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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-07-13

The Education and Social Economy
Building OF the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position is of the Corinthian order of archi
lecture is situated to the left of the
main lagoon, and this and the Electricity
Building are the only two buildings facing
the Grand Basin with the cascades and
approaches to the terrace crowning the
hill on which the Art Building stands.
VIII lie not the largest in area, its position
makes it one of the most conspicuous
buildings in what has been called the
main picture of the Exposition Eames
q Young. of St Louis, are the architects
of the structure.
The building fronts SIS feet on the main
thoroughfare of the Exposition. The
principal entrances are on the axes of the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-07-13
P. E. C. LALLY AT JEFFERSON
His Fourth of July Speech Held The
Immense Crowd Spell-Bound Says
the Jefferson Bee.
Je ferscn Bee.

jefferson Bee.
The speech of Hon. P L. C. Lally of
Denlson, was lacking neither in quality
nor quantity. MIR. La'ly. who has for
years possessed great name among
the people of Greene county as a think
er and an orator, heightened that repu-
tation very materially on Monday. when
for nearly an hour he held all who
could crowd within range of his voice
spell-bound by his keen wit, his flashing
oratory and his wealth of historical
revelation The address gave evidence
of very careful preparation, and it
found ample appreciation among the
thousands who heard it.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-07-13
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Grace Bamford is visiting with
friends in Eoone this week.
Mrs. ]. G. kott received a beautiful
parrot by express last SATURDAY..
Mrs. j. NJ. Potter went to Cedar Rap
ids Saturday for visit with friends.
Miss Lucy Orr went to Irwin Satur-
day for visit with Mrs. G. w. Nellis.
MIR. John Newcom, OF Stockholm
township, was at Denison visiting
Saturday.
Mrs. A. Haynes. OF Fl arlington, Neb.,
visited last week with the family of
Geo. Rhedenb augh-
Miss Rose Smutney, of Vail spent the
Fourth in Denison visiting at the home
!. of Mrs. Chris Lorenzep.
At the centennial commencement of
y the University. of Vermont Last week
sethe degree OF doctor of laws was con-
erred upon L. NJ. Shaw. secretary of
4, 5he treasury.
Il Mr.. Chris Lorenzen enjoyed visit
rom his mother last week, who also
listed at the home of Mr. Joe White.
he left the latter part of the week for
Ter home in Ell Reno, Oklahoma.
The City council was out 10 hodY
saturday morning making an inspec-
tion OF the sanitary condition of our
/. business district. DR.. H. A. Boyle the
city physician accompanied them.
j. I. Gibson is at home this week.
He informs US that the co-eany for
which he has been Travelling has dis.
continued handling the dipping pre-.
paration and he is not at present con-
nected with the house. just what he
will do has not been decided.
DR.. B. o. McConnaughey the new
niture into his suite of rooms over the
'1Farbasse music store this week He
kl.ih have very neat and attractive
quarters when be is once sette!ed, and
sAwill undoubtedly get his share of the
Business.
! The Odd Fellows held installation
lat their hall on last Thursday night a,
(which time the following officers We're
INSTALLED. Theo. Kuhl, N. g.; Johu
b Wiese. V. g.; Peter Krauth, Secretary;
D S. M. Thew, Treasurer. After the in
Installation ceremonies were over the Re-
abeccahs surprised the Odd Fellows by
bringing in fine lunch and the re-
mainder of the evening was spent in
visiting and enjoying the lunch.
a Mr.. John Reimers has recently re-
Burned from stay at Colfax where he
swent for the benefit of his health. We
fare pleased to be able to state that he
sgreatly improved and while he is yet
Eunder local physicians care he is SO
Amuch better that he Only carries cane
yfrom force of habit. Mr., Reimers is
!, sone OF our best citizens and his many
aciends trust that he will entirely re-
Hover
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-07-13

To the Worlds Fair, st. Louis, Mo-,
Via the North Westeren Line. Very
low rates now in effect to st. Louis and
return, from all points. Excellent
train servise and liberal return limits.
Ask Ticket Agents, Chicago q North
Western R'y for full particulars
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-07-13

