Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-01-02

endeavoring to obtain a German wal
trophy for Ottumwa.
All soldiers in uniform have been
extended privileges free at the Y. M.
c.. A. in Ottumwa for three months.
Two hundred shop craft employees
at Sioux City paraded the streets re-
Gently in favor of continued govern
ment ownership of railroads.
w. II. Stacy, who has acted as
county agent of Hamilton county
since the former incumbent went to
war, has resigned so that the return
ing soldier may again take the posi-
ton.
A new u. S. destroyer to be launch
ed soon by the navy department will
ter T.. Reno, an Ottumwa man, who
was drowned in November while in
charge of the u. S, S. Chauncey.
Through action Of the city commits
sioners granting 6-cent-fare to offset
the increase in wages demanded by
the carmen, Ottumwa's street car
strike ended. The action of the coun-
Gil is in effect only compromise
and holds only until peace terms are
signed.
The state exchange of the Farmers
Union will be moved from Columbus
Junction to Des Moines early in jan
uary, with d. r. Ellis as manager
Members of the state board of direct
ors met at Columbus Junction and
raised sufficient funds to move the
exchange.
An overpowering desire to become
an actress got the better of 14-year-
old Pearl Lundy's judgment and she
ran away from her home on farm
near Casey to try and locate theat-
rical troupe. She was found three
days later on farm home seven
miles west of Atlantic by Sheriff Nc
Kee.
A herdbook containing data relat-
ing to members Of the 3Sth general
assembly will not tell who are the
single men as has been the custom
in the past. Five assemblymen re-
fused to answer this question, and
rather than go to press with informa-
ton lacking 1t was decided to elimin-
ate the matrimonial answer.
A warm fight for the Iowa section
Of the proposed United States mill
tary highway is developing between
the River-to-River road from Daven-
port to Council Bluffs, and the present
Lincoln Highway towns. In fact. on
the location of the military road which
will be hard surfaced highway will
depend almost entirely the future To-
cation of the Lincoln highway across
the state Of Iowa.
An address on can Awakened Civ
ilization" by A. M. Deyoe, state super
intendent of public instruction, fea-
tured the session of the Iowa State
Teachers association in Des MONIES
recently. Governor w. L. Harding.
and Representatives James B. Weav-
er and G. v. Finlay of Fort Dodge
also made addresses.
The following Iowans have been re-
ported during the last week as killed
in action, or died of wounds or dis
ease: August w. Kottke, Gutenberg;
Charles Calhoun, LIE Mars; Andrew
De Graft. Hospers; George Schilling,
Little Rock; Henry A. Watland, Rud-
ger; Rex Strait, Rock Rapids; Clar-
ence v. Voltz, Dubuque; Leon e.
Courbot, Riceville; Ruby v. Harlem.
Missouri Valley; Edgar G. Davidson,
Brighton; Elmer v. Nord, Red Oak;
Maurice Freidsturn, Britt; Edward s.
shipley, Birmingham; Harry A..
Smock. Des Moines; William T.. Cum
ningham. Fairfax; Walter j. Lineban,
Davenport; Jesse c. Strong, Monda-
min; Charlie Nelson, Newell; Henry
W. Hutchinson, Jolley; Henry Miller.
Audubon; Louis Radlof, Dubuque;
John E. Reinig. Portsmouth; Homer j.
Hall. Charter Oak; Peter A. Hanson.
Soldier; Henry Klowe,s Jr.. Leeds;
Gerrit Tilstra, Hawarden; Lloyd T.
Smith, Defiance; Walter L. Mabeus,
Mount Pleasant; Frank D. Kellerman,
De Witt; Frank Anthony, Speck Fer
ry; Ed u. Mahanke, Parkersburg;
Clarence G. Scott, Kanawha; Edward
T. Olsen, Missouri Valley; Einar L.
Fossum, Des Moines: Corp Lou Ber-
ry, Des Moines; Ernest Bartlett,
Tripoli; John Albert, Hartung; Hans
H. E. Olsen, Jessup; Sergt William
G. Pegum, Victor; Corp. Frank Norris,
Gravity: John C. Russell, Milton;
Corp. Hale P. Fuller, Stacyville;
Corp. Edward #. Steinhauer, Burling-
ton; Arson Jones. Larrabee; Louis
Ames; William Schultz. Spirit Lake;
Moren Jorgenson, Battle Greek; Hen.
ry ]. Minter, Denison; Frank v. o.
Toole, Dubuque: Otto Achatz, Council
Bluffs; Arthur Beike. GAINESVILLE.
Riding across the continent by the
same method his sires adopted when
they went on journeys. Chief Skin
hushu of the Yakima Indians, Topper.
ish, Washington. writes Mayor j. F.
Rail OF Cedar Rapids that 1t is his in
tentiOn IN sion s0var In that oify m