Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-10-21
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mers with a capital stock OF SzU,oUo.
]. J. Castor of Osceola displayed an
apple limb which contained thirty
big yellow apples on it, which weigh
ed thirteen and three-quarters pounds.
Leonard Bush, 70, pioneer OF Iowa
City, was, only slightly injured when
backing Rock Island switch engine
smashed his wagon and killed his
horse.
Seven of the jurors who convicted
Carmela Russo of Centreville for the
murder of Tony Matte, her tormentor,
have signed a petition asking for her
parole
The pear crop in Van Buren, coun-
ty is exceedingly large this year.
Keefer pears are being offered at 81
per bushel locally and are a drug
on the market at that.
The potatoes in the locality of Wau-
kon are fine crop this year. While
there does not seem to be very many
in hill all are good sized and smooth
and are now selling at $1.35 per bu-
shell
Miss Celeste Lamb Of Clinton had
her trunks packed for trip to the
South seas when she received a
cablegram from her fiancee that he
would said for the States from Guam
at once.
Glen Dowd, arrested at Castalia
for burglary and grand larceny, ap-
peared without defense before Judge
Springer and was sentenced to an
indeterminate term at the reforma-
tory at Anamosa.
graduated from Iowa State Teach
ers Callege at Cedar Falls last
spring, will sail Nov. 20 for Calcutta,
India, where she will enter the mis-
sionary field for the Evangelical Sy-
nod.
Hawke rundy county district is max
ing careful study Of the election
laws of the state, preparatory to in
PRODUCING bill at the next session
OF the legislature providing for
double set of election officials.
| Horace G, Larimer OF Charlton,
state fair price commissioner, charges
that coal prices in Iowa are unrea-
sonable, due in part to excessive prof
its by coal operators, some of whom
are charging coal retailers all the
way from Sc to $3.50 a ton, while
railroad companies are purchasing
the same coal for s34O and $500
ton, and in some instances for $2.S5
| per ton.
Mrs. Christina Bray, IS years DID,
Of Sioux City pleaded guilty in Po-
lice court to petty larceny on charges
| preferred by a number of hotels and
cafeterias where she had worked. In
her room was found several thousand
dollars worth of linens, bed clothing,
silverware, ETC., which she had taken
from the places. She had made no
effort to dispose of the loot. She was
fined $500.
The recent William Waters disper-
sion sale of Herefords held at Allan
tic was most successful sale, al
though the attendance was small. The
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selling for $45OO to DR.. J. E. Bowan
of FIT. Pierre, S. D. Fifty-seven head
sold for an averoge of 1877. Flossie
Sth. sired by Beau President, and
calved Dec. 26, 1910, sold to R. r. Ruff
tie, Kansas City, for S1O5O.
Three more bandits were sentenced
to life imprisonment at Valparaiso,
Ind, for the murder of Herman Week
err. cashier of the Tolleston, Ind State
Bank, on June IA, 1919. Mrs. Batch
eler, Albert Batcheler, James H.
Parker ind Dan Trkuija were SEN
fenced recently. Mrs. Batcheler at
times had acted as chauffeur for Mr.
Wecker and family. The Weckers
were former residents of Elkader.
Becoming mentally deranged while
visiting brother in Council Bluffs,
Edgar Edwards of Creston, Iowa, cut
his throat with razor completely
severing the windpipe. Edwards was
acting strangely and officers were
sent to locate him. When Patrol
man Bolin came in sight Edwards
ran, slashing his throat as he did
so. Edwards hurt his head in an acct
dent lately and relatives say he has
acted strangely since. His condition
is critical.
DIR. C. A. Cossins of Burlington
Junction is missing and a party of
200 people, is looking for him. He
received call between IL and -
o'clock at night recently which has
since been thought fake call and
nothing has been heard from him.
His wife was not alarmed until. he
was not home by the next day at
noon, when she started search for
him. He left in new Ford car pur-
chased this summer. 1t was not
known that he had any enemies and
the cause Of his disappearance is a
mystery. His Iowa relatives, Willard
Friend of Yorktown ind E. w. Friend
of near Shambaugh, have gone to the
assistance of their sister in the hunt