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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-03-01
Oakfield and Brayton

F. l.. Freeman made business
trip to Atlantic Monday.
l. p. Hallock was in Omaha Mon
day and Tuesday on business.
Chris U. Jensen was on the Omaha
market with a car of cattle Monday.
Marion Spry has moved from Oak
field to a farm between Wiota and
Anita.
The schools of Braytoa aud Oak
field, closed last Friday with the
usual program.
Jens P. Juel shipped out car of
hogs this week part of which were
from his own pen.
Thielen and McGovern shipped q
car of cattle to Chicago last week in
charge of Frank Jenkins.
Miss Minnie Powers and Charley
d. Freeman were visiting in Extra
Tuesday at the N. P. Christensen
home.
N. z. Hoegh and Mrs. Nick Nelson
were before the court in Audubon
Saturday getting some legal papers
prepared for the latter.
Mr.. r Bills has purchased a resi-
dence of James Esslngton, which Joe
Chase is preparing to move to farm
Mr.. Bills recently purchased.
S. p. Daugaard and S. P. Kroge-
land, substantial south Extra town
ship farmers, were transacting bust
ness in Extra last Friday.
N. L. Hansen has charge of a car
Load of big heavy western, horses
which will be auctioned off at the
Anderson barn in Atlantic March Sd.
The Misses LIMO Bison, Mildred
Bartlett, Ruby Koob, Ruby Chamber
lain and Daisy Hea tn were passing an
examination for certificates before the
County Superintendent in Audubon
Saturday.
Markets butchers, $24 (@
81; cattle tops, $500; hogs, So
wheat, 64c; corn, 2Sc; oats, zoe; feed
barley, 2sc; eggs, 10c; butter, zoe
hens, &c; ducks, Sc; geese 6;turkeys,
l2c; potatoes, SOC bu.
Friday afternoon of last week,
Miss Elsie Clark was surprised to see
quite number of her young compan-
ions and school mates come trooping
down tn her home and then delight
ed to find the object of their visit to
be to help celebrate her 14th birth
day. Fun and frolic, song and con-
versation with delicate lunch before
their departure made the afternoon
pass all to swiftly, and after many
fond farewells the company retired to
their homes followed by the good
wishes of their young hostess for their
happiness. She received number of
nice pres ants from her young friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Clark Surprised.
One evening last week, some fifty
people, long time friends and neigh
| bors of Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Clark,
headed by the Brayton band,
marched down to their home, one
half mile south of Braylon, and gave
them an unlocked for surprise, and,
although at first quite taken back
| by such a large throng coming una
wares, they soon regained their
wonted mein, and at once m de every
one feel at home.
From that time on, the fun was
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-03-01

ators, with the hope of averting the
threatened strike of April in the
bituminous coal fields. The presi-
dents letter and the announcement
that the national convention would be
called were made public by Mr.. Mitch
ell after long conference with Fran
els l.. Robbins, president of the Pitts
burg Coal company and chairman of
the bituminous operators. Also pres
ent at this conference were w. c..
Perry of the Southwestern Coal asso-
citation and B. f. Bush, representing
the soft coal interests allied with the
Gould railroads.
The presidents letter to Mr.. Mitch
ell follows:
Il note with very great concern the
failure of your late convention on the
joint interstate agreement to come
to basis of settlement OF the bitumi-
nous mining scale of wages. You, in
this business, have enjoyed great
industrial peace for many years,
thanks to the joint trade agreement
that has resulted in the action of your
successive conventions. A strike, such
as is threatened on April /, is men.
ace to the peace and general welfare
OF the country. | urge you to make a
further effort to avoid such calamity.
You and Mr.. Robbins are joint chair
men of the trade agreement commit
tee of the National Civic Federation,
and it seems to me that this imposes
additional duty upon you both and
gives an additional reason why each
OF you should join in making a further
effort"
The conference did not adjourn I'M
Mr.. Mitchell announced that after the
reading of President Roosevelt's letter
| it was agreed both by himself and the
| operators that the national convention
should be called.
| The miners were in session recent
ly at Indianapolis, but failed to reach
| an agreement with the operators.
President Mitchell himself has been
quoted as saying that so far as he
knew there certainly would be strike
in the bituminous fields April l..
The negotiations for an agreement
| between the hard coal workers and
| the anthracite operators have been
| progressing smoothly to all outward
appearances and arrangements have
/, been made for joint conference to-
morrow between the subcommittee
having the settlement of the differ
ences in hand.
With the anthracite negotiations
we'll under way, President Mitchell
has been devoting most of his time to
bringing about a settlement of the
differences in the soft coal regions.
March 10, Mr.. Mitchell believes, is
the earliest date the convention can
be summoned and he believes that if
there is to be peace the two weeks
between the date fixed for the miners
assembly and April 1, when the pres
ent agreement with the operators ex-
pires, is sufficient time to bring about
the desired result. Mr.. Mitchell would
not indicate what new propositions
will be placed before the miners, but
significance is attached to his state
ment that the operators agreed that
the convention should be called Con-
cessions, maybe on both sides, may be
offered, and President Roosevelt's in
terest in the situation may be held as
an additional reason for bringing
about a new agreement
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-03-01
Disastrous Fire.

