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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-04-14

Clarence Christensen spent Sunday
at Extra.
DIR. Koob made professional visit
to Lorah Tuesday.
Ii. S. Wattles had business at the
county seat Tuesday.
Owen Ide shipped car of good fat
hogs to Chicago Saturday.
Frank jenkins made trip to At
lantic Tuesday on business.
Hans Hansen west of town Is re-
papering his house this week.
N. L. Hansen received car of bale
hay from Omaha Wednesday.
Mrs. d. B. Beers was quite sutfay-
er from asthma and grippe Tuesday.
John P. Hansen is out in the coun-
try toward Elkhorn painting and
papering.
Hans Rattenborg of Atlantic was III
Brayton Monday attending to bust
ness matters.
"Why is horse the most curious
feeder in the world? Because he eats
best without Bit"
Jens Hansen of west of Extra was
visiting Tuesday with his son, Hans
Hansen and family.
The schools of this town and Oak
field have commenced and every thing
is moving smoothly.
M. E. jenkins of Oakfeld is think
ing of taking western trip to Wash
ington in short time.
Mrs. Clint Carley was dangerously
ill last week for a few days but is re-
ported better this week.
Tellus Liegan shipped out a large
consignment of hides last Tueeday
which bring good price now.
Chris Nelson of Brayton returned
home the last of the week from a Wis
it with Peter Jensen at Poplar.
Sorensen unloaded car of thing
Tuesday and Chris Thompson car of
buggies for the E. A. VOORHEES, store.
Mrs. Geo. Freeman and baby are
visiting her mother, Mrs. jeff Lewis
in Old Louisville part of this week.
f. NJ. Nelson has moved back into
Audubon county and will farm in
Oakfield township the coming year.
I Mr.. and SSdrs. Marion spry of Oak
field are happy over the arrival of a
baby boy born to them on Thursday,
April z.
The new mail route in the south
part of Oakfeld township is quite an
improvement to that part Of the
country.
Tie Misses Matte and Mertie Bru-
ner and Edith Liegan of Extra were
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-04-14
CURES
CHRONIC CATARRH
OF the Nose, Throat t, Lungs,
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
and Bowels.
Wonderful New Discovery,
Which Entirely Removes This
Terrible Affliction.
FREE TREATMENT ON REQUEST

There is no other disease so widespread
as Catarrh. 1t infests nearly every home
and is felt to greater or less degree by
almost all of US at some time during
our lives
Its ravages are not confined to the nose
alone but it soon affects the Throat and
Lungs, then the Stomach and Liver, and
finally the Kidneys and Bowels become
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-04-14
CHAPTER 7.

"Ml0TS goin' to be nasty
I'll i night said Uncle Terry,
ISr@6l coming iii from the shed
ISSEsg and dumping an armful Of
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-04-14

weakened and broken down by reason of
the terrible curse of Catarrh This dis
ease is iphannatory in its nature and is
very liable to affect the membranes and
tissues OF any vital organ or part of the
system and produce results which cause
lifetime of suffering and regret.
Men of science and students of medi-
cine have tried in vain for years to find
a positive cure, but it has remained for
one living in our own generation to fin.
ally discover what he claims to be a GER
tain remedy for Catarrh of any organ of
the body. His claims are vouched for
by the words of hundreds of people whose
honesty cannot be doubted; people who
have suffered for years and tried every
other known rel edy without avail;
people who had not faith at first but
were finally cured and convinced of the
wonderful power of this new discovery
in medical science
The famous physician to whom the
credit belongs for this wonderful deyel-
opment and addition to twentieth-cent.
ury science is DR.. j. A. TOMAS, 6oS
Fredericksen Bldg, South Bend, Ind.
He will send anyone who is suffering from
Catarrh free treatment TO prove the
merits and wonderful curative properties
of this new discovery. Readers are re-
quested to describe their case when writ.
ing to the doctor for the Free Treatment.
If you have any other disease, pain or
affection besides Catarrh, write the doctor
about it and he will send a free treatment
tor that also at the same time he sends
you the Free Treatment for Catarrh.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-04-14
Fisrt Baptist Church Services:

