Audubon County journal., January 02, 1908, Image 2

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AUDUBON
FARM LOANS.
In $100 Optional Payments
At & Per Cent
CHARLES BA&LEY
Peter Nissen and wife are the proud
parents of a baby girl.
John Ward departed Monday for
Des Moines on business.
F. A. Nims was in town Saturday
'calling on his old friends.
Dal Wever made a flying trip to
Atlantic the first of the week.
Will Rein hart and wife became the
proud parents of a sweet baby.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Griffith spent
Xmaa with his parents at Carroll.
W. It. Smith returned the first of
the week from Wyiuore, Nebraska.
Mrs. O. B. Train returned the last
of the week from an oat of town visit.
C. Gates and wife spent Xmas with
their daughter, Mrs. Henry Cooley,
at Lorah.
Willis Jenkins of Atlantic passed
a through town Saturday on his way to
Sac City.
T. H. Lastine was up Thursday
from Exira on business and visiting
friends here.
Ed Dreager and wife of Atlantic
came up to this city Thursday to visit
at the J. J. Asmas home.
F. J. Henshall has been going
around with a sore haad on account
of his running a rusty spike into it.
Dr. It. F. Childs and family return
ed the last of the week from Council
Bluffs where they spent Christmas.
Mrs. J. A. Cozine of Ross passed
through town Monday on her home
from Atlantic where she had been
visiting.
Miss Alma Oelke returned to Oma
ha after spending Xmas with her
parents, August Oelke and wife of
this city.
Laura Dennis, a sister of Mrs. Sim
Curtis, who has been here visiting,
left the latter part of last week for
her home.
Miss Katie McGuire, son of J. W.
McGuire, is here from Harlan on a
visit to parents and other relatives
and friends.
W. J. Lancelot passed through
town Saturday on his way to his
home in Exira on his return from
Cloquet, Minnesota.
Misses Mary Davis and Susie Law
departed Monday for Des Moines to
attend the School Teachers Associa
tion which is being held there.
Graudma Kramer of Guthrie Center
is visiting with her relatives at the
Elmer Johnson home with her niece
and other relatives and friends.
J. S. Small and wife of Sioux City,
accompanied oy her father, D. E.
Soar, left the fore part of the week for
Des Moines to visit their relatives,
Harry Soar aud family.
The Iowa State University students
of this county were entertained at the
home ot Rev. and Mrs. El B. Cousins
Mouday evening, Alt who were
present reported a most delightful
time.
Dr. Ralph Roberts, with his wife
and daughter Thelma, departed Mon
day for their home at Falls City
Nebraska, after spending Christmas
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Roberts and other relatives and
friends.
Allison, the youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Shelley has been very sick
with pneumonia for sometime but we
are pleased to eay he is now reparted
to be out of danger and on the safe
road to recovery. Allison's many
friends rejoice to hear this.
If a cough once gets into your system
it acts on every mu»cle and fibre of the
body and makes you ache all over. It
especially affect* the intestines uud
makes you constipated, so in order to
get rid of a a cold thoroughly and with
out delay you should not take anything
that will tend to constipate. Kennedy's
Luxative Cough Syrup acts upon the bo
wels and thereby drives the cold out of
the system. It contains no opiates—it
is pleasant to take and is highly recom
mended for children. Sold by Nick Dof
fing.
Speculators may inflate and operate on Wind Values, but with a wonderful
producing west these fellows can't shake us. The late flurry on Wall Street is al
most ended, and as far as we are concerned it can't last a year, we'll be here just
the same, with the largest stock of Furniture in Audubon county, and we positive
ly defy any of our competitors in Audubon county to down us—either in price or
quality. We buy for cash, not on the installment order. Ask yourself who sells
MONEY TO LOAN
With the German Saving*
Bank at 5 per cent interest.
Optional Payments.
NASH & PHELPS
Audubon, /own
James Law returned Monday from
Shenandoah.
Charles Poulsen is anticipating a
visit from his father.
Mrs. Sherm Wright has returned
from an out of town visit.
Charles Nelson arrived home Wed
nesday from Fremont, Nebraska.
Dr. Charles McLeran left Tuesday
evening for Davenport on business.
Mrs. Sylvester Ary was an out
going passenger to Stuart Monday.
Elmer Bailey and bride arrived
Tuesday to visit with friends here.