Last Thursday, Iona G. Beers, re-
siding south of Oakfeld, sustained
the loss of his residence and house
hold goods by fire, which was sup
posed to have started in the garnet,
presumably from a defective chin.
ney. The house was insured for 5000
and household goods for $3.50 in the
German, of Freeport. Mr.. A. w.
Harvey, the accredited local agent,
for the company, whose office is To-
Gated in the First National Bank at
Extra, was notified and on Friday
came down, aud, after viewing the
debris, promptly drew up a check
for the whole amount, $500, which
includes SIG for sack or two of
clover seed stored in the building.
Mr.. Harvey is a hustler in insurance
as we'll as other business affairs, and
when he saw the loss was entire, with
out quibling evasion or delay,
promptly made settlement, which
will enable Mr.. Beers to at once re-
build, which will be great conven-
fence to him now that spring work
is SO near.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-03-01

If it is bilious attack take Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and quick cure is certain. For sale
by Nick Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-03-01

Insure in the Continental Insur-
ance Company. THEo. PATTY, Agt'
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-03-01

Mis- Larsen moved Tuesday over
into the old hardware building east
of the drug store.
Lost from my farm, one black. sow
about two hundred pounds. Label
in right ear, finder write or phone
John G. Christensen Brayton No. /.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-03-01
Notice..

To WHOM Ir MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that on February
p, 1906, | lost my house and house.
hold goods by fire, insured in the
German Insurance Company, of Free
port, Illinois. On February %, 1906,
their agent at Extra, A. w. Harvey,
paid me 1886, which was full amount
OF insurance carried on property
lost. L. C. BEERS.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-03-01
ACTS ASPEACEMAKER
ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES LETTER
TO MITCHELL.
Urges That an Agreement In Soft Coal
Fields Be Reached to Avoid a Ca.
lamity-concessions on Both Sides
May Be Offered.

New York, Feb. 27.-President
peacemaker between the coal miners
and operators, and as the result of a
letter addressed by him to John Mitch
ell, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, national con-
vention OF miners will be held at In
dianapolis March Is to try to reach an
agreement with the soft coal oper-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27

President Bruske has just received
a communication to the effect that two
of the friends of Alma College, appre-
ciating the services of Miss Gelston,
have made arrangements to endow a
chair in her honor, to be known as the
Mary c. Gelston Chair Of English
Speech This graceful and noble deed
is worthy of more than a passing notice.
Mary @. Gelston, NJ. A., the lady who
has been so signally honored 10y her
friends. belongs to a family of Presby-
terian ministers and Christian teachers
who have done great service in tho
State of Michigan. Her father was a
pioneer Home Missionary who assisted
in the planting of many a church. He
sent his daughter to be educated in
Elmira College, n. Y, from which she
received her degree of Master of Arts.
She at once became a teacher in the
high school, with Latin as her speciality.
When i'll 1856 Alma College was foun-
ded, she was Principal of the high
school in saginaw, Mich. Her large
experience in teaching, her great ability
as a disciplinauau her distinguished
Christian character her great kindness
of heart. all pointed to her as the lady
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
GRADUATES WITH HIGH HONoRs.
Exercises Held at Detroit Opera House
Monday Evening, June is.

