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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Burr Oak Fence Posts at John
Plantz's, at the old Natty Hamlin
farm, for the next two ears.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Miss Nettie Sickels is once more
able to be out and mingle among
her young friends, after being con-
fined to her room by illness.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

The best silver knives, forks and
spoons are cheaper than any other.
P. NJ. CHRISTENSEN
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

If you want to raise from 6 to 8
tons of hay to the acre, go to D. E
Strangers and buy some can.
seed. 70 cents a bushel. 81 13w
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Walter Delahoyde came home or
last Tuesday morning from a TRIP
in the outside world.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

A few days ago Mr.. r. II. Scott,
father of Mr.. Clarence Scott, who
owns the 6. T. Poage farm south of
the city, went down into Fremont
county, near Council Bluffs, to visit
with his brother. Last Saturday at
about three o'clock Clarence receiv-
ed a telegram from down there say
ing: "Your father is very ill, come
at once" and in about thirty min
utes he received a second
which read: "Your father is dead:
what shall we do with the body?''
Mr.. Scott telegraphed his relatives
to have the remains prepared for
burial ond shipped to his daughter,
Mrs. Grace Stephens, at Sterling,
Illinois. where Clarence's mother
lies buried, and he himself took the
train here for that city to be present
at the funeral obsequies. Mr.. Scott
had not been ill but a day or two
and his sudden demise falls like a
crushing blow upon his relatives
here. He was about sixty years of
age at the time of his death and had
always been a stout, robust man,
v ill and always cheerful and
jolly.
Rothens H. Scott was born in
the State of Ohio on February 20,
1886, and from there he moved to
Sterling, Illinois where, on June Z,
1865, he was married to Gertrude L..
Roney. His wife died on June 10,
1895. OF this union there were born
five children, one of whom, Mrs.
Belle Stevens, died on February 8,
1891. Those remaining are Mrs. F..
Stevens and Early Scott, at Sterling,
Illinois; Edith Scott, in New York
State; Clarence Stott, at Extra, Iowa.
In March, 1881, Mr.. Scott moved to
Adair, Iowa, but for the past three
years he has made his home with
his son, near Extra. He was in usu-
al health until a few days before
his death. He went on a visit to his
brother, Mr.. Rastus Scott, at Farra-
gut, Fremont county, Iowa, where
he died on May 3, 1901, of Bright's
disease. Mr.. Scott served in the
navy during the war of the rebel
lion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Mr.. Sam Shoup, from Audubon,
is assisting Station Agent Charley
Hoss in his duties about the Extra
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

The best line of pillow shoes in
Extra at E. D. Cotton's.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Insure against hail! Take nc
riskM WISSLER & MARLIN.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Lorah Bailey came down from
Tuesday, for a short visit
with relatives and friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

All five cent package garden seed
sold two packages for five cents at
E.. d. Cotton's.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Sioux City bulk garden seeds for
sale by f. d. Cotton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

White Plymouth Rock Eggs for
sale at SOC per setting.
ap4tf MRS. F. o. COTTON.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Canopy Topped Surrey for sale
cheap! c. c. APPLEGAsE.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Buy bulk garden seeds of E. D,
Cotton and save money.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

The Christian Science Society, of
this city, have rented the front room
of Mrs. Guernsey's residence, on
Jefferson street, the old home of The
Journal Office, which is being re-
paired and where they will hold
their meetinos
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

George Harrison passed a few
days this week visiting among his
friends at Atlantic and Griswold.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Insure with the Continental Insur.
ance Company, Theo. Patty, Agent
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Do you want a good watch for
little money See P. M. Christen-
sen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

See p. M. Christensen for a good
watch or clock.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Take your pillow work to the new
shop.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Landlord c. I. Dimick, his wife
and daughter, Kathleen, and their
sister, Miss Beers, drove up from
Brayton, last Saturday, and passed
a few hours calling upon friends
and watching business hum in our
busy little CITY,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

John Rendleman has purchased
a complete telephone outfit from
the Farr Manufacturing Company
and this week Til Woodruff and
Sam Harm, Jr., set the poles, strung
the wires from Mr.. Rendleman's
residence to his real estate office
and now when dinner is ready John
is politely informed of the fact.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Mrs. John Crane is planning to
soon journey out to the home other
father, Judge D. NJ. Harris, at Mis-
souri, Valley, where she will remain
during the summer months while
her husband is in the northeastern
part of the State, representing the
Edmundson Nursery Company. of
Perry. Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Go to the new shop for your horse
shoeing
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

