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26 YEARS OLD.
DOWN AND OUT
Very Unfortunate Ending of wnat
Ought to Have Been Profitable
Business. It Had Been Such
Mr. W. R. Chantry moved bis house
hold goods and bis family to Menlo,
Iowa Friday, where he expects to go
into the restaurant business.
Mr. Chantry formed a partnership
w}th his brother-in-law, Mr Frank
Winfrey about two years ago and pur
chased the Dotting & Co. Drug Stock
of this city, Mr. Chantry being the
financial end of the deal. The partner
ship was an unfortunate coalition and
in the course of a few months the busi
ness shaped itself into the hands of a
Receiver, who, altho he used every
effort possible to recover the loss that
Mr. hantry had sustained in the busi
ness, it had gone too far and The
Exira Drug Company was organized
And Incorporated and bought "the
good^ of the Rece'Ver, Mr Axel Bor
jesson.
Mr. Chantry's loss in cash is about
$5000 but his experience is a very valu
able asset.
BROKEN ANKLE
Mr. Joel Hall of West Exira Is Suf
fering r'rom A Broken Ankle,
which He Received Last Friday
Mr. Joel Hall lies very ill at his home
in West Exira today.
While cutting wood in the timber
near this city last Friday afternoon, a
log fell on his ankle, breaking it badly.
He was taken to his home and Dr.
Jaoobaeu was summoned, who attended
to the broken member.
It is a very unfortunate accident as
Mr. Hall has a large family dependent
wpon him, whom he is trying hard to
maintain by day's work. A kind pro
vidence should take a hand in relief
work.
We hope to see him up and around
•gaiD before many days.
FOR AOLD LAH6 SYRE
A Jolly Surprise Party to Celebrate
the Fifty Second Wedding Anniver
sary of Mr. and Mrs. Bowman.
On last Friday, Feb. 24th, Mrs. C.
H. Wilde remembering that it was
the fifty-second anniversary of the
marriage of W. H. "Dad" Bowman to
•Olive Bradfield, back "yander" in
'Ohio, told the Old folks after dinner,
to gat into their best bib and tucker
for they were going to have some
'visitors. So about two o'clook came
L. A. McGinnis and wife, Harvey
Hite and wife, Clark Wilson and
wife, J. W. B. Cole and wife, and
Mrs. Eunice Cole, a soldier's widow.
-All these were Old Coftee Coolers ex
cept the ladies. About three hours
was spent in recounting old times .and
aptnning some inconceivable and un
believable army yarns. At five
o'clock the crowd was invited to the
fining room and were seated to four
•amall tables, four at a table, just like
the feKows in Exira do when the
play Pitch, and were treated to a nice
lunch, consisting of sandwiches, cake
fruit and coffee. After doing full jus
tice to the luncb, the visitors departed
•seemingly well pleased with the oc
casion. Certainly, "Dad" and hiB
wife were happy and glad they were
ithere.
Gerald Hensley
Many of our citizens have been
falling on the slippery sidewalk
daring the icy petiod just passing,
but Jjbey have generally been of the
-older claas. It remained however
for Gerald Henaley to perform an
acrobatic stunt that put all the old
•«r tumble-downe in the ahade. Mon
day morning near hia parents bom*
while going to hia work in tbe meat
market, skipping along as happy
a boy in new pants, he auddenly
•at on the walk presumably to keep
it from hurting him. Of coarae, he
craned his neck to see if anyone
Waa looking but no one saw him
feeaidea our reporter, and when he
feada this he will think that waa
•nongb.
John Frost
At the sale of Mr. John Proat east
of town, hia chatties aald fairly well
and brought more than he expected
Mr. and Mrs Frost will now live a
retired life, free from care and labor
Tbey have moved to the city but
will visit relatives at Templeton,
Carroll and several other placea for
a few weeka before setting down to
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AROUND THE WORLD
WU1H. Beedle Completed Trip Around
The World, Found Promotion
Awaiting Him on Arrival
Manilla, P. I., Jan 15, 1»12
Mr. J. W. B. Cole,
Audubon, Iowa,
Dear Friend:—I received your let
ter a few days ago and was sorry to
hear of your brother's death bat as you
know we alt have to go sometime.