The graduating exercises of the Mich
igan Conservatory of Music were held in
the Detroit Opera House last week Alma
was represented in the class by Miss Vel
ma Sharp, who for four years has been a
student at the conservatory, studying
three years with Alberta Jonas, now of
Berlin, Germany, and the last year with
Victor Benham, who for several years,
before going 10 Detroit in 1905, was head
of the piano department in the Royal
College Of Music in London, England
Miss Sharp has proven an exceptionally
apt pupil and graduated with the highest
honors possible to obtain at the conserva-
tory, Sometime about August Ist, Miss
Sharp expects TO sail from New York for
Vienna, where She will continue her
musical studies under the instruction of
Professor Leschetizky.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
THAT $1,000 ROBBERY.
The Commercial state Bank of shepherd
Receives Their Mouey.

The Shepherd Advocate OF last
week had the following item OF in
terest: Sometime last February it
will be remembered, a package con-
tanning $4,000 in currency, shipped by
the Bank of Saginaw to the CONNER
cial State Bank of Sheplfe4d-by regis
tered mail, was lost or stolen, between
Saginaw and Alma, just where the de-
tectives are as yet unable TO deter
mine. For a time it looked as though
the Commercial State Bank would be
the losers OF the $4,000 The bank,
however, in 1902 had taken a policy
in the Bankers Mutual Casulty Co.
OF Des Moincs, Iowa, insuring it
against such loss, and the bank noti-
fed the insurance company OF their
loss and demanded payment, but the
company declined to acknowledge any
liability or make any promise to pa.
The matter was placed in the hands
of Hibbard & Burdick, who on in
vestigation learned that the Bankers
Mutual Casualty Co. was not author
lied to transact business in Michigan
although continuing 10 collect prem
iums on their policies in force Fur
ther investigation showed that judg-
ment had been obtained against them
for unpaid losses and the company
about to discontinue business. lmme-
diate action was taken 20 recover the
amount covered by the policy and
last Saturday Hbbard & Burdick paid
over to the bank the full sum Of $5,-
600"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
FAREWELL RECEPTION.

The members Of the Baptist church
and the Young Peoples society ten
dcrcd their pastor, Rev Higgins, a
reception last Monday evening in the
church parlors Rev Higgins pas
toratc closes July 1st and his friends
took advantage of this means Of cx-
pressing to him the high regard in
which he is held in the community
where he has labored for the past four
years The parlors were throngcd
with citizens regardless OF church
affiHation Punch and waters were
served during the evening and musi-
cal program added to the pleasure Of
those present
After the reception a score or more
Of the young people of the city re-
paired to the Bennett Ice Cream Par
lor and enjoyed themselves as only
young people know how.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
\ PRETTY JUNE WEDDING.

A very pretty wedding took place
Wednesday evening, June goth, at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank f. Glow,
when their daughter Mildred f., was
united i'm marriage to Grove W. Peck
OF Arcadia, the Rev H. 5. higgins
of the Baptist church officiating
The parlor was beautifully decor
ated with white ponies, ferns and
roses. The ceremony took place be-
fore bank of white flowers and ferns
Under a white wedding bell suspended
from a canopy of woodbine.
The bride was prettily gowncd in
white Mousseline dc Sole and carried
brides roses The groom wore con
ventional black Miss Iva Glow, sis
ter Of the bride, attended her as
bridesmaid, gowned in white and car
ried pink carnations. Mr.. Rudolph
Peck, brother of the groom, acted as
best man. The wedding march was
played by Miss Myrtle Jackson Lit
tie Bessie lIiler was flower girl and
Lillian Jackson carried the ring in
the heart of rose.
After congratulations they repaired
to the dining room where a two
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
PROFESSOR NARY G. GELSTON. N. A.. HONORED
Two of Her Friends Endow important Chair Alma College
with SIS OOO in Grateful Remembrance Of Her Long
Continued Services-Nineeen Years a Member
of the Alma College Faculty.

teaching her favorite subject of Latin.
Two years ago she requested to be per
mitted to withdraw from the work of
teaching, but it was then thought the
loss would be too great for the college.
She was therefore induced to remain
another year. That has heightened
into two. When the present year was
drawing TO a close, she renewed her
request with such urgency that the
trustees could not do otherwise than
consent. For nineteen years she has
held the same position. She Is the last
of the faculty with whom the college
opened. The only one beside her who
was present when the college bell first
sounded, was Prof. Joseph w. Ewing,
who passed to his reward last summer.
a Memorial Library was opened during
the recent commencement TO perpetuate
the life and usefulness of Joseph w.
Ewing. Now a different memorial,
equally appropriate, is to perpetuate the
name and work Of Mary c. Gelston. 1t
is hoped that she may for many years
enjoy in the quiet of her retirement this
evidence of appreciation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
STATE CONTEST At ALMA.