An g ,joyable smoke is the CUBA
dura, y e r sale at
C. oTro's.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

dent land that he will have located
at his own expense, valued and
ready to buy as soon as the cash is
in.
5th That he pays all expenses OF
incorporation for the company.
These things are what no com.
pany can get in ten years. He will
not enter partnership because if
one dies then the business stops
until the estate is settled. He will
operate in Iowa and adjacent states
inside the safe corn belt. He has
investigated this territory and finds
thousands of acres of this non.resi-
dent land. He will never invest the
money of the company in land that
he cannot sell at SIS under selling
price in the community and still
make a profit of $40 per acre. To
one who has not studied the ques-
ton this seems impossible but a
glance at Mr.. Christensen's books
OF the past five years shows that he
has bought $500 acres of land at an
average of $50 per acre and sold it
at an average of $50 per acre. These
figures do not lie and speak for
themselves. His scheme of half a
million capital means full million
for he can mortgage back at half, at
a low rate of interest and he must
buy this as an individual and turn
it to the company and will be held
as an individual, which is a tire.
responsibility; that the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04
Land Company With Half a nilIion
Capital Organized at Extra.
IS NOW AN ASSURED COMPANY
w. r. Copeland, Private sec'y to Walter 1.
Smith, Files Articles Of Incorporation.
Permanent Officers Appointed.
N. p. Christensen, Pres.
Head Office Extra.

About ten years ago when the
real estate business was at stand
still and investors were beginning
to be afraid to put out their money,
N. p. Christensen then in the Stu
art Bank at this place as its cashier,
began to get calls to sell various
pieces OF land on commission. He
started in small way and found he
could get lots of pieces of land
owned by those who had to sell at
a price considerably lower than
those who owned their farms and
held it at a good stiff figure and
readily figured that the forced low
priced land could be made to sell at
the same figure as the actual home.
stead. Working on that theory, he
began with $500 capital to buy and
sell. People called him crazy hut
he realized that this talk only in.
creased his sales and business. To
keep people talking and offset the
stigma of "skinner," he adopted
the motto of "The Honest Real Es.
tate Dealer" which he has ever
since had printed on the back of his
buggy and it has proved the best
advertisement he has ever gotten
up. It is now his trade mark.
From dealing in Audubon county
he gradually reached out to Guth-
rie county and Adair. where land
was far below Audubon county in
prices but as good in quality. The
mere fact that he had purchased
land there, and then circulated the
idea that they were from $l5 to $25
below Audubon county land, en-
hanced the price of land to those
figures and he realized handsome
increase. When all the land had
reached high figure he accident.
ally stumbled onto the fact that
large tracts of land in that country
was owned by parties in the east
who were not getting enough rent
from 1T to pay taxes and he conclud.
ed it could be bought at low figure.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Acting on this idea, he went back
to Pennsylvania and bought all he
could afford to aud realized from
$l5 to $50 per acre profit on all that
he purchased. He then began to
make study of nonresident land;
how to locate it; how to find it's val
ue; how to buy it? These questions
took much study and many expert
ments. He found much of it con.
trolled by renters who got it for
from SOC to $1.00 per acre and did
not want any one to buy it. Other
tracts were controlled by agents
who rented it at a dollar per acre or
less, and then sub.let it at $3.50 or
$3.O per acre and OF course kept it
quiet. He has, however, now over
come these points and finds it easy
to locate. The next question was
how to find the value without excit.
ing the suspicious of the renters or
men who controlled them. After
many blunders and loss of pieces
of land, he now has that part of the
trading, under his control. The
next step of buying he found to be
the hardest. When he wrote to the
parties he invariably found that
they answered that they did not
want to sell. He learned, however,
to disregard this and go to them
and tell them the absolute truth,
gain their confidence and buy land
they were glad to get rid OF as it
had always cost them taxes and
trouble to maintain. His exper-
fence with these people has been
varied and is interesting to know.
He has always lived up to his mot
to, however, and his relations with
the parties since dealing with the EN-
proves that they consider he has
dealt absolutely fair with them,
though they know he made a profit
of $50 per acre on the land they sold
him.
Finding so much more land to be
bought now at from SIS to $40 be-
low the neighboring land about it,
than he has money to buy he has
conceived the idea of forming
land company of half million dol
larsNcapital with which to operate
in this nonresident land. His idea
ls to form the company with cap
ital of $780, 900, one third of which is
to be his. The company is then to
elect its own officers and transact
its business as corporate body.
AT first glance this seems pecul-
lar proposition but Mr.. Christensen
considers these things to be worth
what he asks to the company:
lst His ten years of experience
in locating, valuing and buying.
End His ability to buy this land
where other land men have abso-
lutely failed.
3rd His ideas and methods that
all agents have envied, which have
made him 80 successful, which
must be given to the company.
4th The 100000 acres of non. si-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

