Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-12-23

o. P. Miller of Rock Rapids, has
been appointed to the board OF pene
volences Of the Methodist Episcopal
church
The Sioux City Chamber of Com.
merce has decided to issue paper
to boost the work of the organization
1t will be published bi-monthly.
Phillip Enright of Tama, Iowa, who
struck and killed John Whalen with
his automobile, was sentenced to
eight years at Anamosa, and then pa
rolled.
Wallace Burroughs, son OF S. w.
Burroughs, OF Allison, has been pro.
noted to top sergeant in the postal
service is stationed at Antwerp, Bel
GUM.
Wife number one refused to testify
against Frank ]. Lawrence, arrested
at Creston on charge of bigamy, al
though she caused his arrest. He
was released.
Mrs. Louise Weaver, "a years old,
cousin and childhood playmate Of
Thomas A. Edison, died at her home
at Atlantic. Mrs. Weaver was a ma
tive Of Canada.
William Chessire, one Of the five
men who broke Jail at Sioux City, was
convicted of aiding prisoners to es-
cape, and was sentenced to 10 years
in tho ofofo rofoyo, fnru
Iowa has 100 officers and 1912 en-.
listed men In the national guard, ac-
cording to statement by the war
department. Iowa leads thirty-two
states in national guard recruiting.
The grave of George Cameron, a
soldier of the war of 1912, has just
been discovered by J.. w. Ellis of
Maquoketa. a former member of the
lower branch of the state legislature.
Sherm Slower, of Havelock, believ-
ed to be somewhat irrational, jump
ed from Northwestern train be-
tween Eagle Grove and Rolfe, elud-
ing his wife who was taking him
home from sanitarium.
The board of supervisors has
awarded a contract for the paving
with concrete of six miles of primary
road highway out of Marshalltown.
The Wright Construction company of
Des Moines was the successful bid
der at s317 per square yard.
The forty dealers of Davenport ar.
rested recently in raids by state
agents for having slot machines, dice
boxes and punchboards in their es-
adjustments, were fined $25 and
costs when arraigned in the court of
Justice Peterson. All paid their fines
A heifer owned by F. W. Drury of
Rowan, Iowa, and a half-sister of the
junior champion bull at the North
Iowa fair last August, brought the
highest individual price in the Polled
Hereford show at Chicago according
to word received. 1t sold for s12,-
025. The best cattle in the country
were assembled at the Chicago ex.
hibit.
Three men paid $3.50 fines, each
and one $500 fine for driving an au.
tomobile at Charles City while intoxi.
Gated. E. j. Robinson was tried by
jury which found him guilty His
companions, Mitchell, Adams and
Obermeir, then pleaded guilty and
paid fines. There is another indict-
ment against Robinson of assault with
intent to commit murder.
II present paving plans are carried
out in Iowa cities more than 2,080,-
900 yards Of paving costing $4,000 900.
will be laid in the various cities and
towns of the state next year, accord.
ing to estimates made from reports
at the state house. There will also
be many miles of paving fof country
roads under the supervision of the
state highway commission.
When a large barn on the Frank
Montgomery farm, six miles north of
Jefferson. was destroyed by fire, four
head Of horses, thirty head Of cattle,
about twenty-five tons of hay, 300
bushels of corn. all harness and prac-
tically all farm machinery were con.
sumed in the fire. The origin Of the
fire Is not known. The building was
partially covered by insurance. The
contents. belonging to Krank Creger,
carried but small amount of insur-
ance. Isl
William A. Walker. serving a six
months sentence in the Woodbury.
county jail for "moonshining" Is hap.
by as he has just learned his father
is one Of 100 heirs to the estate OF
the late Abraham Wyckoff of New
York. whose rating at his death re.
Gently is reported at $500 900 600
Walker now says he will make other
arrangements for paying his $3.50
fine. which he had planned to work
out" after the expiration of his Jail
stence.
The 6-months-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thorn Grammas of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, is near death, as the
result of mixing the labels on two
bottles of medicine.