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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04
On the Ve|dt
By FRANK H. SWEET
Copyright, 1908, by NJ. M. Cunningham
By FRANK H. SWEET

1t was the dry season on the veldt,
and the grass was burned down and
half covered with yellow dust. Not a
kraal was to be seen or a habitation.
not tree or shrub SO far as the eve
could reach-only the ocher brown
earth stretching away and at last end
Ing In the same level sky lines to the
north and south and east and west,
and crossing the sun blistered waste
one little animate dot, the canvas GOV.
cred wagon Of Boer family trekkine
with the sheep and cattle in search of
water course that had not dried up.
For three days had the dot been
moving across the waterless waste,
and for three days had the sun left the
thirsty sky line in the east only to
glare down pitilessly until it dropped
behind the equally thirsty sky line in
the west. and now the tongues of the
cattle were hanging from their mouths
and the sheep bleated piteously, and
the small quantity of water brought
along for the trekkers' own use was
exhausted.
BY the end of the second day they
had expected to find water, but the
stream counted on had proved but
dusty, sun dried depression, and for
twenty-four hours they had followed
its course, hoping to find some sink
hole from which the water had not
dried. Now they We're bordering the
necessity of seeking the next water
course yet another twenty-four hours
away. If that were dry also, what
then?
Other families had trekked over this
veldt before them, and more would
follow, for this was the annual custom.
When the dry season came and burned
every vestige of green from the home
grazing land, the Beers would load
their families into the great wagons,
drawn by many spans Of oxen. and
driving the sheep and cattle before
them, seek the water courses that had
not dried up. And there they would
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04

remain as long as the drought lasted,
until weeks of steady and violent rains
should come and transform the dry,
barren veldt into a tropical garden.
Then they would trek back home.
Long before the sun rose for new
day of burning heat and thirst the dot
OF wagons and animals was ready for
departure. But even as it began
to crawl away from the river bed that
was dry toward the one that might
contain water, several of the mounted
Beers who We're circling about the cat.
tie deserted something less than
third of mile away.
In the dim light they at first thought
it a wild animal and examined their
rifles; then, as the object drew near.
they made it out to be man, and
that he was on foot instead of horse.
back. But 1t was not until he had an.
preached to within few rods that thew
discovered he was very young, scarcely
more than boy, and that he was an
outlander
Now there is nothing more obnoxious
to Boer than an outlander or wit
lander-alten. He feels that their com
ing into the country threatens his in
situations, and that the very object Of
their coming is wrong. The treasures
OF the earth belong to the earth. and
should not be wrested away. The
hustle and desire for change, for
wealth, for investigating, even the
progressive ideas of these outsiders are
causes for suspicion and dislike. So
when cherry "Hellow came from the
wayfarer their answer was but n gru@
and unintelligible grunt.
All this time the train was moving
forward, but slowly, for oxen are plod.
ding travellers. The boy was obliged
to pause for the animals to pass, and
he watched the long, struggling line
with the interest of newcomer. After
the cattle and sheep and their guard
came the creaking, unwieldy wagons
with their inspanned oxen. Beside the
first of these wagons rode large
broad faced man whose white hair and
air of authority proclaimed him the
head of the family. As he came oppo-
site the boy stepped forward.
Hello" he called again cheerfully.
The man looked down at him, bis
face hardening, but he stopped.
WELL" he said harshly, "what do
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04
New:

w. x. Jordan is very i'll at the
present time.
Robert Will went to Irwin on
business last Thursday.
Alice Arney, who has been very
sick, is rapidly improving.
Charles Jordan and family, of
Ross, visited at the home of his
father over Sunday.
Miss Jane Kilcoin, of Harlan, was
looking after interests around their
old home place last week.
Gus Ferck is having large two
story house built on his farm, which
formerly was the Martin place.
A large number of fans from
around here attended the Manning
and Coon Rapids ball game Sunday.
Cane Spease drove twenty head of
fine steers to Irwin Wednesday and
from there shipped them to Chicago.
The Liberty Creamery Company
are grading their yard and painting
the creamery and the buttermak er's
residence.
Andrew Christensen is having a
large cistern put on his farm. Henry
Witt, of Manning, is doing the
mason work.
Mrs. William Bubmire returned
last Saturday from Iroquois, South
Dakota, where she has been visiting
her sister for the past two weeks.
Miss Mamie Flynn, formerly of
this place but now of Lakefield,
Minnesota, is visiting old time
friends and relatives in this COM
munity.
John Petersen, of near Audubon,
who has rented the James Fischer
farm for the coming year, has been
doing some fall blowing for the
next years crop.
The dance at William Berges last
Friday was we'll attended and ali
present had a good time. At twelve
O'Clock a bountitul supper was served
after which the young folks began to
scatter for their homes.
While starting to thresh last We'd
nesday, Max Christensen had a very
disastrous accident befall him.
just as the machine was set, spark
of fire from the engine struck one of
the stacks and In few moments a
whole forty acre field of oats was
destroyed. By quick thoughts and
actions, the separator was pulled
out although one side of it was very
badly burned and it took some time
to repair it. The threshing outfit
belonged to Alfred Arney.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04
Audubon oMnship