I suppose you know I arrived here
safe at 6 p. Dec. 13, 1911. I sent
you a letter after I arrived. I had a
pleasant trip all the way around the
world, and when I arrived here I found
the whole Police and Sesret Service
Departments under investigation and
so far twenty-five men have either
been discharged or suspended. One
Captain and the Chief of Detectives are
among the gang, and my old Captain
was detailed here in charge of the Se
cret Service. I was detailed for De
tective Duty myself day before yester
day. There are several good jobs open
here now and it looks as if I am going
to get one of them. I am very glad
they have commenced to get rid of the
grafters, that will give good men a
ohance to take their plaees. I am glad
to hear that Mrs. Moon and Mrs. Cole
are able to be around again. I arrived
in Manila after my trip around the
world with just 60 eents in my pocket.
I traveled first class and had every
thing I needed but I did not have a
bit more.
My wife was very glad to see me
when I returned and she is going with
me when I return again. Give my
best regards to all.
Your Friend,
W. H. Beedle.
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JAMES SAHIEE
And Family Departed This Week for
Their New Home at Iowa Falls
Mrs. James San tee and the children,
the family of James Santee, the effi
cient manager of the John I. Hensley
.interests hare lor the pat few, years,
started for Des Moines Saturday, where
she visited until Monday, before start
ing for their new farm near Iowa Falls.
Mr. Santee had his car loaded and
expected to.get on the way Monday
but the furious blizzard of Sunday
night caused the railroad to canoel all
ear contracts so he did not get out till
Wednesday.
It's much regretted here that the
Santee family moved away as they are
exoellent yoang people.
Visited Here
James and Joseph Cihak of Cree
ton, Iowa visited their brother, Ed
ward Cihak last week, returning
Friday. The brothers had not met
for Bometime and they had a de
lightful visit.
Hard Lock
The interests of our Audubon
men, Prof. Hocker, Dr. C. 8. Mc
Leron and R. C. Rice were consum
ed by fire in El Reuo, Oklahoma
Monday, February 19th. The build
ing was 140x400 and cost $40,000. In
surance $8000.
Lester A. Peterman
Mr. Lester Peterman moved to
Atlantic yesterday where he expects
to reside indefinitely. Mr. Peterman
Is one of the best contractors and
builders in the atate and haa
erected several fine buildings dur
ing the past five years. His work iB
honestly done and fully guaranteed.
Dr. Robinson Moving
Dr. V. J. Robinson and family of
Atlantic is moving to Valley, Ne
braska with his father-in-law, J. C.
Hardman. The Doctor desires to
thank all bis old patronB in thia sec
tion for their liberal patronage and
recommends hia successor, Dr. A.
W. Lange as worthy of your Bap
port.
Clifford Posten
Clifford Poaten of Gravity, Iowa,
a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Saibert of thia city, went to Des
Moines last menth for an examina
tion in eubalming and passed with
bigb honors.
Home-Made Whiskey
Three men living in Mondamin,
Iowa named Amazon, Pitzsimmons
drank whiskey of their own make.
Amazon is dead, Fitzsimmons is
unconscious and Hammera ia very
weak.
W. J. Lancelot, Editor
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THE BASTEND0RFS
For Many Years the Family Lived
South of Exira, Later is the
North Part of County
Before the death of Mr. Thomas
Bastendorf he and his son Wil.iam had
purohased a farm near Jasksen, Minne
sota.
A short time since, Mr. Thomas
Bastendorf died suddenly while away
from home on a visit, and it became a
question whether to move the family
to Minnesota or remain in Iowa. They
however decided to move to their new
farm and aeoordingly held a sale a few
weeks ago and sold their surplus, which
netted them more than they anticipa
ted. The family moved to Jackson:
this week where they expect to remain
indefinately. Audubon County loses,
by this move, one of the best of her
many families but fully realize it is to
their advantage as they go to a home
of their own.
We trust the family will be success
ful in all things undertaken.
SNOW BOUND
Not the Dentist and the Devil This
Time but the Dentist and the
Grocer Got Snow Bouid
Damon and Pythiaa visited oue
of the 'chain gang' lastSabbath and
got snowed in. Iu other words,
Fred Cotton, wife and baby and Dr.
