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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17
Sunday was Peter Wiuffg Y
and in honor Of tha "

Sunday was Peter Wiuffg
birthday and in honor OF the
party was given at Ole MadseA
home in the evening. There were al
large number of his young friends
present who played the many games
until a very late hour. Then came
the refreshments and cigars and all
the other goodies. The guests both
great and small, all Join in saying
they had dee-lighted time-in fact
the dee-lightfullest time they have
almost ever had. Many more happy
birthdays for you Peter.
Chris Thresher and Chris Faaborg
went to Des Moines Sunday. CHRIS
Thresher got tired of standing at the
end OF that little stub stacker of his
and tossing the straw way up over
his head, when long stacker (that is
longer than Chris with belt cousu
do it better and not get SO tired.
That's why Chris "hiked" to Des
Moines. The company promised
Chris to ship the new one again and
again but it didn't come. This time
when he got to Des Moines, the COM
pany made the usual promises but
that didn't suit, Chris at all. He made
them pull the thing out of their
ware house, cart it to the railroad,
and load it on the car. Not until it
was securely packed ready for ship
ping would he leave the place. Then
he started back home happy, and UNI
less the company sneaked back in the
night and took the thing off, Mr..
Thresher's new stacker is laboring
in the hot sun somewhere near Elk
III )rn today.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17

Charlie Larsen is laying tile for
Hans johnson this week.
Chris Jensen and family visited
with Peter Hansen's Sunday.
Miss Catherine Larsen is now
assisting in the Peter Hansen home.
Yocum Jensen and family of Ror-
beck visited at the H. Hennigsen
home, Thursday.
Miss Mary Madsen spenta couple Of
days in Atlantic last week visiting
friends. She returned Saturday.
VIM. Snyder ir. and family and l..
NJ. Green and family spent Saturday
night and Sunday at the NJ. G..
Mitten home.
Celia johnson, who works over
near Bauman's Grove, came home
and visited over Sunday. Her father
took her to her work, Monday.
Chris Nielsen, who operates q. C..
Nelson's well auger, dug well for
Hans johnson, Thursday, and one
for Thomas Christensen, Friday.
Mr.. Olsen, of the firm of N. Olsen
u Son, has been out taking orders for
winter knit wear which are the pro-
duct of Elk Horns knitting Factory.
They are placing nice line of these
, goods.
John G. Christensen and wife will
start the first of next week on an
overland trip to a station about fifty
miles south of Des h,oines. They
will visit with Marius Christensen,
! who is brother Of Johns and will
remain about two weeks.
Ole Madsen, A. Johansen and Mr..
SHREDDER went to Wall Lake Monday
Mr.. Johansen expects to rent farm
there for the coming season and as he
desired to look it over took the others
along to enjoy little outing. They
will certainly have a good time.
The merry.go-round left Harlan
Saturday and is now operating at
Brayton. 1t will probably be kept
there until the big "dufab" at Extra,
August 81 and Sept. lst and I'd.
While the boys did we'll at Audubon
August Sd, receiving something like
about 1885 for the day, they are ex.
pecting better haul at Extra, be-
cause it will be bigger crowd and
a jolly one too. And three big happy
days of it--hully gee!
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17
For Sale

For Sale
so acres belonging TO Mrs. S. G.
Christensen. Lies Immediately east
of the Danish Baptist Church. Priv
elege OF buying adjoining 40 acres ex-
tended. Inquire of G. w. Christensen
Elk Horn.
Mr.. Larsen, Elk Horns enterpris-
ing tailor, was visitor at Audubon
Monday.
Mr.. Olesen accompanied the Canada
excursionists Tuesday to look over
the Milestone country with view to
investing.
John LANCE gave an ice cream So
cial at his home Wednesday last.
Everyone present enjoyed the event
very much.
The telephone line which runs to
Hamlin has been completed and now
the call "Hello there Hamlin'' is as
common as any of them.
A large number of the Advents OF
this vicinity will 60 to Omaha this
week to attend convention of their
church. The convention will hold
several days.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17

