Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-08
Iowa News
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Mrs. Peter Nelson of Greenfield, are
now serving their country
Francis Gates, 10, was drowned in
the Iowa River, at Iowa Falls, and his
Sunday school teacher, c. A. Legge,
lost his life in trying to rescue the
boy.
letter has been received by rela-
tives of Norman Hall OF. Colfax who
is now in German prison camp hos
pital. Captain Hall says that while
he of course is not very happy, still
he is being we'll treated and gets
enough to eat to keep him in health
Martin Hansen of Ringsted, who left
troop train at Cedar Rapids recent.
ly and who was later picked up by
police on charge of desertion, be-
came violently insane in a hospital
here. His father was notified and the
man was placed in charge of the local
exemption board.
Sioux City is headquarters for large
numbers of | w w members who
refuse to work at any price, according.
TO business men and farmers in the
surrounding territory. They infest
the east end of Fourth and adjacent
streets near the railroad, and may be
seen almost any time day or night,
in large numbers.
Kossuth county farm land touched
the high mark recently when the sale
of twenty acre tract adjoining Burt
on the north for $4,000 was reported.
This was at the rate of $500 per acre.
The land was owned by Lewis Larson
who lives on it and the Improvements
are good The purchaser was Mike
Zimmerman OF Lone Rock.
Uncle Sam will gain at least 100
physically fit soldiers as a result of
the Des Moines Stacker drive Forty
seven men have already been induct-
ed into the military service. accord
ing to A. P. Sherwood, chief of the
department of justice in Iowa Sew
enty Others who We're arrested failed
to register OF fill out questionaires.
Most OF them are foreigners and fail
ed to comply with regulations
through ignorance Approximately
500 men have been put in jail. About
1000 others were examined.
George M Parsons. Jr., former
Sac City boy, who has been captain
in the regular army, has been made
major ia the national army and as
signed to inspection duty at Camp
Hancock Augusta, Ca Major Parker
was born and reared in Sac City. His
father, Maj. George M Parsons, ST..
was one of the leading figures in the
Iowa National Guard until his death
lew years ago. George, Jr., is a
graduate of Shattuck Military accad-
envy at Faribault Mimi He is only 30
years OF age.
Wilbur Emery Robinson, 80 years
old. for sixtyone years resident of
Dubuque, and prominent in Iowa Ma
sonic circles. died at his home there
after a long Illness Mr.. Robinson
joined Dubuque Lodge, No. 8. A. f.
and A. M. in March 1860. He was
acting grand master of the Iowa order
in 1864, served as grand pursuivant the
year before and in 1866 was grand
Junior warden He was we'll known
all over the state, especially in east
ern Iowa, having been engaged in
business there for years.
'Jell' Schurman Of Butler county
has been charged with violation of
the food control act. and the gov
eminent has started criminal prosecu.
ton against him. He is said to have
had 700 pounds of wheat flour hoard.
ed in his attic. Commenting on the
food boarding situation United States
District Attorney Frank A OConnor
of Dubuque said AS prosecuting at
torney invite information from all
people regarding the boarding of food
THOSE who do not follow the regula-
lions will be dealt with drastically."
An overseas edition of the Camp
Dodger, official newspaper of the
Elghty-eighth division will be issued
after the organization goes to France.
The paper will also be continued at
Camp Dodge and news system of ex.
change will be carried on between
the two editions. Lieut.. l.. r Fairall
Will be editor-in- chief of the Paris edi.
ton, with e w. Edwardson as man.
aging editor Lieut. Frank Perkins
will continue as business manager.
l. Fl Martin will be managing editor
OF the home newspaper
-Four persons-a man. woman
and two girls-touring westward over
the Lincoln highway, were killed near
State Center recently when their au.
tomobile was struck by Chicago x
Northwestern passenger train on
grade crossing Travellers checks
and other papers found on the man
indicated that the victims were ]. p.
FRANKIE, his wife and two daughters
of Albion, Neb. The man was about
80 years old, the woman As and the
girls IA and II The car bore a Ne.
braska license number.
Loyal devotion to the flag prevent
ed David Lunde a Sioux City Jackie.
who has just been rescued from
watery grace. from bidding farewell
IN his tnn hr0i harg hon. ..1,x.