J. M. Cole returned Tuesday from
Earl ham to look after business here.
J. M. Graham and Ed Finch were
Manning visitors the first of the week.
Albert Jensen of Des Moines was
here paying his brother, Bertel Jensen
a visit.
George Oelke who has been in Ok
lahoma several months, arrived home
Tuesday.
Misses Emma and Gene Culver are
entertaining their aunt, Mrs. Turner
of Anita.
Mr. and Mrs. William Faulkner of
Omaha, are visiting their relatives in
this city.
Frank Hansen, son of A. K. Han
sen, who makes his home at Walnut,
is here visiting.
Evangelist Carney mmenced a
two weeks' revival at the Church of
Christ Sunday morning.
A sister of Charles Talbott's from
Carroll spent Xmas in this city with
her brother and family.
Harry Sampson and wife of Des
Moines spent Christmas here with
his parents, C. H. Sampson and wife.
Dr. Roy Smith of Ft. Dodge spent
Xmas with his parents, W. W. Smith
and wife and other relatives and
friends.
Charles Miller and family of near
Old Hamlin were here aud ate Xmas
dinner with her mother, Mrs.
Wiggington.
Mrs. W. H. Bowman returned to
her home at Exira after a short visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Wilde aud family.
Itev. P. V. D. Vedder will begin
gospel meetings at the Audubon M. E.
Church next Sunday evening to con
tinue indefinitely.
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Bash" Brockway who has been on
the road with the Messenger Boy
Band for some time, is visiting his
parents in this city.
George Weightou and family ar
rived home Wednesday morning from
Scotland, on the Northwestern. They
had been gone about six months.
Cards have b«en received here an
nouncing that William Cunningham
aud wife are the proud parents of a
ten pound girl born December 26th,
1907, at West Field, Iowa.
Geerge Kuess of Audubon township
was here the first of the week visiting
and on his return home, was accom
panied by Mrs. Miles Kness who went
down to visit a week or two.
r. E. Messersmith and Mrs. Chas.
Messersmith of Monteroy, Indiana,
have been visiting tt the G. A. Camp
bell home. Mrs. Charles Messersmith
left the first of the week for Nebraska
to visit her relatives and friends there
before returning to her home.
Miss Lulu Doak departed Tuesday
for Des Moines where she will meet
her brother-in-law, Robert Rice, and
they will go to El Reno, Oklahoma,
where her mother, Mrs. Doak is and
sister, Mrs. Robert Rice lives. Robert
Rice left Monday and stopped at
Des Moines.
Do you have a backache occasionally
or "stiches" in the side, and sometimes
do you feel all tired out, without ambi
tion and without energy? If so, your
kidneys are out of order. Take DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills. They prompt
ly relieve backache, weak back, infla
mation of the bladder and weak kid
neys. Sold by Nick Dotting.
B. R. Simon and family went down
to AValnut to spend Christmas.
Ren Phelps and family were Xmas
visitors with his folks in Atlantic.
S. A. McHargue and family left
Thursday for Menlo to visit a few
days.
R. B. White, wife and daughter,
Ruby, were .Xmas visitors in
Atlantic.
W. C. Elliott has been enjoying a
visi from his brother, Chas. Elliott
of Creston.
Hans C. Hansen and wife became
the proud parents of a little daughter,
born Xmas eve.
Miss Mary Leonard of Davenport,
was here visiting her parents, V.
Leonare and wife, last week.
Mrs. W. C. Elliott has gone to Lin
colo Neb. to take treatment for her
poor health in a sanitarium.
Jens P. Kilgor, wife and children
returned from Council Bluffs where
they had been visiting his brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk and son, Van
Gorder Kirk ot Chicago are visiting
with her parents at the Chas. Van
Gorder home.
Chris and Willie Asmus, sons of J.
J. Asmus aud wife went down to At
lantic Thursday to visit with their
grandparents.
E. A. Wadsworth and family, Dr.
Charles Burnside and Miss Belle
Buruside all spent Xmas at the
parental home.
L. E. Simpson and family and J. H.
Ross and family ate Xmas dinner with
Mrs. Simpson parents J. B. Connrar
dy and wife of Exira.
Miss Myrtle Brown who has been
trimming in a millinery store at Har
lan spent Christmas with her parent?,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Brown.
