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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
We Offer this at $50 per
Acre. Adjoining Farms
Are Selling at from
500 to $40

No. 80. $50 acres at $50. IL mile
from dandy town, mills, creamery,
ETC., on R. F. D., phone in house,
land lays rolling but not rough, only
ten acres under plow, balance cut off
brush and blue grass pasture. About
all can be plowed, whole quarter
fenced with woven wire, very rich
soil, large cattle sheds, barn, hen
house, all new. New four or five
room house, stone walled cellar. A
good 100 for some one who wants to
invest his own labor at big profit.
Land surrounding this is held at $50
to $40 per acre. You can make this
just as valuable a bargain at this
figure but it will not last long. Take
it now. Write to Journal Office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
e Hanlin :

out brick for big mansion he will
erect in the spring as soon as the
weather is favorable.
p. j. Juel and wife drove out
southwest of town M onday and while
she visited at his brothers., he went
on out to Elk Horn on business, re-
turning in the evening.
The indications now are that a
big building boom has struck the
surrounding farmers as nearly all are
talking of building a house, barn,
hog house or grain bin.
Mrs. j. P. Nielsen wife of the Oak
field Township Separator Creamery
Company arrived here Monday even
ing on visit to her mother Mrs.
Marie johnson and other relatives.
Nick STAINING, the West Extra
blacksmith, was in town one day last
week to purchase some coal for the
shop but found our bins empty, the
same as they were in his own town.
The business done at the depot in
u oIudFy was 90 CARS Ol QOSs, cars
Of cattle and of grain forwarded
and II cars of coal, 6 of lumber and
| Car of salt received. Ticket sales
amounted to $67.S2 .essss
Jess Sniverly returned Saturday
from Iowa City where he underwent
a surgical operation short time ago.
We are glad to report that he is
much improved in health and will
soon be fully recovered.
Mr.. kness the new mail carrier on
Rt. l. has entered upon his duties
like an old timer, aud although he
drives mile and and half in the
morning he is right on time waiting
for the train to come in.
Mike Flynn and Tom Clark resid-
ing out on the east line of the Coun-
ty loaded their house. hold goods into
a car at Coon Rapids Tuesday and
are now in North Dakota where they
intend to make .heir future home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14

Sunday School: 100 every body is
invited to attend.
Hans Christensen went to Audubon
Tuesday on business.
Quite large shipment of butter
was made from this station on Tues
day.
Miss Clara Fredricksen went to
Audubon Tuesday to work for Mrs.
Bilharz.
Hans Miller drove over into the
border of Guthie County on business
Monday.
Miss Mary Anderson is working
out in the country for Mrs. Hans
Mortensen.
Mrs. Phipps went to Extra Tues
day to visit her daughter, Mrs.
M. O. Smith.
Nels Jensen and Hans Aagard went
out to Elk Horn Monday to visit
friends a few days.
Jennie Clark is assisting Mrs.
Fred Weeks with her household
duties for few weeks.
0. N. Olesen and Hans Mortensen
attended the Thompson sale near
kimballton on Tuesday.
Emil Tvenstrup attended the Lit
erary at the Hamlin Center school
house Thursday evening.
J.J. Dimmick residing on the
south line of town. ship announces a
eale to be held Feb. 18th.
John Campbell expects to start
this week for Texas to look at the
country with a view to purchasing
if satisfied.
Mrs. Mary Clark is in much better
health this week than last which will
be good news to her large circle of
acquaintance.
School election will soon be here
elect suitable persons for the various
school officers and you you will have
prosperous schools.
Chris Anderson who clerks for Pete
Juel has the California fever quite
bad and intends to leave for that land
OF earthquakes some time in March.
johnson q Christensen sold surrey
and two top buggies last week and
received a car of Implements and Is
looking for another car, and one of
buggies.
Walter Rasmussen was in town
one day last week and purchased that
big span of mules belonging to o. N.
Olsen which he will take with him
to Montana soon.
Ed johnson the big stock man a
few miles west of town, is hauling
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
A nONEY r1AKER
Improve this Yourself and then
Get the Raise.

