Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-02
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

Mr.. j. w. Coakley of Creston is run
ming for the office of state representa-
tive on the democratic ticket
w. B. Barney, state food and dairy
commissioner, has. been reappointed
for a third term by Governor Clarke
Yeggmen blew the safe in the Iowa
Falls postoftice. procuring about 5000
In money and an equal amount in
stamps.
The name Of the Ames college paper
has been changed from the l. s. G.
Student to the Iowa State College
Student
Rufus Coleman, aged 4S. farmer,
was dragged to death by team near
Fort Dodge. He leaves wife and
four children.
The state board OF health is going
after the cities in Iowa in an effort to
clean up the cities without proper
sewage systems.
Salem G. Pattison, president OF
Westminster university at Denver. has
resigned to accept professorship at
/ wv SOiiC6C, SCudl NdpluS.
Editor Burton, Of the Pilot Mound
Monitor, lost all his household furni-
ture in a fire which destroyed his
plant. He lived above the newspaper
office.
The designations of Dean F. G. Ans
ley, of the fine arts college Of the state
university, and Dean Dunn, of the Law
school, are now impending. according
to rumor.
A. G. Smith is candidate for mayor
of Correctionville on the peoples
ticket made up of voters dissatisfied
with the persons nominated under the
citizens ticket.
The dining room table was blown
through the roof and the home OF
Frank Richman Of Brooklyn was COM
pletely demolished, when an acetylene
lighting plant exploded.
DR.. F. T. Breene, dean of the Iowa
dental college. was elected vice pres
ident of the Dental Faculty Associa-
ton of American universities at the
convention in Minneapolis.
The timely coughing of baby saved
the family of l.. G. Frank. living on a
farm four miles southwest of Cum
berland, when the house caught fire
at l o'clock in the morning.
Boone held special election to de-
eide whether a park commission
should be established and also on a
proposed bond issue of 100000 for the
j q for Hf al n
Miss Arbelle Woods of Des Moines
has been named to take charge of the
Charlton public library to succeed
Miss Katherine Terrill, who has ac-
copied a library position in Burling-
| ton.
The Fort Dodge high school won the
debating championship of northwest
ern Iowa by defeating Marshalltown
and Mason City Compulsory arbitra-
ton of labor disputes was the ques-
ton.
| On the allegation of undue influ
ence. o. B. COPYRIGHT, of Waterloo
lawyer and former state senator, was
deprived by jury Of a $1,000 beques
left him by the will of Miss Bessie
Graham.
Remarking that he was suffering {
living death because of asthma
Samuel Hile, aged u. of Jesup. ended
his life by taking poison. Mr.. Hile
recently celebrated his 50th wedding
anniversary.
A. r. Barnes, ex-editor and old sol
der, of Monroe county. who Is run
ming for state representative in pub
lished announcement states that hi
doesn't want the Office If he has tt
beg it or buy it,
The long and short of matrimon!
was explained rather uniquely from {
florists standpoint Of view by Siou,
City florist, who advised certain kind!
OF bouquets for tall brides and othel
kinds for short brides.
With fitting ceremonies ground wa.
broken in Des Moines for the erection
of the new $l5O,0OO addition to til,
North Des Moines high school. TIL,
work on the new building will star
when the ground thaws.
The Big Jim mine Of Seymour
| uOISleu oOo lOHS VI GOAL III elSuI uOufi
the other day. This is the recor,
breaker for that mine and it is be
lieved this is the largest output of Goa
ever hoisted from any mine in the dis
trict
Henry Osborne. employed on tn
Rock Island, Southern railroad a
electrician. was so badly burned by
live wire that he died in Davenport
hospital. He was twenty-three year
old and leaves wife and two chill
dren.
S. C. Bradford OF Storm Lake ha
| annOlincad that he will be a candidat