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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02
BOARD PRO EEDINGS
April Session, 1907

Auditors Office, Audubon, Iowa,
April 20, 1907.
Board of Supervisors met in adjourn
ed session. Members present, r d
Searls, G M Ross and M N Esbeck.
Forenoon was taken up in hearing
evidence and arguments in regard to
claim of DIR Carlisle for medical care,
surgical operation on Carl Rutz; and
also claim of w III Potthast for board
and care of Carl Ruiz.
Fees were allowed witnesses in above
case as follows:
A u Brooks 81 IS
John Petsrsen DO
On motion Board adjourned to meet
again at one o'clock, p m.
One clock p m, Board met pursuant
to adjournment.
School fund loan of $7O0 to Chris
Berthelsen was examined and APPROX
ed.
Two O'Clock M being the time set
for the final hearing in the Potter road
case and there being no objections filed
the same was ordered established and
damages ordered paid as assessed by
appraisers.
On motion the following claims were
allowed:
A w Carlisle, medical and surgi-
cal work, Carl Ruiz $l97 SO
w 81 POtthast, board and care of
Carl Rutz, claimed $1,000, al
lowed go OO
j o Howard, Board of Review
work Extra Town 3 OC
IC r Waits, Board of Review
work Extra Town 0(
T d Vickery, Board of Review
i work Extra Town ---- 3 OF
Nv U Hammer, Board of Review
work Extra Town - / on
F M Hensley, Board of Review
work Extra Town -. ----- OF
Nv B Hellyer, Board of Review
work, Extra Town - 3 OF
P M Christensen, Board of Re
view work Extra Town 49, 3 OF
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02
SHOOTS sERENApERs.
Three Young Men at LovllIia Carry
Bullets In Their Bodies.


Albia.--Three boys were seriously
injured while serenading wedding
party at Lovillia, when G. w. Wilson.
the father of the bride, opened the
window of his home and began shoot
ing into crowd Of forty young peo-
pie, girls and boys. TIE wounLed
are
Arthur James. shot in eye;, serious.
Edward Morrissey, shot in neck;
condition dangerous.
James McFall, shot in shoulder
The young folks had come to the
house early in the. evening and were
treated to ice cream and cake. Later
they went away but came back within
an hour and began throwing bricks
and stones at the house The father
OF the bride opened the window in
the upper story and began shooting
at the crowd, which scattered at once.
Many girls We're among the number,
but all escared uninjured.
The three most serious hurt were
taken to their homes and placed
under Doctors care. Information
was filed against, Mr.. Wilson and he
was arrested. He came to Abba to
secure the services of lawyer. His
daughter, Miss Grace Wilson, who is
but Is years old, was married to Earl
Porter, aged 10, of this city. The
shooting did not occur until after the
family had retired for the night, when
the crowd came back. They we're
heard to mutter that they would
do up" "Old Man Wilson" and it is
thought that he was prepared for
them, or else was warned.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02
MORE PAYROLL PADDING.
Another Sensation Sprung in the
HolIenhors Case.

Another Sensation Sprung in the
HoIIenhors Case.
shalltown.-Another sensation
in connection with the Hollenhors de-
falcation was sprung here in the ar
rest of o. s. Kercham Of Mexico, Mo-,
former agent of the Great Western at
Melbourne, and John Donegan. section
foreman of Melbourne. Ketcham is
charged with uttering and passing a
forged instrument, and Donegan with
obtaining money under false pretenses
and padding" his payroll.
The formation was filed by Carl G..
Kerner, special agent. Ketcham is
claimed to have made the request for
check for a fictitious person, one
Charles Winslow, one of which he is
alleged to have secured for himself
for s31.35 by signing Donegan's name.
The check was issued by Hollenhors,
dated Des Moines, June 20, 1905.
Donegan is accused of adding the
name Of Fred Voght to the time, book
and drawing S16.25 after endorsing
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02