Jake Grant sold horse to buyers
in Extra Saturday.
Mr.. Anderson still remains verv
sick with little hope of his recovery.
Mr.. Fetts, of near Adair, visited
with their relatives at Charles Petri's
Sunday.
Herman Heckman's have had the
care of very sick child but it is
some better now.
Charles Boehme purchased bunch
OF twelve steers of James Egan, of
! Greeley, last week.
George Bireline is completing a
large barn on the old home place in
East Audubon Township.
Chris Wolf lost fine horse while
in Extra one day last week, the
cause OF its death being mystery.
Miss Hattie Norris, of North
Branch vicinity, is visiting with her
relatives at the l.. A. butcher home.
Miss Mamie Schofelt, who is on a
visit to relatives and friends in this
locality, spent Sunday at the A. j..
Baylor home.
Veterinary Clay made professional
calls at George Meyers. Lou Heck
mans, George Kness' and Mr..
kiimm's Monday.
Charles Newman has bought the
hen house on The William Ludwig
farm, formerly owned by James
Martin, and will move it this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give
supper at the Christian church,
Friday evening, October 18th. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Come out and have good time and
help good cause along.
George Kness has purchased part
OF the building known as the James
Martin house, of Mr.. Ludwig, and
will remodel the same into hen
house and separator house and thus
another land mark has been removed,
the house having stood there forty
years.
Among the new Improvements we
note new barn at Jens Jensen's,
Bruce Martin granary, Henry lib
ben a double corn crib; MIR. Fred
Bartlett is reshingllng his house and
making some other Improvements
and Witte Brothers are remodeling
their barn.
Among the Sunday visitors were
Fred Wedemeyer and wife at Jake
Carsten's, Nathaniel Benton and
wife at James Benton's, Herman
Wedemeyer and wife and George
Kness and wife at Charles Boehme's,
and William Hocamp and wife at
John Porter's.
Oluf Tensan would like m huy oil
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04
Cameron Tidings.

Harry Northup went out to Oma-
ha Friday on business.
Johnnie Makes purchased a pony
from Huess Brothers Thursday.
Charlie Johnston will work for a
short time for William Perrine.
Miss Carrie Webster came up We'd
nesday to visit at the Harry Nor
thup home.
Thomas Rutherford purchased
some calves of William PARROT one
day last week.
William Krauel and wife were
Sunday visitors at Robert Ruther-
ford's in Ross.
William Neitzel and his sister,
Mrs. August Cyrka, returned from
Poweshiek county Saturday eve.
The Groenlee sale was we'll attend
ed and everything brought the high
est market price so we were told.
Chris Huess' wife has been on the
sick list and DIR. Childs has been
called on to give medical attendance.
Charlie Stemn and wife came up
to visit Mrs. Stemn's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Len Bridenstine, Wednesday
Thomas Rutherford, Jr., wife and
daughter and Thomas Rutherford,
Sr., wife and family were all Sunday
visitors at the Joseph Johnston home
Miss Minnie Neitzel was taken
quite sick Monday night and DIR.
Brooke was called to prescribe for
her. He made the trip in his auto.
Rev. Hays, who has been sent as
pastor on the U. B. circuit, delivered
a sermon at Eden Valley Sunday and
announced services next Sunday at
tho usual hour.
Mrs. William Perrine returned
Sunday evening from Omaha where
she has been the past two weeks at
the bedside of her husband, who is
improving as rapidly as could be
expected so We are informed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04

