Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-01-09

Social workers Of the state will
meet in conference at the University
Of Iowa the first week in March. w.
4. Cross. the secretary Of the national
conference Of social workers. will be
the main speaker at the meeting.
Delirious from fever during an ILL
ness with pneumonia. Harry M.
Brown fell or jumped from second
story window of Mercy hospital in
Council Bluffs. and died soon after.
Brown was druggist, and for two
terms was clerk Of the district court
The accident happened while the
nurse was absent for moment with
other patients.
A bad boy and number of stink"
bombs resulted in the evacuation Of
theater in Sioux City recently just
after the, performance started. A
number of the bombs were found in
the pockets of Erwin Watts, 10 years
old, who has been charged with many
police offenses. The bombs contained
a solution of hydrogen sulphide and
have a smell much like an over ripe
egg.
During the first Is days OF Decem-
Der. the Illinois Central western
lines made an exceptional record IN
operating passenger trains through
Waterloo. Two hundred fifty.tw0
through passenger trains were oper-
ated over these lines; every east
bound train was exactly on time,
while only eight west bound trains
we're late. 20 minutes being the most
any one was delayed.
A monster convention hall to be
erected as permanent memorial to
Dubuque men who participated in the
great world war was suggested at a
meeting OF members OF the CONNER
cial Club OF that city recently. A
committee of prominent business men
was named to cooperate With com
mittees representing other organiza-
tions in the city which will work out
plans for the building
Detective j N. Wilkerson was de-
MED admission TO the State Bar Assoc
citation of Nebraska and Will receive
no license to practice law in Nebras.
ka, II the bar associations opinion
is endorsed by the Nebraska supreme
court. Reasons given for refusing
him admission we're that he had not
proven himself resident OF Nebras.
I, ka; that he had engaged in work
worthy OF condemnation. and that he
! had not practiced law in Texas Tor
1--WE years as he alleged.
| Final returns in the Red Cross roll
call will give Des Moines member
ship Of nearly 10000 with which to
| start the new year. and the state a
membership OF l,500.0OO. Roth Al
Falkenhainer. state director, and
John Wallace, city director. expressed
themselves as being satisfied with re.
suits. considering the unusual handt
/, caps under which the campaign was
conducted. The 1917 campaign was
confined to adult memberships. while
the 1915 campaign included juniors
The following lowans have been
reported during the last week as
killed In action or died OF wounds OF
disease: Glenn S. Calhoun, Bedford;
John r. Sheldon, Keokuk; Walter y
Tjsden. Eagle Grove; Ferdinand
Wiese. HoIstein: William F. Hueger
lex. Carroll; Lieut.. Chester r. How
ard. Mount Vernon Sergt Gilber,
Woods, Des Moines; Corp James Y
McGourt, Atlantic; Nels Thompson
Jewel: Fred w. Smith. Alta: John
O'Netll. Clear Lake; Guy n Peters
Atlantic: Corp. Lloyd H. Tussey
Shannon City: Loren w. Davis. LID
ertyvillle; George F. Jones. Red Oak;
Herman Thinner, Boyden; Richard
Apologize. Des Moines; Lieut. Charlie.
F.. Anderson, Bagley; Corp. Nike $
Mulhern. Sheldon; Martin o. Iverson
Dorchester; Peter Penning. Buffalt
City: Byron w. Spencer, Miles: Cas-
per Thomte. Fort Dodge; Andrew
!, Torscahl. Harley; Emil Jensen. New
ell: Ingval T. Horgan, Usage; Ra.
:. ). IIulett. Estheryille; John X. Sand
roll. Emmons; Elmer B. Wise. Rich
) ards; Harm NJ Baker. Wellsburg
John H. Reneker, Douds; Albert Mel
son. Emmeteburg; Otto Orstmann
I Pomeroy; Carl Golherds, Dumont
4 Leo p. Nauman. Dubuque; Fran
4 Karal. Fairfax; Timothy L. O'Boyle
4 Vail; Vernon NJ Staples. Clinton
Theophiel Tract, Hartwick: Lori
l.. Jenness, Ionia; Harry N. Owen
Iowa City; John R.. Moss, Missouri
4 Valley: John G. Knutson, Fertile
Y Gilbert j. Powelka. Oxford Junction
Irvan 3. Lyons. Charter Oak; Josep
j. Christophersen. Remsen; Marti
Hill, Gilman; Joel E. Parsons. Webb
Otto c. Krekow. Sioux City; Clare $
/ S. Mahony, Stanley; Harvey A. Moi