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John Crees has rented the Sid God
win farm for 1897.
Walk Crees has rented the Northup
120-acres for next season.
George Spencer is recovering from
a short illness of la grippe.
Andrew Smith's family are all iu
the house entertaining la grippe.
"Will Young was elected school di
rector in district No. 2, last Monday,
without a struggle.
Lou Bryan and Mr. Keys began
hauling milk for the Blue Grass
Creamery last Monday.
Mrs. Jos. Fenton and Mrs. J. T.
Bell are quite ill of la grippe, with
symptoms of pneumonia.
In all nine school districts in Ham
lin township they will meet to elect
school officers next Monday.
The Blue Grass
Creamery now runs
tour days each week—Monday, Wed
nesday, Friday and Saturday.
Rev. Humphrey, of Exira, began
a revival meeting at the school house,
in Old Hamlin, last Monday night.
Arthur Bartlett was at the Station
Tuesday and reported the condition
of his father, Alfred Bartlett, much
improved.
The Young People's Class Meeting
will be held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. Gwin next Saturday at
3:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
A telegram came to the Station on
Tuesday saying that some of Mrs. Ed.
LaFoy's relatives, at Colridge, Ne
braska, had been killed in a runaway.
At the school election in district
No. 1, last Modday, George Scott was
elected director. The vote stood—
Scott, 15 Harm Rice, 2 Bob Camp
bell, 4.
Mrs. Ed. Schonoover will leave for
short visit with her people at Elliot
)uring her absence Mr. Schonoover's
•other, who arrived frotr. Elliott the
itter part ot last week, will keep
ouse for him.
The question at the Old Hamlin
ext Friday night: Resolved, That
man should have $500.00 worth of
jroperty before he takes out a mar
•iage license. Ern Bryan affirms and
Joe Bell, Jr., denies.
Master Jimmy Bradley gave his
little friends a party last Monday
night, the occasion being his birthday
and the neighbors, at Old Hamlin,
said they could hear the youngsters'
tnerry shouts for a mile around.
Henry Wells caught a coon near the
Botna bridge and Sunday he invited
Mr. and Mrs. Heury Warner, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Worley and Mr. and Mrs
N. H. Hopkius in and they made a
meal of Mr. Coon. Hop" says that
coon and sweet 'tater mighty good
eatin', tell yer!
Uncle Coonrod reports that during
February there were twenty-five
cloudy days, fourteen days of north
wind, three days that mercury was
below zero. Fourteen below zero the
coldest day and thirty above, the
warmest. There was six and one
quarter inches of snow.
Our jolly good friend Alex Fergu
son was united in mrrriage to Miss
Addie Shingledecker, at the home of
he bride last Wednesday evening,
lex and his bride have a regiment
"friends and they were all present to
ngratulate and wish them a happy
prosperous married life, to which
humbly beg leave to add ours,
ne newly married folks will live on
te farm of the bride and Alex will
ntlnue to haul milk for the Blue
•ass Creamery.
Buttermaker Schonoover wishes us
inform the patrons of the Blue
ass Creamery that he is now able
furnish theBabcock Milk Tester at
00 each and that one of these test
will answer for the immediate
ghborhood. With these new fan
1 things the farmers are enabled to
just what cow gives the pale blue
ao that she may be weeded out.
the large dairy farms are using
testers and pronounce them a
success He also has a good
5 which he can give
ree cents each. Call
and see him.
—i?oo Audubon
Boston One Price Cash
Clothing House,,
Hamlin Department.
Mrs. Pratten is ill of heart trouble.
at Brushy College
The meetings
have closed.
George Morey is among the suffer
ers of la grippe.
THE GYMNASTICS OF REST.
A PhyiioUn'* Suggestion* to Allerl»te the
Vital WMte of Hurry*
The Edinburgh health lecture was
delivered by Dr. George R. WilBon,
medical superintendent of MaviB
bank asylum, on "The Gymnastics
of Rest."