By September's dying embers.
Tom Egan is home after pleasant
sojourn in the Dakotas.
Miss Edith Rucker is convalescing
under the care of DIR. Childs.
Misses Vida Masterson and Vivian
Devices spent Saturday in Audubon.
John Artist and wife have recently
taken another new boy into their
home.
A new and commodious hog shed is
the added convenience to the Charles
Garnett farm.
The Dorcas Ladies will convene for
DUTY at the home of Mrs. George Nc
Call, Thursday.
Mr.. E. Bilharz is thing the big
slough on his Greeley farm occupied
by Ira Johnson.
Mrs. Frank Fink and baby are
spending couple of weeks in Mis-
souri, visiting relatives.
Fred and Clyde Boehme, of Audi.
bon township, spent Sunday with
their grandparents in Greeley.
If man is inclined to commit sui.
eide, back off and let him do the lob,
then bury him. The world will be the
better.
Mrs. Sol Leighty, of Leroy, accom-
panied by her daughter, spent pleas.
ant Sabbath with her sister, Mrs. S, s..
Berry.
Norm Wilson, who has been attend
ing Highland Park College, is home,
having completed course in teleg.
raphy.
Mrs. Lou Anciaux and Mrs. Arm
strong have returned from North
Dakota where they visited their
children.
James Egan sold fine bunch of
two-y year. old steers to Charles Boehme
of Audubon township. The price was
1928 par head.
Miss Edith Leighty and Henry
Leighty and lady friend, of near All
dubon, visited in the 8, v, Berry
home Sunday.
This community is in receipt of the
sad news that Mr.. Frank Ewers, for
man at Stuart's Ranch, has passed in
to the silent beyond.
The Wahlert threshing outfit was in
readiness to do business on the s.
Berry farm, Friday, when a break
down tabled the care until Monday.
W. G. Bell and family, who have
been living in Nebraska the past
year, have moved back and are now
pleasantly located in the James Egan
house in Greeley. Their many friends
are glad to hear of their return.
Following are the names of the pu-
pills who have been neither absent nor
tardy during the first month of school
at No. s, Greeley township: Chris
Hoover, Fannie Hoover, Nora Hoover
and Nels Reisgaard.
ROzELLA SNYDER, Teacher.
An old written sermon,
By third-rate divine,
Is far more hypnotic
Than morphine in wine.
IL falls on your ear
Like lullaby lay,
And far from the throng
Sleep bears you away.
Then when you return,
Oh, how you're perpiexed
When some one demands
You to quote him the text.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04
Look.

Only $40. per acre. 700 acres six
miles from st. Paul, Minnesota,
stock yards. 400 acres under pillow,
800 fine timber pasture, near town,
railway switch on farm, large house,
large barns, plenty of water, ali
under fence, must 90, worth 500,
reason for selling. No other agent,
AUDUBON COUNTY JOURNAL.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04
Gray Ikms

Nray ltemS
Graytown is alive with stock buy
ers these days.
Mr.. White, north of town is build
ing large barn.
Harry Arnold was on our streets
Monday morning.
So much lumber going out of Gray
these days for cribs, etc.
Dwight Patton was taking in bar
Icy again last Monday in Gray.
Charles Newell and family spent
Sunday at the home OF her parents.
j. F. Merit and wife started for
their Colorado home the first of the
week.
The young people enjoyed a fare
we'll party at the parsonage Tuesday
evening.
Roy Swaney and family were Wis
itors one day last week at the Will
Barger home.
They are building a brick cave on
the properey occupied by Charles
Newell and family.
Uncle Billy McWilliams is kept
quite busy these days fixing fues be-
fore winter comes on.
T. B. Creveling started Monday
evening for South Dakota with a
party of land seekers.
Quite a number of our towns
people will attend the Ak.Sar- Ben
at Omaha this week.
A terrible lot of grain is coming to
Gray this fine weather. The roads
are Just fine for hauling.
T. B. Creveling bought the spotted
ponies, buggy and harness of Jesse
Higgins, the first of the week.
Mr.. Boysen came the latter part of
last week and took the girls home to
start in school the first of the week.
There was a white fros. last Mon
day morning, the first to do any
damage and that only to very tender
plants.
Mrs. Mundt was Manning visitor
Saturday, taking Grandma Mundt
up to the home of her son, who lives
near there.
Rob Greenlee started Monday eve
for his fathers home at Wheatland,
Wyoming. He was accompanied by
Elmer Greenlee.
Russell and Bertha Shelley, of
near Audubon, were visitors over
Saturday and Sunday at the Fleming
and Jensen homes.
George somers and family spent
Sunday with the George McLachlin
family, as also did William Cowles
and wife, of Audubon.
Mrs. Jensen, of Manning, spent
several days last week with Mrs.
Denton, and Mrs. Eden, of Manning,
was o caller at the same home be-
tween trains Su. Say.
Mrs. Edison Farrell is now pre-
pared to give instructions on the
piano. Correspondence answered
promptly. Gray, Iowa.
Mrs. William Greenlee and chill
dren left for their new home at
Brooklyn, last Tuesday. Her sale
was we'll attended and everything
brought high price.
Frank Slough and Ormsby Beers
have gone to Spirit Lake on camp
ing trip, starting last Saturday
morning. They will thoroughly en-
joy it for it's the first vacation they
have had tor long time.
This is moving week in Gray.
Rev. Fleming moves to Neville
Wednesday, Rev. Hays to Gray,
Messrs. Audas and Shingledecker in
to the Sill property, Mr. Corner into
the Audas house, Mr.. McCreay into
the house vacated by Mr.. Corner and
Petersens into their own house va
Gated by McCreay's.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04
Got Near 1t.