Rudolph Andersen hung paper
Monday for M. N. Esbeck.
Neils G.. Nelson was q Brayton
business visitor one day last week.
Simon and Anton Faaborg did
carpenter work this week for George
Faaborg.
Mr.. Tom Jorgensen made trip to
Marine one day the last of last week
on business.
The parents Of Chris Hansen were
gladened by his presence at the FAM
lily board Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeus Hansen enter
tanned Theo Anker at their home a
week ago Sunday.
Hans Rattenborg, wife and chill
dren were visiting in this neck of
the woods last Sunday in their auto.
"A. G.. Johansen who, some time
since, went to Wisconsin, bought
himself q nice farm near Luck, will
soon remove from this county to his
new home.
Chris Christensen on the ridge
had waterworks put in on his place
here in town SO as to have the bene-
fit of city water. Ole Terkelsen and
John Olesen did the ditching.
Ingemund Hedegaard came home
Monday from Omaha where he has
been having one of his eyes treated
While he was chopping wood short
time ago, a stick flew up and hit
him in one of his eyes and, injured
the sight, but he is now on the mend
Miss Ingeborg ] orgensen of Extra
will open up the P. III. Miller Studio
in Elk Horn May 18th. She is an
artist of great merit, work in her
home town is praised very highly
and anyone needing anything in the
line OF photography can get nc
better work even in large cities thar
she is capable of doing. She will
still maintain her studio in Exirs
with her father as assistant.
/ Walt Allen, residing few mllel
west of Elk Horn, came very neal
losing his life one day recently in
Marine by disputiDg tne right Of way
on the Rock Island track with tn,
"Flyer" when the engine hunted in.
to the hind end of the wagon, smash
ing it into kindling wood and send
ing Walter less than fifty feet through
space, landing him on terra firma
Fright side up with care'' The
team was jolted some but was other
wise unipjured and was soon caught
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02
That Railroad Again

A letter from one of the partici-
pants in the survey of the "A. n. s. S.
route from Atlantic to Kimballton
informs US that the survey was com.
pleted last Friday. The surveyor
and assistant have little leveIing to
do on the old route made last year to
complete 80 the two routes can be
compared as to work to be done and
estimated cost made. The Board of
Directors are preparing to make a
$4,000 loan first mortgage, and ex-
pected to have that transaction COM
,pleted this Wednesday; then bids
will be let in few days and In two
or three weeks the graders are ex-
pectedt to arrive and the work COM
mence. There isn't any doubt now
about building the railroad as the
money needed has been raised.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02
Kinoballton-E lkhorn

Rasmus Jacobsen put up q new
windmill last week.
C. G. Nielsen sold eleven jobs Of
Windmills last week.
Peter Esbeck, son of Peter Esbeck
east of here, has the measles.
Young people held their meeting
at Jens Larsen's Sunday afternoon.
For quick sales, list your farms
with K. j. Petersen at Kim
ballton. If
viggo Rasmussen and Jens Mol
gard of Brayton spent Sunday in
these parts.
Alex Jensen dug we'll the first of
the week for Mrs. Nelson on the
ridge out southeast of here.
Andrew Andersen Of near Jackson
Vile had cement tile put in two
wells last week by Jensen &
Henningsen.
Joe Chase finished moving George
Faaborg's store Saturday and began
moving Esbeck's hardware store the
first of the week.
Rev. Gregersen left Saturday for
Latimer, Iowa, and before returning
will go to Partridge, Minnesota,
where he has land.
Jensen & Henningsen erected a
county bridge the first of the week
near Lone Willow schoolhouse
which is made Of cement.
MIR. and Mrs. r. p. Larsen spent
Saturday and Sunday with Chris
Brothersen, Mrs. Larsen's brother
in-law and sister, at Bowman'a
Grove.
Tom Nielsen Of Harlan was out the
latter part Of the week and started q
new gasoline engine in the sand pit
OF Jensen & Henningsen so as to mix
sand and cement for making cement
blocks.
l have some bargains in watches
and iewelry. Call and see them;
know they will surprise you.
If j. A. PETERSEN.
A number Of the young people Of
Audubon gave play at Poplar, Sat.
urday eve. A large crowd attended
Af,er the entertainment was over,
the rest OF the evening was spent in
dancing, etc. Several of the Kim.
ballton people were present and al
report a fine time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02
Audubon Route =

