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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-27

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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-27
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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-08-27

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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Thanksgiving eve and all were in
vited and were present in great
numbers to help the ladies along.

Thanksgiving eve and all were in.
vited and were present in great
numbers to help the ladies along.
The Danish and English school be.
gan in Elkhorn Monday with Mis-.
Martha Stetf'ersen as yielder of the
rod. She will teach both language;
and has goodly number OF pupils te
l'begin with.
G. G. Larsen, who taught in the
High school in Elknorn last winter
has been employed to assist again this
year. He is strong, capable young
man and will do good work among
the students.
There was social gathering las,
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jens Hansen, in Elkhorn, in honor OF
the visit of their son Carl from Dem
yer, that he might meet all his old
time friends.
Prot. Iversen, of the college, has
started mems glee club in Elkhorn
with twelve members in it. He is
instructing them in music and they
will soon be able TO do some enter
tanning work.
Julia Lykke, whose parental home
is in Texas, but who has been in at
tendance at High school at Nysted,
Nebraska, arrived last week and is as
sisting in the Peter Lykke home east
of Kimballton.
Carl Hansen, son of Jens Hansen
in Elkhorn, is back from Denver Wis
iting home folks and many friends.
He has good position out there in a
restaurant at good wages and will
soon return to it.
A great legal battle was fought in
the courts at Harlan last week be-
tween telephone company east and
the Marne & Elkhorn Telephone
company. The jury, however, decid-
ed in favor of the local company and
the officers are feeling good.
| have opened my hotel which is
all new and in first class conditions:
good barn in connection with same
aio WIN appreciate your patronage,
Yours for business,
HENRY JAcoBKEN, Audubon.
Those in charge of the enrolment
at the college for the winters term,
have assurance that there will be
fifty new pupils about December 1st,
to open the new term. This is en-
couraging for it gives assurance of
more pupils than has been for years.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
RACE TROUBLES AT FRASER.
Shooting Of White Miner by coIored
Man Cause of Bitter FeeIinu.

Shooting Of White Miner by coIored
Man Cause of Bitter Feeling.
Des Moines. Nov PA race war
is regarded as imminent at Fraser,
Ia, where Thomas Albright white
miner, was shot and MORALLY wound
ed by James Price. a negro The
white miners held a meeting and
voted to refuse to work longer with
the negroes They accuse the me-
groes of having aided Price to make
his escape and feeling is intense.
There are from thirty-tive to fifty ne
groes in the mining camp and about
l,2O0 whites. Both sides are heavily
armed. negro. thought TO be Price,
was seen near Ogden. seven or eight
miles from Fraser. He answered the
description of the wanted man and
on seeing that he was discovered,
concealed himself in a corn field. A
posse from Ogden is searching for
him and another body of miners from
Ogden is working down the river in
that direction, while still another
body is making thorough search of
all the negro huts in Fraser If the
man is caught, it is believed the min
ers, in their present frame of mind.
will do him violence. Albright is still
alive, but the doctors say he cannot
survive.
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Finds Husband at the Fair.

Fort Dodge, Ia, Nov. 17.-While
visiting the Worlds fair, Mrs. Matt
McDermott discovered her husband
who mysteriously disappeared year
and half ago, and was mourned as
dead. McDermott, who was a pros
porous farmer, left his home in Clare
OH May 10. 1908, for this city, when
,hll trace of him was lost. The fields
and woods were searched and the
ponds and streams dragged for his
body. His family mourned him as
dead. McDermott returned with his
wife and is now at home. His mem
Dry is a blank as to the past. and it
lis supposed he left in a fit OF TEN.
porary insanity
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Observation-Disclosures