Druggist-Try it again, little one.
What was 1T your mamma told you to
get? Little Girl with another severe
mental effort)-I think it was 81 died
of possum." want 10 cents WORTH
Youth.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04

Oluf Jensen, would like to buy all
your poultry but will be satisfied
with share Of it. So see him when
you have come poultry to sell. If
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04
Greeley Township

LOST:-While travelling with team,
cravenette rain coat. Finder
please notify Journal, Extra.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-16
Charge Of Powder Ignited
During Target Prac-
tice
IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA
Fell on Friday, the 18th, on An
niversary of Missouri
Accident.

Washington. ID. c.. April 1.-two
years to a day later than the fatal
Missouri disaster, and, as every sailor
Immediately recalled. on Friday and
the 18th of the month, six men were
done to death in the forward turret of
the battleship Kearsage by one of
those accidents which acquire addi-
tional terror for sailors because of
their obscure origin and almost impos-
sibility of preventing.
Engaged at Drill.
The Atlantic fleet had been for
weeks engaged in drills in the Carib-
bean sea, eliminating in quarterly tar
get practice. This practice was just
about concluding with most satisfac-
tory results up to yesterday, and IL
was confidently expected at the depart
ment that all records would be broken
in the matter of rapidity of fire and
efficiency of gunners.
But just at the close of the weeks
work at the department came a cable.
gram from Rear Admiral Evans, tell
ing of the dreadful accident on the
Kearsarge. The news came from Cal
manera. a cable station at the mouth
of Guantanamo bay, in the following
message from Evans:
Evans Account of the Accident.
Caimanera, April 14.-April 13 about
3:15 p. M, shortly after the compile
tion of target practice of the Kear-
sarge's forward turret while the pow
der was going below. three sections OF
a 13-inch charge of powder were ig-
nited. A charge of powder in the other
list just below and one section inside
the 13-inch remained intact. The cause
has not yet been determined, nor the
accountability. The matter is being
investigated. Lieutenant Joseph w
Graeme. gun umpire. was sent to the
Maryland in a critical state about 3
p. m. The following have since died:
The Dead.
LIEUTENANT HUDGINS, turret Of
ficer.
PETER NORBERG, gunner's mate
THEODORE NAEGELY, seaman.
ANTON o. THORSON, ordinary sea-
man.
JULIUS a. KOESTER, turret cap
tain.
ELLIS II. ATHEY, seaman.
Dangerously wounded.
Dangerously injured, recovery doubt
full:
w. KING, ordinary seaman.
Will bury the dead at Guantanamo.
The vessel was injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-16
MANY IN PANIC ON
SINKING STEAMER
Cabin Doors Are Locked While Doom
ed Vessel is Run to Shallow
Water.

Evansville, Ind. April 16.-The big
side wheel excursion steamer Louisi-
ana. carrying 400 passengers from here
on her first trip of the season. struck
last night at s o'clock and was run
ashore by the pilot before she sank in
shallow water Two hundred of the
passengers were women, most of whom
were in the dancing cabin at the time
the boat struck. The big steamer tilt
ed to such an angle that the women be-
came panicstricker. Men held the cab
in doors and kept t&em from jumping
overheard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-16
ORDERED To JAIL
j. n. Lewis, Chicago Corporation
Counsel, in Contempt of
Court.
SENTENCED TO 60 DAYS
Controversy Involves Alton Water
works and Injunction is Held
Violated.

Springfield, H.. April 1G.-Judge
Humphry in the United States cir
cult court today declared Colonel
James Hamilton Lewis, corporation
counsel of Chicago, in contempt in the
Alton water works case, and sentenc
ed Lewis to 60 days Imprisonment in
the Sangamon county Jail.
May BE Deferred.
The sentence is to be remitted Il
Lewis within the next five days dis
misses suits which he brought in Mad
ison county in behalf of the Boston
(Mass) Water & Light company
against the Alton Water Works com.
pany and others to foreclose on second
mortgage bonds.
Violated Injunction.
Humphry had issued an injunction
restraining anyone from interfering
with the operation of the Alton plant
or prosecuting any action in the bond
matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-16
BUFFALO COLLECTOR
ACCUSED OF CRIME
r. o. Murray Denies Larceny of Sums
Aseregating $36,ooo-Was Coun-
ty Treasurer.