G. c. Nelson and family went to
Audubon, Monday last.
Soren Sorensen cleaned a we'll for
Isaiah Stewart Saturday.
Clara Jurgensen did some sewing
for Mrs. Chris Petersen last week.
Chris Rasmussen jr. and wife visit
ed friends near Rorbeck Sunday and
Monday.
If Chris Larsen should happen to go
into the implement business in
Canada, he'd have to trade his stock
Of buggies for sleds wouldn't he?
Johnny Esbeck's dance last Satur.
day evening was a great success. A
large crowd was present in spite of
the threatening weather and they
staid until four in the morning.
Everything went off lovely. 1t was
pronounced one of the best private
dances of the season.
Mr.. Folstrup has started for
Omaha travelling la prairie schooner
style. He intends to do trading and
everything else that is all right. he
was seen camping near Elk Horn,
Monday and is probably this minute,
pulling up for supper along some
creek owes west ways.
George Faaborg now has splendid
picture offer which he is making his
customers. He has received a number
of fine pictures. For each two dollars
worth of trading done at his store he
offers one Of the pictures for only
thirty nine cents. Here's chance to
decorate your homes for but little
money.
Do you know what sheet iron
stomach is? It's stomach that will
hold from ten to twenty-five apples
with no more cholera morbus than q
hay baler. There's a young fellow
near Elk Horn, with one of them,
and it is said he can consume more
apples than cider press but we
DON'T blame him.
Simon Peterson has moved his bar
Der shop into the building until re-
Gently occupied by John Rasmussen.
He has sold his billiard table and
has placed two chairs in the shop.
With Emil Tvenstrup to assist HIM
on Saturdays, he will now be. able to
take care of his customers with very
little waiting and make you look
slick for your Sunday trip.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17

No. L., 240 acres at ST. 90 per acre and a
half miles from the Audubon County line, 3
miles from North Branch. g miles from
Adair and same distance from Guthrie
Center. good roads, R. :. d.. and phone IN
house, 160of this farm can't be beat any
where gently rolling, not an acre of waste
land, about half of farm under pillow
balance in tame grass. u acres offine young
black loan soil, will produce fine crops
nice neighborhood. fenced into several
fields. big grove around buildings, orchard,
good room house. barn, hog barns, corn
cribs, granary,,, and other outbuildings.
stone walled cellar, spring in pasture, we'll
at house and barn, windmill aud tanks,
this farm IS worth 5000 per acre aud
1925 to S3.50 per acre. One of the best bar
gains in Iowa.
No. g., 800 acres, miles from county
seat, on K: F. D., phone, half mile from
acres in grain, balance, tame grass, 20
acres hog tight, This is fine farm
at $63.6O per acre.
No. g., 225 acres at $4,000, two miles
from church, store, creamery, shops,
good roads, phone, on r. F, D., one
mile to school, gently rolling, fenced
into S or 10 fields, with water in each,
good we'll at house, some nice young
wire, well improved, inhigh state of
cultivation, has never been rented,
owner old and wants to retire, every
thing that heart can wish for in build
ings. Will sell at above price and give
good terms for dom need the money.
No. a., .160 acres at $61.OO, three and
half miles from county seat, good
roads, phone, +. F. D.; 40 rods to school,
ha1 cri1
fenced and cross fenced, go acres tame
grass, big barn almost new, good sew
en- room house, deep well and wind
mill, close oso to coal and o wood, fuel cheap,
old time. This farm is worth 5000 an
acre.
No. s., 1o7 acres at $500, miles from
county seat, rolling but not rough,
small Improvements, near school, we'll
watered, 10 acres tame grass, balance
under plow, good fences, good soil,
small payment, balance on terms to
suit purchaser.
No: 6, los acres atsa7ooper acre, three
half mile to school, little rolling, good
soil. half in timothy, balance under
pillow, plenty water, 5 room house, small
barn, outbuildings and orchard. Terms
time. Same party has so acres, six
miles from town, will sell on easy
terms.
MOI. 800 acres at ssloo per acre.
county, 200 acres just rolling enough
for good drainage, miles from county
seat, bottom road all the way, running
water at all seasons, two sets of build
ings, phone in each, first class improve
ments, barns, cribs, cattle sheds etc,
one large house, the other smaller, fine
young orchard first class stock and
grain farm. Most all the money left in
the farm.
Some of our descriptions are con
densed. If you want to know more
about them and mean business, write.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17

No. s., 40 acres at $1,000 per acre, three
miles from Bear Grove, every foot tilla-
bic, small house but good, small out
buildings. stables, cribs, fine orchard,
fenced and cross fenced, finely watered,
mortgage on it of $500 at per cent.
Land rolling but not rough. This will
make good home.
county toW neS all al I unde Per aGte
lays we'll, good soil, good buildings of
all kinds, house, barns etc, close to
school and church, Sl20O mortgage, $500
down, balance reasonable terms.
No. TO-, 40 acres at S610O per acre,
miles from Guthrie Center, good roads,
lays fine, close to church and school,
good room house, hog house, hen
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17
county man who holds this as an in
vestment and does not need the cash.

