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

honor Of being the first state to go
lover the top" in the Fourth Liberty
Loan drive
The Iowa State Manufacturers' as
ISOLATION held a convention at Charles
City recently. One hundred and fifty
men from all parts Of the state at
tended They were taken through all
the factories. The slogan adopted is
"All work together for Iowa"
John Puffenberg Of Traer incurred
injuries that may prove fatal and ].
Rainbow of Waterloo, candidate for
state representative from that dis
trict, narrowly escaped serious in
jury in sensational automobile &C.
cident which occurred at Waterloo
recently.
Seven sons in the service Of Uncle
Sam is the record Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Baker, negroes, of Sioux City.
All are infantrymen and doing active
duty. One is in France. The mark
gives the Baker family the leadership
Of all Sioux City families and the
state OF Iowa, it is stated.
Two men were killed, one is prob
ably fatally injured and a fourth Sc
yerely hurt as the result Of the ex-
plosion of hand grenade at the
Boyt Saddlery company in Des Moines.
C. N. Rooster, foreman and G. L.
Coffey were killed, while Clarence
Noah was mangled and torn. Coffey
brought the grenade to the building.
They were examining it when the ex-
plosion occurred.
The girls service corps Is a new
military organization in Storm Lake.
1t boasts of having six companies of
TWENTY-FIVE each. They will meet
weekly for military drill and will also
do canteen service. Miss Grace Mack
is the colonel, Mrs. Sam Hoffman,
lieutenant colonel, and Miss Mae
Hamilton, chairman of the canteen
work. The organization will make
its public debut at patriotic festival
on Oct. 10. under the auspices Of the
D. A. r.
Iowa apparently is not healthful
state for the maintenance Of federal
liquor licenses. According to figures
compiled by the attorney generals
department there were 3O2 towns In,
the state on July l, 1917, where oper.
atoms were conducted under federal
liquor licenses. On July /. 1918, that
number had been reduced to lob
towns. AS there are 2.469 towns in
Iowa, the number given shows that
only about 1 per cent Of them main.
tain licenses.
NO songs from German composers
or German authors may be sung in
Des Moines public schools. Orders
were issued recently by Superintend.
ent Thornburg to all principals. The
order is the outcome OF investigation
brought to bear on the case OF boy
who was reported whipped for tear.
ing Tho Watch on the Rhine" out OF
his music book. Orders were given
to the principals last spring to have
the song named cut from the books.
To avoid any possible danger the or.
der is repeated. with the new order.
Residents Of Dunkerton, a small
town near Waterloo, rallied under
nag that had been draped for the
death Of local boy and most OF
them oyersubscribed their quotas for
the Fourth Liberty Loan. Peter
Kress,S who was well known in
Dunkerton, died at Camp Dix OF
Spanish influenza. When the newa
reached the town, the big dag that
is suspended over the street was
given the token of mourning. News
spread rapidly through the country
districts and farmers hurried to town.
Three deaths and 500 cases Of Span.
ish influenza were reported at Camp
Dodge by Lieutenant Colonel e. w.
Rich. division surgeon Those who
died are: Private Herbert w. HAITI Of
Omaha. Alfred Taylor OF Forman,
Kansas. Oscar II. Fleer OF Owens.
vile. Mo. With the appearance OF
the disease at Camp Dodge a strict
quarantine has been established. ALI
Y. M. c. A. buildings. K. C. hall, hos.
tess houses, Liberty Theater and civ.
ilian restaurants and cafes within the
limits of the cantonment and it's vi.
cinity, have been closed.
Iowa people may have to do with.
out sugar entirely for q few weeks OF
possibly a month before the first OF
the year. This astonishing piece Of
news was given out by the Food Ad.
ministrator after checking up on the
stocks used in September. Iowa il
nearly two and half million pounds
of sugar over the states allotment
now and this shortage must be made
up before the end Of the year. The
states allotment for the month OF
September was 100000 pounds. bu,
due to the heavy canning 6,40O, OOC
pounds were used.
Order No. 20 in the Sept. IL draf,
was drawn by David q. Henderson
sheriff Of Black Hawk county and
nephew OF Col. David B. Henderson
former congressman and speaker Of
the house of representatives. Hender