Preaching, Sunday at 10:45 a. NJ.
Sabbath School at 12m,
Junior League at $3.50 p. M.
Baptist Young Peoples Association at
Preaching, Sunday at 7:3o p. m.
Midweek prayer meeting, "Wednesday
evening p. m.
Young Peoples prayer meeting Friday
evening p. m.
CHARLES SLOAN, Pastor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-04-14

sR1V WANT consulted bout COM
Ml in into this world" said
Nga@aI Uncle Terry once "an'
vS0YseJ don't 'snect to he 'ho,lt 90
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
TOBACCO WAR IS BE6UN
CLOUDS OF SMOKE OF BATTLE
BETWEEN GREAT INTERESTS
RISES IN PHILADELPHIA.
Independent Manufacturers Are Going
After the Trust in Most Wig
orous Manner.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The Ameri-
can Tobacco company faces a war
such as has never before confronted
it. The independent manufacturers,
jobbers and retail dealers have made
sweeping declaration of war.
The first gun in the battle of mil
lions was fired in Philadelphia a week
ago. Without the formality of notice
the American Tobacco company with
drew all its trade restrictions and thus
opened the market to all kinds of price
cutting Word was sent forth from
the headquarters of the trust at No.
Ill Fifth avenue, that the trade in
Philadelphia was to be thrown wide
open. The Independents have been led
to understand that a similar step will
soon be taken in this city.
To formulate war plans a convention
of the independent tobacco interests
will be held in Philadelphia, Dec. II.
The delegates will remain in secret
session for five days. The independ-
ents in this city will send delegation
of more than one hundred to the con-
vention. Plans will be discussed for
carrying on the fight against the trust
in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jer-
cey Now Work anil Now ENGLAND
The antitrust interests represent a
capital of $25O,OO0,OOO.
things that the Independents are bank
ing on. Their leaders will seek legis-
on a fair trade.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
WASHINGTON FILLING UP.
National Legislators Turning Eyes To-
49,. ward the Capitol

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 26.-The
five hundred senators and representa-
tiVeS who will sit in the approaching
session of congress have turned their
faces toward Washington. Most of
them will be here by the middle of
next week. They bring with them sew
eral thousand followers, who have or
hope to have government employment
of some kind during the session. There
may also be noticed a distinct move
ment in this direction of representa-
tives of special interests of many kinds
which need watching at the national
capital while the legislators are here
All told a session of congress brings
to Washington anywhere from 5000 tC
5000 transients
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
NAY EXTEND TO OFFICE HOLDER.
Federal Appointees May Not Be Re
appointed by Roosevelt.

WASHINGTON, Nov 26.-Official
Washington is agitated over a fear
that the presidents two term policy
may be extended to include federal
office holders. There have been whis-
perings from those who come from the
Whlte House that the president seems
TO believe that eight years of service
ought to suffice for a certain class OF
government employees.
1T is customary for members of the
CABINET and the numerous secretaries
anu officers in the diplomatic and con-
suiar service to tender their resigna-
tons to the president when the lat
ter is inaugurated. 1t has been the
practice for the president to reanno;pt
'he great majority of those officials.
If the postmasters and those biob
IN the customs and other service must
bow to the two term idea. there wonld
be almost 100000 places to be filled nm
der the new administration.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
SMOOT TO HOLD SEAT.
Committee On Elections Will So Rec
ommend-No Re-Hearing.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 26.-De-
spite appeals made by women's clubs
by the w. G. T. U. and religious bodies
and church societies, it is the present
intention of the senate committee on
privileges and elections to recommend
to the senate that Rood Smoot be al
lowed to retain his seat in the senate.
1t is not the plan of the committee to
reopen the case when the senate con-
Venes next month.
notified the attorneys on both sides
of this fact and informed them that if
they desired that any more testimony
should be submitted, it should be
handed to the committee in the shape
of dispositions. This practically de-
cides the matter.
When the committee meets for the
consideration of business after the
senate conveyance the case may be
taken up at once and work begun on
the majority and minority reports. This
report may be submitted before
March next, but it is not intended
according to present plans for vote
in the senate to be taken until the next
congress.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
Money Well Invest,

