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FARMER HEADS BANK
Nels P. Hoegh, Former County Super
visor, Becomes President of New
Farmers'Savings Bank, Atlantic
The Farmer's Savings Bank, Atlan
tic's fifth banking institution, opened
its doors for business about ten days
•go.
It is organized under the laws of
XowA for the regulation of savings
banks, its capital stock being $30,000.
The president of the new institution
is Niels P. Hoegh, one of Audubon
County's honored citizens and moat
prosperous farmers. He has lived
within its borders ever sinoe his mar
riage thirty-seven years ago, and has
become known throughout the county
as one of its most enterprising and pub
lio spirited citizens. For nine years he
served on the board of supervisors of
Audubon County, and brought to bear
on publio business the same keen in
cisive business judgment that has
tiharacterized the handling and growth
of his personol fortunes. Though he
came to Audubon County a compara
tively poor man, he is now the owner
•of about three thousand acres of her
rich black soil But best of all, he
«oHKnands the unqualified respect and
confidence of neighbors and acquai
ntances and his friends and well
wishers are legion. He will not leave
the farm on which he has spent more
than a third of a century, but will leave
the active management of the new
Farmer's Bavings Bank in other hands.
Associated with him are L. II. Nel
son of the north part of Cass County,
who is the Vice President of the new
institution M. B. Nelson, eashier,
who is well known to Exira people as
.former cashier of the First National
Bank here and his son, Wm, Hoegh
who ha* left his Audubon County farm
to become assistant cashier of the new
bank. The board of direotors oonsists
of the four men already named and five
others as follows: J. A Nelson, V. J.
Robinson, D. P. Beoker, 0. F. Helmts,
and B. R. Plot's.
THE BINTNERS
ARe Union of This Excellent Family
Occurred at Their Father's
Home, March 3rd
The family of Mr. Wm. Bintner
had a reunion at the parental home
laat Sibbath just previous to the de
parture of his son, Lawrence, who
left yesterday for Richardson, Sas
katchewan, Canada. The family
were all present, that are alive, except
Mrs. Matt Metz and Bernie, who is in
Canada, those present being Mr. and
Mj». Wm. Bintner Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
ifm. Bintner Jr., Shompier Bintner
«nd wife, Albert Bintner and wife
•ad Mr. ft* Ike Noel.
These associations of family ties are
ffratlfyiog.indeed. To the parents who
are aging, the meeting brings joy and
oomfort. To the ohildren a realiza
tion that this one mingling together
may be the last on earth. Let us hope
that there will be many more reunions
«f this fine family.
Republican Caucus
Republicans of Exira township
selected the following delegates te
represent them in the County Con
vention which convenes at Audubon,
Saturday, March 9tb: B. P.Clark,
W. T. Bintner, George Arnold, T.J.
•Esslngton, Dr. Riley, Ed Delahoyde,
E. C. Wilsou, J. B. J. Lohner, J. B.
Connrardy, F. J. Leffingwel], H. F.
Andrews, Wm. Bintner Sr., W. B.
Temple and Joe Meurer. The dele
gation was instructed to use their
influence for the nomination of Judge
Woodruff.
J. B. J. Lohner, Chairman
J. F. LOSE
mt
Reared in Audubon County on a Farm
Near Ross, Later Successfully
Conducted A Store There
From far-off Oregon we learn that
our old friend, Jess Luse as he was
known by everybody in Audubon
County, has been elected President of
the First National Bank of the town of
Sutherland.
Jess as a farmer in Cameroa town
ship, in bis boyhood days, was full of
ambition and energy. After becoming
of age, with his brother John, they bot
an 80 acre farm in North Cameron.
Later Jess bought the H. B. Shelley
stock of General Merchandise at Boss,
where as
a merchant he was quite suc
cessful. So many people in his neigh
borhood were talking of buying cheap
land, he connected himself with the
Lund Land Co of South Dakota and
sold several thousand acres. To the
real estate business he soon devoted his
entire attent' on. Selling his belong
ings in Boss he moved to Carroll,
where he operated for a few years,
when, to better handle his increasing
Canadian land business he moved to
St. Paul. Here the J. F. Luse Land
Company became widely known thro'
their persistent mode of advertising,
and the most honorable treatment that
eould be possibly given a purchaser.
Extending their field of operation,
they have closed their Canadian hold
ings and are now developing the fruit
lands of Oregon.
