Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-11-25
After lingering between lie and

premature dynamite blast at a tile
aged 70, Gied The clay he was
blasting struo,. him with such force
thu. \ lung was punctured.
The Iowa state board of health
needs child hygiene department in
order that something may be done
10 prevent excessive mortality among
thildl ii. much of which is unneces-
81 y, according to DR.. Guilford H.
sNmner, late health official
Caro- o IS, farmer, was uninjured,
III .AFchie Inselbretson, of Ellsworth
| and The ore Ewasend. of Vincent,
We're slightly hurt, when an auto in
which they were doing leap-the-gap
performance at Forest City turned
turtle and pinned them beneath it.
Oscar Barstead. 16-year-old son OF
+, P !. Barstead OF near Linn Grove,
Was killed by the accidental dis
| cha:ae of a shotgun while he was out
! hunting. One Of the bus drivers for
| the consolidated school found the
! bod. lying in the middle of the road
The iull charge of shot had passed
| INFO his breast
| Fcter Powes. proprietor of Olym-
| pia Candy kitchen. Rockwell City.
| wI.0 II was thought had been fatally
! injured by highwayman who slugged
| ala robbed HIM, is now believed to
| be recovering although in a danger
Gus condition as yet. Powels was
hit on the head with piece of gas
| pipe while on the way home
Andrew Boles of Cedar Rapids has
disappeared. He held a dispersion
sale. near Whittier. cleaned up a
large sum of money. moved his wife
and household goods to West Branch
where he planned to go into business
with his father, and dropped out of
sight His wife fears foul play on
account of the funds he carried
Postoffice inspectors at Council
Bluffs admitted the arrest of Mer
Phillips, 20, employed as a mail sor-
ter in the railway mail service with
| headquarters there in connection with
the mail car robbery recently and
also that lie had made confession
to having had part in the robbery
He implicated two other men, it was
stated
Increased commissions amounting
to 100000 will be allowed the 500
rural telephone exchanges of Iowa
this year by the Bell Telephone COM
pany for handling long distance mes
sages. This settlement was made at
ter operators OF the rural exchanges
complained that they had been fore
ed 10 handle long dis, ance messages
at a loss.
Fleece wool growers Of the state
will ho.d their third anrl;al conven-
ton al the Chamberlain hotel. Des
Moines, Dece Der 10. simultaneous.
ly with the annual tractcl show The
association now consists of 1000
members. Officials of the organiza-
tion declared that the membership
has 100000 pounds of wool pooled
awaiting more favorable market.
With 440,000,00O bushels of corn
in Iowa waiting to be husked the mer
N,
cording to George B. Albert, CHIEF
clerk OF the state free employment.
bureau. Corn husking will not be
finished until toward the end of next
January under the most favorable
conditions and enough men to care
! obtained, he stated
Comparatively few important APP
pointive state offices will become va
I want during the next two years an(
Governor Kendall will have few reg
ulary occurring vacancies to fill dur
$ ing his first administration The
; most important administrative Off
t GERS for whom he will name success
y sors are the commissioner of banking
: state labor commissioner and dairy
and food commissioner The terms
S of the insurance commissioner, docu
1 ment editor, adjutant general secre
!, tary of the board OF health and in
: dustrial commissioner, do not enc
i until after January l. 1923, when Mr.
| hendalFs first administration will b,
V there will be no appointments requil
e ing confirmation by the senate. TO b.
/, made in time for ratification durin,
T. the coming assembly. The following
: terms will expire; A. l., Trick, stat
I labor commissioner, expires Marc
~, 1921. George d. Newcomb Ores
:. ton. pharmacy commissioner, expire
h April %, 1921 w. S Withrow. boar
l. OF parole. expires June 80, 1921. W
/ D. Sheehan, board of control. expire
: July L. 1921. NJ. " Henderson, .Jr
e commissioner of banking. expire
jul, 4, 1'2l. w E. Albert state fist
5 and game warden, expires March 81
a 1922. Charles Falkenhainer, phal
g macy commissioner. expires April 2.
> l922 W b. Barney. dairy and foo
+, commissioner, expires April 80. 1872:
l. Governor-elect Kendal's first appoint
ments will be within the organization