Thirteen Of December, 100, 90.
honest laboring men and w.N
Eureka, Cal. organized the cas
Cooperative Medical companv 'aa
talized at $1,OOO,OOO, fifty ~, as'
shares at $40 each; all are eou.r
hold but one share. Purposes ., ~
company: To maintain Office, vi
pitfalls. apd sanitariums, emn,or u
sicians to treat, cure and kss, u%|
members and little ones well: to u|
tain laboratories, stores and ds,.
manufacture, advertise and sell
cine. Dividends have averaged sa'
81 month from sales Of "On Of ~ W.
and Sweet Spirits of Eden" ins~s
sive cures for rheumatism k,a'
stomach and nervous troubles; sola
best druggists; the company b.. "
nearly 1000 members; Shares bav. "
vanced to $35 and will rise again -.
On payment Of one dollar down W.
one dollar for "a consecutive weet, wy
company will issue one paid-un ~.
1nclose full name. nationality b,,,.
place, age, height. with price of ,A,.
to DR.. J. 1. kELLETT. Pres. and a.
Mgr, 457 9Th ST.. Oakland. Cal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
CONSTIPATION.

Health is absolutely impossible, if
constipation be present. Many SER
ious cases of liver and kidney COM
plant have sprung from neglected con-
situation. Such deplorable condition
is unnecessary There is cure for it.
Herbine will speedily remedy matters.
G. A. Lindsay, P. NJ, Bronson, Fla,
writes, Feb. u, 1902: Having tried
Herbine, l find it a fine medicine for
constipation SOC bottle.
Sold by the Upington drug store.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
THE FIFTH ANNUAL EXPOSITION
WAS OPENED IN CHICAGO
THIS MORNING.
Over Ten Thousand Head Of Fine
Cattle Are on Exhibition in
the Yards.

CHICAGO, Ill, Nov 26.-The fifth
annual international live stock expo
sition opened at the stock yards today
with thousands of cattle, sheep, swine
goats and thoroughbred horses on ex-
hibition. The show is the greatest ever
held in this country, and the prize list
the largest on record.
During the coming week the show
will be magnet for not only the ma
TONS foremost stock raisers, but the
leading live stock men of foreign
lands. Thousands of stock raisers from
all sections of the country, from Can
ada, from Mexico, from South Ameri-
ca and Europe are here. The COVER
nors of a number of stock-raising
states have accepted invitations to be
present, and dozen of the leading ag-
ricultural colleges of the country will
be strongly represented at the EXPOSE
ton by large bodies of students as
well as professors. The judging COM
petitions for the agricultural college
students will be, as in former years.
leading feature of the show.
The exhibit of draft horses is one of
the most notable features this year.
Pure-b Angora goats and sheep of
all known fancy breeds are shown in
large numbers. Of the 10000 cattle
shown large percentage is made up
of choice specimens from the four
leading breeds, while the others are
feeding cattle, mostly from the big
ranges of the west and southwest.
The scientific methods of feeding,
all that is new and valuable in the de-
horning of cattle, the wonderful prog
ress in knowledge pertaining to the
general health and comfort of animals
of all kinds, methods of breeding, and,
above all, the care and reclamation of
apparently worked-out lands-these
are only few Of the things that will
be demonstrated during the week for
the benefit of the farmer and student
of agriculture
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
LETCHER is A MAN WITH A PAST
He Is Wealthy, But Arrested For Be-
ing Firebug.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Nov. 26.-Geo.
Letcher Of California, reported to. be
worth a quarter of a million dollars,
arrested few days ago, charged with
being a member of a gang of Williams
county Ohio, firebugs, which thrived
twenty seven years ago, was formerly
resident of Minneapolis and of
Mitchell, S. D.
His father, William Letcher, was an
intimate friend of President Garfield,
and the latter appointed him register
Of the United States land office at
Mitchell. A year later his eldest son, O.
T. Letcher, followed him. Just before
that 0. T. Letcher had sold several
carloads of dairy cattle, and was then
robbed of $4,000. 1t was supposed the
robbers were his brother George and
man named Grammar, who went to
Mitchell with George Letcher, few
months later.
ICOISe LGtCI6T Is remembered mere
by the way he bled homesteaders in
the manipulation of titles. He be-
came an active promoter building sew
eral blocks. He bilked a partner, out
of lot and an interest in a hardware
store. He even resorted to blackmail
About 1886, a fire originated in the
Letcher hardware store, and it was
partly burned. 1t was found that it was
heavily insured. Later Letcher re-
moved to Minneapolis He came back
one day and the same day a house al
Mitchell, in his wife's name, burned
it was also reported as heavily in
sured.
| Mrs. George Letcher secured a di-
vorce from him later in Minneapolis
| The gang to which he is said to have
beonged in Ohio burned hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worth of property
and twenty of it's members are saij
to have been put in prison.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
GOVERNMENT MOVES TOO SLOW.
Slope Farmers Will Install Irrigation
Plants.

