Audubon County journal., February 08, 1912, Image 2

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Overshoes
fe» Carsten Walters, living west of
town, is quite ill of la grippe
As the season for Overshoes is getting
shorter and we have a large stock we are
selling at a reduced price also on Heavy
Underwear. We also have some odds
and ends of Shoes that you can get at
about you own price. We pay the high
est price for Butter and Eggs.
Wm. BEAU
BRAYTON, IOWA
Oakfield and Brayton
J. G. Chamberlain is ill with bron
chitis.
Mildred Hall of Exira spent Mon
day night with Hazsl Cousins.
J. B, J. Lohner of Exira was call
ing on friends in Brayton Friday.
H-
Louis Beck is suffering from a se
vere attack of neuralgia this week.
G. A. Arnold spent Thursday night
in Atlantic where he was on business.
Elizi Jonea was snow bound in At
lantic from Saturday until Monday.
H. S. "Wattles returned Thursday
from a week's visit at Carson, Iowa.
Prank and Bos3 McVey of near An
iti were visiting friends here last week
Wm. Hoegh moved Friday to the
new home he recently purchased in
Atlantic.
Harry Parrott of Audubon was
visiting his brother, L. M. Parrott
last week.
Mrs. Mollie JeDkins left Friday for
a visit with friends at Atlantic, Avo
ca and Omaha.
Garner Bartlett came home from
Jlarlan Sun Jay making the trip from
Atlantic on foot.
A. E. Andrews of Atlantic was
out to his farm southeast of town a
few day last week.
Max Andetson continues to im
prove and will soon be able to be re
moved to his home.
3 Kathleen Dimick returned to her
home in Atlantic after a visit at the
Josh Cousins home.
Mrs. Louie Petersen aud Christina
JBertlesoo came from Audubon Tues
day to visit relatives.
The two-year-old girl of Rasmus
Nelson, living northeast of town, is
qnite sick of bowel trouble.
Clarence Anderson, a carpenter
working for A. F. AndersoD, is ill of
appendicitis at this writing.
Mrs. Lewis Heath returned to her
home 1b Atlantic Tuesday after a
week's visit with her parents.
MissLoretta Arnold of Lake Park,
Iowa is visiting at the home of her
brother, George Arnold and wife.
Mrs. Luther Ilensley and baby
were guests of her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. Koob Thursday and Friday.
iv The six-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. Andersen is ill of la
grippe and is under Dr. Koob's care.
Notice
Having sold our grocery busi
ness to Henry Hansen, we aak all
knowing themselves indebted to
the undersigned to call anri settle.
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N. Lareen &8on,
Bray.ton, Iowa
A Morning Reminder.
You awake with a mean, nast]
taste in the mouth, which reminds
you that your stomach is in a bac
condition. It should also remind
you that there is nothing so good
for a disordered stomach at
Chamberlain's Stomach and Livei
•Tablets.
They build up the system, assist nature
:'to
restore natural conditions, and are sc
-gentle in their action that one hardly real'
izes a medicine was taken. Chamberlain't
Tablets are sold everywhere. Price 25c
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Notice
We have for sale some ilrst class
clover seed at rea90nble prices. We
believe this seed is as good as any that
has ever been sjld in Brayton. Come
in and see the samples and leave your
orders.
Rothschild McCausland Co.
The Ladies Aid Society met with
Mrs W. R. Koob Thursday atternoou
Refreshments were served by the hos
tess.
L. P. Ratmussen had business in
Atlantic Saturday and was unable to
reach home until Sunday when he
walked.
Mrs. Ralph Goodwin and little
daughter returned Wednesday from
an extended visit with relatives and
frieDds at Wiota.
J. T. Jenkins has been ill of la
grippe tor the past week aDd Sunday
pneumonia developed from which he
is critically ill at this writing.
Mrs. A G. Colvin went to Atlan
tic Saturday to see her brolhar, Wax
Anderson aud was obliged to stay un
til Monday night on account of no
train service.
John F. Bergh went to Atlantic:
last Thursday and purchased a mi
dence property at 7th and Chestnut
Sis. lie expects to move about the
first of March.
Max Bendixen and a friend whose
name we did not learn came from
Omaha Saturday for a short visit and
were forced to remain until the trains
were running again on Monday.