U
joins Christian Nelson has been
quite sick.
John Sherman has twenty acres Of
corn planted.
Mary Christensen is working for
Nickoli Marcussen.
Greta Mortepsen returned to An.
drew Tops Monday.
Chris P. Andersen was after q
barrel of salt Saturday.
Chris Lange was out furnishing
music for the dancers last week.
Chris Juel finished Fred Chris
toffersen's house the first OF the week.
Mrs. Hansen was in Sharon Mon
day to get q creamery can mended.
Nels Mortensen, jr., told his frisnds
that his pigs were dying all over,
Sunday.
Spring must be coming tor young
man shot thirty. five shots at one
squirrel.
Chris Beck finished his WORK for
Chris LANCE and returned to Audi
bon Monday.
Juel Philipsen feels like dancing
these days but the young girls think
he is too old.
A young man heard that his friend
had goslings 80 he bought two sacks
of beans for them.
Two correspondents on two miles
don't work very good, their news
is too much alike.
The school teacher at Sharon has
not been feeling we'll, being afflicted
with heart trouble.
Jens Clemensen was operated on at
Rochester last week. He is recover
ing rapidly and is at home to his
friends again.
Hans Hansen traded his pony for q
COW. We expect to see him 20 out
driving a COW now. Wonder what
his girl thinks.
| Andrew Miller's best girl had the
measles and he couldn't find second
best so he took Pete Christensen to
Poplar Saturday.
Nick Ottesen and family and AL.
bert Rasmussen and family attended
the theatre and dance in Poplar
Saturday evening.
George Miller, jr, makes violin
1 vn1o MI a W
the time. Call him when you feel
sad and your sorrows will flee.
A Fifteen soles in Sharon! Wonder
who has the half? Somebody must
have worn one out when he walked
that mile and half two times a day.
| All kinds of mnsic came through
the phone Sunday such as violin,
photograph and small pigs squealing.
There was free entertainment for all.
:. Fred Christoffersen smiled all day
long last Sunday and when some.
} body asked what tickled him he said
he was celebrating his thirty-f first
birthday.
Mr.. Jorgen Miller on route four
was at Rochester, Minnesota, Sunday
last, with a neighbours SOD, who
went through successful operation
for goiter having HAD Two removed
at once
4 Many of the older folks from Sha.-
, on attended the house warming at
} George Mathiesen's Saturday night.
They were royalty entertained and
the time TO go homo came almost toe
soon. Mr.. and Mrs. Mathiesen know
how to make their friends enjoy
themselves.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02
Flanagan Vicar General.

Davenport. Bishop James Davis
has officially announced the appoint
ment of the Rev. T. j. A. Flanagan,
president of ST. Ambrose college of
Davenport, as vicar general of the
Davenport. diocese. The Office was
some time ago rendered to Father
Flavin Of Des Moines, and it was
generally Understood that he would
be appointed, but the reverend father
declined to accept the honor, preferr-
ing to remain with his congregation
in Des Moines.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02

III Andersen, trustee Douglas
township ---- --------.------- W 2
Hans Andersen, trustee Douglas
Aaron Anderson, clerk Viola
township - observation-disclosures, 100
j III Baker, Board of Review
work Audubon Town --- 90 s
A HI Roberts, Board of Review
work Audubon Town 90
J A Musson, Board of Review
work Audubon Town 90
r c Spencer, Board of Review
work Audubon Town $1,000 90
e M johnson, Board of Review
work Audubon Town 5 90
G L Tramp, Board of Review
work Audubon Town - 5 90
ID u Freeman, Board of Review
work Audubon Town. - s 90
A e Beason, Board of Review
work Audubon Town 5 90
w j Brockway, papering and
paper for Jail ~ Al
M N Esbeck, session work .-. "a 90
M N Esbeck, committee work % so
M N Esbeck, mileage ------ IL 10
Kimballton Culvert Co, culverts 179 SO
Geo E Knsss, one day before the
Board of Review 2 90
] P Lair, three days before the
Board of Review $4,000 6 90
Public Service Review, four sub
). scrlptiOns 4 90
w w Perrine, trustee Of Viola
township .------------ 90
Drace Sorensen, trustee Oakfield
township 2 90
Frank Buckner, trustee Cameron
Nat sfS MoFaaaden, trustee Douglas : %
township 2 90.
J g White, trustee Greeley town
snip z co
Paul Petersen, clerk Oakfield
GOWnsnlp 1890 -------- w
o B Train, postage AZ
10 B Train, freight and dray 95
20 b Train, phone 20
court house, claimed $54.0O, al
lowed - SO 90
L p Simpson, phone rent for
L p Simpson, phone rent for
Underwood Typewriter Co. rib
DOns $3.50 81
g w Townsend, papering Audit
or's office. 90
Audubon County Journal, pub
fishing board proceedings 81 72
Audubon County journal, sup
plies and printing ------,.--- S rs
j A Musson, coal for court house Sc 80
j A Musson, coal for Carrie Mad
SCH ----. M
Minutes read and approved and
Board adjourned.
F. D. sEARLs,
o. B. TRAIN, Chairman.
Auditor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02
Arrested for BEATING Bady.