No 49,, 1850 acres at $500 per acre. four
miles from town, good roads, r. F. D.,
brush pasture, rolling but no improve
ments but fences. rents for $325 per
acre, will sell this on long time with
out a cent down. Have an improved
so adjoining that we will rent to YOU
till you get ready to build on the 100.
No. 49,, 12o acres at $500 per acre, six
miles from Guthrie Center, phone and
X. +. D., good roads, 10 to 50 acres good
farm land, balance very rough but
good soil and covered with heavy tim
Der which will pay for the whole farm,
tine stone quarry, all underlaid with
coal, royalty at lie bushel would bring
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17

ton, half in crops, half in tame grass.
mostly clover, one of the best kept and
fenced farms in the county, three hog
pastures, feed and cattle lots, all kinds
granary, barn, fine room house. stone
cellar. summer kitchen, all well paint
ed, deep we'll windmill, tank, well at
house, spring, big orchard, one old, one
new. Good season can pick 500 qts of
blackberrieS, too good to rent, owner
lives in town and will sell on TEN YEARS
.,ne at per cent, terms $1,000 Mar. 1st
next, balance as above, or will take
$500 per year for 3or years after that
all the time you want.
No. No; 49, t l2q acres at s5l.oo per acre;
town, creamery, brickworks, 20 acres,
fine farm land, balance rough, but
GOOD pasture a:;t1 some good timber, big
good orchard, 2 fine springs, small
payment down, balance long time.
No. H., 100 acres and 50 acres at s51.Oo
per &C re, both have fair Improvements,
both belong to same party, are close
together, owner says it's good land,
rolling but not rough, MOST ANY TERMS
No. 49,, 90 acres at Ssl,0o per acre, three
iouTths mile from town, level road. r.
acres of fine large second growth tim
Der, whole farm fenced with woven
wire. SO acres in addition to above that
e; can ! be had for years RENT FREE and
grass pasture, good soil, hog and cat
tie barn, good house, barn, sheds, lots
etc, the Il {, house is very large one and
cation, can sell more land adjoining
this. This farm is worth 500 per acre,
will sell 60 acres with improvements
at SS6.oO per acre, terms easy.
No. -, 100 acres at $500 per acre, new
barn, 32x4S, windmill. water works,
cave, u feet in diameter, good hog
house, 140 rods of hog tight fence, gran.
airy. chicken house, good soil, farm
well fenced nee and cross fenced, good or
$1,000 per acre cash or 800 on time, if
time is preferred $500 down, and $500
each March till paid with privilege of
paying more.
No. 90, l60 acres at $500 per acre, new
5room house, fair outbuildings, corn
HTin, BARN 1me spring good soil about
and No; 20. belong to same party. join
each other and will be sold together at
same price and at same terms if de-
ately. as specified above. Think of
this Mr.. Renter, here you can procure
one.half section of splendid Iowa soil
that will soon sell at $500 per acre.
porated town of Extra, good I room
house with closets new and we'll fin
ished, barn in which there is room for
4 horses, cows and 10 tons of hay, hog
house, 20x30, shingle roof chicken
house, buggy shed, 14x30, about acres
of orchard, all kinds of fruit and plen-
ty small fruit good we'll at house and
one at yards. about acres of oak tim
Der in pasture. land all seeded to tim
othy and clover, fenced and cross
fenced, hog tight, beautiful location,
fine view, good roads, rich soil. plenty
of water, lovely shade trees, a magnif-
cent home for a retiring farmer or
breeder, about three fourths of mile
from city park, price right, call or write
Journal, Extra, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17

house ETC., deep well and windmill,
cherries and berries, large hog pasture,
fenced with woven wire. clear. reason
able terms, SlU00 at 5 per cent can be
placed on this fine little farm.
No. H., 100 acres at $4,000 per acre,
very fine farm. and half miles from
county seat, good roads. one half mile
to school, about half has no overflow,
balance rolling, about acres nice post
timber tip top soil, much in tame
grass, no better watered farm in the
county, fine we'll at honse, spring that
never goes dry or freezes up, small
house and stables, stone cellar, fine To-
cation. If you are honest and indus
trious, will make you almost any kind
of terms, present owner an Audubon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17

