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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07

Ell. w. Pollock and wife went to
Manning last Friday to visit few
days among their many friends OF
former days.
w. ii, Pearson went out, Sunday.
to spend few hours with his father.
Uncle l.. d. Pearson, whose health at
present is not the best.
Tom Petersen has been quite sick
the past week with appendicitis, but
under the careful care Of DIR. koob
is getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Wagner were
over from Anita last Thursday and
visited until Friday with their
daughter, Mrs. DR.. Koob.
Nels Thompson went to Audubon
the first of the week, where he has ac-
cepted position with John Ward,
the county bridge builder.
Laurts Christensen, from up near
Extra, was down one day last week
aud took home fine new buggy, pur-
chased from our implement dealers.
Rev. w. P. Bentley went to Des
Moines, Saturday, and on Sunday oc-
cspied the pulpit in one of the
churches of that city, returning to
Brayton Monday.
Frank Smith and Fred Bonnet
hewed their way through the tall
timber and under brush Tuesday
night and are now full fedged Wood
men.
Mesdames Hans NJ. Hansen and
Fred Bonnet went up to Extra the
first OF the week to do little shop
ping and to visit few hours among
friends.
w. ii. Pearson and family expect
to 60 over near Adair next Saturday
and spend Sunday with Mrs. Pear
sons sister, Mrs. VIM. Malone, and
husband.
Mrs. Jno. johnson has been under
the doctors care the past week, but
her many friends will be pleased to
learn that she is some better, and will
soon be able to be around again.
Master Carl Hoover came down
from Audubon Saturday and visited
until Sunday morning with his little
friend, Master Bud Buckley, son of
VIM. Buckley the harness maker.
The Ladies Aid Society will give
an ice cream social out at the Asa
Horton home, northwest Of Brayton,
Friday evening, June sth. All are
invited to come and eat ice cream and
have a good time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07
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McGovern & Bison shipped out a
car of hogs Tuesday noon.
Prof. Enebeck and VIM. Bintner,
Jr., spent Sunday in Omaha.
w. P. Hynes, of Atlantic, was in
the city short time Tuesday.
Geo. johnson and Frank Freeman
were Atlantic visitors Monday.
Jno. Henderson's baby is reported
very sick at this writing with whoop-
ing cough.
Chase Bros. commenced, Tuesday
morning, putting down a we'll for
Ingvard Birk.
Eric Hansen and family went over
to Elkhorn Tuesday to attend the
Danish celebration.
1t is reported, but we do not vouch
for it being fact, that Brayton is
soon to have the second butcher shop.
Geo. Leander, out southwest of
Brayton, purchased a fine set of
harness Of VIM. Buckley one day last
week.
Buss Ballard, Eric Hansen and
John Koob drove over to Walnut
Monday to spend a few hours in that
lively town.
j. E. Morgan, of Anita, was in
Brayton, Tuesday, trying to purchase
a few good horses to ship to the
eastern markets.
Ike jenkins and Geo. Tripp came
up from Atlantic Saturday to spend
a few hours among their old neigh
bors and friends.
One of the pleasant social gather
ings of the season was the dance given
at the Oakfield hall on last Saturday
evening. Twenty two numbers were
sold, and it was the jolliest crowd
that has gathered in the old hall in a
long time. Ben Shirley and Walt
Stoneking furnished the music.
Nels Sorensen, manager of the
Green Bay Lumber Co.'s yard in
Brayton, received the sad news last
Monday Of the death of his father,
which occurred at the old home in
Denmark. The news was entirely un-
looked for, as the last news from the
old home had reported him we'll and
hearty. The old gentleman had ar
rived at the advanced age of y years.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07

