Audubon County journal., September 21, 1916, Image 1

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Much valuable news was
crowded out this week to
make room for County
Government proceedings.
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TCKTAiL, for, 134 against, 21.
.Digging up the old mains, replac
ing them with larger, new ones,
building a much larger stand-pipe
in a new location and the digging
of a new well, will be the principal
words in Exira for tlie next few
months.
ANOTHER OLD SETTLER
IE TO REST
We mentioned, the death, of Mr.
Hiram Mendentoall and promised his
obituary as we had known him per
sonally simoe 1877.
On Wednesday afternoon Uncle Hi
Mendenhall passed away at his
home ini Audubon after acu illness
that followed a stroke of parayl
ysis which attacked him four years
a^o.
He rallieid from the affliction and
thot he had found a cure for his
disease—"diabetis—which had bee
bothering him for years. But the
lurking demon would 'not dow:i, and
wiliile he had spells which gave him
encouragement, that a cure was in
sight, still the cause was there, and
a partial recovery only was his, un
til the end.
Few mem if any have brot the
name of Audubon County inito such
prominence as has Mr Mendenh*all.
He came to Audfubon County wheiv a
comparatively young man and set
tled 011 land in Douglas township In
1877. He went into the Poland
China hog business and' shipped his
stock over many states. He was the
patentee of the hog through that
carries his mame and lie sold thous
ands of dollars worth of them.
He patented the gravity lock, la
ter which! met a ready sale. He
patented the Boss and Daisy hog
trough, also the Dandy and tine
Boss Pig Extractors a.id he shipped
these articles to miai^y points in
Europe, South' America and Canalda.
He was ore of the patentees of
the Nation known, "Grae Minute
Washing Machine' the manufacturer!
of which paid him. lm royalties over
thirty-six thousand dollars in the
first five years it was on the market,
as his half.
His recant production was the
Perfect Ironing Cabinet.
He was born August 2nd 1848,
and died September 6tli, 191G in
his C8tli year. He is survived by
his esteemed wife and five living
children. Mrs William Brockway,
Mrs Thomas Sw-eezy, Alda, Hiram
and Mrs Killenger all resi
dents of Audubon County. Mr Men
denhall was ami honest man, a con
sole itious Christian gentleman, an
lioiiior to Audubon County and av
exempilary citizen of the UniteU
plates of America.
FIRST PRIZE AND
Irving Wilson of Exira received
FIRST PRIZE for the best ten
ears of cora raised in Exira town
ship, of the yellow dent variety.
And received SWEEPSTAKE for
raising the besit ear in the County.
The premiums o®' the eleven ears
amounted to eighjt Hollars.
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BEAIITIHIl
IS VDTEi WET
The climax to .the water shortage
came Friday last when 158 votes
were cast on the proposition! of
bonding the town for $15,000 to
erect, extend aind improve the pres
ent system—a system that is in
adequate for the present weds of
our pretty-little but growing city.
Much interest developed as the
time for voting ow the proposition
came near. Of the 158 votes oast
there wene 3 defective ones which
were not counted.
BY MEN there were 94 votes cast
for the proposition and 18 votes
cast against while 2 were defective
)HY WOMEN there were 40 votes
cast for the proposition, 3 cast
against it and one was defective.
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PUBLIC SALES
Joe G. Gilroy 2 1-2 miles east of
Extra on the River to River Roiad.
Wediniesday Sept. 27ith, 10 o'clock.
Leaving farm, sell everything. Free
liunoh.
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(Nate1 Turner, 7 miles N E of Exi
ra on, Greeley Center Farm. Wednes
day, Oat. 4, 10 o'clock, cleaning up
sale. Good: free lunch ^5
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from her work, at th.e Postot'fice.
Imagine her surpiise upon arriv
ing home to find a-number of neigh
bors aiad friends at the table feast
ing sumptuously.