Oldaker and wife visited at the
country home of Mr. Smith Burton,
down in Tbe Oaks, one of the most
beautiful spots on earth and on the
River to River Road, and became
snowbound: The blizzard raged at
the time to come home so that the
horses oould not face it, but our
heroes were eqnal to tbe emergen
cy and came heme afoot the three
miles, leaving their families. It's
atrangebow tar from home a fellow
will go when a square meal iB in
sight. Storm nor distance have no
deleterious effect.
Returned From Hospital
Mrs. L. P. Christensen was brot
home from the Atlantic hospital,
last Friday, where ahe underwent
an operation, several weeka ago.
She is not improving as rapidly as
her many friends would like to see
her.
Improving Slowly
Mr. Louia Groteluachen, who sus
tained tbe fracture of both legs by
falling off a ladder which broke
with him when twenty-five feet
above the ground, ia improving
slowly.
Fosnot-Bockner
John Fosaot, aon of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Fosnot, waa married to Miss
Sarah Buckner, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Elwood Buckner living eastot
Gray. The young people have been
acquainted with each other since
they were children, having grown
np together in almost tbe same
neighborhood where everyone is
their friend. We extend congratula
tions.
Entertained Friends
Miss Hazel Hardman entertained
a few of her friends at the home of
her parents, J. C. Hardman and
wife aouth of Exira, last Thursday
evening.
EXIRA, IOWA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1912
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NELS C. JENSEN'S
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Birth
of One of the Best Danish
men That Ever Lived
Mr. Nels C. Jensen was fifty years
old last Monday, February 26th and he
is not a young man anymore. Nels
has seen some pretty hard times in his
life. Like many others he has seen
the green leaves wither and fall and
lay thickly on the ground and many
springtimes have comc, and a gleam of
sunshine lightened up the days. But
as age is creeping on, it is oomforting
to know that the exposure that Nels
has endured in his young days, that
his ambition led him into, that perhaps
has shortened his life, has brought gra
tifying results. He is celebrating his
half century mark this year by inviting
in his friends to his home five miles
west of fixira on Maroh 7, 1912. Qo
and partake of his offerings to his fel
low man on that day. Jolly up and
cefebrate with this kind hearted jovial
little Dane at his home, under a big
oaDvas tent, Thursday, March 7th.
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THE CORN COUNTIES
The Journal's List of Banner Iowa
Counties, Computed from New
United States Census Report
There is a breath of life even iu sta
tistics, and this is especially true when
It relates to corn growing in Iowa.
For any county to have a plaae in
tbe Journal's list of Iowa's best, it
MOST have three qualifications as given
below:
(1) More than one fourth, or twen
ty-five per cent, of its entire area must
have been planted to corn during the
season of 1909, which was Iowa's ban
ner year, and is the year covered in the
new Census Report.
(2) Tbe average yield for that year
must have been at lesst thirty-seven
bushels of corn per acre for all land on
which corn was grown, within the
county.
(3) The value of the corn crop alone
for that year at fifty cents per bushel
must have been at least six dollars for
EVERY ACRE OF GROUND within the
borders of the county.
There were twenty-one couuties in
the state of Iowa which came up to
these requirements and some of them
qualified with a large margin to spare.
They are given below, and moreover
they are arranged in the order of th-ir
rank. In tbe list which follows tbe
first column shows the percentage of
the area of the county which was in
corn during the year in question. The
second eolumn indicates the average
yield of corn per acre throughout the
county. And the third eolumn gives
the value of the eorn crop, at fifty cents
per bushel, for every acre of ground
within the county.
Percent Bu.
in corn per A.
Shelby 34.2 44.4
Ida.. 34.5 43 5
Fremont 38.5 37.5
Pottawattamie ..35. 40.2
Audubon 82.8 42.1
Sioux S2.8 42.4
Montgomery 34.1 39.5 1
Mills 36.1 37.3
Story 34.3 38.6
Cedar 28.7 45.9 I
PI mouth 82.5 40.7
Miushall 31.2 41.0
Benton 29.1 43.1
Cass 31.8 40.2
Crawford 30 8 4G.4
Page 32 1 38.5
Cherokee .30.8 40.2
Sac 31.7 39.