Jens johnson and wife, of Elkhorn,
+, visited Saturday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jens P. Nielsen, and her
husband, who is the popular butter
maker overat the Troublesome Valley
Creamery.
Peter Peterson has traded his Oak
field residence, known as the Slater
property, to j. F. Dougherty, of
| Waukon, Iowa, for some vacant lots
in Des Moines. We understand that
Peter expects to build residence on
the lots he secured in the trade.
In the procession on Decoration
Day was wagon gotten up especially
for the Royal Neighbors. 1t was very
tastily trimmed with the lodge
colors, white and purple, and drawn
by span of black horses. 1t pre-
sented very handsome appearance.
Uncle L. D. Pearson, over by
Highland has been in quite poor
health for some time past. The old
gentlemen is becoming quite aged
and cannot stand these sick spells as
well as formerly, but his many friends
hope to see him around again in
| the near future.
| AT the regular meeting of the Odd
Fellows Lodge last Saturday night,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term:
5. p. Green, Noble Grand.
| j. w. Cannon, Vice Grand.
II. NJ. Bartlett, Secretary.
DR.. w. r. koob, Treasurer.
Following is the program for the
| Children's Day exercises to be held at
the Baptist church next Sunday even.
ing, June 10th; commencing at s
O'Clock:
Golden nP snsb sesnae5
address i Of ffw elcome.---AfRSabsy eRRt aeS
Exercise, My Mission MRS W Cranas s9Gn CLASS
Recitation, A Busy Boy. -, Garner Bartlett
soio' Beautiful Bird of summ Fathar sozaasan
Recitation, What Child May Ei bo,, solens0n
Chiidren's sone.-Mrs B Bentley Fse Glasa
Recitation, " Our Childrens Day. o.-sS
Poc;tattiioa1- Sarah Sorenson
necltauOn. Baby Heath
Song, Six Little Sunbeams, "
Recitation, "A Ghiid5s Mission, a' oiasS
Song, +" Wont You Come Out and Play
49,: -Arley and Eva Pearson
exercise, Follow Me, '..Cl Glass No. 2
hecltatlon,- Freeman
Exercise, Golden srnbeams, '5-Mrs' Bentley
Duet Bring Your Loving ITS to hs 5esns Glass
Imo and Edna Bison
+ Song. :; sond tbo IKE,
U.s. Senu the Light
losing hemarks,-------...--- Superintendent
Benediction
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07


Ihave taken Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound as advised and now
send you letter for publication. For
several years ] was in such wretched
health that life was almost burden.
| could hardly walk across the floor,
was SO feeble. Several of our best
physicians attended me, but failed to
help. | concluded to write to you for
advice. In few days received such
akind, motherly letter. followed your
instructions and am my old self
again. Was greatly benefited before l
had used one bottle. May God bless
you for what you are doing for suffer
ing women. . Mrs. CLARA GATES,
Johns P. O., Miss, Oct. 6, 1899.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07

reported among the sick.
Mrs. Irving Jones spent Sunday
with Mrs. Geo. MCGUIRE.
Orville Jones is able to be around
again after a protracted illness.
Peter Jacobsen attended to bust
ness matters in Extra Tuesday.
William Gipgery has been granted
patent on stock moving stanehion.
Miss Laura Kelley spent Sunday
at the home of Sam Green and wife.
Arthur Merrick and Will and Jim
Pearson were Audubon visitors We'd
nesday.
A. A. Spahr, of Casey, was in the
city Tuesday, calling on our cigar
dealers.
f. B. Heath and Fred Edmondsoh
attended Workman Lodge in Extra
Tuesday night.
Miss Clara Whitfield, of Extra, spent
Sunday at the B. F. Greer home,
over in Oakfeld.
Jas. and Will Pearson and Ben
Howell were up to Extra Saturday
visiting with old friends.
Dug Hamlin was over to Anita one
day last week shaking hands with his
many friends in that city.
Supervisor Nels P. Hoegh Is in
Audubon this week, attending the
regular meeting Of the board.
Misses Grace Campbell and Ollie
Pippin, OF Extra, visited at the Frank
Heath home the first of the week.
Miss Dossy Barry, of Nebraska,
daughter of our former station agent,
is visiting at the w. S. Ordway home.
VIM. Bintner went to Audubon
Monday morning to attend to some
business matters before the Board of
Supervisors.
Chas. Burton is in Atlantic this
week with his running horse, William
D., attending the races of the Atlantic
Jockey Club.
Jake Bauer, Exira's popular butch
er, was in Brayton Tuesday, trying
to purchase some beef cattle from
McGovern & Bison.
A young fawn has arrived at the
l. T. Hallock farm, and Uncle Ike is
as proud of it as a boy is of pair of
new red-topped boots.
VIM. Bintner's boys have been busy
this week hauling corn, which they
purchased from the administrators of
the VIM. Walker estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Koob were over
from Highland last Thursday and
spent few hours with their son, DR..
w. R. Koob, and family.
Nels and Minnie Jensen, Mable
Harter and Nels Burnsen attended the
Danish celebration over at Elkhorn,
Tuesday, and report most enjoyable
time.
Nels P. Hoegh expects to 60 to
Council Bluffs next Saturday to at
tend the Republican Congressional
Convention, as delegate from this
county.
Jim Pearson and family started
Wednesday for their home at Ridge
field, ILL.,, after pleasant visit with
relatives and friends in and around
Oakfeld.
Peter Jacobsen, one of our prosper
GUS farmers living southwest of town,
shipped five fine Red Polled heifers
to Nebraska, and fine registered
animal to Onawa, last Monday.
Mrs. F. A. Collision and daughter,
Nellie, mother and sister OF Mrs. r.
M. Pollock, departed last Friday for
their home IN Illinois. after pleas
ant visit at the Pollock home in
Brayton.
Mrs. Geo. Cotton arrived last week
from Washington, ID. c., where she
has been for nearly year visiting
her son, Ed, and family. She re-
ports the folks back there being we'll
and prospecting, which their many
friends will be pleased to learn.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07
"MY own SELF AGAIN."
Mrs. Gates Writes to Mrs. Pinkham,
Follows Her Advice and is Made Well.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-For nearly
two and one-half years have been in
feeble health. After my little child came
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07
$3.25 From Head to Foot.