BISMARCK. N. D., Nov. 26.-In con-
nection with the reports that the gov
eminent will expend $250,OOO in the VII
entity of Bismarck for an irrigation
plant, a pumping station drawing the
water from the Missouri river and
flooding the bench lands which lie
about fifteen or twenty feet above the
water in the river, several enterpris-
ing residents of the country along the
Missouri are preparing to go to work
on their own account
The first of these plants ready for
operation is on the land belonging to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26
Best liniment on Earth.

Henry D. Baldwin, Supt City Water
Works, Shullsbprg, Wis, writes: Il
have tried many kinds of liniment, but
I used Billiards. Snow Liniment for
rheumatism and pains. I think it the
best liniment on earth" 25c, soc, $1.00.
Sold by The Upington drug store.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-26

y. S. Green, at Sunnyside, five miles
west of Mandan, and the water for
irrigation is to be drawn from Heart
river The Heart is ordinarily shallow,
with banks twelve or fifteen feet high,
and the distance from bank to bank is
about $50 feet. To obtain a sufficient
stage of water to supply his pumps,
Mr.. Green has constructed a dam OF
bundles of willow brush, which are
cut and fastened into brooms about
eighteen inches in diameter, and laid
on the bottom of the river, length
wise with the stream. On top of these
are heaped loads of gravel and more
brush, alternately, until a substantial
dam is constructed of density sufficient
to check the flow of the water. On
top of the completed structure heaps
of rocks are piled to prevent the
gradual erosion of the gravel, and a
sluiceway is left that the water may
pass down the stream. This dam has
increased the stage of water above
purposes.
The water is pumped from the
stream by means of an ordinary gaso-
lene engine of about seven horsepower
which operates an endless chain carry
ing boards 3Ox6 inches, two feet apart
on the chain. These are continuously
driven through the water by the en-
CINE, and in coming up pass through
a wooden chamber of the same size
and bring up a stream of water thirty
inches in width by six inches in depth.
The principle is that of the old well
chain with little buckets, at distance
yet effective apparatus. water to the
extent of seventy-five barrels a minute
expense for pumping. A ditch 800 feet
long, thirty inches wide and six inches
ana it is believed the system, the total
cost of which was about $1,000, will
furnish enough water to irrigate 200
acres of bottom land lying along the
river and sloping gently away from
the river, so that when the water is
pumped up it will flow through gravity
canals to all parts of the irrigated
area. Corn, potatoes, alfalfa and other
crops will be planted on the land an
other year. The land adjoins the rail-
road, so that all products raised will
be convenient to a shipping point.
This will be the first irrigation plant
in this section of the state, and it's
operation will be watched with much
interest. The first cost of installing
the pumping system will be IS an
acre for the 200 acres. The expense
of pumping will depend upon the fuel
consumed for the engine, which work.
ing at full capacity, Mr.. Green says,
will be Is cents an hour, approximate
ly. AS only enough water need be
pumped to supply the deficiency in
moisture in dry years, the proposition
will not be nearly so expensive as if it
were in an arid country where the en-
tire supply of moisture would have to
be pumped.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-30
PRESIDENT RoosEvELrs POSITION

McClure's Magazine for May prints a
most interesting excerpt from a letter
written BY President Roosevelt to Ray
Stannard Baker, commenting on his dis
cnssion Of Great Labor Conflicts" in
that magazine, in which the President
defines his attitude toward capital and
labor as follows:
II believe in corporations. / believe
in trade unions. Both have come to stay
and are necessities in our present indus.
trial system. But where in either one
or the other there develops corruption
or mere brutal Indifference to the rights
of Others, and short-siglted refusal TO
look beyond the moments gain, then
the offender, whether union or corpora
tion, must be fought, and il the public
sentiment is calloused to the iniquity Of
either, by just 50 much the whole public
is damaged. "
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-30
MRS. POWELL TELLS OF MURDER

