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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09
Best Paint at Lowest Price. See us
at once II you want bargain.
Green Bay Lum Der Co.
Danish Lutheran Church

Confirmation service next Sun
day at two o'clock, Sunday School
at 1870.
The Ladies Aid Society has de-
cided to hold bazaar on the first
of June, at which occasion many
both fine and useful articles will
be sold. Coffee and ice. cream will
also be served.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09
Helps the churnino.

In some cases where cows have
been milking for long time, there
is some difficulty in churning. The
addition of one or two fresh COWS in
the milking herd will often overcome
the difficulty.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

E. C. Crane returned Tuesday
from Jackson Minnesota after at
tending his fathers funeral, uotice
of which will be given in the Jour
nal next week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09
| take organs in part payment. If y

will have to close it's doors. We
believe that Extra will compare
favorably with other towns about
us from business point of view
and it will certainly be no detri-
mentt to it's citizens to sustain and
patronize it's moral and spiritual
enterprises, come with US and help
a good work along.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09
Rapid Wing.

The pacing stallion of Powell
and Harvey at kroeger's Livery
Barn every day in the week, charge
of Date McClain. Call and look
him over.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Today is Ascension" day and
the Knights Templars as ia their
beautiful and appropriate custom
marched to the cemetery and dec.
Grated the graves of their dead
with the usual ceremonies attend
ing the work.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Wednesday evening the Trustees
of the M. E. church decided to re-
ceive bids for the construction of a
cement walk on the south and
west of the church and west of the
parsonage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

FoUND:-A 200 pound hog, in
Hamlin Twp. Owner please call
for same and pay expenses.
m is LAWRENCE MADSEN.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Prof. B. ]. Gallagher, of the Ne
vada, Iowa, schools, has accepted
the call to preside here at salary
of 5000 per school year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

When in need of sign and carri-
age painting and inside decorating
call on j. M. Peterman. If
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Come out to the ball game Mon
day afternoon and witness the
game between Manning and Extra
teams.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Ike Klein, of South Omaha, and
Mr.. Patterson, of Duluth, Wis.,, are
in town on business this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Rev. Jensen of the Lutheran
Church will preach at the Baptis
church in Brayton Sunday a
9 P. M,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09
Get the Most Out of Cows.

Get the Most Out Of Cows.
Are your cows only grades? Make
the most of them. Feed them well,
care for them as we'll as you would
thoroughbreds and improve your herd
as fast as you can.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09
Three Bulls for Sale

have one full-blooded Hereford
aud two Grade Short Horn bulls
for sale at q reasonable figure. Call
or write.
FRANK BRAUN,
Rt. 3, Extra.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Lou Klever captured three
young solves out on his farm this
week and their scalps are now
hanging in the county court house.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Father Mcdonald of Audubon
was calling on Father Wieland
Wednesday afternoon,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

have plenty of chicken food al
two cents per pound. Chas. W.
Spencer. If
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

The M. E. ladies made over SIG al
their social last evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

DR.. Newton was at the county seat
Wednesday on business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

For Style and prices in wall
Paper see Findlay.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Mound City Paint guaranteed at
Findlay's Pharmacy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Base Ball Goods of all kinds a,
Findlay's Pharmacy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

We are closing out our large stock
of Paint at low prices.
Green Bay Lumber Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

C. w. Spencer will grind your
corn any time you call. If
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Wall Paper of all kinds at Find.
lays Pharmacy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Come and buy your Paint at prices
that cannot be beat.
Green Bay Lumber Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Toasted Marehmallows in Find
lays window. sc per sack.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09
Insure in the Continental Insur-
ance Company. THEo. PATTY, Agt.