Sometime since the management of
the Central Michigan Produce Co. of
this city offered the use OF their cold
storage to the State Dairy and Food
Commissioners for Use in holding
their June state educational scoring
contest. A letter received last week
from c. c. Little, Deputy Commis-
sioner. announced the intention OF
the state to take advantage of the
offer made and the contest. which in
tcrests every creamery and cheese
factory in the state, will be held in
this city sometime during the present
week. These contests have been
usually held in Detroit or Grand Rap
ids and their coming to Alma for the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
ALMA SUGAR COMPANY

Miss Edith L. Cook, daughter Of
Prof. 4. p. Cook and wife of this city,
has started a music class in Vesta-
burg. Miss Cook is a pupil Of the
music department OF Alma college
and the citizens Of Vestaburg are to
be congratulated upon securing her
services. Miss Cook will be in Vesta-
burg every Tuesday during the vaca-
ton.
Miss Allen, for the past few years
dean OF Wright Hall and professor of
English at the college, left Saturday
for Chicago, where she will spend
portion Of her vacation, going later
i'm the season to Milwaukee, where
she accepts the position of secretary
of the city y w. c. A.
Miss Dora Hicks, who for several
years past has been employed in the
dry-goods stores of this city, and re-
Gently with the Lee Mercantile Co.,
has resigned her position to accept
an office job with the Stcckbridge
Elevator Co.
VIM. Wickes of Chicago, who has
been a guest at the Messenger home
for two weeks, returned TO Chicago
Saturday, where he enters upon his
sixteenth year as salesman in the
dress goods department. at Marshall
Fields.
Mrs. w B. Scattergood, Mrs. De-
witt Voueht Mrs. F. M Smith and
Mrs. Anna Woodlawn were in St.
Louis Wednesday attending the Rath-
bone convention
The Central State Normal School
have issued their annual catalogue
for 1906.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27

June contest is a matter of congratu-
lation to the Central Michigan Pro
duce Co, the city of Alma and the
county OF Gratiot as we'll. In the
scoring contests the contestant is
only given twcnty-four hours notice
i'm which to prepare butter and
have the same shipped. 1t is expected
that q great many entries will be
made -ior this contest and General
Manager II. a. Johnston is getting
things in shape to care for all in
good shape T. ] Burridge Of Cleve-
land, is official scorer for Michigan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27

course supper was served. The din
ing room was decorated with pro-
fusion of roses. Miss Carrie Anthony
and Mrs. Jessie Cheney presided at
the punch bowl.
The presents which were beautiful
and numerous attested the esteem in
which the bride was held. The groom
is well and favorably known in this
city The ceremony was Witnessed
by ~ relatives and friends Of the CON
tracing parties The out of town
guests were Mr. and Mrs. A. A..
Bahlke OF Shepherd; Mrs. w A. Jack
son and daughters of Pennington;
Miss Minnie Peck OF Ithaca; Miss
Carrie Anthony and Mr. Edwin .yons
of St. Louis, and Mr.. and Mrs. =. J.
Lamcter OF Jackson, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
STAYED ALL NIGHT ALMA.
Engine stopped for Water Tut Conductor
Lett HIS Passengers.

a number OF Saginaw people, as
we'll as some from stations between
L'ma and that city, took advantage
II the excursion last Sunday to spend
he day with friends in Alma At
$50 p. m. they assembled at the
depot preparatory to the return trip.
1T about 1O:45 the train arrived and
stopped at the water station some
distance west of the depot building
md took water as is customary with
cast bound trains, and then started up
as ali thought TO stop in front of the
,aGan to permit passengers to get
ON and off. But instead the first stop
made was ST Louis. The excursion
ISIS were then compelled to hustle
round and ind quarters for the night
and Monday morning the conductor
on the 1905 train east from Alma
had orders to accept the return par
ties OF the excursion tickets from the
belated cNcursionists
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
ARE YOU A HUSILER!!
Put Your Cultivator in Good
Shape so That Every Foot of
Ground is Cultivated.
TIME OF YEAR FOR HUSTLING
CultivatiDg, Haying and Harvesting
Are All at Our Heels and Must
be Tended TO on Time.

