Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-03
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MIS-. u. Is. DAVIS OF WeDb City IS
dead as a result of running rusty
nail into her foot.
Manuel Fisher of Iowa City was
badly injured recently when dyna.
mite cap went off in his hand.
Gust Johnson, a farmer, Kellogg,
Iowa, filed petition disclosing &c.
l76 in liabilities and S4,923 assets.
1t is believed that one of the ban
dts who held up and shot George
Steinburg, was killed and his body
thrown in the Missouri river.
Contracts totaling over $4,000 in
expenditures were awarded to three
contractors for bridge and culvert
work in Polk county by the board of
supervisors.
Two barrels of bonded whisky, es-
timated to be valued at s15G0, are
held in the offices of the American
Express Company at Waterloo, wait
ing for the owner.
Albert Goldberg, musician of Shen-
andoah, will be director of music and
piano accompanist for Lada an east
ern dancer of distinction, who will
tour the Pacific coast.
Fire recently destroyed the hog
feeding yards of S. M. Davis at the
edge Of Cedar Rapids. One hundred
and sixty hogs were burned, totaling
a loss Of about $4,000.
The reward of $1,000 for the cap
ture Of the Hickman brothers, con.
fessed slayers Of Albert Patton, Shen-
andoah, has been awarded Temple
Shandy, Missouri farmer.
Just four hours after he had been
arrested. Charles Liggett, of Musca.
tine was sentenced to three years in
Anamosa. He was charged with
committing immoral acts with chill.
dren.
Iowa River ice was dynamited re.
Gently at Iowa City to avert disas.
ter at the electric light plant, where
the ice threatened the water wheels
The company now is forced to pro.
vide the city with eam-produced
electricity.
Mrs. Mary Menger, 10 years old, a
resident of Fontanelle thirty-four
years, died at her home following an
illness of four years duration. Mrs.
Menger migrated from Russia thirty
four years ago and came direct to
Fontanelle. The funeral was held in
Des Moines
Senator Schaffer's much discussed
bill to provide for the erection OF
humps" in the road near railway
grade crossings to prevent automo
biles from speeding was painlessly
put to death when the senate voted
to approve the committee report, Of
indefinite postponement.
With the purchase Of four new
tractors, authorized at special meet
ing of the board of supervisors re-
Gently, road maintaining equipment in
Muscatine county becomes almost
completely motorized, and the coun-
ty will now be classed among the
leaders of the state in this respect
For the benefit of the city's unem'
ployed, who now number more than
1000, churches Of Clinton took up spe-
cial collection and the Salvation Ar.
my had their kettles on the street
corners. The total contribution was
$275.6S, the First Presbyterians lead.
ing with $50. The Methodists gave
SIS and the Christians S58.
After bitter fight the senate pass.
ed the bill increasing by $40 per pu.
oil the amount Of money that can
be levied for school purposes. The
measure provides for an increase
from $50 per pupil in independent
school districts to $50, and from $50
per pupil in consolidated districts and
cities of over $1,000 population, tc
$500.
| Regulation, licensing and sanitary
| inspection of restaurants, cafes
lunch rooms and all other place sell
ing prepared food to the public Is
provided in bill introduced by Rep
| resentative w. R. Blake of Fayette
county False report of hotel In
spector or deputy will be punishable
by fine not exceeding $500, by 81,
months Imprisonment in county Jail
or by both.
Sale or disposal of any corporate
stock along with the sale or issuance
Of any insurance policy is absolutel.
prohibited, according to a measure
introduced by Senator Foskett. Thu
bill provides that Notwithstanding an,
existing provision in the articles o
incorporation to the contrary and not
withstanding any existing contrac
of that kind, no corporate stock shall
be issued under, any circumstance
with any insurance policy.
In an effort to save the Clinton
stockholders in the National Consr
mers Cooperative association fror
loss as a result Of the filing of banl