Audubon County journal., April 13, 1911, Image 1

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25 YEARS OLD.
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ALIVE BOOSTERS
Enthusiastic Meeting Last Night Par
ticipated In By Life Merchants And
Other Business Men.
The Booster Club met Wednesday
evening and heard the report of the
Treasurer, Mr. Ed Delahoyde of
the Exchange Bank and of tfte'ir
Secretary, Dr. Oldaker. The gen
tlemen produced collections and
vouchers for every penny comin£
info their Hindis, which was up'oh
motion ati^it'iA. wd'rk do Be
the club in repairing inverts,
tftaginfe the V6aAa, fixiiifcAppi*J«cb
ea to briSffel &ad
$?&Am
mftf,
itafe i23&92. it
V&d by all plnlifet, tVi\ nev« in tin
Bli'tory of iS'iiVi had there been
adch a determined effort on the
pSrt o'f the jS'^ople living along the
routed and road* to so repair the
roads leading to town, that the
"mud holes" shall be a thing of by
gone days. The sentiment was
freely expressed, that this year a
general "reaching out" enlarging
the district covered last year must
be the motto, awakening new terri
tory that they may participate with
the Club. In (Joion there is strength
and the more Union we can com
maud the better the roads, for eve
rybody. Locally, street lamps, ce
ment gutters on the sides of the
main business blocks, and the
abatement of that eye sore row of
hitching posts along the north
aide of the park was discussed. Not
that we want less hitching posts,
but they that are there taken off the
main street and set on a side street
before a frigfatful.accident happens
between autoe and buggies. Some
life will be blotted out if these con
ditions are continued. One thing
the club must expect to do. To ei
ther have the ten miles an hour in
the city limits abated, or when they
are reported as exceeding the limit
walk up to the Mayor's desk and
pay the penalty. This should be
observed by everyone driving vehi
cles before some one is injured or
killed. The old officers were re-elec
ted: Dr, Newloh, Pres Ed Dela
hoyde, Treas Dr. Oldaker, Sec'y
and John I. Hensley, John Dimick,
Soren Madaen and Hans P. Hansen,
directors. Regular meeting nights
second Wedpesday in every mouth.
It Glen Hunt Sick
Mr. Glen Hunt of the First Na
tional Bank is quite sick at bis
home south of town. Glen is one of
the every-day-alike boys, ancZ has
been so steady in biB habits that he
is missed by friends and patronB
Alike. Apparently recovering from
his first attack he ventured up to
town Monday only to suffer a re
lapse Tuesday. His ailment is an
aggravated form of Bore throat,
which we trust will aoou yield to
treatment.
Congregational Church
There will be qeryices at the Con
gregational Church uext Sunday
atorning and evening conducted by
Reverend Sutherland of Ames., Pas
tor at Large for the western half of
Iowa. Communion service will be
administered at the close of the
worning service.
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Birthday Anniversary
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Mrs. Hetty Croy celebrated her
76th birthday anniversary on Mon
day, April 10th quietly at her home
os South Jefferson street but her
numerous friends did not forget the
occaaion but remembered her with
a postal shower appropriate to the
•ccaaion.
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IMPORTANT DECISIONS
Hon. H, F. Andrews Received, This
Week Two Important Decisions In
His Favor From The Supreme
Court.
The Supreme Court of Iowa re
cently handed down a decision in
the Bell Case, over which there has
been pending a sharp legal battle
for the past year.
Shortly after his death, Uncle Jim
mie Bell of Old Hamlin, gave to bis
brothers and sisters,—our towns
man, Mr. Joseph Bell, Mrs. Aloozo
Bradley and Mrs. Margaret Drips
shares in his farm. The State
Treasurer of Iowa claimed that the
transfer was subject to pay a colat
teral inheritance tax on the ground
that the gift was intended to take
place after the death of the,donor,
and brought suit in the District
Court to collect the same, which
was restated. The State was repre
sented by the County Attorney, the
Attorney General of Iowa, dnd a
specialist counsel. The heirs were
defended by Senator Andrews of our
town. This is the second case in
which the Senator has defeated Mr.
Cb'&son in the Supreme Court. The
btber being the notorious case of
the *£ofrn of Exira against P. I.
Wiirtted ia which Mr. Andrews was
lor tWe defense.