Any boy or girl attending school
can compete, the only requirement
is that they select the corn'. Full
deitails arJd date will be announced
later.
We would like very much if thto
could be developed vMo a town and, ^et
affair
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esc 00 s. ui many aces a
Hi Do rin am-.
Mr and Mrs E Ellison, Mr and
Mrs Dick Ellison air.'d baby Helen,
Mr Russie Ellison, Misses Blarjch
and Mabel Ellison and Mt Jack
Pierce all from Woodbine, la. Sun
dayeVl at Mr W Harr.ed's driv
ing home in their car in the eve
ning.
PRICE CATTLE
They were flattened anld finished
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the City Beautiful.
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Allbert Nelson on the Lawrence
Nelson Sarm. 3 1-4 miles west of
Exira 6 mlless east of Elk Horn
oinl River to River Road. Thursday,
Oqt. 5, 1916, 10 o'clock. Free lunch 1
Carl A Rasmussen 1-2 mile east
2 north of Exira on old Frank Beers
farm. Friday, Sept 29: Free lunch,
sale tmimediajtely after.
MRS IDA CANNONS
Tuesday last was the birthday an-' eral tilling pleased the crowds,
niversary of Mrs. I'd. Caanon oif Floral Hall, as usual was crowt
this city an'd quite a few assembled ded and presented a beautiful ap
to surprise her when she returned pearauce. Childs Welfare Depart-
Later in the evenir.g a number of
her church people came in to of
fer congratulations, which swelled1
the m.umber to 45. They had a
jolly time and departed happy.
SCHOOL COON SHOW
TME IK INTEREST
Tb.e Exira Public Schools are plan-!
ning to have a conn show this win- 1
ter The following prizes have been
offered
Best 10 ears. 1st Prize $3.00, 2nd
$1.50, 3rd $1.00, 4th 50o.
Best Single Ear. 1st $2.00, 2nd
$1.00, 3rd 50c.
apon' whateve'"-
us
*ook
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on|e|g0t
conomics ep is a °|ja
show this winter they coultd begin
•now selecting seed for entry. Leit
us get together, make plains and
boost for a good show. We would
pIV?for to have t.lie school have a
partt in a big show than just the
school show alone.
iiEST
Secretary John Horning anld Pres
ident George Foley thru, their ua
tiriir.g efforts brought together the
make up for the greatest county
fair that this or any other county
of its size ever had. Certainly the
best by far Audmiboim County ever
witnessed and by this we don't inr
tand to cast a slur at those fairs
passed into memory. But that we
have more people now to please
new i'deas, new attractions arnd mow
money to buy them.
We are finding out too, what the
people want and our management
is trying hard to procure the enter
tainment that will pelase.
The stock exhibit was excellent
but the former acorumodatioms wtere
inadequate, and we hope that next
year more commodious buildings will
be provided, for as a people we be
lieve in this friendly contest.
The stables were full of speed
ers and the last three days witness
ed soiue good racing and as a gen
ment came in for much favorable
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AHDUBOIICB. TAIB
CW SUCCESS
30 YEARS OLD EXIRA. IOWA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 21. 1916 $1.00 PER YEAR
comment which it deseerved. Mrs
Wattts, that Vliligent worker, who1
has done most for Iowa babies, by
interesting thte mothers of the
state to the comfort, th« feeding,
the appearance, and the fiendly
rivalry that followed when they were
brot together was to her element.
Mrs Watts services to the state
should be a matter of hiBbory.
We must
The Great Hold-Up
And its Victims
An Analysis of the Advocate's Defence of the New Hit-
and-Miss Eight Hour Law
Fat men are good matured and
tihis is why the Journal and the
Advocate can engage to a heated po
litical controversy without danger
of serious consequences.
