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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
ROSS

Markets up to Tuesday: Corn So:
Oats 80: Wheat So.
| Glenn McCuen is having their house
in Ross reprinted and fixed over for
future rains and storms.
VIM. Weideistine had car of 1000
bushels shelled out this week and de-
livered it at the L cake elevator.
The directors of Cameron township
met Monday and reelected their old
officers who have served faithful and
| we'll.
Allie Quinby wentup to Gray Tues
day and will remain there this week
helping j. G. f. Wicker to erect a
dwelling house,
Bates and Miller are still very busy
with their two shelters putting out
corn so the various farmers will have
crib room for thier new crop.
Nels Olsen returned home Tuesday
from Dakota where he has been spend
ing some time attending to matters of
business and seeing the country.
John McGraff the genial harness
maker returned home Tuesday from
Chicago where he had been spending
several days on business and pleasure.
Geo. Ross was up in Canada the first
OF the week and last week viewing the
country and seeming if he can find any
thing that will pay as an investment.
Wat Fry was one of the farmers who
was lucky enough to have saved his
corn over and had it shelled out this
week getting good price for the same.
Max Ehlery now writes to the people
of this community that his voice re-
turned as mystereously as it left him
and he is now able to converse as we'll
as of old.
The managers of the lumber yard
have found that they needed more
room tor their storage and have be-
gun putting lumber on the lots east of
the original lots.
| The shelter was at the home of VIM,
Lahreakraus this week and shelled out
a thousand bushels of corn which he
with the aid of his neighbors delivered
to the local market.
The past week has been delight to
every farmer in the community. The
corn is drying nicely and there is every
possible promise of a good crop with
corresponding good prices.
John Rutherford got home from Ok
lahoma Monday from trip looking
after his land there. He does not tire
OF singing the praises Oft the new coun-
try and believes that it has not yet at
tanned its fullest development.
Tuesday looked like old times for
Ross, team after team came pour
ing into town bringing with it loads
of grain for the markets so that those
who knew told stories of the times
when men had to wait to be weighed
and unloaded.
Rev. e. W. Bates was appointed to
the M. e. Church at the Des Moines
annual conference Monday and will
soon be among his parishioners busy at
work. His future work and success will
depend upon the reputation of being
one of the strong men of the conference
and will give every one new thoughts
and service.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
To Probe Indian Affairs,

Washington. Sept. 23.-Representa-
tive Curtis of Kansas, who at the last
session Of congress, was chairman Of
the house committee on Indian affairs,
was at the interior department in con.
ference with Acting Secretary Ryan.
Mr.. Curtis announced that he will
make personal investigation of af.
fairs in the Indian territory. The
senate subcommittee on Indian affairs,
which also will investigate conditions
in the territory, expects to begin its
labors the latter part of next mon;
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
TRAIN IS HELD UP
MASKED MEN FLAG BURLINGTON
PASSENGER.

Not Cent in the Express Safe Which
They Blew Open With Dynamite.
Holdup Occurs Near ST. Joseph.
Farmer Gives Notice.
st. Joseph, Sept 23.-Burlington
and Missouri River train No. Al, west
bound was held up last night by four
masked men five miles north of this
city. The safe in the express car was
blown open with dynamite, but EX-
press Messenger Westphalin says it
was empty.
The train was tagged and the rob-
bers forced the engineer to pull the
express car from the train before US
ing dynamite. Conductor S. E. Har-
vey left the train at once and returned
to the city on handcar. A special
train loaded with officers was run to
the scene of the holdup. A farmer
witnessed the holdup and telephoned
from his house to Amazonia for help.
Before any officers arrived the robbers
had disappeared in the hills.
None of the passengers was molest-
ed but they were panic-stricken.
After the holdup the entire train was
brought back to this city and another
express car substituted.
The holdup occurred near the scene
of many others, not far from Roys
branch. officers are out on the coun-
try roads, heavily armed, looking for
the robbers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
ODD FELLOWS MEET
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE CON.
VENES IN BALTIMORE.

