Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-03-26
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS

i The third annual banquet of the
Commercial club of Ireton was held
in the opera house.
The Knights of Columbus of Car
roll have purchased a site for new
three story building.
Harry A. Rick of Des Moines has
purchased the Lyric theater of Boone
from Henry Watkins
David Reagan, aged So years, vet
eran of the civil war, died at his home
near Maxwell from dropsy.
h d. H. Fitzpatrick and George
Farmer, two young attorneys. Of
Mason City, have formed partner
ship.
| Fire at Mondamin destroyed the
drug store, harness shop and town
hall and barber shop. The damage is
$40, 900.
i An old store building and residence
we're destroyed at the village of Buff
falo Prairie, across the river from
Muscatine.
After serving as assistant cashier
of the National bank at Boone. A. NJ.
i Burnside has severed his connection
with the bank.
Citizens have raised over $1,000 to
level and grade some roads entering
Rhodes. One steep hill will be re-
duced to per cent grade.
u The second annual grain and poul-
try exhibit at Sheldon was big sue
cess. More than 500 birds were ex-
hibited
The Council Bluffs district conven-
ton will be entertained at Malvern
by the w. F. NJ S. of the Methodist
church.
Will Younker, editor of the Re-
porter at Lone Tree. will be the next
democratic candidate for representa-
tive from Johnson county
Word has been received at Musca-
tine of the death of former resi-
dent. e. w. Heberd, at his home in
Nicola, following years illness.
monument of John Erickson, the
great Swedish inventor and patriot, tG
be built on the state capitol grounds,
is planned by leading Swedes of the
state.
The report that hog cholera is rag
ing in Muscatine county is being in
vestigated with the view of stamping
out the plague before it gets good
Roadway.
Owing to the recent increase in
population the proposition of voting
bonds for the erection of two new
school buildings at Charlton will be
submitted at the annual school cleo
ton.
Taxes in Cerro Gordo county have
doubled in the past five years The
increase has been brought about by
special assessments for town improve.
ment and for increases in pay to Off
Gals.
\ Mrs. Edith Moody, colored MASON
City, pleaded guilty to assaulting r
S. Smith, also colored. with a razor
and inficting wounds on his face. She
:, was sent to the county jail for sly
months.
v A broken truck on freight car tiet
up traffic on the Muscatine line of the
, Rock Island railway. Passenger
trains had to be detoured until {
!. wrecker could be called to replace
the truck.
Secretary H. Y. Williams of the
Y. NJ. C. A. at Iowa City employment
+ bureau of the state university. ha:
it compiled a report showing that stu
!. dents earned S2O.210 from Septembe
to February.
In the $4,000 damage suit of j N
Reasby VS.. the Consolidated Coal com
pany of Abba for damages for person
y al injuries received in fall of slat
year ago, the district jury returned
le a verdict of 5000.
lnterurban traffic has been serious
ly interrupted at Muscatine by Sc
! we're storm The high wind blew dow
; the high tension wires, and as re
suit no cars We're operated between
Muscatine and Davenport.
Il Discouraged because of her arrest
Olive Spencer. whose parents live a
Missouri Valley, swallowed the con
d tents of three-ounce bottle of i.
J. delible ink. The girl will be sick TO
L few days, but not seriously.
While operating circular saw
Elmer Weaver Of ERADICATE stumble
and fell with his hand over the blade
The index finger of the left hand wa
/ severed above the joint and ski
o grating was necessary to save til
: hand.
:, Eva Tanguay was sued for damag
by the manager of Mason City the
alter and her stage property held be
cause the emotional vaudeville arts
- refused to play a matinee advertise
D and the manager had to refund tn
y money.
is DR.. Philip v Miller died in tn
2 home Of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Bel
ltha L. Miller. at Keokuk. DR.. Mile
had been in bad health for some tim,
suffering from heart trouble. He wa
q deWout member of the Catholi
9 church.
i While taking a moving picture I
e the fire departments aerial truck i
m action C. A VOgman camera man &c