He said it was the unfortunate
habit of our times to measure the
welfare of the people only "by their
material prosperity and to ignore
their mental distress. The waste oi
human material was greater thaD
ever, the tear and wear of men's
minds Increased, and now, in spite
of all our inventions—nay, because
of all of our inventions—the world
was more than ever in need of rest.
Tho nervous system was contrived
so as to thrive in an atmosphere of
mild impressions, not in one of con
stant shocks and jarB. True, we
could become accommodated to
shocks, to noise and din, but we be.
come accommodated to them only
by using up energy. It would repay
us to get away from noise and din
even for a short time. Just as noise
was to the ear, dinginess and the
dull gray atmosphere of cities were
to the eye our eyes and our brains
were adapted for richer colors than
the life of cities afforded. There
was perhaps a greater evil which
city life brought upon the eye. The
eye itself, and its nerves and mus
cles, was so contrived that in the
natural state—in the state of rest—
we looked at a distance, but by con
stantly looking at objects cloBe at
hand we never gave the eye rest.
It was not easy for older people to
learn new ways, but children should
be taught, whenever a glimpse oi
distance could be had, to let loose
their eyes upon it, to turn to the
horizon and rest.
steps to mental rest waB the ability
to perform the feat—as to the re
quirement of which the lecturer
gave some interesting hints—oi
looking at a distance when there
was no distance to look at and rest
ing the eye on an imaginary picture
of the horizon. A second step to
ward rest was the relaxation of that
tension in the muscles round the
eye, and especially in the muscles
of the forehead, which characterized
men of the city and busy men every
where when they were attending in-1
tently to something which they con
sidered important. A third step was
the teaching of the muscles round
the mouth to "stand at ease" rather
than "at attention." This threefold
process he called "expansion of the'
attention.'' It was a mistake to sup
pose that this whole subject was
stupid. Nothing was more evident
in this bustling age than that most
men and women had not the most
remote notion of keeping their
minds at rest. In play and at work
alike we were "pressing"—to use an
expression from the language ol
golf—nearly all the time, anxious
minded and strained. Passing on to
the subjeot of "hurry," the lecturer
noted that there was a world of dif
ference between promptness oi
quickness and hurry. The differ
ence was that when we hurried we
were anxious minded—we were
"pressing"—and the excessive ten
sion disordered our activities. Next,
speaking of panic, the lecturer offer
ed various hints for "squandering
the attention" by way of minimiz
ing the effect of shocks.
Closely allied to panic, but more
lasting, more chronic, was the vice
of the mind which wo called worry.
Worry WBB an inability to withdraw
the attention from unpleasantness.
It was vice which was rampant
among us—a most reprehensible
vice, because so unnecessary and sc
eaBily evaded. If we practiced what
he had called the gymnastics of rest,
we would never worry. We would
feel pain and distress often enough,
but our minds would not dwell on
the feeling of them.—Scotsman.
Etiquette,
Books on etiquette are always
among the most humorous publish
ed. The humor is usually uncon
scious, but it is there, and ever}
body knows that unconscious humor
is of the most killing variety. All
such books have for their very base
a huge absurdity—the idea, name
ly, that a person arrived at the
years of discretion ignorant of good
manners can be taught them. It is
like prescribing remedies for the
dead. If the patient had lived, the
advice might have been worth lis
tening to as it is, it is a trifle late.
Another humorous aspect of books
on the usages of the most exclusive
society lies in the fact that they are
as a rule written by people who
live in a four pair back. This is
hardly the proper habitat for a
learned commentator on the intrica
cies of behavior at the Patriarchs'
Hall.—New York Post
Wanted It Harder.
"You have an iron constitution,
haven't you, Fudger?"
"Well, I started out with one, but
the world treated me so roughly
that I found it necessary to substi
tute brass."—Chicago Record.
The Razor Shell.