A. Z. 21O acres at $3.50 till Janu-
airy LIST, 1907 and after that $50. Four
and one-half miles from fine town on
Rock Island, good roads, 100 almost
level balance rolling, good soil, no
stone, sand nor burs, fenced hog and
cattle pasture, big orchard, fine
groves, some timber nicely watered
new four room house, stables, good
stock and grain farm at low price.
$500 to 5000 down, balance long time.
Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
MODEL HOME
Probably the Best Farm Offered At
The Price in Iowa this Year. We,
Cannot Do 1t Justice With Ink,
Come And Look 1t Over.
OnIy Sss per acre

No 21O 100 acres at S. 90. 8
miles from two good towns, miles
from fine town on main line of Rock
Island Ry, / mile to school, R. F. D.
at door, phone in house, lays some
what rolling but not rough, 100 acres
can be cultivated, balance good pas
ture land. All good soil, all fenced
with woven wire, two pastures, fields
hog tight, some orchard, plenty small
fruit, all in high state of cultivation,
11a story house 16x28, barn 2Sx32 and
shed, wood house and other outbuild-
ings, cistern at house, deep we'll and
wind mill, small price and easy
terms. It's worth $4,000 per acre.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
A Fine Home For a Few
Dollars Near School
and Church.

No. III. 60 acres at Sos. Gently
rolling but not rough. All seeded,
we'll fenced, 1 mile to school, " mile
to church, 1 mile to store, shop, etc.,
u mile to large creamery, good
neighborhood, five or six room house,
good stables, cribs, sheds. hog and
cattle pasture. Good orchard and
grove. Call at Journal office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
THINK OF 1T
A Fine One Hundred and Twenty Ac-
re Farm at $1,000 Per Acre. 1T
Will Never Be Cheaper.

No. Q 12O acres at $50. z miles
from good town, R. F. D., close to
coal at $3.50 per ton, about 80 acres
of this is in cultivation, balance
brush pasture. The ninety acres
LAYS we'll and is new ground, little
or no stone or sand, no burs, small
but good improvements. Here Is a
good tract of farm land at a bargain
price, a good stock and grain farm
finely watered by spring and well.
Price $50 per acre, about $4,000 hrst
mortgage 51a per cent, $4,000, by
March 1, 1907, balance long time at 3
per cent perhaps can get it at 5A per
rent
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
Winter Has No Dread on
This Farm.

No. 1853. 1O7 acres at s55. Almost
level, nice set small buildings in good
condition, orchard, good water, black
walnut grove, 80 acres second bottom.
All level except an acre or perhaps
two in the northwest corner. A few
acres of the lowest land overfiows.
Handy to coal, near two good railroad
81, Ntr-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
THE HOME
Of the Blest. That's What You'd Call
it If You Owned it. This
Low Price Should Suit You.

A. so. 225 acres at S61.0O, three
miles from county seat, good roads,
part is bottom land, no overflow, some
rolling but not rough, part in clover
and timothy, we'll fenced, good soil,
good house, large barns, sheds, etc.,
but not first class, we'll watered, or
chard and grove and in ideal location
at a very low price. A fine grain
and stock farm. $4,000 to $4,000, bal
ance long time Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
The Chance of a Lifetime.
This Fine Farm Should Be and Will
Be Taken Soon, SO Do Not Delay
to Investigate 1t.

No. 1876. 40 acres at $65. Three
miles from fine town on main line
of Milwaukee railway, telephone in
house, R. F. D. at door, fine laying
forty, we'll watered, fenced and cross
fenced, two acre hog pasture fenced
with woven wire, some fruit, rasp-
berries, strawberries. Land lays
nicely rolling, no sand or stone, fine
location, good four room house, new
barn for four horses, COW shed, corn
crib, buggy shed, etc. Well watered,
good we'll at door, a fine neighbor-
hood. A 5000 mortgage two years to
run at six per cent. Call at Journal
office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
Forty Acres.

No. 1875. A pretty forty acre nice.
ly located only 21a miles from fine
town. Thirty lays fine, balance gen.
thy rolling, fine grove, fine spring wa
ter, good orchard, five or six room
house, good barn and out buildings.
Price SOS. Terms easy. Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
DEAL IN DIRT
If it's Iowa Dirt and at Our Prices
You Can't Take a Mistake.

A. 81 100 acres at s6s. miles
from town, good Improvements. gen
tly rolling, finely watered, good soil,
well fenced. $1,000 March LIST, 1907.
balance long time, two or three years,
without payment, then 800 a year.
Journal
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
Happily Mated

Miss Merlie May and Mr.. Grin
Colee linked their fortunes together
for veal or woe or until death do
them part at the home of Mrs. Frank
May, the BRIDES mother, IN Greeley
on Wednesday, February 9Th, Rev.
Aten performing the ceremony. They
will go to housekeeping on farm in
that neighborhood. The journal
extends congratulations,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
Buy Today at $40.
Sell it in Two Years for 65 or SIS.
That's the Size of it.

