Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-06-25
piping is used has been installed and
every inch of the eighty acres will be

The vacancy on the school board at |
West Liberty, caused by the resigna-
ton of b. L. Webb has been ttled by |
the appointment of George Hise, who |
will Gil out the unexpired term. The |
board has authorized the alteration of |
the sanitary systems at the two school |
buildings and the work has been be- |
gun. The high school building, too, |
is being improved in the Installation |
of new cornice work.
The residence of Adam Young in |
Marne was struck by lightning and |
was badly damaged the roof being al |
most entirely burned and the interior |
damaged quite badly by rain and the |
water used in lighting the fire. The |
fire alarm was turned in when the |
house was discovered on fire and the |
fire department responded promptly, |
but the fire was difficult one to fight, |
the entire roof being ablaze immed-
lately and the rain and wind greatly |
hindering the work.
The Fort Dodge, Des Moines &
Southern railroad paid the record
price for Central avenue in Fort Dodge
real estate, when they paid P. H. Hoff-
man, $1,000 front foot for lot 4Ox
120 feet in size. The ground had sew
eral old buildings on it and the com
pany will probably build a new struc-
ture for passenger station. The IN
terurban hereafter will loop around
half block instead of running the
length of Central avenue.
For twenty-nine years p. c. Peyton,
West Liberty jeweler, had pondered
upon the wisdom OF the adage: If
business interferes with pleasure, cut
cut the business" In these twenty
nine years he never had taken vaca-
ton, because there was no one to leave
in the store. Today he turned the key
in the front door and with his wife
| and son went to Chicago to spend
| whole week. The stock may gather
little dust and l may miss little
business by locking up" Peyton
sighed, as he slammed the door, but
| guess I've earned a little vacation.
| The barn on the farm Of j. f. Fry
| in Benton township was struck by
lightning, causing total loss by fire.
| The renter, Henry Slaybaugh, saved
two head of horses and lost three.
| One of the horses was struck dead by
lightning Mr.. Fry carried insurance
to the amount of $500 with the Nor
wood & Bunten agency and MIR Stay
baugh carried a policy in the Eden
company. Mr.. Fry's loss was about
| $1,000 and Mr. S!aybaugh's loss was
/ several hundred dollars in horses, hay.
grain, etc.
County Clerk Harper of Benton
county during his deputyship and as
clerk for the last year and a half i'm
proved each shining hour" in study
ing law. and last week he went to Des
Moines and took the examination be-
fore the supreme court. He passed
the examination successfully and has
been admitted to the bar. Mr.. Harper
has Just been nominated by the Re
pnblicans for a second term as clerk
Should he be fortunate in the election
) he will at the close of his second term
enter the practice of law.
: Frank Phillips of Fort Dodge APP
| peared before Judge kamar and en-
tered a plea of guilty to the charge Of
: stealing an automobile couple Of
weeks ago from the Fialla barn, near
; Moorland He was sentenced to a
, term of five years in the penitentiary
at Anamosa. Phillips Monday was ex-
amined by the insane commissioners.
before whom he appeared at the in
J stance of his father and mother, but
! the board found nothing to warrant
t his commitment for this cause.
From all present indications Sigour-
5 new will experience an unusual build
ing boom the year 1914 About fifty
I good new dwelling houses are under
construction and many more will he
: bnilt before the year closes In the
I new additions to the southwest part OF
4 the city which We're opened only IA
wear ago about thirty houses have al
ready been built and many more lots
!. in these were sold to parties who an
t lticipate building in the near future
a Recently the city council authorized
o the extension of the city water mains
Bishop Davis. in his capacity as
5 head OF the Catholic diocese at Dayen-
port, will go to Rome the last week in
S June to make an official visit to Pope
d Plus According to the new regula-
s tions of the church every bishop is re-
t unired to make visit and deliver a
t report of the spiritual and materlal
S condition of his diocese every tive
q years Bishop Davis will he gone
from Davenport for two months AT
$ present he does not intend to WISH
,. o:I,er parts of the continent.
d Hans Jensen a student at the Dan
: ish college at Des Moines. was severe
/ lv injured when he fell from the ROOT
h of house he was Singing at SOY
e East Ninth street He suffered {
broken collar hone and severe cuts
IS and bruises about the face and body
d Jensen was unconscious when the po
g lice ambulance and an assistant cit,
II physician arrived but later revived
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