Report of Grand Sire Goodwin Shows
Order to BE in Flourishing Condi.
ton-Twenty-fve Thousand Wis.
itors in Attendance.
Baltimore Sept 22.-The opening
exercises of the annual convention of
the sovereign grand lodge OF Odd Eel
lows began here in Ford's opera house
The report of Grand Sire and Com,
nander-in-Chief John B. Goodwin
which was read, shows the order to
be in t1ourishing condition.
The condition of the order at the
close of 1902 is shown by feturns as
follows: Subordinate lodge member.
ship, Dec. 81, 1902, 1,069906; encamp.
ment membership, 154,950; Rebekah
lodge membership, brothers, Isl, 1876 !;
sisters, 25S,S5O; add Australasia, sex
not given. 1,914. making total Rebekah
membership. 411.959; Patriarch Mill
tant membership, 1854.
The total membership of the order,
which includes the subordinate lodge
membership and the sisters only of
the Rebekah lodge membership, is
1,329,956
At the meeting of the Patriarchs
Militant a resolution was adopted to
permit the militant branch of the or
der to recruit its forces from subor,
dinate lodges. The resolution will
be presented to the sovereign grand
lodge, the acceptance by the latter be,
ing required before it becomes law.
twenty-five states were represented
at the meeting of the Patriarchs.
1t is roughly estimated that there
IS now in Baltimore $4,000 visiting
Odd Fellows.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
TROOPS TO SETTLE STRIKE.
Statement of Commanders of CoIora-
do Militia at Victor.

Statement of Commanders of Colora-
do Militia at Victor.
Victor. Colo, Sept 21.-As the nom
union men who were brought from
Minnesota to take the places Of the
striking miners were going to supper
last night they were surrounded by
about 500 strikers, who jeered at them
as they walked along the street. A
troop of cavalry was ordered to the
scene and dispersed the crowd. Dele
cations from the local G. A. R. visited
Camp Goldfield and were entertained
by the soldiers. In welcoming them
Adjutant General Sherman Bell made
the following significant statement:
Gas long as the troops of the state
of Colorado are in the field the Amer
lean flag we'll be unfurled to float over
this camp all fall, all winter, all spring
and all next summer, if necessary"
He was followed by Brigadier Gen
eral Chase, who said: 1--WE are here
TO settle this strike and l am glad to
say that we are going to stay until it
is settled. 1t is for the best interests
of Colorado that this question be set
tied for all time and we are going to
do it
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
GRAY

G. E. Merits was a business caller at
Carroll last Friday.
Mrs. OF Mease was visitor down to
Audubon last Saturday.
Elmer Beems was business visitor
down at the county seat last Friday
Mrs. John Jones and children went
to Manning Tuesday and spent the
day with friends.
P.J. Peterson has advertised to sell
all his household goods at public sale
OH Saturday, Sept. Goth.
Frank Barger is again back in town
greeting his old friends after an alb
sence of some time on business.
Howe Ealona and wife went to Fair
field Sunday and will remain for a
time working at the mason trade.
Miss Edna Beers got home from
Carroll Sunday where she has been
for some time visiting her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Buford of Perry
were over Sunday visiting at the Ho-
tel with her sister Miss Jessie Slough.
Henry Thomas is busy these days
painting up his house and getting it in
first-class shape for looks and for
winter.
Mrs. Tom Wilson and Mrs. Thomp-
son and Orlie were down to the Wilson
home from Manning Sunday and had
good visit.
Will Barger entertained friends and
relatives from Manning last Sunday
and proudly showed the new queen of
the household.
Anna Peterson came home from
Omaha Sunday and will remain at
home for some time visiting and take
ing a good rest.
A lady whose name we did not learn
was in town the first of the week
teaching typography to those who de-
sired to learn it.
j. C. French wishes to keep in touch
with his old time friends and so
sent for the Journal to keep him we'll
posted on events.
A son of Geo. McCuen, over east of
town, got home the first of the week
from Avoca where he had been for a
week visiting with friends.
AID Firebaugh was in town Tuesday
carrying his thumb in bandage as
the result of getting it caught in the
machine and the nail pulled off.
Albert Fest moved his family out to
the country home of her brother,
Chas. Beers, Tuesday where they will
live until he gets his house built.
Alexander Bennett, the popular
Methodist preacher of this place and
Manning, will again come to this
place and serve the people for another
year.
]. c. f. Wicker and his men are
very busy these days putting up the
house for Grandpa Nedrow that will
serve them FOR their future and per-
manent home.
Albert Fest and his neighbors are
busy hauling out lumber to his farm
and they will soon have him dwell
ling put up where he will be ready to
receive their old time friends.
Geo. Gray is still improving slowly
but surely. He may not be able to keep
his chair from upsetting but he is
growing stronger all the time and
hopes soon to be able to walk.
VIM. Brensack and family moved to
the country last Tuesday and will get
back onto their farm by spring where
they will again take up the reigns of
their old time contented life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
CARDINAL GIBBONS AT. HOME.
Talks of New Pontiff and Says Seleo-
ton Is Happy One.