MATRIMONY
George Murphy, An Exira Boy, Was
Quietly Married to Elma Wallace
at M. E. Parsonage, Atlantic.
Elma Wallace and George Murphy
went to Atlantic Wednesday and were
united in marriage at the M. E. par
sonage. They were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. George Knox and Frank
Murphy, the latter a brother of the
groom. The bride was moBt becom
ingly attired in white meesallne. The
bridal party returned to Adair in the
afternoon and in the evening Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. own gave a reception for
them, at which nearly eighty were
present. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy re
ceived a number of valuable gifts from
their friends. A flue luncheon was
served, and games and dancing were
indulged in.
Among the guests from out of town
were Miss Eva Knox of Bear Grove
and the Misses Maggie and Mary
Murphy of Casey.—Adair News.
68 DEGREES BELOW
C. F. Taylor of Kindersley, Saskat
chewan Canada, Once An Iowan
Worked foi C. R. I. & P.
C. F. Taylor of Kindersley, Saskat
chewan, Canada, is in Des Moines, vi
siting at the home of F. M. Bliss, 614
Eighteenth Street. Mr. Taylor was
for 22 years an engineer on the Rock
Island railroad, tunning between Des
Moines and Stuart. He made his
home at Stuart, but spent every other
night in Des Moines. With bis fami
ly he went to Canada five years ago,
and he and his three sons now are
farming 1440 acres.
'•It is six years since 1 was last in
Des Moines," said Mr. Taylor "and I
can note a marked Improvement in
the city in that time. While you have
some severe weather here, it was 68
below zero on our place January 15th.
Of oourse it is a dry climate and no
wind, so we do not feel the cold so
much."
When asked his opinion concerning
reciprocity, be stated that all the far
mers in Saskatchewan are in raver of
it and voted for it, He further stated
that there is but little talk of annexa
tion by the Unit«d States In bis part
of the country. "But" oontinaed Mr.
Taylor, "there are so many Americans
moving into Canada that it is only a
matter of time until it is part of tbe
United States, as It logically should
be."--Capital, Maroh4tb.
Thursday Ctab
The Thursday Club was entertained
at the homeot Mrs. Dorothea Newlon
Feb. 29th.
Cnrrent Events were given. Mrs.
Ullliman gave a paper on "Making
the World's Shoes." Mrs. Wilson gave
a humorous reading and Mrs. Clara
McAninch gave a reading. Mrs.
Riley gave a humorous recitation.
Boll call was responded to by giving
original Conundrums. New members
were voted in. Club adjourned for
eooial hour during wbich a fine lunch
was served bj tbe hostess.
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W. J. Lancelot, Editor
26 YEARS OLD. EXIBA, IOWA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1912
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TEST ALL YOUR CORN
Seed Corn Situation Most Serious for
Iowa Farmers and Every Ear,
Used Should Be Tested
Whatever the cause may be, it seems
to be an established fact that the seed
corn saved out of last year's crop is
generally poor. Many good farmers,
who seleoted their seed ears with the
utmost oare aud hare confidently be
lieved they had a sufficient supply of
good strong seed on hand, have only
lately awakened to the fact that its
vitality is low, and a large proportion
of it will not germinate. And this con
dition seems to be general throughout
most of the big corn producing states
of the Middle West.
In view of the failure of so muoh
seed corn to germinate wherever it has
been tested, no farmer, who is a careful
manager, oan allow himself to be
caught in a position in whioh he will
be forced to plant untested seed. It is
known almost to a certainty that 'n
many of the best corn-producing sec
tions of Iowa there is ne cora whatever
that is fit to plant. ....
Prof M. L. Bowman, Secretary "of
the Iowa Corn Growers' Association,
says
"Never in the history of Iowa was
there a time when the seed corn was
in a more oritloal condition. I think
there is still in the hands of quite a
number of farmers over Iewa, consi
derable of the 1910 crop of corn, whioh
will no doubt be used to a considerable
extent for seed. Every ear must he
tested te see that it will grow and
farmers should be cautioned to use a
germinating test,"
Tbe reparts are all of the same tenor,
and aie really alarming. Audubon
County is rioh, but not rich enough to
stand two short crops of corn in suc
cession without being hart thereby.