Mary Jensen, who has been work
ing in the Ned Wood home the pas
fall, went to her home down by Gal
Hill last Friday.
Geo. Faaborg was out to Oman,
last week buying holiday goods 70
his store and also adding things need
ed in staple goods.
Albert Hansen aud family wer,
pleasantly entertained last Sunday a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Mad
sen in Kimballton.
There was dance last Saturday
night under the big tent at the Peter
Nissen home and cold or no cold, the
crowd had a good time.
The Elkhorn Studio will be closed
on Mondays and Tuesdays hereafter
as the artist will be in his branch
studio at Jacksonville. S.25-ff
Several of the young people. OF
Kimballton, were given a cordial in
vitation last Sunday to party at the
JULIO 11dusCu uOtI0 Ill Llk1lOFu.
A number of the young folks gath
cred at the home of G. Christensen,
near Elkhorn Sunday for an after
noon of pleasure, and found it.
Myjewelry storeat Elkhorn will be
closed Monday and Tuesday of each
week. I will be in Jacksonville on
those dates. j. A. PETERSEN.
Martin Mitten has decided to con-
duct restaurant in Kimballton and
is prepared to give people anything
they will want at his place in his
line.
Miss Englborg Rattenborg, who
has been in Council Bluffs for some
time working in private home, got
back to Elkhorn last Friday to re-
main for some time.
M. N. Esbeck & Co. had a car of
Moline wagons to arrive in Hamlin
Monday and Jake was over there
busy putting them up and getting
them ready to be taken home.
The ladies' aid society of the church
in Kimballton gave basket social
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
TWELVE DIE IN FIRE
TWO ENTIRE FAMILIES WIPED
OUT AT BROOKLYN.
Blaze Breaks Out While Occupants OF
Tenement House Are Asleep and
spreacs So Rapidly That Escape. is
Cut Off for All Those Upstairs.

New York, Nov. 21.-Smothered be-
fore. they could reach the rear fire es-
cape in burning tenement building
at 1856 Troutman street, in the Will
lamsburg district of Brooklyn, twelve
persons met death shortly before 2
q. m. Two entire families, those of
Maranio Triolc and Charles Polognio,
are wiped out, the last living member
OF each being now in hospital, With
no hope of recovery, and Charles
Polognio, thirty-three years old, and
Tony Triolo,. thirteen, both of whom
are terribly burned.
The burned tenement house is in
the center of row of three-story
tenements and was occupied by Ital-
ians. The fire is supposed to have
started in the cellar of the grocery
store of Antonio GiambalSs 1t was
stored with inf1ammable material and
the flames spread with lightning-like
rap1dlty. The Giambalos family
lived on the first floor and succeeded
in getting out, but before the occu-
pants on the two other floors had
been aroused their escape was cut off
The two who were rescued were
found in the lower hallway soon after
the firemen reached the scene. Work
ing their way through the building,
the rescuers discovered the heap of
dead on the third floor and within
short time succeeded in taking out
nine bodies, but the last was not
found until after o'clock.
In his intervals of consciousness
Polognio cries for his wife and chill
dren and it is feared the knowledge
of their death! will kill him.
The dead The mcther and two
small children Of the Polognio fam.
lily; Maranio Triolo, wife and three
children; Marie Ambrosio and her
eighteen-year-old daughter, Mary;
Mary Galigoni and Lonaria Grosseppi.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
The Lobster,s Claws.

II you take the trouble when you
save up money enough and purchase
lobster to notice the claws you will
observe that each is peculiar and quite
materially differs from the other One
claw is a scissors. the other mill; one
is cutter, the second cracker.
Practically a lobster has ten legs,
but of these only eight are used in
walking. OF these ten legs the front
pair, the claws, are employed in seizing.
and crushing its prey. Generally the
right claw is the more slender and
longer and has sharp teeth OH it's
edges, while the other has no teeth,
but blunt tnbercles, or hammers. This,
left claw is operated by stronger mus
cles. Sometimes, however, the scissors.
claw is the left one and the hammer,
or crusher, claw is the right.-Kenne-
bee journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Assistant Postmaster Indicted.

Des Moines, Nov. 2l.-The United
States grand jury has indicted Henry
lap, Harrison county, on the charge
Of robbing the government by raising
money orders. The specific cases on
which the Indictment was found show
that he had raised money orders so
that he got Sl25- 1t is learned that
Allen left Harrison county some time
ago and his Whereabouts are UNI.
known.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24

Jasper Jensen, of Poplar, was out
to Omaha last week sight seeing.
Dogmar James celebrated her birth.
day Monday in quiet manner.
Mrs. Henry johnson, of near Elk.
horn, was in Council Bluffs last week
visiting her parents.
G. w. Hansen and friend of Elk
horn, went to Kimballton Sunday tc
attend church services.
Jacob Bladt was in Kimballton
last week and purchased the pony
team of Rev. Gregerson.
Mary Petersen, who has been in
Nysted, Nebraska attending school, is
home near Kimballton again.
Miss Christina Jensen got home to
Elkhorn from Council Bluffs last week
where she has been working.
We understand that Simon Peter
son is going to Omaha this week to
take lessons in the barber business.
MAIDS Petersen, in Elkhorn was
quite sick last week and is now suf-
fering with catarrh of the stomach.
Dogmar Olsen, who has been work.
ing for some time in Council Bluffs,
returned home to Elkhorn Saturday
Peter Arenkiel was back to his
home near Elkhorn last week for a
short visit with parents and friends.
Go to R. j. Hansen,s restaurant for
hot coffee, lunches, cigars, candies
and soft drinks. Elkhorn Ia. ll-24,5.
Hans Madsen is having furnace
installed under his store in Kimball-
ton that will be big help this win
ter.
Walter Potts, OF near Elkhorn,
started to St. Louis Monday and will
remain for some time looking at the
sights.
Ole Larsen, who works in Marine
but who was taking rest on account
of sickness, was in Elkhorn last week
visiting friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Chamberlian's Cough Remedy is
Pleasant to Take.