The Journal is very willing, indeed
to debate the recent eight-hoiur law
as long as the Advocate is dispos*
ed to come back for more. It real
ly does not, -however, care to in
dulge in personalities rnor to rehasM
ancient history stoce these only servo
to becloud the issue without having
any relation to it or any bearing
argument. In its recent two-column hence it may argue that no increase
ly aloae. The Journal does not lies-1 of Congress just ended.
itate to acknowledge that it re-j
ceived quite a jolt when it found iIlct%ease in rates is inevitable
and because they were found in so
umexpected a place and because tlie
were handled so awkwardly, due
penliaps, to lack of experience, they
I are set down- below where the cur
ious eyes of Journal readers may
behold them.
Here they are
Fiist.— "The railroads of t.his
couuitry had net earnings for th'J
fiscal year just passed of approxi
mately $200,000,000 in excess of
any yearly earnings in the history
of railroading iu t'his country."
Steoui'd.— "The railroads paid an
average dividend of four ter cent
oil all stock issued."
WHAT
The
Mr. John Dimick of Exira had a
load of steers on the Chicago mark- roads in this record-breaki'"s
et last Monday.
like them. Railroads are like other
money ar.d others do not. Moreover
some years are fat and some lean.
Them how can we disregard the
lean years or the poor roads in con-'
sidering a question* of this kind?
Tlie Advocate may do so and'
I h'odgei-podge of words, it actually to rates will be necessary. President! Storm Lake has been- well named,
ally doing pretty well. An av-'bas given the roads every assur-
the show. erage of one fact per column is a'ance that they may expect an in-, waves were pouudir.ig the shore
kvtivone kr.ous the value ot a!
a r. ,. remarkably high batting average crease iu rates whenn this becomes quite lou&lilj. Residents tell me
good corn crop to a community and I
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.. for a democratic organ especially necessary. He has even expressed tnat ths water la pretty rough 111
fir^ pfnTa'd'ort 'tf tha fn^. tibi9 year when democratic papers regret that the additional legisla- the time of a storm. The lake has
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downn to real facts twice. This Wilson knows better and hence he for when we stopped there the day
It 1116a
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have t0 foot tlhe grea
year,
There were sixteen.' head in the will be necessary i.:. the future. have an increase of twenty-five per
load and they averaged sixteen hun- The Journal wishes its readers to cent, ard the fanneis le required
dred pounds each. analyze this typical democratic argu-' to foot tilie greater part of
the bill? This Is what the Journal'
WHAT THE .SEGOXl) FACT MI0AL\
The Advocate's argument is that,
wueieas rail.oau e-iiMirgs average
four per cer.t, fanners earn less than
this on their investment and there
fore the railroads are earning too
much.
which the Journal wishes to call its
attention.
their big increase.
it means that no increase in rates Then why sh. uld tl:e trainmen
They sold for eleven dollars and ment carefully. It amounts to this:
fifteen ctnts per liu .dred and brot The pretext year is by far Ui
Mr. Dimick $172.00 per head. fattest in all railroad history. As a' ed all the time that the railroad N Beck south of town celebrated
Of 22,000 hea'd ow the market result, the railroads are easily able mem were making about as much on his birthday anniversary Sunday of
Monday this load brot five cents at this time to pay a large addition-] an average as the farmers of Iowa, last week its the presence of a
abnormal But accoiding to tilie Advocate's fig-'number of his relatives and filends.
more per hu' dred than any others al expense out of their
there. profits. Therefore ttliey will be able ures, they are making considerably Those present \v ere: Alfred Miller
They are undoubtedly the highest to do so forever,—for wages go o.:i more. So, again, why should tho| and family Peter Gude and far ily
price cattle for a car load that1 forever. farmers be compelled by law to pay Soreoi Holmgaar and family Jens
ever left the county.
The Journal challenges this view .over tlieir ihard-earned money in or- Clemensen ad family of near Kim
squarely as one which sensible peo- der to incease the wages of the'ballton Louie Beck ai"d' family and
pie caaaot take., Tiber© are many trainmen? !Orvie Yoiuag aud wife.