Mrs Ward Smith and children re
turned last Wednesday from an ex
tended visit at Toledo, Illinois. Her
return was delayed somewhat by the
illness of the children with whooping
cough.
Mrs. Ebbe J. Hansen of Harlan is
here caring lor her husband's parents.
II. P. Hansen and wife who have
been ill ot the prevailing malady, la
^grippe, but are now much improved
Kathleen Koob went to Exira Fri
day night to attend the Club dance
and was snow bound at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Luther Ilensley uutil
Tuesday when she returned to her
school at Atlantic.
l»Y
Ed Elwood shipped one car of
goods ana stock from Casey Thiirs
day and his wife left Brayton Satur
doy to join him in their new home at
Valley, Nebraska. Her lather, J.
Ilardman accompauied them to Yal
ley tor a short visit.
Frank Jenkins and wife went to
Omaha Thursday to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Jenkins. They returned
overland irom Atlantic Sunday. They
bad many mishaps on the way owing
to the bad condition of the roads bu
arrived sate aud sound.
Notice
On and after the publication of this
notice no grain of any kind will be
charged on the book«. Kindly re
member this and bring cash with you
Rothschild McCausland Co.
Per G. A. Arnold, Agent.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
A S O I A
The test of the corn submitted by
the boys of Iowa in the junior corn
contest at Iowa State college short
course demonstrated the fact that
Iowa farmers must test their seed
corn thoroughly this year. An unusu
percentage of it is not likely to
germinate.
The corn sent to the college by the
boys was probably much better than
average corn in Iowa. Some of it
tested out well, but there was much
good looking corn that showed an ex
traordinary lack of vitality. Much of
it showed only 10 per cent, good seed
kernels and 90 per cent, wholly bad.
There is in this test of the boys'
corn a warning to Iowa farmers. If a
good stand is to be secured this sea
son, every ear selected for planting
must be tried thoroughly.
It is not necessary to buy expensive
apparatus for testing corn. In an
Iowa Experiment station bulletin this
statement about testers Is made:
A tester can be made by any far
mer at very little expense and in a
few moments' time, which will be as
accurate and as convenient as any
wllich can be purchased.
Such a home made tester consists
of a shallow box, 3 or 4 inches deep,
and 30 inches square, a quantity' of
sawdust and some squares of white
cloth. Fill the box about half full of
moist sawdust—sawdust that has been
put in a gunny sack and set in a tub
of warm water over night is best.
Press the sawdust down to make a
Dairying in Iowa is on the upgrade.
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
W. B. Barney told the students of the
short course at Iowa State college at
a dairy mass meeting that the cows
of the state made 2,700,000 pounds
more butter in 1911 than in 1910. "In
addition," he went on, "they furnished
•more cream for ice cream than ever
before. All in all, Iowa cows pro
duced from 4,000,000 to 5,000,000
pounds more butter fat in 1911 than
the year before.
"There's a reason for that," lie went
on. "It's because the farmers of the
state are improving their dairy herds,
and they're taking better care of their
cows and feeding them more intelli
gently. It is safe to say that more
pure bred sires have been brought
into Iowa In the past two years than
in any ten years before."
Testing Corn With Home Made Tester
smooth, even surface. Cut a square
of white cloth, sheeting, set it or tack
it to the inside of the box and.mark
it off into squares 2V& inches each
way, something like a checker board.
Number the squares, 1, 2, 3, etc., and
then put the cloth into the box on
top of the sawdust and tack it there.
Lay out the ears of corn to be tested
as shown in the accompanying illus
tration, and give each a number. Take
six kernels from ear No. 1, one each
from butt, middle and tip on two op
posite sides, and lay them at end of
the ear do this with each of the re
maining ears, being careful that the
kernels do not get mixed. This done,
put the kernels from Bar No. 1 in
Square No. 1 in the testing box, and
so on until the box squares are filled.
Lay over the kernels a square of tight
cloth and moisten it thoroughly by
sprinkling water over it. On top of
this put a third cloth large enough to
hang over the edges of the box all
around and then fill the box above it
with moist sawdust about 2 inches
deep and pack it thoroughly treading
carefully with the feet. Fold the edges
of this cloth over the sawdust to
prevent drying out. The box is then
ready to set away until the kernels
have sprouted, which will be in about
eight days. When removing the cov
ering cloths, do it carefully so as not
to disarrange the kernels.
