Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-06-26
Thirty-fve per cent OF the Kirk
man Methodist Episcopal church mem

Thirty-five per cent OF the Kirk
man Methodist Episcopal church mem
bers are tithers.
John F. Schmidt, farm hand, was
goreds to death by bull on the Al
bert Bremen farm east Of Cherokee.
In 1--WE and half months Spen-
GERS municipal electric light and
power plant has made q net income
Of $10,715.40.
The proposition to hard surface
the primay roads Of Sioux county car
ried by vote OF almost three to one
at special election.
Mrs. Henry w. Spaulding Of Grin-
neil was unanimously chosen presi-
dent Of the Iowa Federation OF Wom-
ems clubs at their convention In
Ames.
The voters Of Sioux City Endorsed
the administration OF Mayor. Wallace
NJ. Short, retaining him in Office ct
the recall election by vote Of almost
Two to one.
Private r. e. Culbertson, who lost
4 leg in France was given royal
reception by the home folks Of Ores
co, who presented him with q purse
containing $1,000.
The new Farmers State bank, cap
tailed at $4,000, has been organ
Lied and will open for business at
Geneva as soon as building can be
built for q bank home.
Vern w. Skin, Chicago millionaire
and former resident OF Newton, has
named a committee OF local men to
build a city hospital there as q mem
orial to his wife Mary Coffin Skin.
| H. L. Spencer. vice president OF
| the Western Grocer Company, pio-
neer business man OF Oskaloosa, and
one Of the early wholesalers Of the
state, died at the Statler hotel, De-
troit.
Lieutenant Commander A. g. Read,
who successfully plotted the U. s.
naval seaplane NC-4 In its transat-
lantic fight to England Is a descend
ant of a former citizen Of Jefferson
township.
| Grinnell college ranks first In size
among the Independent liberal arts
colleges Of the United States, accord
ing to the first official announcement
OF the years enrollnents. made public
by college authorities.
The merger Of Leander Clark COL
lege OF Toledo and OF Goe college Of
Cedar Rapids has been officially com.
pleted by the turning over OF the
$4,000 endowment fund OF the To-.
ledo college to Coe.
Iowa subscribed for total Of $110,.
s25, 900 worth of victory liberty notes.
according to the official report Of the
Seventh federal reserve district re-
ceived by the war service league.
This represents percentage Of 100.7.
How Edward Thompson, Des
Moines real estate dealer, owner OF
the Thompson apartments. won her
love and affection and induced her
to sign an antenuptial agreement by
which he obtained possession Of near.
Fly $4,000 In cash and notes valued
at nearly $4,000 Is set forth in
petition for divorce filed in district
court by Mrs. Maggie Thompson.
At a meeting OF the gols and coun.
TRY club association at the
Spencer Commercial Club rooms, ar
ticles of Incorporation were adopted
and board Of twenty-seven direct
ors elected. It is stated that the
prospects are bright for the club to
become a reality The proposition
is to sell $50 shares Of stock at 800
lper share, which will give the club
a working capital Of $4,000.
Arrangements are already being
made for the midwest horticultural
deposition, which will be held in Des
Moines. November 10 to Is under
the auspices Of the Iowa State Hor.
ticultural society. The exhibits will
be shown in the Coliseum. The last
Legislative assembly appropriated
$4,000 annually to help finance the
expositions to be held each year ct
some point in Iowa. This will en-.
able the society to furnish adequate
premiums and to cover the expenses
OF staging the exposition.
Uncle Sam is not going to contest
the claim Of L. G. O'Brien, father OF
Victor L. P. o'Brien. soldier Who
died at Camp Dodge last fall frop in.
fiuenza, for $4,000 war risk ixsur.
ance policy. Application for tha In.
surrnce was made by the young sol.
der on his death bed, when Il was
apparent he could not recover. The
fathers claim was made Q test case
and taken to the attorney general al
Washington. A letter received by
1 government agents from the attorney
generals Office directs the father to
make application 70 the insurance de.
partment at Washington and the
money viii be paid. The case in Ted.
eral court will be dismissed.
The champion rattlesnake killer b
date Is John Sadd who bagged thirty.
one and sent their tails to the county