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not omit the state dis-
Treasurer. I °h gefctticg a little ways from
home one of the first pleasing
MOVED INTO ANOTHER HOUSE-'fngS
Mr and Mrs Fred Hopely moved
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their goods into Mrs Jenknn® house
ly averaged less than one per cent Pas'ur0
on the common stock. Among them
are the Great Western and the
and St. L, both good lines crossing
Iowa and there are many others
ited
ir.,3titutions. Some of them make «ion'
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fort-
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VIEWING IA. BY AUTO
BY AUDUBON SHELEY
Three auto loads of Audubon
County people—all relatives of mint
—iwent on- a little sight seeing trip
a few) "days ago up about the lakeq
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play of Pheasants loaned by the into southern Mlunesota. I was
state for free exhibitioui) purposes along and acted as pathfinder on
and in charge at all times of state yjg way up there, and coming back
Game Warden Hinshaw. They were acted as Tear guard—sometime^
a very interesting sight- and ad-
so
mired by all. The State has several yj0 second car were clear out of my
game preserves in Auduboim County gigjit. I do too much looking around
and is stocking them.1 with these jq make very good time on a trip
beautiful birds and these exhibitions
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are to arouse a spirit of pride with perfectly proper to speak of go
the huiwters to learn the law that t0 Spirit Lake for that is
governs their protection. the highest point in the state. If
We hope to secure the list of a pipe were laid from Spirit Lake
premiums awarded, next week. to any of the high hills of Audu
The officers elected for mext year Co unity we could have the lake
Andersen President Mil- bo*11 County we could have the lake
ler Vice President John Horning water right at home for it would
re-elected Secretary E Nelson
northern Iowa and a few1 miles
nuuch so that the pathfinder and
any distance or on a mew road,
rua
'down here of its own accord.
that my
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down on North Street. They have ., ... ,,
that this, the greatest of all
very comfortable quarters for win
states, is dry and to stay. And in
ter 1
a few years the signs of Hayner,
^^s the
liquor signs alO'ng the road. Not
that the signs pleased me, but that
they brot vividly to mind the fact
Pabst, Scliiltz etc. will be crumblefd
in the dust and comiu.g generations
will never be permitted to read the
enticing advertisements of these
great agencies of evil.
I The first material change in the
lay of the country is noted at the
town of Wall Lake. There between
the two depots are hundreds of
acres of swamp land which is grown
up in needs, rushes and swamp
grass. This presents a nice aPPear-
ance on a fin® summer day, but I
I understand it is quite worthless as
'yet. I believe that one of the great
important railroads in the United obstacles in draining this land is
States whose dividend earnings for the water backs up on it. It
the five yeiarspreceding 1915 actual-
saems
rat
b® worth but little for
and
f°r
a
'ud
time yet at least
w#11 make a llome for the
a
^ars
musk"
3t0PPin«
wiM
fowls-
Place for the
We made a brief
at Storm
Lak«
stoP
where father
vis"
a^°
recalls those
And
was
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facts strict-j tioii was not enacted at the session beautiful lngh, snores, some places
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so
course o.ly one thing
down to Ule
when that
wa9 almost a
re-
wilderness. It
liu'es
reader
the old school
kneeling down to take a drink
Dear Tom, I started so,
To think how very much I've chang
ed
Since forty years ago.
Storm Lake has been' well named,
calm an'd fine, yet the litttle
it. ti„ -i
stt&ap that you can scarcely get
watcr- Ar-'d
a
£'1U)
fartneis will just as surely of timber around it detracts its
ter part of the
beau,y to
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Let us, for example, accept the iu an his gloiy oouid not excel
Advocate's statement that farmers tUut scene of beauty. I suspect
IIIK I lliST FACT 1 i: \N4 make less thaau four per cent. The that tho lruliai.s almost worshipped
Vdvocate argues that since avea'age Iowa farm is worth about that rtgion in tiie old days of lo-
the k.cre &e in wagts granted by I1 our per cent of this is W'U. But 1 in'.iist clt'tse t,or this time
the liew law amoui.ts to only about iihs is about $ 1)0 ^ess tlwitn ami in some future issue will j^ive
$00,000,000 Wihicli is less tham one- average wa&: of the railway a few rao.'o ol:s. rvatiors of rort lt
third of tho excess earned bv rail- trainmen before they wt.re given ern Iowa, as I see it today.