The finest quality of granulated loaf
sugar is used in the IL anufacture of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and
the roots used in its preparation give
it flavor similar to maple syrup,
making 1t quite pleasant to take. Mr..
w. l.. Roderick, of Poolesville, Md.
in speaking of this remedy, says: II
have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy with my children for several
years and can truthfully say it is the
best preparation of the kind ! know
Of The children like to take it and it
has no injurious after effect For sale
by Nick Doffing d Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Meet Next at Lacrosse.

Dubuque, Nov 17.--LaCrosse was
unanimously chosen as the place for
the next convention of the Upper
mississippi River Improvement asso,
citation. The convention was all
dressed by Congressman Birdsall and
Haughen of Iowa, A. l.. Croker of
Minneapolis and G. H. Williamson of
Quincy. The delegates were ban
quoted by the citizens. Senator ALI
son was POSTMASTER and speeches
were made by Governors Cummins
Of Iowa and Van SAINT of Minnesota
and Congressman Birdsall and Iiaug-
hnp
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Safe Crackers in Iowa.

Boone, Ia. Nov. l6.-Four men
broke open the safe of the Farmers
bank at BoXholm and escaped with
$1,000. The men used six charges
Of nitro-glycerine and completely
wrecked the safe and blew out The
side of the bank building. posse
from Dayton, BoNholm, Pilot Mound
and nearby places was formed and
the men followed almost two miles
north of BoAholm. Here the trail was
lost.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Governor cummns in Washington.

Washington, Nov Ex-Governor
Cummins of Iowa arrived here and
will call on the president today He
said his visit here at this time was
In connection with dispute which
has arisen between the Shiloh park
commission and the Iowa state com.
mission in reference to the location
Of monuments and inscriptions there.
on to Iowa regiments. Replying to a
question, he said the president and
the whole country knew his views
with reference to revision of the
tariff. He said he thought that an
extra session of congress should be
convoked for revision of the tariff
alone and this matter should be dis
associated from every other question
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Firemen Select Council Bluffs.

Des Moines. Nov. 1S.-The execu-
tive committee of the State Firemen's
association decided here that the
next tournament will be held in Coun-
ell Bluffs and elected the following
officers: President. E. E. Parsons.
Marion; vice presidents, Will Bur.
nett, Des Moines; N. G. Embree, West
Liberty; George Kellogg. Sioux City;
treasurer, G. II. Alderman, Marion:
financial secretary. w. j. Francis.
Council Bluffs; recording secretary.
Herman Grimmell, Mnscatine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Iowa Farmer. Kills His Son.

Shenandoah, Ia, Nov 22.--John
Bloom, wealthy land owner, residing
eight miles south of here, shot and
instantly killed his eldest son. Frank.
The fatal shooting grew out of a
family quarrel. The father gave him,
self up Immediately after the shoot
ing. He claims self defense
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
What He safd.

Tess-Yes, he was an old fame Of
mine. Did you tell him I was engaged
to Jack Hanson? Jess-Oh, yes! Tess
I suppose he wondered how soon l
would be married to him. Jess-No;
not chow SOON" but "how long,
Philadelphia Press
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
FROM ALLOVER IOWA
Hartman Given Life sentenc

Cherokee, Ia. Nov. 21.-After being
cut sixteen hours, jury found Harry
Hartman, who shot and killed his
sweetheart, Florence Porter, on Nov.
30, 1901, guilty of murder in the first
degree and fixed the punishment at
imprisonment for life at hard labor
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
Modest.