ton is Happy one.
New York, Sept. 23.-Cardinal Glib
bors arrived here on the Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse. OF the new pontiff,
the cardinal spoke in terms Of the
greatest enthusiasm. He said that
the choice of the conclave had been
most happy from an American view
point, as Plus X was deeply interested
in the development of the church In
this country and was singularly famil
lar with American institutions. The.
cardinal had several lengthy inter
views with the pope regarding church
affairs in this country. The cardinal
was not inclined to discuss the proba-
Bile policy OF the new papal regime,
but said that no radical changes in
American church administration would
ensue. He said that one of the first
steps taken by Plus X was to instruct
his acting secretary of state, Mgr.
Merry del Val, to provide for an eN-
tensive exhibit of the vatican treas
ures at the st. Louis exposition.
Asked about the possibility of an
other American cardinal being ap-
pointed, Cardinal Gibbons answered:
There will be another cardinal It
would not surprise me to see the num-
Der of American cardinals augmented
in the near future"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
JET SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Jury Finds Kentucky Feudist Guilty
of Numbering Marsha! Cockrill.

Jury Finds Kentucky Feudist Guilty
of Numbering Marsha! CockrlI.
Cynthiana, KY, Sept. 23.-After a
trial lasting eight days, the jury in
the case of Curtis Jett, charged with
the murder of Town Marshal Cockrill
at Jackson, KY, July 81 1902, rem
dered verdict of guilty and fixed the
punishment at death.
When the jury entered the court
room, after agreeing on a verdict,
quiet reigned for a few moments.
Jett's mother had gone away earlier
under the impression that no verdict
would be reached, and a verdict Of
death coming about two hours after
the jury was out was a surprise to
every one in the court room. The
reading of the verdict did not affect
Jett, but his brother was very much
distressed.
The death sentence was then read
to Jett by Clerk Robinson, after which
he was given over to the custody of
the deputy sheriffs. Colonel Blan-
ton, Jets lawyer, will file a motion
for new trial.
This has been the second trial of Cur
tbs Jet on the charge of murder. IN
his first trial for murder of j. B. Mar
cum at Jackson, KY, Jet and Thomas
White were sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
SHAKING UP AT DIES MONIES.

Bar Committee Recommends Prosecu-
cution of Prominent Citizens.
Des Moines, Sept. 21.-A sensational
report was made to the district court
s Of this county by special bar COM
mittee of the leading lawyers of the
city on the bribery rumors that have
been rife for some time in connection
with various cases in the district
court. The committee recommended
for prosecution the following prom
inent citizens: Ed H. Hunter, promot-
@er, banker and politician; Michael
Brady, ex-alderman; w. L. White,
shoe merchant; Jesse o. Wells, livery
man and eX-alderman; R. F. Coffin,
county clerk; Fred Cope, county au-
ditor.
N The charges against Mr.. Wells and
2.Mr. White grow out of recent trial
IN which it was alleged the jury was
tampered with. The two county Off
GERS are charged with irregularities in
drawing of jurors.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Miners and Indians Clash.

Guthrie, O. T., Sept. 21.-Travelers
coming from the Wichita mountains
report that there is danger of the min
ers and Indians getting into serious
trouble because the latter object to
the former working their allotments
for minerals. The individual Indians
who own the allotments clash with
the miners nearly every day, and it is
feared that unless something is done
to conciliate the Indians, trouble of a
serious nature can not be averted
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
TWO Killed in Freioht Wreck.

