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

ment, b. X. Prick of OSceola has been
indicted by the grand jury of Clarke
county accused of setting a fire to
tnjure an insurance company. The
fire in question took place at Osceola
at l o'clock in the morning Nov. %.
1t was the most destructive fire in the
history of the town, involving the de-
struction of a number of buildings in
the business section of the town and
resulting in loss of more than $780,
600
Elmer Mcdowell, bee farmer iv-
ing near 'McGregor, has killed sixty
one wolves in the Mississippi hills in
this vicinity in the last eight years.
He brought down the sixty-frsta the
other day. 1t measured six feet and
four inches in length. 1t is the larg-
est he has ever killed and hunters say
they believe it is the largest that has
ever been captured in this section of
the country. Mcdowell received
bounty of $40 for the wolf and is
holding the skin at fancy price. He
has already been offered SIS for it.
Mrs. w. L. Harding presented the
beautiful banner offered to the coun-
ty which enrolled the largest per cent
of its population for the Red Cross,
at a celebration at the Harlan high
school recently. Mrs. b. B. Griffith,
secretary of Shelby county of the Red
Cross, made the speech of acceptance.
Gov. w. l.. Harding, Dr. A. n. KEEP
ford and H. w. Byers of Des Moines,
were speakers. Germans and Danes
form large percentage OF Shelby
county's population.
]. L. Henderson,, mayor OF Maren-
go, Attorney John Stapleton, and the
Hon. j. F. Kirby, United States APP
peal agent, all OF Marengo, recently
appeared before the Waterloo exemp-
ton board which extended them a
hearing upon the subject of reopen
ing the matter OF the draft classical
ton of the Amana colonists Of draft
age. The Waterloo board consented
to reopen the case provided the claim
be presented through the district APP.
peal agent, Mr.. Kirby.
The citizens caucus at West Liber-
ty paused in its deliberations to NOM
mate town officers, long enough to
adopt set of resolutions condemning
the local practice OF disposing Of Lib
erty bonds. The resolution, declaring
the practice to be unpatriotic and dis
loyal, was unanimously adopted amid
cheers. 1t is known that several
bonds were disposed Of directly fol-
lowing their delivery, and others have
been traded in as collateral on other
investments.
]. F. Deems, Iowa food administra-
tor, advises the people to eat pota-
toes and save wheat. He sends out
the following announcement: .The
price Of potatoes is dropping In Iowa.
Grocers should market potatoes at
once; consumers should eat potatoes
and save wheat" It was Mr.. Deems
1 opinion that potatoes will sell for 81
| bushel in the near future.
| The Perry school board had decid-
ed that German should be taken out Of
the high school curriculum, but the
German teacher not having any other
4 job, refused to relinquish her con-
tract. Then the usual claim that
German is necessary to make schol-
ar eligible for the colleges and uni
versities caused the board to continue
the teaching OF German.
The Newhall public schools have
announced that they are 100 per cent
4 Junior Red Cross. In addition to their
100 per cent Red Cross instead OF
their regular drawing classes the
children are being taught to knit Al
though it is said that Newhall is a
German community they do not show
signs Of It.
Auto mechanics have responded in
such numbers to the opportunity to
enlist or to be indicted into the sig
nal corps to work in the aviation
shops that Iowa has now filled her
quota. District boards are being mott
fed by Adjutant General Logan that
no more men for this work are
4 needed.
Four more Iowans, members of the
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry
regiment, have given their lives for
their country. They are: Corporal
Albert E. Behmer, Sutherland; Priv
ate Cecil M. Conley, Atlantic; Private
Fred H. Turner, Atlantic; Private
Fred c. Brummett, Clarinda.
Farmers of Appanoose county have
begun sowing spring wheat, the earli-
est record there in many years. A big
crop will go in if weather conditions
are favorable. Some farmers will
SOW as much as 100 acres in addition
to the fall wheat crop.
Jacob A. Jacobson Of Nevada, d.
vorced his wife, Anna B. Jacobson.
that he might become citizen OF the
country which has given him home
for six years. When jacobson, who
| was a sailor, came to America six
years ago, his wife refused to accom-
pany him with their little son. She
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