*?he Senator at this term of the
^ojpride Court was on the winning
4|j!&i in the case of Isaac S. Andrews
the C. R. I. & P. Ry. Co. An ac
VidA lAgaiWst the railway company
Ttt Overflowing water upon the
land of the plaid Stiff, who is a bro
ther of the Senator's.
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CHALK TALK
If You Hive School Interests At Heart
ComeOut And See Prof. Weaver
Proceeds For Library Fund.
Prof. Q. E. Weaver, one of the
most artistic Chalk-Talk Lectureres
on the platform today will give his
entertainment in Exira, Friday eve
ning, April 21st for the benefit of
the Public School Library and Pia
no fund. Prof. Weaver is known to
some of our people aad they recom
mend him highly. Watch for the
posters and circulars and prepare
not only to be gloriously enter
tained for the evening but to help
in the effort made to increase the
equipment of the Public Schools.
Admission for adults 35 cts. and
children 25 cts.
A Dinner Party
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Mr. and Mrs. Connrardy were hoBt
and hostess of a dinner party Sun
day to Dr. and Mrs. McLaren, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Laren, Dr. and Mrs. Fulton and Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Simpson, all of Au
dubon after which the gentlemen
autoed down to the B. F. Simpson
farm for a short visit, some of the
party continuing the trip to the
home of Mr. Pratt near Lorah, all
returning in time to return to their
homes in good season.
M. E. Church Notes
Sabbath School at 10 a. m.
Preaching at 11 and 7:30 every
Sabbath. A cordial invitation to
all.
Epworth League 7:00 p. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday eve.
Subjectfor morning service "The
Resurrection of Our Bodies." For
evening service 'The Fruitless Life.'
We are pleased to see the atten
dance and the interest in our
League service, also the growing
interest in the Sabbath School.
Christian Church Notes
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
A
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8:00 p.
Junior Endeavor at 2 p. m.
Senior Endeavor at 0:80 p. m.
An Easter Day Sunrise service at
6 A.M. Dont fail to attend.
Subject for the 11 A. M. service
"Christ's Resurrection the promise
and Prophecy of our Own.
EASTER EVENING
"An Unrisen Christ." You are all
cordially invited.
Rev. Harned'sson, John S. writes
to bis parents from Middletown,
Ohio that while following hia occu
pation of painter and decorator he
was taken very ill and far a day or
two it was doubtful of his recovery.
He ascribed his illness to partaking
•f peanut butter, which must bava
contained ptomaine poisoning.
EXIRA CREAMERY CO.
Are Now Prepared Te Supply All Or
ders For Ice Cream, And That
New Dainty Lactone.
lis
A new dish to cool and comfort the
heated body during the extreme hot
weather, and with an assurance that
it matters not as to the quantity used,
its positively harmless. Lactone is
composed of skimmed milk 3 gallons,
1 dozen eggs, 1 dozen lemons, 1 quart
of flavoring ai)d nine poundB
of granu
lated sugar. All thoroughly mixd
then pasteurized to a high tempera
ture, cooled down and put in the free-,
zer. Mr. C. C. Nelson, the butter
maker at the Exira Creamery Com
pany's plant, is an adept at the Ice
Cream and Lactone mauufacture, and
if clean ice, clean utensils, clean ma
chines, clean cans, clean material, and
last but not least, a neat and perfectly
sanitary building (which is above cri
ticism and an operator that prides
himself in neatneep, has any effect
on a delicate stomach, the ice cream
and lactone made by the Exira Cream
ery Company will have a large trade
this summer.
PASSED AWAY
Mrs. C. P. Chase, A Kind Old Chif&tian
Lady, Mother Of Large Family
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At Rest
Mrs.Christena Patten-Chase
away at her home south of
Sunday morning, April 9th at
vanoed age of 83 years after a
illness. She leaves several eft
mourn her loss. The funeral Was
Tuesday at 2:00 o'clook, Rev. Har'ned
pastor of the Methodist Church in Ex
ira, preaching the funeral sermon. In
terment took place at the Oabfield Ce
metery by the side of her husband
who preceded her a few years ago. She
was a kind and loving wifeand moth
er and iB highly extolled as a Chris
tian friend and neighbor. iv
Card Of Thank*
To all who so very kindly assisted
in comforting our dear mother during
her last days, we hold ia fondest
memory. We thank you neighbors
and, friends.