Brownsville, Pa. Sept. 21.-Two
men were killed in freight wreck on
the Monougahela railroad at Bridge
port. They are Samuel E. Miller, flag
man, of Uniontown, and William Gate
~, brakeman, of Mahoningtown. Both
men, it is supposed, were asleep in
the caboose while their engine was
taking water and the blame for the
accident probably rests with them as
no flagman was out to warn other
trains
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
UPHoLDs TEACHING OF WESLEY,
Methodists of Iowa Vote Against the
NV advanced THOUGHT"


&@ Advanced Thought"
Muscatine, Ia. Sept. 1.-THE Iowa
h Methodist conference came to the part
ss5ing of the ways when a resolution was
introduced providing that the so-called
sF'advanced thought Methodism is not
conducive to spiritual advancement.
After heated debate the resolution
!. passed, and the Iowa conference went
/ on record for conservatism and the
John Wesley kind of religion, with no
4 modern frills or twisting of the scrip
ture to mean something other than
/ taught at Methodist theological
& schools for years past.
1t simply means, according to a
tsprominent divine, that Methodism has
1 deliberately refused to keep pace
Sswith progress, and that the deacon
\ who loves to voice his sentiments in
audible tones when the preacher STIR
ssrlngly voices religious principle still
has place in the denomination.
The conference voted that it would
not favor the election of any teacher
a the schools, editor of secular pa
&per, or book agent employed in dis
. tributing literature" who believed in a
new order of things as against the old.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Owes his life to Neighbours kindness

Mr.. D. P. Daugherty, we'll known
throughout Mercer and Sumner coun-
ties, w. Va, most likely owes his life
to the kindness of neighbor. He
was almost hopelessly afflicted with
diarrhoea; was attended by two ply
sicians who gave him little, if any re-
lief, when a neighbor learning of his
serious condition, brought him bot
tie of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured
him in less than twenty-fou hours.
For sale by Nick Doffing 4 Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Back From Encampment.

Des Moines, Sept. Ex-Governor
Cummins and members of his military
staff have returned from Muscatine,
where they attended the encampment
of the Fifty-fourth regiment last week.
There was large crowd out on the
day of review and the regiment was
in good condition, though the weather
was unreasonable for an encampment
This is the last of the encampments
in the state.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Bank at Rhodes Robbed.

/ Des Moines, Sept. 17.-Robbers en-
tered the Farmers bank at Rhodes
by cutting hole through the roof.
They entered the vault through the
top and secured $1,000 in silver that
they found outside the safe proper.
The latter was dynamited and the
contents exposed, but nothing was
taken. This is taken to indicate that
the robbers were frightened away.
They left no clue
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
WANTED TO SEE PRESIDENT.
Suspicious Character is Sent Away by
Secret Service Men.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. pa sus~
picious character, giving his name as
Samuel Swenyon, was held up by the
secret service officers at Sycamore
Hill while making an effort to see the
president. He was turned back to
the village, Swallowed, stopped in
Oyster Bay and searched and later
placed on a train for New York He
was unarmed and appeared to be a
harmless crank, possibly a religious
fanatic. Swenyon told the officer that
he was Swede and had come from
New York to see the president and
Sycamore Hill. having read about the
Presidents summer home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Wanamaker Wins Victory.

Beaver, Pa. Sept 22.-The SANDER
suit brought against eX-Postmaster
General John Wanamaker by former
State Printer Robinson, has ended in
victory for the defendant. The
sealed verdict was read in court and
found for the defendant.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Parks Nav Not Be Seated.

Kansas City. Sept. 22.-The commit.
tee on credentials of the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers convention
it is said will report against the seat
ing of the New York union. The re-
port against seating the suspended
New York union will, it is said, be
signed by five of the seven members
of the committee. Delegates Flaherty
OF Pittsburg ard OBrien of Pueblo
will bring in minority report, favor,
ing the seating of Parks and the other
delegates from New York. Parks and
in the convention. but the outlook for
success on their part is not the bright
est
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Shot for Refusing to Give Match

London, Sept. 21.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail
reports case which occurred at IT.
kutz of Russian officer shooting a
Jew for refusing to give him match
to light his cigarette because the Of
ticer asked him in an insulting tone.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
FiIipinos Detained on Transport.