Dairy Progress in Iowa
That sort of a tester will answer
every purpose and give the corn grow
er a- good check on his seyd. ilM
A Profitable String of Dairy Animals Owned by C. Nelson of Waverly, Who
Is Making Dairying Pay.
And yet, Iowa is not beginning to
make the most of its opportunities for
dairying.
That fact was hammered home by
Hugh Van Pelt of Waterloo, secretary
of the Iowa Dairy association, who
followed Mr. Barney on the program.
"There are thousands and thou
sands of farmers in Iowa who are
milking their cows 700 times a year
for a dollar a head," is the way Mr.
Van Pelt put the situation. "There
are thousands of others who are milk
ing their animals wholly for fun, be
cause they are making no profit from
them.
"Iowa milks 1,500,000 cows. Some
one has estimated that they produce
an average of 140 pounds of butter
fat per head per year. Experiments
in various parts of the state show
the average to be really less. The
records of 12,000 cows in the North
ern Iowa Dairy Improvement associa
tion show an average of only 134
pounds, and that is much nearer right.
Considering that there are thousands
of cows in the state producing 300
pounds and more than a thousand pro­
ducing 400, scores over 500 pounds
and a dozen over COO pounds, there
must be many cows in the state pro
ducing less than 134 pounds or nearer
100.
"Now what does a 100-pound but
ter fat cow do for you? Her butter
fat is worth $30 her calf, skim milk
and manure are likely to pay for barn
room and the work of feeding her
maybe you can raise the feed on high
priced Iowa land for $29, but you can'
feed a cow as she should be fed on
that much that leaves $1 to pay for
the work of milking twice a day and
at least 700 times a year.
"Iowa farmers, many of them, com
plain about the trouble they have in
making anything on high-priced land,
yet they will milk 700 times a year
for a dollar. They must love the ex
ercise!
"Contrast this 100-pound cow with
a 400-pound cow, which will produce
butter fat worth $120 a year. It may
cost $G0 to fed her, but even then she
leaves a profit of $60 without any in
crease in labor. You can milk one
cow like that and make as much mon
ey in a year as by milking CO cows of
the other kind."
There is no other branch of agricul
ture that offers such chance for devel
opment and money making, declared
Secretary Van Pelt. He pointed the
way to improvement to be, first, by
the selection of good sires, with a
long line of good mothers behind
them, and then intelligent care.
Danger of Over Ventilation.
Openings for ventilation in live
stock and poultry buildings should be
regulated according to the prevailing
weather. Ventilation is necessary,
but it is possible to make a fad of it
and chill the stock in cold and windy
times, so much that the good effects
of pure air Is offset. Even a good
thing like pure air needs to be han
dled with care.
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Four Hundreds
Candle Power.
No Smoke.
No Odor.
No Chimneys
to clean.
A Grand
Convenience
for the
Office Desk.
Absolutely
Safe & Always
Dependable
EXTRA SPECIAL PRICE
Closing out rriy stock of American Port
able Desk and Desk and Reading Lamps
at cost while they last.
"ACT QUICK"
The nearest approach to Real Daylight
ever attained in Artificial Lighting.
For sale by
P. K. JENSEN
H. A. NELSON & CO.
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dictates that money should be kept at the
bank and paid out by check instead of
currency. By doing this you avoid mis
understandings and always get a receipt
for your payment.
Bank your money with this bank.
Whether the amount you handle is small
we welcome it just the same and give the
small account the same careful attention
as we give to the business of the largest
depositor.
First National Bank
EXIRA I O W A
Sugar Cured Hams and Bacon
Lard in any Quantity.
A specialty of Cold Cooked
Meats for a Quick Meal.
Oysters and Celery in Season.
We Sell Ice. We Buy Hides.
City Meat Market
Costs less than
one-half cent
an hour
Better in Every
Way than Gas
or Elictricity.
Cheaper to
Operate Than
Kerocene.
H. T. KROEGER, Proprietor, Exira, la.
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Indispensible
for the
Family
Circle
We All
Wear Overalls
nes
No. 29
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engine—The make, the size and your other equipment. I have paid for
my experience with hard cash, and when I say the Slickney is the best, I
know it. Am all through experimenting. Come and let me show you
what convinced me—the outside igniter, an engine without trouble.
Wis ley Donaldson
exclusive agentsbohbh
COMMON SEN5E
Exira, Iowa
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