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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1906-09-11
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"7s~turabsgohtus" grguisbUs. GsSisEsoa3ss03sH,
bar iss f~prIanss fSeH mOOtaeet. hoUri0r DC tdtfsS.
Sea DI auSeidIs ben til ale SIaoets aGiers, oa ern
CT en- wrpo at babe til at neettsne fre borGIores'
SsTeuSes OF Beunrrs Rdpne, % heb at ia eers'
slauus Oh Garstnlst be or fset oes man hpsr en'slts
sIOsr. 2 spssu fHoes Osiaa en- bel Eel sUos Beers
Iorn Der Iiao.r nsssn Sanobso | % &C bel oeS al
tpufc pper.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1906-09-11
O. q. Grteitb. Dssaa. "a.

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TeGsbassSps, o. iss bar feet eoOt iSieinsnu b
nianss ptne Sigtr. Jon CT iuSbefattst ior aotr Sato,
o. bet fpritr, ies Iritt, sa ie8 aabnsos Spssu, bar 81
tUrtrafsiiat 2tst al q. 0. q. Gruntsts for "a 5uHt.
gut I samiIisu Ct bart sIabs ! SOsen % CT me9't
tlfremmeItss; ihi ies bOLOer ben for en- uuuouarlt'
Gfat ct eirm.
9prssr TprserieH Rurtp Ga Grosis, isis.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1906-09-11
MtdJfpnu.

FRA Calumet meSSeles, at Sobn
Rartiniort, en- finif Sarmer | 8oraga
Gmintp iiSite BreSag bIeo operfisrt
Sr9bt af ct Cog pdu Soitb Sbore
gunen ngr Calumet.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1906-09-11
aIfres DIfou. gstius, @ts.

7eres Iue 5sbfeIsSussboa bar leo mOOtueet %
Fs.r Zen, iaa mango Saf. Ses oil meo @Ieet auSs'
fat. ben ill ,nhper GumiIis. Tom sna.r en- Hpttis %
aob Iioeu grRmisboa rieS "Seeprdt BVHtH@.
o. o. Sc g, SIad Sau1ner, 9tinH.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1906-09-11

wause Ia, for Bramtsboasn. ION De feuote rnls
tSseiefsSassbssenl Sea Tan life ~fOrftaa. h~oorleoss
se tan sipr en- iaaSan Boa I'll Osres gbUHusnttr. sa
SIabst 10 er iaa biuist isr. erhusr al SIaests SaS
,er, buroe Isuoe eiter ben, naar be ~tHofenoer fin
c ubfriptipu for Biabet.
n 20 HrisEth Hshar. IA
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1906-09-11

TscieIsoaasbossn moStaaet % sisuueniest mes
5ntrrtsTe. Tens l1Saar % 9HobuIb CT mart /
Rt sIass. Sss Otroe life rntas ben for uUsen gria.
Bore bsruto Sooen pad BET SsbTe sase'aE't %
b~itrteIts Eat.
u. q. p%fferbabL Satiou. r. Sdi.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1906-09-11

Heres Ius assstssasssss BAT tss uostaset %
sser Ssu ,aa mango Tat. Tea 20 sffrr Htn Usss
ussine en- usurrftt eamiina AZ sses sttattr. aal
ssrisr faa ess III a eabeiais eeseH ~ Slae'ts sr'
,.rs, b ies e fsrpisfst ON. at Gle su nssiass MI
uts Satxnmsisese
seats sissss Raxlss, RisA
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1906-09-11
81. aarBsH, GOmtOd, @inu.

!s,a bar nsIis ~urOStas.t min Sreruisboa msS It's
eoras.poasH-, usruIIs 6pbisIsoaasbOssH. os fuHss
meat sSst rm ben. seq ptIoe tie bptsr osn rnso
roaeu anSen grauisboa, % its taller Dem ruaHss
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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1906-09-11
GpoielsOagsbogen
9pao Solf ipnes ON ben.

