Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-04-11
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Thirteen Thousand dollars is the
amount Of War Savings and Thrift
Stamps sold in Iowa City during the
month of February.
The Boys working reserve mem
bers OF the independence high school,
are to discontinue their school worh
April 20 to take up farming and other
jobs.
Every patriotic person who is say.
ing and investing in war saving
stamps to help win the war should
register his certificates to avoid losa
by fire or theft.
The state board Of control has lei
contracts for six months supply OIL
staple groceries for use at the state
used in place of butter at all state
institutions.
THE United States is not worth
fighting for" DR.. julius Niemack,
Charles City, who was arrested re.
Gently, is alleged to have made this
and other seditious remarks. He is
also charged with interfering with
the draft and volunteer systems.
Iowa Is In the honor list Of states
that far exceed their quotas of re.
cruits for the regular army. According
to figures just made public 10, 1853 Iowa
volunteers responded to the call for
regular army service. The states
quota was only 4,400.
Traffic Policeman Harry Frelund Of
Sioux City has confessed to the crime
OF grand larceny, it was announced
recently. He admits taking $140 from
one home he entered. He is also
charged with burglarizing cigar
store and getting away with several
hundred dollars, one night recently.
The expenses of the draft boards OF
the state for the month of March was
$31,839.02 and the expenses for Feb.
ruary $20,911.S9. According to Mad.
Roy w. Smell, state disbursing OIL
Ger, approximately $4,000 has been
saved the state by the action of Is
local boards who served without pay.
A $4,000 Islander suit has been
started In the county court OF Kos
slth county with Oh. S. Polk Of Led
yard, as plaintiff, and thirteen Of Led
yards citizens as defendants. 1t Is as
serted that some of the Ledyard citi-
Gems questioned the loyalty OF Mr..
Polk and decided to give his store
coat Of yellow paint
Iowa is to get her share OF war con-
tracts. This assertion is made by
George A. Wrightman, secretary Of
the Iowa State Manufacturers asso-
citation who returned to Washington
where he is actively engaged in keep
ing Hawkeye manufa ctories constant
" before the eyes of the nations war
industries officials.
More than 800, 900 in warrants Of
the state auditor, stamped and draw
ing interest, were paid off by the state
during the month of March, according
to a statement of the treasury at the
close of business March 81, 1918. The
balances on hand in the different
state funds show $212,925.35 dn the
general revenue fund as against $751;
S99.46 at the beginning of the month.
Burniss e. Dick died at the base
hospital in France from blood poison
following wounds received in battle,
according to word received by an
aunt, Mrs. ]. e. Hamilton, Winterset,
and sister, Mrs. Chas. E. Rushing,
Waterloo. He was the son Of John II.
Dick Of Independence and enlisted in
Company A, One Hundred and Sixty
eighth infantry at Winterset.
C. S. Byr1cit, deputy state insurance
commissioner for many years, retired
April / because OF impaired health.
George w. Layman, who has been
practicing law at Cedar Rapids src-
ceeded him. Mr.. Byrkit was secretary
OF the legislative commission which
was appointed several years ago to
revise the insurance laws. He has
been connected with the state insur-
ance department since then.
II. II. Bezold. prominent Waterloo
attorney, was arrested recently charg-
ed with having uttered seditious re-
marks. It Is alleged that he insuted
solicitors who approached him in the
interest Of the thrift stamp campaign
being conducted there. declaring that
they were representatives of the kais.
or. He is also alleged to have said
: that the government and all Its oni-
Gals were set of grafters.
Accused o. having made disloyal
utterances because he was refused
wheat -four unless he bought an equal
amount of substitutes. Edward Hen
ale OF Vinton was arrested at Cedar
Rapids by Deputy United States Mar
shal H. L. Heaiy recently and held
to the federal grand jury In $1,000
bond It Is alleged that Henkle, who
is a naturalized German. made re-
mark to the effect that he hoped Pres
ident Wilson would die or get shot.
Additional information as to the
staying of Miss Christina Willadsen,
the Iowa missionary, in China on the
18th Of last January has been received
In letters from her fellow workers.
Miss Willadsen was stationed at San
shut, Shensi, In northern China. She