Your chance in life time. Only
20 outfits go at this price. Here it is:
A boys knee pant suit, age to
l6, in twelve styles; price of suit
alone.... 49,. -. -. -. $2.75
A pair of dress shoes size 10 to5. 1925
A dress straw hat, Neutrality-suspicious.. 35
A pair of black ribbed hose. -. is
A waist or shirt .35
A satin or silk tie. -. 20
Total, $50
The whole outfit for 1915, at the
Grand Leader Store, Audubon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07

get my strength
\ again. 1 have
Y chills and the
severest pains in
my limbs andtop
A of head and am
? almost insensi-
BILE at times. 1
also have a pain
Just to the right of
breast bone. 1t is
severe at times
at 1 cannot lie on
y right side. Please
rite me what you
ink of my case. p"
Mrs. CLARAGATEs,
Johns P. o., Miss,
April rs, 1898.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05
BIG SCHOONERS LAUNCIl led.
How Britons View Our Latest American ven-
lures in Sailing Ships.

America has Just turned out from the
ship-building yards OF Maine the two
biggest Schooners ever launched. One
is a five-master and the other creates a
new record by carrying no fewer than
six masts-each OF them with over a
hundred feet OF Oregon pine in the low
er mast alone. The six-master is more
than three hundred feet long, has 1900
square yards OF canvas and can carry
5000 tons OF Coal-a species OF freight
mentioned by our Boston correspondent
with a keen appreciation OF England
present interest in Transatlantic coal
supplies Most wonderful detail OF all
she can be navigated by crew of II
men, whereas our correspondent claims,
a square-rigged vessel would require
sailing experts may differ with him, but
the main point is that crew small in
numbers can handle a huge carrying
machine deriving its motive power from
the inexpensive breezes OF htaven.
Most ordinary people thought, and
think, that the day OF the sailing YES
sci is past. Sentimental folk with an
eye for picturesque marine effects may
be heard on any excursion steamer ad
miring the casual barque or brigantine
encountered in the lower reaches OF the
Thames (full-rigged ships are less often
met With, and deploring the crowding
out OF the graceful sailing vessel by the
ugly and workmanlike steamer. II
seems that the plant is quite uncalled
for. The steamer has displaced the sail
ing ship for all time as a carrier OF mails
and passengers and OF perishable goods
that need rapid transit for she market.
but there is plenty OF work for the good
ship with stout wooden hull and flutte--
ing wings OF canvas Her day is by no
means over. Possibly new era of ac
tivity is before the sail-drivcn vessel.
With the price OF coal ever rising and
the difficulty OF obtaining sailors and
firemen ever on the increase, it may be
found better economy to use the slower
sailing vessel than the hurrying steamer,
with great saving of the initial expense
OF powerful engines and the current ex-
penses OF crew and fuel.-London Ex-
press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05
She Was Scared.