SssiIsSassbrstn BAR irs r~nootase. % ies nrer ben
aomqrf.t soet. sea iror, bet &c ben beeite Srruite'
BOG, lea .nbnu bar faasr utte Staoet. % tes Tan trn1t
anbefaIe ben III ale.
HIFreb HITpu. 9etfur, Ypls.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-04-21

Wds Grf6etren Der Widrten rter Ell.
oerartiges 4uheben berDor, Dab 0as
frana0iii9e Miniiterium Der 9oiten
mno Sele9rapben beI6lob, oerurtige
Manipulationen Elm fir aqemal UNI
moelt9 gu MAIDEN, inbem fortan
fdmmtIi9e REORGANIZATION Ser fransDfis
59en &olonien nit elmer Serartieen
Menge pom 8riefmarten ausgeftuttet
tpurben, bab elm grobes @ermDeen
baou seb1rt bate, cine Murtenforte
bOqfdnoig auf3utdufen. Guber0em
trging Die @erfisuns on Die &olpnial>
poitGmter, Dab Marten rlur 81 Dem
9D9tbetrase BON bunbert 6ranten an
Elm un0 bieielbe Yerion abgegeben psrs
BEN biirften. (SbatfG9li9.)
Wie oas i'm 2eben meiit lit, fteate
fi9 nun, Ga Nrmanb BEN erten sroBen
grfolg errungen bate, aud bas Slid
auf dnoerem 9ebiete Elm.
!. 0s NrmanS 81 Supatb fam, err
sGblte inn bieier entriiItet, tpel9 Elm
S9uft &ipur iei, uno pie febr er ii9
freae, Nrmanb nieoersuieben, oa iebt
Der pro5eb nit aner @nergie nieber
aufgenpminen tperoen f0nne. &iour
bate nGmli9 BEL Der tn5pii9en erfolgs
ten Wabl feline Spmpatbisn einem an
beren &anbibaten Su~eepenbet. Ser febr
bel @elo ausgab, um feline @abI gu
srmO9li6en, uno beinabe pGre !5err
SupatD UNI ieinen ppiten in Der franz
3Dfif6en Seputirtentommer eefommen.
Sein ener9if9es 0prgeben perarlz
labte 6errn @ipur, f6on no9 bieraebn
Sasen fi9 nit @rmanO gu einigen uno
ibn eegen cine einmaliee IbfinOunes>
fumme bon apeituuI emo 6ranten Iein
6Gus6en un6 Ieinen pert6bolen
Weinbcrq pieoer I'll iiberlaHen.
en- 6as fleine 6Gls6en gu QdneOr
Sog BALD barduf Nrman0 nit feiner
5rau Marion Elm, uno nur bie funit>
poIlen Stidarbeiten, Die Marion IN
ibren Mubeitunoen anfsrtigte, unO Die
grsGblingen Mrmanos BON ieinen
6abrten als Steparb in Den frem0en
GepGKern erinnerten bin unb pieOer
oaran, dtf pel9 abfonoerli9e @eiie
Die beioen @liidliGen bonn S9idfal
3uiammeneefiibrt tpproen tparen.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-04-21
Alter aurttbfmerb DER Jrautu.

Der @ettbetperb, Sen bic Srauen in
bielen 9etrieben BEN MGnnern bieten.
lit piel Glter, aIs man eepDbnli9
elaltbt, uno bat f9on in ldngft pergans
genen Soften selsgentli9 Die 9eieBgeber
bei6Gfti9t. 60 erfabren mir aus Der
dlteiten frona0ff9en @eperbeoronune.
Dab unter 2uoptg *, Dem !0eilieen
0226 biz 1270), Die 9eiperbe bes
Gpinnens, Mebens unb Stidens, bOrs
nebmli9 ale @rbeiten, BEL benen Solo
unb Seibe CUR @ertpenbung fommen,
ausf6liebGi9 BEN 6rauen p~orbebalten
tpurben. gs galten fir lie audi Die
slei4en @ori9riften besiieli9 2ebr5eit.
9eielenseit unb grlan9ung Der Wteis
fterf9aft, tpie fir Die BEN MGnnern
borbebaltenen 9etperbe. SpGter muir
Sen Die Srauen audi nod @Ieinberrs
f9er i'm 9ebiete bes Weibaeuss, uno
fem Mann ourfte ibnen in's Sanopert
pfui6erl. Neben Ben 8erufsarten, Die
oen Sruuen ausbriidli9 po~rbebulten
fparen, burften tie unter beionoeren
l1mftdnoen aber au9 vmGnnli9en 8e<
ruff" ausiiben. 60 tparen Die Witttpen
Der Meifter bere9tist, beren Generic
su betreiben. Siefes &eht perloren lie
jebo&, fobalb fe ii9 auberbdlb ibres
Stanoes tpieosr permdblten. Die Sat
tin zines 9efelen poer Die So6ter zines
fpl9en tonnte Bel feinem Meifter angss
ftent tperben. Sn Der frunaOii4en Sns
ouItrie bes Is. uno 16. Sabrbunoerts
fpielie bie Srau fotpobl in u~ntereeoro=
neten tpie in b0beren Steuunsen geras
6esu cine electromagnetic &o1e. 4u6
oamals paren Die 2Dbne fir peibli4e
@rbeitsfrGfte eerineer uls beute; I'M
8%erbdItnib genpmmen tparen lie absr
bobe. Sm Sur9f9nitt senommei be-
trdgt Der 2o6n bes meibli9en @rbeiters
beute 3{5 bon benz oes mGnnli9sr.
mG5reno er bamals z betrug.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-04-21