Buy Paint at Findlay's. $1.00
gallon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Come and select your Paint at
once. 1t will not last long at the low
price we make.
Green Bay Lumber Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Plymouth Rock Eggs, Is for 75c.
m % DODGE & DAVIS.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-09

Prayer meeting to night at the
church. Let goodly number be
present.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

With pleasure we present our many
readers with the cut of Mr.. Leroy
Tucker, who is secretary of the Boys
Department of the Y M. c. A. He was
educated in the Ohio schools and came
to our state about one year ago from
Cleveland, Ohio, and like Mr.. johnson,
he, too, is an enthusiastic Christian
worker. He has built up large men,
bership among the boys. He was re-
Gently married last September to Miss
Mary Farley Of Cleveland, Ohio, re-
fined and cultured lady. Young Tucker
has bright future.
wagons, owns its own hearse, landau
and carriages. Full charge is taken Of
funerals even to the preaching of the
burial sermon, if necessary. Mr. Sam
Welch, as undertaken and funeral d.
rector, has been with the company a.
number Of years and he fully Under
stands his work.
Prices are extremely moderate; COM
before the public. We often wish there
were more of such monopolles scat
tered throughout the United States.
pairing favorably with any of our Des
Moines stores-in fact many articles
Continued on page
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

Two years ago the Bystander pub
lished special Buxton edition and the
editor was personally through the store.
MIR. R. r. MacRae had taken the man
agement of this enterprise but few
months previously and had but begun
on a systematic renovating and renod-
cling of the conditions then prevailing.
Every department received his personal
attention, each in its turn, and now Mr..
MacRae can be said to manage one of
the best equipped, most systematic and
thoroughly modern general merchan-
disc stores in the middle west.
The wants Of the people are catered
to as in no other camp in Iowa. Mr..
E. M. Hammond, as purchasing agent,
is constantly in the field, buying exciu-
sively for this store, with headquarters
at iii Masonic Temple, Chicago.
Goods must be bought right and the
right kind of goods bought in order to
make any business complete success
and Mr.. Hammond has made good. He
Keeps the store stocked with the latest
styles and fads from the great market
,enters of the United States. Every
hree months trip to New York is
made to select seasonable merchandise.
St. Louis and other large
manufacturing centers are regularly
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

runs the largest meat shop. John Bax-
ter manages the meat shop; has been
in that business more than fifteen
years. He is one of those men who
knows the value Of dollar. Anderson
Perkins is successful business man.
he owns the only hotel and confection-
cry store, which is managed by his old
est son, Lewis. There are four drug
stores. B. F. Cooper and w. J. Wat
ers are colored. The other two white,
the Thomas Drug Co. and Williams
drug store. There are five restaurants.
The Jefferies Bros. have two good res
taurants. They are doing nicely. D.
l. Thompson has been in the restaurant
business longer than any one in Bux-
ton and is doing we'll. The Williams
restaurant seems to be doing business.
The London Bros. opened millinery
and music store. They also do insur-
ance business. They are accommodate
ing men. Mr.. Jas Roberts is cigar
maker, in fact the only colored cigar
maker in Iowa. The Big 4 and Iowa
Boy are his leading brands. Mr.. How
ard has a tailor shop, while Mr.. Gala
way solicits clothing to be made for
he Murphy Bros. house in Chicago, III.
Y. M. G. A. Building.
This is the largest building in the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

visited for the purpose Of selecting
merchandise ct the factory, not waiting
until it is put in the hands of the Job
Der or middle man and get the ''leav-
ms In this manner the stock is al
ways clean, fresh and up-to- date. This
fact alone brings many cSstomers from
towns Of larger populations within
radius Of thirty miles to make selec-
tlons such as could not be supplied by
their home merchants.
This store besides looking after the
needs of Buxton's 5000 people is trb-
utary to large area of country and
small towns. Farmers for fifteen miles
outside of Buxton are regular custom
ers And why? They are paid more
tor their produce. They get better
prices. They have a larger and better
variety from which to choose They
receive courteous treatment.
The lines handled are large and var
led. From "cradle to the grave
everything person could need or de-
sire. Rattle baskets and nursing bot
ties may be found in the drug depart
ment. A little further back and down
flight of stairs are the undertaking
parlors, where licensed and expert
enced undertaken with his assistant can
perform the last rites. Following are
few OF the lines handled: Groceries,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