Clarise Keese, the little crippled
daughter of W. M. Keese aud wife
has been very sicK the past week
which her many friends will be sorry
to hear.
C. N. Preston and wife of Villisca
and W. J. Collier and family of Neb.
have been visiting at the G. W. Pres
ton home, the former being the pa
rents of Mr. Preston's and the latter
a sister of his.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Cowles of Ot
turnwa arrived in the city Wednesday
to visit at the home of her parents Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Nash and his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cowles, Gretehen
Nash returned with them.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Detwiler had
the pleasure of having all their chil
dren home for Xmas. They are Miss
Edna from Washington Iowa, teacher
there, Doctor Carrie from Neb. and
Miss Mollie, the deaconess from Chi
cago and Mrs. Robert Griffin of Hol
stein and Miss Dora who remains at
home.
When you want the best, getDeWitt's
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. It is
good for little or big cuts, boils or brui
ses, and is especially recommended for
piles. Sold oy Nick Dolling.
Bailey-Kissick Nuptials
Elmer Bailey and Miss Edith Kis
sick of Redfield Iowa were united in
marriage Tuesday Dec. 24, '07 at Des
Moines in the Christian parsonage.
The lady Is a stranger here but Elmer
is well known. They expect to make
Audubon their home but will not be
here until March 1st. We wish them
happiness and success in their newly
wedded life.
It depends upon the pill you take. De
Witt's Littl# Early Risers are the best
pills known for constipation and sick
headache. Sold by Niok Doffing.
Mrs. C. C. Rice's Obituary
Elizabeth Harens was born in
Guernsey Co., Ohio Dec. 12, 1833.
When 12 years old she moved to Scott
county, Iowa. On April 27, 1851 she
was united In marriage to C. C. Rice.
To this union six children were born
two of whom precede their mother to
the other world. In 1880 with their
family they came to Audubon County
Iowa. In 1803 she united with the
Presbyterian Church. She died after
a brief illneas at her home in Audubon
Dec. 23, 1!)07 age 74 years and 11 days
old.
John—"What kind of tea do you
like bent?" Priscilla—"Go-tees, some,
but Rocky Mountain Tea best." John
—"Why Hoilister's Rocky Mountain
Tea best?'' Priscilla—"It speaks for
itself, John." (Makes lovely complex
ions.) Nick Dolling
Wall Street Cannot Down the West, nor Drive the Iowa Farmers to the Woods
ED SMUTNEY AUDUBON, IOWA
A Serious Accident
C. A. Loss accompauied by two ot
her gentleman started to go up north
Thursday evening and get as far as
Chris Hohn's farm where the\ stopped
for supper and they started on their
ourney north aud as they were get
ting in the single buggy they had, Mr.
Loss fell down between the fr,mt and
back wheels and as the other men
backed the horses so he could get out
they stepped on him and broke two
bones in one of his legs aud mashed
him badly and he is in a very critical
condition.
Mow To Avoid Appendicitis
Most victims of appendicitis are those
who are habitually constipated. Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic con
stipation by stimulating the liver and
bowels and restores the natural action
of the bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit
Syrup does not nauseate or gripe and is
mild and pleasant to take. Refuse sub
stitutes. Nick Dotting.
Wedding Bells
Mr. Louis A. Jensen and Mrs. C. I.
Connrardy were united in marriage
Christmas day, by Rev. D. C. Mack
intosh, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, at the home of her father, D.
E. Soar. The wedding was a very quiet
affair only the immediate relatives
and a few friends were present to
witness the ceremony after which a
sumptuous dinner was served. Mr.
Jeneen resides in South Dakota where
they will go to make their future
home. The bride has lived in Audu
bon most all of her life and is we'l
and probably known by all. They
take with them the best wishes to
their new home, of their a iy friend.--.
Advice to Mothers:—Din let jour
children waste away- Kwp them
strong and healthy during the winter
with Hoilister's Ricky Mountain Tea.
It i.-i the greatest tonic for children.
Pure and.harmless, does the greatest
good. 35 c' Tea or Tablets. Nick Djf
htg.
a-s "".-"."ticner.
a f:.j.- na no.1 Ccurtcta, whos en
gr.5--.r.unt '.vcs oV.c-n off recently
hanaed himself fso:a his horse's neck
Ho was working the low, and ha ciet
the reins of one of the horses round
his neck. The horse, tossing his head
broke his master's neck.—Paris 1)1
patch in London Express.
