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fe rv1-^ ?. ,i, fe' &. tu' *\VS I tf]'v f\ ATi' &: *l Hkg Ml •A* :•ss«PP.rweek 0«M9 |SSfS Vt,» 1 -v', mi wr?f f$i Miss Marian Sandbeck of south of I Exira is visiting here with former neighbors and friends. Mr. C. C. Moller of Sharon town ship has just bot a 12-horse power gas engine of the Dempster make us fill V.' I" ail/\ ing it to fill his silo. High class Investments Only •S 33PMW Heaters, Base Burners, Ranges. The Peninsular Leads Them All Our complete line of Peninsular Stoves lias arrived we especially call your attention to their make, heat ing and cooking merits, and their absolute saving of fuel. We have the smoke consuming double heater, the room heater for churches, school rooms and halls, the Western Hot Blast, the Palace Peninsular Base Burner and the Peninular (*as Range, all of which must be Been to be appreciated: therefore call and we will treat you right. No charge for showing our Stoves. NELS MORTENSEN, Jr., Hamlin 3k t- HAMLIN '. John Statonhad business in Audu bon Thursday. Miss Christene Rattenborg was an Audubon yisitor Friday. Mesdames R. H. Garnett and Neis Mortenseu Jr. were Audubon callers one day last week. Miss Nora Olsen was visiting last with her sister, Mrs. J. Jacob sen north of Exira. -tsjra -W fts*-sl «wtSSfe» ,w- A fine civil dance is reported as coining off at the hall Saturday eve ning. Eric Jorgensen is building a 32x44 hog house out north ol town on the old Mikkelsen farm. Wm. Olsen and Jacob Anderson went to Omaha Tuesday to see the sights at the Ak Sar Ben. Hans R&ttenbarg had a big base ment of cement blocks made on which he is building a hog house., Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sweezev left Tuesday for Omaha to attend the great display, returning Friday. Hans Johnson and wife were in Omaha last week transacting business and visiting there and in the Bluffs, Peter Mortensen and wife were out near Sharon Center this week where he is assisting in some work on a farm Peter Nelson shipped oat 1 car each of hogs, corn, oats and barley Wewould give $50,000 in Cash If you who read this could be made to realize your opportu nity for obtaining a compet ance by an investment in Monte Christo Lands. NOW Before the raise in prices soon. At the present time a small initial investment will secure one of these farms and a free town lot. You may ask any one of our 75 satis fied purchasers, whose names you may obtain on inquiring at my office, what they think of the proposition then do as your conscience dictates— but act at once, for these terms will not be again ex tended. Drop me a card or call at my office at once be fore you forget it. It will be to your advantage. Next Excursion to Monte Christo Oct. 1 8 last opportunity at the $50 per acre price. GEO. E. KELLOGG Audubon, Iowa Texas Lands j?-' $ $ It •*. Ticket sales $75.60 wx s'\ V-fto' r^-' vitj ,% .•, •g*«H -«i tbe past week and received 2 cars of coal. Mrs. Eric Olsen and children visit ed from Saturday until Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. John Esbeck one mile east of Exira. Hani Mortensen has bis new silo completed and all hands are at work this week filling it with provender for the winter's feed. Fred Shillet, the buttermak'er re ports the average weekly output now at 4400 pounds which is a good show ing tor the time of year. The Cement Company received a car of cement Tuesday on which they have been waiting for the past two weeks, thus throwing them back with their work. 4 ,fr "/v, Mr. JorgenseD, out near Sharon is erecting a hog palace which requires 2500 cement stone blocks in its con struction. Tbe men here at the fac tory will have charge of the work. Nels Jensen, the carpenter, was the man chosen by the Brotherhood Lodge ot this town to represent it at the general convocation in San Fran sisco and he is now there doing his duty. Wm. Olsen celebrates his birthday this Thursday, Oct. 6th when he will arrive at the 48th milestone on life's highway. A number of rela tives and friends lend eclat to the oc casion. Ed Dryden came from Exira Tues day to assist his son out on the farm in cutting corn and on arriving here found the son in town with a broken corn binder which he was having re paired before they could proceed fur ther. Station business for the month of September: Carloads Received: Coal 9, lumber 2, flour 1. Carloads forwarded Cattle 15, hogs 12, oats 3, barley 3, corn 3, wheat l. ItltfSl*' v* Mrs. W. D. Stanley returned from her visit at Anita last week and on Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Stanley went to Des Moines and en Monday left in company of Mr. aBd Mrs. A1 Strutb ers on a visit to other relatives