Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-09-22
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-Four head of good horses belong
ing to William Zoll of Hanover were
killed by lightning during a recent
storm.
The poultry house of Thomas
Whannel, south of Gladbrook, was
raided by thieves, who carried off
ESQ of his chickens. They left him
only twenty-five.
The cornerstone of the new East
Zion Lutheran church was laid at
Glenwood- recently. The new strlc-
ture will cost $4,000. Rev. Charles
Peterson is the pastor.
Jake Nuremberg, a farmer, hanged
himself in the hay NOW of his barn
four miles north Of Sheldon. He
leaves wife and two children. No
reason is known for the act.
Mary Chukker, 2-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Chukker, was in
stantly killed when struck by the
Rock Island train at Waterloo. She
had been playing on the tracks.
At a hearing held by the Butler
county board of supervisors the con-
tract for fourteen miles additional
primary road system was let to the
Letig Construction company of DAY.
export.
Clarke Stevens, of Yorktown, cham
pion cornhusker of the county, is laid
up for the season. Stevens broke
his arm when he threw baseball
from the outfeld to home plate in a
game with Nodaway.
There were $50 claims for tax ex-
emptions filed in Buena Vista coun.
ty by ex-service men up to Septem.
Der l. Tax exemptions allowed for
each is $500. Practically all filing
claims were allowed the exemptions
Normal proportions in Keokuk's
industries are being resumed, sur
vey conducted by the Chamber OF
Commerce shows. Factories are re.
hiring help on a full time basis and
while much unemployment still ex.
lists conditions are improved.
An untenanted tenant house on
the A. W.. Barton farm near Kirk.
man, when new family sought to
take possession, was found to be in
habited by several swarms Of bees.
In trying to smoke the bees out the
house was set on fire and burned
down.
Two masked bandits entered the
state bank at Greenville recently,
covered the cashier and assistant
cashier with guns, took $500, all the
cash in sight, and fed in an automo-
bile. The robbers are believed to be
surrounded by posse in a timber
near Gillette Grove.
c. P. Deewing of Ute has been
named temporary receiver for the
Farmers Terminal Elevator company
Of Sioux City. Only $261,OO0 of the
stock was sold although the concern
was capitalized at $1,OOO,O0O. The
1921 900 had been used in promotion
and construction work.
The Clinton county Board of SUI
pervisors has asked for bids for paw
ing of the Lincoln Highway across
Clinton county. Eighteen miles of
pavement from Clinton to Unity
Corners near Callamus will be done
before winter if possible. Already
l3 miles have been paved and 10
miles open to traffic.
One of the most sensational forg-
cry cases in the history of Dubuque
county came to close recently when
Dorance Quinlan of Dubuque was ar
rested and brought into court fac
ing a charge of forgery. The pris-
oner was bound over to the grand
jury on bonds of $1,000. His depre-
dations covered the entire state, it
is alleged.
John Mingus, grading contract
or of Spencer, who trailed his wife
to Council Bluffs, led the police to
an apartment where they arrested
Mrs. Mingus and man named Lew
Wurn, former employee of Mingus.
The police declare the pair were in
the same room and had to be awak-
ened. Mrs. Mingus was released on
bond furnished by her husband.
Wurn is in Jail. Mrs Mingus' two
daughters were With her.
7. L. Vanderpool of Des Moines
has been given six months parole
and will be kept under observation
another year. He has been under
charge of raping Elsie Sharp, 15.year-
old daughter of a widow, north of
Ames. whom he picked up in his au-
tomobile at Ames, July 20. Judge
Thompson said he believed that Van
derpool was subnormal mentally. He
was not indicted for the crime charg-
ed. He, is an auto mechanic.
Headed for Missouri and going
fast" was the report made by those
who last saw Evangelist" S. e. Wa
tiers, who had been holding revival
meetings and healing mission at Boy
er Methodist church. Meanwhile
Mrs. John Fleming, wife of a prom
inent farmer living in the north part
OF the county, who had attended the
meetings, is in hospital at Iowa City
where she is being treated for seri-
Gus mental disorders Of a religious