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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16

/ Cupid, for the moonlight fell checRered
through the half naked elms along the
roadway, and where here and there q
group of naples stood was bit of
shadow. The whippoorwills had just
returned to Sandgate, and over the
meadows scattered firefiies twinkled.
The houses along the way to the vii
| lage were wide apart and the evening
air just right for a lettering walk. To
FRANK, anxious to say few words
that would further his hopes in the
direction Of this bewitching girl, it
seemed waste Of good time not to
take advantage of the evening. 1t was
almost past and the lights in the
houses across the valley had long since
vanished when he obtained a little
consolation.
The charm Of the evening had stilled
conversation, and neither had spoken
for long time when he said rather
d1sconsolately: "My anticipated visit is
almost over. May ask you to go in
and sing just one song for me- Miss
Pager
with pleasure" she responded in
her sweetest tone; "what shall it be?"
II will leave that to your selection
he replied.
and began searching among the pile of
music on the piano, and, finding what
she wanted, opened and spread the
music on the rack @
1t was "Ben Bolt"
She sang 1t in minor key, and as
the opening words, "Oh, don't you re-
member sweet Alice, Ben Bolt" floated
out on the still evening air they seemed
to him fraught with new meaning
and that yeritable sweet Alice was
bidding him, another Ben Bolt, not to
forget her. When the last note had
faded into the night air she turned
her now serious eyes toward him.
II thank you," he almost whispered.
"And there won't be many waking mo-
ments in my future when 1 shall not
think of-sweet Alice!'
1t was not much of love scene, but
to him 1t seemed a wide open door Of
hope, and when many miles separated
them, and for days, weeks and months
afterward, even when doing his best
to crowd dull law reports into his
brain, the one tender glance she gave
him and the tones of her voice came
back with unfailing accuracy.
The first visit of Frank Mason to the
Page home, his sleighrides with Alice
and his appearance at church had
caused no end Of comment. 1t was
known that he had been classmate of
Albert and came from Boston, and lat
er Aunt Susan vouchsafed the infor-
nation that she guessed he came from
one O. the first families and that he APP
peared right well behaved
| 1t was all she really did know, for
both Alice and her brother We're con-
siderate Of her failings and knew it
was not safe to discuss their visitor in
her presence. The tempest Of gossip
had not more than half quieted down
when it received a regular boom from
his second coming. The pupils of the
north end district school spread the
news Of their teachers unexpected
callers and that she had dismissed
school at once and gone on with the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16

stranger. Old Amos Curtis, the miller,
told of their visit and, wonder upon
wonder, how the next day ''her beau"
had given him a five dollar bill "jest
fer lettin' 'em use leaky old boat fer
an hour"
The buxom Abby Miles had the best
and longest story to tell, and her
praise of Mr. Mason, how polite he was
and "how he couldn't keep his eyes
off'n Alice all the afternoon" was
whispered to every girl she knew. The
five dollar incident created the most
gossip, however. The miller had re-
marked that a young Teller who
threw money round that way must be
rich" and that remark soon grew into
story that Alice Pages beau was
worth million and that she was en-
gagged to him.
AS might be expected, the subject OF
all this gossip heard none of it until
the storm had reached alarming pro-
portions. Mrs. Mears was the first
one to tell the extent of the gossip.
'"They tell me-" said that worthy
matron to Alice one Sunday after
church, "that you amt likely to, teach
school after this summer"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16

