Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-10-31

Women of Wapello county in
message to Charles Webster, state
fuel administrator, urge warmer dress
for women at home or in the office,
as fuel saving and war measure.
Fire recently destroyed the Adj
vance Rumley Thresher ,company's
plant in Des MONIES, causing loss
estimated at nearly a half million.
Firemen had narrow escapes from
death when the walls of the plant
collapsed.
D. w. Roth, who went insane re-
Gently while watching at the bedside
of his son, at Camp Dodge, and at
tempted to commit suicide, was re-
moved to his home in Noble. Wash
ington countq. His brother and two
deputy sheriffs accompanied him.
Captain Phinney, who was for three
years university commandant at Iowa
City and who left to do duty on the
Mexican border, has been promoted
to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He
has been in France since last winter
in command Of Oklahoma and Texas
troops.
There are champion snake and fish
stories, but here is a verified tale Of
sorghum that can not ba beaten. Stu
art Martin of Cascade has a few
quarts of molasses remaining from
barrel made twenty-seven years ago
by the late Thomas Hamil that mas
retained tic original favor
Despondent because he was unable
to get into the army, Knude Knudson,
So years old and for several years
resident Of Story county, shot himself
through the heart at the home of his
sister, near Blue Earth, MINI. Knud-
son was building contractor and
cement worker, but was crippled two
years ago.
Fires, believed to be of incendiary
origin, destroyed recently the -four
mill and an elevator at Anita The
total loss is estimated at $25,0O0 Wild
rumors were circulated in the towns
about Anita. A report was sent to
Adair that firebugs had destroyed
Anita and were headed toward Adair.
Citizens of the latter town spent
most Of the night guarding their pro-
perty.
Maxwell Mccullough, of Webster
City, who is at Camp Dodge, will soon
be sent to France to train carrier pig
cons. Mr.. Mccullough, who ran
SQUAD farm for time and has writ.
ten several authoritative articles for
magazines on pigeons, recently took
an examination for the carrier pigeon
service and astonished the officers by
his knowledge. He is to be given a
sergeancy.
Charles F. Duncombe, Fort Dodge
postmaster, former mayor, former
president of the school board and for
mer editor of the Fort Dodge Chroni.
Gle, died recently from the Spanish in.
fiuenza and castro intestinal compli-
cations. He was son of the late
John F. Duncombe, grandson Of
Major Williams, who founded Fort
Dodge; and brother-in-law of Senator
w. S. Kenyon.
Chaplain Winfred E. Robb, senior
chaplain of the One Hundred Sixty
eighth infantry, has been cited for
the distinguished service cross for
gallantry in action during the battle
of Chateau Thierry. For three days
and nights Chaplain Robb was under
fire caring for the wounded and dy.
ing. Col. E. R. Bennett has recon-
mended Chaplain Robb for cap
taincy.
Owing to the scarcity of men te
husk corn this year, eight of the
farmers near Manson, have purchas
ed corn huskers. The huskers cost
$3.50. 1t takes six horses to pull the
husker and two more to pull the wa
gon that catches the husked corr
when it comes out of the husker. Tw,
men are all that are needed, one tt
operate the husker and drive tn,
horses and the other to drive tn,
horses at the wagon that catches tn,
corn. Seven acres are the average
number of acres husked in day.
The following Iowans have been r.
ported as killed in action or died o
wounds during the last week: Brastu
B. Sunny, Pleasantville; R Clark
Diagonal; v. L. Leonard, Brooks
Lawrence Gilbert, Council Bluffs
Herman Johnson. Humboldt; Dmme
F Allen. Greenfield; Elmer J. Mos.
Missouri Valley; GIugh H. Galland
Saiix; Almond Chose, Scarville; WI
liam A. Kisiske, Linden; Clarenc
Thornton, Osceola; James H. Rio,
dan. Charles City; Sam H. Bridg'
Bondurant; Louis Mueller. Clinton
Ted C. Passiek. West Side; Rem
Pister, Promise City; William R. A
drich. Davenport; Melvin D. Baire
Cedar Rapids; Thurlow w. Bal
Bloomfield; Edward r. Johnson. Ma,
shalltown.
A peculiar and fatal disease has d.
eeloped In the herd of cattle q
teorge Goodew. south of Cambridge
and he has already lost number Q
head. The disease has been d1agnos