"Shes a lovely girl, and so simple in
her tastes: 1 told her that 1 hadn't
much of an income yet, but that hop
ed could provide for her every want"
"And what did she say?"
"She said that would be all she could
ask "
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24

Miss Anna Petersen, who has been
in Blair, Nebraska for some time at
tending the college, returned to Elk
horn last week and will teach in the
public school south of town in the
room taught by Miss christensen,
who will attend HIGH school this
winter in Elkhorn.
Mrs. Hans Madsen was pleasantly
aud agreeably surprised in the midst
of her work last Tuesday week and
brought to knowledge that she was
forty four years old. All their
friends and neighbors were present to
help to entertain and make the oc.
casion one to be remembered.
THREE BARGAINs-T have three
farms for sale that are bargains. 100
one and a half miles from kimbau-
ton, 100 four miles west of Kimball.
ton. Both these are we'll improved
and are cheap at the price. so acres
we'll fenced and good laying land
near Kimballton. See Hans Madsen.
Kimballton.
Last November the daughter of
Martin Christensen, was taken to the
hospital OF DR.. Mary Heilesen for an
operation. The expense was more
than Mr.. Christensen could bear and
his friends have kindly and humanely
come to his rescue. In order that
they may know how the money was
gathered and spent, he wishes to
make public statement and to thank
all who have 80 kindly helped him.
The collections are as follows:
j. P. Jensen, Fiscus. 1923 90
4 @. N. Jensen, Poplar ...... 43 90
Peter Jensen, Poplar. -. Sc rs
j. P. Christensen, Hamlin. -. 81 IS
MAIDS Madsen, Hamlin .... 43 90
j. P. Sorensen, Elkhorn. 20 90
Charley G. Petersen, west of
Audubon. !. (. ;. 10 90
Total S215 SO
Paid out so far
DR.. Mary Heilesen. $126 90
DIR. Emmert. ........ 80. 65 90
Dr. soc. ......... 5 90
Total $2l1 90
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24
For Sale

For Sale
House and ten acres of land in Elk
horn Iowa. Address.
Mrs ANN STEFEERsEN.
sol Buchanan street,
Indianapolis Indiana.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are becoming favori!e for
stomach troubles and constipation.
For sale by Nick Doffing & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-24

Association is re,ened at
Bayon by Hans Nyman Exra by j. Howard Harlan. By "
Atlantic byF Smith and Kmy Elk Ao by Petersen and Bank
For further information inquire any agents
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-31
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN R'Y.
'Straigt as the Crow Flies" Kansas
City 10 the Gulf.

Passing through greater diversity
of climate, soil and resource than any
other railway in the world for its
length.
Along its lines are the finest lands,
uited for growing small gr2in orn,
flax, cotton; for commercial apple and
peach orchards, for other fruits and
berries; for commercial cantaloupe,
potato, tomato and general truck
farms; for sugar cane and rice cult.
walton; for merchantable timber; for
raising horses, mules, cattle. hogs.
sheep, poultry and Angora goats, at
prices ranging from free government
homesteads to twenty-five dollars or
more per acre. Cheap round trip
homeseekers and one way colonists
tickets on sale first and third Tues
lays of each month Write for copy
If Current Events published by the
Kansas City Southern Railway the
short line to inexpensive and com.
Portable homes"
s. G. WARNER, G. p G. T. A.
Kansas City, Mo
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-31
PLAN A NEW JERUSALEM.
Organization neing Perfected in
Gotham for the Purpose OF Estah-
fishing Another Holy city.

For the purpose Of establishing with
in the corporate. limits Of New York a
New jerusalem, as predicted by the
prophet, Zaehariah, 1000 descendants
from New Harlem met recently ana tooE
initial steps toward perfecting an or
ganization. The primary object OF The
association is he acquisition Of proper
ty valued al more than 81 0O0.0 00, 600 sit-
uaitd on Manhattan Island under grants
made in 1866
The promotion OF the reclamation
scheme, according to Henry Pennington
Toler. the prime mover, is founded upon
divine revelations made to him through
Biblical study, Toler is a Christian
Scientist, For his work in tracing heirs
Of The original % members of the New
Harlem corporation, in his efforts to re-
claim for them the land they say is
theirs by right the meeting voted to
give Toler % PER cent, OF all he recoy-
cred This honorarium however, Toler
renowned.
ID S Schuerman, of Rockford. H., Of
Tered an amendment to strike out the
words 10 dispose OF He contended
that the power to dispose of the prop
erty OF the corporation should be vested
in the advisory board Then he said
ne held in his hand a clipping from a
Chicago newspaper which stated that
the efforts Ia recover lands was helms
done in the interested Christian Science
AS soon as Schuermdn sat down he was
hissed The amendment was defeated.
Toler, who is said C have spent for
| tune in prosecuting the New Harlem
laims, declared he VAS convinced the
work was not his, but God s, and that
New York is the prophesied city in truth
and the New Jerusalem.