Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-06-02
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The Sigma NJ fraternity has bought
for $4,000 the j. j. Holtz homestead,
Iowa City.
w. D. Keefe, son of Mrs. Mary
Keefe, of Brooklyn, was buried in Chi
cago after his being killed in a truck
collision
S. v. Whitaker of Keosauqua holds
a state record. He has lived in one
county, Van Buren, for "a years. He
was born there and has lived there
all his life.
Custer proceedings against Sher-
if Jones of Sioux City, alleging will
full neglect and gross partially"
have been brought by George w. Mar
shall, farmer living near Salix.
While swimming with friends near
the Skunk river waterworks station,
Oskaloosa, Albert Boonstra, 20, was
drowned. In an effort to save him,
Boonstra's companions nearly lost
their lives.
A. G. Heathman Of Plover, accus-
ed Of extorting $50 from S. l.. Hors-
man, 80 years old, over the point of
revolver, was held to the grand
jury by Judge j. E. Patton. He was
released on bond
William A. Higgs, a laborer, of
Maxwell, Ia, filed a voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy, in United States
District court recently. Debts are
listed at s6,937.333 with only $719 on
the asset side of the ledger.
The case of the Iowa City Produce
Co. against the American Express
Co. in which the produce 1rm asks
$4,000 because improper service
was rendered, has been transferred
to the United States District Court
at Davenport.
The hired mans fivver proved a
poor investment at the farm of Joe
Hobkirk near Usage recently. A
short circuited wire caused the car to
burst in flames and was responsible
for the loss of three buildings and
1000 bushel of oats.
Other states are harder hit than
Iowa this season on the fruit crops
according to Secretary R. S. Herrick,
secretary of the State Horticultural
society. Reports received by him
from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas,
| Ohio and other states so Indicate
Membership records forecast that
| the minimum number of teachers at
tending at the National Educational
Association meeting in Des Moines
from July to 8 will be 10000 and
they will be assembled from every
corner of the United States.
Theodore w. krein has been ap-
pointed receiver for the Muscatine
Burlington and Southern railway. He
has been general manager. The suit
is a friendly one brought by James F
Cullen, general freight and passenger
agent. Liabilities include floating
debt Of $4,000, judgments s15o,OOO
One $4,000 damage judgment re
Gently was returned in court agains
the company.
Bert NJ. LOWING was buried in
Thor the members Of the Eagle
Grove American Legion having charge
OF the funeral. He was member
Of Company L, Sixteenth infantry
He was in the first drive in the
world war where he was wounded
and taken to the hospital. He re.
covered sufficiently to re-enter the
army for the second drive, where he
was killed July 2, 1918. His body
was brought back to Thor, where his
| father lives, for burial
Three days of torridity upset the
mental balance of three Cedar Rapids
citizens recently. Frank Trunieck, 70,
began to worry about his financial af-
fairs, went to the woodshed and hang
| ed himself. l.. l.. Lille, formerly
drug store keeper. now liquor ado let,
] jumped into the mill race but was
rescued. Mrs. Anna Menkel, paroled
from the insane hospital at Independ-
ence two years ago, began to worry
over he mental state. She walked to
the middle of the river but was
caught and brought hack.
c. w. Temple, 55 years old was ar
rested charged with rape, by Sheriff
| II. WllOy az NuoCdlluS.
formely was member Of the local
| police force. He is alleged to have
enticed 13-year-old Genevieve Sher-
man to his room. Arraigned in court
Of Justice H. D. Horst, he waived
preliminary hearing and being unable
to furnish $4,000 bonds was sent to
Jail. Temple was discharged from the
police force for inefficiency. He had
penchant for displaying his revolver
when making arrests.
Posses have been unable to locate
the murderer Of John Conway, Jr.,
deputy marshal, who was killed when
ne tried to arrest an unidentified
torger in the railroad yards at Car.
| roll. Conway was shot through the
heart by the murderer during the
struggle in which the officer did not
shoot but tried to club the man Night
Waterman Tony Laneman and Con.
way tried to arrest the fellow at the
railroad station. He lodged behind
some box cars. Conway fired at him