from three to four hundred dollars an
ments, big trees enough to make all
the lumber you need, saw mill close
by. so acres level as floor, no bottom
land, good spring, oceans of water, fine
acres can be put in crop without much
work, name your own terms.
Before you rent for next year write
the Journal and get out of the old rut,
get home of your own.
No.14., 100 acres at 5000 sold the 4th.
No. TO-, 100 acres at S6l.oo per acre.
close to county seat, fine roads, R. F. D.,
50 acres rough, 50 acres nicely laying,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

days. which caused him 10 see
two or three balls when bat one was
coming toward him, has had one Of
his eyes operated upon and Il is ex,
pected that he win be back on the
team within a few days. lie is the
fastest shortstop in the league when
he is at hims eli. and it IS 10 be hoped
that he will be well enough to be play
ing in short order
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16
aouAIL- NOT ON TOAST.
EnsIishman's Order Served in Style
of the West.


of the West.
Gerald Lowther, the brother Of the
Earl of Lonsdale, who is to marry
Miss Alice Bright, an American girl
was some years ago connected with
the British embassy in Washington
Mr. Lowther has travelled over
America very Thoroughly. and in Lon
don he is noted for his knowledge OF
American manners and customs.
At a london dinner party the res.
taurant waiter was being discussed
and Mr.. Lowther said:
"You should see the woolly walter
Of the West. the waiter Of Dead Guleht
OF Busted Boom, of Snake. and OF a
hundred other American mining
towns.
THE woolly waiter serves you in
his shirt sleeves, with cigar In his
mouth. One day an Englishman or
dered quail Of such a person.
Quail? said the waiter. "Al
right, friend, quail it is. Quail goes
And he disappeared in the kltchef
and in moment returned with disl
OF pigs feet,
What's this? said the English
man. I ordered quail.
Well said the waiter we've go
quail
but Quails a bird. the English
man exclaimed.
The barrel Of the walters reyolve
cleaned as he said in a low. tens.
voice;
Not here
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16
WHERE CHALK WAS USEFUL.
Emergency Found PHOTOGRAPHER
Equal to the Occasion.

Emergency Found photographer
Equal TO the Occasion.
Senator Depew had consented TO
address a convention of photorra.
pliers. When he rose he held up a
piece OF white chalk.
DO any OF you ever make use Of
this IN your business" he asked.
There were Affirmative cries from
different parts Of the table.
What for?F said Senator Dcpew.
Then various uses for chalk in pro.
Biography were cited by varinns rer.
sens. The speaker nodded and said.
"Iil tell you Of another use YOU
have not mentioned to me. Peri ans
this new use for chalk viii be Yalu.
able TO you. Perhaps it viii only be
amusing.
AT any rate. IT is youched for by a
friend Of mine. an cid friend. who is
bald, Ny old bald friend went to a
Georgia photographer during a re-.
cent trip south ana he said he wanted
his picture taken.
THE photographer put him in front
OF camera. got under dark cloth
and finally emerged again with a
piece Of white chalk in his hand.
With smile slightly embarrassed
he made gesture toward my friends
vast bald head
Excuse me, sir, he said, but the
top OF your head shines so it will take
extra big; so If you don't mind I'll
/ Just chalk It bit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

Never mind, There viii be some
thing doing from now On that will
startle even the sleepiest native from
his dreams. This Cairo bunch Ia no
Ing to have the mental moral and q.
hancial support Of the entire city, and
they are going to develop few things
IN the line Of baseball that win cause
heart failure To some who look for
them to be hugging The last Of the
standing column on their return home
from the coming trip.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16
INDIANS COP LAST GAME.


Special To The Bulletin.
Paducah. June 15,-The Indians
were successful today in winning the
last game cf the series with the Kolb
ties and thereby Increased the general
regard in which They are held IN this
city. Big Bilr' Frakes was in the
box for the Indians ana though he al
lowed them eight hits they were more
widely scattered than those by Witt
who worked for the visitors. Al al
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

Manager Ray claims 10 have signed
Ewing Harris 10 pitch fer the In
fants. Harris was with GAINESVILLE
and one OF the best in the Kitty last
season. Muroh, an inheldeF, has al
so been signed by Ray II Princeton
keeps on improving he will be the
hardest i'm the league to defeat and
viii finish two or three--Nineennes
Capital.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16
our Social Pioneers.