Davenport.-Un arrest. charged
with assault and battery on his 2
year-old badly daughter and also upon
his wife, two separate warrants hav-
ing been issued in each case, Albert
Beyers, machinist employed at the
railroad shops, finds himself in seri.
Gus trouble. The warrants for
Beyer's arrest were sworn out by HUI.
name Officer George Ellmann.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-05-02

Voght's name. Hollenhors issuing it.
Ketcham was prominent while in
Melbourne and moved in the best
society. He is member of several
secret societies..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
NO PASSES; STAY HOME.
Why Railroads Don't Make Money Out
of Former Free Riders.

The abolition of the free pass mas
not increased the receipts of, the rail
roads enough for their auditors to de-
tect it if the experience of all is the
same as that of one of the big railway
systems of the country whose general
passenger agent was in Washington
transacting a little business with the
interstate commerce commission, says
a Washington correspondent of the
New York Times. His railroad used to.
be extremely liberal with passes and
half fares. 4.
But the change hasn't made the
least difference with us" said this gen
.eral passenger agent. Our receipts
from passenger traffic have not in
creased, and | don't believe the audi
tors books will show that we have
made SO by stopping passes. OF
course | don't know about other roads,
but SO far as l have heard that is the
general experience.
How do | account for it? Simply by
the fact that great many-in fact,
mOst-of those who used To travel on
free transportation now stay at home.
They quit travelling when they ceased
to receive passes. That's all there is
to it.
1T all shows that we haven't made
| anything by the StOppage of passes.
and it didn't cost us anything to give
| them. We have not been able to reduce
| travelling accommodations. run fewer
| trains or fewer ears on those we run.
| The expense is Just the same, but we
! carry fewer paSSengerS-thOSe who
used to ride free
There's another result of the shut
| down. though, that none of us had fig
| ured on. In the old days the holder of
pass never attracted the least atten-
| ton from his fellow travellers. The
I thing was too common. But nowadays
| it has become q very suspicious thing
| TO travel on pass. | was out in Kan
| saS the other day, and when the sleep
! ing car conductor brought me my pass
| III the morning | couldn't help noticing
! the way some of the other passengers
! sized me up. | could not Just make
| out what kind of Il criminal they
thought | was or what kind of Il dea
they suspected me of putting up Will
that road"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
MUST MARRY OR PAY FINES
Iowa Bachelors In Dismay While Spin
&:ers Seem to Feel Relief

CONSERVATION rei%us in the ranks Of
of bachelors and SDinsters at Fort
Dodge, Ia, because the city council
has passed unanimously an ordinance
that all bachelors and SpinSterS must
be married within sixty days or pay
fines. There is certain contingent of
the spinstcrs, however, which views
the situation with grim satisfaction. 1t
is made up of old maids who have
been waiting for years for deSira ble
men to pop the question" and who
now feel that the ordinance will put an
end TO the period of weary waiting.
This is the text of the ordinance:
That al abIebodicd persons between
the ages of twenty-five and fOrty-fve
years whose mental ami physical pro
pcnsitieS and abilities are normal who
| are not now married shall be required
to marry within sixty days
amy person or persons failing to
! comply with the provisions Of this or
/ dinance shall be fined not less than S11
I nor more than 500. according to the
! criminal negligence Of the person OF
| persons unmarried"
Bachelors and spinsters who do not
want TO marry already are organizing
| to test the legality of the ordinance in
| the courts.
IF there are any who desire to es
cape the penalty provided l shall be al
my Office all day to perform marriage
| ceremonies free of charge or can be
reached by telephone at my residence
at any hour of the night" Mayor Ben
nett said. The ordinance represent,
the most enlightened thought of the
day ana is Il precedent which will bC
/ widely followed before the end of tn,
/ present decade"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
VANISHING PUBLIC LANDS.
End Would Have Come Soon if Hitch
cock Had Not Stopped Frauds.