July and August, when perhaps in
some manner Alice Page could be In
duced to come, with his mother and
sisters to chaperon her and her broth
er and some other friends to complete
the party.
He had the Gypsy put in first class
shape and all her staterooms refur-
nlshed, and one in particular, which he
intended Alice should occupy, uphol-
stored in blue. So well formed were
his plans that he timed the start so as
to utilize the July moon for the first
ten days and mapped out trip taking
In all the Maine coast, spending week
at Bar Harbor, and then run up as
far as Nova Scotia
He had described all the charms Of
this trip to Alice and extended to her
the most urgent invitation. He had
obtained her brothers promise to sup
plement 1t and also to make one Of the
party, and he had persuaded his sister
Blanch to aid him with his mother, but
he had met discoura cement on all sides.
In the first place, Alice wrote 1t was
doubtful If she could go. 1t would be
a delightful outing and one she would
enjoy, but it would not be right to
leave Aunt Susan alone for SO long, and
then, as her school did not close until
the last of June, she would have no
time to get ready.
To cap the climax of Franks discom-
future, when July came his mother an
nounced that she had decided to go to
the mountains for the summer.
cts no use, Bert" he said to his
friend one evening. II wanted your
sister to go to Maine with us and moth
err and the girls and few more to
make a party, but it's no go. can't
induce your sister to join us, and it's
no use II she would, for mother has
determined to go to the mountains, and
that settles it. II you and 1 have any
outing on the yacht we must make up
a gander party"
THAT suits me just as we'll as, and
in fact better than, the other plan," re-
piled Albert consolingly. "If we have
lot of ladies along we must dance at
tendance upon them, and If not we can
sleep when we feel like 1t. 1 tell YOU.
Frank" he continued, evidently desir-
Ing to cheer up that young man, 'girls
are all right as companions at home or
at balls and theaters, but on a yacht
they are in the way"
A week afterward, and early one
bright morning, the Gypsy, with
skipper, crew and party of eight
jolly young men on board, sailed out
of Boston and that night dropped
anchor under the lee of an island in
Casco bay. She remained there one
full day and the next ran to Booth
bay and found shelter in landlocked
cove forming part Of the coast line
of Southport island. 1t was after din
ner next day, and while the rest of
the party We're either playing cards or
! napping In hammocks. under the avn
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16

And why notY' answered Alice.
Don't give satisfaction"
"Oh, faint that. 1 guess you can
imagine the reason, and want to be
the first to congratulate you. They
tell me he's worth pile O money, an
he's sartinly well favored so far as
looks goes; but, then, handsome is as
handsome does was allus my MOTTO,
Alice colored.
do you mean Mr.. Mason, my broth
er's friend?" she said seriously.
why, who else would mean? I've
heard that you was to be married this
fall and that he is worth million.
They say he told Amos Curtis he was,
though don't believe that. But any
way, Amos says he gave him SIS Jest
fer hsin' his old boat that want worth
splittin' up fer kindlin'sv"
Its not true, not one word Of it,"
exclaimed Alice angrily, land if you
care for me one bit I wish you would
tell everybody 1 said so'
She waited to hear no more, nor for
Aunt Susan, who had fingered to chat
with some one, but walked home hur-
riedly, as if to hide herself Once in
the silent house she began to cool off.
II won't believe he told Amos he was
worth Million" she said to herself.
He isn't so stupid as that. But
am afraid the silly boy did give him
So, which has started all this gossip"
When Aunt Susan came in she fairly
pounced upon her. "Why haven't you
told me, auntie, about all this gossip
that's going the rounds regarding Mr..
Mason and myself? I know you have
heard it,"
Its all nonsense, Alice" answered
that lady rather sharply, "and you are
foolish to listen to 'em. I've heard it,
of course, but so long as it's no discred-
1t to you, why. let it go into one ear and
out fother, same as do! Folks must
talk in this town, an what they're say
in bout you ought to make you feel
proud-that a young fellow like him
and worth money wanted to come
courtin', and he certainly showed he
did or I'm no judge Z"
He's got Aunt Susan on his side as
well as Bert" Alice thought, "and
am glad kept him at a distance, just
to pay him for being so silly with his
money"
Late that afternoon Alice called upon
Abby Miles and talked about every
thing except the subject she most want
ed to talk about, and then as Abby
usually had Sunday evening caller,
Alice came home at dusk. Never be-
fore had the house seemed SO lone
some, and as she sat on the porch and
tried to talk with Aunt Susan her
thoughts We're elsewhere.
When the lights across the valley,
which served as curfew by saying bed
time when they went out, had disap-
peared, she came in and, seating her
self in the dark at the piano, softly
played the chords and hummed the
words Of song.
eth como out all right" said Aunt
Susan to herself, and she waited till
Alice called to her to come in and go to
bed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16


music, and Alice sung for two
lSFSSSi long hours. When the concert
lSesgsg was ended Albert observed:
4'If there's one song in the house that
you have not sung, Alice, I wish you
would sing it. 1 hate to have you
omit any"
II have only sung what was asked
to-" she replied. "Is not that so, Mr..
Nason?"
-'That is true" replied he boldly,
land you have not sung one that I
wouldn't enjoy hearing again tonight"
ooh, have enjoyed them ALL" said
Albert, "only l thought you might have
missed one, and, as Frank remarked
coming home that he was hungry for
music, wanted him satisfied"
The next day they attended church,
only this time all three walked back
together. Alice was graciousness per-
sonitied. All her jokes and smiles and
all her conversation We're lavished
upon Frank. Several times Frank,
who intgitively felt she did not wish to
be left alone with him, started to ask
her to take walk that Sunday even
ing, but each time his discretion pre-
vailed. eff she is willing to listen to
any lovemaking, she has tact enough
to give me chance" he thought, land
unless she is l had better keep STILL"
The evening was one to tempt
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16
lro BE Continued
A Strong Heart.