Buffalo, n. Y, April 16.-The Erie
county grand jury today handed in a
number of secret indictments. Shortly
afterwards Fred o. Murray, former
county treasurer and at present col
lectOr of the port, appeared in court
and pleaded not guilty to charge of
grand larceny in stealing from Erie
county sums aggregating $4,000 and
receiving stolen property to the same
amount.
In all Il indictments We're handed in
by the grand jury which has been in
vestigating alleged grating in connec-
tion with the purchase by the county
of a cemetery site for an armOry. Be
sides Murray those indicted are Robert
S. WOodburn. former clerk of the board
of supervisors; Byron ID. Gibson and
William b. Jackson. supervisors; John
o. Neff. former county auditor, and
Postmaster Fred Greene
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-16
MUT|NY IN Navy.
Portuguese Apparently Facing
Serious Trouble on
Board Warships.
NEWS STRICTLY CENSORED
Public Through Local Newspapers
Feared Army is Becoming
Involved.

Madrid, April 16.-A second mutiny
in the Portuguese navy is reported il
Lisbon newspapers which have arrived
here. No kilograms about the affair
were permitted TO come out of Lisbon
the censorship being drastic.
According to the Lisbon newspapers
the battleship Vasco de Cana anchor
ed in the Lisbon roadstead on Friday
About $50 o'clock in the evening a
disturbance was noticed aboard the
vessel. There was shouting, reports
of firearms heard, and signals were set
asking for help.
Vessels Are Fired On.
A tug put off to the anchorage. but
it was received with rifle shots and
forced to return. Other vessels receiv-
ed the same treatment.
1t was reported that lieutenant had
been killed to avenge the death of a
sailor whose brains the officer had
blown out because the sailor was
about to fire a gun in the direction of
the shore.
The Vasca de Cana exchanged many
signals with the warship Don Carlos,
on which mutiny occurred on Mon
day last.
The newspapers printed a statement
that the examination of 4S3 mutineers
of the cruiser Don Carlos is being held
and that seven of them have already
been sentenced to close confinement,
Mutfny Spreading to Army.
Lisbon, April 16.-All Portuguese
IL.
Each of them will make a cruise at
sea. The mutinous vessels, however,
will cruise within reach of the guns
of the forts. 1t is feared the mutinous
spirit is spreading to the army. One
regiment is reported insubordinate A
strict censorship is being maintained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-16

Immediately in charge of the alleged
water supply. The water in the dam
at BraZoz brook has been rapidly low
ering, and | was informed by the chief
clerk of the railroad that it was three
and one-half inches below the intake.
The two pumps. used for forcing the
water into Colon were stopped because
the pipes were void of water.
Then, with the famine actually at
hand, the engineer in charge-Mr. Malt
by-announces that he will take tug
loaded with piles TO a certain spot, sew
eral miles across the bay, drive the
piles into the sand, or coral rock, and
thus endeavor 10 provide moorlng
place, so that ships may come along
side and fill their tanks with water
that he believes to exist somewhere
up in the mountains. Quite a definite
supply for the 10000 people in Colon.
And even at that, the piles cannot be
driven in a day nor is there any prob
ability that water can be obtained
from this source before the advent of
the rainy season, April II.
However, the Panama Railroad COM
pany, acting with true governmental
philanthropy, Immediately dispatched
a train of five tank cars to Frijoles,
where the pure drinking water is flow
ing over the dam in abundance, and
next morning the five ears returned.
bringing $4,000 gallons of water. When
the supply for the ice plant, and the
lighting plant, and the railroad, and
few other governmental enterprises
has been deducted there may have
been half gallon each for the inhabi-
tants. This water was retailed at the
regular rate of 2Ecents (gold) per gal
lon. Here we again have the condi-
tfon of the people, through government
carelessness and inefficiency, being
forced to buy government water at
price that is unreasonable.
In support of the charge that the con-
dition is due to q disposition on the
part of the canal administration to
withhold the truth. l may say that the
reports that haves been given to the
public by the government have looked
with much optimism upon the situa-
ton. When / had received an inkling
of the impending famine, went to the
office of Mr.. Bierd. l was told that he