Ste tapani9 30
bat our9 6ebung iGmmtli6er i'm 6uz
fen bon POrt &rtbur gefenften ruff
|f9en &riees> (inO 6anoeIs >)S9iffe
einen gang erbebIi9en 3upa9s erbai=
ten.
S%rieIten m 2Dpentdftg
e a r n. Sn Weinbeim, 8dSen,
fpielte infolse elmer @ette Der 39jdbz
rise S9reiner 8eltel in elmer Menoz
gerie, umlagert bon feds 20pen, nit
Dem 8dnoiger cine partie Sc, Die sebn
Minuten bauerte. @r rau6te babel
taltbliitig uno tranf, Dem Publitum
laut 5urufeno, cine sldT6e Wein aug.
Die 8dnbigerin belt Die 8eitien in Ge<
fpeft, bie, big auf einer groben nlGnns
Ii9en 20ipen, 5iemli4 ~tbeilnahmslos
tparen. Sieier mar siemlid linrubi9
uno lieB Den fibnen 5remoling. Der
feline @ette getpann, ni9t aus Den
@ueen. Sdliebli9 tpurbe Die sunss
Geiedfaaft nod photographer.
8erbeerenoes grobe5en.
Bel Dem fur9tbaren gr0beben, bon
bern fiirali9 bfe Sniel Jormpiu beimz
sefu4t puroe, fno i'm 9an5en 2677
6auier eineeitiirat unb 1000 Meni9en
eet0otet posr ~nertpunbet tporoen. Die
blibenOen Srte Oabriio, Raisbifo uno
S9rinto fpuroen ponitdnbie 5erit0rt.
Scr Sa4fddoen miro auf etpa co.
100000 GEN (etpa $45, OOO,O OO) se=
fddbt. Die Sniel seist an mebreren
Stenen srpBe @iHe. giner Der grDb<
ten 1T 1900 Meter lana .unb tlafft an
feiner srOBten STEELE $50 Meter melt.
Sie 8ebOroen perri9ten ibre @ei9Gfte
%sntipeoer unter offenem 9immeI ooer
IN fAnen acknowledgements pitt
ten.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25
CRIMINAL AT ANITA
Broke Out Of Missouri Penitentiary.
Arrived in Anita Several Weeks
Ago. Hard Working Man

A few weeks ago, q man, a stranger.
dropped into Anita looking for work.
He soon secured that article and after
q few weeks he sent a remittance to
his wife. That remittance was the
cause of his re-arrest, for he proved to
be forger and was "doing time' in a
penitcntiary in Missouri for the crime,
when one day he saw an opportunity
to escape, he improved it and landed
in Anita. The authorities watched
for communication with his family,
seized this letter, took the first train
out, and soon had their man. but first
had to give chase as the culprit broke
for the woods, but q few shots brought
him to surrender. The people of An
ita had much respect for him. Not
knowing of his career, and his living
80 near like respectable hard work
ing man, and sending his wages to his
family, won their friendship, which
was quite apparent when sheriff and
prisoner boarded the train at Anita
Saturday several hundred citizens
came down to the depot to wish him
goodbye. TIE evening previous to
his departure was spent in giving ad
vice to the men WHO came to see hin
while in the Jail, to not do as he bat
done, but to live up to the laws of GU
| great country.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25
ATLANTIC BURGLARIz'D
Seven Store Buildings Broken Into
while the Night Watch-0h,
where was he! Echo Answers

