Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-07-02
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TO Detroit
Veterans viii Push Palmer fol
Commander in-Ch|et.
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nlAUI run CAT UOlIIUN WUnH
Woodwork clum of Clinton Selected
For Secretary and General Manager
of San Francisco Exhibit-Rejoicna
| Over Crop Prospects.
Des Moines, June 22.-The Iowa de-
partment of the Grand Army of the
Republic will send to Detroit this sum.
mer one of the largest delegations
that ever went to national encamp
ment of the organization. The Iowa
| delegation is an excellent one and the
Iowa people believe Detroit will carr.
for the encampment in fine shape. But
| chiefly because of the fact that Iowa
| expects to land the national head OF
the Grand Army of the Republic will
large delegation go. The encampment
recently held in Burlington, which was
well attended, formally indorsed the
candidacy of Colonel d. j. Palmer for
national commander.
Colonel Palmer is now concluding
| some eighteen years of service as q
railroad commissioner in Iowa. He haa
long been popular at all encampmenta
and campfres. The Iowa department
and delegation will back him and en-
| poets to make him commander in CHIEF
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Cosson Conducting "Pigeer" Campaign
Seven persons are reported to be
under arrest at Marshalltown, charged
with bootlegging, as the result of a
joint state and federal investigation 81
illegal sale OF liquor which has been in
/ progress in that city for several days,
Attorney General Cosson has been di
recting the case. The federal govern
ment has three men at Marshalltown
cooperating with the state officials
In addition the county attorney is aid
ing in the prosecution. The investt
| cation is the result of frequent com
plants which the attorney general has
received regarding the sale OF liquor
in large quantities at Marshalltown
where there are no saloons.
Woodmen Fight to Continue.
1t is expected here that the insur
gent fight among the Modern Wood.
men of America will continue. The
head center of insurgency is in Dea
Moines The committee meetings
have been held here and the plans
were largely laid at big conference
held here two years ago. The defeat
of the insurgents at the Toledo camp
will not be accepted as final by those
who have started the movement. The
Iowa insurgents are known to be plan
ming to carry on the fight for change
in the laws OF the order and reduction
Of assessments and expenses, regard.
, less of the outcome at Toledo.
Rejoicing Over Crop Prospects.
There is general rejoicing in the
state over crop prospects for the year
Travellers who have been out in the
state say that never has there been
any better outlook for big corn crcp
than this year; that the growing corn
, is now as far advanced as is custom
airy by the Fourth of July and that the
last two weeks has been especially
! beneficial to all crops There has been
abundant rain in every part OF Iowa
and the weather has been cool and
comfortable. 1t is also reported that
1
not been great.
Ready For Exposition Work.
The commission that will have
ii charge of an Iowa building at San
Francisco is now ready for actual work
on the building Woodwork Clum Of
i Clinton has been selected as secretary
: and general manager of the work. He
4 is owner and editor of the Clinton Adj
vertiser. 1t is expected the Iowa build
ing will be commenced very soon and
that the Iowa industrial exhibits will
be arranged for in due time. The mon
j ey for the same was raised by populai
subscription.
j Ottumwa Saloon Case UP.
The Ottumwa saloon consent casa
I'll was argued before the supreme court
/ on rehearing. The statement failed
by twenty-three names. The vets ara
trying to establish that siXty-foul
names were thrown out unjustly. The
supreme court ruled against the liquor
j interests on the original hearing. No
new evidence was submitted. A. @,
Parker, attorney who was on the Dee
!. Moines consent case made the argyr
ment for the vets.
State is Fighting Insurance Firms.
u The state insurance department 10
/, fighting outside insurance companies
which have representatives in DeS
!, Mones. who are urging employers ia
, undertake to carry their own indus
trial insurance under the workmen'a
compensation act, and reinsure in tho
Foutlaw companies. c. S. Byrkit, chiea
clerk of the insurance department, ID
preparing to prosecute the agents Of
1.-THE unauthorized companies.
w. C. Brown Is Fined.
: Waterloo Ia, June CIV. q
Brown. former president of the New
York Central lines, passing through
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