100000 acres he has located, value d.
ETC., at his own expense is worth to
begin with $l.00 per acre. 1t is a
scheme the like of which has never
been given to the world before. 1t
differs from mining project in
that holders will always be secured
by the land or the securities on the
land, while a mine may cease to be,
and an oil we'll will cease to flow.
The name of the company will be
The Honest Land Co. The tempor-
ary officers are: N. P. Christensen,
President; John Stoner, Vice Presi-
dent; D. E. Stranger, Secretary; G.
E. BRENNAN, Treasurer.
He now has the company incor.
porated under the laws of the state
of Iowa and he expects to begin to
sell stock about September 1st.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Mrs. Carrie Morcomber OF Cedar
Rapids was in this city last week
and until Monday of this. and with
Mrs. Watterson was making efforts
to re-organize the Degree of Honor
lodge, beneficiary order which
flourished here awhile but finally
dwindled away until now there are
but not to exceed half a dozen mem.
bers who keep up their dues. The
ady lett without succeeding in re-
establishing the lodge but prom
ses to renew the attempt later.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04
First Big Show Coming.

Put your business cares aside for
one day and make the advent of the
Great Van Amburg Show holiday.
The only big show coming this
year, coming on it's own special
trains and will pitch its tents in
Extra on Tuesday, August l6. Don't
fail to see the grand free street pa
rade in the forenoon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Saturday morning the lightning
struck the rod on the big barn Of
Jacob Wahlert out in Greeley, and
ran the whole length of the
barn and into the ground without
doing any damage other than tear
ing the rod from its fastenings and
demolishing one of the gilt colored
globes surmounting the rod.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Christian Science Bible lesson for
Sunday August z, 1904: Subject,
Soul" Golden text, "In the Lord
put | my trust: how say ye to my
soul, flee as bird TO your noun
tain?" Psalms 81.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Landlord Bruner was so we'll
pleased with the fine cement walk
he recently had put down in front
of the hotel that he had the con-
tractors at work Monday extending
the walk along the west side of the
house
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Mrs. H. B. Jennings gave a
dinner Sunday in honor of her
birthday. Those present were her
gbrother, Kirk Merrick and wife, and
her sister, Mrs. Frank Heath and
husband of Brayton, and DR.. and
Mrs. L. j. Oldaker of this city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Matt Thielen went to Omaha Mon
day evening to purchase stock for
feeding purposes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Powell & Harvey and F. M. and
]. l. Hensley have finished putting
up their large hay crop, the three
having somewhere near 375 tons
which, being big stock raisers, they
will need to carry them through the
winter not counting other forage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Edwin Delahoyde, wife and child
are sojourning at Lake Okoboji,
leaving here Thursday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Geo. Spencer has purchased tn,
lumber here for barn and corr
crib on his farm in Hamlin town
ship.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Jack Connrardy returned Monday
from the Micheal Reese hospital in
Chicago, for a short vacation be.
fore resuming his college work,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Mr.. and Mrs. John Persing of
Guthrie county visited over Sunday
at the home of her parents, Henry
Conklin and wife, who accompanied
them home Monday for few week s
visit.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Miss Hattie Stager of Omaha is
enjoying short vacation as the
guest OF Miss Ollie Pippen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Mrs. Hannah Harrison returned
the last of the week from visit of
several weeks with her daughter,
Mrs, ]. G.. Wheelock and husband
at Petersville, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Fulton and Bush have the con.
tract for large job of painting on
Ed Delahoyde's residence.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Messrs. Harry Taylor and Law
renee Kline and the Misses Esma
, and Zelona Hays of Audubon were
calling on friends in this city Sun
tday,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

During the storm out in Audubon
township last Saturday morning, a
young man named Franz was in
stantly killed by lightning.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

J. w. Kline is out at the Frue
Hays farm near North Branch this
week doing lot of painting.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Barney Doffing brought in sc
head of good big hogs Friday which
he sold to one Of the dealers in this
town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Don Pinnell and Charley Hen
shaw were out in Greeley last weeh
at the Geo. Egan farm assisting in
havinu
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04
Notice.