Thursday night last seven stores Of
that quiet little town, Atlantic, were
broken into without disturbing the
"Prince of Darkness" = the night
watch. So systematic were the move
ments that not shot was fired or q
bolt was heard to turn. The thief, or
thieves, must have been experts. With
bit to bore hole and key-hole saw
to enlarge the oritice, a hand could be
inserted which slid the bolt or turned
the key. Two parties have been ar
rested, against one of which no evil
dence has been adduced, but on the
other was found clothing, the prop
erty of Mr.. Block, and $50 IA in cash.
In bis grip was found two packages OF
giant powder, quantity of fuse, sew:
eral drills and y brace. He showed
fight but Immediately surrendered
when he saw several resolute men at.
ter him, each with gun in hand. He
was placed under arrest, giving hit
name rs Harry johnson. He is said
to be hard locker, and about thirty
| five wears old.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25
MONEY TO LOAN!
With the German SaUi1sgs
Bank at s pen. cent interest.
Optional Payments.
NASH d, PHELPS
audubon. LOaUa
Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT
1 am a candidate for the office of
County Recorder for Audubon
county, and solicit your esteemed
support. Cordially, J. P. LAIR.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25
MANDATORY
Some Fine Church Furniture Made at
the ]. M. Hart Factory for the
Poplar Church


Mr.. j. M. Hart is turning out a class
of goods at his factory that is as good
as any establishment or workman in
the land can do. His latest is the
furniture for the new church just ded-
icated at Poplar. The cherry finished
pews, altar. table, pulpit and altar
rail, is as pretty, attractive and arts.
tic of design as any congregation could
wish for, and certainly reflects great
credit on Mr.. Hart as designer and 8
careful mechanic. If the people Of
our county who need such work done
would get Mr.. Harris estimate before
sending it away we feel sure that thit
well equipped factory would grow rap
idly and its patrons be well ifnot bet
ter pleased. Submit a proposition anc
| be convinced,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25
CHANGE OF SMITHS
Frank Wilson Retiring from the Old
Wilson Shop. Has been in
Family Many Years

Mr.. Harry Parrot who worked in
the Pound shop for SO many years,
bought the Frank Wilson shop last
week and took possession immediate
ly. Mr.. Wilson, many years ago,
purchased the interests of his father
in this old established smithy and has
done fine business here, as did his
respected father before him. He has
taken advantage of the homestead
laws and will soon be living on hun.
dred and sixty acre tract of his own.
Mr.. Parrott has lived in Audubon fol
many years and is known and respect
ed by everybody, is number one
workman, and will no doubt enjoy
q fine patronage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25
AT LAST, AT LAST!
MIR. Edison Tells Us He Has Solved a
Cheap Power and That Horses
Will Be a Curiosity.

From New York comes the word
that Mr.. Edison has worked out the
problem of cheap power. Within six
months he will have OH the market q
new storage battery which will enable
every body to travel in their own pri-
vate conveyance and the attachment
will not cost over 5000, will last for
fifteen years and is good for one hun
dred thousand miles. Buildings are
ready for the manufacture and the
little storage battery will be on the
market in the spring.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25
Kansas City Markets.

Cattle receipts last week $4,000 in
Guiding 10000 calves. Supply Mon
day 1000, 5000 less than last Mon
liberal shipment from the west.
Prices steady except some grades SELL
ing lower. Firmness is the market
feature. Shipments to the country
the past week about 800 cars, some
half fat steers selling for 81 60 to 81. so
Stockers sell from $500 to 1915, feed
ers So so to $3S 5. hest young native
stockers run at So IS to 81 35. Greatest
bargain now is stock calves at So. so to
$4.25. Low grades run at 1928 to 49, 5
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25

Cordially, J. P. LAIR.
George Pfeister has rented his farm
and will hold sale in week or two.
See our pictures at 95c. World
heaters at the price. At Smutney's.
Elmer and Lorah Bailey decorated
the home of Bird Latlar Monday last.
Rutherford Hayes went to Canada
last week on a land exploring mission.
If he likes the country he may invest.
Biscuits baked right in three min
utes every day next week at Christen-
sen a Lang's store.
Clark Wilson, the popular janitor
at the court house, has bought the
Evangelical parsonage and moved his
family into it Monday.
Mr.. Harvey Maharg brought in two
cars loaded with sheep over the Rock
Island Wednesday morning. Harvey
is always looking around for the dol
lars and he finds them too.
Come and see the great cooking
wonder at the Christensen & Lang
store all next week See advertise
ment in this paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilde, of Audubon,
sister and brother.in-law of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Otto Witthauer, were at Anita
last week visiting their relatives and
while there, Mrs. Wilde sang two
solos at the Congregational church.
Mrs. Bessie Bowman Wilde enjoys a
richness of voice and perfection OF
execution.
Allow us to call your attention to
the large ads in this paper. That OF
Messrs. Gillette of Atlantic, and that
of Christensen d Lang of Audubon.
These men have learned that printers
ink pays, so are using it lavishly. TIC
meet the inroads of the MAIL ORDER
houses we must flight the enemy
with their own weapons" if we ex,
pect to win: put in an ad every week
and show the people your price. That
is what the people want, and it is
what the MAIL ORDER houses are
doing. Do likewise.
i If you want Danish trade, your
best medium Is the JOURNAL,
Every week we are among these
clever people. We do business with
them, and have very large circula-
tion with them. An ad In the Jour.
nal always brings results. Try it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25
AUDUBON NEWS
FARM LOANS.
III. 500 Optional Payments
At 5 PEI. Cent
CHARLES RAGLEY
Three hundred head of heavy steers
for sale. DOAk & LANE,
Audubon, Iowa.

