Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-17
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Robbers blew open the safe in the
postoffice at Ryan recently, but fail
ed to get anything.
Three auto bandits robbed C. Dahl,
taxi driver, and Grant Leveiler, pas
senger, of $50 and watch at Sioux
City.
Col. C. S. Coe, ST. Augustine, Fla,
formerly of Riverside, near Iowa City,
has been in conference with President
Harding regarding the Balkan situa-
ton.
The savings bank at Shannon City
was robbed recently of $500 or s70e
worth Of Liberty bonds and some
money. The robbers dug a hole
through the wall of the vault.
Mason City police are trying to cap
ture the oily salesman who for q
number Of days has been selling a
Universal Gas Saver" which in ac-
tual operation has failed to save any
gas.
Edward "A. Shaw, millionaire lum-
herman of Davenport and for 80
years a resident Of Atlantic, was
buried recently, in the former city,
which has been hisehome for the past
10 years.
Charges of manslaughter which
were filed against Ray Began, after
his truck had struck and killed Mrs.
James Coleman Of Brooklyn, Ia, re-
Gently, have not been withdrawn. Beg
gan is out on bonds awaiting his trial.
When an automobile shattered a
water hydrant at Mason City, it was
necessary to turn off the city's en-
tire water supply in order that repairs
might be made. Mason City was
without water the greater part ofsa
day.
Following shut down that extend
ed over five months. the Pioneer
Pearl Button factory of Clinton re-
sumed operations March IA. The
number Of employees will depend on
the business, the increase to be made
as the business grows.
Dolphus Wilbur of Floyd has
been secretary of the school board Of
Floyd thirty-eight years. In that time
he has seen three school buildings
erected. 1t is believed that his rec.
ord for this position is the best for
any one in the state or in many states.
Premium lists for the 1921 state
fair Aug. "a to Sept. 2, have been an
nounced by the board of agriculture.
They total $145, 600 This is the larg-
est cash premium offering ever made
by the state fair management of Iowa
or any other state in the United
States.
Ray Spencer. % years old. was
killed at Bouton, while driving a
truck. He didn't see the, train nor
hear the bell at the crossing, which
| is the main one in town 1t was
| thought at first the man was only in.
jured. He is survived by his wife
and four small children. He comes
from prominent family of Wood.
ward.
Sheriff Christian at Hamburg is re.
ported to have found still on the
Leon Garst farm on one of his visits
to the place following the recent
shooting Of Garst by his wife. He
| had his suspicious aroused by stories
told concerning the Shooting, and aid
ed by son of Garst. located a bar.
rel of mash in the barn and still
neatly hidden in the house
After years OF separation, j. A
Schroeder Of Maqu6keta and . his
daughter, Miss Burnedetta, met re
Gently. The Schroeders were separat
ed, their family life disrupted wher
the girl was child and she was
separated from her father. Ten year:
ago the name of John S. Schroeder
appeared in a list of killed after {
train wreck and the family believed
it to be the father from whom the,
had become estranged.
/ Recruitment in the navy which
was stopped by the war department
the first of the year has been re
sumed according to an announcement
made by Commander A. R. Mack o
the local recruiting station. Authorit
has been received from the navy de
partment to re-enlist specially quail
fed former navy men who were dis
charged in the following ratings: Cur
ner's mate (ordnance); gunner's mat
(torpedo); turret captain; quarter
masters (generaD; quartermaster sill
naD; electricians (radio); machinist'
mates; enginemen; coppersmith an
pharmacists mates. Former nav
men of other ratings than mentione
! above can re.enlist if discharged les
than four monthss and recommends
, for re-enlistment.
} DR.. C. C. Lambert 46 years old. wa
, found dead in his office in Clinton r
> Gently as the supposed result of a
overdose of medicine. used as a sed
tive. He leaves wife and 10-year-ol
daughter and two brothers, one i
South America. the other in Nevada
), The school board of Cedar Fal
has filed its estimate for the neet
of the public schools of Cedar Fal