Trespassers will be prosecuted
Poker players take notice.
w. g. STURGEON.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Miss Hattie Fulton went to Audu-
bon Monday for visit with her un.
Gle, Lora Bailey and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Hansen return.
ed Monday morning from their Wis
it to the ST Louis Exposition.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Peter Christensen of the Fret
National bank at Audubon is as
sisting in the Exchange bank dur
ing the absence of Cashier Della
n CvIo
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Miss Blanche Elery of GriswoId
is visiting her parents, Jas. Elery
and wife during vacation. She
teaches this fall in the same school
where she has been teaching near
IIriSW old
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Miss Mayme Boyle of Atlantic
WAS the guest of Miss Trola Born
over Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Earl and Lola Hamler visited last
lEgeek with their father, w. A. Ham,
Ger at Tenant.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

c. E. BRENNAN, county treasurer.
was transacting business in Extra
Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Eva Smith of Denver, Colorado
arrived Friday morning at the home
of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Connrardy where she intends to re-
side in the future. Her health in
the high altitude of Denver was
poor which necessitated this
change.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

NJ. d. Thomas transacted business
i'm Des Moines last Saturday., return.
ling Tuesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Mrs. Kate Dorr- Emerson return.
ed to her home at Sioux City Satur.
day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Frank Navratil has purchased
lumber for large granary and corn
crib.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04
* Local News *

Threshing coal $3.50 at West Town
coal yard.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

The Capitals Worlds Fair edition
was in keeping with the other edi.
tions of the kind that Lafe Young
has been putting out the past year.
1t is replete with good Iowa history
and the character sketches and pic
lures are worth noting. Any one
reading it can but get a better idea
of Iowa progress and industries, a
conception of her brainy men and
beautiful women. If Lafe would
keep his editorial page up to the
standard of this news and histori-
cal edition, his paper would have
more. prestige. They too often
sound like the wall of whipped
school boy. If he would get it into
his head that Governor Cummins
and President Roosevelt are the
same in political ideas and that he
just as we'll keep still on "stand pat"
and get into the band wagon, his
readers would take long breath
| and be glad.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

DR.. and Mrs. L. ]. Oldaker return
ed Friday from their wedding trip.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-08-04

Den Danske Sadelmager Extra.
Anbefaler sig til allie Landsmand i
og omkring Byen. Godt og solidt
arbeJde enhver henseende, baade
med gamnelt og nyt Seletoi, vi har
ait til FACET henhovende paa Lager,
til enhver It'd til samme priss for
enhver. kom og Sc for jer selv.
Med Agtelse,
III. JOHNSON.
Alt Arbejde er garranteret baade
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-09-24

During the recent visit east of Col.
and Mrs. Drake to attend educational
G. A. +. Encampment at Boston, the
Colonel never allowed an opportunity
to pass when he could get in good
word for Idaho with telling effect.
AS further evidence of this we repro
duce the following from the Worches
ter, Mass, Daily Telegram, which APP
peared in its issue of August 18th. !:
From the gateway of the Seven
Devils mountain, the heart of the
gold and copper district, of what at
ones time formed part of the Oregon
country, comes Clement +. Drake,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-09-24