The Extra Masonic Lodge had an
extra session, lastSaturday evening,
the occasion being the c~onferring
of the Master Degree upon Messrs.
Andy Baylor and Oscar Wheeler.
Visiting brethren E. J. Freeman, D
L. Freeman, Frank Watts, Charlie
Talbot and John Doak were present
from Audubon to assist in the cere-
monies; Baker T. II. Ericsson fur
nished the assemblage with a neat
and tasty lunch; Brother H. l..
Wissler furnished a generous sup
ply of ice cream and after the two
candidates had been finally ground
through, since they had met D o
the level they parted upon the
square, promising to meet again
upon some like happy occasion in
the future.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

With the close Of this week Miss
Anna Braun will sever her connec-
ton with Frank Gault G. Company,
in whose store she has been employ
ed so long as saleslady and after a
short rest at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. Theo. Braun, north of the
city, a little bird whispers that she
will be spirited away to dwell in a
land not ours.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

On last Friday one of Rev. H. L
W~issler's driving horses met with !;
serious hurt. AS you go out into
the street from his residence there
is d large tile culvert and in some
manner n side of it had been bro.
ken, leaving a sharp edge project.
ing out, and on this day Mr.. Wissler
had started for the country and
was walking beside the buggy and
when he had got SO far as the cul.
vert n of the horses slipped off
into the ditch and in his descent
struck the sharp edge of this tile
cutting off an artery of one of it's
hind legs and causing the blood to
gush forth in a stream. Bandages
were quickly applied, the flow OF
blood stopped and in a few days il
is presumed that the animal will
be we'll enough to be driven again.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Mr.. P. L. Whitfield was chatting
with his Audubon friends for a few
hours, on last Friday morning.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Because Miss Lottie Bennett will
leave today to pass the summer
months at Colorado Springs and
Miss Ruth Votaw goes to Menlo to
visit with her sister, Mrs. Galbraith,
and they being members of the ok.
|. V. Club" the members of that
organization thought that it would
never do to have them leave with
out an expression of the high re-
gard in which they hold them. so
rendezvouxed at a members home
and then quietly walked in upon
Miss Bennett, on Tuesday evening.
They provided themselves with a
neat lunch, from the T. H. Ericsson
bakery, and a few hours were mer-
rily passed. When time for going
nome came each one wished the de,
parting members goodbye and
God-speed on their journey. These
are those who were there:
Emma Fitch, Anna Braun,
Beth Henry, Florence Rathbun.
Bessie Dodge, Mrs. Dena Statzeii
Nerna Croy, Louise WEIGH,
Ruth Votaw, Celia Peterman.
Lottie Bennett, Mollie Delahoyde.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

All work warranted at the new
shop.
Oak posts for sale!
OTTO WHITAKER.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09

