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Bayard, 10 year old son of DR.. z
Fuller of Sac City, was badly injured
and narrowly escaped death in falling
from moving freight train which hi
attempted to board at Carroll.
Col. w. P. Hepburn, former member
of the house of representatives, who is
dangerously ill at the home Of 6
friend at Clarinda, seems to be gra
dually failing, according to physicians
Catherine Cooper, aged years, was
severely burned when she pulled tea.
kettle filled with boiling water over or
her at her home in Nevada. !. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Cooper.
The ability of a minister as a chick
en- raiser is shown by the number Of
awards received in the recent Shenan-
doah poultry show by the Rev. w. J.
Horn of Yorktown. On his White
Orpingtons he was awarded one first
and number of seconds.
/ ]. R. Deel, who recently married
Miss Alice Belts, we'll known Sioux
City girl in Omaha, is being sought by
the Woodbury. county authorities on
the charge Of selling mortgaged prop
erty. A secret indictment against Deel
was returned by the grand jury sew
eral weeks ago.
The farmers around Cherokee are
experiencing a great deal of difficulty
in saving their corn after husking It
this year. One farmer about eight
miles west of town had crib of corn
which heated and caught fire and
burned. Others are finding that it will
heat if piled up at all.
James Phillips, who lives near Stan
hope was very seriously injured while
working around corn elevator. In
some way his right arm was caught in
the machine, breaking the large bone
Of the forearm midway between the
elbow and wrist, and also dislocating
the small bone at the elbow.
Miss Susie Penrose, of Logan, aged
a., died on the road between Logan
and Magnolia on her return from Mon
tana, accompanied by nurse and rel
atives. She had been in failing health
for several years and went west in
the hope Of recuperating. The Penrod
family is prominent in Harrison
county.
While working at laying the mains
for the Colo water works plant, Fred
Fate, a foreman for the construction
crew, found the cache of a bootlegger
in which were carefully stored dozen
pints of "tangelfoot" Fate did not re-
port the find to the authorities, but
rather took pick and confiscated the
whole bunch himself.
Charlton has added to the efficiency
Of the fire department by purchasing
new Ford La France motor chemical
engine. With the new equipment the
fire fighter can be quickly on the
ground wit. chemicals which can be
thrown seventy-tive feet. The car is
built to carry three men, enough to
manipulate the supplies.
Notwithstanding the year is rapidly
drawing to close applications for
hunting licenses are still coming into
the auditors Office at DEBORAH. There
have been 927 licenses issued to hunt
in that county. Since the first of the
year the county auditor has issued
warrants to pay bounties on wild ami
mails to the amount of $2.76220.
According to reports from the school
attendance at Mason City in all de-
partments las been cut down approx
mately 20 ner cent by the prevalence
Of cold assuming grip nature
among the children Of the schools.
There are no serious cases but it COM
pels children and young people to re-
main close in their rooms for several
days.
o. M. harrington, champion rattle
snake catcher of Waukon, died of in
juries received three weeks ago. Par
rington. while making tour of the
rocky bluffs along the Mississippi
river, slipped and fell, sustaining in
ternal injuries. He lay about ten
hours, alone and unattended, and the
exposure joined with his injuries in
causing his death.
]. B. Dauenbaugh has purchased of
the Farmers bank, the building lot be-
tween the new bank and Crumblines
general store, at Brandon, and intends
erecting new two-story fire proof
building of brick and cement. The
second floor will be occupied by Mrs.
Dauenbaugh, who will put in stock
of millinery goods. The work on the
lot has already commenced
Twenty pieces Of property were up
for sale at the annual tax sale at the
county court house at Charles City.
Seventy-siX were published and fifty
six were paid before the sale. Out of
eighteen townships in Floyd county
only six were represented in the sale
Last year there were only three pieces
of property sold and this years sale
Is the largest in i've years.
Miles Vernon, who lives in Wood