is assured by perfect digestion. In
digestion swells the stomach and
putfs it up against the heart. This
causes shortness of breath, palpitation
of the heart and general weak ness. Ko-
dol Dyspepsia Cure cures indigestion,
relieves the stomach. takes the strain
off of the heart and restores it to full
performance of Its function naturally.
Kodol increases the strength by en-
aiding the stomach and digestive or
gans to digest, assimilate and appro.
pirate to the blood and tissues ali the
food nutriment. Tones the stomach
and digestive organs. Sold by Nick
Dotfing & Co., Extra, c. L. Bison,
Brayton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16
Trlumphs of nodern surgery.

WONDERFUL things are done for the
human body BY surgery. Organs are
taken out and scraped and polished
and are put back, or they may be re-
moved entirely; bones are spliced;
pipes take the place of diseased Sec
lions Of veins; antiseptic dressings are
applied to wounds, bruises, burns and
like injuries before Inflammation sets
in, which causes them to heal with
out maturation and in one.third the
time required by the old treatment.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm acts on this
same principle. 1t is an antiseptic
and when applied to such injuries,
causes them to heal very quickly. It
also allays the pain and soreness.
Keep bottle of Pain Balm in your
home and it will save you time and
money, not to mention the inconven-
fence and suffering which such injur-
les entail. For sale by Nick Doffing
& Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16
Oakfield and Brayton

town occupied by S. B. Clark, she
having retained four rooms before
renting the farm.
Nels =. Hoegh and j. G. Nelson
attended the butter,naker's meeting
IN Extra Tuesday to purchase salt
and tubs for the next quarterly sup.
ply for the Oakfield Township Cream
cry.
Mabel Hall and Fanny LeffingwelI.
OF Extra, were here Tuesday on their
way out to Oakfield township to at
tend the school picnic given bv their
aunt, Mrs. Maggie Fackler, to her
pupils. NV
Rev. V. Hansen, pastor of the Oak
Hlll church, wife aud sister and MI
hoersen arrived here Tuesday even
ing on their way home from Cedar
Fails where they have been visiting
for short time.
Brayton markets tor Tuesday of
this week:
Cattle; butchers stuff 1sc to &C.
top 800 hogs 4.4O; wheat &c: corn
SOC; oats sale; barley Csc; butter lOc:
eggs l3c; hens SC; ducks &c; tur,
Keys loc; geese 6; potatoes 100.
Miss Bessie Allen of Extra and
number of her girl schoolmates and
several girls from Brayron and Oak
field held a picnic in the Hallock
grove Tuesday afternoon, the occas-
ion being the 18th birthday of Miss
Allen. A basket dinner and ice
cream We're partaken of.
President Potts of the Marine g.
Elk Horn Telephone Company. was
in Brayton Tuesday with force of
men engaged in preparing the arms
on which to string the wires. The
Company can now talk with Walnut
and in short time will be in com.
munication with Harlan and This
town. The growth OF this Company
IS phenomenal. At their annual Jan.
uary meeting there was but rs paid
up phones and now there are 24O ali
paid up and most of the phones be-
ing owned by the stock holders.
Program for the exercises to be
held in the Baptist church next Sun
day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16