Before placing yo,4s. orders
7O7' monumental acOlE g5Ue as
u call. OnIythe best grades of
foreign and domestic marble
and granite used. Satistac-
tiO,a guaranteed in material,
scOs'ssn aaaship and price.
;. Il. GRANT,
4tI0Ntic. IO,CO.
Buy bulk garden seeds of E. D.
Cotton and save money.
Do you want a good watch for
little money See P. M. Christen-
sen.
Burr Oak Fence Posts at John
Plantz's, at the old Natty Hamlin
farm, for the next two years.
Next Friday George Harrison will
go to Atlantic where he will pass
the summer working at the paint
ing trade for Jens kjar.
TOMATO AND CABBAGE PLANTS
Choice lot bed plants; eight inches
high. For sale by w. A. WelIman.
Inquire at Photo Gallery.
Workmen were busy this week
with ladders and brushes beautify-
ing the r. G. Watterson home, up
in The Heights, with pretty colored
paints.
James Beard is now employed in
the L. D. Nellis & Company mercan-
tile establishment in this City, and
promises to come out into the coun-
try and call upon his friends, one
of these days.
James Channon was down from
his south Greeley township, home,
last Saturday. and when he return
ed IN the evening took along an up
to-date wind mill to do the pump
ing OF water for his herd of stock.
Harry Paige, who has been up at
Estherville, Iowa, for some time
past, came down, on last Thursday
evening, to assist his father, Mr..
George Paige. upon his Greeley
township farm.
The Christian Science Society, of
this city, have rented the front room
OF Mrs. G~uernsey's residence, on
Jefferson street, the old home of The
Journal office, which is being re-
paired and where they will hold
their meetings.
Landlord c. 1. Dimick, his wife
and daughter, Kathleen, and their
sister, Miss Beers, drove up from
Brayton, last Saturday, and passed
a few hours calling upon friends
and watching business hum in our
busy little city.
Mrs. John Crane is planning to
soon journey out to the home of her
father, Judge D. NJ. Harris, at Mis-
souri, Valley, where she will remain
during the summer months while
her husband is in the northeastern
part OF the State, representing the
Edmundson Nursery Company, of
Perry, Iowa.
John Rendleman has purchased
a complete telephone outfit from
the Farr Manufacturing Company
and this week Til Woodruff and
Sam Harm, Jr., set the poles, strung
the wires from Mr.. Rendleman's
residence to his zeal estate office
n 10Y when dinner is ready Tohn
is politely informed of the fact.
With the close of this week Miss
Anna Braun will sever her connec-
ton with Frank Gault G. Company,
in whose store she has been employ
ed SO long as saleslady and after a
short rest at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. Theo. Braun, north of the
city, a little bird whispers that she
will be spirited away to dwell in a
land not ours.
The Extra Masonic Lodge had an
extra session, lastSaturday evening,
the occasion being the comforting
of the Master Degree upon Messrs.
Andy Baylor and Oscar Wheeler.
Visiting brethren E. ]. Freeman, D
[. Freeman, Frank Watts, Charlie
Talbot and John Doak were present
from to assist in Tie cara
The Washington times., 1901-09-08
EARLY EGYPTIAN TREASURES.
Prehistoric Pottery and JeNeiry
From the Tombs of Abydos-

The EgyptoIogcal exhibition now on
view at University College Of the an
tiuuities recently collected by Prof FIN
ders Petrie at Abydos, by Randall Mac
Iver at Ei-Anirah and by ]. Garstang at
Belt Khallaf. is of exceptional interest.
The task of exploring the royal tomb5
at Abydos, on which Prof. Petrie has beeo
so long engaged. is now complete. The
most important finds deal with the early
kinss of the First Dynasty. Among them
is the gold bar of King Mena, with his
name engraved on it. 1t weighs 2i6
grains, which is the amount of the
earliest standard for weighing gold, but
its use is quite unknown In the undis-
turbed base of chamber in the tomb OF
Ter. besides some vases of the original
offerings OF ordinary Egyptian pottery.
there were eight formed of red polished
ware, with handles at the sides. and OF
forms quite unknown in Egypt till Greek
times. There can be no doubt that this
pottery is of foreign origin. probably AL
gean, and its discovery suggests a possi-
BILE connection between Greek and ESyp-
tian art as early the beginning of the
First Dynasty, which extended from 4fH
to i5l4 B. c.
The queens of this early period, dating
so far back that the imagination falls to
realize its antiquity. appear to have had
TASTES III JcNGlTy ana d care lOT per
sonal appearance very similar to that Of
their modern sisters. The most important
piece of gold work discovered consists of
the bracelets of the Queen of Ter. The
Queens arm had been broken off long
ago, when the tomb was originally plum
dered, and hidden In a hole in the wall.
There ii had been overlooked alike by the
builders of the Osiris shrine. by the Cop
tic destroyers. and by the Arabs employed
by the French mission. until{ II was dis
covered by Prof. Pctrie's workmen. with
the four bracelets in their original order
Each Is made in different and somewhat
elaborate design, partly In gold and
partly in beads OF amethysts, turquoiseS.
or laZuli. a false fringe of curly hair
and plated locks dates from about the
same period.
The prehistoric antiquities have been
obtained from two cemeteries, one be-
longing to the first half of the prehistoric
age. ana the other extending from the
earliest time down to the First Dynasty.
Among the most noteworthy of finds Is q
pottery model of a prehistoric house,
showing door at one side and two win
dows at the end. discovered by Mr.. Mac
lver at El-Amrah.-London Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1901-09-08
EXPLAINED THE METHOD.
The Barker Tells the Ladies' and
Gentso All About 1t.