of alfalfa to the acre and raise three
crops a year. 1t is worth from Sc
to Sc. so ton in the stack, and can
be produced at a cost of not more
than So an acre for stacking and
water for irrigation purposes. We
also raise all kinds of vegetables and
fruits, which command fair prices in
the eastern and western markets. -
Mr.. Drake says that the growth of
Weiser is a fair example of what the
west is like
when | went there IA years ago.
he went on, ''the present town site
was waste of sage brush, while TO
day we have substantial stone and
brick business and residential build
ings, and we don't have to take back
seat for anything in the west. - -
Mr.. Drake is an easterner by birth.
He enlisted at Holland in June
1861, when Lincoln made the first
call for volunteers, and was attached
to Fl Co., 10th Massachusetts, and B
Co., 37th Massachusetts infantry, see
ing service in the important battles.
including Gettysburg and Fredericks
burg. He was wounded in the battle
of the Wilderness and was at Appo-
mattox at the surrender of Lee. He
was honorably discharged July 20.
1865.
1.-The department of Idaho will
have headquarters at the Victoria
hotel in Boston," he said, land /
want you to invite all the old bows of
the 10th and 37th Massachusetts to
come and see me. Mrs. Drake will
be there, too.''
Speaking again of the west, Mr.
Drake said that it is progressing in
substantial way. Where formerly
were log cabins in Idaho are now
buildings that will do credit to any
town or city in the New England
states.
Since the war Mr. Drake has been
pretty much over the United States
and has been prominent In the q. A.
X, most % the time. he joined the
order IN 1868 while living Ia PennsyI !
yania aud has worn the bronze button
" the order all over the south aud
west ife was IN Denver tor some
time aud then moved with the star OF /
empire still farther westward aud now 1
~ Lying "a Weiser, Idaho
Earlier NJ fhe afternoon AZ The
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-09-24
.THE STORY OF IDAHO
AS TOLD IN THE FAR EAST
COL. DRAKE TELLS OF THE PROGRESS
AND GREATNESS OF gem STATE"
WHILE VISITING IN THE LAND
OF THE YANKEES.

mine owner, soldier and commander
of the department of Idaho, to Wor-
chester, with the news that the output
of the red and yellow metal will be
up in the millions of dollars this year.
Mr.. Drake is at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. r. M. Hunt, 800 Pleasant
street, where is also Mrs. Drake.
They are on their way to Boston, af-
ter an absence by Mr.. Drake of IA
years from Worchester, to attend the
annual reunion of the Grand Army
and the Woman's Relief corps, of
which organizations they are delegates
from the western state. Mr.. Drake
is a Massachusetts boy and a veteran
OF the 10th and 37th regiments, Mas
sachusetts infantry in the Civil War.
Mr.. Drake spoke enthusiastically
OF the agricultural aud mineral out
puts OF Idaho, saying that the copper
mines promise TO develop into the
largest la the United States, Enor-
mons deposits have been found, aud
podsrp machinery will be Installed
~ once, The output will be Increased
With the erection 0f smslters
'All the mines Ia our camp are DO
ipg vorfed,' he gopt on, Some d
them ny the direct ownsrs, and others
under the lease -
~ Drake Gays the chances are
lilehfer chan ogoT for young mop in
il'e Neai, nnd, he said, There u y IA
i've fol Idaho whore NJ , litile ghile
alY ambitious mpp cRp Own hls homo
ana anywhere from ~ ~ Az eefes'H
land
'fAig noire NJ land y all0u M
ihsi p nAp NHpis NJ 0ul county ho
rNla 'Ne eW N blsl NJ elglp Zone
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-05-12
Still Another Case.

Kirkland, ILL.,, May 9-Mr. Richard R.
Greenhow, of this place, is another who
has been cured of Rheumatism by Dodd's
Kidney Pills. He says:
Il had the Rheumatism IN my left leg
so bad that could not walk over ten or
fifteen rods at time, and that by the use
of two canes. and l would have to sit or
lie down ON the ground. The sweat would
run down my face with so much pain. |
could not sleep at night for the pain. l
was in a terrible condition.
Il tried different doctors medicines but
got worse, till 1 saw an advertisement OF
Dodds Kidney Pills and bought some.
After l had used few, the pain began
to leave me, so | kept right on taking
them and gradually getting better till l
had used in all fourteen boxes and my
Rheumatism was all gone, not pain or
ache left.
Il can truly say haven't felt better in
twenty-five years than | do to-day. Dodd's
Kidney Pills have made new man of
me-"