in So. Dakota. Our dealer, Nels Mortensen Jr. sold the first corn picker last week ever Fire Insurance Audubon County Farms "V^ -'"'V- *,# brot to tbis station or sold in this' vicinity and when started to work ill sure attract attention and if its work proves successful the way the corn is now twisted and tangled, it will lead to the sale of a number more in the vicinity. Geo. Foley purchased the lumber here for a 52x64 foot bam, the posts of which are 8 feet and with an 8-foot cement block foundation will make the building 16 feet in height to the eaves. This will make a spacious buil ding capable of holding a large num ber of horses and cattle besides many tons of provender. TENDING TO PITCHU'S TEETH One of Latest Freakish Fads for Parle Is Dentist Who Cares for Canine Molars. Paris is an incessant incubator of freakish fads. One of the latest 1B that of patronizing a dentist for dogs. An Imaginative young man named Le Veau— which, unpoetlcally translated, means the Calf—has set himself up as a tender of canine teeth. Handsomely gowned women may be seen nearly every day carrying some beribboned bit of shivering dog flesh solicitously from a brougham or lacquered automobile up the stairs to the dog dentist's of fice. Here Pitchu or Dodo or whatever the poor pet's title may be, is reduced to Unconsciousness by gas or chloro form and M. Le Veau's sharp steel in struments go scratching and probing among the pointed molars. I "You really must see that his teeth ore cleaned oftener, madam," is the frequently given advice of the profes sional man. And meantime he sets about the work which may result in the sun glit tering gayly on little Jou-Jou's gold bridge and fillings next time the dog pauses to yawn on th* Champs, Blyseeu. Kills A Murderer. A merciless murderer is appendicitis with many victims. But Dr. King's New Life Pills kill it by prevention. They gently stimulate stomach, liver and bo wels, preventing that clogging that in vites appendicitis, curing constipation, headache, biliousness, chills. 2io at Winfrey & Chantry's. COL. C. E. MERTZ Auctioneer Orders can be left with Exira Journal. Satifaction guar anteed. MANNING, I A. ^v"*rWf AH The Best Ideas Before the Overland was made, motor car en gineering had reached a high state of develop ment. And the designers of the Overland, know ing this, combined the best ideas developed. But they made a new engine which solved the most serious of motor problems. It is quiet and pow erful. It is free from all complexities. The ver I*#*- "Jfcs* as BS® AUDUBON, f. N" A A Car Designing IffBjHE success of the Overland is credited largely to the master IU engineers who designed it. It is the simplified construction the marvelous engine, the method of control, which have made the Overland the masterpiece of Automobile mechanism. 'f&yMM Til®#!®! v« tSsefl Overland Model 38, price $1000, 25 h. p. Motor, 102-inch wheel base. With single rumble seat $1050 double rumble seat $ 1075 complete Toy Tonneau $ 1 1OO. BUSY. bilk day he has A broken arm Which Alls the whole World with alarm, Next day he dodges A live wire So narrowly That we perspire Next day Jim JefC Rles 'scapes some death Bo narrowly We hold our breath Tomorrow 'twill Be some one's dirk The press agent Is at his work. A DOUBLE REASON. Teacher—Why did you remain away from school, Johnny? Johny—Pa broke his leg. Teacher—Well, that should not have kept you away. Johnny—Yes but he broke it in two places. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S A S O I A T. J. McCLAIN Veterinary Surgeon, Park Barn, Exira, Iowa, Phone 6. All calls day or night prompt ly answered. Fistula, Ring Bone, Bone Spavin, cure guaranteed. All illness treat ed including Azoturia. Tbe Simplified Car The next great step was to reduce the num ber of parts. In one place the designers invented one piece that takes the place of 47. They devised the pedal control found in three Overland models. Push one pedal forward to go ahead—backwards to reverse. Push another pedal forward for high speed. The hands have nothing to do but steer. I ]Italisftill sYs f}--3 wfco.vrLi^.,- in CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of "Mound City Paints may cost, trifle more, but—!" Nels Hanson, Druggist. "4. fli 4 Bus to and from all trains. Phone 52 at P. M. Christensen's Jewelry Store. WELLS! WELLS! 12 to 38 inches in diametre C. M. PATTY. Route I EXIRt C. J. GRAE Graduate Veterinarian hU Phone 6, Exira, Iowa. Calls answered promptly day or night. Foley's Kidney Pills What They Will Do for You They will cure your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pre* vent Bright'a Disease and Dia bates, and restore health and strength. Refuse substitute* •US