Audubon County journal., October 27, 1910, Image 1

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FR0M NEW MEXICO
An Interesting Letter From An Exira
Girl Who Is Teaching In New
Mexico.
Interesting-parte of a letter from
Miss Ida Patty to her father, Mr.
Theodore Patty.
Burley, New Mexico, Oct. 18.
My Dear Father:—I received the
'^old watch and guard, writing tab
let and envelopes last (Saturday. Am
wery much pleased with them as
we cannot getanything here. This
is^tO.miles from a railroad. We barn
wood here all the time. It is free for
hauling it. My directors are talking
about fixing-the school house for
this winter. I like teaching fine. Had
three Mexican men visit my school
yesterday.
My school began Oct. 3rd. Will
have 9 month's term at $50. I have
18 scholars—11 boys and 7 girls,
most all Mexicans. Five are half
American. Only six can Rpeak Eng
lish. I a in boarding with a Mexican
family.
I pay Mr. and Mrs. Bacia $10. per
month for board and do my own
washing and ironings Saturdays
and furnish my own soap, bluine,
lye and starch. Mr. Baca furnishes
me wood to burn in my room. The
floor of my room is adobe, the ceil
ing is covered with canvas ,the walls
with wall paper. Have a comforta
ble room. 1 think theBe adobe bous
es are comfortable. I enjoy your
letters very much and am glad you
write so often.
Burley is just a post-office at a
ranch bouse. We get our mail twice
a week. There are large cattle ranch
es around here for over a hundred
miles. AH I can sec is mountains,
Mexicans, Navajo Indians and Here
ford Cattle. Our post-office is eight
•ailes from my boarding place. My
school house is one large room in
an Adobe house where a Mexican
family lives and ib 4 miles from my
boarding house. Mr. Baca furnish
es a team and buggy and nine child
ren and myself ride to school and
back in it, 5 of the children are stay
ing at Mr. Baca's while attending
school. They live 13 miles away. We
eee lots of wolves, coyotes and jack
rabbits. Lots of cactus grow here.
Lots of Navajo Indians here and its
queer how they dress and cook.
They make Pottery Jewelry a ad
moccasins bui I don't admire them.
They live in wigwams. They grind
their corn by pounding it with
Btones. The meal ib mixed with wa
ter and put in a fryiog pan without
grease, or else wrapped in leaves
and baked in hot ashes. They kill
game for meat, such as deer, turkey
bear and lion. Wild tea grows here.
I broke my last darning needle the
other day and cannot getanother in
New Mexico that I know of.
Jesse Jones and wife returned to
their home in this city after a visit
at the Riley Jonea home in Audn
bon.«Kfit.::
Mrs. Irate Simpson of Audubon
was iu ISxira Tuesday visiting her
parents, John Connrardy and wile
aDd other relatives and friends.
The balloon America II with two
men aboard left St. bouiB last Sat
urday and were supposed to be lost
in the Canadian forests, are found.
Mr. and Mrs. CharleB VanGorder
and eon of Audubon came down to
Exira Monday to visit at the Ed
Delahoyde home and to attend to
some business.
Dr. Crippen was found guilty of
murdering bin wife, by the jury, in
twenty-nine minutes. He is con
demned to be hung Nov. 8th. Miss
Leneve is acquitted.
Barney Oldiield beat Jack John
son, the prize fighter in an auto
race saying "1 raced Johnson for
neither money nor glory but to eli
minate from my profession an in
vader."
Mrs. George Huyck returned this
week from an eight day's visit with
a sister at Dunlap, and daughter in
Atlantic. This is the first time in 28
years the good lady has made auch
a long stay from home and it caus
es George to look somewhat care
worn and haggard.
The Trustees of Exira twp. have
decided to further improve the high
way from the B. F. Simpson farm
on Troublesome to Oakfield by hav
ing it graded and have employed
Dick Clark to do the work with his
big road engine attached to the gra
der. There is a great deal of travel
on
that thoroughfare: and the mon
ey could not be better invested.
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THE REASON
That Editors All Become Rich And
Retire To Live In Ease And
Luxury In Early Life
A child is born iu the neighbor
hood, the attending physician gets
$10. The editor gives the young
ster aDd the happy parents a send
off and gets $0. When it is chris
tened the minister gets $10 and the
editor gets $00. Tt grows up and
marries. The editor publishes ano
ther long winded article and tells a
dozen lies about the "beautiful and
accomplished bride." The minis
ter gets $10 and a piece of cake and
the editor getB $000. In course of
time it dies, The doctor gets from
$25 to $100 and the undertaker gets
from $50 to $100. The editor pub
lishes a notice of her death and an
obituary two columns long, lodge
and Bociety resolutions, a lot of po
etry and a free card of thanks and
gets $000. No wonder so many edi
tors get rich.—Ex.