Welch, Albert Peterson, Henry John
son, A. R. Jackson (colored), Lee
Craddock (colored), J. w. Morrison,
Judith Cruise, Mart Welch, L. G. Gar
lick, E. C. Strong (colored), Frank
Hyatt, June Pidgeon, Edith Moore, Tom
Coles, E. R. Easham, Eva Pidgeon, A.
M. Leyes, Clesner Douglas (colored),
F H. Reiplinger, o. K. Robinson, Ethel
Moore, Ross Welcher, J. L. Roose, VIM.
Lewis (colored), Hilva Troselins, Ethel
Hicks, Lee Andrews, Roy Erb, Odesse
Logan (colored), C. A. Nickel, Lille
Stewart (colored), Anna Brown (col-
ored), Earl Pierce, T. H. Rouse, Jes-
sic Nickel, Talamdge Carey (colored),
D. W. Welcher, Peter Reeves (col-
ored), Chas. Nevins, Adam Adams.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

the Consolidation Coal company NOV
ing bodily nearly all of Muchakinock,
once thriving mining camp, over to
tre town site of Buxton, leaving
h,luchy like deserted village miles to
tne northeast. The Consolidation Coal
company, which is operated along the
Inlcago & Northwestern railway line,
was organized more than twenty-seven
years ago by J. E. Buxton, native OF
vermont. Mr.. J. E. Buxton came west
ana opened up the Muchakinock Con-
soldatcd Coal Company and several
others with white miners After few
years operation the white miners struck
a1c after several attempts to have the
white miners live up to their agree
ment I was decided to replace them
with colored miners. This was about
twenty-five years ago, and since that
alne the colored miners have always
oeen in the majority and there has
never occurred any more strikes or
'aoor troubles and the Consolidated
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

N P. Harrington, general cashier; in
the operating department, VIM. CAL
vert, general foreman; Geo. W. Cham
bers, foreman at No. 10; Thos. Calvert,
foreman at No. II; James Calvert,
foreman at No. -; R. G. McCleary,
foreman at No. 13; w. W. Lee, fore
man at No. IA; No. IA is sunk but not
in operation; the entrance is dug to the
extreme limits and commence mining
from the extreme end and work to the
shaft. This is claimed to be the latest
and best way to mine. F. L. wilkins,
master mechanic; E. R. Jorgensen,
mining engineer, and J. G. Wiley, as
sistant; L. A. Davidson, storekeeper.
Office force Eric F. Brown, assistant
cashier; C. H. Child, chief clerk; M.
L. Crowder, Raymond Wilson, James
Paris and Mayme Long, clerks; Miss
Sarah !. Tennant, private secretary to
Mr.. B. c. Buxton, the general super
int ndent.
The men are paid regularly twice
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

Teamster force-James T. Glen, G.
u. johnson, Harry Calvert, John Elder,
Jessie Neil, James Barnett, A. l.. Nor
ton, Waldo Mitchell.
There are two articles one cannot
purchase at this store, revolvers and al
coholic patent medicines, the kind in
which the alcohol is so prevalent that
it becomes cheap grade of whisky.
The sale of certain patent medicine
was Withdrawn when miner was
found drunk with two bottles (empty)
at his side.
The store at night, after the miners
have eaten supper, is one large audi
torum, where they gather to trade,
smoke and talk. No comment is made
on loafng-it is far better to have them
thus passing their time than in saloons
just outside the town. But they are
orderly. Boisterous or blasphemous
language is not permitted about the
store and Mr.. MacRae tells us that
during his management of three years
he has had cause only once to have a
drunkard removed from the building.
No disturbance ever has disturbed the
usual good order of this institution. 1t
is indeed boon to the town and the
miners friend always.
Ice Cream Parlors.
A twenty-five syrup soda fountain
has been installed, with number of
tables In the winter hot drinks and
light eatabes are served. Every drink
known to the experienced soda dispens-
er is served also ice cream. The COM
pany has its own ice cream factory, the
freezer and ice crusher being run by
electric motors. Capacity of the fac
tory is 40 gallons per hour.
Throughout the store quality reigns,
The following brands of goods are ia
niliar to the buying public: Peters
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

