Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-02-24
Iowa News
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Mrs. Ohlinger, "a, and 2-year-old
daughter Airline were burned to death
in their home at Templeton when
can of kerosene exploded.
From present indications, no bill
calling for the creation of state
constabulary or mounted state po-
lice will be submitted to the assem-
bly,
One OF the largest conventions held
in Des Moines recently was that of
the Iowa State editors. Approx
mately 700 attended and much bust
ness was transacted.
The House, by vote of Y to %,
passed the double election boards
bill in practically the same form as
was recommended in the elections
committees majority report.
Ninety bills have already been re-
ferred to the senate judiciary COM
mittee, that body having the most
work of any Of the committees to do
About one-fourth of the bills re-
ferred to it have already been re-
ported back to the floor.
George NJ. Curtis, of Clinton,
former congressman for the second
district has left $4,000 to several of
the institutions Included in the be-
quest are the Y. w. C. A., Jane Lamb
Memorial hospital, Y. M. c. A., and
the Associate Benevolent society.
Clinton rejected a proposal for mu-
nicipal purchase of the water works
by a vote of 722 to 3,201 at a special
election. A proposal for a bond is
sue of s435, 900 to supplement an ex-
listing debt against the plant of $685.
600, was rejected, TIA to 3,252.
Women throughout the state are
making strong campaign in behalf
of the so-called $3.50" bill, which pro-
vides for a maximum working day of
nine hours and a maximum week OF
fifty hours for women. Solons de-
clare that it is extremely doubtful
that the bill will pass in it's present
form.
An appropriation of 800 for the
Iowa State Dairy association, Iowa
Beef Cattle Producers association,
and Iowa Corn and Small Grain
Growers association is provided in
bill introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Fred McCulloch of Iowa
county. OF this amount, the first or
ganization will get $12,500, the second
$12,500 and the third 500.
Representative Yenter, chairman
of the house military affairs commit
tee, said that the bonus bill will
probably be reported out of the COM
mittee soon Minor amendments
will probably be added, one of them
providing that men who enlisted in
the army within thirty days before
the declaration of war be included in
/ the list of those entitled to the Boz
nus.
Work on the revision of the Iowa
code caused adjournment of the SEN
ate in order that the various COM
mittees might have extra time. AL
though progress has been slow thus
far it is believed by members that
the job of revising the compiled code
will be finished by the end of the
present session. There are at pres
Fent eight committees from the SEN
ate working on the revision.
Senator, Cessna's bill to excuse wo-
men from jury service upon request
is still proving a difficult knot for
the judiciary committee to untangle.
Although the question as to whether
women can constitutionally serve on
juries has not been definitely decid-
ed, it is probable that within a few
days the judiciary committee will re-
port the measure back to the senate
as drafted and let it make up it's
mind as to what should be done
about the whole women fury propo-
sition.
Escaping gas from heater in the
basement came near being fatal to
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Woldman and their
four children at their home at Mason
City recently. Mrs. Woldman and
the children were stretched out on
the floor and Woldman, who had
staggered his way to the basement
and turned off the gas, lay PROSTATE
on the cellar floor under the gas jet
when the family, physician reached
the home. 1t is believed that dog
belonging to Woldman accidentally
rubbed open the valve which turned
on the gas. When Woldman walked
up at o'clock he detected the gas
and attempted to awaken other mem
bers of his family All of them were
unconscious, however. He summoned
the doctor before finding the cause of
the trouble.
The Weaver direct state inherit
ance tax of per cent on estates over
$4,000 was passed by the house OF
representatives by a vote of rs to
90 The taxes grades up after $780,
600.
The State Historical department
has just been presented by Ole Mel
son, Slater, Ia, with an interesting
collection of arrow points, flints, etc.,
made by H. L. Skavlem, a Sorse ar
row maker of Stoughton, Wis. The
collection includes arrow points, and
pieces of broken glass fashioned in
to birds, anchors and arrows.
While drawing nitrate OF silver in
to a pipette by suction in the high
school chemistry laboratory, Allen
Masters, of Shenandoah. accidently
swallowed the poisonous chemical.
He was, rushed to a doctor before 1t
could take effect and suffered no SER
tous results.
Trailed from their home at Chur
dan, Levena West, IS years old and
her sutton Alvin Carson farmer, 20