Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-07-28

STA, drowned In Wall lake recently.
He diyed from boat in midlake and
was seen to struggle in the water
and then go down.
A dynamite house belonging to the
Atlas Powder company near Give,
Iowa, was broken into recently by
robbers and quantity OF dynamite
caps stolen. No clue to the theft has
been obtained by the sheriff's Office
at Des Moines. Officers investigat.
ing the robbery believe that the Job
was done by yeggs desiring a supply
OF caps before starting on a safe
blowing expedition.
William Frank of Oakville, Iowa,
has purchased eighty acres of bot
tom land in Huron township. just east
of the Huron station. for $4,000.
The former owners were Bertha A.
and George Odell, Katie Schneider.
and Emil Schubert. trustee for Pau
line Junius. The price per acre on
the land was 1925, a good price for
Iowa land at the present time. The
property is rich bottom land, of good
quality.
This has been very poor year
for the growers of small fruit. Her
man Kaiser, one Of the leading ber-
ry raisers in the vicinity OF Cedar
Falls in 1920 averaged $500 per acre
from his strawberries, which this
year he received only $500 per acre
from the same variety of berries. The
red raspberries this year averaged
$3.50 per acre, while the returns last
year from the same variety were
nearly $1,000 per acre.
Uncle Sam is about to come to the
aid OF the farmer to the extent OF
$2S,000,000, 1t was learned at the Of
fees OF the war finance corporation.
Eugene Myer, director OF the war
finance corporation, stated that with
in a short time he expects to an
nounce approval of government loans
of $2S,000,000 in cotton and wheat in
terests, to be used for the export of
these commodities. These loans
probably will be the largest ever
extended by the government to agri-
cultural interests.
Eight people were injured, three
perhaps fatally, when an automobile
driven by George Young turned tur-
tie on the road between Fairfield and
Linby recently. Mrs. Mary Maxwell
is probably the most seriously hurt,
sustaining Internal injuries. Mrs.
Young, wife of the driver was injur-
ed internally and Mrs. Vida Charles
was also seriously hurt. Helene
Charles, years old, suffered frac-
tured right thigh, Miss Ethel Daugh-
erty sustained sprained arm, Mrs.
Mollie Liblin was badly bruised,
while Mrs. Ray Campbell and the
driver were shaken up and bruised.
The accident happened when Young
attempted to pass another automo-
bile on the road, and his car, a Stude-
baker seven passenger, struck two
foot ditch, breaking wheel ana
turning completely over.
A sensation has been sprung In
Madison and Dallas counties by the
petition of w. J. Van Meter of Dali
las county, filed in District court,
Winterset, for the appointment of
guardian for his sister, Mrs. Lloyd
Thornbrugh, as a spendthrift. Miss
Van Meter and Lloyd Thornbrugh
were married Oct. 16, 1920. In the
nine months following. the brother
declares they have "dissipated and
squandered over $4,000. When they
married Miss Van Meter owned one
half of 400 acres of $500 Dallas
county land, or about $4,000, sub
ject only to one-third estate of her
mother and large amount OF per-
sonal property. Soon after their
marriage, Mr.. and Mrs. Thornbrugh
came into possession OF a $4,000 note;
this, the brother alleges, they sold for
$4,000 and 'dissipated and squan-
dered" that sum. The law provides
for the appointment of guardian
for a spendthrift but it is rarely in
voked.
County Attorney w. Eichendors, of
Clayton county has investigated the
claiming of two small boys to tree
by their parents near Edgewood all
day as punishment for going swim
ming without permission. Charles
Croyle, city marshal, who releas-
ed the boys-David Hammond. Is
years old, and Floyd Bailey, Gin
formed the county prosecutor the
boys told him they had had neither
food nor water during their period
of confinement and they were expos
ed to the sun the greater part OF the
day. The boys told the marshal their
parents had fastened wires around
their necks and to these they had
locked dog chains which were in turn
locked to a tree. They said their
punishment began at 6 a. m. and they
were not released until ! p. m. the
same day, after Boy Scouts had
found them. County Attorney
Eichendors declared he would take
steps to provide more suitable home
for the boys, according to Marshal
Croyle. The Bailey boy lived with
his father and the Hammond lad with
his widowed mother.
Two walking arsenals were picked
up by the police at Council Bluffs
Fred Palmer, IA, and Watkin Bruner,
10, both of Des Moines, said they
stocked up with shooting hardware
at Omaha preparatory to going to
the harvest field.
Ernest Welshons, 81 years old, was
struck by falling derrick and kill
ed near Eagle Grove recently. Wei
shons was employed by the Iowa