previous to the installation of this mod
err system for the transfer of cash and
charges.
The refined and cleanly appearance
o. the employees is extremely notice.
able. In order to work in this store
one must bring along his credentials
and have a good record. The cigarette
smoker can find no place here. If an
employe is subject to strong drink or
ever gets under its influence he is dis
charged. Clerks are required to re-
spect themselves as we'll as their GUS
toners. Carelessness is not tolerated
by Manager MacRae. He claims he has
worked hard to make this a metropoli-
tan store and he aims to keep it in that
class. How we'll he has succeeded
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

One warehouse 4Oxl75 is of stone,
steel frame, tile roof, in five separate
hreproof compartments. The oil hous-
es are Of same construction. All oils,
coal oil, miners oil, turpentine, boiled
Oil, raw oil and gasoline are pumped
into the building, as they are sold, by
means of Bowser long distance self
measuring oil pumps. This fact great
ly eliminates danger of fire and is the
only systematic method Of handling
oil. That portion of the store, usually
dirty, is as clean as any other. The
store puts up about 5000 tons of ice
each year and two ice wagons convey
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

the drainage and all the manv inter-
esting details in the DEVELOPMENT of
What is unquestionably the model min
ing camp in Iowa, and perhaps the
United States, for the Consolidation
CCal Company owns in fee simple all
the land in Monroe county on which
the town is built. Too much praise
cannot be given to this company for
raising the life, tone and building for
the miner where he and his family can
at least have some of the home COM
forts. Then another thing the Consoli-
dation Coal Company will lease any
miner lot or several acres of ground
and he can build any kind of house
ne may desire. Some 40 or so famil-
les, both white and colored, have done
this, and today some of the houses are
beautiful from an architectural stand
point and modern in arrangement on
the interior, which shows the fine taste
and high moral tone of the inhabitants.
Another noteworthy feature is that not
saloon is permitted on the company's
ground, nor is there any whisky sold on
his ground.
This town, although large enough
to be Incorporated, will never be un-
less the company gives its consent,
as all the lots are owned by the COM
pany and are private property.
The Company.
The Consolidation Coal Company is
one of the largest companies operat-
Ing in this state. They probably own
and control more coal land than any
company in the state. AT present
they are employing 1000 men, not in
Gliding boys. Their daily output has
now reached the enormous amount
IF 1000 tons of screened lump per
lay, and the end is not yet.
The following are the officers and
clerks located at Buxton, and who
lave Office room in their fine building:
c. Buxton, general uperintendent;
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

of our people who realize the import
ance of preparation or education for
such work. A refined, we'll educated
Negro has always been in demand by
this company.
Following is a list of employees Of
tie Monroe Mercantile Company at the
present time:
Manager-R. r. MacRae.
Assistant-R. D. Buckingham.
Purchasing agent-E. M. Hammond.
Office force-E. T. Christie, Carrie
Pidgeon, Emily Cameron, Mrs. T. Cole,
Bertha Herbig, Mrs, Templeton. Mrs A.
Watkins, Carrie Miller, Maude Watkins.
Clerks-C. E. Cliff, F. A. Kent, S. C.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

do not happen that way, yet when one
asks of the manager how he can ever
look after such business and keep
such order he carelessly replies:
Things run themselves here"
Many of the employees are colored,
perhaps fifteen out of seventy. Mr..
MacRae is always glad to get compe-
tent colored help, but there are too few
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
History Of Buxton and Her
Industrious People.
4 Brief History of This Thrivjng
Mining ToWn--Her People,
Her Society and Her
Business,