Clinton 27.3 44.7
Grundy 29.7 41.1
Woodbury 32 5 37.1
Of course the figures are replete with
surprises and upset most rudely manyof
our long-cherished notions regarding
eorn growing in Iowa. Who would
have supposed, for example, that Shel
by county was the banner oounty of all
Iowa, or that the eight counties hold
ing highest rank would all be western
counties, while more than half of the
remaining counties lie also in the wes
tern part of the state? We all believed
that Audubon County was near the top,
and it is, so that our faith is justifted.
Our high priced land is not such a
mystery after all. Evidently "There's
a reason." You may clip this out. It
is accurate.
William Paige Here
Mr. William Paige of Adair came
over yesterday to visit his parents,
George Paige and wife. Will has
purchased another quarter section
and expects to put out a big crop.
He has three boys large enough to
handle teams and if we. have a fav
orable season will no doubt clean
up a nice summer's work.
A "Sick House"
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wheeler went to
Chicago last week to visit their
daughter, Mrs. James Walker. Their
son,Vern took eick at home with
pneumonia during their absence.
Nr. and Mrs. Arthur DeEll went to
the home Friday to care for him
and Saturday Mrs. DeEll was re
ported to be quite ill. They have
telegraphed for the parenta to re
turn home.
Thursday dob Report
The Thursday Club met at the
home of Mrs. Anna McAninch,
Thursday, February 22nd. Current
evente were given after which Mra.
Herrick gave a paper "The Rural
Uplift." Mra. Newlon gave a read
ing "A trip to California." The
•aual bnainese was atteaded to,
and after a social hour the Club
adjourned to meet with Mrs. New
lon, February 29th.
Postponed
Henry Black Barns had to post
pone hia lecture in Exira on ac
count of aickneae in hia family.
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WEDDING BELLS
W. J. Baier of Exira, Edna ML Kirk
ham of Anita Happily Wedded
Here, Last Wednesday
Married at the Christian parsonage,
February 21, 1912, Mr. Win. J. Baier
and Miss Edna Mae Kirkham of Anita.
The groom is the eldest son of Mrs.
Fred Baier, living three miles east of
Exira, and an excellent well-to-do
young man, capable of making his
way through life.
The bride is the youngest daughter
of Mrs. Sylvester Kirkham of Anita.
She is a stranger here but is highly
spoken ot. Her excellent character
and pleasant way have gained for her
many friends, and she is loved by all
who know her
After March 1st tney will move to
Anita, where they will live oa his bro
ther in law's farm four miles west of
Anita.
A host of friends join with the Jour
nal in wishing these young people a
long and happy wedded life, you may
rest assured.
ANDREW LARSEN
Making Good With His Employers.
Received Notice to Be Prepared to
Take Management of Yard
Andrew Larsen, who has been the
faithful Assistant Manager at the Ful
lerton Lumber Company's yard here
since the appointment of Mr. Peter
Hansen to the management, has, by
hie industrious and steady habits won
the endorsement of his employers.
He has received notice from the
Company te hold himself in readiness
to take charge of one of tbeir yards in a
few days.
Mr. Larsen is a fine young Christian
man and his business aots are worthy
of emulation.
MAGNIFICENT FARM
Journal Offers One of Audubon Coun
ty's best in Danish Community of
Exceptionally Easy Terms
An offer that is worthy of the at
tention of farm buyers in Audubon
County, is a splendid two-hundred
acre farm near Elkhorn, which is
being offered on terms so easy that
it can easily be made to pay for
itself.
A little energy and gumption are
all that are necessary. And it is a
farm that is really worth a snug
fortuue, and increasing in value
every year.
If you are interested in acquiring
such a farm please inquire at the
Journal office, or write.
THE BUZZARD
Wind Blowing Thirty Riles Gait,
Piled Snow Ten Feet Deep,
Tied Up All Travel
Sunday evening about 4 o'clock
the air suddenly became full of
snow and iu an hour we were in the
throes of the worst blizzard that has
been our lot to endure since the
winter of 1888 when eo many people
were caught out, in the prairie
country and frozen to death. On
account of tbe strong wind tbe
enow piled up in great driftB. Train
service was cancelled for many
hours while men shoveled and
snowplows bucked the drifte.
Fortunately the temperature was
not low, so that the suffering from
cold was not excessive. Such ex
tremes are a menace to health eo
let us hope to never see the like
again.
Wyman Harvey was a business
visitor in Atlantic yesterday.
