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Charlton is to>llave a soldiers MOI
ument to cost $3,700.
A Fl Madison company has shippe
10000 hoes to South Africa.
Capt. C. L. Watrous, pioneer resi-
dent of Des Moines, is dead.
The election of consolidatio
school at Maurice failed to carry.
Belmond's issue of $4,000 schoo
bonds were sold at premium O
SLID.
A glove factory will likely be in
stalled at Fort Madison within the mex
few months.
Louis Buntrock of near Waukon wa
killed when huge tree he was chop
ping fell on him.
John Olson, aged 81, section fore
man of the Milwaukee at Give, sui
cided by shooting.
V. J. Horswell, well-to-do farmer ;
mile north Of Armstrong, was kicked
by horse and fatally injured.
A farmer at Sidney lost fine lot O.
hogs by fire which caught from stoves
he had placed in the hog sheds.
Sherman Mosier employed by an
Abba packing company, was killed by
a fierce of lard falling upon him.
Iowa gained 131,4S0 population dur
ing the past five years, having in
creased from 2,224,771 to 2,S56,251.
Bonnie Rice, of Centerville, aged 16.
was instantly killed by the accidental
discharge of a shotgun he was carry
ing.
Wall Lake citizens are planning tie
public rest rooms and town hall COM
bined
State Senator Joseph r. Frailey SUI
fered painful injuries in fall on an
icy sidewalk near his home in Fort
Madison.
Milo Sharp, employee of the Fort
Madison button works, found an al
most perfect oval pearl, estimated to
be worth over $10O.
The M. E. church at Harris was de-
stroyed by fire. 1t has been unani-
mously voted to build large fireproof
church as soon as possible.
George Writer'S, Of Ida Grove, has
been appointed cadet at the West
Point military academy, and will be
enrolled with the class of 1917.
George Henzel, for many years edi
tor of the Post-Angzsleer, of keokuk,
died at his home following a stroke of
apoplexy. He was "A years of age.
Alkaline Carter, negress said to be
lis years old, died at Milton. Another
negress known as "Aunt" Jane Weaver
died at Fl. Madison, also aged lis.
Frank Peterson, of La Porte City, |
purchased the E. E. Stoke farm of 200 |
acres at Waterloo for $4,000 Mr..
Stokes profit for ten years was $780,
900.
Cascade council, knights of Column
bus, formally dedicated it's new head |
quarters recently with one of the larg !
est social functions ever held in Cas- |
cade.
For stealing harness and saddle
from a farmer over near Schleswig,
Logan s1axim was sentenced to serve
l term of five years in the state peni-
entiary.
w. L. Battin and l.. M. Crist have
'etired from the hardware and farm
Implement business at Greenfield, hav-
ng conducted the store together for
fifteen years.
Autos killed 81 persons and injured
800 in Iowa during 1915. Two-thirds
II the accidents were due to speeding,
inexperienced drivers and the use of
liquor by drivers.
The Union Pacific railroad is to build
! new $1,000,O0O bridge over the Mis-
souri, river at Council Bluffs. Trains
o the number of three hundred daily
ross the river at that point. |.
The Iowa State Press Association
at Des Moines was the most
argely attended affair of its kind in
he history of the state. Editors were
present from all parts of Iowa.
Spencer will have four banks after
March LIST. William Find has organ
zed new institution to be known as
he Farmers Trust and Savings bank.
t will have a capital of $4,000.
Four stockmen were killed at Dun |
ap in a collision between coal and
took trains on the Northwestern rail- 1
Dad. Twenty cars were wrecked and
many cattle killed and crippled.
Tama plans another city identifying
ontest and campaign next summer.
'rof. r. J. Pearse of Iowa State COL
eye was there recently and gave the I
rst boost to the new campaign
Passenger traffic on the Milwaukee !
Dad from Sioux City to Jefferson, S. s
j., has increased over 200 per cent !
ince the dry law went into effect Jan
AIRY 1st Jefferson is wet town. I
All the varieties of agriculture in s
owa were discussed at the first short 9
curse held at Hampton, and which at $
racted large crowds to that city. Ex- i
erts from Ames conducted the course. r
Osmond o. Stole. 76 years old and $
esident Of Roland for forty years, died I
t Story City hospital. Mr.. Stole was s
ne of the recognized leaders Of that