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-i 1 it r* tyf vT t-' mm. K#fS & i* /if I $2 I tX S4 Price of $50 i\ ssiS •.£ 3" l'-'« OW S. H. JACKSON i-i/XtlLV. ULiv J' -tl) Twenty Dollars an Acre tor 300 Purchasers. Has been the experience of those who were wise enough to invest their little saving in the Milado Lands in the last five months, and $50 an acre will be the reward of those who are now buying these lands at $50 per acre within the next twelvemonths. WTV 1 Two Excursions a month, composed of Homeseekers from all parts of the country are fast filling up our colony. And Tbe Choicest Lands Will Soon Be Taken. You can compare my liberal proposition with all others and nowhere else in the world can you buy the richest soil in valley susceptible of irrigation, which easily now is worth $100 per acre ?.nd have your own time in which to pay for it, and where you can get a FREE TOWN LOT in a new town already established, and which is being rapidly filled which is being rapidly filled with the very best American it a pa of Investigate for yourself and you will follow the example of one who has made this invrstigation, and became a member of our colony. These lands are as fertile as the Valley of the Nile, and under the magic influence of irrigation you can produce three crops a year of the best money-producing products known to the Western world, which will in a shdrt while make their owners independent of the land sheriffs, and old age. Now, strike out the word "Fail" from your vocabulary and get in the road of fortune while you have the opportunity. This proposition is like the fast mail train which waits for no man who hesitates. The people who are shipping thou sands of carloads of every fruit and vegetable known to the semi-tropical climate are the ones who are getting rich. Do you want to be one of these? If so, join my colony to day and send in your application at once for one of these wi farms and free homes in the Coming Queen City of tbe Great Rio Grande Valley Monte Christo HOUSTON, TEXAS, or MISSION, TEXAS For Further Particulars, Call on or Write Geo. E. Kellogg, Geo. Agt Audubon, Iowa r. S -,y^. SsSSSs ft s-j* ,f, /a"-*f Ten Dollars an Acre for 200 Purchasers. 1 ^la A Few Pointers Pertaining to my Property V7" and Propositions: In,the beginning of this wonderful proposition I placed these lands on the market for $30 per acre, including a Free Town Lot in the town of Monte Christo, ®f which there were over 200 people purchased. Then the price was raised to $40 an acre, and there have been 200 other wise men from all parts of the United States to invest at this price. Now the price of these lands is $50 an acre and with an absolute guarantee that the man who puts his money in this fertile soil at this price will realize therefrom $100 per acre within *'Xs twelvemonths. Wt V. '1 1M-' „,iV Mrs. Hepp was a Manning shopper Monday. Not many vacant houses in Gray ... this spring. Mrs. Higgins returned to Scranton last Saturday. Mrs. John Markley was a Mann ing visitor Monday. Uncle Jimmie Foster was a Man ning visitor Monday. Lee Wever is working for Mr. Sonkson eonth of town. There is much moving going on around here these days. NelsjChristiansen cama down from OmahaJMonday morning. Mr. and Mrs. "Walter Jensen spent Sunday at the A. Firebaugh home. Jesse Markley's family were visit ing parents in Gray the first of the week. 1 ,4 Miss Anna Brokotski began work iog in the Shingledecker store, last week. Wm. Sholtz and family left Tues day evening for their new home in South Dakota. f"" HV70 1 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gray went to the country Tuesday to visit with their children. Mr. Lee Buckmaster, went to Guthrie Center Monday to work in a drug store there. Mrs. James Rutherfords sister from Vail, came Saturday evening return ing Tuesdav morning. Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Agnes Shaw and Mr. Ora Mishler March 8th. 1910. Mr. and Mrs. George Wever spent Sunday between trains 1b Audubcn visiting relatives and friends. Rev. Stark has lovely wall paper this spring to pick from, the orders soon arrive after being sent out. The horses harness buggies etc. be longing to J. Clark will be sold at public auction, Tuesday March 8th Sam Ross went to Des Moines Thursday evening, returning Mon day morning. Carl Ross is going to school ih Des Moines. John (Eyar and family started Monday night tor their new home up in Franklin Ce., Iowa. He will re turn to husk his corn sometime. Otto BrokotBki moved into Mrs Kittells house Monday, and the widow Brokotski into the house thev vacated, next door to them. Grandpa Nedrow's left Friday eve ning with their son Henry and wife for their home uear Centerville South Dakota where they hereafter live. George Dykes Sr. will sell every thing at public auction at his farm Wednesday March 9th. the piano and all the household funiture. Col. E. E Meru auctioneer. f: *.* Mrs. Fred Ilostie and Miss. Nettie Winnig went to Manning Sunday evening. Miss. Nettie returning Tues day morning Mrs. Hostie remaining lor a longer visit. '-'V" Ira Miller was moving his farm implements to the Louis Gratelusch eu farm north of town, the first of tbe week where he will farm the coming year going to batch we sup pose? Mrs. Thomas Kennedy and dangh ter Rosa came the first of last week to be present at the wedding of her brother, Jesse Higgine. They return ed Thusday evening to their Guthrie Co. home. Mis9 Emma Roes and Mr. Chris Barton were married Wednesday noon March 2nd. at the home of the bride's mother, west of Gray. They have bought a farm north of Manning where they will move right away. Mrs. Pete Peterson went to Oma ha Friday night in response to a message, asking her to come on the first train her daughter Amy being some worse at the hospital, and her other daughter Mrs. Glen Fletcher being sick also. Dr. aud Mrs. Beers spent Sunday afternoon at the Mrs. L. Robinson home. Her sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. Pickett were visiting them Thev are moving from Rockwell City to Bloomington III. They go from here to Austin Minnesota to visit a daughter bafore goinif to their new home. Mrs. Robinson is improving now, having her arm out of the sling. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S A S O I A Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds :Jyi'jr4.y 1-S? Only three $2.00 Birds left. taken this week will be sold at $1.50 each. ||J Egsrr. For Hatching Pen o£ selected birds. $1.00 ,per setting of 15. MRS. W. J. LANCELOT, Exira, Iowa. AUDUBON TWP. (Too late for last week) Walter Meyer is away on a visit to Des Moines. Henry Hocamp Sr. marketed hogs in Exira Friday. Chas. and Clyde Boehme were up to Audubon on business. B. Railsback is moving to the farm his mother purchased in west Greeley Mrs. Minnie Hensley visited her daughter, Mrs. Bert Hocamp who is quite ill. Miss Maude Coll will again wield the rad at No. 2 and Miss Petersen will teach the Wahlert school Dr. Clay has been treating a very sick horse for John Baker. The ani mal is on the road to recovery. Howard Shoesmith and family will soon move onto the Jake Wahlert Sr. farm in south Greeley Twp. Tke box supper at No. 2, Jan. 22 was reasonably well attended and the boxes sold well with Chas. Baker as auctioneer. A good program was ren dered by the pupils Mr. Clyde Boehme and Miss Carrie SteveUson were married Wednesday 23 at the bride's home in this Twp They go to housekeeping on the Kro ger farm with the best wishes of their many friends. Henry Tibben is again on the sick list. Henry Tibben marketed hogs Exira Thursday. Jens P. Jensen moves to the Hunt er farm north of Exira. Grace and Edna Hocamp spent Sunday in the country. Elmer Boehmes' visited at the K. Wheeler home Sunday. The Wells Ferguson family visited at Chas. Newmans' Sunday. Mrs. Albert Hocamp and Nettie Tibben are still on the sick list. Jean Porter and Fred Boehme saw ed wood for Chas. Petri Saturday. The box supper held at No. 2 was a success both financially aud socially Howard Shoesmith and family mo ved to the Jacob Wahlert Sr. farm Friday. Elmer Boehme moved onto the Chris Juhl farm which he purchased last fall, Tuesday. Rev. Mauley preached at the Chris tiau Church Suuday. There was fair sizad audience There was a pleasant party for the young people at the Herman Heck man home Saturday evening. The Samuel Dutler family from Melville Twp. visited with the Mrs. Anna Schwarting family Sunday. Mr. George Schoonmaker and Miss Clara Schwenneker were- united in marriage at the home ol the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sch wenneker, south of Adair Wednesday, Feb. 23rd. They will reside ou a farm near Guthrie Center. Saved A Soldier's Life Facing death from shot and shell in the civil war was more agreeacle to J. A. Stone of Kemp, Tex., than facing it from what doctorssaid was consumption "1 contracted a stubborn cold' he writes 'that developed a cough that stuck to me in spite of all remedies for years. My weight ran down to 130 pounds. Then I began to use Dr. King's New Discovery which completely cured me. I now weigh 178 pounds. For coughs, colds,' LaGrigpe, asthma, hemoirhage, hoarseness, croup, whooping ccugh and lung trouble, it's.supreme, 50c and jl. Trial bottle free.