E. J. Hansen of Harlan want in our
city last Friday on business.
Miss Cecelia Tharnish visited
Sunday at the Vic Anciaux home.
P. K. Jensen was quite ill the lat
ter part of last week with la grippe.
Mr. L, W. Hansen of Atlantic was
calling on friends and relativee in
this city, today.
Mr. George Gude of the Blue
Grass Creamery is visiting bis pa
rents here today.
Audubon County is so good that
the lawyers are having a hard
time to make both eodn meet.
Mr. and MrB. John VandeBrake
will be at home to tbeir many
friends, in the L. A. Peterman
house in the Heights, after March
1st.
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Returned from Texas Last Saturday,
Where She Has Been Spend
ing the Winter -,
Mrs. Kilworth arlived home from
Corpus Christi, Texas, last Saturday.
It will be remembered that she went
to Texas about the middle of Deoem- *O
ber and remained with the family of ^--1
Mr. and Mrs. William Doffing, one of,?./-'
her old neighbors when here, but now Jri3
of that city. Jf
Mrs. Kilworth reports very cold
weather down there. The oranges
were frozen so hard that they dropped
from the trees, and the palm trees froze
so solid that they turned brown. That
is rather unusual for Texas.
R. F. D. DRIVERS
Doing Their Best to Drive Their
Routes. Weather Conditions Some
times Makes It Impossible
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If the mail drivers don't reach your •.
box at times, you may be to blame.
See if you comply with Section 52' J'
It says ''Patrons are required to see
that the roads are in a passable condi
tion at all seasons of the year."
In other words when the roads are V-y
so at a
fortably oome to town after their mail
a carrier is not expected to travel his-'!,
route if in the winter time the roads^
are drifted so as to make travel very''
difficult the carrier is not obliged to"
wallow through the snow to deliver
your mail.
And again Section 89 says: "Failure
to maintain in passable condition at
all seasons of the year the highways
traversed by rural carriers will be con
sidered sufficient reason for the with-"*"'S
drawal of established service from a'
locality. Postmasters at rural delivery
offices shall promptly report all cases of
bad and impassable roads, unsafe brid
ges, dangerous fords, or obstructed: 7
routes to the Fourth Assistant Post
master General, Division of Rural De
livery."
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TEDDY'S COMING BACK
A bad promise is better broken than
kept. Of course the better plan is not
to make such promises, but who is
fallible? At any rate, one shou'd have ^A\Vf
the privilege of reconsidering. And
even if said privilege is denied, one!"** i,
ought to re-consider when he is forced}
to do so, and cannot help it. Accord
ing to the constitution, a woman has
the right to change her mind and
why shouldn't a man who has scolded
a whole suffragette convention have
the same privilege? Obviously, he has.
Reason as we may, the fact remains
that Mr. Roosevelt did so, and did it,""
squarely from the shoulder without,
making any excuses about it. And
the faot also remains that he comes^
pretty close to beii the mau that the
people of the United States want in
the W hite House. He "will accept
the nomination for president if it is
tendered This is all. He is a recep
tive candidate, but not an active one,
which we very much regret for it is-r
as a "scrapper" that he is a sure winner^
and he evidently is NOT out for a scrap..
It nay be that the nomination will
oome to him anyhow, for the voice of
the people is beginning to be heard. *ThM
The Kansas City Star's straw vote
taken among its readers shows that he
has several thousand more votes than
ALL the rest of the republican candi
dates and demooratic candidates put'' *'"'t
together. And so far, nearly 170,000
votes have been cast. -1-
Ferfoar years, the politicians", the
"malefactors of great wealth, tha
tricksters, and shysters of every variety,/
and kind have devoted themselves to'
the task of. burying him. Perhaps
they even made themselves believe,
that they had suoeeeded, for they have
gone about proclaiming that he waa
buried deep—DEEP—DEEP, sod »p in
faot that even Gabriel might aot be 4
able to awaken him with his hern on
Resurrection Morning.
And aow to think that all their labors
have gone for naught, and that he has
come forth and is alive again. It is too
bad! Really it is almost time already
to see them begin to soamper for oover.
Nick Sorensoa spent Sunday
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vic
ciaux.
Tbeo Patty was an Audubon
mess visitor between trains
Thursday.
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