Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-11-21

Over the State
G. L. Siverly, president Of the Union
National Bank at Ames, died recently
Of influenza He was a trustee OF
Des M0ines college, past grand treas
| urer of the Masonic lodge of Iowa
and had charge Of war work in Story
county.
Senator Kenyon stirred up the pro-
Inhibition question in the senate and
insisted that action be taken on the
food production bill which includes
the bone dry" administration meas
ure to stop all sales and manufacture
next June 30.
s. T.. Clark, of Storm Lake, Civil
war veteran was killed when ne was
struck by an automobile during the
celebration over the signing OF the
armistice. He failed to notice the Op-
prOach of a heavy truck which was
hauling boxes to the great bonfire.
Warning is being sent out by the
war savings committee that the end
OF h0stilities abroad does not mean
the end Of activities here. During
the first year of the war savings
movement, now drawing to a close,
we saved to destroy now we must
save to rebuild" the statement says.
J. M. Boehm, proprietor OF the
Commercial hotel at Postville. will
not have to conserve on sweets at
his hotel for a few days. He has
removed 10! pounds Of honey from the
garrett Of the hotel building, a swarm
OF bees having spent the past sum-
mer in boarding its supply there
Iowa will not have proper repre-
sentation Of its war activities in war
history if the people Of the state do
not send more and better pictures
to Captain Arthur Goodrich, in charge
of the pictorial section of the histori-
cal branch at Washington. This is
the word sent to H. ]. Metcalf, secre-
tary Of the state defense council, by
Captain Goodrich.
While the Cherokee schools were
closed on account Of the influenza,
the teachers were drafted, and assist
ed registrants in filing out their
missionaries. The questicnnaires
were being sent out at the rate OF
about 500 day, and the number de-
string help was so great that the
teachers were called upon to help the
legal advisory board.
Senator Cummins is working on
his bill to deal with the railroad prob.
lem after the war. He is studying
into the problem deeply and is in.
clined to government ownership with
provision for leasing the lines to the
private operating companies. Sena-
tor Cummins' bill to restore the pow
er Of the interstate commerce COM
mission is commanding the attention
of senators and will have much sup
port.
Because he refused to take OF his
dirty shirt, help in preparing his
own food or assist other members OF
his organization in cleaning up their
quarters, Private Arthur Wilson,
member of the provisional detach-
ment for conscientious objectors at
Camp Dodge and self styled Negro
preacher has been sentenced to
twenty-five years at hard labor in
the United States disciplinary bar
racks at TT. Leavenworth.
Iowa congressional districts went
solidly republican,: The men elected
are: first district, Charles A. Ken
needy; second district, Harry e. Hun;
third district, Burton e. Sweet; fourth
district, Gilbert N. Haugen; fifth dds
trict, James w. Good; sixth district,
c. w. Ramseyer; seventh district,
| G. G. Dowell; eighth district, Horace
M. Towner; ninth district, William
r. Green; tenth district, Frank p.
Woods; eleventh district, L. j. Dick
| enson
| The following Iowans have been
| reported during the last week as
killed in action or died Of wounds or
disease: Chris M. Christensen. Larch-
wood; Theodore Getting, George;
George P. Helleso. Garvin; Henry A.
Hailwan. Bellevue; David B. Ram
sey. Nichols; Walter u. Hickey, In
dependence; Herbert Christensen,
Ruthyen; Carl E. Midkiff, Manchester;
George F. Smith Role; Fred Harper,
Agency City; Ernest C. Richardson,
Pennington; Patrick Sheehan, Bern
ard; John H. Wesack, Adair;; Henry
ASKING. Wellsburg; Laurel L. Han
! an, New Hampton; Joseph Poos, Cas-
cade; Wesley Sewers. Scion; John
Hess, Mason City; Robert Strong,
Lansing; Fred A. Krogman, New
i Hampton; Jacob Berchtold, Creston;
Richard L. Berry, Cedar Falls: Har-
cid H. Bluecher, Dubuque; Laurence
J. Fangman, Nashua; John w. Earsa,
Fairfax; Raymond l.. Heating. ON.
slow; Kirk H. Duncan, Lynnville;
Vincent Kirvin, Winterset; Floyd
A. Moore, Oskaloosa; John D. Cooper,
Clarinda; William p. Smith, vinton.
An appeal not to relax efforts be.
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