.The Chase Children
GREAT BLUE HERON
A Pair Now In Hand Of Taxidermist
Here For Stuffing and Mounting.
A pair of these noble birds "was
killed here last week and are now in
the hands of Mr. E. C. Wilson, taxi
dermist for mounting. The birds
stand about four feet high and are in
full feather and fluff. The beronB al
most universally spread over the globe
They have a long bill and neck
and long slender legs. They build
their nests in tall trees. They feed
on fish, frogs, mollusks, mice, moles
and similar small animala. It haunts
fresh water streams, marsheB, ponds
and lakeBand is a native of North Am
erica.
The specimens now being mounted
belong, one to Mr. Kirk Knox and one
to Mr. Fred Cotton, both of Exira.
Bayfield, Minnesota
Hay field, Minn, April 11, 1911
Editor of Journal,
Dear Sir:—We left old Iowa March
the 2nd with two emigrant cars, two
days later we landed at our new home
Hayfield, Minnesota. We find this
country O. K. as far as we can see.
The weather is exo-llent at this time
of the year and the roads are fine.
The country is quite level here, but
generally rolling enough to drain the
surface water off. We see from the
looks of the farms here that people
must have been quite prosperous in
the past. The buildings are large and
very modern built. P-
We will always remember Exira as
our old home. We remain as ever
Old Friends and Neighbors,
Messrs Spurgeon ancTOlePetereen
Mrs. Sam'^ McGaffin and lady
friend' were" pleasant xallera at the
Journal office Saturday.
Will Crisaoqan, and wife were
calling on some of their former Au
dubon township friends Sunday.
The Exira Cemetery Association,
ia commencing to agitate the
cleaning up of the Cemetery in an
ticipation of Decoration day.
Jens P. Wilson is building a big
double corn crib and a granary in
addition to the large house nearly
completed on bis farm out on Trou
blesome.
EXIRA, |(9WA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1911. $1.00 PER YEAR
SEARCH FOR RELATIVES
Mr. White Of Philadelphia Looking
For Long Lost Relatives. Found
j, Some Near Exira.
A short time ago a gentleman resid
ing in Philadelphia, Penn. came to
Audubon in search of relatives of
whom he had never seen and only
knew their names to be Isaac and
Mary, the following being tbe circum
stances.
Years ago his father long Bince dead
received a letter mailed at "Hamlin's
Grove" from bis sister and signed
"Mary" and in the letter in referring
to her husband she called him Isaac
and that was all. The letter was laid
away in some secure place and when
the mother was on her death-bed sbe
told her son of tbe letter and of the
slight chaDce there was of there ever
being found and identified. Time pass
ed and as he had no relatives living in
the east, tbe longing came to him to
come west and institute a search, so
taking the letter on which the County
and post mark were still visible he
came to Audubon and at a hotel be
gan his inquiries. The host could not
enlighten him but we are informed re
ferred him to one of the oldest settlers,
Chas. H. Van Qorder who after rack
ing bis brain in running over the
names of all the Isaac's and Mary's
within memoir walls and taking in
to consideratiioiil1 the location of the
long since *litfeontinued post office
"Hamlin's gV
VPb,"the
names of Isaac
•nd Mary I^4rt^iidie-to-hls mind and
it was not lop^'^util'Mr. White was
intdephone^t^munication with bis
uncle and &olftg down there found
that his Auht Mary bad gone before,
but was warmly greeted by his uncle
and cousins with whom he passed a
pleasant two week's visit.
NEW TRAIN SERVICE
On This Branch Making Six Trains
Eyery Day Except Sundays.
*y Everybody Pleased-- -t
If we knew the fellow or fellows
that induced the C. R. I. & P. Rail
way Company to give us another
train each day except Sunday we
would certainly send him or them one
or more of Tbeo Patty's Fire Insurance
Company Calenders. This train we
understand goes on schedule next
Monday, April 17th and will change
the whole train service at each point.
It will arrive here about 7:00 o'clock
each morning and remain in Audubon
long enough to turn around and re
turn. A freight will follow and be due
here about 10:00 o'clock and will go
on up to Audubon and be back here
about 1:00 o'clook. The laBt train up
will run on about the same time as
the afternoon train now. Sohedule
soon.
