Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-11-15
J. F. L,lUI:sE
Audubon County Boy, Maligned, vii
lifted. Like Addison, the Author,
Says, Many Passions Dispose
Us to DepreSS and VillifY the
Merit Of One Rising IN the
Esteem of Mankind"

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| Esteem Of Mankind"
Jess Luse, as Mr.. Luse is familiarIv
known in our county, was raised
from boyhood to manhood in Audi.
bon county. For many years he
worked on his fathers farm but ii.
nal]y concluded to go into the mer-
camille business, bought the store at
Ross where for years he enjoyed a
large trade. He, as we'll as his family
before him were known to be people
of excellent habits, high in morals
and Intelligence and honest in all
that that word implies. In this Jess
was no exception for the son pArtook
Of the merits of the father and during
the years of his mercantile life he
never abused friend nor q trust be-
trsyed. Later, entering the field of
real estate transaction, the writer has
had close connections with Mr.. Luse
and says without fear of contradiction
that if ever an honest real estate
dealer graced an Office, Jess Luse is
that mana friend to the friendless
and to the poor also. The following
clipping taken from the Carroll Her.
aid explains the case to dot.
During the last week or two rumors
of damaging character have been
floating around about the Luse Land
company Of st. Paul. These rumors
have become so persistent and speci-
fic in their nature that it is necessary
to take notice of them. For instance,
it has been told that the company was
unable to place the stipulated num-
Der of settlers on land bought from
the Canadian Pacific railroad company
in Alberta and the forfeiture for fail
ure of contract was ruinous to the
company. 1t is further rumored that
the company had been selling land
in Canada for which it could not give
title. AS a consequence of these al.
legged frauds it was rumored that
j. f. Luse had been indicted and was
now out on bale. In another form
the rumor stated that he had been
unable to give bale and was anguish
ing in jail. Naturally this caused
uneasiness among.the many persons
with whom the company had been
dealing the past two or three years,
and those who knew Mr.. Luse and
trusted his honesty and judgment
were amazed at the reported develop
ment of events.
j. G. Trainer and others who had
been at st. Paul last week and saw
the usual uneventful progress OF af.
fairs at the st. Paul Office, with Mr..
Luse directing things in his ordinary,
thorough way, were startled at the
proportions the malicious rumors had
assumed and were ready to give
denial without hesitation. Later, in-
vestigatiOn was prosecuted and no.
body was more surprised than j. F.
Luse himself to know that such ru.
mors were abroad. He reported that
the company had been doing q pro.
fitable business since going to- st.
Paul, financial and otherwise, were
never in better condition.
i ]. f. Luse in letter to friend il
Carroll spoke definitely about the Al
berta land deal. He said that the
company had placed nearly as many
settlers in Alberta as it had agreed to.
He thought that before the season
closed the number would be exceeded,
but even now the forfeiture would not
be more than $1,000 if not another
person WAS placed there by the com
pany. However, he was sure that
there would be no forfeiture whatever
and the company would largely ex-
coed the number agreed upon before
the contract expired. There is no
reason to believe that the company
will not put in twice as many settlers
as it agreed. So there is no trouble
whatever between the Luse Land
Company and the Canadian Pacific.
On the other hand, their relations are
cordial and their interests considered
mutual.
Now as to the ability of the com
, pany to give title to the land sold
there is nothing whatever in the ru
NOR. Any one who has experience
in these matters knows that it takes
time to get those Canadian land trans
fers through the required processes
But, the Luse Land Company has e.
perienced no greater delay in this par
ticular than other agencies. 1t hal
been necessary to wait till the worl
can be done at headquarters ant
there has not been single instanc,
: of failure. The Luse Land Compan,
stands we'll at government head
Iquarters and the management of tn,
company has received substantial ev
idence of the governments good will
and high esteem. There has been n,
difficulty of any nature whatever il
the matter of giving title for land
sold; nor is there any friction will
the Canadian government.
: The report has gained currenc,
! doubtless by the Vaccinations O
some person or persons who ma,
have been in the same line of bust
! ness and sought to meet competition
by Misrepresentation and Islander
| 1t was circulated fortunately, in
| locality where Mr.. Luse was know,
since hin early youth, among his oil
] time friends and neighbors. The
know him to pe a man of integrit
and judgment and take no stock ii
these malicious rumcrs However
people who do not know him so wei
are entitled to be put in possession {
the facts, and it is for this reason tbs
we have gone into details as above.
The editor of the Herald has bee
placed IN close contact with ]. T
Luse in the transaction of gres
deal of business. His methods, hi
Judgment and his purposes wei
manifest in such manner as to di
close his parts as man, and never i
q single instance did he fail to met