Three hundred head of heavy steers
for sale. DOAk & LANE,
Audubon, Iowa.
Charley Curd is home again.
Will Thompson returned from Can
ada.
See our S2.s5 Rockers, worth $500.
AT Smutney's.
Clyde Wilde took another trip to
Canada last week.
L. l.. McGinnis went to New York
with car of poultry last week.
Rock Island trains No. AZ and No. 6
Monday, stuck 80 tight in the drifts
of Colorado that they were several
hours late.
Did you ever see frogs legs done up
in bundles, skinned and ready to Try?
They certainly look like they would be
"pure food"
WHY buy cat in sack-at our ex-
hibit next week we will show you
Majestic in actual operation.
CHRISTENSEN g. LANG.
Mrs. George Cosson returned from
the Indianola meeting where she went
to attend the Women's Missionary
Society Convention.
Abe Block, of Atlantic, attended
Grand Lodge of the /. o. o. e. at Du-
buque last week, it being the twenty
third time he has done 30.
Attorneys Hon. II. F. Andrews and
T. NJ Rasmussen attended to bust.
ness before the district court We'd
nesday, Judge Thornell presiding.
We have plenty of money to loan on
real estate at five per cent-optional
payments.
LEBr, BoYsEN & BEAsoN.
Judge Thornell's court is in session
and it looks to the casual observer
that there is little business to tran
sact. The Judge and his reporter are
Be sure and call at our store one
day next week.
CHRISTENSEN & LANG.
Charles Rennick, the champion
corn husker of the United States, who
lived in Iowa, was killed in a railway
accident at Everett, Washington, s
few days ago.
Mrs. B. F. Thomas, of Colorado
Mrs. Isaac Thomas, Mrs. Charles
Hawk and Mr.. Douglas Hamlin at,
tended to business matters in Audu-
bon Wednesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25
Commingling Of Hearts
The Pleasant Event Occurred. Two
of Audubon's Best Young People
Acknowledge Cupid Darts"

A pretty wedding ceremony &C.
Cured at the home of the BRIDES par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Kuhn We'd
nesday evening wherein Mr.. George
Viewer and Miss Ada Kuhn were the
parties.
Mr.. Viewer is the son of Elk County
Recorder AL Viewer and wife and was
raised and educated in Audubon. He
is now Junior partner of the firm of
Christensen, Jensen & Viewer and is q
bright young business man and one of
Audubon's best.
Miss Ada Kuhn came to Audubon
with her paren is many years ago and
was among the Audubon progressive
business people, her father being
the junior partner in the milling firm
of Culver & Kuhn, whose names
stand out to the world as the honest
millers of Audubon county.
9xl2 rugs from $1Os5 to $ls.75.
Worth almost double. At Smutney's.
Frank Wilson is now in Dakota on
his homestead.
Mrs. Lang, sister of Hank Lloyd, is
here visiting him.
J. NJ. McKarahan went up to Saint
Paul last week on business.
Otis Seibert, of near North Branch,
was in Audubon last Saturday OIL
business.
Chris Kleuver came in with his cal
from Canada last week. Chris says
no more Canada for him. He prefers
living in Gods country.
We are giving free 81 so worth o
ware at our store next week. See ad
vertisement in this paper for partic
ulars. Christensen & Lang.
| Mr.. Jump and wife, of Maroa, I'LL.
are visiting at the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Woodland, the ladies being sis
tiers. They have not met in twenty
five years.
4 Mr.. Eddy was displaying {
wire stretching machine that he IL
the inventor of, on the streets few
days ago. 1t certainly looks like i
would be seller.
The Slayton Jubilee Singers were 8
success. We are pleased to be able t
report this fact for the Columbian
Club are entitled to better talen
which means better patronage ant
less loss than they have experienced
the past few years.
Drop in and have cup of coffee an,
hot biscuits at the Christensen 1
, Lang store any day next week, will
, be glad to see you if you intend t
, buy or not.
A subscriber who formerly lived il
Audubon, but now lives in the west
writes us thus: "This is indeed won
, derful country. Every hamlet is
i town, every town city, every farm
ranch, every barnyard corral, ever.
. mound mountain, and every man
liar"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25
GRAND LODGE I.0.O.F.
Fully Twenty Five Hundred Strangers,
Present During Meeting at
Dubuque Last Week

