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at Marshalltown, Ia, and his wife,
were burned to death when Mrs. John
son by mistake poured gasoline into
the kitchen stove to hurry a fire.
Whisky, estimated to be worth
$4,000, some of which the police said
they believed was smuggled from
Canada, was seized by officers from
an automobile found at Omaha. The
driver of the car was not located.
More than $4,000 acres of heavily
timbered areas along the Canadian
border, particularly in Montana and
Idaho, have been swept by some 1,500
forest fires for the past month. More
than S2000000 worth of fully ma
tured timber has been destroyed.
The climax of the police depart
ments war against speeding and reck-
less driving was reached at Sioux
City, Iowa, when Judge Sam Page
sentenced James Wilson and A. G.
Anderson to three days each in the
county Jail after they had been found
guilty Of speeding through the heavy
traffic.
With his brother in the engine cab a
witness to the accident, Jess Q. Sims,
AZ years old, drayman, was ground
to pieces at Marshalltown, Ia, when
struck by Minneapolis & st. Louis
train in the local yards. 1t is believed
Sims intended to board the pilot Of the
locomotive in order to see his brother,
Walter, who was fireman on the en-
gine.
Total receipts of this years state
fair at Des Moines, Ia, will amount to
practically S405,006, according to un-
official estimates made by Secretary
Corey. Figures were not complete on
the total cost of the fair, but the esti-
mates were they would exceed $780,
600. The profit from the fair will be
from 100000 to 100000. The total re-
ceipts of last years fair were 1921 900.
The hunters and trappers made away
with 534 predatory animals in Utah in
July, hunters report, after receiving of
ficial reports from the state. This fig
ure only includes the known bagged
game, the poisoned animals and those
dying from gunshot wounds; those not
found, of course, not being included
There were bears, 80 wildcats, PIG
coyotes, 67 badgers, 1 fox, skunk, PIG
porcupines.
WASHINGTON
Army recruiting again broke all
peace-time records in August, accord
ing to statement by Adjutant Gen
eral Harris, showing 1922 enlistments
for the month. July enlistments were
1881.
Gen. John ]. Pershing will tour the
principal countries of South America
at the end Of this year, as the per-
sonal representative of President Will
son, If present plans of the state de-
partment are carried out.
Sale of the naval ordnance plant at
Dayton, Ohio, to John f. Omer of Day
ton for S144,000 has been announced
by the Navy Department. The plant
was purchased by the navy during the
war for the manufacture of fire con-
troll.
Cotton production this year has
been forecast at IL, 2,7S3,0OO bales by
the department OF agriculture which
based its estimate on the condition of
the crop on Aug. %, which was an
nounced as 67.5 per cent of a normal
Maj. ii. S. Green, officer in charge
of the Quantico, Va, marine barracks
post exchange, was knocked uncon-
scious at his quarters in the camp by
robber, who escaped with $4,000 of
the funds In his possession. His as
sailant abandoned $1,000 In checks
and silver which was included In the
exchange receipts, and took all the
currency. Major Green Is now In the
post hospital, but will recover.
An injunction restraining the ship
ping board from forecloslng a $5,O0O,-
900 mortgage on the plant of the Pusey
& Jones Co., Wilmington, Del, was
granted by Justice Siddons in the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Court. The
action was designed to give the com
pany opportunity to file suit against
the board with the Court of Claims in
connection with counter claims arising
out of the communicating Of the plant
by the government at the outbreak of
the war.
Postmaster General Burleson has Or
dered the removal of eleven clerks In
the Chicago postoffice for soliciting
or causing to be solicited sums Of mon.
ey from the public, and for publishing
or causing to be published false and
slanderous statements relative to the
postal service"
Census figures announced in Wash.
ington give the state of Vermont 352,-
421 population. a decrease Of 1888, or
minus / per cent Kent county, Mich
igan. containing Grand Rapids, 10 given
1S3.041, an increase Of %, 800. or Is per
cent.