Arthur Cannon was in Atlantic
Thursday on business.
Dick Powers was attending to bus.
mess in Extra Monday.
Bison & Hansen shipped car of
hogs to Omaha Tuesday.
|. P. Hallock, of Oakfield, took a
trip to the Bluffs Monday.
Narcotics Heath, of Anita, was
here visiting his mother Sunday.
Miss Rosie Cannon of Cumberland
is visiting her brother Arthur this
week.
Quite number of farmers were in
town Tuesday delivering hogs to the
buyers.
N. D. Hamlin was in town Mon
day on official business as county
supervisor.
Edith Leigan has finished her
work in Extra and Tuesday returned
to her home in Brayton.
The ball game Sunday between Au-
dubon and Brayton resulted in a score
OF to 10 in favor of Brayton.
Beatrice Gearheart, sister of Mrs.
Doyle, of Oakield, started Tuesday
for her home at Blairstown, Iowa.
The ladies' aid society will meet
with Mrs. Harry Carey on Thursday
June %. Every one cordially invit-
ed.
Col. Griswold, of Atlantic, was in
Brayton Tuesday talking life insur-
ance to those interested in such mat
tiers.
Twenty-Five thousand shingles
went out of town on one wagon
Tuesday; a pretty big load for one
team.
Landlord Beers has an exceedingly
large crop of straw berries this season
which he is dispossng of at remunera-
tive rates.
G. A. Heath, of PIankinton, S. D.,
arrived here the last of the week to
visit his mother and other relatives
residing here.
Miss Amelia Hansen is still feeling
in poor health, which her friends will
regret to learn.
Joe Chase of Extra moved the ohm
jenkins house to its new location
one day last week.
Mayor McGovern, N. L. Hansen
and I. j. Essington transacted bust
ness in Extra Friday.
Andrew Anderson residing four
miles west of town, is hauling out
the lumber for big barn.
Miss Elsie Petersen, of Fiscus. Wis
tied her cousin, Miss Sophia Soren-
sen, few days the past week, re-
turning home on Tuesday.
Contractor Squire Aldrich of At.
lantic was unloading car of lumber
Tuesday for the new house he will
erect for John T. Jenkens.
Bob Dafford, the road builder for
this township, was at work Monday
on the lowland between the two
towns and did a fine job of grading.
Mrs. Squire Aldrich is here assist.
ing in caring for her mother, Aunt
Lucy Heath, who seems worse from
the fall she received Decoration day.
J. G. Hardman went to South
Omaha Monday to attend the western
horse sales Tuesday intending to
bring back a car of horses if not too
high in price.
Mrs. Bartlett is now keeping house
in part of her residence south of
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16

Use Pecan Oil, the greatest veter-
mary absorbent, cures all outside
ailments of your horse, wire cuts,
bruises, lunches, sore feet and
shoulders, collar and harness gall,
thrush, splints, spaving- skin dis
eases, sold on positive guarantee.
Get trial bottle of n. johnson
harness dealer and repairer ~
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16
Fisrt Baptist Church Services:

Preaching, Sunday at 1O:45 a. M.
Sabbath School at 12m M,
Junior League at $3.50 p. M.
Baptist 2 rs Young Peoples Association at
Preaching, Sunday at 7:3o p. m.
Midweek prayer meeting, Wednesday
evening p. nj.
Young Peoples prayer meeting Friday
evening p. M.
CHARLES SLOAN, Pastor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16
CHAPTER XIX.

RANK MASON had consoled
himself during the many
months of hard study with
visions Of a yachting trip In
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16
CHAPTER XVIII.

4: ;: :; &: g; IS; !; s; s
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-15
Last Nights Play.

Are You a Mason?" drew good
house last night, and 1t certainly gave
everybody the worth OF their money.
The play is an admirable aggregation
of ludicrous situations, and one can
no more help laughing at them than
the actors could avoid combinations
that kept arising for their undoing. 1t
was the most thoroughly enjoyable
entertainment presented here this
season, and, had its merits been un.
derstood, standing room would have
been at a premium. The parts were
all well taken, and the ladies talented,
pretty and graceful.
Salem has the reputation of being
poor show town, yet a good play
can always get a large and apprecia
tive audience.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-15
LOST An Arm.
John 5ruekman Has an Unfortunate
Experience.


Mr.. John Bruckman lost an arm at
the electric light station about 6
O'Clock this morning. He has been a
trimmer, and has only recently begun
work inside. At o'clock a pulley,
stopped at 10 o'clock last night, is set
running. He was reaching in between
that pulley, the inside of which was
revolving, and the adjoining pulley
going at full speed, when his right
arm caught either on a clutch or oil
cup attachment, and was completely
severed between the wrist and the
elbow. The hand was rot even
scratched. It was left in the ma.
chinery and afterwards pulled out Mr..
Bruckman rushed to the telephone and
called his brother Louis, and then,
after doing what he could to stop the
flow of blood, ran to the house of DR.,
Goff, only a few blocks away, where
he was attended to and Drs. Wallace
and Davis called The arm was
dressed, leaving a short stub below the
elbow, and he is doing well. This is
the first accident of any consequence
that has ever happened at the Albany
electric light station.
Mr. Bruckman is the second son of
Mr.. Fred Bruckman He is married,
and has two or three children, and re.
sides in the southern suburbs of the
city. A general sympathy is being
expressed for him and his family in
their misfortune.-Albany Democrat.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-15
Are Being Framed and
Will Be Exhibited
Next Week
Salem Public Schools TO Have
Art Display Superior TO
Anything Ia the
City

