Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-06-27

speeches by Pershing's veterans, the
town was combed for slackers, and all
We're forced to contribute.
Coal in carload lots may be pur-
chased and distributed by cooperative
organizations, factories and coal
clubs, according to a recent ruling Of
the fuel administration.
President Garfield Of the Iowa Fed
Grafton Of Labor recently was author
lied by delegates to the convention in
session here to collect statistics and.
prepare history OF the work of the
federation In Iowa
w. B. Barney, dairy and food COM
missioner, returned to Des Moines re-
Gently from Ames, where at confer
ence Of the dairy board, it was de-
cided to adopt the single standard
for butter Of 80 per cent butter fat.
The forty-one car operators on the
Waterloo street car lines have made
q formal request upon M. A. Welsh,
general superintendent, for an in
crease Of 10 cents an hour and time
and half for overtime.
Seventy-fve thousand young men
have been taken out of Iowa for SER
vice in the army and most of them
have been taken from the farms, Gov.
w. L. Harding said in an address re-
Gently before members of the Chicago
Association OF Commerce.
The fifth annual convention of the
Loyal Order of Moose was held June
II, Is and 10 in Des Moines. Officers
OF the state society are: Joseph Lily,
president; F. H. Koreger, and ]. F.
Van Vors, vice presidents; Edward
u. Meyer, secretary-treasurer.
A near riot was caused in the Pen
nant Button factory in Muscatine,
when Mrs. Nellie Koepping, button
operator, refused to work at her ma.
chine after it had been decorated with
an American flag. She is alleged to
have said, Take 1t off, wouldn't
dirty my hands with It,"
Frank Walters, superintendent OF
the Sioux City division of the Chicago
& Northwestern railway during the
period from 1903 to 1905, has been
appointed general manager Of the en-
tire Northwestern system, according
to word received in Sioux City recent
ly.
Hail stones measuring six inches in
circumference fell at independence
for Is minutes recently, breaking ev-
cry skylight and shattering green
houses. Livestock in the fields was
knocked down by the hail stones. "A
violent electrical and rain storm fol-
lowed.
Iowa is the best agricultural state
in the union and contains the best
people. This seems to be the idea OF
the editor Of the Country Gentleman,
who has invited Edgar w. Howe. for
many years Of the Atchison Globe, to
write series of articles for the
Country Gentleman telling why these
things are so.
Crowds from all points in Powe.
sheik county and cities along the
River-to-River road poured into Grin
nell recently to attend the monster
River-to-River road day celebration
and Community Flag day celebra-
tions. 1t is estimated that from ten
to fifteen thousand people attended
the celebrations during the day.
]. N. Wilkerson, Red Oak detective,
was arrested in an Ottumwa hotel in
room with woman said to be Mrs.
Mary Noel OF Villisca State Agent
Farrell, working under Attorney Cen
eral Hayner, made the arrest. Wiki.
erson was registered as R. S. Johnson
of Centerville and the woman regis
tered as Mrs. N Norton.
Because the Ladies' German Luth-
eran Aid Society of Avoca dropped
the word German" and substituted
American" therefor, four German
members Of the society have resign.
ed. The society voted to use only the
English language at meetings, in COM
pliance with the governors procla-
nation.
The first abstract of assessment
was received at the office Of the state
auditor from Audubon Co. The feat.
ure Of the report is the increase in
monies and credits from s2,922,211. 90
in 1917 to $3,68S, $500 in 1913 The
report SHOWS 3OOU more mead OF cat
tie and $4,000 more head of hogs list
ed in the past year
Fines .aggregating 1925 were as
sessed by Sam T. White, chairman o!
the county defense council, against
4 four women of LeClaire township
near Davenport, recently, for speak
ing the German language over ru
raj telephone line. The money will be
turned over to the Davenport chapte,
of the American Red Cross. Those
fined were: Mrs. Herman Lippold
800; Mrs. Henry Lippold, $50; Mrs
James Hoist, $50; Mrs. William Mat
zen, $25.
Reduction Of sugar purchases and
a threat that II sugar is not consery
ed, it will be taken of the market b,
the food administration were NV de
velopments in the food situation re