The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs met in general session
at Dubuque last Monday, October 16,
and continued till Friday last. Five
amendments to the Grand Lodge con-
stitution were adopted. Friday the
following were Installed into their
offices for the ensuing year: Grand
Master j. H. Henderson,; Deputy
Grand Master, l.. w. Smith, of Des,
Moines; Grand Warden L. w. White,
Woodbine; Grand Secretary r. L.
Tilton, Des Moines; Grand Treasurer
A. /. Hindorff, Newton. Treasurer's
report was submitted: Total receipts,
for the year $50, 904 "a; disbursements
$l5,62l 80; on hand $l5,2S2.94; Or
phan's Home receipts $50, 1877 .8S; dis
bursements $45,23O.7l; on hand $l4,-,
957.17; Orphans Home per apita tax
fixed at 4Oc-25c in January, l5c in
July, 1907; levy for Grand Lodge fund
placed at 3 per cent of receipts of dues.
Bonds of Grand Treasurer placed at
$50, 600; Grand Secretary, $4,000. The
next place of meeting will be at Den
Moines.
The Rebekah degree in Iowa has q
membership of 36.247. They donated
in cash for aid of Orphans Home 49,
600. Total number of Rebeka abs in the
world are sol 1888. Amount expended
for relief last year of Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs was 81, $50, 3S7.74, and even
this did not include many thousands
sent to California earthquake suffer-
lpr9
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-25

Many men give lavishly of gold,
To build bridges and castles and
towers of old;
Ifyou want everlasting fame, ben
efactor be,
Give the poor and needy Rocky
Mountain Tea. Nick Doffine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-17
LIFE INSURANCE.
It's Early Struggles and ReverseS In
This Country.

It's Early Struggles and Reverses In
This Country.
The origin of insurance in this coun-
trv dates from 1852 and had Its first
beginning in Philadelphia.
The first company was the Philadel-
phia Contributionship For the 1nsur-
Rnce of Houses From Losses by Fire,
and its insignia was four clasped hands,
which was it's house badge. This mark
may still be seen throughout eastern
Pennsylvania and New Jersey on old
time houses. The company survived
till 1S47. In 1892 the first life insur-
ance company was founded In the
same city. 1t was called the Universal
Tontine. The next year similar com
panies were started in Boston and IN
New York. Its avowed aim was for
the purpose Of raising fund upon lives
to be applied to charitable and other
uses" It's subscription books were
opened on March 20, and five general
agents were appointed.
Some business was done during the
summer, but in November Of that year
q general meeting Of the subscribers
was called, and the idea Of general
insurance company was suggested and
met with approval. The proposition
was referred to committee, and at an
adjourned meeting held at the state
house on Nov. II it was resolved that
"the Universal Tontine association be
and is hereby changed from It's original
object and converted into society to
be called the Insurance Company OF
North America" It's first policy was
issued to John Maxwell Nesbitt, its
president, for $5,33333. 1t wrote both
fire and life insurance, but paid atten-
ton chiefly to the former and gradual
" dropped life insurance altogether.
In January, 1904, 1t considered the
policy Of insuring persons against cap
ture by the Algerians and insured Cap
tain John Collet ION his person against
Algerians and other Barbary corsairs
in a voyage from Philadelphia to Lon
don in the ship George Barclay, him
self master, valuing himself at $4,000"
The premium charged was 2 per cent.
Two similar policies were issued, but
the premium was increased to o per
cent. Two similar policies were is
sued, approved, one on the life Of John
Holker, from June to Sept. 10, for
$4,000, at ~ per cent premium, and
one on the life of Albert Briois de Beau
mez, for eighteen calendar months, In
the sum Of $4,000. The demand for
insurance on life was light and the
business, which was finally abandoned
by the first company, was not revived
until 1920, when Hartford men took It
up and kept it running till 1t gained
the great prosperity Of modern times.