Father Hundt was an Audubon
caller Tuesday.
Thaniel Benton of the east Coun
ty line,
waB
marketing hogs here
Monday. a
Miss Gertrude Bastaam is visiting
this week with relatives and friends
in Brayton.
S. Daugaard and family from
southwest of town, were shopping
in town Monday.
Mrs. Geo. R. Spencer of Hamlin
twp. was the guest of Mrs. Wm.
Fulton over Saturday.
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Mrs. Rose Thomas-Hough of
Greenfield is here assisting in car
ing for her mother, Mrs. Thomas.
Fred Bartelt returned Tuesday
from near Cpon Rapids where he
was calling on his brother, Louie.
Atty. T. M. Rasmussen is attend
ing court thiB week looking atter
the cases in which he is interested.
Mrs. Holmes returned to Audu
bon Tuesday after a short visit with
her daughter, Mrs. George Knox in
this city.
As we go to press we learn that
Mrs. Tnomas is getting weaker and
that she is not expected to survive
the week out.1
Miss Mamie Middleton, a teacher
in a nearby country district, attend
ed the Mrs. George Foley funeral in
Audubon Tuesday.
Kline and Heath built a long
driveway at the elevator the first of
the week to replace the old one
which was deemed unsafe.
Dick and Harry Guernsey are lo
cated in Salt Lake City at the pre
sent time and the former is doing
well in the telegraph office.
Oscar Wheeler, wife and daugh
ter weie in Audubon Tuesday visit
ing the Marble works to pick out a
suitable head stone for his mother's
grave.
Mies Anna Dorr went to Audubon
Tuesday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Geo. Folev, a sister of her
friend, Mrs. O. B. Train and Mrs.
Repass.
Mrs. Lawrence Hansen went to
Marne Tuesday with bis father, J.
U. Hansen who is now visiting a
married daughter at that town. Mr.
Hausen is able to move around now
by the aid of crutches.
Quite a number of our citizens at
tended court Tuesday and Wednes
day as witnesses in the case of Hen
aley vs the C. It. I. & P. R. R., a Buit
for damages for not furnishing
double deck cars for sheep some
time ago.
Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Aupperle of
Sutherland, la. returned home
Tuesday after a pleasant visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Green
of Audubon township. The Doctor
is an Osteopath with a good prac
tice in his home town and vicinity.
The road connecting the River to
River Road with the one running
due south from the east part of
town, one-half mile in length ou the
south line of the Will Kommes and
Oscar Hunt farms has long been
opened to the public and but little
traveled on account of not beinp
worked, is undergoing a transfor
mation this week under the super
vision of Road Supt. Seibert and for
the tnoBt part a number of volun
teer workmen and will now be in
good shape to travel by those resid
ing in that vicinity who wish to go
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25 YEARS OLD. EXIRA, IOWA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1910.
TRIPLETS
Mr: and Mrs. Tom Swezey Of Ham
lin Are The Happy Parents Of Two
Girls And One Boy.
We had hardly got over the event
oftwinsinour own family before
Tom Swezey up audskins us to a
frazzle. The Stork was discovered
at the home ot Mr. and Mrs* Tom
Swezey's, 1% miles
George McClain went to Omaha
last Saturday ou business.
A1 Pbares of Allan tic was -n Exi
ra business caller Saturday.
Peter Theusen of Kimballton was
a business caller in this town Sat
urday.
Wm. Masterson will soon return
from the farm to his winter resi
dence in town.
Miss Byrd Connrardy made a hur
ried visit to Omaha Friday return
ing Saturday morning.
John Murphy was in town the last
of the week on business returning
to Atlantic Saturday evening.
Will Gransberry is working in the
West Town blacksmith shop having
decided to remain here for the tiuoe
being.
Mr. Aaron Byrd ot Shenandoah,
Iowa was the guest of his nephews,
Thos. and Geo. Gill over Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Balle Blootnjof Bridgewat.er,
la. arrived here bne last of last woek
to assist in caring for her mother,
Mrs. Marv Thomas.