Students Returning
Mies Carrie Gault and Mr. Galen
Cotton, two of our best young peo
ple, who belong to the working
claea of students of Grinnell Col
lege (not athletes) and wbo have
been enjoying their spring vaca
tion at home returned to their la
bora Monday. Miss Ruth Statzell,
who is also a tireless worker at
Grinnell, intended to return with
them, but having received an injury
could not do so for another week.
Atlantic N. & S. Ry.
The Atlantic Northern and South
ern only lacks about $2000 to free it
from tbedanger of pasBiog into tbe
hands of a receiver. The south end
only looks that amount of paying up
their part, the north having met their
portion some time since. What a
strain will be off the minds ot the offi
cers when the danger from slow sub
scription and indifferent feeling to
ward the road will be past. We still
believe a glorious future awaits its de
velopement.
Omar Witthauer quit work for
Tony Komtnes last week and it ia
repotted will take Horace Greeley's
advice and go west in tbe near fu
ture.
Tbad, the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Seibert received a number of
birthday cards Wednesday on the
occaaion of hia 15th birthday anni
versary!
Dr. Becker of Iowa City was call
ing on his patient, Mrs. Geo. Knox
Sunday and found her improving
aa well aa expected. He was called
t* tbe Drvden home near Hamlin
while here on professional buaineaa
we learn.
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AMERICAN NOBLES
One Of The Best And Cleanest Con
ducted Fraternal Insurance In
Iowa. Annual Meeting Will
Be Held In Waterloo.
NODIO
This
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The annual district meeting of the
American Nobles met at their local
hall Tuesday night in Exira and elec
sed Mr. P. A. Rasmuseen of Audubon
to represent them at the annual meet
ing, wliich will be held at Waterloo,
in May 1911. Messrs P. A. Rasmussen
Currier and Hamilton of Audubon
were visiting members from the Aud
ubon Lodge. J.
Order sprang into exis­
tence about eight years ago with Mr.
V. A. Young as its Supreme Protector
and I. E. Lee as its Secretary. It is
open for membership for men and wo
men and at a very low rate they are
protected for from 18 to 22 years at 68
cents per month, per $1000, and an ac
cidental feature for loss of arm, eye,
leg or hearing $250 payable ot the time
it happens, limit of age to fifty.
Everybody that does not carry cheap
insurance should- do so for the protec
tioh of his family. n*"
CANCER
The Ravages Of The Deadly Cancer
Is Probably Allayed. The Affliction
Is Terrible To Contemplate.
Mr. Henry Tibbea, one of the so
lid farmers of .towaabip,
fearing that an annoying luntp on
one of his lips ,had th4 tappeairtfice
of cancer, submitted to thisdkkillful
treatment of Dr. Becker of the loWa
City hospital, assisted by Dr.-Jacob
aen of Exira and had tbe aubstance
removed. ...
It takes much confidence in the
operator to be cut into, in an opera
tion but the pain in a case of this
kind iB aa nothing compared to
tbe torture of being consumed by a
living cancer. We witneaaed this,
once in Audubon County, and tbe
tbe pen is too weak to describe the
agony of that poor sufferer. If you
think you are possessed of a can
cer, by all means have it removed
at the date of its existence.
OH DEATH
Where Is Thy Victory, Oh., Grave
Where Is Thy Sting. A Beautiful
Young Wife, Mother Of Two
,, Innocent Babes. $
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In the sad departure of Mrs. Bert
Dry den we are again reminded that
death is no respecter of persons and
that tbe young, regardless of the ties
of life are called to that Better Land
that we are told is far, far away, as
quickly as the old who are feeble and
helpless. Mrs. Dryden was the climax
of happiness to her sorrowing hus
band, a pure, good, kind and virtuous
woman with all the attributes tnat
make home honored and revered by
husband, children and relatives. Her
aim in life wasjto follow the Golden
Rule and all this she carried out with
a Christian fortitude. Her friends are
mauy and all bow tbe head at de
mise, praying for her SOU
I'Bher
repose
where sorrow and suffering will be no,
more.
Nancy Leooa, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Layland was born near Au
dubon the 20th day of January, 1891
and departed this life April lOtb, 1911
after a short illness of two weeks, the
cause of her death being peritonitis.
She grew to womanhood in Audubon
and was united iu marriage to Mr.
Bert F. Dryden March 11,1909 and
moved to the farm near Hamlin where
she resided until the time of her death.