The Journal suggests that its readers
begin forthwith testing their seed corn
and report the results. If Audubon
County seed corn is poor, that fact can
not be established too soon. There are
two ways to find out bnt the better
way is to test it before planting it. Do
it now and bear in mind that the
Journal would like to know the results.
PERISHED IN MONTANA
Returning Home Across New Country,
Fell Broke Hip, 400 Yards From
House. Froze to Death
John Petersen, a eon of Lara Peter
sen, formerly residents of Audubon
County and well known in Exira,
while on his way from Summit, Mont,
to his home some miles distant, went
afoot across the hills and gulches
toward his home which was at the
mouth of French gulch about four
miles distant.
He never reached home, but his
wife, thinking he was detained in
town did not notify any one till Mon
day. Tuesday morning, searching
parties scoured the bills and guloheB
without result. Tbe next day, tbe
search was continued when his body
was found near an old mill, and
within 400 feet of his home. There
was evidence that a desperate struggle
was made to reach home. When tbe
body tbawed out it was found that one
of his hips was broken. Benumbed
with cold he fell never more to rise.
Mrs. Petersen was aroused by the
barking of dogs, she heard nothing
further and went back to bed. Un
doubtedly tbe dogs heard tbe struggle
Mr. Petersen was born in Co. Bluffs
Sept. 17, 1888. He was married te
Miss Jensina Jensen in Atlantic,
March 23, 1911. A baby girl came to
bless their home on New Years Day.
Much sympathy is felt for the young
wife and babe.
Mrs. Earned III
Mrs. Rev. Harned was reported
quite sick the first of tbe week. We
trust sbe may soon recover and
spread a little sunshine on the coun
tenance of her esteemed baeband.
Sprang A Surprise
The story iB told of a minister who
frequently expressed surprise at the
typographical errors in newspapers
and who recently bad a program
printed for a special service. He re
quested that in order that there
should be no mistakes made in it, it
should be eudmitted to him. This
was done and the errors corrected
according to his marking. The con
gregation were surprised when their
optics scanned over tbe following:
"Jesus resigns and heaven re*
joices!"
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Reported to the Estancia News-Herald
by One of Iowa's Hustlers, Who
Buffets the Storms
Theodore Patty of Exira, Iowa, is a
valued patron of this paper who pays
for two copies—one for himself and one
for his daughter. In making his regu
lar remittance he adds some remarks
on the weather they have had in Iowa
th winter, which is in marked con
trast to the b-and of weather served
out in the Estancia Valley.
Mr. Patty says: "I noticed in your
issue of Feb. 9th mention of some ex
tremely cold wea-her in Iowa, but in
this locality that record was beaten a
mile. It tias been 42 be'ow zero, and
ithasbeen 25 to 35 below for about
thirty days and no thawing days. Ac
cording to (he oldest inhabitant's re
oords, Iowa has never had a colder
winter. We have not had as bad
wit ds as usual, but the cold has been
intense and the mercury has been get
ing down to business right along
Sleighing in Old Iowa has never been
better nor longer continued. The
tracks on the main traveled roads are
ponnded'down and filled in and pound
ed down again until the solid snow and
lee is from two to five feet in depth in
many places in the long lanes in the
timbered sections. The east and west
roads are the worst because the pre
vailing winds are from the northwest
and the snow was drifted more deeply
in these reads.
If New Mexico gets anywhere near
half as much snow as Iowa, 1912 will
surely be a goed orop year there,
I Sam of the opinion that the irriga
tion question will be solved some day
in New Mexieo and then erops will not
be guess work, but a certainty."
Leap Year Dance
The pretty Leap Year Dance con
ducted by Miss Dena Heneley and
the Mesdnmes Dr. Oldaker and
Merle Owenslaet Friday evening at
tbe K. P. Hall, was much appreciat
ed by the young people favored
wittaan invitation.
Has Fully Recovered
The many friends of Mre. Frank
Hoilister of near Audubon will be
pleased to hear of her restoration
to health. Tbe operation whicbebe
went through at Iowa City recently
was very successful, enabling her
to return home to her family and
frienda.
Fogg-Artist
At the borne of Rev. McDade near
North Branch, Mr. Elmer J. Fogs:,
of near Guthrie Center, and Miss
Anna M. Artist, of North Branch,
were united In holy.bonds of matri
mony last week. These young peo
ple are of our beet North Branch
families. The Journal extends con
gratulations.
