Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-12-22
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Emanuel Brandt, 50, farmer near
DEBORAH was recently burned to death
in his home.
Paul Beardsley, newly elected sher-
III OF Woodbury. county, is veteran
of the world war
The jury disagreed in the case OF
E. B. Wells charged with fraudulent
banking at Marathon.
Delos Whiteman, Of Northwood ar
rested for attempted blackhanding,
has been discharged, L. A. Heiny not
prosecuting him.
Frank Degler, convicted of the MUIR
der Of his father twelve years ago,
says he will kill himsef before he
goes to prison for life.
Elmer vanBrockland Of DEBORAH is
being held for the murder Of his old
er brother, Charles, 81 years old, and
the latter's wife. IL years old.
President w. w. Young and Cash
Ter Sam e. Lehnen have been vindi-
Gated in connection with the failure
OF the North Liberty Savings Bank.
James Lee who died recently at
Newton left $25, 900 to be divided to
various sections of the Christian
church. The estate amounts to $685.
600.
A seven-mile drainage project, stu
ated near Griswold, has been COM
pleted at a cost of 100000. It is ten
miles long and required eight months
to construct.
The state can collect inheritance
tax from an adopted child the Iowa
Supreme court decided. Decision was
Goettslman Of Winneshiek county.
The Independent Telephone COM
paay s1changes at Nevada. Story
City, Roland, Cambridge and Max
we'll will take corn from farmers for
phone rental at cents over the mar
kst.
Iowa will have good part of $780,
900 for tho lighting of tuberculosis in
cattle which has been appropriated
by the Senate. The appropriations
committee favored 100000 but SEN
ator Kenyon got the amount raised.
Secretary of Agriculture, Henry Wal
lace wanted 100000.
Another big drainage project. the
Indian Greek, has been completed in
Cass County. Formal acceptance was
made recently by the board Of super
visors. The project cost $4,000. It
is fifteen miles long and straightens
the course Of Indian Creek, incident
ally retaining thousands of acres OF
| valuable farm land.
The Delaware County fair, unlike
almost every other fair in Iowa, made
money this year. The receipts for
the year were 35,222.10 and the dis
bursements $34,S35.7O, leaving bal
ance of $380.7O as well as large in
crease in the permanent improve
| ments on the grounds.
Paul Roberts of Lamont was badly
| burned while over hauling his car.
| A torch which he was using set fire
| to the gasoline in the engine, and in
| endeavoring to smother it with sacks
| the blaze was transmitted to his
clothing. In his frenzy he ran across
the street, the breeze tanning the
flames all the way His clothing was
ruined and his body badly burned
Earl Throst, rs years old confessed
to the Staying Of Miss Inga Magnusen
school teacher near Dorchester
recently. Throst had been an atten-
tive sutton and was to have married
| Miss Magnusen Dec. 18th. Throst ad-
mitted her ardor for him had cooled
and that they had quarreled after
finding her in the school alone, and
at that time. he struck her over the
| head with a stick
Senators Cummins and Kenyon and
| Representative Dowell recently called
on the public health service with a
committee from Knoxville headed by
M. l.. Curtis, to urge that the gov
eminent buy the hospital now leased
there for disqualification of veterans.
1t is proposed to make 1t a permanent
institution for the treatment of ment-
al and nervous diseases Of former
soldiers, and to have it enlarged and
improved.
Black Hawk county banks won q
victory in the District court in deci.
sion handed down by Judge George
Wood, overruling the action OF the
board Of supervisors in increasing the
valuation and taxes on bank stocks
After the banks had paid the frst
half of their assessment in 1913, the
county auditor, acting under instruc
tons from the board OF supervisors
increased the value OF the stock IL
per cent.
Judge George w. Cullison sentenc
ed "Bill' Bulls to twenty-five years
in Fort Madison prison, after overrul
. ing motion for { now trial. He wal
} sentenced under tho habitual Grimm
} al act. Bulls was arrested In room
with Mrs. Eva King, so-called "bandi
. queen" the night after the gun bat
tie near Council Bluffs In which he