Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-06-24


for drainage or are in contemplation.
Plans are now we'll under way for
the development of the coal fields in
Lafayette township, west of the
Northwestern lines north of Gilbert,
IN Jasper county.
{, The Iowa state baptists' assembly
| will be held at Chautauqua park in
Iowa Falls beginning July %. 1t will
continue for ten days A tentative
program is being arranged.
What was, without doubt, one of
the best calf club shows of the state
was held at LIE Mars, when 30 pure
bred heifers that were drawn by the
boys and girls of Plymouth county
last year were shown
President Wilson has signed the
nomination papers of Elmer d. Ball.
of Ames, to be assistant secretary
of agriculture Ball is now professor
or entomology at Iowa State College
and also state entomologist of Iowa.
A large reservoir to be used as a
cooling pond for the new turbine and
which will contain 100000 gallons of
water that may be used in addition
fire emergency has been begun at
the Webster City electric plant
Perhaps the largest grain check
ever issued to farmer in Blackhawk
county was that received by William
Wilson a we'll know farmer recently
l,,,cb ol 81
received $4,000 for the corn or 81 so
bushel 1000 bushels sold for 81
20. Part of the corn was Irum his
1915 crop and part from last years
crop
Membership in the grand lodge of
past year. Considering the ever in
creasing high standards for member
ship this enlargement is a remarkable
one in which the Masons take just
pride When the roll was called in
January, 1919, there We're 62,472 Ma
sons in the state. One year later the
total was 67,3346.
Three hundred thirty-four bacca-
laureate degrees in agriculture, en-
glneering, home economics, industri-
al science and veterinary medicine.
IS advanced and honorary degrees
and "a certificates for non collegiate
work were conferred at the com
mencement exercises of Iowa State
College, which terminated its semi
centennial celebration
James X. Young, pioneer living
near Humeston, was instantly killed
when his auto was hit by a backing
train Mr. Young was on his way to
Humeston and his view was obstruct-
ed by building and residence. and
when he saw his danger one of the
brakes failed to respond properly.
The car was dragged more than 40
feet with him underneath
Buried alive was the fate of Ed
Lewis of Des Moines, Chicago Great
Western conductors who was caught
beneath dump car load of dirt near
Reinbeck recently Five minutes af-
ter Lewis was missed workmen be-
gan to dig away the dirt and found
the unconscious body still with slight
signs of life. death ensued however
before medical attention could be Sc
cured.
The only solution to the topper
sistent attentions of lover who of
fered dishonora BILE love which ap-
peared to little Carmela Russo of
Centerville was murder SO Carmela |
shot Tony Matte. She shot him
thoroughly, emptying the chambers
of two automatic revolvers in a hys-
terical effort to free herself from his |
impossible wooing. Seven bullets
lodged in his body.
Owing to recent change Des
Moines will soon be the Headquarters
OF he United States army recruiting
service for lowe. Col R. H. Perry |
will be in charge, assisted by Major
l.. G Ward, field artillery. Previ-
ously Iowa was covered by two differ
ent districts, Davenport and Omaha
The Davenport headquarters will be
closed, and that portion of the state
covered by Omaha will be assigned to
Des Moines
Iowa State ColleGe was host TO the
most distinguished gathering of agri-
cultural and industrial college lead |
ers. alumni and farm men and wo-
men ever assembled at the institu-
ton. There We're present about 1900 |
of the men and women who have |
been graduated since the college was
formally opened in 1869. when only
two courses were offered, agriculture
and engineering. The first class was
graduated in 1873 and five members
were present to give the old class |
yell for the first and best of |. S. c."
Amateur gardeners who go TO the
iowa State F'eir this year will find
an exact model of the ideal garden
a Waiting thei- inspection. The gard.
en- is now being laid out and plalt
Cd from expert; IN the gardening de-
partment of Iowa State College Il
Will contain Il storage cave, a mode. |
once and system OF Watering at
tached to a farm water plal. !1ea-