Chris Jessea had Knox and Mc
Clain at work the pant two weeks
giving the final touches to his new
house out west of town.
The big llock of sheep (750) be
longing to Hensley and Santee is
doing tine now all being fat enough
tor the butcher's block.
Mrs. Alice Parker relumed from
Sioux .Fall8, South Dakota. Fridsy
and has taken up her residence
with her father. John Turner.
Notwithstanding the inclement
weather of last Friday a big crowd
attended the Chris Bauer sale and
everything went away up in "G."
The two insert boys returned
to Nebraska las week after visiting
their father, J. U. Hansen and their
brother. Lawrence in West Exira.
Rev. O'Flynn luoved Saturday
from the II. F. Andrews house to
the Mrs. May R?pass-Brunbr pro
perty on Edgerton and Mam streete.
Karl Heath, who has been out in
Nebraska for the past three years
returned here Wednesday. He is
the grand-son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
Hawk.
Some consciousless thieves stole
nearly all the ice create the night of
the Seibert-Posten wedding only
the guests at the first table getting
served.
J. B. Kendlemaa traded an 80 acre
farm in the southeast part of this
township last week to Jena P. Wil
son for his residence formerly the
N. P. Christensen home.
Frank Lefflngwell and Merle
Owens are engaged in excavating
a basement cellar under the First
National Bank for the installation
of a furnace and hot water pipes for
the bank and the offices in the story
above.
Mrs. L. A. Dutcher writes to her
friend, Mrs. J. W. Kline that they
arrived safely at their destination
and are much pleased with what
they have bo far.aeen of Washing
ton Btate.
Kreamer & Co. are building a 20x
49 foot coal bin with six apartments
on the east end of the feed store and
ofiice which indicates that they in
tend to keep on hand and not run
short of a good supply during the
winter's cold when most needed.
W. J. Lancelot, Editor W. H. Lancelot, Publisher
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of Hamlin
last'Bunduy and his attitude was re
markable, for there be stood on one
leg while one eye was closed in ro
guish mirth. Inquiry divulged the
fact that bis Storkship had present
ed Mr. aud MrB. Swezey with a
daughter weighing^ pounds,
anoth
er daughter weignmg 5 pounds and
a son weighing ife pounds all at
once. The little strangers are real
nice children, strong and healthy.
To this respected family belongs
the highest praise and the grati
tude of an appreciative public. May
thy nights dear parents be restful
ones aud thy days be full of glee.
We doff our hat to Tom.
THURSDAY CLOB
Met At The Pleasant Country Home
Of Mrs. Frank Williams Oct. 20.
Fine Program Rendered
The Thursday Club held a very
interesting meeting at the home of
MrB. Frank WilliamB October 20.
Current Events were discussed. Mrs
Kroeger gave a reading on "Decla
ration of Independence" and Mrs.
Houston gave a synopsis of Stod
dard's Lecture on the 'Passion Play.'
Athtee course dinner was served
by the hostess and a-merry time en
joyed by all.
Mark Nelson was a business call
er in Audubon Mondav.
F. W. Hocamp of Audubon town
ship marketed hogs Exira, Wed
nesday.
Will Ridgley marketed three loads
of hops in town Wednesday, some
of whjch weighed over 50* pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Eckles south of
town entertained a gentleman and
lady from Atlantic Tuesday night.
Mra. S. Spoo went to Atlantic
Wednesday evening to visit a short
time with her friend, Mrs. Belle
May
Mrs. F. H. Cotton is improving ra
pidly at the Iowa City Hospital and
she is expected hometbe first of the
month.
Mrs. John O'Leary and niece, Miss
Zola McClain departed Monday for
Sioux City to visit relatives and
friends.
Miss Lizzie Wilson and brother of
near Adair viBited their parentB, J.
P. Wilson and wife from Friday un
til Sunday.
Mrs. C. M. Jensen aud Mrs. N. C.
Nelsen returned home Wednesday
after a nice visit with friends at
Storm Lake.
Mrs. Dena Williams is attending
the Grand Chapter of the Order of
the Ea'stern Star at Boone this week
leaving Tuesday.
Nels Hansen, the druggist, re
turned from hia trip to California
the first of the week much refresh
ed from his outing.
fiss Idab Woodruff returned
home from Omaha Wednesday,
whers she has been staying with
her Bister, Mrs. Clark.
Mrs Wm. Fulton and Miss Am^er
Kelsey went to Hamlin this morn
ing on a visit with Mrs. Geo. R.
