Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-26
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The City Council of Clinton has ad-
sertised for bids for the erection of
OF isolation hospital
While wrestling with a calf, Clar-
ence Fender of Macedonia suffered a
badly sprained ankle.
1t is rumored that the Northwest
ern railroad will erect their railway
car shops at Clinton this year.
The Southwestern Iowa district of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
opened its annual convention at Red
Oak.
Farmers of near Logan have joined
in a movement to protect birds by
preventing men from hunting on
their farms.
Two cases Of smallpox have broken
out among the dental students at the
state university as the result of re-
cent exposure.
Because of election irregularities.
Muscatine will have to wait at least
year for the completion OF the new
100000 city hall.
John I. Lutz, q member OF the
school board at Council Bluffs fell and
broke his shoulder as he was leaving
the Elks' club room.
One hundred students have been
dropped at the State University be-
cause of deficient scholarship in the
semester just closed.
The city council of Waukon, award
ed the contract of paving to the West
ern Construction Co.. OF Iowa City,
their bid being S49,s49
Mason City is having "measley''
time handling its epidemic OF mea-
sizes. There are $50 cases but they
are Of the usual mild form.
The Allamakee county fair will be
held August 1921. The early date
was decided on to avoid interfering
with dates of other nearby fairs,
Ice cutting for Mason City plants at
Clear Lake is being rushed. The ice
is fourteen inches thick and is of good
quality. Fifty tons day are being
cut.
The 60 to Church" idea is being
promoted by the ministers of Iowa
City. Mayor Kurtz has issued a
proclamation urging citizens to attend
church.
Correctionville is believed to have
the oldest resident in Iowa. He is D.
NJ. Heath. aged u years. Mr.. Heath
has lived seventy-two years in the
state of Iowa.
The Iowa Highway commission has
approved contracts for fourteen
bridges let by the county board of
supervisors at Mason City. All save
one are to be concrete.
After an hour of rapid spelling in
spelling down contest given at Den
short course, twenty three children
had not missed word.
Because they had not fuel to keep
them warm. a young, newly welded
couple were compelled to remain in
bed all day and were found by assoc
iated charities officials who called.
l.. c. Ward, president of the Game
Protective association, shot deer on
his farm near Ayoca and reported the
incident to the local game warden
with view to testing the protective
law.
A. j. Kohler. formerly of Des
Moines and w. B. Cooper of Perry,
have purchased the Bell Drug stock,
one of the largest In Perry, from p n.
Bell. The latter goes to Hot Springs.
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Charged with getting three diamond
rings valued at $500 from the Emil H.
Leffert Co., in Council Bluffs, by false
pretenses, Miss G. Maudene Jones has
been arrested by Pinkerton detectives
in Chicago.
]. j. Drummer. of Strawberry Point.
won first place in tire whole milk
class of butter at the Iowa Butter
makers convention at Fit. Dodge. ii
X. Nelson took first in the gathered
cream class.
An automobile driven by ] j. REIN
ers, collided with fire wagon from
the central station at Davenport and
both were badly damaged. The occu
pants of both the auto and fire wagon
escaped injury.
Floyd Rice, I9-year-Old lad, was
arrested charged with attempting to
burglarize the Henry Miller hardware
store at Perry. File waived the pre-
liminary hearing and was bound over
to the grand jury.
Charged with making a false state
ment of his loss to an insurance com
pany, Geo. Hanley, tenant Of the A. j.
llanley, livery barn at Iowa City has
been indicted on a charge of cheating
by false pretenses.
A large doe was killed by pas
senger train near Avoca BY the
time Game Warden Delaboyde arriv-
ed on the scene. two tramps had skim
ned the animal and were carrying the
venison to town in sack.
The stewards quarters and the in
sane ward of the VanBuren county
farm at Keosauqua was destroyed by
IRE. The patients, some of whom
were unable to move, were saved by
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