Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-08-04

'ENeAhh W buIu W uedtu. RAISING
motorists, who saw the house in
flames, and heard the woman and
screams saved her,
No trace has been secured by the
railroad detectives OF Harry Casey
who escaped Jail at Onawa by aid
Of a desperate gang of conspirators
They sawed the outside bars and the
cell bolts in the county Jail In the
courthouse, Casey was arrested
while breaking seals on a North
western car and is declared TO be
one Of a gang which has been oper-
ating from st. Paul to Omaha.
Lewis Tierney,. 20 years old, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tierney of Dun
lap, was killed about one mile south
OF Dunlap recently by being hit by
an auto driven by Will Hertes. Two
auto loads of young people were re-
turning from dance at Logan when
young Tierney jumped out OF one car
directly In front of Hertes car. An
inquest and investigation has been
ordered held at Missouri Valley.
While the members OF the James
Pecenka family were at Belle Plain
attending the weekly band concert,
fire was discovered by a neighbor in
the fine farm house Of Mr.. Pecenka,
one mile and a half south OF town
The fire was confined to the house,
which burned to the ground, together
with all its contents. The origin Of
the blaze is unknown. The loss to
Mr.. Pecenka win be about $4,000,
with only partial insurance.
Mrs. Hoyt Sanborn, 60 years old.
OF Glover Hill, Iowa. who was injur-
ed in a collision between two auto
mobiles in Des Moines was reported
as being In serious condition at
Congregational hospital Doctors at
tending Mrs. Sanborn believe that
the woman sustained a fractured
skull. Mrs. Sanborn was riding in a
car driven by her son, Harry, when
the automobile was struck by an
other car driven by James Towers.
Richard and Mary, son and daugh-
ter of Rev. H. NJ. Bruins, OF Pella,
have been sick OF typhoid fever. It
was hoped at first that an examina-
ton by the state bacteriologist might
prove the disease to be something
less serious, but the report received
is that both cases are typhoid. Last
summer an epidemic of typhoid rag
ed in town, resulting in several
deaths. State authorities made an
investigation and the source OF the
epidemic traced to tainted milk.
Iowa's farmers will be extended ma
terial relief by the state executive
council In the matter of taxation.
Valuation of farm land for the pur.
poses of setting the next tax levy
will remain the same-S76 per acre.
In addition It was announced by
members OF the executive council
that livestock valuations will be ma
terially reduced. Railroads will be
forced to bear the greater portion of
the increased valuation. Governor
Kendall announced. 1t is planned TO
raise the valuation OF the roads in
the state by approximately so per
cent bringing the total valuation to
1920 100000. Express company valu-
atoms are also due for an increase.
At present their valuation is 1920
mile. The council in all probability
will increase this to s124 per mile.
Hog cholera is raging in epidemic
form throughout Northwestern Iowa
and with special virulence In the. vi
cinity OF Sioux, City. according to in
formation supplied by veterinarian
Of Sioux City. who has been aiding
in the suppression OF the disease. It
is roughly estimated that several
thousand swine either have been or
now are affected with cholera. More
than 800 hogs in the vicinity Of Sioux
City have persisted within ten days,
at the commencement of which period
cholera was first detected. Between
Sioux City and Brons, Ia, on three
farms, 500 cases OF hog cholera have
been reported. OF the infected herds
100 have died. Five miles north Of
Sioux City In Plymouth county, 200
swine are infected. Several serious
outbreaks OF the disease are report
ed on farms In Sioux county.
Southwestern Iowa meyer had a
better wheat crop than this years. ac-
cording to Myron Shipman, veteran
grain man and member OF a firm
OF grain dealers. Mr.. Shipman has
just returned from a tour through
practically every county in the south
western quarter of the state, and he
declares that everywhere the story is
OF the same large yield and excel
lent quality. Farmers Of that dis
trict are threshing out wheat that Is
grading No. and yielding from
thirty to forty-four bushels to the
acre. Recently Earl Britain, living
near Griswold, threshed out seven
teen acres that yielded forty-four
buNhels to the acre. Various coun-
ties report similar yields. Corn is
SO far advanced that farmers are
alarmed for its safety from hot winds.
An excessively hat wind would cause
much damage to the crop, they de-
clare. Ears have begun to form in
many OF the cornfelds.
Douglas Newell, ten miles north
east Of Cedar Falls, has Just finish
ed threshing his winter wheat, which
went twenty-five bushels per acre. 1t
tested fifty-nine and graded two,
which is regarded as exceptionally
fine yield and extraordinary good
quality.
Fire, of unknown origin did dam
age estimated at $4,000 at the H. J..
Heinz company's firm near Musca-
tine. Five buildings. including two