One of the most curious of the
many remarkable forms of marine
life is a species of mollusk called
the razor shell, which can excavate
holes in solid rocks. This oreature
has no English name its Latin
name is Pholas. It is found in wide
ly separated regions of the earth,
but is most plentiful on the coast of
the Mediterranean, where limestone
abounds. It is frequently met with
on the coast of Italy, where whole
limestone beaches are honeycombed
with their holes. It is still a disput
ed point among naturalists as to
how this boring is effected. Some
think that the mollusk secretes
eome acid which softens the lime
stone, but others think that the
holes are bored by the simple mo-
One of the firsl chanical process of grinding. The
preponderance of opinion appears to
lie with the latter view at present,
yet it is said that no one has yet
been able to catch the Pholas at
work.
Jk botu'va of Wealth.
City Man—I should not think that
undertaking would be a very profit
able business in a village as small
as this one.
Professor Tombs (the Ruralville
undertaker) Well, it does not
amount to so very much in winter,
but in summer I make a pretty good
thing out of the mistakes of city
people who can't tell the difference
between mushrooms and toadstools.
—Pearson's Weekly.
Knew Her Style.
Lady—I wish to get a birthday
present for my husband.
Shopman—How long married?
Lady—Ten years.
Shopman—All the bargains are
on the right, madam.—London Tit
Bits.
The difference between a fort and
a fortress lies in the fact that the
former is designed to contain solely
the garrison and their munitions,
while the latter is often a city con
taining a large number of noncom
batants
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Ross Department.
Frauk C. Miller's youngest son is
ill of measles.
Grandpa S. B. Rice was under the
weather a few days last week.
Literary closed at the Henderson
schoolhouse last Friday night.
Miss Maggie ITammel, of Carroll,
is visiting at the Dave Hart home.
Frank aud Eva Carper attended
Sunday school in Audubon last Sun
day.
J. D. Manahan and family have
moved to a farm southwest of Au
dubon.
Geo. Ross accompanied the Hender
son load of horses t^ CMfcago last
Saturday.
One good milch cow—fresh—for
sale. D. L. REID,
Ross, Iowa.
Mr. Pugh, the Piano agent, was
here Wednesday arranging for '97
sales of the famous little Jones Lever
binders.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Everett returned
Tuesday from Vail, Iowa, where
they went to attend the funeral of
her sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Williamson
became the parents of a big baby boy
Thursday and Grandpas Williamson
and Frye are joyful.
Tom Stuart left Wednesday for
Kansas City, being called there by
the serious illness of his sister, who
is a victim of consumption.
John Barger and family have
rented the Milt. Crow house south
east of Gray. Mr. Crow will farm a
place north of Gray this year.
The last day of school at the Hen
derson school house was celebrated
Friday by a dinner, given by eth
pupils and a treat by the teacher.
Forsbeck & Groteluschen, the hus
tling stock buyers of Gray, shipped a
load: "of hogs from Ross Saturday.
They bought 11 fine porkers of Al
bert Jingst.
Geo. Bickelhaupt, of Story county,
is moving with his family onto the
Johnny Baker farm in Viola town
ship. He is a nephew of Phillip
Bickelhaupt.
The following school directors were
elected in Cameron township Mon
day: JoeSweezey, No. 5 Geo. Pfeis
ter, No. 1 Thos. Scott, No. 3. Mr.
Sweezey was the only new director
elected.
Mr. and Mrs. H.W.Stearns, Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Luse, Mr. and Mrs.
John Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Hobart ot
Defiance, and Miss Orpha Baxter
Sundayed pleasantly at the Ed Bates
homestead.
Cameron township will not vote
on the free text book question, no
petition having been circulated as
required by law. Plan of assessing
for free text books will be found on
the Exira page of this paper.
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Cameron Township.
Dave Hart was a grip victim last
week.
John Clark shelled for John Stuart
last Wednesday.
Big dance at the Daye Hart home
last Friday night.
WillieShrader, of Cameron, isquite
ill—grip of course.
Charley can sing the chorus of his
favorite song O. K.
Joshua Jordan sold some cattle to
Si Sampson last week.
Joe Johnson attended the Jerry
Bartlett sale the 24th.
Ed. Prather is slowly improving
after a long siege of the grip.
Frank Miller sold some stock cattle
to John Wagner last Monday.
Rob't Henderson bought a fine
horse of Frank Corwin last week.
