Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-11-24
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Miss Bessie Keifer was killed when
her auto collided with Milwaukee
train near Washington.
J. M. Mehl Of Nevada has been
chosen assistant to President Gustaf-
son of the United States Grain Grow
ers, Inc.
Luke Kennedy has been arrested
in st. Louis, charged with shooting
Officer H. A. Edwards at Centerville
several weeks ago.
Mrs. Henry A. Perkins, widow Of
one of the former publishers of the
Sioux City Journal, is dead, in Cali
fornia, at 50 years of age, and will be
buried in Los Angeles.
After paying back $4,000 to vic
tins Of blue sky swindling operations
carried on by him, Harry Crawford
was sent to prison for seven years,
by Judge Taylor at West Union.
Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the entire stock of the A. Leath fur
niture store at Waterloo. Damage is
estimated at nearly 100000. The
flames started in the mattress depart
ment on the second floor.
Worry over financial troubles and
lack of employment caused Edward
Scanlon, So, mechanic, to take his
life in the waiting room of the inter-
urban station at Waterloo recently.
Scanlon left widow and three chill
dren.
DIR. David G. Dinmore, 81 years old,
died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. A. M. Alderman at Iowa City.
DR.. Dinsmore was veteran of the
civil war. He was a resident of Kirk
sville, Iowa, for many years. The
body will be taken to Abba for bur-
ial
During the month of October, G.
A. Brunson, prohibition director for
Iowa, recommended for assessments
as taxes and penalties in connection
with the illegal manufacture and sale
of liquor, the total sum Of $197, 093.-
26. Sixty-eight stills were seized by
federal officers. One hundred and
eight persons pleaded guilty to liquor
violations during the month and six
hundred and eighteen gallons of spi-
/, rits were seized.
The second tragedy within fort
night entered the family of Mrs.
| Wilimina Winters at Garner when
| the automobile in which she with her
six children were riding back to their
old home in Michigan turned over on
the slippery paving and caused the
death of her 6-year-old son, Claus.
Two weeks ago her husband met a
violent death at their home near
| Platte, S. D., and she had disposed
of their property in that state and
started back to Marion, Mich.
Issuance of s45, 475.44 in municipal
bonds was authorized by the Des
Moines city council to the Des Moines
Asphalt Paving company, in payment
of one-half of the cost of paving East
Twenty-ninth street from Easton bou-
levard to the city limits. An ordin-
ance was also passed providing for a
tax levy on all assessable property
in the city excepting moneys and Gre
dts, of one-fitth Of mill, for the ten
year period beginning in 1922, to pro
vide for the retirement Of these bonds
A livestock survey completed by
Frank S. Pinney, United States agri
cultural statistician for Iowa. shows
that there were 1,22s,7o2 horses, 76,
$40 mules, 6,476,S sos swine, 4,023,S85
cattle 853,967 sheep and 25,72S,51e
head of poultry on the farms on Jan
/, 1891. Sheep shipped into Iowa fol
feeding numbered 281,357, and 1876,
OTIS pounds Of wool were clipped
from the total number of sheep il
the state during the year. An esti
mated total of 9S,0s2,30S eggs were
produced in the state during 1920.
Rufuguio Peres died at hospita
at Dubuque from knife wounds in
ficted by Peninuss Ramicee. who is
being held in the county Jail on {
charge OF murder. Both men were
found lying unconscious in a railroad
yard by police after knife duel. Ac
cording to employees Of the road, who
notified police that the men were
slashing each other with knives, the
duel staged was terrific. Both mel
fought even after they sank to thei
knees weak from loss. of blood ant
until they lapsed into unconscious
ness.
Search for Arthur Towle, tenan
farmer living on the Judge Evans
farm east of Geneva, has been futile
He has been missing for more thar
week. He left telling his mothe
that he was going to West Forl
creek to fish. He took his shotgun
and was in an automobile. A hun
conducted at the fishing place com
monty frequented by Towle was with
out results. Inquiry developed tina
he had been in Hampton in the after
noon after he left his farm. His bro
Their fears foul play. Others beliey
financial worries caused him to leave
DR.. R. ]. Macarthur, Of Sioux City
and widely known, was instantl
killed while out duck huntin