Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-12-30


revision committee largely for steno'
graphic work. 1t is a part of the
suite used by the lieutenant governor
when the legislature is in session.
A desk and typewriter and portion Of
the floor and carpet were burned to
a crisp. The windows were cracked
and broken. and the heavy doors and
walls SCARED and blistered and all the
furniture damaged beyond repair,
showing that the heat had been in
tense.
William Armstrong filed suit for
$4,000 damages in the Polk county
District Court against ]. D. Keller,
alleging alienation of the affections
of Armstrong; wife. Armstrong
charges that Keller began a system
attic campaign to attract the atten-
tons of Mrs. Armstrong. 1t is alleg-
ed that he offered to allow Mrs. Arm
strong to inspect his bank books and
promised to support her in a lavish
manner If she would only desert Arm,
strong. Armstrong also claims that
on numerous occasions Keller took
his wife on>automobile rides and ex.
planned the details Of his position and
the amount OF his wealth. Keller is
a retired farmer living near Elkhart
and Armstrong is laborer.
Quite a number Of Davis county
farmers have received checks from
Uncle Sam, in the form OF wool re-
fund checks. The government pro-
tected the wool growers last year by
STIMULATING the amount of profit a
dealer was entitled to receive. If the
dealer took an unjust profit he was
caused to pay the amount he made
over and above stipulated profit to
the government, which in turn refund.
ed that amount to the man who had
sold the wool to the dealer. 1t is be-
lieved this is the first instance on rec
ord of the government protecting the
local farmer to the extent of making
profiteer disgorge his Illegal pro-
fits, and paying the farmer just
price for his product.
More than $4,000 rural children of
Iowa secured educational opportuni-
ties on par and in some instances bet.
ter than are afforded in the larger
cities, through the consolidation of
school districts during the past year,
reports Prof. Macy Campbell, head of
the rural department of the Iowa
State Teachers college and leading
consolidated school authority in the
state. With this addition, 10000 ri.
raj school children are now being ed.
ucated in consolidated schools OF the
state. This increase is almost double
that of the previous year, for which,
delays in consultations on account of
the war were partly responsible, Pro-
lessor Campbell stated. There are
100000 more children In one-room
schools.
Iowa is to have two new state
parks, one The Lodges in Boone coun-
ty, and the other at Eldora in Hardin
county. Purchase of the two propos.
ed park sites has been approved by
the executive council, according to an
nouncement yesterday by Secretary
R. E. Johnson. The sites have been
under consideration for some time
by the state board of conservation
Action on the boards recommendation
for their purchase was taken at the
last meeting of the executive coun.
Gil The Lodges is located a few
miles below Moingona, in the little
valley of Peese creek Financing the
purchase of the two new parks will
be through legislative appropriations
Approval of the projects by the execu.
tive council it is said practically as
sures legislative support.
The acreage of winter wheat sown
in Iowa this fall. as reported by the
U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates, in
cooperation with the Iowa Weather
and Crop Service. is $4,000 acres,
compared with $4,000 acres sown
last fall. The condition December /
was SO per cent of normal. The acre.
age sown to rye in Iowa this fall Is
estimated at $1,000 acres, and the
growing condition Des. was "a per
cent of normal. The per cent Of farm
lands plowed for 1921 crops was 81
per cent December /. The wages Of
male farm labor in Iowa. during 1920
were as follows: Average rate per
month nbap birad hy tba xnar 18th
board, 5000. compared with $685.
last year; without board. 382.56. COM
pared with $71.45 last year. Average
wage per day for day labor for harvest
work, with board. s49S, compared
with 4.46 last year; without board
$5.74, compared with $500 last year.
Average wage per day for day labor
for other than harvest work, with
board, $4.10. compared with s3.46
last year; without board, $4.S6, COM
pared with s4.24 last year. The aver
age number OF cords of firewood burn.
ed per farm in 1920 is estimated at
nine cords. being the same average
number of cords as burned per farm
last year. The average price per
cord for 1920 is estimated at 1884,
compared with IS 81 last year.
Burglars attempted to break into
Harvat and Stach's Women's shop at
Iowa City and were tampering with
bars on the back window when a
night Waterman and a neighboring
worker detected them.
Chester Bloom. so. wealthy land.
owner and stockman, living south of
Bridgewater. Ia. was killed by one
of his prize-winning Chester White
hogs. AS Bloom entered the barn to
feed the hogs, one Of his blue ribbon