rebuilding. The
: building was worth about $1,000 OF
{ 81. 500. The fire started from an OF
; stove which was on the rear porch.
!. The regular quarterly meeting o
: Iowa paper dealers was held in Du
bnaue A score of dealers. including
r c. Pratt and e. T. Townsend of De.
Moines. were guests of the Dubuqu,
Paper company After the business
sessions were over automobile rides
a smoker and banquet TILED out tn,
day
r A. Clayton. administrator Of tn,
estate of Lester Fisher OF Hamburg
who was killed in wreck in the yard
of the Illinois Central there. Decem
her 1. 1913, brought suit against tn,
railroad for s25.35O on account O
Fishers death The claim is based OF
the earning power OF the victim OF tn
wreck
The Catholic church at Van Horn
has heen DESTROYED by fire which prob
ably originated through defective cleo
trio wiring Considerable OF the furn
ishngs were saved by hard work bu
the editice was ruined. The Catholic
had heen considering the erection O
a new building at Van Horne for som
time and it is probable that this will
now be done
Cedar Rapids window trimmers wo
two prizes offered by the mannfac
turers of well known brand of un
derwear in window display contes