1t was in the kitchen of small fiat.
The occupants, in the order of their
Importance, We're little girl three
years of age, her loving mother and
doting grandmother. The two latter
named We're engaged in an animated
conversation on some interesting top
ic, when the grandmother suddenly
discovered that the teakettle was
steaming away and needed replenish-
ing from the hydrant.
She took the kettle from the stove,
but had scarcely taken two steps when
she collided with the child. There
We're two almost simultaneous shrieks,
and then the mother, uttering Il third
one, darted forward and caught the
cherub in her arms, her frantic eXcla-
nations mingling with the agonized
wall of the child and the hysterical
sobs of the grandmother.
In about two minutes the child's
face was covered with layers of sweet
Oil, white of egg, sanitary cotton and
flour, and the grandmother was speed
ing round the corner on the way to
the family Doctors.
The doctor came and removed the
layers of emollients. Then he laughed
heartlessly and asked the women why
they had called him. There's moth
ing the matter with the child's face"
he said.
ut must be her arms and shoulders"
said the mother. Tell mother where
you are hurt, darling"
81 amt hurt" said the child, "but
grandma screamed so she scared me-"
Chicago Record
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05

Hardly more than 80 years ago Un-
Gle Sam began to use postage stamps
At that time they were sold in solid
sheets and the letter writer who didn't
have pair of scissors handy frequent
ly spoiled several stamps and his tenn
per into the bargain in his effort to
get one whole stamp for postage. Loss
and Inconvenience from this cause
We're so great that the government Of
fered liberal prize for device which
would overcome the nuisance. The
first machine submitted cut the
stamps entirely apart, but the perfo-
rating machine was soon after adopt
ed by the postoffice department and
has been used ever since.
Years ago, before people learned to
use sponge instead of licking n
stamp, great care was used in provid-
ing exceptionally good paper and
mucilage The government has since
saved money by adopting cheaper ma
terials. The annual disposal of post
age stamps in the United States is en-
ormous. During the year ending
June 30, 1891, the government received
$41 ,432, 1880 income from letter post
age. 1t is safe to put the total number
of two-cent stamps used each year at
over 2,000,O00,o0O.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05

There is a general impression that
all lace curtains are imported, but it
has been stated recently by dealer
that 4,5O0,0O0 pairs of curtains are
made annually by the dozen large
mills now operating in the United
States. 1t is only within Is years,
however that This has become the
case, the first mill having been opened
in 1885 in this state. 1t was thought
at first that the lace produced here
could not equal the English in quality,
but in a few years the American
manufacturers were making lace cur
tains of as fine quality as the import
ed.-New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05
The Career of william Penn,

William Penn, the founder Of the
state of Pennsylvania, was the son of
Admiral William Penn, an English ma
val officer who served during the rule
of Oliver Cromwell and Charles IL.
He was born at Tower Hill, London,
Oct. ID, 1914. His childhood's home
was Wanstead, in the county of Essex,
where he was brought up amid the
strong Puritan surroundings that
characterized England while Crom-
well was protector. After the death
of Cromwell Admiral Penn entered
the service of King Charles II, was
knighted and entered parliament.
When parliament was in session, the
family resided at Tower Hill, in Lon
don, and the life of the youthful Will
liam was not different from that of
other boys of good family and for
tune. In 1860 he entered Christchurch
college at Oxford and there came in
contact with many of the men who
declined to conform with the usages
of the Church of England. The elder
Penn tried the effect of travel in
France upon his sons Quaker tenden-
cies, and young Penn is said to have
been not altogether unappreciative of
the gayeties of the court of Louis XIV.
He Travelled in Italy, and, to his faith
er's delight, returned to England in
1864 quite court gallant in manner
and garb. Until the outbreak of the
plague he was Il student of law at
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05
KEEL CANAL,
30 Far the Enterprise Comes Out with
Deficit.

30 Far the Enterprise Comes Out with
Deficit.
The administration of the Kiel ca
nal, Germany, has lately published a
report for the year included between
April l, 1898, and March 81, 1899. The
number of vessels which have passed
through the canal during that period
reached 25,S16, of which II, ,005 repre-
sent steam vessels and 14,S11 sailing
vessels, etc. The total tonnage is es-
timated at 3,117,S40. These figures
show an increase over the preceding
year of 2,70S vessels and Gas, 900 tons.
The receipts of the canal during the
year amount to about 100000 which
is an increase of $4,000 or 20 per
cent, says the Scientific American. AS
to the different nations using the
canal, Germany naturally takes the
lead with 81 per cent of the total num-
ber Of vessels, and 6S per cent of the
tonnage; England has about 9 per
cent, which is an increase over the
preceding year. Denmark and Sweden
have respectively G.9 and 81 per cent,
showing a slight diminution. Rus
sia, whose proportion was 2.54 per
cent in 1878, has now 2.29. From a
financial point of view, the situation
is considerably better than for the
preceding period, the deficit being but
S1OS,OO0 against s245OOO. The receipts
have increased about 26 per cent and
the expenses diminished 8 per cent.
The report brings out the fact that as
the Kiel canal has been constructed
mainly from strategic point of view
it is not to be expected that it will
give any considerable profit; never
theless, the constant increase in the
revenue leads one to expect that the
receipts may in time come to equal
and even exceed the expense of main
tenance.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05