Fell In Bam
Before loading his care at Arm
strong, Iowa Paul Zaner bad
the misfortune to fall through a
bole in his bay barn and injured
three of bis ribs. The exposure at
this end of the route in hauling bis
goods away from bis cars in a se
very snowstorm that continued all
day caused him to contract a bard
cold from which he was quite eick
tbe first of tbe week.
Mrs. Duvall Better
It is certainly very gratifying to
the relatives and frienda of Mrs.
Frsnk Duvall of Greeley township
to hear of her improved condition.
The lady, after tw® years ot snffer
ing and muoh anxiety to her house
hold, much of the time being paral*
ized on one side and helpless, is
again well enough to attend to the
management of tbe home and her
family are indeed in exurberant
spirit.
Marriage Licenses
Name Age
Nels M. Nelsen 35
Dagmar Sogaard "I"" 23
Albert Bailey __
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Amy Leola Hunt 22
John Kusel 26
Matie Jensen ""...18
Boron Peter Petersen 28
Matilda Christensen 20
Samuel Ditto 24
Kathryn Dutler I17
Walter Hansen 26
Marie Tranum 18
Stephen Matbiesen 83
CbrlBtine P. Nelsen ..27
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CORN BELT WIDENING
Southern Minnesota Counties Trying
to Make Us Take Dust in the Pro
duction of King Corn
One of the points brought out most
emphatically in the new census report
is that the corn -It is pushing north
ward. It is not so many years ago
that we considered northern Iowa as
too near the North Pole for corn grow
ing. But one of the surprises in this
report is that not only northern Iowa
but even southern Minnesota is an ex
cellent corn country.
The twenty southernmost counties
of Minnesota made an average yield of
33.9 bushels of corn per acre for the
year of 1909, which is the one covered
by the census report.
Now the fact is that there were thir
ty-two counties in the state of Iowa,
whose average yield of corn per acre
was less than this. And amoDg them
are some that are regarded as first class
counties. Some of them are Adair,
Madison, Greene, Adams, Dickinson,
Monona, etc. So it is evident that
these Minnesota counties really lie in
the great corn belt of the Middle West.
Asa matter of fact these twenty
south rnincst counties of Minnesota are
much better all round agricultural
counties than most people in Iowa
dream. If we take the four staple
orops, corn, oats, barley and wheat,
instead of eora alone, they will make
the average county in Iowa hurry up
"to travel oa their train." This is due
to the fact that they are too msch for
us on the small grains, so that we gain
in corn, if any, we lose on the cereals.
If ws consider corn as worth fifty
cents per bushel, oats forty cents, bar
ley seventy-five cents, and wheat one
dollar, then Brown County, Minnesota,
produced $17.90 for every acre of ground
planted in 1909 to one of the four crops
mentioned, Blue Earth County pro
duced $16.95 per acre, and a number of
other Minnesota Counties produeed be
tween $16 and $17 per aore. The aver
age yield of the entire state of Iowa for
all land planted to these four crops in
1909 was $16 91 per aore. It all goes to
show, of course, why so many people
think southern Minnesota is a pretty
good farming country.
Enjoyable Party
Tbe swellest little social sather
mg occurred at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. L. Ashley on February 22,
given by Mies Hazel Ashley, assist
ed by Miss Myrtle Knox, there being
present a large number of their
young friends as guests. The rooms
were nicely decorated with fljgs
and bunting in commemoration of
George Washington's birthday an
niversary. The young ladies en
tertained their friends right royally
with the latest games and amuse
ments of tbe season and at tbe hour
of eleven, served a dainty two
course luncheon.—Adair News.
Gone To Canada
Mr. Ed Bartlett, one ot our city
draymen left here this evening,
with his belongings, for Canada,
and will try his fortune in the Great
Northwest. Mr. Barilett ie not slow
in bis movements and will no doubt
be favored by tbe reward offered
there for thriit. Mrs. Bartlett and
family expect to join Mr. Bartlett
about the last of this month.
With Mr. Bartlett were Charley
Gill, Alvin Lefhngwell, Frank Hall,
Hans Madsen and Mr. Mexioo.
To Represent Comity
To represent Audubon County in
tbe Councils of tbe Iowa State Tax
Commission wbich meet in Des
Moines soon County Auditor Otto
Witthauer has appointed the follow
ing gentlemen:
Harrj A. Arnold, Audubon.
John I. Heneley, Exira.
