Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-11-17
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Thieves toted away an SOO-pound
safe from the second story of a
theater in Sioux City and stole 81 900.
Q. b. Parker, one of the trio charg-
ed with conspiring to rob Lovilla
farmer Of $4,000, was convicted and
given three years in prison.
Henry Field of Shenandoah sold
III head of Spotted Poland China
hogs for $4,000 or about $40 head
at sale attended by 1000 buyers.
3. M. Whalen Of Sioux City, %, an
automobile salesman, was instantly
killed at James when the car he was
driving was struck by northbound
st. Paul train.
Ethan Allyn was dynamiting trees
to make room for a drainage ditch
near Lewis. A tree was blown on
him and he was taken to an Atlantic
hospital unconscious. He may die.
Several Webster City banks expect
to share in the War Finance Cor
poration's S50000,000, which will be
already filed applications for funds.
Many Sioux City Russians who are
sending things home to relatives in
hungry sections of that country are
Including pound and two pound pack
ages of salt which they say is not
obtainable there.
v. G. Tracey, Anamosa prisoner,
paroled to Marcus farm, has been
rearrested for series Of forgeries
and returned to Anamosa.
Jack O'Connor of Sioux City was
mysteriously shot through the leg late
by an unidentified person while
standing at the corner of Dace and
Wall streets.
The senate judiciary committee re.
Gently ordered favorable report on
the bill to retire Judge Walter 1.
Smith Of Council Bluffs, Of the Circuit
Court Of Appeals.
Raymond Albert Robins, infant
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Robins,
Waterloo, was instantly killed when
he fell from a baby swing, striking
his head against refrigerator IN
corner of the room.
Arguing before Jury at Oskaloosa,
County Attorney Maxwell o'Brien
asked that the death penalty be i'm
posed against Art Cooper, Negro,
charged with the murder of his TO-
year-old white mother.
Residents along the east branch OF
the Des Moines River near Bancroft
are hunting and shipping turtles to
Philadelphia for fancy prices. The
river for distance Of Is miles has
practically been depopulated of the
shelled creatures.
Everette G. Meyers of Davenport,
died after suffering 10 days from the
kick of colt Mr.. Meyers had been
doing chores and in leading a colt
from the barn 1t planted one OF its
hoofs in his abdomen, completely
paralyzing his bowels.
A woman known as Hattie Holmes
OF Silver City, was saved from de-
struction under the wheels Of train
recently by a gang Of hoboes who
found her and her child on the track
unable to move. The woman was
thought to have been drunk. She said
she had no recollection Of the Incl
dent.
Waterloo health authorities are
aroused over the refusal Of members
OF a family to permit physicians to
administer antito1in to two children
suffering from diphtheria. Both child
rem died. The parents are members
OF new religious body recently or
ganized In the city and their religious
belief prevents them from accepting
medicine.
q Lehnen, cashier OF the defunct
Savings bank of North Liberty has
been arrested. charged with fraudu-
lent banking. The bank was closed
August goth. Lehnea was not fugi-
tive. He was arrested at Cedar Rap
IDS, where he was visiting relatives.
President Will Touns refused to dis
cuss the case. Lehnen gave bonds at
Iowa City.
DR.. r. w. Fuller Of Murray, Ia,
who was the victim of several bull
lets from the guns of bandits in a
pitched battle near Murray on Oct.
II, is out Of danger at the Iowa
Lutheran hospital. according to an
announcement made by attending
physicians. DR.. Fuller will be con-
fined in the hospital for consider
able time yet.
The DEBORAH Oil company of De-
corah, Ia. is given permission to sell
$4,000 stock with which to sink an
oil we'll. according to a ruling by
Secretary Of State Walter G. Ram
say. "As long as people understand
1t is purely speculative proposition
can see no harm In allowing the
firm to sell enough stock to sink one
WE'LL" the secretary said.
Denver Dyer, 10 years old, of Glen
wood, was slugged and robbed as he
alighted from an Omaha train at
Hastings, and left in an almost dy-
Ing condition. His throat was cut
and he was cut about the face and is
in serious condition. He had taken
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