Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-04-04

There is no lack of patriotism in the
little town of Kingsley in Plymouth
county. Recently Red Cross sale
was held there which yielded $4,000.
Among the things put up for sale was
a $50 Liberty bond, which brought
$4,000. Later this bond was pre-
scented to the mother of the first
Kingsley boy who was killed in
France The Red Cross chapter at
Kingsley covers population not ex-
ceeding 1900, and it is significant
fact that many of these people are of
German descent. The town of Kings
ley and vicinity have ninety boys IN
the service.
Clifford Brown, the young Buchanan
county soldier who deserted from the
army and gave his uniform to Eu-
gene Labeers, who took Browns place
in the ranks, is doing heavy manual
labor as punishment News from Dem
ing, N. NJ, where Brown was taken
from Camp Dodge, is to the effect
that he is making roads, digging
trenches and doing other heavy work.
His former friends refuse to recog-
nize him.
The united farmers organizations of
Iowa will not put an independent tick
ct in the field this year, but will bring
forward candidates for the democratic
nomination for governor. 1t meet
ing of the farmers campaign commit
tee held in Des Moines recently, it
was decided to ask Senator ]. NJ.
Indy, or DR.. j. F. Clark of Fairfield,
or H. L. ENley of Lucas county to be
the farmers candidate for the demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination.
Corporal Lewis Simmons, of Water
loo, a member of the Rainbow divis-
ion, is now in base hospital back of
the French lines, suffering from
wounds received when the French and
American troops made raid on the
German trenches. His condition is
said to be critical. Corporal Simmons
was awarded the croix de guerre for
bravery.
"If you want peace, buy Liberty
bonds" That was the spirit of the
initial session of the state conference
of the Iowa Women's Liberty Loan
committee, which met in Des Moines
recently More than one hundred wo-
men, representing nearly all counties
in Iowa, attended. Plans are being
formulated for the women's part in
the third Liberty loan campaign.
Private Ronald Loban, whose death
the lines in France was announced re-
Gently, enlisted in Webster City. His
home was in Jewell, south of that
city. Private Lewis Maitland, also
dead of pneumonia, likewise enlisted
there, though his home is unknown.
Both were members of the Rainbow
division.
Practically the entire business Sec
ton of Washta was destroyed by fire
recently. The loss is estimated at
about 100000. DR.. U. S. Rogers, pro-
prietor of drug store, was badly
burned by the explosion Of a gaso-
line tank in the rear of his establish.
ment. The fire is believed to have
originated from the careless dropping
Of cigar stump in the livery barn.
A patriotic hog, believing in the
movement of increased production,
has been found on the Scholes farm
near Onawa. Mr. Scholes brought a
twin bodied pig to town that had been
born on his place. The bodies were
perfect, each with four legs and the
shoulders sloping into one normal
head.
County Attorney Hugh Stuart OF
Dubuque filed formal charge OF
manslaughter against Leroy Hanson,
81 years old, an auto truck driver.
Hanson drove the truck which struck
buggy on the lower high bridge re.
sulting in the death of one man,
Charles Tierney, and serious injury
to another, Frank Bakey.
Herman Hubert of Dyersville was
almost instantly killed on the farm
of his brother, about six miles south
of Farley, when the limb of tree fell
striking him on the head. Hubert
with two brothers and hired man.
was cutting wood near the farm
home, when the accident occurred.
While playing with other children
Eric Genrick, son of Mrs. John Gen
rick of Luyerne, was shot through
the stomach and died few hours at
terward. A playmate pulled the trig
ger of a gun which he didn't know
was loaded.
Lieut.. Col. Francis Mcconnell, reg
istrar at Camp Dodge, has figured out
checker board arrangement where
by negroes will be handled by ne
groes and whites by whites when the
stream of 5000 white and black rock
les arrive at the cantonment.
With it's special mission the relief
of anxiety of soldiers who are wor
ried about the folks at home and the
promotion of the comfort and well
being of their families the home sary