Spencer southeast of that town.
Word is received here of the mar
riage of Frank Henshall formerly
of Exira and Audubon, but latterly
of Ft. Madison to a lady residing in
that citj*.
Mrs. Dr. Riley left today tor Da
venport. where she will visit her
daughter, Ethel, after which she
will go to Marathon to visit her son
John and family.
Wm. Masterson received ninety
seven birthday cards Wednesday
from relatives and friends in seven
different states fcr which he re
turns his sincere thanks.
"N. D. Hamlin of Harrison, Nebras
ka arrived this morning ou a visit
to his daughters, Mrs. Frank Krea
mer and Mrs, C. L. McAainch and
other relatives and friends.
When we'una was a boy back in
the Buckeye state we remember of
a "wife beater" in the neighborhood
being given ten lashes with a raw
hide ou the naked back followed by
a warm coat of tar and a downy coat
of feathers. But times have chang
ed.
Dr. C. J. Grif returned Saturday
from Villisca and other large towns
where he is looking foi a place to
erect a veterinary hospital, the size
of Exira not justifying such under
taking here. He will leave in anoth
er week for the new location wher
ever it may be.
Robert Gransberry will move the
last of the week back to the Rendle
man farm in Greeley'which he was
obliged to vacate a few weeks ago
on account of the house burning
down. Mr. Rendlemau has about
finished building a good comforta
ble residence to take ita piece.
Powell and Harvey were the lo
sers of their fine big $1500 Stallion
last week at Atlantic. Mr. John
Murphy had the animal trying to
break him into harness when the
horse reared, fell over and broke
his back rendering it necessary to
kill and put him oat of hia misery.
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Geo. Gill and Ray McClain were
Audubon visitors Tuesday going
by train.
MrB. Trentreturned Tuesday from
an out of town visit on the main line
of the Rock Island.
J. B. Rendleman moved Monday
from the Tom Bellus house on
north Park Street to his own resi
dence.
Chris'C. Larsen and Mr. Mathie
Ben, the Supt. of the Cement Works
in Elk Horn, were in town Monday
on business.
Andrew Larsen is preparing to
move from the house he recently
sold to D. Kroeger, into the Tbos.
Bellus residence.
Geo. Paige had an old building
moved to his premises Monday
from West Town which he will
transform into an ontbuilding.fp,«
Mrs. L. D. Rich, north of town,
was taken quite ill the first of the
week with heart trouble and is un
der the care of our medical prac
tioners-
Soren Madsen of Greeley has rent
ed his farm for three years to Wal
ter Scotland poBseBBion to be given
March 1,1911. We understand Mr.
Madsen will move to town.
Jos. Gilroy is preparing to move
into the D. Kroeger. formerly the
Andrew Larseu house near the
bridge on south Carthage St. and
will remain there till March 1.
The Masous are having the wall
paper in their hail cleaned, the car
pets beaten, the windows cleaued
and the heater made to abine under
the supervision of Mr. Connrardy.
The groom and bride, Mr. and
Mrs. Poeten bade good-bye to her
parents, A. A. Seibert and wife and
sioter, Mra. Harold Sturgeon Mon
day and left for Gravity, Iowa where
they will reside for the present at
least.
Messrs Dan Sampson, Johc Reu
ftle, Howard Kittell, Walt Crees,
M. Foley and Dick Northup made
this office a pleasant visit today as
they were on their way to the Jap.
Barhan sale, where they would
have a good chance to interview
their constituency.
Rev. Failenschmldt and sister,
Louise visited last week at the home
of their sister, Mrs. Wm. DofiRng re
turning to Portsmouth accompan
ied by Miss Gertrude Bell who vis
ited there and at Charter Oak with
one of her sisters returning home
Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Esther Crane arrived here
Friday from her home at Fairbury,
Nebr. on a visit to her sister, MrB. 8.
J. Crane and her son, Silas Crane
both residing here and her bod, Sam
residing near Lorah. She last visit
ed here seven or eight years ago
and noteB many changes in that
time.
Miss Lucille Connrardy leaves
Friday for Sioux City to attend a
masked ball aud from there to Chi
cago to resume her duties as train
ed nurse. Tonight the Treble Clef
met at her parents home to give her
a parting reception. Miss Connrar
day has climbed step by step up the
ladder of fame as a nurse, the most
wealthy and aristocratic people of
Chicago being her patrons. We
wish her increased fame in her
chosen profession.