| Guaranteed by Nick Doffing. VJ, iff Dan Stetzel loaded a car lor Can •ia Monday. Wm. Nei'zel went to Carroll Mon day morning on business. Sam Cramer's sale was well at,ten ded and everything sold well. Amos Fancher shipped out the ba- lg lance of his'fnt cattle Satuiday. RobtJRiuherlord Jr sold a cow to Chris Hader of Audubon for $10. Amos Fancher moved his house-*'* hold goods to Audubon the past week Mrs. Wm. Srauel was visiting at the Robert Rutherford home in Ross, Friday. Mrs. Moore was called to Audubon on account of the illness of her son, Theodore Moore. Dr. G. C. Rasmussen was called out ll to Wm. Reitzels to prescribe for'"^ 5S $ three sick horses. Oscar Swanson, who has been .,5 the sick list for two weeks is abioi to be around again. Julius^Heuss shipped ont a carload of fat cattle to Chicago Saturday eve. He went with them t^ see them sell.I Chas Johnston and wife went t«| Audnbon Saturday eve to spend Sun doy with the latter's mother, Mrs.l Marriott. Emery Adams of Ross moved hie Messrs Ray Olsen, Ralph Miller,. C. O. Bamsey, John Johnson an&£ Simon Lowe each loaded a car fot,,^' South Dakota Mond&yoand Tuesday Mr. Lew Boers and Mr. White are loading their cai'sat Ross, preparing to move to their new home in Dickin-1 son Co. near the town of Milford, Ia.t Mrs. John Wagner returned last' week from Eirkman with her little daughter who has been taking treat ment there for almost a year. We are sorry to learn that she is not im-f proved as well as was expected. 1 Those who attended the sewing bee held at the Dan Stetzle home Wednesday were: Mesdames Zaiger, Pete^fjobnson, Lacy, Kester, Sr., Harry Kester, Albert Fest, Wm, Ballou, Parrott, Thomas Sheeley and Sam Magi 11. Mr. Moore's are surely having their share of trouble these days as Jingst Moore is lying sick in Audubon under the care of a trained nurse and physician at their home in Cameron. We hope tbey may all soon recover their usual health. Harry Sehrader departed for Pow« shiek Co. where he will work the coming year. There must be some inducement as Harry spent most of the winter there and .has only been home a short time. He wasn't satis^ fied here 89 returned Thursday. Willie Shairar returned from his visit with his cousins Willie McCaws out in Dixon, Neb. and also visited his cousin, Mr and Mrs A Smith apd Miss Maggie McCaw in Correc^ tionville Iowa on his return homey^ Saturday eveniDg and arrived at tha home of hi» sister. Mrs. Joe Johnstoi& Mr. Sharrar and daughter will re turn to his home near Montezuma, Iowa on the evening train over tbe Rock Islaud. Mr. Robert Smith and family of New Sharon Iowa are here visiting^ Mrs. Smith's parents and friends, Mr and Mrs. Sam Jorden. They are on the way to their new home at Wyo-, ming. They have the'eare of a "sicker daughter who recently went through an operation for an abscess in the left 6ide caused by pleurisy. The trip will be very tiresome for one in such poor heahh bnt we wish them health cuccess aud happiness in their new home. Mr. Smith will be remeM^" bered as the blacksmith ®f Viola Ceo«* terf^ \They departed for their ae*^r holne Monday morning over the Northwestern. 1, & y- S /N I.'.' ^|.Y Adam Weible loaded his household "v goods end Dakota. '"it horses Soturday eve tor,«, John Olsen came down from South Dakota to help his brother and sis ters move.j'-r 't a*fii f* 1 household goods to Audubon Mon day. JimMushrush of Audubon did^'K tbe draying. Ai Miller went to Chicago with%^: stock Saturday evening. The car steck was shipped from Auduboa by^'^ theNorthup Bros. Marshal McNutt, Bert McNutt's-^-^ father will move the first of the weekV^ to Ross and will live where Ray Olsen? lived the past year. 1 j\ 1 4 in x, 4^ ,y, Uf /\*f \k t* r/ -.-a