Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-07-21
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Ilon director by the bureau Of inter-
nal revenue.
When bottle of rootbeer, ageing
In the Smith basement, at Keokuk
exploded, Buel Smith, 8, was painful
ly cut about the face
The Worth County Index, a weekly
newspaper, has been sold by Scram-
mon & Scrammon to Warren A.
Stickley of Ainsworth, Iowa.
Leo Courtney. 16-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Courtney, drown
ed in the Upper Iowa river at De-
corah. Cramps caused his death.
Avrill Lewis, 26 years old, son Of
DR.. F. j. Lewis, of Columbus juno
ton was drowned while swimming in
the Iowa river, six miles southeast
of Columbus Junction.
The annual convention of the
Southern Federation of Luther
Leagues of Iowa and Illinois will be
held at Zion Lutheran church Clinton
Labor day, according to plans now
being perfected.
The Ottumwa Library association
has been left an estate of 100000
by the death Of Mrs. Sue G. kissing
er, widow of ]. G. Hackworth. This
will mean an income of $4,000 a year
or about 800 day to the organiza-
ton.
While fishing in Milche's cutoff,
near Lansing, Iowa, Wayne Roggan-
sack, % years old, was drowned. His
boat became lodged on a snag and
in an attempt to release the boat,
Roggansack fell overheard and was
caught in the swift current and car.
ried to his death.
Mrs. Mary A. Colby of Mason City
has brought suit against her son, Col
burn Colby, for $4,000, which she
claims she loaned him, and interest.
She claims that he is attempting to
conceal some of his property, and
has filed an attachment for $4,000
against his property.
While diving in the Mississippi
river below Dubuque, William Can
held became entangled in the barbed
hooks Of trot line The quick
work Of several companions saved
the youth from drowning. Six stitch
es in both legs were required to close
wounds opened by the barbed hooks
on the lines.
Royal Pathfinder. champion aged
boar. valued at $4,000 succumbed to
the heat recently. Royal Pathfinder
deserved his title, for he sprang
from animal royalty-the noted Path
finder family-and was the best of
the breed. Last fall he was exhibit
ed at the national swine show and as
usual won first prize. Hanks and
Bishop purchased him a year ago
from R. G. McDuff of Monroe, Ia.
Changing her plea from not guilty
TO guilty on an indictment charging
forgery Mile Campfeld, age 20, OBJ
tanned her release from ten year
sentence at Rockwell City in Judge
j. D. Wallingford's court. The pa
role Is in force during good behavior.
The girl was placed in charge of Mrs.
Anna Edworthy, president of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union,
her parole sponsor.
Frank Henry Scherbring, Jeffer-
son. Iowa, laborer, brought no piker's
petition into the bankruptcy court
when he fled schedules as bank
rupt. Scherbring claims he owes
S31, 134. His assets are given as s24-
22O. The largest item OF debt is a
note secured by $4,000 mortgage
on farm belonging to the petition
er, Scherbring owns four automo-
biles, he says but could not pay the
court filing fee Of $50.
Grafton Genkins, former service
man and member of the American Le-
gion, was instantly killed while he
was repairing electric wires, in the
service of the Emmett Company Light
and Power Company on the farm of
Will Bearstead, two and one-half
miles south Of Dolliver. The trans
former was out of commission and
Genkins came in contact with a live
wire. Harold Beatwood, foreman of
the company was with him.
Mrs. Annie Davis of Hedrick. while
engaged in attending her flock OF
poultry, stopped in caring for
chicken and in raising her body the
branch of tree penetrated the left
ear with such force as to rupture the
ear drum and injure the inner organ
of the ear. Mrs. Davis was taken to
Ottumwa, where an ear specialist was
consulted and the injury cared for.
She is still suffering and it is fear
ed other internal complications may
develop.
Mrs. ]. N. Waters was instantly
killed and her 22year-old son, Ferris,
fatally injured, when the truck in
which they were riding was struck by
Burlington passenger train No. at
Whitebreast Crossing, four miles west
OF Charlton. The young man died
within an hour after the accident.
Relatives of the victims, who live
near the crossing. saw the approach.
ing train and tried to attract the at
tention of the driver, who evidently
failed to see them.
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