No. 43. 120 acres at $40. AZ
miles from town, V mile from school,
good neighborhood, rs acres under
cultivation, balance brush pasture,
we'll fenced and cross fenced, fine
crops, farm we'll watered, new four
room house, coal and hen house, crib,
stable, sheds, etc., all new. Will take
a thousand in good trade or will sell
on long time. Very small payment
down or good note. Will put in
storm clause. Journal Office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14

No. III. 200 acres at $40. 2k
miles from good little railroad town.
This is good stock farm with very
good improvements.
Here are few short descriptions
of Virginia farms FOR SALE:
No. 4O5. 500 acres at SIS. Near
station, large ten room house, another
laborer's house, two large barns, meat
house, double cabin, school, postoffice
and store two miles.
No. 406. 234 acres at SIP SO Mostly
cleared, fine water, large orchard,
nearly new house stable, two barns,
store, school, mill, convenient railway
station three miles.
No. 4O7. IT'S acres at $l1.43. $50
acres cleared, wire fencing, some or
chard, new dwelling, stable and cribs,
re miles to station, postoffice and
store, e mile. AZ miles to growing
city.
No. 4Os. 54715 acres at $40. 800
acres cleared, 1OJ acres original forest,
balance bottom lands, small orchard,
large dwelling house, nine rooms,
halls, basement; stable, tobacco barn,
crib, granary, railway station, post
office and store two miles, school one
mile.
No. 400. $500 acres at SIS. One
thousand acres under cultivation, bal
ance in wood, boat landing on place,
iron and pyrites abound; buildings
miles, postoffice on place, 20 miles
nj
No. 40. $50 acres at $14. Land is
partly rolling, about half is un-
der cultivation, balance is good
pine timber, creek and springs,
large frame house, barn aud out
buildings in good repair, all build
ings on an elevation affording
picturesque view of the surround
ing country, half farm fenced good
orchard, half mile to school, 10
miles to store church and depot,
eaey terms.
No 412. 326 acres at $1,000, pr acre
100 acres of this land is cleared,
we'll watered, 5 room house, Post
office l mile, Church 2 miles, a good
fence all around it.
No. Ala. 400 acres at $ $50 pr acre
The owner has business and is SELL
ing it at low figure, the dwelling
is out of repair, but out buildings
are good, one hundred acres is
cleared, so acres oak that will cut
railroad ties, balance is small
growth; the land ia good" Post
office Store School and Church in
neighborhood, station Z miles.
No. 4l5 is $50 acres at $1467.
No. Alb is 1877 acres at 1852.
No. 420 ia 100 acres at 10 So.
No. 424 is 37912 acres at 5 %.
No. 422 ia 900 acres at 1857.
No. 43l is $50 acres at 800
No. 433 is 1872 acres at 1000.
No. 435 is 2S3 acres at 637.
| No. 439 is 43.4 acres at $500
| No. 442 is 700 acres at 715.
No. 445 is $50 acres at 500.
No. 449 is 100 acres at6OO.
| No. 457 is 124 acres at 4O4.
No. AGO is 455 acres at $50.
No. 463 is 80 acres at 5.56
No 465 is 226 acres at 1910.
No. 469 ia 1873 acres at 1900
| No. Alb is 22S acres at 1913
No. Ala is 100 acres at IA 90.
No. 4SO is 737 acres at 1881.
No. All is SOP acres at S.97.
No. 476 is 813 acres at 2.46
Will give full description OF
any of the above pieces upon
request. Why go to Canada and
PAY such prices and freeze every
Winter while such bargains lies in
the sunny south land.
If you are interested we will senG
you little book containing seventy
five more descriptions upon appli
cation. JOURNAL, Extra, Iowa.
We print big sale bills
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
LITERARY INTERESTING
Literary Doing Fine, Large Crowd
Present, A Splendid Program
Was Rendered.

