Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-05-19
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has been elected editor-in-chief of the
Daily Iowan, student newspaper at
the University Of Iowa, for next
year.
Angered because his love had been
spurned, August Kreuse, 25, a farmer,
shot Miss June Smith and then him
self. The girl will recover. Kreuse
died from his wounds.
Following the drinking of carbolic
acid, John Schott, well-to-do farmer
of near Sac City, died in the presence
of his family. Ill health is given as
the cause Of his suicide.
George Cronnable, proprietor of a
shoe shop at Alta, has been arrested
on charge of bigamy preferred by
his wife, who alleges that he has an.
other wife in South Dakota.
Dorothy Davenport, years old,
daughter Of L. Davenport, Kellehern,
Iowa, was bruised when the car her
father was driving collided with a
machine driven by w. M. Crowley In
Des Moines.
Miss Hazel B. Spencer, in charge
of the Home Economics Bureau of the
Linn county farm bureau, has been
appointed food specialist of the agri-
cultural college Of North Dakota and
has taken up her new duties.
Police Of Davenport are on the trial
of shoplifting syndicate, operating
in the Tri-Cities, which is believed
to have stolen $4,000 worth of goods.
About $4,000 worth was found in the
rooms of Miss Minnie Foster.
When George Rolefs of near Shell
don, attempted to hang him
self recently by rope from wind.
mill, his 14-year-old son cut the rope.
Rolefs fell about fifty feet. Although
his neck was broken he is expected
to live.
Herbert Jones and Alva Th.,mas "
Creston are the first two men of I'm
ion county to be appointed to act as
special deputy sheriffs by the vigi-
lance committee of the Union County
Bankers association. There will be
twenty of these special deputies in
Union county who will serve without
pay.
lowa's champion cake bakers, seam
stresses and housekeepers will com
pete for prizes amounting to 1888
this year at the Iowa State Fair, ac-
cording to the premium list just is
sued by the State Fair Board. Prizes
are to be given for all sorts of cook.
cry, needlework, china painting and
baby health.
The penned inmates of the county
Jail at Marion nearly met with ira
gedy recently when lightning struck
the building and set fire to the place.
Sheriff Paul Avery had gone for the
night, but neighbors discovered the
fire, and succeeded in quelling it, al
though several Of the prisoners were
found nearly suffocated.
Sheriff Gregson of Poweshiek coun.
ty brought in two stills recently. One
was a large homemade affair found
at the Fred Monroe home northwest
OF Deep River, and the other was
found at the Clarence Briney home
near Brooklyn. With the first one
there was found half pint of the
finished article and about three bar
rels of mash ready for a new stock.
William H. Stevenson, Vice irec.
tor of the Experiment Station of the
Iowa State Agricultural College has
been appointed permanent delegate
OF the United States to the Interna-
tional Institute Of Agriculture at
Rome, according to an announcement
just made by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. The an.
pointment became effective May 1st.
William o. Smith, car inspector for
chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul was
arrested recently at Cedar Rapids by
postal inspectors while in the act of
robbing mail pouches. 1t is said by
postal ohlcers that Smith confessed
to having robbed mail sacks for some
time. The arrest of Smith, mar
RED man, with family, was the eli
max of series Of mail pouch rob.
berries on the Milwaukee road since
last February
The tragic story of the swindling
OF an old man of his money was
told in District court at Palo, where
suit was tried to recover on notes is.
sued by John c. Armstrong before a
guardian was appointed for him. Tes-
timony has shown that Armstrong
bought most any kind of stock at any
price quoted. He purchased s1O5, 900
worth of stock in local concern which
has never been run, purchased a dry
oil well, and threw away his entire
fortune.
Dorothy, 4-year-old daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Eli Judah, living near Hast
ings, was burned to death as re-
suit Of childish prank. Three chill.
dren in the family were sent on an
errand and finding pile of leaves
and securing matches they started a
bonfire. A younger brother of Doro-
thy, in play, pushed his sister too
near the flames and her clothing was
ignited and burned Off Sha d;od 4,