Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-08-28

It is estimated that from 5000 to
5000 silos were built in Iowa last
year.
Des Moines will be host to the first
state convention OF the Iowa branch
| of the American Legion Sept. 1 and
S.
Edward Timmons of Jefferson. sold
raw quarter section four miles
south OF Pocahontas for $3.50 per
| acre.
The Ames Canning company, will
start the seasons pack early next
week. A large force will be employ
ed during the season.
William Bane Of Plano was found
dead alone in the road near Promise
City, pinned under sis overturned
car. He leaves wifeaand one child.
To date there has been more than
$4,000 pounds Of wool shipped thru the
Floyd County Wool Fleece Growers
Association. The membership In this
county now is 50.
Darrell Swanson, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Swanson, living near Es-
sex, is dead from being scalded. The
child pulled the plug from wash
ing machine, letting the boiling water
out upon It.
The croix de guerre with palm has
been awarded to Col. w. D. Beach.
formerly brigadier general In COM
mand Of the One Hundred Seventy
sixth infantry brigade Of the Eighty.
eighth division.
Charles Hugh Wilson, former = M.
G. A. secretary at Davenport has
been sentenced to three years and
six months in Sing Sing prison, New
York, for bigamy, on his confession
to having seven living wives.
"A judge of the district court Is
confronted with the unique problem
Of distributing $14,723.97 among var
ious worthy charitable institutions OF
Iowa. by the will Of d. R. Weaver,
to whom the funds were left by JOS.
eph Eosha, an old soldier.
The organization Of cooperative
pop corn company has been complet-
ed in Sac county, and It is the inten-
ton Of the company to buy an eleva-
tor in order that they may handle
the coming crop. Many acres have
been 3peanted tospop corn by farmers
in this county. s ssls
All crops have benefited by good
rain with moderate temperature and
abundant sunshine: corn is ready ty
pick, q fine crop OF alfalfa is being
| harvested and fall blowing is pro.
crossing rapidly. according to the
| weekly weather crop bulletin issued
by Charles D. Reed.
Brig. Gen. Palmer E. Pierce of Ira.
er was decorated by King George OF
Great Britain for distinguished serv-
ice In the world war. The decora-
ton is known as the order Cf the
bath. General Pierce, who was at
Traer for visit, became member
Of the local post Of the American Le-
gion.
Leaving $4,000 m Liberty bonds
and check In blank amount, togeth-
er with note instructing that the
check be filed out for all funds in
Bloomfield bank and paid over to his
nephew, Edgar Stockham, who is al
SO to receive the bonds, AL Stockham,
retired farmer, killed himself on his
uephew's farm near stiles, Dayis
county, by drowning himself in q
we'll. He leavesino other relatives.
| After more than two weeks Water
loo's strike situation is unchanged and
there is apparently little hope Of set
tlement. Efforts at arbitration have
failed and both sides are apparently
standing firm. Nine of the leading
manufacturing plants are closed as q
result of labor trouble and approx
mately 5000 men are out Of employ
ment. Three Waterloo laundries are
also closed AS q result OF the labor
difficulties and there Is apparently
little hope OF adjusting that trouble.
Only one Waterloo laundry is operat-
ing. small Chinese plant, and the
laundry situation promises to become
critical IN the near future.
i. G. O'Brien Of Oskaloosa, faith
er Of Victor O'Brien. soldier who
died Of influenza at Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo-, in October, 1918, won his
case against the bureau OF war risk
insurance for $4,000 policy. Refu-
tation Of the policy was made by the
government on the grounds that the
case was "death-bed insurance pol.
ICY" IN other words. taken out when
the soldier was past hopes OF recov-
cry. Suit was started against the
government by the parents, it being
the first case Of the kind ever tried.
Insurance companies and parents Of
soldiers all over the country. were in
terested in the development Of the
| suit, as It marked test case, the re-
suit OF which would affect thousands
of war insurance policies.
| Edward G. Grady. Of Grundy Cen,
ter, extensive buyer of poultry and
farm produce, is under arrest at Ce.
dar Rapids by federal authorities ON
charge of shipping two consign.