Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23
Rev. w. F. Cronk Of Des Moines

ON~AsSA
Warren county voters will decide
on the question of hospital, Decem
Der %. Indianola sentiment Is
strong for the proposition.
In the first dairy product judging
contest for college teams, held IN
Chicago, the Iowa State college team
won the silver cup in butter Judging.
! More than 300 men were initiated
by the knights of Columbus in Du.
buque recently. OF these 12O were
Dubuque men. An informal banquet
inaugurated the ceremonies.
About 10000 bushels of apples
were gathered at the state hospital
for the insane at Clarinda. About
1000 bushels are yet to be gathered.
-Four tons Of grapes have been har-
vested.
Iowa has produced the worlds
greatest evangelist, VIM. A. Sunday;
Y. M. C. A. leader, John R. Mott;
food administrator, Herbert G.. Hoov-
err; greatest missionary leader, S.
Earl Taylor.
The mortality of tuberculosis has
Increased during the past year. DR..
Kepford attributes this fact to war
conditions, the high cost of living and
the accompanying hardships, and par
ticularly to the influenza.
Another dormitory for women, a
large armory and drill hall and Ii
brary building are to be gotten I'M
der way at Iowa State college as
soon as possible to meet the enor-
mous increase in the student body.
Old time "Singin' School" is being
revived at Grinnel college this year
under the supervision of the School
OF Music. 1t bears the dignified title
OF sight singing" but in reality has
all the earmarks Of the old time in
stitution.
P. j. Saveraid has the biggest ear
OF corn yet. 1t has twenty-five rows
of sixty kernels each and weighs
twenty ounces. The grains are five.
Fights Of an inch deep. The largest
preceding ear reported had twenty
rows Of fifty-six kernels.
The city of Urbandale is putting on
style. With the rapid approach Of Its
third birthday Des Moines' husky in
FAINT neighbor has decided to come
out Of the rural class. Before the
snow flies the city will be Illuminated
with electric street lights.
The general conference Of the
sphuNrJn OF Vail hoa
down to routine and is determining
policies for the ensuing four years.
Committees are daily bringing forth
reports and matters for the confer.
ence to give final consideration.
A cinder track for women has
been approved by committee Of the
faculty of Grinnell college. It will
be the first track of its kind In any
American co-educational institution.
1t is the outgrowth OF experiences
last spring. Two interclass meets
were successful under difficulties.
Calf, pig and corn club activities In
Boone county are much intensified
owing to the fact that the winner in
each OF these clubs will get free
"trip to the Chicago International the
Hast week in November. A Judging
contest will be held at Ames to pick
"a team to represent Iowa at the In
sternational Boone will send several
teams to compete.
FIRST contributions to the people Of
the state under the $4,000 annual
appropriation in support of public
health education have been made by.
the extension division of the Univer.
sity Of Iowa. The extension division
is doing It's work on the theory that
education must precede the proper
functions OF the various health agen-
cies which are at hand in this state.
The farm bureau membership cam
paign carried on in several Iowa
counties during the last two weeks
has been successful. In Hardin coun-
ty the drive resulted in LOO mem
berships, in Butler county LAB, in
Fayette 1920. in Floyd county 72S.
The campaign will be carried into
Story, Buchanan, Benton, Linn, Cerrc
Gordo, O'Brien, Emmett, Dickinson
and Jones counties.
A high school theme contest will
be put on this year under the aus
pices OF the Cornell college English
club. The purpose Of this contest is
"to encourage original, creative writ
ing among high school students"
The English club of Cornell college
offers a first prize Of $40 and a sec
ond prize of SO to the students OF
any high school in Iowa who submit
the best themes for the contest. Last
year, 1919 themes from all over the
state were submitted.
Seventeen rural schools have been
closed in Calhoun county as a re-
suit Of the recent law closing all
schools that did not have last term
an average daily attendance of five
pupils.
The farm crops and soils field day
at the Iowa State college at Ames
drew q large and interested crowd
from all parts Of the state. Profes.