Card Of Thanks
We wiBb to thank those who so
kindly assisted us in our time of
Borrow at the death of our little
daughter, Alma Ethel. *We also
thank the singers .end those who
Bent Sowers.
Mr. and Mra. Geo. Wahlert.
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80 Acres In Audubon County.
A Snap—Eighty acres, 6 miles
from town, rich land and lays well,
not a foot of waste land. Five room
house, stable, cow barn,
double corn
crib, granary, hog house and other
out buildings all in fair repair. Fine
water, good orchard and grove and
on the best building spot in Audu
bon County. $90. per acre takes it.
$1200. by March 1911 at 5per cent.
See fournal for information. Imtf
Mrs. George Morey was here from
Audubon Monday on business.
Frank Davis of north of Adair,
was a business caller in town Mon
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DESIRABLE HOME
Are You Looking For A Pleasantly
Located Farm In Good Locality.
Fair Buildings, Land Lays Fine.
For Sale—One of the finest little
farm homes in Audubon County.
Right up to the city limits of Exira.:
Fair house and good barn, wind
mill and well, all fenced. Not the
largest but one of the finest or
chards in Iowa, uowin its prime.
If you have a little money and want.
to buy a home enquire about this
one. Also have a nice little four
room cottage with one and a half:
acres of land with it. Also a pret
tyfair house with a quarter block of
land with it all in city limits, cheap.
Ask the Journal about it.
We Stand Corrected
The Wann Progress informs us
that Delmar, the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. P. Rees is the appoint
ed Postmaster of that city instead
of F. P. Rees as we published it re
cently. Hurrah for Delmar.
Postal Shower
The relatives and friends of Win.:
Masterson gave him a grand Post
Card shower Wednesday, Oct. 26 at
the home of his son-in-law, Clyde
McCall of Greeleyon the occurrence
of
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s.xty-sixth birthday. A num-
ber of friends called upon him that
day
to congratulate him on the hap
py event. ".
Mrs. Thomas III
When in town one day last week
Mrs. Mary Thomas was taken very
ill at the home of James H. Martin
and later carried on a stretcher to
the borne of her sister, Mrs. C. C.
Hawk where she now lies in a
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I am prepared to teach the art of
artistic velvet paintiug. Prettier,
easier and quicker than embroidery
on pillow tops, dresser scarfs, center
pieces, stand covers, piano scarfs,
doilies, exhibition pieces, sofa
throws, etc. Why not make your
owu Christmas presents? You will1
never regret learning this claBSic
The complete course is given for
one dollar. Call atthe Journal Office I
Saturday afternoon or phone No. 34
Ripe Strawberries
P. M. Christeusen took a notion
the other evening that an Oyster
stew would be the right thing and
set them ouside his rear door at the
Jewelry Store. Soon after a lot of jo
kers who were on to the job purloin
ed the package and substituted a
package of bones and saw dust with
a layer of bivalves on top. What
Pete said on emptying the package
into the Btew pan is not recorded
but had lots of fire in it no doubt.
He is now laying low and sawing
wood for the perpetrators of the
joke.
Christian Church Notes
Bible Study Class tonight at 8 p,
m.
Ladies Aid will meet with Sister
Parrott, Friday afternoon at three
o'clock.
Sunday School at
10 a. m.
Sunday*
Sunday 11 a. m. Subject of Ad
dress "Our Religion."
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ious condition wit£ typhoid symp
tome and complications and on ac
count of her age grave doubts are 22.T "4^
entertained of her recovery.
Artistic Beauty
I hey say that anything that will
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grow in Iowa will grow in Greeley.
Mrs. Leroy Hensley of Greeley twp.
this county, sent to our deBk last
week a jell j' glass full of luscious
rir.e strawberries. The berry crop
was nipped by the frost (stand-pat-'
tism) last spring but their massive
developement (progressiveism) is
bo beautifully supplying our ta
ble with a rich reward for the await-!
ing, that it may be Indicative of
Tuesday's results, Nov. 8. Many
thanks. •.'.•ww'wm
Oh, You Oyster Stew
Junior Endeavor at 3 p. tn.
Senior Endeavor 6:30 p. m.
Evening Service 7:il0 p. m. Sub-'
ject''Heaven."
Audubon Township Church
Sunday 3 p. m. regular service#
Evangelistic services will be con*^
ducted by the pastor commencing
Not.
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