Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-02-05
IOWA NEWS BRIEFS


steps toward securing az electric
lighting plant for the town
The liberalization OF the Muscatine
North and South railway from Musca
line to Burlington is being considered.
Three Des Moines ministers III ser
mons declared their faith in Chief ct
Police Jenney. of that city is nn-
shaken
The Fort Dodge Y. w. G. A has
launched campaign to raise fund
Of $4,000 needed to assure 100000
association building
Elmer WoosIey. 30 years nld, a
prominent young farmer ~ Union
county was fatally injured when a
tree fell upoL him.
The Fort Dodge Y. W. c A. mas
launched Il campaign to raise d fund
of $4,000 needed to assure ne"
100000 association building.
John Speaker. assistant engineer at
the sub-station of the Iowa Railway
! and Light Company at Sioux City was
| electrocuted while oiling machinery.
| Owing to the town Of Little took
| being bonded to the limit for water
works. the citizens at mass meeting
subscribed $4,000 for an electric light
| plant
| G. g. Messehole of Gowrie. formerly
| secretary of the Farmers Grain Deal
ers Association Of Iowa and at one
| time mayor of the city is dead OF
! Diabetes
| The Clinton city council will open
bids for the construction of new
isolation hospital. 1t is to be fine
1 modern structure and will be erected
this coming summer.
| William Ridner. who was badly hurt
! by fall of slate in the mine at Dur
I fee. was brought to the Miners hos
pital at Abba His hips are both
| crushed and both legs broken.
In recognition of twenty five years
| continuous service in the national
| guard. Col Norman r. Hyatt OF Web
ster City will be presented with gold
medal by Adjatant General Guy F..
| Logan.
Ed Masters died at his home in
| Iockjaw He stepped on nail and
made Slight wound in his foot sew
eraI days ago wife and three chill
dren survive.
Vincent Tarpy. s years old, Of West
Side. was killed when returning home
from hunting His gun Slipped
through hole in the wagon he'd and
hO1, trin To hoo
was discharged.
John r Bell, who has published the
| Alta Advertiser for the past two
years. has sold out to David r. Carl
son. who formerly was connected with
the Odebolt Chronicle and the Esther
Vile Enterprise.
The second fire within few days
IfNorthwestern railway at Boone. when
a dining car was discovered TO be
ablaze. The center of the car was
seriously damaged.
A telegram has been received tell
ing of the death at Los Angeles. Cal.
bf the Rev. T C McFarlarh who for
teventeen years had been pastor OF
burg He moved to California several
years ago.
Street car employees nf the city OF
Dies MoipcS voted on wage scale
for next year and it is understood
that they will make demand for hat
"a cents an honr Ut Is expected the
company will resist this and ask fuI
arbitration
The jury in the ease Of the State OF
Iowa VS. Charles Williams charged
with a cri,nc against . girl "f i'm
mature years returned a verdict III
in0t guilty after i short deliberatior
bt nubidne The case had Attracted
wide attention
Professor Marsden. state highway
roads meeting tn he neld at Waukor
in March. Auto owners ana farmers
are interested in the good roads
movement and it is planned I" carry
on campaign Of education through
the local papers.
IL, Rolling stock and motive yowsr
were damaged and traffic Delayed rs
tween Minneapolis II ST LOUIS freight
trains near Newburg. south Of Mar
shalltown Roth engine crews dumped
) and escaped injuries.
While leading u hull To water. CHS
Schneider nf Dewar. aged SIS years
was crushed to death by the animal
The bull was dehorDed but used ~.
head as hattering ram. after throw
ing Mr.. Schneider OF mis- feet Mr.
Schneider died an noni after ward II
agony.
The Rev John w Mckee NJ Gran
don. has accepted a call tn inc pastor
ate of the Christian church al Iowa
Falls. He will succeed the Rev, Pop
plewell. who resigned few weeks
ago Mr.. Mckee was formerly cor
nected with the 1'ilford academy ~
Vinton and later was prin cipai " tbs
schools at Keystone iowa
Officers OF the swedish Mutual 10