John Lovelace, Ross.
Extended notice next week.
Surprised
The friends of John I. Hensley
formed a surprise party and went
to bis home laat evening to notify
him that bis fiftieth anniversary of
bis birth was at hand and dropped
in to wish him another fifty years
good sailing, and many between.
Attended Auto Exhibition
Mr. Ed Dcilaboyde and wife, E. P.
Wilson and wife, Dr. Newlon and
wife, J. M. Dimick and wife, H. P.
Hansen, Dr. Oldaker and C. O. Hunt
all attended the Automobile Exhi
bition at Des Moines this week.
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$1.00 PER YEAH
IS QUALITY YOUR AIM?
How Huch Grain or Stock You Raise
Ratters Not but How «.
Good Is It?
One of Iowa's greatest boosters,
W. Marsh of Waterloo, delivered an
address at the admen's convention at
Cedar Rapids last week that has set
many thousands of Iowa people
thinking.
He takes the position that Iowa far
mer's have made quantity their aim,
rather than quality that the good
farmer is the one who produces sixty or
seventy or eighty bushels of oorn per
acre rather than the one who raises six
or eight or ten thousand bushels
year.
We quote below some of his center
shots. They "strike home"' and ring
the bell. Did you ever, for example,
hear of Iowa's St. Valentine? And
what do your cows charge YOU for but
ter fat?
"There is a form of agriculture which
not only honors the man engaged in it
but which is also an honor to the state.
When you find an acre of Iowa land
yielding $1,624 in a single crop, to my
mind, you have a talking point worthy
the pen of a California boomer. I be
lieve that the man who did that
is worthy of all honor in agricultural
Iowa.
I had lnnch a few days ago in the
Saddle and Sirloin Club In Chicago. I
was looking at the pictures of the many
splendid show ring animals, which
decorate its walls. My friend said as I
directed my eyes toward a certain pic
ture, "Marsh I had eight directors of
the London & Northwestern R. R.
with me to lunch not long ago and do
you know the whole eight members of
that directory of what is one of the
three great railway lines of Great Bri
tain, all knew that picture." I was
with another Iowan and I stepped
closer to read the name and found it to
be "St. Valentine,"bred and shown by
G. E. Ward, Sioux City, Iowa. These
men of affairs, landed proprietors of
England, kept track of the things well
done in the great breeder
cattle the world over. Do you siTpp?(»tr^
that one man in five hundred in Iowa
knew "St. Valentine" or G. E. Ward?
But we will some day appreciate tbe
things that are well done.
I picked up a paper and read a cable
dispatch that told of Wm. Dunthrie
having sold nineteen calves for forty
thousand dollars. This fact was cabled
and telegraphed around the world.
Some friends of mine were discussing
it and one of them siid ''Isold seven
teeo thousand head in one sale and it
wasn't of interest even in the next
county." No, it is the thing well done
that counts. In our great'industry we
are emphasizing the quantity side to9
much and the quality side has been
lost sight of to our very great disad
vantage.
I oan show you in Iowa a herd of
dairy cattle owned by my friend, Char
ley Nelson of Waverly. that are pro
ducing butter fat at 10 to 11 oents a
pound. They are up-to-date machines
for the production of butter fat, while
all over Iowa we have herds of cattle
that charge their owners from 25 t'» 30
cents per pound for producing it And
still we talk of the sixty millions of
dollars worth of dairy products which
Iowa produces. I prefer to talk of
those exceptional herds whioh produce
at a splendid profit."
CREAMERY HELPER
Charley Christensen to be Helper at
Blue Grass Creamery near Hamlin.
Will Make A Good One
Charlie Christensen, a son ef Mr.
Peter Christensen of this cty has en
gaged his services to Mr. George Gude,
the professional buttermaker of the fa
mous Blue Grass Creamery at Hamlin.
George will teach him hew to handle
the raw material so that a premium of
tws cents per pound will be paid for
the Blue Grass product.
Charley will leara quickly and well,
and in a short time be manager of a
creamery.
It Snowed Again
The piling up of the beautiful
snow last Saturday put a "quietus"
on the movement of March 1st un
fortunates. In other words, the
fellows that had to move. Another
foot fell to take the place of that,
that had disappeared. We are
ready to call enough and Jlet the
winter of 1911 and'12 go down into
history as tbe coldest and most
generally disagreeable one in fifty
years.
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