The Iowa State Bystander deems it a
,,pasure at this particular time to be
rsrmted to give our many readers,
ssoecially those in the middle west, a
bief synopsis, glimpse, we may say,
Al this unique town known as the king
a Iowa mining towns. This town of
ppxton is beautifully located upon
high level plateau from whence it can
Ne seen for many miles around. The
streets are laid out due north and
south and most of the houses are five
six rooms, one and one-half stories,
neatly built and nicely painted, of
dark drab slate color, with we'll kept
Yards decked in the summer with
flowers and vines. Occasionally you
vii. see a house that is owned or
built by the individual. Then they are
sainted white or some other color.
Here dwells about 5000 people, of
which nine -tenths are colored people
and the other one-tenth are white.
There are two reasons that we are
glad to print this special number. lst.
That the Bystander more than two
years ago got out a Buxton souvenir
number and predicted great things to
tis then newly organized town. End. |
That we can refute the impression re-
Gently gone out from this town that it
is a bad town and class of people were {
not good citizens. We hope in this is
sue we will be able to show the pub
lie otherwise. Those who read this
article will 60 to the map, or consult
an atlas, or get the 1900 census report
N the population of Buxton. We will
ay that you will not find it marked
u the map at all unless the map is
ess than four years old. Six years
90 the ground where the beautiful
own is located was a wild prairie or
lonesome farm land, where the rab-
it and the squirrel, or the wild tur-
ey and prairie chicken held sway.
his town made its rapid growth by
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

cuts will but give faint conception of
the real store. 1t would seem that one
Of Chicago department stores was re-
moved to this new colored mining
camp. Twenty-one automatic girl
less telephones have been installed for
the dispatch of business, greatly used
for ascertaining credits of customers at
the main Office. These phones also con-
meet with the mines, office and principal
in the town. One of the most
types of the progressiveness
Of the store is the new automatic pneu-
matte cash system of sixteen stations or
terminals. This has superseded the old
overhead wire system used by the store
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

Scal Company has grown until now it
IN tne largest coal company in Iowa.
lhls great coal company is now man
age ssea and operated by Mr.. B. c. Bux-
;;oa' only son of Mr.. J.. E. Buxton, VINO
~ general superintendent, who laid out
os osa named the town Buxton in honor
n me general superintendent of the
consolidation Coal Company designed
.a sna superintended the laying out OF the
ewn, the plans and construction OF
m ms buildings and location and equip
"lent OF the mines, the water supply,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

needs only a visit on the part Of a
stranger; for those who have been
there-well, all marvel that such a
store does really exist in Iowa.
The store is divided into departments,
each department having its own man
ager, and conducting its business as if
runs like clock work, even on the busi-
es: days when two or three hundred
people are crowding the store from
morning till night. System prevails
everywhere. One is conscious Of an
unseen power which keeps all the ma
chinery in motion, all in unison. Things
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

One of our successful and reliable
young men of Buxton is L. E. Johnson,
general secretary of the Y. M. &. A.
He was born in Vicksburg, Mich, in
1878; graduated from the Y. M. c. A.
college of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1902;
was married June /, 1904, to Miss
Lucy Stewart, one of the amiable and
society ladies of Cleveland. He was
selected to take charge of the new Y.
M. C.. A. at Buxton in 1904, where he
has built up one of the largest colored
Y. M. C. AS in America, having a
membership of more than 600, with
boys department separate. He was
the young man whom the association
sent for to 60 to Washington, D. c.,
and try to raise $4,000 to secure the
Carnegie gift of S25,000. In four
weeks he raised 100000. He is re-
fined Christian man.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
MONROE MERCANTILE co.

Perhaps the greatest commercial en-
terprise in all Iowa is the Big Store of
the Monroe Mercantile Company of
Buxton. Its vastness is not conceivable
upon entering the town and noting the
big white plain building. 1t would seem
that this store would be as any other
store in the different camps throughout
the state, but upon entering the build
ing one can readily see that
this store is of an extraordinary
type. The first thing to attract atten-
ton is the modern equipment, then the
manifest system with which business is
carried on throughout the store from
basement to roof.
This business in manner may be
termed monopoly, yet it is monopo-
ly which is hard to classify. Merchan-