Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-05-02

acres Of spring wheat
Work on the paved road between
Mason City and Clear Lake is again
started and the highway will prob.
ably be completed soon.
Ora Schuyler and Orton Davidson,
two well known young men OF Scran-
ton, were killed near Granger recent
~ when the walls Of ditch in which
they were working gave way.
Speaking about fellow who Is
"rarin' to co." there's Arch McPeah
OF Renwick. Arch has been turned
down four times by United States re-
cruiting service but he's still trying,
Automobile license money to the
amount of $73s, 100 is soon to be dis.
tributed to the various counties OF
the state. Each county will receive
1856 per township.
Oryille Raynols, charged with ad-
ministering carbolic acid to his in
FAINT daughter at Fort Madison, plead
ed guilty to murder in the first de-
gree and was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment.
Rev. E. j. w. starck, German
preacher who was driven out Of Au.
dubon several months ago after a
mob had been prevented from lynch.
ing him, has been arrested at Chicago
and will be returned to Iowa for triay
by federal authorities.
The lightless night order has been
suspended for the summer. Charles
Webster, state fuel administrator, re.
GENTLY received a telegram stating
the national fuel administration had
decided to suspend the order until
Sept. /.
The Henry Code Dry Goods COM
pany, Of Marengo, have patriotically
arranged to set aside an entire
weeks cash sales of their establish
ment for the purchase Of LdIbenty
bonds. The idea is an excellent one
and is to be commended.
Robert Wyley, soldier in the
service in California, will carry a
pocket Bible which travelled through
the south in many battles in the civil
war. William J. Bowen of Iowa City,
the mans father-in-lalw took the lit
tie book with him fifty-eight years
ago. when he started off to war
There is serious shortage OF
trained nurses, owing to the number
who have volunteered for Red Cross
work, according to DIR. C. IS. Chase.
professor Of medicine at the state
university. AT least 10000 women
should imm ediately take up the train.
ing, he says.
The Sunday dancing ban has been
lifted in Sioux City. Mayor Wallace
M. Short, who also Is minister, IS
sued this statement: Il fail to see
the justice Of discriminating against
any one form Of public amusement SO
long as it is not conducted in an i'm
proper manner"
After one week on the road, travel.
ing through mud and water, Major O.
A. Watrous and % enlisted men OF
the 313th supply train, drove into Des
iMoines recently with 10 Liberty
Trucks. Through Illinois they aver.
aged so miles a day, but when Iowa
was reached, roads were found to
be worse than in her sister state.
Sioux City, the first city over the
top" in the national liberty loan
drive, celebrated the event recently.
The feature of the day was big
parade. Following the parade the
flag won was raised on THE court.
house. Governor Harding made the
principal address. All business was
suspended.
Joseph Krause, of Sioux City, 20
years old and a native of Germany,
committed suicide by hanging. He
had been employed at the Cudahy
packing plant for twenty-four years.
Recently some OF his fellow workmen
twitted him with the threat that he
would be sent back to Germany. Fear
that this would he done is believed
to have prompted his act.
The little town of Fredericksburg
IN Chickasaw county made good
record for Itself in the third Liberty
loan. II the sale had brought 5000
more 1t would have been equal to a
hundred dollar bond for each man.
woman and child in the town. Freder.
icksburg has population of 632. The
amount of the. Liberty bonds sold
there in the recent drive aggregated
$4,000.
Housewives will be able to can
fruit this fall. Dean w. F. Barr, as.
sistant state food administrator, de.
clared that Is pounds of sugar will
sbe allowed for this purpose. The
only consideration attached to buy.
ing the extra supply of sugar will be
that of signing an affidavit, that the
sugar is for canning purposes. Only
five pounds will be allowed to other
purchasers.
Approximately $4,000 Iowa regis.
,trants are now in the service under
selective service law When the
men under two calls have been in.
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