Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-05-21
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The town council of Ute has placed
ban on ali Sunday shows hereafter.
The town of Rock Rapids has in
stalled eight blocks of boulevard
lights.
The 100000 opera house at Denison
has been finished and will be formally
opened.
A box car is being used for pas
senger station at Herndou, a station
west Of Perry.
A list of 1872 prospective graduates
Of the state university of Iowa has
been announced.
The district convention of the Ladies
Of the knights Of Maccabees, will be
held at Iowa City.
The congregation of st. Ambrose In
Des Moines will erect Catholic day
school and convent.
The Iowa State Aerie Of the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles will hold its
ninth annual convention at Keokuk
Failing to turn off the gas resulted
in the death of Mrs. N. l.. Gardner. 70
years old, pioneer of Webster City.
Caught between two cars, Bert Bar
ton, of Muscatine. was seriously in
jured while switching at Montezuma.
For the first time in thirty years a
rattlesnake was found and killed at
Storm Lake. The reptile had six rat
tiers.
Extensions OF the city water system
and heat and light plants Of Alta are
being made to meet the demands of a
rapid growth of that town.
| The Iowa State Sunday school asso-
citation will hold it's annual conven-
ton at Shenandoah. From 400 to 500
delegates are to be entertained.
Rev. Peter Brewer. who was oper-
| ated upon by physicians of Cedar Rap
ids seems no better. The surgeons
found cancerous growth of the bow
| els.
Bert F.. Sacks, aged 70. of the state
soldiers home. was married to Mrs
Mary ]. Knowles. aged 81. 1t was the
brides third trip and the groom's
second.
Pilot Mound, which was almost de-
stroyed by fire recently, is being rap.
idly rebuilt. Modern brick business
structures are replacing the old frame
ones destroyed.
President Goodwin of Missouri Val
ley was seriously SIT ab99Yt t t4e e eed ,
wien a team of horses mitchell to !
disc ran away, pulling the edge OF the
Disc over his body.
I Miss Geneva Dye Schell, sopho
more of Iowa Wesleyan. has beer
chosen to take charge Of the Red
path-Vawter Chautauqua system fol
the coming summer.
The Maplewood hotel at Alton own
ed by H. B. Groves, Of Sioux City, wa:
destroyed by fire of unknown origin
The loss on the building is $4,000
on the contents, $500.
Mrs. Rastus Jorgensen, bride o
two weeks. died of diphtheria at he
home in Alta Vista. She was tn
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Masa
man of New Hampton.
| The New Hampton board of educa
ton has authorized special election
to sell the old school building at auc
ton to help defray expenses for tn
construction of the new one.
Mrs. Martha Van Ayken of Daven
port has brought suit against the c
A. Workman Carnival company 70
$4,000, alleging that the snake charm
er threw boa constructor at her
County Supervisor Ingram has
large force of men employed hauling
sand, rock and tile from Treynor t
points near Treynor in his district TO
culvert and road making construction
One woman was among the twenty
six persons who drove road drags int
Perry from distances of from five t
ten miles in celebration of road da
at that place. Many prizes were give
out.
Caught by the coat in gasolin
engine used for grinding feed. Georg
Hayes, 12-year-old son of a wealth
farmer living near Manila, was kille
when his head struck against an iro
pipe.
Muscatine and vicinity suffere
much damage from tornado. Farr
buildings were blown down stoc
killed and orchards were uprootet
Thousands of dollars loss was sus
tanned.
BY permission of Governor Clark,
Convict Arthur Scott at Ft. Madiso
was permitted to go to Des Moines
visit his brother, who Is not expecte
to live. He returned in custody
Guard Thomas.
After being out twenty minutes, tn
jury that heard the testimony in til
case of the state against ID. b. Rec,
of LennoX. charged with inces
brought verdict finding the defens
ant not guilty.
DR.. W. NJ Hamilton and Rev. ].
DePress. of the First and Knox Pre-!
byterian churches of Sioux City. wi
assist in installing Rev. John G. Tou
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