II want to see the pictures that
move" demanded woman visitor to
Coney Island of the policeman who stands
near the car terminal.
Right over on the Bowery, lady" said
the bluecoat. You'll find lots OF them,
pictures that move, pictures that jump,
and pictures that1l make you jump
''It is wonderful how this craze for NOV
ing pictures is holding out he continued
We've had EN- down here for four or five
years now. and they seem to be just as
big a drawing card as ever. or course they
keep the films up to date and show sub
jects in which the public is interested.
That may be one reason for the continued
prosperity of the biograph and other
graphs. There are not man. amusement
devices that have had so long life on
the island"
A Tribune" reporter followed the wo-
man over to the busy street of many
amusements, which COneyites call the
Bowcry. There were moving picture shows
without number. The scenes shown in
cluded almost everything from the latest
race of the prospective Cup defenders to
pictures Just received from South Africa,
where the Boer war is still a-goin' on
Ladies and gents. step up this way"
began one biograph Snowman, 'and I'll
explain to you the wonderful moving pic
lures The photos is first took by the in
stainious process Then they is trans
ferred to a film and the result Is most
re-eiaStic.
OF course the ladies and gents" knew
all about 1t after this explanation and took
added interest in the show.-New York
Tribune.
The Washington times., 1901-09-08

tne Michigan perinsulas In the headwaters
oi the Mississippi, in the mountainous por-
tlohs OF virginia. Pennsylvania. and even
-aississippi and in the forest country be-
tween the Mississippi and Puget Sound
us -kind was almost as numerous as that
oI the loX squirrel In fact. it is recorded
that during the early part of the last CEN
tury as many as 2e) go beaver skins were
shipped each year from America TO Euro
pean countries
Yet today it Is doubtful IL the beaver
can be found wild anywhere within the
borders of the United States. 1t has gone
entirely from its favorite haunts in the
AdiTondacks. Minnesota. Wisconsin. and
Michigan streams. where once the beav-
er's work changed the face of the land
scape know 1t no more. Perhaps in the
deepest wilds of Wyoming or Oregon
there may stil be found a beaver dam
here and there and. few of the intelli-
gent little animals that built 1t. But the
beaver as an American animal is prac-
tically extinct.
Like the buffalo, the beaver was once
most intimately associated with the life
and development OF this country Its
thrifty habits and remarkable home life;
its wonderful dams. canals. locks, houses,
and other engineering works. showing an
intelligence ana skill almost human. made
it prominent in the minds of the pioneers
of the land ana an object OF superstition
to the Indians. The names of Beaver
Falls, Beaver River, Beaver Dam, and
Beaver Lake show how strong was the
influence exerted by the beaver on the
pioneers of the Northern States.
For this reason the passing of the beav-
er is a national loss. But 1t is one un-
avoidable in the progress of civilization
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Washington times., 1901-09-08
ENGLAND'S SEA GYPSIES.
\ Strange Little Tribe That Lives
Always on Heats

A strange and almost unknown part of
the population or they can be called thaU
of the British Isles are the queer semi
wild folk known as sea gypsies. ReaI
gypsies they are. differing from theif fel-
low-gypsies in the fact that, never hav-
ing mingled with landsmen, their type is
much purer and more nearly resembles
the original.
There are about 800 SEA sypsies In Brit
ain. They cruise along the coast, seldom
touching the land. but always close to ii,
in old and weatherbeaten craft that may
have carried their gr1ndfathers.
When the tide is out the old craft will
often drop anchor by a sandbank island
far out at sea, and her crew will grub for
cookies with their hands. filling 4 score OF
baskets, but saying nothing to each other,
for they are almost out of the habit Of
speech. They find fifty shellrtsh where
the ordinary fisherman finds one. but they
rarely do the same thing two days run
The Washington times., 1901-09-08
AN ECCENTRIC DINER.
A Mysterious Millionaire of Paris
and His PecuIiarities.

