Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-01-13
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James Barry, IA year old Ottumwa
boy, was instantly killed when the
sled on which he was riding collided
with another sled at the intersection
of a steep hill.
Allie Leonard of Muscatine, who
is charged with the Staying of his
father, has gone to Unionville, Mo-,
where his preliminary hearing is sche-
duled to take place.
In 1920 there were 26,746 silos on
farms in this state, an increase of
about 1000 over the preceding year,
according to the latest available fig
ures from township assessors.
Three Iowa counties are to offer
more than s1,500,O0O worth of road
work to contractors for bids during
the first three weeks IN January, &C.
cording to statement from Ames.
The Allen Walden estate, near
Corydon, through decision of the Su.
preme court, will be divided between
homes for orphans and friendless
children in Des Moines and Ottumwa.
A dynamite cap accidently placed
in the warming oven of stove, caus-
ed an explosion at the home of G.
Powell, president of the Mondamin
Mercantile Co., at Mondamin, Iowa,
recently.
Thieves broke into tire shop at
Springhill, Iowa, recently and secured
automobile tires and castings. Police
at Des Moines were notified and ask
ed to watch for two men and wo-
man in Ford car who are believed
to be the thieves.
County Agent Wilson has organic
ed cooperative shipping association
for farmers near Shelby with char
ter membership Of 81 The object of
the association will be to ship live
stock and produce comparatively to
curtail shipping expenses.
b. E. Markley of Mason City, Iowa,
has been notified that his brother,
John R. Markley, and the latter's son,
Lawrence Markley, D. Clarence Gil
honey and F. w. Schriver, all of
Philadelphia, had met death by
drowning off the Campeachy, Mexico,
coast recently.
Arthur Springer of Louisa county
has withdrawn from the speakership
race and Arch McFarlane of Black
Hawk county will be reelected with
out opposition, it is said Mr.. Nc
Farlane received letter from Mr..
Springer in which he said he would
not be candidate
Iowa's 2 cent fare law was given
it death blow by final decree of
Federal Judge Martin j. Wade per-
manently enjoining enforcement of
the law. Judge Wade confirmed the
report of Masters in Chancery F. f.
Faville, holding that under the pres
ent conditions the 2-cent law was
confscatory and in contravention of
the United States constitution.
Judge George Josephson of the
Sioux City District Court, instructed
the Woodbury. county Grand Jury to
probe alleged charges by Mayor Wal
lace M. Short that certain city Off
Gals are accepting bribes." Mayor
Short is to be called before the grand
jury and given opportunity to explain
his charges. The mayor refused to
comment on the order.
Alleging that her husband, Andrew
w. DoWney, though worth more than
$4,000, had contributed but 50 to her
support in the past eight years, Mrs.
Minnie NJ. Downey, wife of the prom
inent retired farmer of Muscatine,
filed suit for divorce, asking perma.
nent alimony in the sum of 100000,
as we'll as temporary alimony of $3.50
month until the case is settled.
There are practically no farms
changing hands in Appanoose county
at this time. The call for liquidation
of loans by the federal reserve bank,
urging country banks to call in their
paper, has unsettled the farmers more
or less and no one can tell just where
the situation may lead The visible
results in this county show that far
mers are sitting tight and doing all
possible to weather through the pres
ent hard times.
A number of arrests have been
made in connection with the attempt
which was made to blow up the
house of Chief of Police E. M. Flat
terry, of Fort Dodge. L. C. Rice and
w. M. Akidge were arrested and
were given thorough grilling, but
nothing was learned from them 1t
is believed they had nothing to do
with the affair, Chief Flattery said.
They will be held for further investi-
cation, however. Every possible clue
is being followed and more arrests
are expected.
Gov. w. l.. Harding was authorized
by the state executive council to de.
mand refund to the state of $4,617
from H. M. Havner, retiring attorney
general The money which the coun
Gil alleges Havner owes the state, is
the salary of F. c. Davidson, assist
ant attorney general, sum Of $35 a
day for II days, plus penalty oil
one-half that sum- The council
claims Davidson's employment was