Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-04-18

involves only day laborers The men
ask a nine hour day and SO cents an
hour
Because OF the shortage of both re-
erigerator cars and stock cars there
continues to be great congestion at
the Sioux City stock yards. though
the congestion was relieved somewhat
lately
The people OF Audubon county re.
Gently got together and raised sui
ticlent amount Of money TO purchase
an auto ambulance to send to France.
This makes the fourth auto ambu-
lance for this purpose donated by the
people OF Audubon county
James Norman Hall, OF Colfax. has
brought down two more German
planes. according to dispatches just
received from the front Hall, since
his transfer from the British forces
early In the year. has become noted
as one OF the most daring aviators in
the American flying corps.
Keeping rabbits in the parlor is the
way Frank Pierce. a bachelor. who
lives the life OF near-hermit in an
Isolated spot among the Mississippi
hills near McGregor. has chosen to
do his bit. He has moved all his per-
sonal effects into the kitchen and Civ.
en- up the parlor and the attic to the
rabbits
One hundred and ten lodges. clubs
and other societies in Wright county
have pledged themselves to eliminate
the fourth meal refreshments served
other than at meal time). for the dur.
alton OF the war. This was the result
OF a campaign conducted by MISS
Grace Richards. county home demon
strator
Flight the kaiser with his own wea-
pon-sauer kraut!" is the slogan OF
John Baldwin, a prominent farmer
of Clear Creek township, johnson
county. Therefore he has sent bar
rel OF kraut practically 200 pounds,
TO Camp Dodge. for the Johnson coun.
~ soldier boys and other young
Hawkeye warriors, stationed at the
capital city camp.
Edward Young. an employe of the
Milwaukee shops at Dubuque, narrow.
~ escaped death recently. when he
became tangled in fue-cutting ma.
chine. His clothing caught in the
machine and his neck. shoulders and
arms were cut by the revolving
knives. His quick action In shifting
his head to one side saved him from
death.
Made in Germany and Made in
Milwaukee" will amount to the same
II Samuel W. Mercer. former presi.
dent OF the Iowa State Manufacturers
association. has his way. He suggests
because of Milwaukee's big Socialist
vote in Wisconsins senatorial cleo.
ton. that all products manufactured
In Milwaukee be boycotted from this
state.
Fire OF unknown origin destroyed
twenty-five horses. whec a barn hous-
Ing them burned on the farm OF JOS
eph Wieland. near Riverside, while
the owner and his four sons were alb.
sent from home. attending a liberty
loan meeting In all, $1,000 worth Of
property was destroyed. building, hay,
grain, and machinery. The insurance
is partial
At meeting of the Nevada indie
pendent district school board held on
March ~ the board took action upon
the teaching of German in the public
schools in the future and decided to
withdraw 1t from the course. This
action on the part of the board antici.
pated the circulation of a petition
which was passed about the city ask.
ing for the discontinuance Of that
language In the schools.
Potatoes at 60 cents bushel as a
substitute for wheat -four is the aim
OF State Food Administrator Deems
Potatoes dropped to 60 cents whole
sale and according to Deems prices
elsewhere In Iowa should be still low
er because of freight rates. Business
men throughout Iowa will be urged to
distribute potatoes on the sixty-cent
basis as the food administration is in.
s1sting upon their substitution for
wheat -four.
IOwa's three state educational insti-
tutions have eliminated the two years
foreign language requirements for
freshmen courses for the period OF
the war ThroughIhe recommendation
OF the board on secondary school re.
lations of the state board of educa.
ton the faculties of the state uni.
versity. Iowa state college and Iowa
State Teachers college have voted
that students presenting at least IF.
teen credits distributed according to
present regulations for admittance.
with the foreign languages eliminated
may classify with freshmen classes.
The federal land bank of Omaha
closed s3,24s.05O farm loans during
the month OF March. which broke all
previous monthly records for the
bank. Three million. twenty-five thou
sand loans we're closed during Febru.
ary the previous high month Tho