Dip Water in Baskets.
In Chinese coal mines obstructed b}
water the native miners sometimes
keep the mines bailed out, as it were
by dipping up the water in baskets
woven of willow twigs and pass.nf
the baskets along from man to man
until they are emptied outside the
mines.
Hiked Up.
"For goodness' sake!" exclaimed
the boy's mother, "what are you com
plaining about? You wanted reg'lar
suspender pants, an' now you've got
'em you ain't satisfied." "I know,
mom," protested the hoy, "but I'm
kinder 'fraid they're too tight under
the arms.—The Catholic Standard and
Times.
A Giant Lobster.
A ten-pound-and-a-lialf lobster was
brought to Portland recently and sent
to Boston parties for exhibition pur
poses. Robert Allen of Jonesport
caught the lobster in ten fathoms of
water off Jonesport, and it was one of
the largest captured off the Maine
coast in recent years.—Kennebec
Journal.
Human Hair Crop.
France furnishes more blaek fend
brown hair than any other country,
.while fair and golden hair is fur
nished, as a rule, by women of Ger
many and the north of Europe. Gray
and white hair is always in demand,
and if really good quality commands
a very high price.
Railroad Helps Holy Land.
As a result of the building of the
Malfa-Der'at railroad through Galilee,
Haifa is steadily growing in wealth
and population. Much of the grain
from the Hauran, formerly carried by
camels to Acca, is now brought to Hai
fa by train.
Boys Should Shun Tobacco.
Physicians, chemists and physiolo
gists (many of them smokers them
selves) agree that smoking before
maturity is reached always leads to a
waste of nerve power and brain force,
and thus squanders life by weakening
the very center of strength.
Madagascar Guitar.
A popular instrument in Madagas
cax Is the bamboo guitar, made from
the Furniture of Audubon Count Answer—Smutney, of course.
We don want your trade unless we can save you money. All our customers
know that we say, Buy where you can buy the cheapest, considering quality." Did
you ever stop and think about the number of Furniture Men that have made a
Million Dollars? We know of quite a number, and a whole lot who have made less
and some that busted.
a bamboo cane six feet long. The cav
ity serves as the sounding board.
Strings are cut out between the joints
and are stretched by bridges.
New Liquid Fuel.
Ergin is a liquid fuel which has
found much application in Germany.
It is obtained from tar by a secret
process and is reported to have a
heating power of 6,500 British ther
mal units per pound.
Love's Balances.
To the heart there are no insignifi
cant events it magnifies all things
It puts in the same balance the fall of
an empire and the fall of a woman's
glove, and oftentimes the glove out
weighs the empire.—Balzac. i.
Spain's Great Need.
The cultivated area of Spain is a
little over 2,000,000 acres and the bar
ren and uncultivated area about 103,
000,000 acres, most of which could be
rendered productive by irrigation.
Wonderful Power of Falls.
If all the force of the Victoria falls
and Niagara could be used, the result
ing power would be half as great again
as that now produced by all the coal
that is burnt.
A Very Yellow Peril.
A Chinese baseball team has beaten
an American nine in Hawaii. This
yellow peril seems to be more real
than some of us had thought.
Tribute to Open-Air Life.
Of all the boy workers in London
newsboys are the healthiest, barbers'
boys the most unhealthy—a tribute to
the open-air life.
Chesterfield.
1 have always made the best of the
best, and never made bad worse by
fretting. Never complain to any one
of anything.
Road to Wealth.
Knowing how to make other people
work is a more valuable accomplish
ment than being able to work your
self.
Sublimity of Forgiveness.
George Sand: To forgive a fault in
another is more sublime than to b«
faultless one's self.
Leave a Fortune Behind.
It is estimated that $5,000,000 is
spent each summer by American tour
ists in Canada.
Cling to Primitive Custom.
Grapes are still trodden with thft
bare feet in many of the vineyards of
Spain and Italy.
The True Above the False.
Envy is destroyed by true friend
ship and coquetry by true lova.—•
Rochefoucauld.
To Double the Life of Umbrellas.
The usual way of coming in our ..
rain is to place the umbrella in the
rack or corner with the handle up
ward. This allows the water to n:
down and remain a long time in l
metal that holds the ribs tosotl
which will rust the joints and rot t/.a
fabric. If the handle is placed down
ward instead of upward the water
run away from this point iirst, an1, r.
whole top will dry quicker.—Pop...a
Mechanics.
