Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-09-19
Karl Koekenhoff, alien enemy re-

| federal grand jury under $oUOU DondS
on charges of violating the espion-
age act, when he appeared before
Commissioner James Martin at Fort
Dodge recently. Koekenhoff is said
to have declared he would never
fight for America, that the kaiser is
the best man in the world, and that
the United States couldn't whip Ger
many in is years. Koekenhoff has
lived at Mallard for seven years. His
wife and four children live in Ger
many.
Four girls are working as news
agents on interurban trains between
Des Moines and Camp Dodge. Mrs.
Anna Warrington is supporting her
self in this way while her husband
lis in military service overseas. The
others are the Misses Edna Nichols
and Mary and Sarah Mann. "They
are better statesmen than men; it's
funny to me there weren't girl news
butchers before, they're SO well suit
ed to the work." R. E. Lanigan, who
employs them and who has had four
teen years. experience selling on
trains, says.
Federal Food Administrator j. F.
Deems, of Iowa, telegraphed recently
from Washington the following ruling
on feeding mixtures of wheat and
open grains. Where wheat is mixed
up with other grains, and there is
less than 80 per cent of wheat in the
mixture, such mixtures may be
ground and used for feed without re-
striction. Mixtures containing larg-
er percentage of wheat than 80 per
cent should be separated. This rul-
ing is made on account of the search
ty of feed grains.
Fred w. Crazy has been organic
ing a civilian rifle club in Boone for
the purpose of promoting rifle prac-
tice. Almost dozen local men have
already enrolled in the, club and a
great many more are expected. The
local club will be affiliated with the
National Rifle Association, and all
clubs in good standing with this as
ISOLATION, will be able to secure Krag
rifles and ammunition through re-
QUESTION go the extent of one rifle
to each five members and 100 rounds
Of ammunition to each member.
Iowa is responding wonderfully to
the appeal for the establishment of
war savings societies, according to
news received at the Des Moines war
savings committee. headquarters from
Macy Campbell, director of the school
thrift campaign for the state. He
reported that 800 savings socities had
been organized in one week of school.
Dewitt, a small town in Clinton coun.
ty, reported 1,175 members in one
war savings society, which breaks
the state record.
Hearing of evidence in the Council.
man w. R. Hamilton custer suit at
Sioux City came to an abrupt end re
| Gently when it was announced thai
an appeal will be taken to the Su
| preme court on the Jurisdiction is
| sue alone. Hamilton was ordered re
moved from office by Judge Mccall
Hamilton, who was head of the pub
lie safety department, was accused
Of grating and drunkenness.
Additional authority to all state
and county councils of defense for
the stopping of unnecessary building
construction will be forwarded ia
state officials soon, according to a
telegram received recently by H. j
| Metcalf, secretary of the state de
tense council and Iowa director of the
4 public service working reserve. TIA.
telegram was signed by D. M. Rey
nolds, director at Washington.
Suits for damage aggregating $500,
O00 have been filed in the district
court at Red Oak by Detective j. N
Wilkerson against fourteen prominent
residents Of Montgomery county. Ii
bel is charged for alleged defamatory
| statements in affidavits filed wher
/ Attorney General Havner made nif
fight to prevent Wilkerson from be
| ing admitted to practice law in Iowa
Judge Vermillion in district cour
4 at Ottumwa} recently overruled the
motion Of Detective j. N. Wilkerson
of Villisca ax-murder fame, to have
the lewdness case against. him dis
missed. 1t was announced at the
office of Attorney General H. M. HAY
ner that the case will probably com,
to trial during the September tern
of court.
/ w. B. Barney, state dairy and foo,
commissioner, is expecting action OF
| the part of the federal government ii
the matter of an investigation of tn
high cost Of living in Des Moinee
investigations have been made il
/ five other cities, and | have aske,
that similar action be taken here,
said Mr.. Barney.
More than half the corn crop II
| northwest Iowa already is safe from
the frost according to the crop bulle
tin issued by the federal crop an,
( weather bureau. By October 10th
the average date for the first KILN,
frost 95 per cent of the corn cro]
in the entire state will he safe