She leaves to mourn her early death
an aifectioaate husband, two little ba
by boys one fourteen mouths and one
iwo weeks old, her father and mother,
five brothers and one sister. Mrs. Bert
Dryden will be sadly missed. She was
interred in Maple Grove Cemetery
Wednesday, April 12.
Gratitude
With a sorrowful heart I am re
minded of the kind care my neighbors,
friends and relatives administered to
my departed wife. I am grateful in
deed for your every act.
a
Bert F. Dryden.
Injured
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While Harry Campbell was trim
ming up the trees add brush in
their lots, the ax in aome way slip
ped and he received a cut on one
of hia atitchea, V-L'*
The doctor had" to take three
stitchea to reduce the laceration.
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WHY IS IT?
When A Parson Buys An Auto He In
variably Practises Operating On
Side Streets and Country Roads.
Imparting information is a task that
has been the pu/zle in all ages. How
to transfer a thought is a great ques
tion. The following is an explanation
of various parts ot an auto:
Attention—A quality much Deeded
to stay on the road.
Chauffeur—Tbe man who is engag
ed to keep the machine from running
into trains,.pedestrianB and telegraph
poles but who does not always suc
ceed.
Rut—A place where the road ceases
to be on the level with you and tries
to give you a rough deal a jolt- results
"Broken Springs."
Accident—Something always con
nected with a poor automatic driver.
Elliptic Springs—The springs upon"
which the frame is suspended and
breaks under severe treatment.
Auto Advisor—One that gets the
blame for accidents caused by a "I
know" chauffeur
One Lunger—A consumptive sort of
amctor having-a hollow cylinder
shaped piece of metal in which the
piston, playa tag with the spark.
Guides-One who does nQt kaow the'
acti^iOqnditidn qf th6 road half aa
well tlia drlvar (frxta.
yibrAfqi1—A small nervoua piece of
steel th^f imparts some of Its nervoua
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M*«anio—A Aaa^l^SO o»atspef.
hoixrfdr going" to sleep under *.
chine.,
Fly wheel—A part of tfte machine be
ginners try to grease or oHv
Slow—Something a beginner knbws
nothing about.
"Keep In"—and so He
diJ':
(not)
shut hia eyes and the results Two Bro
ken Springs. -r
Rev.—stands for revolution and
AT REST
US
Mr. W. A. Bagley Of Atlantic, R&
pected Father Of Chas. Bag-.
Icy Of Audubon, Dead.
Mr. W. A. Bagley of Atlantic, the
good and kind father of Mir. Charles
Bagley of Audubon died At his hom&
on WeBt 6th Street, Monday evening
at 8 p. m., being at tbe time of biB
death nearly eighty nine years old!
He came to this country In the year
1872 and has.lived on a farm about
three and one-half miles from Atlan
tic until a short time ago when he
moved into Atlantic.
He leaves nine children' to" tii6ii)rn
his loss,, his wifs having departed
twelve years ago.
The funeral was held from tlie^buse
Wednesday afternoon and' interihent
was made in the Atlantic Cemetery.
Rural Mail Drivers
Congressman Sisson has intro
duced a bill to pay Rural Mail dri
vers one hundred dollars per
month and to this tbe Journal Bays
Amen.
Beautiful Rain
All nature eeema to sing today
(Tuesday) of the beautiful, beautiful
rdin. The birds are loudly singing,
the trees profusely budding, the
grass and daisies growing, their
fiagrance percolatee everywhere.
Hand Burned
Mrs- Fred Hopley received a
burned hand last Saturday. Throw
ing some oil in their stove over the
kindling to start a fire, caused an
explosion from some hot embers,
which caught her at the hand. It
was quite painful for a few days,
but is much better at this writing.
Taken To Hospital
Mrs. Sherman Peppers, the res
pected wife ot Mr. Sherman Peppers
of Greeley township was taken to
Iowa City for an operation for ap
pendicitis laat week. The best
Wishes of kind neighbors and
friends accompany her, not only to
the operating table but through eve
ry stage of the dangerous clinic.
Blood Poisoned
Fred, the little nine year old son
of Mr. and Mra. Frank Basham, ac
cidentally scratched one of bis
bands on a barb wire one day last
wsek. Sunday morning the pals
became so severe that he fainted.
Actively remedies were applied,
and the child though aaffering, is
believed to be recovering.