Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-03-21


form a patriotic branch at Newton
soon. The branch will be part of the
German-American Patriotic society.
w. U. Chase is held at Sioux City
a. draft evader and has been bound
over to the federal grand jury. He
shot on his toes to evade the craft
law.
William j. Schumann, Newton,
farmer, fled petition in bankruptcy
In the federal court recently, listing
his liabilities at $4,000 and his as,
sets ct $15,o 900.
Marie Hail Of Council Blufns was
placed under arrest in that city re,
Gently after making confession that
she had set fire to the property Of her
father, John Hail. The house was
heavily insured
The Independence public schools
will have no spring vacation but will
close the second Friday in May, two
weeks earlier than formerly, to Re-
lease the pupils for farming and gar
dening.
Iowa farmers are responding in a
splendid way to the nations call for
more wheat. Through their county
agents they are buying up nearly all
of the seed spring wheat that can be
found in the big Minneapolis eleya-
tors.
The Beal pleasure resort, opened
below River Sioux few years ago,
with boat running from Omaha, has
been closed. The buildings are being
removed and the eighty acres Of land
will be put under cultivation in the
coming season to help win the war.
H. ]. Metcalf, secretary OF the state
defense council, reports that 20 car
loads OF seed wheat have been order.
ed from the federal stock Of wheat in
Minneapolis. Farmers in need of
wheat should inquire of their local
county farm agents, or president of
their farm bureau.
A plow that promises to revolu-
tionize farm and garden work has
been invented and patented by Du-
buque man. 1t plows, discs and har.
rows the ground at the same time.
Three acres can be prepared for seed
ing with the new device to one by
the old method.
The One Hundred Sixty-eighth In.
fantry, Iowa's representative regi.
ment, has been in action again, and
four Iowans have been killed. They
are: Corporal Albert b. Behmer, Suth,
erland; Private Cecil NJ. ConleS, At
lantic; Private Fred H. Turner, At
lantic; Private Fred G. Brummett
Clarinda.
Mrs Johnson OF Manson knitted a
pair of socks for the Red Cross that
were made from wool she had spun
and carded. The wool was taken
from a sleeps back raised on he1
sons farm west Of Manson. The socks
were sent to General Pershing in
France before Christmas and recent
" letter was received from him
thanking Mrs. Johnson for the present
The name Of Germania hall at Ma
nilla, has been changed to the Ma
nilla opera house. Loyal German
Americans brought this about Frank
Alber, county auditor of Polk county
and an officer Of the Iowa German
American Patriotic Associations, re
Gently spoke in Manila under the aus
pices of the German-American asso
citation.
Student teachers will no longer BIZ
permitted to give instruction in the
public schools OF Cedar Falls under 8
decision handed down at Waterloo II
the district court by Judge Botes
While the decision applies direct Il
the Cedar Falls situation only, its eff
feet has a bearing on all norma
q schools and many state uniyersitie.
throughout the country.
Andrew Peterson, 63 years old, ant
Anne Peterson, 6S years old, both o
Omaha, were married by the Rev. ]
K. Driver OF Atlantic. The coupl,
were old acquaintances, having known
each other In Denmark. A peculia,
fact in the case is that the brides
maiden name was Peterson, her drs
husbands name was Peterson, TIVE
Of her children married persons O
the name of Peterson, and her recen
marriage was to man bearing tn,
name of Peterson.
]. A. Cousins. prominent republican
politician and banker. dropped dea,
on the streets OF New Hartford recent
~. He was a member Of the low.
senate in the Thirty fourth and Thir
ty-fifth general assemblies and widel
known in political circles of the state
He was several times mayor Of New
Hartford where he lived upwards o
fifty years. He claimed to be the old
est native Iowan. Mr.. Cousins wa
born April 80, 1887. in Dubuque coun
ty, when that was part Of Wisconsin
territory.
At the conclusion OF a hearing be
fore Justice Hutchinson at Algona, +
w. Kutschara, farmer 70 years oh
who was accused of disloyalty, wa
bound over to the grand jury ant