The mystery Of the murder of Estelle
Albin, whose multilated body was found
on February 9th last hidden in the home
of Mrs. Alfred M. Powell. near Bowers
Beach, was partly cleared up Monday
afternoon by the statement of Attorney
General Ward that Mrs. Powell had cnn-
fessed that she was the murderess. This
confession was laid before the grand jury,
and after few minutes deliberations, it
returned an Indictment charging Mrs.
Powell with murder. It is reported that
the confession was made within three
days after the burial Of Miss Albin.
The trial of Mrs. Powell will begin
next Monday. and il is expected that her
attorneys viii enter plea Of not guilty.
Refusing to admit that their client ever
made a confession, they will fight to
prevent its admission in evidence, and
demand that the prosecution offer proof
Of the alleged murder.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-30
sAssAFRAs

Mr.. and Mrs. Custus G. Price visited
on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Phemis Jones visited
Middletown on Saturday.
Mrs. Frederick Robinson and daughter
visited Sassafras on Wednesday.
AIR. r. Griffith Gift and sons, Of Mas
sey, visited Sassafras on Tuesday.
Messrs. John r. II. Price and E.
Marsh, Of Warwick, visited Sassafras
Monday.
Mrs. Harry Simmons was the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Shout in Middleneck on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Sheppard Morris left Monday
morning on an extended visit to her par
ents near Baltimore.
Mr.. E. Bradley Dudley, Of near Mil
lington, was the guest of Alexander i.
Laws on Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Fillingham were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Phemies Jones
on Friday near town.
Mr.. A. Wilson Cochran visited his par
ents, Mr.. ard Mrs. Daniel Cochran, OF
Middletown Tuesday.
Mrs. Laura Townsend was the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sheppard and Miss
AT.,, H., ~, Nat,,rlor
Mrs. Therza Shallcross left on Saturday
for an extended visit to her son and other
relatives in Philadelphia.
Messrs. E. Thomas Massey and Samuel
Price, of Massey, were the guests OF MIR.
Frederick Gressart on Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert S. Griffith and Mrs. John
F. Ernest were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Phemies Jones on Thursday.
Mr.. George Johnston, Of near Black
Station, was the guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Johnston Wednesday.
Mrs. John F. Ernest and Mrs. Robert
S. Griffith were entertained on Wednes-
day by Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Calhoun, Of
near Sassafras.
Rev. Frank Cliff who has been visiting
his mother, Mrs. E. w. Stats for the
past fortnight left on Thursday last for
his new charge.
Mrs. I. Gunkel and Mr.. Andrew Ray
nolds, OF Warwick, were entertained by
her daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Ern-
est, OH Sunday.
We have just learned that Rev. Mr..
Creed our formor pastor of the nj. Z.
Church died Wednesday at the hospital
from blood poisoning, which came from
a little scratch on his hand.
Our Pastor Rev. Mr.. Cain Of the M. T.
Reheboth Church, is expected at the
parsonage on Thursday. Rev. W. D.
Litsinger left Wednesday for his new
home in Baltimore. He takes every ones
best wishes for his future success.
Middletown transcript., 1904-04-30
BoDKIN WITNESS RETURN

Dover, April 2Sth.-The Delaware wit.
nesses who made the transcontinental
trip to testify against Mrs. Cordelia Bot
kin began to arrive home last evening.
The first to reach Dover was Miss Jose
phine Bateman, the Dover teacher, who
narrowly escaped being Mrs. Botkin's
third victim by eating some Of the
poisoned candy on the night Mrs. Dun.
ming and Mrs. Dean died.
The other witnesses reached Dover to.
day. They have been gone since March
18th, and when Mrs. Botkin was con.
victed and Immediately rearrested,
charged with the Dean murder, the wit.
nesses feared that they would not gel
home all summer, but escaped by having
the California courts hear the Dean case
especially before magistrate.
San Francisco, CAL, April 2StI.-
Police Judge Conlan today held Mrs.
Cordelia Botkin to answer to Superior
Court for the murder of Mrs. Joshua D.
Deane by means OF poisoned candy
HIaifed IRON this city TO Dover, Del.
request by her attorney that she bt
admitted to bail was refused.