Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-09-05

Gently, is nephew Of Col, w. G.
Bows of Cedar Rapids, his mother
being sister of Colonel Bows.
Following conference, striking
street car men of Dubuque, agreed
to return to work pending the adjust
ment of their differences with the
Dubuque Electric company The OPP
Grafton of cars was resumed.
Again good fortune has come to the
Hart-Parr company of Charles City,
and the hundreds of workmen employ
ed there, by reason of an additional
order for gun mounts, amounting to in
excess Of $4,000 received recently.
Marion county boys and girls mad
the largest exhibit OF club work at
the girls and boys building this year
G. W.. Bond, the county club leader,
has brought exhibits OF sewing, can
ming, manual training, garden pro-
duce and cooking.
Fire originating from coal stored in
the basement Of the Booster Lunch
in Des Moines recently, practically
Quilted the entire building with a to-
tai loss of 100000. Detachments
from all the fire departments in the
city were required to keep the blaze
under control
Charles H. Carpenter went to the
rescue Of his son, who was swimming
in the Iowa river, near Long Point,
recently, and got beyond his depth.
Earl Petit went to the rescue Of both
and all three were drowned. The bod
les were recovered. The men lived
at Marshalltown.
Black Hawk county has gone over
the top in the enrolment Of student
nurses. When the books were closed
forty-three had been enrolled in Wa
terloo and seventeen in the county
outside, total Of sixty While the
county had not been assigned def
mite quota, it is believed this is q
larger number than would be expected.
Miss Katherine Ewing. who TOR the
last two years has been superinJend
emit of the Social Welfare league in
Cedar Rapids, has rendered her resig-
nation to take effect at once, to &C
cept a position in Chicago. She will
become field supervisor In the home
service department for the central di-
vision of the American Red Cross.
"A s1,100,000 sugar beet factory will
be built at Belmond In the near fu-
ture. This assurance was given to
the chamber Of commerce, at a re-
cent meeting, by G. T. Fenton, OF
Chaska, MINI. The new corporation
will be known as the Iowa Valley
Sugar company, and Is incorporated
under the laws of New York. Its cap
italization is s1,100,000.
Whale meat may be on the market
In Des Moines within the next few
weeks. Local butchers have had it
ordered for several months, but the
supply Is uncertain and the demand
in the East is big. Hence 1t is hard
for the Middle West to secure. Mea.
of the whale is similar to that Of the
sword-fish, and the prices range from
80 to SO cents pound.
While Mrs. W. o. Furman, Mrs. A.
L. Schultz and Miss Sybol Ralston
were driving about two miles north
of Pocahontas, Mrs Furman lost con-
troll Of the car and 1t turned over.
Miss Ralston apparently tried to
jump out and was instantly killed. The
others were pinned under the car. A
threshing crew nearby lifted the car
and got them out. Miss Ralston was
about 81 years old.
Iowa City has its first full fedged
female taxi driver in the person OF
Mrs. Edward Thomas, who took up
the duties OF that position recently,
and says she enjoys the job hugely
In the absence of male help, the Sid.
well Motor company which operates
. string of yellow taxis, has decided
to try out the proposition of allowing
women to take up the work So fal
the results are gratifying.
Howard e. Middleton, who is sta
toned at Washington, d. c., where
he is a member of the medical corps
OF the army, was in Anes recently
on short furlough. He returns tt
service to continue his work making
well known in Ames, where his home
'has been with his mother, Mrs. F. S
Middleton, until after his graduation
from I. 8. c. in 1916.
Strict rationing Of sugar, on the al
lowed basis Of two pounds per month
per person has been put in force a
the soldiers home at Marshalltown
following the reception Of instruc
lions from the board Of control to en-
force rigidly the conservation rule
plan of rationing has been worke,
out by which each dining room will
be allowed sugar on the basis OF tw,
pounds month for each person VIII,
is fed there.
Fred Barlow, who has been count
treasurer for Cerro Gordo county sine
Jan. !, 1917, leaves his office tempo
rarily to enter the army OF the Unit
ed States. He left recently for Cam
Hancock, Augusta, Ca, where he vii