We no longer burn our social pi-
oneers at the stake, and we prosecute
them with less Of intolerant meanness
in every succeeding generation. com
ments Frank Putnam In the National
Magazine, VIVA knows but that some
time we may get sense enough TO
honor our benelacters while they still
live?
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16
GOSSIP OF The CIRCUIT.

Nonemaker lost his first game Of
the season Wednesday but he pitch
ed "A game that would have been a
winner nine times out Of ten, the
Indians getting but FIVE hits on his
delivery in eleven innings-Nineen
ne1 Commercial
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

Writer the new man, did stunts at
Dummy's old stand yesterday while
The old first sacker fondled EN- out in
the left garden. HE g,t all that came
his way and some that didn't Vitters
work was nothing startling, but Ii Is
cinch that he will make good after
he gets rested from his trip and in
line with the team
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16
A Thrust From Dyer.

70 is reported that Petit the ex-
Clarksylle catcher and DeIlavcn
outfelder, have heen released by
Cairo. Il seems that even with their
top heavy pay rem Cairo cannot Sc
cure good playors.-Hopkinsville New
Era.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

The Kaiser is not quite easy about
mis- personal safety. When he visited
the Gerloan Automobile Club In BaF-
lir. Feb. 4 COO uniformed policemen
and many Others in plain clothes
guarded the Building
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

The Indians managed 10 get two ont
of three from the coquettes from Alice
town How they did II will always re-
main mystery Il Is mp to the Cairo
bunch to set them back a peg now
and requests have even been received
from Paducah that they do that very
thing and make this race a little more
interesting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16
Heavenly HOGS Stolen.

Two fat hogs We're missed from a
hog pen recently in Paradise. Some
body had better look ont. there are
breakers ahead Enterprise (Ore)
t'hieftain
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

Everybody had punch coming et
the sphere yesterday and it was lam.
med all over the lot Nineteen hitss
were secured all told in the fourteen
and one-haf innings, many Of which
were long distance ones, for two and
three baggers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

Holycross will probably do the
stunts in the box today The wonder,
full Wiley Piatt. according 70 the
stories coming from Paducah. II still
i'll there and will not accompany his
team Too bad The Giants are ach-
ing for a chance to spoil his reputa
lion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

Hippert's three Dagger more than
helped yesterday " was one Of the
prettiest hits seen on the local dia.
mond for many a day and brought him
no end Of applause II seems that he
Is settling down to steady hitting and
Is good nearly every day Tor a long
distance wallop, Further than that he
IL a first class ball player, as good az
can be found for his place, and all
knocks registered against him are
wrone.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

Another demonstration Of the truth
OF the statement from which the name
OF the Cairo team, Mud Wallopers,"
is derived. After the rain they
played the game as che il writ But
then they did before, too, for that
matter; played it all the time
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

Everybody get busy players. fans
and rooters, and let's get at least two
out of the coming three from the In
dams. Got that many on their own
grounds and should get them here.
All out today, Saturday and Sunday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

Such games as the one played yes
tsrday are what make business at the
beetle house" They are too good
to be true and would send most any.
body crazy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

times both men showed ali sorts Of
sps cd and that the game went as il
did is due 10 the fortune which attend
ed the efforts of the local bunch
while al bat Score.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16
DIAMOND DUST

Another opportunity for kicking
fans to kick themselves.
Happy" Eckstone did g,sd JOB
mp till the inning when that bunch of
ats, three two baggers and a single,
was secured. 1t was NOT his day and
it may be said. considering that fact
that he did exceedingly we'll
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

II tho game yesterday had been
wcm by Princeton It would have
placed that team two points in the
lead Of Cairo and the third place in
the standing column would have been
theirs for several days
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16
IS. Run q Game.

Til the SIKH Dutch Wagner was the
speedy ne. lie connected with a pu2
zler for a walloping two hagger, went
Ia third On 4 passed BAN and scored
on Prices hit The last run Of the
game was made IN tlls seventh BY
Larsen and was more a matter OF luck
Than anything exc Larsen hit for
TIVE bases, went to third on passed
bali and was caught off that base
while running toward home on what
was supposed to be hit and run sig
nal He was run down and the bali
thrown to Carnes, who, when touch
ina him with tt dropped II and al
lowed him III score safely.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-16

Yesterday was an off day for the
Hens and Nut Students. It was 10
get il that they played the double
header last Sunday.