Paris is par excellence the city of
gourmets and cranks, and many a story
concerning them has added to the gayety
Of the nations. Here is one OF the latest
told by a well known French headwaiter.
One of the regular customers of a famous
Partisan restaurant used to be a short,
thin, shy, and shabbily dressed man,
whose name no one knew. but who gave
out that he was butter dealer, for which
reason he was called the butterman at the
restaurant in question. He ate next to
nothing, but his soup tureen. filled with a
soup specially prepared for him, was al
ways put before him He took few
spoonfuls and had 1t taken away Next
came whole fllet of beef. from which
he cut the tiniest slice. Then followed
four quail or a large chicken, of which
he ate one moutnful, together with two
lettuce leaves and one radish. His des-
sert was four gra pcs-never a single one
more-and a cup OF coffee. bottle OF
the best claret and another of the best
champagne were served with the repast,
but he only wetted his lips with a drop
from them and let them go He took two
Of these meals "a day. and the price for
each Weal WAS I26 francs.
But this was not all. Every time the
butterman got up from his extraordinary
meal ne gave 40 francs to the headwaiter
who put his food on his plate since the
guest did not like TO handle spoons or
oiSitS' :" i4ihSS - tHt nt-itsis ~ francs
TO the woman cashier. and francs to the
porter Thus each meal came to 20J
francs. The headwaiter OF the restaurant
often did slight errands for him, buying
his cigars. etc, and took them to the
Grand Hotel, where the butterman lived
The little old man would then open the
drawer OF a wardrobe filled with heaps
OF bank notes of from 100 francs to GOO
francs in value. and with enormous
mass of gold pieces. Pay yourself" said
the owner, and the headwaiter did so
putting the bills before his patron, who
never deigued TO look at them.
One day the mysterious millionaire
went away and was never seen again
Westminster Gazette.
The Washington times., 1901-09-08
AN UNCONSCIOUS EXPLOITATION
The Good Pastor Knew Not the Ar
tIcIe He Advertised

The dignity of certain Sunday school
picnic was demoralized the other day be-
fore the scholars and teachers We're well
out % town. 1t was arranged that the
majority of the scholars should go to
the grove on q trolley car, and that the
pastor of the flock, several teachers. and
the baskets should follow in a wagon hir-
ed for the occasion.
This suggestion was followed out. and
the procession started auspiciousIy. The
wagon was trifle in front. and as the
trolley car passed IT the pupils of the
Sunday school saw what made them fear
to look again. The pastor was sitting
on the seat beside the driver, his broad
brimmed hat on his knee. his head on
the support of . gaudy yellow umbrella
that shaded the seat, and on the umbreI-
la was the inscription:
Drink Firewood Whisky"
1t was too late for the scandalizad pu-
pills to expostulate. They We're whisked
by in short order and so IL was not nm
til he reached the picnic grounds that the
good man knew what strange device th..
banner bore which he had upheld for five
miles. When the party returned the sun
was still in the heavens. but the umbrel-
la was furled and carefully tucked un-
der the seat to prevent scandal.-Balti-
more News. %"
The Washington times., 1901-09-08
PASSING OF THE BEAVER.
An Industrious Little Animal Now
Almost Extinct.

Among the clearances of the Custom
House on Tuesday was one for four live
beavers. They were consigned to Gov.
Van SAINT, OF Minnesota from the Minister
of Crown Lands of the Province of On
tario. Canada and were sent from Depot
Harbor Ontario. They will be placed In
Itasca Park. the State preserve. at the
headwaters Of the Mississippi River, and
colony.
The shipment of these beavers through
Chicago recalls the fact that, like the
buffalo, the beaver In its wild state is now
almost extinct In lne United States Once
1t was abundant and widespread. In the
Maine and Adirondack wildernesses, in
The Washington times., 1901-09-08

at hand in great abundance and at low
prices. while the people of the country
adjacent are looking forward with ex-
pectancy to the expenditure of the mil
lion and more that has been appropriat-
ed. 1t is.believed that the carrying cut
OF so vast a scheme will be Of great
benefit to Johnson City and vicinity and
bring the section into prominence as
a summer and winter resort.
The Washington times., 1901-09-08

ming, and in the next hour they may be
snaring rabbits on headland miles AWAY
The sea gypsies are wild-eyed and thick
set. Their hair Is always either Jet black
or golden. They are still OF almost pure
Morse or Danish descent. never having
used the land and mixed with the shore
folk to any extent. Their hands seem to
be all thumbs instead OF fingers so pow
erful and stubby are the digits because
they have done nothing but haul ropes
and dig in the wet sand.-New York
Press
The Washington times., 1901-09-08
ANOTHER SOLDIERS HOME.
a National Institution Proposed
for Disabled Volunteers.

To BE Located Near johnson City,
Tenn.-Wili Cost More Than 81
OOo,G0O-rhirty-f Buildings to
BE Erected in beautiful Park.