The Lyceum at the Hamlin Center
school house was we'll attended, and
the house was full and over flowing.
The question for debate was GRE
solved that the Negro has suffered
more at the hand of the Whites than
the Indian" which won out two for
the affirmative and one for the neg
ative. The question was we'll dis
cussed and many new and good tho
lights were brought out by the
speakers.
After the debate an excellent pro-
gram was given, few songs were
sung which the assembly appreciated.
Then little Frank Dimmick read an
essay on Girls and Boys which VISA
humorous from start to finish. Sew
eral fine Rotations were delivered
by the Girls and Boys of this vicini-
ty. The Dialogue by the Shelley
Bros. ended the evening program,
and the people young and old, left
for their respective home waiting aud
yearning for the next meeting.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14
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Don't think that lands here will be
cheaper. You are making a mistake.
We have farms to sell on small pay
ments. We can locate you. We offer
you few descriptions of a LONG list.
We can care for your trades. Tell us
what you want and we will refer you
to the man that has it.
AUDUBON COUNTY JOURNAL
Fyir, Iowa
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14

No. III. 200 acres at $40. 2h
miles from good little railroad town.
This is a good stock farm with very
good improvements.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-14

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-24

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Chambcriain's Cough Kennedy l. Both
AprccnLlc md IffrcliNc.

Ch0mberlain's Cough Remedy has
no superior for coughs. colds and
Group. and tho fact that u is pleasant
to take and contains nothing in any
way injurious has made DC "a favorite
with mothers. Mr.. w. S. Pelham, q
merchant of Kirksville, iowa, says
For more than twenty years Cham
b~erlain's Cough Remedy has been my
leading remedy for all throat troubles.
It is especially successful IN cases Of
Group. Children like il and my Gus
tomers who have used IL tIll not take
any other" For sale by al druggists.
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Department of the Interior. Land OF
flee at Santa Fe. a.. NJ, Feb. IS
1907.
Notice is hereby given that Lorenzo
Otero y Lucero. of chilli. \. NJ. has
filed notice of his intention to make
final five-year proof In support of his
claim, viz. Homestead entry No. 676S
made Jan 4. 1902. for the eia uw {
and uth sw 4 section 10. township
y. range 6 T.. and that said proof VII
he made before II. W. $. Otero, United
states court commissioner, az Alhu-
qucruue. y. NJ, ON April 8, 1907.
He names the following witnesses
To- prove his continuous residence
upon. and cultivation OF. the land.
viz. prudencio B~alamado. Tomas
Marquee, Jose Haldmado. Damaciu
Valencia. an Of ChIalf. y. NJ.
MANnEL r nLERO. NuE-s-er.
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N 4 rs
g2E al ESTATE
SEW 1TGEPFCEE AKA.
HOTEY nc LOAN ON GOOD REAL
kSEATf SECURITY AT ION
RATES OF IfFrNliEST.

EIU. A-a.NN.
5-room brick. Marquette and North
Ficth 81, modern with good stable
$2S.00.
, rooms, frame. Cromwell avenue
$500.
3 rooma. Third street a cold ave
nue.. $1400.
4 rooms furnished. : Fourth
street, $500.
2 rooms. Lead ave, $40 90.
3 rooms. frame. South Edith, mod
ern, s22.5O.
4 rooms, frame, North Arno, S1200.
4 rooms, frame, Lead ave- $4,000.
FOR SALE.
Fine frame house, South Walter st
furnished; also horse and buggy.
5-room frame house with stable, etc,
$4,000.
4-room frame house, South Broad
way. $4,000.
one lot On Railroad avenue, business
lot.
7-room houre. modern, South Edith
st, S2.600.O0.
7-rOom house, modern, South Edilh
St. S2.300.0o.
4-room house. modern, North Second
St, $1,000 90.
groom house. modern, North Fifth
St, 100000.
Good business lots, Cold avenue.
Good lot. silver ave1ue.
5-room nous-, Lead Ave. S~l,3bO,OU.
broom house, South Edith -, mod
ern; fine location faces east Lot
50x142 #, $4,000.
8-roCm house. South Edith stree,
modern. uea IN fine location.
Price $4,000.
5-room house, MODERN West Coal dV-
enue. Price $1,000.
f-room house furnished. in a cooG -
cation. Price. s1,100. Part cash ana
payments. balance az 8 per cent In
tercst.
Two lots, Marquette ave, DetWe5A
Fourth and Fifth streets. 500.
Good house with - acres % lahp'
near in; fine fIult trees etc. at d
bargain.
4-room house. North Eighth st, Near
MouHtain Road, $1,000.
? room brick house, modern, on goo1
corner West Coal avenue.
Two lots on Marquette avenue be
tween Fourth and Fifth SITS, 500
One and a half acres u land one
half mile from postofflce; fine fruit
trees. etc; with fOur-rOom house.
Two lots, corner Sixth end West
ave.
7-room house In Highlands, modern,
fine corner, $500.
-Four houses on south Broadway
modern; VIII sell singiy o. all, II a
bargain.
Rents Collected. Tcves Paid. and
entire charge token OF BT0DertF Eor
residents and nCn-residents.
G. III nWThyEF ~ GS
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Is offered for the capture or An
limo Pcttine. the murderer of Bene-
dctto Berardinclli. erime was COM
mittcd in Albuquerque, Monday, Feb
ruary 4.
@. a. md c. GRANDE.
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The Occidental Life Insurance com-
p1uy ca home coucernl. has made "a
phenomenal business record. Ask the
agent what has been done.
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The best moving picture show in
night.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-24