Bill Bear has rented the Bill Turn
er farm, in north Cameron, for 1897.
Jim Hoffman and lady attended the
Catholic fair, at Audubon, Thursday.
L. G. Kopp was transacting busi
iss in north Cameron one day last
week.
C. O. Hoffman has rented the old
Percy Lewer farm, in Viola,—$2.25
per acre.
Mr. and Mrs. John Foster are the
proud parents of a baby boy, born on
the loth instant.
Mr. Frank Rorah departed last Sat
urday for Omaha where he will visit
with friends for a tew days.
Mrs. Peter Lutwitze has been quite
sick the past week, of la grippe, but
is improving at this writing.
Amos has sold his claim in Camer
on and bought in Gray, at Gray he
will stay. Nobody at home.
Albert Schroder is hauling his crop
of corn to Bill Weitzel for which he
received five cents per bushel.
Mr. Price returned to her home in
Wiota last Sunday after a pleasant
visit at the home of Mr. Walker.
Will Walker and Chas. Boers were
numbered among the large crowd at
John Rorah's home Wednesday night.
Jim Jay returned home last week
from Templeton where he had been
visiting his old time friend, Henry
Vermule.
Miss Brown closed a very successful
term of school Friday of last week.
In the evening she gave an exhibition
which was a grand success.
Mr. A. E. Dean died at his home in
Viola last Thursday. The deceased
was over seventy years of age and
es a wife and niue children to
mourn his loss.
T. II. Turner will close a very
successful term of school at No. 9, in
Viola township, next Friday, March
5th. Mr. Jingst, the director, has
employed Miss Maggie Smith to teach
the spring term.
Jim Manahan pulled stakes" and
moved to the Caldwell farm, south
west of Audubon, last Monday morn
ing. Jim and Becky will be greatly
missed by their many friends in
Cameron township.
I A N S
The modern stand
ard Family Medi
cine
Cures
the
common every-day
ills of humanity.
Gray Department.
New boy at James Foster's.
Banker Wiley is convalescing.
Politics makes strange bed fellows.
M. D. Crow's baby is under the
weather.
Young Geo. Gray and John O'Leary
have left here.
John French is hulling clover with
Marcus Kueelaud.
Frank Gray has refused $45.00 per
acre for his farm home.
John Barger has moved into the
Ross house south of town.
Jim Aikman will move this week
to the old Shelley farm in Cameron.
John S. Lacy will appear before
the board of pension examiners soon.
Elmer Ellis, our new harness mak
er, Sundayed with his parents at Au
dubon.
Joe Leonard is again moving back,
he will live on the McMichael laud in
Cameron.
A constable from Audubon was on
our streets Saturday night but the
boys were gone.
John' Avers returned frotn Larland
where he has been visiting his sister,
Mrs. Win Browning.
Miss Pearl Audas was at Glidden
last week assisting her cousin, Mrs.
Gregg, in her new home.
The Ross merchant, J. F. Luse,
passed through our town last week.
Business ahead, you bet.
If a man ever needs to put on airs
it is when he is boarding at a hotel
with no money iu his pocket.
Corn and hay goes from our terri
tory to Ross, from there to be shipped
through our town to market.
Maggie Graham, a sister to Mae
Bowman, died in Chicago last week
and was iuterred at Vail, Iowa.
At our school election Monday a
director will be elected and the ques
tion of free text books decided.
Miss Lathrop, Mrs. Hayden, Dora
Shroeder and Fannie Welty were vis
iting our high school last week.
Mias Lathrop, who has made an
extended visit here, returned to her
home at Ralston, Iowa, Saturday.
Chas. Rodgers, that bright young
clerk at the Hotel Benson, made his
parents a visit at Manning Sunday.
JEWELRY REPAIRED.—Leave orders
at tho Gray Pharmacy for repair ot
clocks, watches or any kind of jewelry
Miss Mary Dykes returned to her
Oklahoma home last week. Mary has
been making her parents an exteuded
visit.
Mr. Randies returned from Nebras
ka where he has been iu attendance
on a sick sister who died while he
was there.
