Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-06-13
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Simpson college has closed It's cam
paign to raise $4,000 for new build
ing. Total subscriptions amounted
to $66,200.
The White House wool was award
ed by Gov. w. L. Harding to Charles
Johnson of the Hanna Manufacturing
company of Oskaloosa, whose bid was
500.
AS the result of the return of flour
by Iowans who held more than 247a
pounds, more than 2,235 barrels Of
-four were sent from Iowa to France
in one week recently.
Edward Cole, four year old son Of
Mrs. Addie Gle, of Spencer, was
drowned while playing along the bank
of the Little Sioux river there. The
river was very high and swift. The
body has not been recovered.
Alvin Krause, Is year old son OF
H. w. Krause of Storm Lake, has
been gassed on the firing line in
France and is incapacitated for fur
ther service. He will be sent home.
His brother, Harold, is now on his
way to France.
Theaters will not be permitted to
operate in Cedar Falls on Sunday Il
the ordinance governing Sunday clos
ing which was passed by the council
is signed by the mayor The mayor
has the power to veto within thirty
days.
Elias Doty of near Cedar Rapids,
who refused to give up $50 bushels of
wheat at government prices and
which was seized by the United
States food administration, has de-
cided not to fight Uncle Sam and has
accepted 1920 for his grain.
Hoarding foodstuffs has become
very unpopular in Sioux City of late,
and great deal is being returned tc
the food administration During one
week despite the rainy weather 25,-
600 pounds of -four was returned by
farmers.
Chas. Cleman, former resident of
Union township, near Boone, was in
stantly killed by an electric shock
when he switched on the electric
lights in his home. Other members
of the family tried to rescue him but
they in turn were severely shocked,
and two perhaps fatally
The State of Iowa is we'll fixed fin
ancially, according to the report is
sued by E. H. Hoyt, state treasurer,
showing the conditions of the treas
ury at the close of business May 81.
The report shows that the state has
in cash on hand and in the bank to-
tai of $2,452,118.63.
Gilbert Stone, rs years old, eldest
son of Mrs. Viola Stone of Ida Grove,
lost his life when the Moldavia was
torpedoed in the English channel, May
o. He died of wounds received then,
May Is. Young Stone was sent to
Camp Dodge last September, but was
later transferred to another regiment.
Express agents in Iowa recently re-
ceived orders to put their business
in order preparatory to the merger on
July ! into one company known as
the Federal Express company. The
merger was decided upon by agree
ment between Director General Nc
Adoo and the Adams, Southern, Amer
lean and Wells Fargo companies.
Chicken dinners will be plentiful in
Iowa now that the "Swat the Rooster"
campaign has opened. w. B. Barney,
dairy and food commissioner, has sent
out circulars to farmers all over the
state urging them to kill the male
birds during the early part Of June
to increase the per cent of good eggs
going to market
One thousand Iowans who have
reached their majority since the pass
age of the draft act enlisted in the
army and navy at Des Moines in the
final fush The army recruiting Of
flce was enlisting young men, who
have just reached 81 for the baker
companies and quartermaster corps
at Camp Dodge.
The sale Of War Savings and Thrift
Stamps is increasing according to
Homer A. Miller, state director. For
the week ending June 1, Des Moines
post office sold stamps to the amount
u Yo1,SIV.tf LIS Is uOuUle the
amount sold for the week ending May
rs, which was 16,129.20. Post offices
throughout the state sold $685. 64.26
worth for the week ending June /, as
against $l,127,63463 the week previ
GUS.
Word has been received in Dee
Moines of the death of o. A. Olson
vice president of the state board OF
agriculture since 1911, and member oil
the board since 1904 He died in a
hospital in Philadelphia Mr.. Olson
has been superintendent of admissions
at the Iowa state fair for severa
years. He has been recognized as g
hard worker and loyal member of the
fair board, He was So years old anc
has been real estate dealer in For
est City.
President Wilson has issued an
urgent appeal for greater thrift OBJ
servance by the public, for the pur
chasing Of fewer non-essentials an6