Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-09-04

eaul tlcnaruS, FOCanOntaS Danh
clerk. has disappeared. His accounts
are in good shape.
Louie Devalland, 80 years old, Of
Rougemont. France, is the first Ger
man prisoner Of war to arrive in Ce-
Oar Falls.
Thomas Townsend Rogers, who
with L. s. Taft, founded the town Of
Humboldt, died in the Eastern Star
home at Boone.
The Carroll chapter of the Ameri-
can Legion has voted to endorse uni
versal military training as is pro-
posed in Congress now.
One-tenth Of the voting population
of Des Moines decided that the city
will own the plant of the Des Moines
Water company at price not to ex-
coed s3,525,0O0.
A stock company has been organ
lied at Orange, City for the erection
of modern $4,000 hotel building.
Work will commence on the build
ing as soon as the plans are receiv-
ed.
A woman giving the name Of Miss
Dallas Romans of Des Moines recent
ly swindled Senator Cummins cut Of
800 when he obligingly cashed
check for her in Washington, D. c.,
which proved to be bogus.
Over $1,000 worth Of playground
equipment has been installed in the
Taft park at Humboldt. The equip
ment is all steel and consists OF two
slides, two sets of swings, travelling
rings, giants stride, merry-go-round.
and several minor things.
Greater Iowa week, when the
thought of all Iowans will be directed
toward Iowa, her achievements and
her opportunities-has been set for
Oct. 10 to 25, inclusive, and arrange
ments already are under way for a
more complete observance than ever
before.
Frank Rolling, farmer residing a
number of miles west of Bellevue,
lost nine head of cattle during an
electrical storm. The cattle were
standing under willow tree, close
to wire fence. The lightning struck
the fence and killed the nine cattle
instantly.
Twins featured the baby contest
held at the state fair. Two pairs of
boys, John and Clark Lauder OF Grim
nell, and Meyer and John Pennington
OF Dexter, all sons of physicians, and
two pairs OF girls, Josephine and
Grace Haupert of Jamaica, and Jul.
dith and Janice Junkin Of Earlham,
were entered.
Black Hawk county is believed to
be the top notch county in Iowa
when it comes to paying high salaries
to the rural school teachers of the
county. Eleven Of the rural schools
in the county have employed teachers
for the ensuing year at salaries rang
ing from $50 to $135 per month.
These eleven schools are all cooper
ating with the rural department Of
the State Teachers college. &
Old Soldiers day brings fewer and
lfewer of the wearers of the blue each
year to the state fair, and this year
they were so few as to be conspicu-
GUS. G. w. O'Brien Of Linden and
David Martin of Redfield, wearing all
their g. A. r. regalia, walked around
the fair. grounds together and decided
1t was the best fair yet. They have
been to all Of 'em since the state be-
gan having an annual fair, so they
ought to know.
II frost holds OF until Sept. 10, the
corn crop for Iowa is assured. Corn
IS ahead OF normal this year." C. d.
Reed. weather man, said. "Unless
we get an unusually early frost there
will be little corn damaged. "The
bigger share Of the corn is now prac.
tically out Of danger. The balance
/. will be safe from frost in two weeks
Corn continued to make good prog
ress and is maturing rapidly in most
sections. New corn is being fed to
hogs. in some localities and "hoggine
uoWH AZ duOut u DeRlu. 0llO Nlllue
will begin in some of the northern
counties within week. The crop is
generally earlier than normal and
with favorable weather the bulk ol
1t will soon be safe from frost. Ole
corn is being marketed briskly IL
some sections, which is possible in
dication of confidence in the new
crop. Fall blowing is progressing
where moisture is sufficient, and ey
en- in dry, hard soil, where tractor
are. available, but the dry, soil il
breaking up in hard clods.
Business men of Des Moines viii
be included on the faculty as in
structors in the new school Of com
merce which is to be opened b!
Drake university at the beginning o
the fall term.
Iowa has many scientific farmer