EVERYTHING MADE IN WOOD
THE SUPERIOR planning
MILL.
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life of a Cowboy the thrilling
sensation. at the Casino tonight.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-24

Train MrcCAtr~' tonight, also
great comedy feature" e.. the Casino
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DO YOU huNc trouble getting the
kiud of goods Nou want. Try us. L.
G.. prptt & Co, GruCCrs.
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BE GE K
Wholesale Flour and Fecs
d IT, A l. u K

Empress Moses Best" "Gold SEAL
"Blanco.f North star" and Noun
tain Rose Flour at wholesale,
Kansas and Naive Hay, AifaIfN
oats. Barley. Corn. Cora Chop Wheat
White and Red PraL
Rex Stock and Poultry Food.
n haitian Ste X ana Poultry Food
Crushed Oys,cr> -Saells, Chicken
Rome, Rees Scraps. Native sat sno
other Stock aud Poultry Food.
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Auto. Phone 6l6. IH ". Copper Ave
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See the sensational ana comedy pic
lures at the Casino tonight.

SCOTT KNOTT. RECEIVER
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N7fofe~ tt4 West
UsUH.H aveuu.. IS |eHJuNIuI q visit
ft.u h.r mother Mrs West 1. liIIl
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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-03-02
THE PONTIFICATE OF Plus X.
CONTINUED from Page l.

Continued from Page ~
] Cardinal Rampolla now received thirty votes. But
| Providence meant that not he but another was to
be the successor of Leo XIII. In that same scru-
tiny Cardinal Sartos votes rose to twentT-four. and
Cardinal Gotti received only three. On Monday
morning the result was practically settled-Cardl-
nal Sarto headed the list with twenty-seven Cardl-
nal Rampoa occupied the second place with TWEEN
ty-four That evening the election was all but over
Cardinal Sartos thirtytive votes tell few short
of the necessary twothrds, but it was certain that
more than the few votes required would be added
on the following morning. And they were-the
last scrutiny of this memorable election recorded
fifty votes for the Patriarch of Venice.
The agitation of the Pontif-elect was extreme
when the result of the final scrutiny pro
claimed He had resigned himself to the inevitable
the night before at the urgent entreates of many
cardinals but his voice trembled as he uttered the
tremendous "Accepto" in reply to the question put
to him b. Cardinal Oreglia
Outside it became known about eleven III some
mysterious way. to us gathered under the colon
made, that the election had taken place. At half
past eleven the crowd that had been gathering
thick and fast until they spread out the entire
piazza. noticed some figures moving behind the viii
dows Of the facade of st. Peters; then the center
window was thrown open and large white damask
embroidered with the of Piux TX. let
down over the balcony. In few minutes
little group appeared headed by the crucifX. Car
dlnal Macchl, senior Cardinal OF the Deacons, was
observed to advance. and while every
strained to catch his words he began III voice that
rang out astonishingly clear and strong over the
heads of the people the expected proclamation
81 announce to you a great JOY: we have Il Pope
the most eminent and most reverend Joseph Sarto"
here the iubilation of the multitude below broke
forth in a mighty cheer, and it was some time be-
fore he could resume-''who has imposed on himself
the name of Plus X"
The Italian troops drawn up in line at the foot
of the incline leading to the Basilica presented
arms, there was rush past them of some twenty
thirty thousand people pouring through the open
doors of st. Peters. and few minutes later the
white figure of Piux X appeared at the inside win
dow of the oggia, and we all knelt down with our
faces turned upward while the new Vicar of Christ
on earth gave us his first Apostolic Benediction