Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-10-14

Mrs. G. B. Hutchinson Of Spring
dale is facing death as result of
an automobile accident near Iowa
City.
Mrs. Laura Morling, 81, wife OF
E. A. Morling of Emmetsburg, Iowa,
died in a Chicago Hospital She had
been ill for some time.
Mrs. Emma Peters of Cedar Rap
ids is in the county Jail at Marion,
Ia, because of inability to control
her tongue while in court
Thomas Batcheler, Chicago bandit,
was sentenced to life Imprisonment
for the shooting of Herman Uecker,
cashier of bank at Folleston.
Albert Conrad, alias Frank Smith,
who escaped from federal officers on
his way to Anamosa to serve ten
year term, is believed to be in Gin
ton.
Cumberland, Massena and Bridge
water will be supplied with electric
light power from one plant at Red
Oak. according to arrangements
made.
Twenty Iowa City merchants may
contribute $4,000 each to fund with
which to start the erection of
100000 electric light and power
plant, for the downtown use.
Over $500 worth of merchandise
was stolen from the Hub Clothing
store at Burlington. Entrance to the
building was gained through sky
light. The loot consisted of about
fifteen dozen silk shirts and a num-
Der of overcoats.
w. J. Covil, aged n years. presi-
dent of the First National bank,
Webster City, and leading attorney
in that section of Iowa since he took
up the practice Of law fifty-fve years
ago, died at his home. He was born
in New York state aid had lived
in Webster City since 1868.
w. NJ Barker of Sioux City was al
most instantly killed when struck by
a street car. James Cook also Of
Sioux City suffered fractured skull
when the automobile driven by his
brother turned three sommersaults.
He will die. Barker was civil war
veteran and was deputy sheriff for
twenty-five years.
Five young men were injured, one
probably fatally in an auto accident
near Atlantic. Deacon" Patch was
badly cut and may die. Cecil Rob-
bins was internally hurt. Paris De-
/ witt had hand and his face cut.
| White London's arm was broken.
Dale Hopley was bruised They are
Griswold young men and were speed
| ing to Atlantic. Their car upset in
| soft dirt, over a new culvert.
Charles Strole, a farmer living near
Hamburg, was almost suffocated to
death when half ton of hay and
hay-fork fell upon him. He was stand:
| ing upon a hayrack at the time when
the fork gave way as he was filing
his barn. Mrs. Strole, who was driv-
ing the team pulling the hay fork,
| dug frantically at the hay to release
her husband. After being released
| Mr.. Strole suffered seriously from
| pains and cramps.
Herman Ruckenbrod, age 35 years,
manager of the Hawkeye Boiler Re-
| pair shop, was badly scalded while
| working in boiler at the Burling-
| ton hospital. There is battery of
| two boilers, in one of which Ruck-
enbrod was working. The other boiler
| off pipe connects both boilers, and
| it is said the engineer opened this
valve, permitting live steam exhaust
into the dead boiler Ruckenbrod's
legs and back are more severely
scalded than any other part of his
body, and reports from the hospital
were to the effect that everything
possible was being done for the ini
jured man, but that his condition was
critical, and physicians are anxiously
awaiting the developments in the
next few hours.
Her eyes weakened from old age,
Mrs. Serena David, 70 years old, Des
Moines, picked up the wrong bottle
and drank a large dose Of iodine for
cough syrup. When police arrived
they found the woman in serious
condition. She was revived after
two hours work. Mrs. David lives
with Mrs. Anna Wicks, 81 years old.
Both are all alone. Mrs Wicks is
completely blind
At the preliminary hearing Of Corp
Fred W. Hugenholtz, troop l., Four
teenth cavalry, and Pvt Percy L..
Moffet, Headquarters company Of the
same organization who are charged
with the murder Of Fred Stoner, the
young Granger, Ia, farmer, held in
Municipal court, Judge Sellers re-
leased the two soldiers to the United
States military authorities for trial.
! H. G. Griebel, auto dealer of Grand
Mound, so years old, was killed when
a train on the Northwestern struck
his auto at a crossing near Grand
Mound. He waited for freight to-
pass and drove in front of passen-