Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-05-30


section of the state, as the pastures
are dried up.
Corn was up in the southern part
OF Winneshiek county by May 18th.
This is an early start for extreme
northeastern Iowa.
Iowa being . million dollar state,
they have to use big adding ma
chine In the state banking depart
ment to keep track of the money in
the banks. The machine in use will
add up to $4,000, 100000.
Grinnell College will graduate .
class of ninety-eight young people on
Tuesday, June IL, when Albert Shaw,
editor of the Review of Reviews, and
an alumnus of the college, class Of
70, will give the address.
A destructive tornado occurred In
the northwestern corner Of Sioux
county recently. Much property was
wrecked. The first corn planted in
the vicinity of 1nwood in the extreme
northwestern part OF the state is now
up.
II you want some real fancy wool,
send remittance to Gov. w. l..
Harding to cover q bid on the wool
from the White House sheep. The
money goes to the Red Cross, and
all arrangements have been complet-
ed at the governors Office to take
care Of it.
William Lyon, an ndianola boy
and member of Company A, One
Hundred Sixty-eighth infantry, for
merly the Third Iowa National Guard,
has been killed in action in France,
according to telegram received by
his parents, MT and Mrs Judd Lyon
of Indianola.
w. r. Green of Hawarden, one OF
the most prominent stock feeders OF
northwestern Iowa for many years,
came to the Sioux City market ono
morning recently with load of fine
cattle and with commission men was
inspecting the shipment when he was
seized with heart disease and died
before a physician could reach him.
An investigation of the administra-
ton Of the $4,000 fund appropriated
by the Thirty-siXth general assembly
for use in making an Iowa exhibit at
the San Francisco exposition in 1915
was made recently by the retrench.
ment and reform committee of the
last legislature, in session at the
state house.
Adam Kiefer, former private bank
er at Hazelton, is behind the bars at
the Anamosa reformatory to serve a
ten year sentence for wrecking the
institution Of which he was the head.
Kiefer is nearly rs years of age. He
had made five year fight to keep
out Of prison and only recently the
state supreme court refused to re-
view the case again.
Earl NJ Sense, 81 year old Fair
field boy, now in the naval service,
acted as one of the guard Of honor
( for Secretary Of War Baker during
the latter's tour of inspection on the
western front, according to letter
received In Fairfield by the boys
aunt, Mrs. William C. Harper. Sense
was only 20 years old when he vol
unteered.
How would you like to know 13uv
convicts? This is the accomplish
ment Of Bertha Boydston, stenog-
rapher and file clerk in the office of
the state board of parole, where, in
eight years service she has memor-
lied the names. records and appear.
ance Of practically all the convicts
confined at Fort Madison and Ana.
mosa, state institutions.
Private Fred w. Lampman, who
was killed in action May 10, was the
son Of Mrs. Lydia X. Lampman of
Red Oak, who received the message
OF his death recently. He enlisted
May 6, 1917, at Marshalltown and
landed in France June &c, 1917. he
was in the regular army, member
Of the One Hundred and Sixteenth
infantry, and was % years old.
County fairs throughout Iowa are
going to give War Savings and Thrift
Stamps az premiums this year in
stead OF cash. A campaign was put
on only few days ago asking all
fair associations to give at least a
part of their premiums in stamps.
They Will also have War Savings
Stamps booths on the fair grounus
and have statesmen solicit the crowds
attending the rairs.
Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the Wasem Plaster Mill, the second
largest mill in Fort Dodge, recently
The loss, including damage to freight
cars of the Fort Dodge line, is esti.
mated at $175.0OO. The loss to the
Wasem plant Is about $4,000 par
TALLY covered by insurance. The
mill is two miles from the city and
has no protection from the city water
supply. ( Henry Wasem, secretary
stated the company would rebuild at
once a modern fireproof building.
Iowa has gone over the top aga,n
. in an unexpected way and won an.
other war honor. Iowa ranks first
among all Of the states of the union