Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-11-10
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ua, died of infantile paralysis recent.
ly.
An unidentified Negro was found
dead on the railroad tracks near
Fairfield recently.
John M. French, first and oldest
charter member of the Iowa State
Travelling Mems Association, is dead
at his home in Keokuk at the age Of
rs.
Mrs. John Pritchard of Greenfield,
died of burns received when her
clothing caught fire. She ran
quarter of mile with her clothing
ablaze.
DR.. Paul E. Gardner of New Hamp-
ton was elected president of the
American Medical Society of Railway
Surgeons at their national conven-
ton in Chicago recently.
Iowa State Teachers College stag
ed its second annual homecoming re-
Gently at Cedar Falls. A great many
alumni, former friends, and ex-stu-
dents registered at headquarters.
E. M. Whalen, an automobile tire
salesman, was instantly killed at
Sioux City recently when his auto
mobile was struck by Chicago &
Northwestern railway passenger
train.
Two young men from Chicago who
were tenants on the Ebert farm near
Traer abandoned the farm. They left
stock, implements and grain which
are to be held as lien against the
place.
C. E. Chandler, oldest business man
of Rudd, has resigned as manager Of
the elevator. He has been manager
for score of years. He came to
Rudd before there was railroad. He
will make his future home in Cali
fonia.
The Security Savings bank of Per.
ry is the first Iowa institution to
complete a federal loan under the
new agricultural credits act. Ar
rangements were completed for s14,-
$50 to be advanced to the Perry bank,
under the terms of the law. Local
custodians of these federal funds are
now completely organized, and it is
predicted that more than 100000 will
be loaned in Iowa in short time.
Adoniram Judson Shark, father of
Attorney George H. Clark of Ida
Grove, passed away at his sons home
at the age of "a years. He was one
Of the early settlers of Clinton coun-
ty, coming to that city from Stark
county, Ohio, when a young man,
and Clinton county has been his home
until about a year ago when he went
to Ida Grove to make his home With
his son. His death was due to old
age.
The first 500 copies of the Iowa Of
fetal register for the year 1922
were delivered to the secretary of
the state recently, and the remaining
copies of the 10000 authorized will
followed in the near future. The re-
gister, known as the fred book" will
be distributed to those entitled to it
by Robert Henderson, state superin-
tendent Of printing, and requests for
the volume should be sent to his Of
fee.
Fire of unknown origin which en-
tirely destroyed Ferris Fowler's gen.
eral merchandise store at Rosehill,
ten miles east of Oskaloosa, for a
time threatened to destroy the entire
business section of the village but the
ready response Of Oskaloosa's fire de-
partment and prompt action by local
firemen stayed the flames and pre-
vented the spread of the blaze. DAM
age to other buildings probably will
total $1,000
Miss Bertha Schluter of Arlington,
passed away recently at the Presby-
terrain hospital at Waterloo, where
she was taken for treatment for a
carbuncle on her face. Blood poison
developed and it was known she
couldn't recover and her relatives
were summoned to her bedside She
leaves her mother and several bro
theirs and sisters. Her twin sister,
Hannah, was heartbroken and was
taken to the hospital at Parkershurg.
Charges have been filed against
Mrs. Carl Ruebe Of st. Ansgar in
which she is accused Of being an &C.
cessory to her husband in his at
tempt recently to take the life OF
Mrs. Cabe Oleson Of St. Ansgar. The
wife handed her aged husband the
gun after Mrs. Oleson had taken it
away from him, it is alleged Mr.
Ruebe committed suicide after failing
in his attempt to murder his neigh
Dor, with whom, it is said, he was in
| love.
The use of corn as fuel, prophe-
sled by some experts for some time
] past and discounted by others as i'm
practicable, has actually come to pass
| in Hamilton county. Farmers il
Webster township are burning corr
in their stoves, according to informa
ton received by County Agent Christ
Christensen. The figure corn has
| two-thirds the value of coal for fue
purposes. They burn ear corn which
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