Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-06-16

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NEWS BRIEFS !; J / J, /:
IA Chinese honeymoon" will be
put on in real life by Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Reynolds, Of Iowa Falls, who
were recently married They plan
to take up missionary work in
Picking.
Volplaning from an altitude of 1900
feet in an airplane with motor trouble
Howard 7. Gordon of Estherville, Ia,
and A. B. Long Of Chicago, air mail
pilot, landed in cornfield at Iowa
City and were slightly injured.
Twelve years with a perfect at
tendance is the record of Ethel Der
rickson, one of the fifteen graduates
OF the Coin high school this year.
She also averaged 93.5 for four years
in her work.
Two mail pouches were stolen at
the Short Line depot in Iowa Falls
recently. Detectives and postoffice
inspectors are work in search of the
robbers. One pouch contained very
valuable registered mail.
City Alderman Charles D. Camp
bell and L. Lee Evans have been jn-.
dicted by a special jury of Councll
Bluffs which has been in session for
some time on charge of soliciting
brides. Custer proceedings have
been begun against them
Three alleged ICON" men, G. E.
Parker. St. Anthony, Idaho; G. H
Davis, Salt Lake City, and j. j.
Coughlin, Chicago, are in Jail at
Newton charged with an attempt to
fleece j. G. McElhany, Lovilla far
mer, on a overlapping game.
A spotted adder measuring feet
10 inches in length was killed near
Greenfield by George Slater, travel
ing salesman, VINO was driving along
the road. He killed the snake by
shooting it with rifle. The snake
was as large around as a mans arm.
Aaron Waxman, Kansas City tail
or, must answer to the charge of
bigamy at Sioux City. His wife, left
in Russia when he came to Ameri-
ca, in 1909, came to Sioux City re-
Gently and is forcing the prosecution.
Waxman's present wife is sticking
by him. He claims to have divorced
wife No. by the Russian method
couple of years ago.
One of the largest failures Of re-
cent weeks was reported by the clerk
of the United States District court,
when Charles II. Kramer's mer-
| chant of Panora, Guthrie county, filed
schedules listing liabilities amount
ing to $5S,05S.92. Fifty thousand
dollars in real estate is listed among
the assets which total s57,925. Most
| of the claims are secured.
The clover leaf weevil and the
variegated cut worm have caused
much damage in Montgomery coun-
ty, according to County Agent Dillon.
Poison bran mash was used extern
sively in an attempt to kill the for
mer pest but with Indifferent sue
cess. The clover acreage in that
county is cut at least Is per cent,
it is estimated, owing to the weeyil.
Eight test plots have been estab-
lished in different parts Of Van Blu
rem county for the purpose Of testing
soils for acidity. Among these plots
viii, be one to be used for an alfal.
ia demonstration. Plans are also
under way for limestone pulver-
izing demonstration, as there is no
limestone crusher in the country at
| this time. A machine company is
| offering to ship in a machine for
this purpose.
A 100000 foundation, the pro-
ceeds of which are to be used for
ever to alleviate suffering among the
poor of Boone county, is created by
| the will of the late S. L. Moore,
Boone county bachelor banker, which
was filed for probate recently The
fund, which is to be administered as
public charge by seven leading citi-
zens Of Boone, will be available to
any unfortunate, regardless of race,
creed or religion.
Advance applications for exhibit
space indicate that the live stock
| exhibit at the Iowa state fair this
year will rival or excel the displays
| of previous years. Big cattle farms
in Canada, Colorado. Montana, Yer
mont, New Hampshire and Wiscon-
sin have forwarded requests for en-
try blanks. Special offerings for
Iowa stock are attracting the Iowa
exhibitors. Premium lists are now
being sent out to all those who re-
quest them by Secretary A. R. Cor
ey.
Three unidentified yeggs jimmied
| the door of the First National Bank
at Williams. blew the safe and es-
capped recently with $4,000 in
cash. Before they committed the
robbery telephone and telegraph
wires were cut by them so an alarm
could not be given. The men were
| heard working in the bank about
| lax m Inv g. Wilkinson Who