We arc all apt to think that our lot
is little harder than the other fell
lows, and if we had it as easy as such
and such a person, we would be much
better satisfied than we are. This is
only a deiusion, for every person who
has any actual working capital besides
his hands, at times must hustle. If
you are just working by the hour for
some one else and that is all YOU ever
dare to do, YOU can be as TAT and as
happy as You please, but if so. you
will some time be hunting for
new job The man who has any
working capital in this world must
take care of it, and there are times
that he must hustle to even keep what
he has to say nothing about getting
more 4 man who has 40 or more
acres OF good land has a fine working
capital, 9nd if he wishes to make the
most possible out Of his working capi-
tal he must hustle at this time Of the
year and not only hustle, but he must
think md use his brains to make
everything move in a thorough and
economical way. Don cultivate beets
or corn for a moment until you first
have hustled and put your cultivator
i'm the best possible shape so that
every foot of ground Travelled over is
cultivatcd-not merely brush down
weeds and grass so they grow the
faster. Work until ten o'clock at
night and get up at four i'm the morn
ing, fixing cultiyator, mower or rake
if necessary and do your days work,
and when done, it will be done in
shape because your tool was all right
and i'm good working order
This is the time Of the year you
must hustle. The merchant. the doc
tor, the lawyer, all have to hustle to
keep their business up and make.
success. Cultivating, haying and har-
vesting are all at our heels and all
must be tended to on time, if we reap
INC El tdlt~l lCNaI u p'9SIDlS nom Jul
labor. Next winter when there IS
nothing only your chores to be done,
you can take it easy for a while and
rest, and if you have hustled your
best during the summer, you have
made success which the satisfaction
of the same ought to make any far
mcr iccl like a king who has 40 or
more acres of good land. Again we
say, HUSTLE. Say that you will take
care OF those bccts, that corn and cut
the hay on time. The battle will be
won when fall comes, you will feel
satisfied. better off financially and
none the worse off physically, for
little extra hustle when it was needed
to give satisfaction and make sue
cess.
b ANA SUGAR COMPANY
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27

\ word as To the designation Of this
as "The Mary C. Gelston Chair of Eng
lish Speech" No one connected with
the college has such felicity of speech as
Miss Gelston. She has the grace Of
silence in several languages; She is the
most perfect of listeners; but when she
does speak it is the wisest, the clearest,
the most musical English To cultivate
this gift of speech in private and i'm
public is the purpose of this chair. To
make the English tongue the most per-
suasive agency Of the highest civilza-
ton must now be the ambition of Alma
College more than ever. 1t is to be
hoped that some one can be found who
will take this work upon himself as a
sacred calling, and who will so magnify
his Office that only the best use of Eng
lish will proceed from all the students
of Alma College
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
In Session at Ithaca-.Iohn l.. smith, Chair
man Committees Appointed.

The board of Supervisors met at Ithaca
Monday and elected John J.. Smith of
Emerson township, chairman. The fol.
lowing committees were appointed by the
Chairman of the Board:
Equalization-Me Messrs. Cords Smith,
Jessup, Ostrander, Hutchinson, Tuttle,
Ward and Stoneman.
Claims-Messrs. Williams, Bradford
and Clark
County Ofiicers-Messrs Pitt, Gibbs
and p NJ. Smith
Ways and Means-Messrs. Hutchinson,
Squires and Decker.
observation-disclosures. Jessup, Bradford and
Ward.
County Buildings-Messrs. Pitt, Rich
ardson and Coon.
observation-disclosures Pitt, Reid and
Curtis.
Roads and Bridges-Messrs. Gibbs,
Bradford and Reid.
Drainage Messrs. Peach, Bradford,
Newton, Moench and Hastings.
Fines-NIessrs. Ostrander Richardson,
and Doan.
Messrs. Cords Smith, Pitt
and Tuttle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27

George T. Cutler of New York
City, was in the city Saturday on
business with the Central Michigan
Produce Co. Mr. Cutler is a New
York Produce merchant
+. +. Timby left cluster OF straw
berries at this office last Monday that
were ample proof in themselves that
Mr. Timby knows how to grow this
luscious fruit.
Prof Notcstcin, who has been visit
ing in Wooster, Ohio, returned 10 h's
home in Alma Saturday evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-27
TELEsCoPE ATTHE COLLEGE,

Alma College is the recipient of a gift
from II. B. Castle of Philadelphia, in the
form Of a terrestrial and celestial telescope
with lense measuring four inches. The
instrument will be used in the astronomy
class of which Professor Notestein is in.
structor.