wllile il is
cf
water the absence
S0U'6 uxteIlt-
has one
nice resort which was practically
It is a little hard at first to see turesque town &f Sioux Rapids on
any point iu it, which tlie Advocate the Little Sioux river.
seems to have overlooked, and to
closed when we were there. (As
the natural scenery of Iowa grows
less ar.d less it is probable that
Storm Lake will be more fully ap
pieiiautl 'in future days than it is
at present.
We passed on nearly the ler.gcli
'of Buena Vista county to the pic-
ga
ju,
nexl
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vv
time you go
.ly jUKl take a look off
(iK, uorhwest of towr.. An artist
N. L. DECK'S BIRTH-
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L. W. HANSEN AND WIFE
MOVING TO EXIRA
iMr and Mrs W Hansen of At
lantic, who &ive been conducting
a boarding house there for so
met
time on Poplar Street, came hegrQ
Tuesday to take change of ths
Park Hotel.
The Plark Hotel is our only orne
anld it has been put in the pink o£
condition by the owner, Mr
Lohner, who spared no expense to
make 't clean, sweet and attractive.
We feel that we have in Mr and
Mrs Hansen people, who are young,
able to work, and have had enough
experience to take care of the
large patronage that they will re
ceive.
CELEBRATED GEORGE
A merry party met to celebrate
the birthday anniversary of Mr
George Khynn Sabbath of last
week. There were present on this
occasion George Khynn and family,
Peter Lund, wife and baby, Peter
Petersen and wife ar.d John Khynn.
wife and baby.
SEED com WEEK SET'
FOR OCIOIE01 TO I
The Govenor of Iowa has set the
first week i.ui October as SEED CORIs
WEEK and admonisehs every one
who expects to PLANT CORN NEXT
YBAiR to save the seed you. reed
and a little to spare, the first week
in October.
TWO YOUNG PEOPLE
HAPPILY UNITED
Alfred Miller and famil wemt ta
Elk Horn, Tuesday of last week to
witness the wedding of Miss Chris
tenia itattenborg, the daughter of
Mr and Mrs Hans Rattenborg of At
lantic, to Mr. Follmer Hansen which
took place at two o'clock. At four
o'clock a reception was held at the
Rattenobrg home ud Atlantic which
was attended by immediate friends
and relatives. These youi people
are of the finest, and their lifes
of the purest of our people. The
Jounnal sends congratulations.
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AGENT
ON A VACATION
Harry Stever.® and wife, who was
an assistant to Mr. Griffith during
his iiucumbancy as agent at the
and Ry. depot here, aaid who
now resides at Afton, Iowa, were
visiting at the Faust home iu West
Exira.
The couple, who are enjoying a
vacation from duty at present, are
making a tour of their relatives in
different parts cf the country. They
will finish their visiting at the home
of her mother in Indiana, when
they will return to Aftoai for furth
er instruction in his line of work.
\\m HER LECTURE
25
The Homeland -Male Quartet pro
gram is different from that of the
average liia'e quartet with its
hodge-podge of sorgs. It is pro
gram with an idea and an ideal.
They tell popular and classical
music the story of our country in
peace, and l' war of its homes, its
people, its tree-clad hills, and un
bounded wealit.li and opportunities.
It is essentially a singing quartet,
but there are seme solos a^id read
ings and a well known comedian will
be a member of tli-j company aud
featured in the program.
Reserved certs on sale Saturday
morning, eight cock at the Kear
ney Pharmacy. ...