Few people have any conception Of
the grand quality of pictures that are
being secured to permanently adorn
the walls of the public schools. The
first lot arrived and have been placed
in the picture stores to be framed.
and few of them are appearing in
the show windows.
The collection, when completed, will
comprise photographs, carbon prints
and steel engravings and photograv.
ures of the great masterpieces Of art
from all over the world, and the Sa.
lem public schools will have the finest
public collection of great pictures of
any public or private schools in the
state. There are not as fine pictures
in any of our private residences, and
the result Of bringing these pictures
to Salem will be that many persons
will want some of them for their
homes.
The Horace X. Turner collection of
about 200 pictures will arrive in time
to be on exhibition at the armory
Wednesday forenoon With few ex.
ceptions they are different from the
subjects from the Elson collection, but
are all large pictures, and each one
grand production of some famous
work of art. With the pictures bought
from the proceeds of the previous
exhibit the whole display will be
grand one.
At the House Furnishing store are
displayed two Van Dycks children
of Charles the First" the most beauti.
full child pictures in the world.
Hoffman's Christ and the Doctors" {"
Corot's Landscape" Sir Joshua
Reynolds "Innocehce," Lerolle's
"Larrivee des Bergers," Washington
Crossing the Deleware, Correggio's
Holy Night" ST. Gauden's Lincoln" :"
Mnlet's Cleaners" Rafaers "sistine
Madonna" Sir Gallahad "The Ange,
lus,"
At Buren & Hamiltons can be seen
Kaulbachs ode Mans" Landseer's
1.-The Monarch OF the Glen" Plock.
hOrst's der Cute Hirte." Millet's
Feeding the Birds" Boughton's "Pil
grim Exiles," and "The Return of the
Mayfower" Dupres "Haying Time. p
and "The Approaching Storm"
Bates departure Of the Mayhower."
Marshall Johnson's "Ship at Sea-"
Braith's THE Home Coming Flock"
Rosa Bonheur's Brittany Sheep"
Stratford on Avon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-15
GREAT
PANTHER
STORY
(Coquille City Bulletin.)

(Coquille City Bulletin.)
We learned recently that Mr. Bill
lings, who lives near Ash Swamp, in
Eden valley, had quito an exciting en-
counter with a panther about four
weeks ago.
1t seems that Mr.. Billings has a
ranch in Eden, and raises cattle and
some hogs Panthers are quite nu-
merous in that section, and after snow
had fallen their tracks were to be seen
almost any morning around the barns
From the size of the tracks Mr.
Billings thought one Of the animals
must be exceptionally large, so he
thought he would try to capture 1t.
Two good-sized steel traps were set
one evening in a driveway between
some buildings. and during the even
ing light snow covered them from
sight.
In the morning Mr.. Billings went to
look for his traps and found them
gone. He put his dogs on the trail
and started out to locate the game.
The trail led down along the river
where a steep bank on the mountain
side left only narrow path along
the blum into the river, which at that
point was cut down quite deep.
Mr. Billings had not gone far along
this path until he heard a noise above
him, and, looking up, saw the panther
crouching on the high bank just about
to spring down upon him.
He fred at the brute as quickly as
possible. but 1t did not stop him. and
the next instant Mr.. Billings felt the
sharp claws tearing his flesh as the
panther ahghted on his back and
shoulders.
The beast had two of it's feet fast.
ened in the trap which undoubtedly
saved Mr. Billings life. During the
scufie both OF the combatants fell
over the blum into the river, which
was running quite high, and Mr.. Bill
ings, after diving twice, managed TO
break the panther's hold and swan 10
the shore.
The animal went down the stream
for a short distance and then was
drawn under by an eddy and drowned.
After the freshet had abated Mr..
went back 10 see II he could
find anything OF his game and found
the animal caught in the branches
Of a large tree. which had fallen
across the river.
He will have the panther skin
stufed, as II is an unusually large
Dne. measuring feet Z inches.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-15
Board Of Control.

The board Of control, consisting of
the governor secretary of state and
state treasurer for the appointment
of the commission to license and con.
troll sailor boarding houses, met at
the capitol yesterday afternoon and
organized by electing Governor
Chamberlain president and Mr.. Dun.
bar secretary, with w. N. Gatens
clerk of the board. The resignation
Of Commissioner e. w. Wright waa
received and accepted, and the board
will, in a few days, decide on his sue.
cessor