Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-12-30


rooms of the state house, discovered
by night Waterman Robert Anderson,
damaged the room and furniture to the
amount OF $500 or $500 The cause
of the fire has not been determined.
The room has been used by the code
revision committee largely for steno-
graphic work. 1t is part of the
suite used by the lieutenant governor
when the legislature is in session.
A desk and typewriter and portion Of
the floor and carpet were burned to
crisp. The windows were cracked
and broken and the heavy doors and
walls scared and blistered and all the
furniture damaged beyond repair.
showing that the heat had been in
tense.
William Armstrong filed suit for
$4,000 damages in the Polk county
District Court against j. D. Keller,
alleging alienation of the affections
of Armstrong; wife Armstrong
charges that Keller began a system
attic campaign to attract the atten-
tons of Mrs. Armstrong. 1t is alleg-
ed that he offered to allow Mrs. Arm
strong to inspect his bank books and
promised to support her in a lavish
manner if she would only desert Arm
strong. Armstrong also claims that
on numerous occasions Keller took
his wife on automobile rides and ex-
planned the details of his position and
! the amount of his wealth. Keller is
retired farmer living near Elkhart
and Armstrong is laborer.
Quite number of Davis county
farmers have received checks from
Uncle Sam, in the form Of wool re.
fund checks. The government pro-
tected the wool growers last year by
stipulating the amount of profit a
dealer was entitled to receive. If the
dealer took an unjust profit he was
caused to pay the amount he made
4 over and above stipulated profit to
the government, which in turn refund.
ed that amount to the man who had
sold the wool to the dealer. 1t is be.
lieved this is the first instance on rec.
ord Of the government protecting the
local farmer to the extent of making
profteer disgorge his illegal pro-
fits, and paying the farmer a just
price for his product.
More than $4,000 rural children OF
Iowa secured educational opportuni-
/ ties on par and in some instances bet
! ter than are afforded in the larger
cities, through the consolidation Of
school districts during the past year,
reports Prof. Macy Campbell head of
the rural department of the Iowa
State Teachers college and leading
consolidated school authority in the
state With this addition, $4,000 ru.
raj school children are now being ed
ucated in consolidated schools of the
| state This increase is almost double
| that of the previous year, for which,
delays in consultations on account of
the war were partly responsible. Pro
lessor Campbell stated. There are
100000 more children in one-room
| schools.
Iowa is to have two new state
| parks, one The Lodges in Boone coun.
| ty, and the other at Eldora in Hardin
| county. Purchase of the two propos.
| ed park sites has been approved by
| The executive council, according to an
| nouncemenl yesterday by Secretary
R. E. johnson. The sites have been
| under consideration for some time
| by the state board OF conservation.
| Action on the boards recommendation
for their purchase was taken at the
! last meeting of the executive coun.
ell The Lodges is located a few
| valley OF Peese creek Financing the
| purchase OF the two new parks will
be through legislative appropriations.
Approval OF the projects by the execu.
tive council it is said practically as
| sWes legislative support
The acreage Of winter wheat sown
| in Iowa this fall. as reported by the
| U. S Bureau of Crop Estimates. in
| cooperation with the Iowa Weather
and Crop Service is 100000 acres
| compared with $4,000 acres sown
last fall. The condition December |
was 93 per cent of normal The acre
age sown TO rye in Iowa this fall is
estimated at $1,000 acres. and the
| growing condition Des was "a pei
cent of normal The per cent of farm
lands plowed for 1927 crops was 81
per cent December L The wages OF
male farm labor in Iowa. during 1926
were as follows: Average rate Del
month when hired by the year, with
board, 5000, compared with SIS 6;
last year; without board, $S256, com
pared with S7l.45 last year. Average
| wage per day for day labor for harves
work, with board S493, compared
with 4.46 last year; without board
1914, compared with $500 last year
Average wage per day for day labor
for other than harvest work, with
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