Needless to say, because the income
tax has risen, because Goals are dear,
everyone else thinks it right to increase
their charges Washcrwomen, invaria-
bly, bad, arc now proposing to become
dearer Some Of the most amusing wal
pictures show us officers washing their
dirty linen in biscuit tins and doing
laundry busines, themselves under diff
culties. The Japanese soldiers are wis
er' 'hev wear paper shirts, said to be
exceedingly light, soft and as servicea-
bic as cotton, while after use they can
be thrown away. Soon we shall be
reduced to the same Paper collars are
already with us, but paper shirts, table.
cloths and pocket handkerchiefs ma!
soon follow suit.-London Graphic.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05
A LITTLE WHILE.

1t is so natural that we fall asleep
Like tired children when the day is
done.
That | would question why the living
weep
When death has kissed the laughing
lips of one.
We do not sigh when golden skies have
donned
The purple shadows and the gray of
night,
Because we know the morning lies
beyond,
And we must wait little while for
light.
So when, grown weary with the care
and strife,
Our loved ones find in sleep the peace
they crave,
We should not weep, but learn to count
this life
\ prelude to the one beyond the grave;
And thus be happy for them, not dis
tressed,
But lift our hearts with love to God,
and smile,
And we, anon, like tired ones will rest
If we will hope and wait-a little
while.
Ella Bentley.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05
Facts About Cowbells.

"One of the comparatively few things
that the hand of Improvement has NOT
touched is the cowbell, which is made
now just as it was a hundred or more
years ago, and has now Just the same
peculiar clanking sound as ever" said
a bell manufacturer to Washington
star writer recently. "Cowbells are
made some of copper and some of n
composition metal but most of them
are made of iron and finished with
coating of bronze. The cowbell is nof~
cast; but 1t is cut from a sheet of met
al, which is folded into shape and
riveted. The metal cap at the ton
through which the strap is passed is
riveted into the bell Cowbells are
made of ten sizes, whose sounds range
through an octave. Sometimes music
al entertainers who play upon bells
of one sort and another come to us
and by selection among bells of vari
Gus sizes lind eight bells that are ac-
curate in scale.
There are only four factories in the
united States in which cowbells are
made, and in each case the cowbaU is
only an item of production among
other things Cowbells are sold all
over the country, just the same rs
ever, but much the greater number is
sold in the south, the southwest and
the west, where farms are larger, less
likely to be under fence and cattle arc
more apt to stray. American cowbells
are exported largely to the vari-
GUS countries of South America ana
also to Australia"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05

and took crumpled glove from his
pocket.
81 couldn't help it." he declared, as
Beatrice caught it from him with a
little stamp of her dainty foot. 81
couldn't, and wouldn't, have given up
that precious little glove if my lie de-
pended upon it,
And he kissed her again With an
audacity that was refreshing to be-
hold.-Saturday Night.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05
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lcHILDRENS COLUMN
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Dur little clock, mammals and mine,
High on her mantel dwells,
And when one knows just how it goes
Such pleasant things it tells.
Thus when it points for tea at four
II says of us, Just two hours more"
Gladly at five it chimes this song
One hour is not so very long"
We understand its ticks.
Then. settling in the window seat,
We hark for footsteps on the street,
For father comes at six.
Trenton IN. j. American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05

dom were largely the inspiration OF
the liberal spirit which characterizes
the American constitution. Upon the
death az Penn in England, July 5o'
111S his son became heir to his prop
erty.-Trenton On. j. American.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05

1t has been estimated that from 10000
TO 100000 deer feed in the forests of
Scotland and that 1000 stays are killed
annually.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-05
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