Sweet NsU're Stcry.
A billygoat climbcd a tall fir tree at
Hood river on the ranch of Frir.ik
Chandler. The witness is Hans La.,e.
While on his way to the city Lage dis
covered one of Mr. Chandler's acro
batic billygoats up 50 feet in a large
fir tree, browsing as contentedly as if
swiping sweet peas through a neigh
bor's picket fence.—Hood River News
Letter.
Two Per Cent, of Doubtful Honesty.
Rigid and precise honesty exists in
a more vigorous form among business
men perhaps than in any other class.
The undertakings of finance, of bank
ing, of corporation enterprise and of
business generally would collapse but
for the fact that 98 per cent, of men
in business are honest. But the other
2 per cent, will bear a good deal of
watching.
Method in His Oration.
It is said that the late John Hay
was once the subject of a cane pre
sentation, and stood while the spokes
man of the donors made a speech that
ran into an elaborate oration. A
friend afterward commented to the
diplomatist on the length of the
speech. "Yes." replied Hay, "he didn't
Ty-mm'
want me to have "the cane till I really
needed it."
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Dance Engagements In Advance.
Several keen dancing men tell mo
that they find many of the best danc
ers the opposite sex fill up their
programmes long before the day of
the dance, and that this custom is be
coming more or less general. Several
ladles have already (August 25) filled
their programmes for the club ball,
which does not take place till Septem
ber 16.—Times of India.
Line Pays No Dividends.
The coach line that Alfred Vander*
hilt has established between the Hol
land house, New York, and Ardsley on
the Hudson is not a paying business.
All the fares received in one season
would not buy one of the eight Ken
tucky blooded horses that draw the
coach. The round trip fare is ?5. ...
Manufacturing Icicles,
"Stick" ice is a commodity 'much
in demand in upper Austria. Water
is allowed to fall slowly over a series
of poles, where, by the natural process,
it freezes in the form of gigantic
icicles. These icicles are broken off
as fast as they are frozen and carried
away to strange quarters.—Popular
Mechanics.
Daily Thought. 'l
Our time is like our money. When
we change a guinea the shillings es
cape as things of small account when
\Ne break a day by idleness In the
morning the rest of the hours lose
their importance in our eye.—Sir
Walter Scott.
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Fulfillment of Destiny.
No life is all that the liver of it
meant it to be when he began. We
dream of building palaces or temples
and we have to content ourselves if we
can put upt some little shed in which,
we may shelter.—Alexander Maclaren.
Against Street Noises.
The Hempstead (London) borough
council has instructed a committee to
draft bylaws dealing with street
noises, "especially the intolerable
nuisance of organ grinding and church
bells."
No Thirst in Munich.
Munich, with a population of over
540,000, has, on an average, one es
tablishment for the sale of liquid re
freshments to each 319 persons, ex
clusive of the floating population,
which is a large one.
To Amuse Children.
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Pictures from magazines make ex
cellent puzzles for children if they
are mounted on pasteboard and then
cut into triangular shapes. Putting the
pieces together will amuse children
for a long time on a stormy day.
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Output of Charcoal.
The output of charcoal in the United
States is about 7,000,000 bushels an
nually. In this product Michigan'
leads. New York, Oregon, Alabama
and Texas are also large producers.
Just a Thought.
We needn't worry about who is
going to plant flowers on our graves
lots of people would do it gladly, no
doubt.
Little Chance of Duplication.
The possibility of one person's fin-''
ger tip being identical with that of
another is one chance in 64,000,000,
000.
Russians Fond of Dancing.
The Russians as a nation probably
give more attention to the subject of
dancing than any other. ,» ''-Hi
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Powerful Jaws of Wasp.
The jaws of a wasp are so power
ful that the insect can cut its way
through shells.
Founder of Great Banking House.
August Belmont, father of the prea-j
ent banker, came to this country i&
1837 as agent of the Rothschilds, thm
great European bankers. He' was
born in Rhenish Prussia, in 1816, and*
received his business training in the
Rothschid banking house at Frankfort.
He became prominent in this country
politically as well as financially, and
was rated as a man of originality, ol
strong prejudices and stubborn ir
pendence of thought and action.
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