A pleasant party of young people
assembled and enjoyed the evening at
M. E. Greenlee's, who soon expect to
leave here.
April 1st that jolly liveryman Billy
Butler will leave us. The thought of
Billy leaving us is unplensaut, but he
will make friends wherever he goe3.
Jay Gould and Vanderbilt Briden
stine are finishing their winter school
ing at the Valley in Cameron, the
term at their own school having ex
pired.
Protracted meeting were discontin
ued in order that Rev. Hayden might
begin another series of meetings at
Botna. The effort here was devoid of
interest.
How thankful this town ought to
be, although dudes are numerous, yet
not one of them parts his hair iu the
middle or resorts to tricks of the sim
ple minded.
Chas. Rutt and Bertha Borskoski
were married Friday. These young
German people are held in high es
teem aud the best wishes of our peo
ple are extended.
Our election passed off quietly. W.
J. Audas was elected Mayor, Hon.
John Benson, Sir Albert Coomes.
Baron Chns. Wilson, Councilmeu
Rev. H. B. Shelley, Recorder Lord
Gray and Earl Moller, Dictators.
Lincoln Lodge Coming Men of
America was organized here last Tues-
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Audubon, Iowa
day. Jay Lancelot was elected pre
ident, Elmer Audas, secretary Ho
ard Kittell, vice-president May'
Hepp, speaker. The boys start
with a glorious future before O
and we wish them success.
Quite a number of our cUTSShfL.,,
contemplating a trip to the lovely
Bear River Valley, Utah. We learn
a syndicate has spent two million dol
lars in irrigating the valley, and now
it is considered the graudest fruit and
grain land iu America and can be
bought cheap aud on easy payments.
Dangers of the Grip.
The greatest danger from La Grippe
is of its resulting in pneumonia.. If
loasonable care is used, however, hnd
Chamberlain's Cough Reiner'
all danger will be avoided. Ai
tens of thousands who have
remedy for La Grippe, we have yet
learn of a single case having resulti
in pneumonia, which shows conch
sively that this remedy is a certain pre
ventative of that dreaded disease. It
will effect a permanent cure in less
time than any other remedy. The 25c
and o0c sizes for sale by G. W. Hous
ton, Exira: C. L. Bisom, B"-
A Fa--
There i- a
of Fi-ac'
net
3,v, phe brill
youkg-^feiiormer GrigoriefP, wl
is reputed to be worth 60,000 fr»
Vulliaume, Bianchi.Sivori andotlu.
experts have agreed in this extraor
dinary estimate. The greatest art
ists, Paganini, Spohr, Vieuxtemps,
Joachim and Sarasate, have played
upon it, and there is quite a collec
tion of documents relating to its his
tory for the last ISO years. It was
originally one of the so called Kufc,
„geif' «, t^ioinal gleam
fiddles 12 of which
8tole iu
presents to the olectcj*^-^
Roman empwe by JH
Amati, and is the only^
4-Via vinaaAoemn r.
the possession of Baron
minia.
lightaing.
lo° "ade
which is still in e.xisto:
?il contortions,
century and a half ago 'nyea
to
sible ou^ of
er, the Russian diplomas
husband of the famous
Krudener, the singular re!%-*
who played so great apart in bri
ing about the so called holy allia:
in 1815. Mme. de Krudener was
sort of German Lady Huntingdon,
always surrounded by a court oi
clergymen. But one of her family
the last of the name, was a born
musician and delighted himself
with the dusty old neglected Amati.
He took to music as his profession
renounced the name of Krudt
and. adopted that of GrigoriefE.
Westminster Gazette.
bad
yypMEN
Woman's modesty and igno
rance of danger often cause her
to endure pains and suffer tor
ture rather than consult a
physician about important
subjects.
Pains in the head, neck,
back, hips, limbs and lower
bowels at monthly intervals, in
dicate alarming derangements.
McELREE'S
WINE OF CARDUI
is a harmless Bittet Wine with
out intoxicating qualities.
Taken at the proper time it
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cures Whites, Falling of the
Womb and Suppressed or too
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For Sal* by Kedicln" ten.