Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-02

III 1ho iioeI sui OIL attorney omar
clearinghouse against Brown The al
legged libelous statements were made
in connection with the granting Of
power privileges for the Cooper dam.
Pr1mghar will get a new hospital
providing the citizens are willing to
guarantee perpetual maintenance
George Ward, wealthy man of that
place has promised to have the build
ing erected il this condition is com
piled with.
r. +. Teller. superintendent OF
schools at Onawa. has been elected to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Supt. l.. H. Maus, of Cherokee.
Maus. who has headed the Cherokee
schools for eight years plans to take
up chautauqua work.
Glenn Newport, Perry, Iowa. boy.
and graduate of Ames. is exploring
for diamond fields in the untouched
heart OF Africa for the Guggenheim
Mining company. With one white
companion and a band of natives.
Newport has been penetrating the
jungles for months
The Sac City Y NJ. C. A. promoted
farmers short course held ON the
H. A. Baxter farm, three miles south
east Of the city. The course lasted
three days and was conducted under
the direction of experts from the
Ames extension department.
As Coy Stansberry, a farm hand,
was driven across the Burlington rail-
road tracks. at Charlton, westbound
passenger train struck the back of his
wagon, throwing him to the ground.
He was not seriously injured. though
the wagon was demolished.
Charged with having eloped with
the 17-year-old wife of Arthur Wo-
mack, of Fordyce, Ark. Charles
Schlecta, a prominent farmer and
large property owner Of Marion coun-
ty, Iowa, has been lodged in Jail at
Knoxville. Pandering is the formal
charge upon which Schlecta is held.
Claiming his lower limbs were para
lyzed when he was struck on the back
by a piece of falling steel, Geo. W.
Maccallum, carpenter employed ON
y,
is suing the Falls City Construction
Co.. the builders, for $4,000 damages.
Damages for $4,000 are asked by
the administrator OF the estate Of the
late Martin Dugan, killed when his
automobile went OF the side OF a
bridge in Crawford county. The coun-
ty is made defendant and the case Is
being tried in Sac City. 1t is alleged
the barricade was insufficient.
An unsuccessful business venture
left Miles c. Parish. a farmer of Grin
| nell, who retired with over $4,000,
practically penniless with only horse
and COW to call his own Parish has
filed voluntary petition in bankrupt
cy. He has been an officer of Grin
nell vehicle company and is made IL
able for its debts.
The Beaver Island Hunting club of
Clinton. an organization numbering
| 400 members, most Of them shooters
has gone on record by adopting re-
solution favoring the federal regula-
tion of game laws and promising CO.
operation with the authorities in ap-
| pretending violators.
Charged with bigamy. C. F. Hoyt OF
Mason City has been arrested on COM
| plant of Chicago woman who says
he married her three years ago. He
was married last fall to Miss Eta "
Lopez. society girl of Mason City
He says he thought he was divorced
from the other woman. His wife de-
clares she will stand by him.
F. P. Santem of Abba is in st. Paul
looking after the estate of his brother
| His estate will run over 100000. He
| left one fourth to his wife and $4,000
| to his mother who lives In Des
Moines. He divided the balance be-
| tween his six brothers and the Ca
tholic church.
The Grande Implement company Of
| FIT. Dodge. one of the Oldest in the
state is soon to go out of business
The firm as the Granger and Mitchell
! company did one of the largest job
bling businesses in northern Iowa. The
Mitchell stockholders withdrew some
years ago and began Independently
Since then. the Granger company has
seen decline in profits and finally 8
| loss.
The office of the Washir gton Press
local weekly newspaper. was badly
damaged by fire. The fire started In
the front basement. the cause being
unknown. Machinery and fixtures
In the rear of building occupied by
mechanical departments were only
damaged by smoke and water The
loss to the publishers of the Press il
estimated at $1,000 and the loss to the
building. owned by H. W. Burrell, the
we'll known former Washington news
paper man. is estimated at the same
amount Col. S. w. Brookhart is the
publisher OF the Press.
The social club of the Methodist
church of keosauqua. held museum
of antiquity" Many interesting
things were on exhibition-ar article:
long since laid away but once used b,