Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-05-16

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A. H. Rice, prominent farmer
near Green Mountain, was recently
compelled to donate 500 to the Red
Cross as penalty for boarding flour.
BY following the new conservation
rules more than 1000 loaves OF
bread have been conserved by the
girls in a Cornell college boarding
house.
A note by an English censor on
letter from girl in Europe to a Mar
shalltown man caused the man to be
moved from class to class OF the
selective service.
Fire of unknown origin recently de-
stroyed most of the business section
OF Logan. A stranger in town who
could not give good account of him
self is being held until an investiga-
ton can be made.
Reports received from all sections
of the state indicate tremendous 1918
crops. Firty-one per cent larger wheat
acreage has been planted and condi-
tions now are favorable for the larg-
est production per acre in years.
Two persons out of every seven in
Lynn county and Cedar Rapids own
one or more Liberty bonds Of the
third issue. The total number OF
subscribers to the third loan in the
city and county is 1887.
The combined state and federal
employment bureau found jobs for
1900 people during the month of
April. OF these 200 were WON en-,
400 farm laborers and 900 common la.
borers.
P. Julius Muller of Missouri Valley
has been killed in action in France,
according to telegram received by
his mother recently. The message
said all members of Muller's squad
were either killed or MISSING.
In 1917 Iowa produced $500, 900 tons
of coal. To avoid coal shortage this.
winter that production must be
pushed to 10,50O,O00 tons for 1918.
This cannot be done unless you order
your coal now and keep the mines.
working this summer.
DR.. g. H. Sumner, secretary of the
state board of health, recently wired
officials at Marshall county to pro-
vide for caring for patients arrested
there charged with being afflicted
with social diseases. Word has been
received of four arrests there. A hos
pital or detention home should be
provided, Dr. Sumner said.
The Iowa Engineering Experiment
station has prepared a short bulletin
on Early Purchase and Storing of
Iowa Coal" 1t is important that this
bulletin be read by every prospective
coal buyer in Iowa. 1t is free. Write
for 1t at once. Address Iowa Engi-
neering Experiment Station, Iowa
State College, Ames, Iowa.
Paid labor agents from eastern
mining fields are working throughout
southern Iowa attempting to get min
ers to leave the state, according to
the reports made to the representa-
tives of the United States fuel ad.
ministratioa by j. C. Lewis Of Abba,
president Of the United Mine Work
ers of America.
According to the monthly report of
Wesley Greene, state horticulturist,
just issued, the average condition Of
all fruits in the state at this time is
70 per cent of normal. The apple
crop is SO per cent, plums 80 per cent
and Strawberries 80 per cent OF a full
crop. There will be practically no
peaches raised in Iowa this year, this
fruit running less than 5 per cent.
The Davenport school board called
special meeting recently and order
ed the complete elimination Of the
German language from all Davenport
schools. The order went into erect
at once and has thrown twenty-seves
teachers out of employment. Work
may be found for many of these
teachers in other departments OF the
school.
Polk county will help Belgium re-
establish its horse raising Industry
at the close Of the war. A Belgian
commission is now in this country to
buy back horses which were imported
here before the war. On the farm
OF Charles Irvine, near Des Moines.
this commission found horse which
had been prize winner at Brussels
In 1914.
A series of tornadoes recently
swept through Chickasaw and Winnie.
shiek counties, causing heavy loss
In life and property. Several small
villages are reported to have been
literally wiped of the map. New
Hampton, Nashua, Republic and Cal
mar were in the path OF the storm.
Tornadoes were active in Muscatine
and Scott counties at the same time,
although they were not as destructive
as those farther north.
j. w. Henshaw of Manila wants
to adopt two French war orphans and
has asked the state council Of defense
to aid him In securing these children.
MIR. Henshaw is well fixed financially
and is able and willing to give the
children a good home and a good edu-
cation.
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