Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-11-24


has already been approved. Reports
that It is actually sending out little
money are denied. Officials insist
that cash follows quickly on APPROX
al OF an advance.
At Iona, a new type OF light finger
ed stealing Is going on. These ar
lists have an expert knowledge OF
good harness when they see 1t on a
team Then at night they call at the
barn and make the harness their own.
Those meeting losses so far are Leo
Ritter, Peter Roths, Gerd Miller and
Joe Marion. Poultry stealing has
been carried ON quite generally In
the county but this new game seems
TO bring bigger money with less risk.
The Farmers and Merchants Ma
tional bank of Jefferson was sold re-
Gently to group of financiers head
ed by r. G. Williams formerly OF
the Farlin Savings bank; A. ]. Hell
Ter OF Milford; Joseph Mehan and
George b. Arnold, both OF Jefferson.
Jay NJ Virgins, former president and
owner OF the controlling interest In
the bank, is retiring from the bank
ing business. Mr.. Heller will be
cashier. The capital stock OF the
bank is $4,000, and the surplus $780,
900.
II. MacNider of Mason City has
gone too Washington to assist the
war finance corporation In the loans
and credits which are confronting
them. He has been asked to give a
months time to the board in helping
to solve the financial problem. He
will be the Iowa's farmers friend
at court" Some means TO tide the
farmers over till crops begin to move
at somewhere near normal prices is
desired The call came direct from
Eugene Meyer, president OF the
board.
A bid of s247 per acre was received
for the hog farm owned by o. J. Brou-
hard, six miles east Of Ames, when
IL was sold recently. The farm Is
one OF the best in the state, contain
ing seven hog lots each containing
two acres with double hog waterer.
a self-feeder and individual hog cots.
Forty head of pure bred Chester
Whites sold for fancy prices. The
herd boar, Man o. War, went for ST..
0OO Broubard paid $1,000 for him
year ago after he had won prizes
at the national swine show.
OF the $15O,OOO,0OO worth of war
material distributed to the states for
road building, Iowa gets $2,S71 900
worth. Under the Wadsworth-Kahn
bill this surplus war material is sent
to the state with the sole provision
that II be used only for road build
ing purposes. Included in the sup
plies distributed among the states
are 27,10S motor vehicles, mostly
trucks; 172 locomotives OF various
sizes; $4,000 gross tons OF rails; more
than 100000 pounds OF powder, and
nearly 10000 ton OF TINT.
Advances 10 Iowa banks aggreRat.
ing more than 100000 we're approx.
ed by the War Finance corporation
In kilograms to its Iowa agency,
Checks for the amounts will be paid
out by the custodian banks In Des
Moines, II was announced Names
OF the banks receiving the advances
were withheld. but amounts ranged
from $4,000 10 s145,000. Sixteen
banks were included In the list Of
approval applicants. Members OF the
corporations agency said kilograms
came In at a rate which indicated
that the difficulties that have been
delaying the work at Washington
have now been removed.
Word has been received at Waiver.
ly OF the death OF Capt w. v. Lucas,
In a hospital in Santa Cruz, Cal, at
the age OF sc years. He served one
term as auditor of state. He was
also one of the pioneer editors OF the
Bremen County Republican of Waiver.
ly, and also one of the tditors OF the
Cerro Gordo County Republican of
Mason City. From there he went TO
chamberlain, S. d.. where he held the
office OF received In the United States
land office for Ave years. He was
then elected congressman from that
district and served two terms, then
being appointed commandant at the
soldiers home, Hot Springs, 8. d.
Then he went TO Santa Cruz, Cal,
which has been his home since.
Judge Hutchinson has handed down
decision in the Sac county district
court touching the damage that farm
lands suffer from noxlous weeds. A
farmer purchased 100 acres of land
In that county and defaulted In the
payment OF taxes and interest. The
man who sold him the land brought
suit to foreclose. provide In the
mortgage. The purchaser brought
into counter claim, setting forth that
the land was guaranteed TO him to be
free from noxious weeds. whereas
vigorous growth OF Quack grass COW
cred most OF It. The court held that
he had real grievance and assessed
damages at $40 an acre. This Is the
frst decision from an Iowa court fix
ing the damage that land suffers
from the presence OF noxious weeds.
Joe Gottertz OF Sheldon was struck
on the head recently by falling
limb, while cutting down tree west
OF Sheldon and died without regain
ing consciousness.
Willis Lentz well known farmer
living six miles south OF Denison was
found dead in the road with broken
neck caused by falling from his
horse. He had gone to visit a neigh
Dor early In the evening. The horse
came back about midnight and the
wife began a search for Lentz. She