San Francisco, Sept. 21.-The thirty
one Filipinos who arrived on the
transport Thomas en- route to ST.
Louis to work in connection with the
exposition are being detained on board
the transport by the immigration au-
tnorities because they are apparently
liable to become public charges. AL
though armed with letters of identi
flcation from Manila, the thirty-one
Filipinos are all in poor financial
straits and appear poorly equipped to
continue on their journey to st. Louis
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Attempt to Poison Family.

What Cheer, Ia, Sept. 19.-The en-
tire family of w. A Durfee, a prosper
Gus coal operator, narrowly escaped
death from poison deposited in their
supply Of milk and water. By mere
accident paris green was found in the
we'll and phosphorus in the milk. No
motive for the crime is known and
there is no clue to the perpetrators.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24

WANTED-Several Industrious persons
IN each state to travel for house establish.
cd eleven years and with large capital,
to call upon nerch ants and agents for sue.
engagement, Weekly cash salary of SIS
and all travelling expenses and hotel bills
advanced in cash each week. Experience
not essential. Mention reference and en-.
close self:addressed envelope.
The NATIONAL, S34 Dearborn ST.
o-2llo Chicago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
Clerical DELEGATES Elected.

Des Moines, Sept. 19.-1n the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal conference
the following were elected clerical
delegates to the general conference
at Chicago: Rev Horace NJ Graves
of Des Moines and Rev. A. j. Carey
and r. G. Ransom of Chicago. Gales
burg. Ill.,, will be the next place of
meeting.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Champion of Pacing Mares.

Columbus, Sept. 23.-Fanny Dilla
is now champion OF pacing mares.
the 2:06 pace she went the mile ii.
2:O3A half second better than the
best efforts of Lady of the Manor, Ma.
Zette and Darrell.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Freight Train in Ditch.

Avoca, Ia, Sept. 21.-Freight train
No. 81, with thirty cars, westbound,
was wrecked two miles east of here.
Eight cars were badly smashed and
their contents scattered. Two tramps,
riding on fiat car loaded with iron,
ESCAPED without scratch. The
wrecking crew from Des Moines
cleared up the wreck by evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
September Session.
Continued from page 81

J Shingledecker mdse for poor
farm 2 90
Nelson & Christensen mdse for
prisoners 3 90
F H Blume expense in crimi-
nal cases 90
F H Blume commission on
fine 5 90
Crawford county committing
VIM Mitchell to Clarinda 161 40
j G Crockett costs j H Jones vs
Audubon county 10 Is
On motion the contract for coal was
let to A Leake and Musson & Son,
each to furnish twenty-five tons of
Illinois coal to be delivered at $4.55
per ton and auditor ordered to draw
warrant to pay for same when de-
livered.
On motion the County Superintend-
ent's report of the Institute Fund was
examined and approved as follows:
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24

The Audubon County Journal being
the lowest bidder was awarded the
contract for printing Auditors Finan-
cial Report of 1000 copies of forty
pages each at $500. If the report be
more or less than forty pages it is to be
printed at a pro rata price.
On motion the following claims We're
allowed:
WEIGH Printing Co supplies 1T 40
j M Graham atty fees State VS.
Hoffman and State vs.
Guidinger % 90
q w Ellis work before board
of review "A 90
Niels P Hoegh member board,
committee work and mile
age As 80
j Shingledecker member board
committee work and mile
age 90 20
j G Bonwell member board,
committee work and mile
age IS 70
On motion August Borkowski was
refunded $1.00 poll tax paid for the
years 1901 and 1902 for Herman Polzin
deceased.
Minutes were read and approved and
on motion board adjourned.
NIELS P. HOEGH,
A. F. GREENWALDT, Chairman.
County Auditor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-24
Harlan Banker Kills Himself.

Harlan, Ia, Sept. led w. Davis,
president of the Shelby County bank.
took his own life by shooting. His
body was found in the furnace room
Of the bank building. The causes were
probably i'll health and domestic IN
happiness. He was a prominent citi.
zen, had served in the Iowa legisla.
ture from Pottawattamie county and
was general favorite. His finan-
.cial affairs were all straight He sold
his bank stock on Wednesday to M
K. Campbell. He leaves wife, two
daughters and son. He was about
sixty years of age.