Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-06-19


Ninety-seven seniors, the largest
class in the history OF the high
school, were graduated at MARSHALL
town.
Morley is to have a $4,000 con-
solidated school house as the Ques-
ton was voted and carried by
vote Of Is to %.
Burglars entered the Metzger res
taurant at Council Bluffs and stole
more than $500 in cash and $500 in
checks by working the combination
on the safe.
A smooth forger is working in
northern Iowa, having made his ap-
pearance at Garner, Cresco, and New
Hampton, with an agile pen and
copious fund Of names.
Bert Grimm, farmer residing just
west OF Waukon, narrowly escaped
fatal injury when he was attacked
by bull on his home farm while
riding a horse through the pasture.
Maurice Fridlund OF Sioux City,
who was graduated from Grinnell
college last year, is the proud winner
of the Pound prize at the Harvard
law school this year. The prize is
given by Dean Roscoe Pound, Of the
Harvard law school, to the law stu.
dent who ranks highest in the casesl
argued before moot courts
Ottumwa was chosen as the placeS
for the 1920 encampment Of Iowa G.
A. r. and A. G. Beatty, Independence,
was elected commander Of the organ
ization at the final session at Cedar
Rapids.
-Four hundred dollars an acre, paid
by Andrew Frandsen, Plainfield, for
the 66-acre tract of Harry Philpot on
First street outside the city, is the
high price for land in the Cedar Falls
vicinity.
The first OF seasons victims Of
the Wapsipinicon at Anamosa was
| claimed on Decoration day when Eu-
| gene Armstrong, 20 years old was ac-
cidently drowned while bathing near
| Riverside cemetery.
| To have reached the ninety-third
birthday in comparative health and
| strength has been the PLEASURE of
Mrs. Mary Wright of Eldora, whose
friends helped her celebrate that
milestone of her life.
Corporal Horace Love. Of Manson,
| brother of Dr. Frank L. Love, maj
or in the Love hospital unit has been
cited for bravery, because of daring
deeds performed during the service
of the Eighty-eighth in France.
Peter Verburg, owner of the 100
acre farm just north Of Rock Valley,
known as the Hamilton place, has re-
fused an offer OF $500 an acre which
sets new pace for the ever increas-
4 ing farm values of Sioux county.
ALL Of the stock Of the MarengO
Gas company has been purchased by
man from Marion has signed a years
contract to manage the plant, the
change going into effect at once.
Men of the state university will be
housed in dormitories next year for
the first time in the history of the
institution, although dormitory resi-
dence will not be compulsory A caf-
eteria in the building will serve
meals. Reservations are already be-
ing made through the university sec
rotary.
i Prof. Bohumil Shimek, who has
been member of the state univers-
ity faculty for twenty-nine years. has
resigned as head of the botany de-
A partment and will devote his time to
carrying on research work in taxon-
omy and geology. Prof. Robert B.
Wylie, professor of morphological
botany has ben appointed to succeed
him. He will continue his classes in
, his specialties.
, The Cherokee County State Bank
Calf club held its sale Of Hereford
heifers at Meriden. The top price
Leon Mitchell OF Cleghorn, of $3.50.
! This animal was bought last year,
when a yearling, for $1S750. The
: next highest price was $685., and the
thirty head sold averaged about 1920.
: The animals are pure bred and were
bought by the boys of the vicinity
on money loaned by the bank, last
year.
The Templar. Park road running
up the west side OF Spirit Lake to
Crandall's Lodge, is to be improved
by Dickinson county early this sea-
son. There has been much complaint
against thecondition of this stretch
Of road. Its improvement was made
certain by the passage of special leg
islation appropriating $4,000 for the
improvement of the road between
Spirit and Little Spirit Lakes. This
portion OF the road is wholly upon
state property.
NJ Mrs, j. L. sauer of Eldora, has sold
her farm in Pocahontas county for
$ $500 per acre. Part of the land was
bought twenty years ago at $22.5O
p and the balance at higher figure,
the average being s2S. The farm
now brings her $4,000.