Al the beginning of this government
the public lands amounted to 800 600
600 acres. The quantity of land that
has passed in the last twenty four years
from the government to states, individ-
ualS and corporations is equal, says the
Outlook. to strip of territory across
the continent inclnling all of New
England. New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania. Ohio. Michigan. Indiana. I'LL
nOis, Iowa, Minnesota. Wisconsin. Ne
braska, North Dakota. South Oak ota,
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Washing
ton and Oregon.
Since 1862 there have been 100000,
900 acres taken up in demonstrating.
Where has the remainder of the public
lands gone? To railways. lumber COM
panies, cattle companies and specu-
latOrs. and large portions have been al
lOttcd to the states.
1t is generally admitted that If the
depredatiOns upon the public lands had
not been checked in 1908 by Ethan Al
len Hitchcock, backed by a courageous
president, the end of the present adj
ministration would have seen the ma
ton despoiled of all of its remaining
agricultural, forest and mineral lands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
NoiseIess Street Car Wheel.

a wheel calculated to reduce the
noise of moving street cars at least 10
per cent has just been tested at De
troit, Mich. The Free Press calls this
invention zone of the possible bless
ings to the people" The paper states
that the wheel has been successfully
employed In indianapolis and Milwau-
kee and is more lasting than the
wheels now in use. One portion of the
wheel is permanently fixed TO the axle,
as are the present cast iron wheels.
The outer shell of the wheel, to which
is attached the tire, is fastened to the
inner side with bolts. Between the
two sides is packing of heavy card
board that eases the vibration, prevent
ing capitalization and thus prolongina
the life OF the wheel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-29
Fishing Fever.

Oh, the spring is calling, mother,
Calling me to fields and wood,
To the sparkling little streamlet
Where the early fishing's good!
On. the whippoorwill is calling,
Mother, calling me &c come,
For it says in song ecstatic
That the fish are biting some.
So call me early, mother;
I'll be Johnny on the spot.
For I'm bound to go a-fishing,
Whether Thaw gets off or not!
Hartford Times
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-06-26
PitifuI Siqht.

One Of the most pitiful sights in
London is the sale of thousands oi
birds of paradise, humming birds, par
rots, owls, terms, kingishers, finches,
swallows, crown-pigeons, tanigers
cardinals, golden orioles and other
bright tropical creatures besides hun
dreds of packages of the long, loose
waving Osprey" plumes taken from
the backs of various species of small
white herons and egrets. Last year,
in London alone. to give only two
conspicuous instances, the feathers OF
100000 herons and egrets we're sold
and over 10000 birds Of paradise
New Haven Register.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-06-26
SEVEN AGES OF WHEELS.

a wicker carriage we provide
In which the baby first may ride.
with kits, yellow cart arrives
"A doubtful billy-goat he drives.
In kniclterbockers, down the pike
He circuses upon his bike.
The age of love and Easolene
Demands a sixty-horse machine.
The years advance; he rides afar
In his palatial private car
Old, feeble If the day be fair,
Ills valet wheels him In his chair.
Then one last trip he takes on wheels,
His head no higher than his heels.
Frank Roe Batchelder, in Puck.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-06-26
Fur Coats for Dogs.

Fur coats for dogs have entirely
gone out of fashion," says the Daily
Mail. 1t is, however, an exaggeration
to say that, since the announcement.
st. Bernards and Newfoundlands have
been rushing to BARRIERS shops in the
thousands. At the same time there is
no doubt that many dogs who had al
most stopped moulting have now re-
solved to keep 1t up.-Punch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-06-26


er development has been the
restricted in them within speaking
victims OF what
repeat as most
Oh IT, person about to build collect
prcKs and
mousse should doubt If
puge OF ponoons
bag thousand bages all irrespective their
employment would not his being informed of
Denaor at relieve him
pran mad given way? When thing
gether the means suitable to the
prng together
means which, because of their multiplication the
possible
done on this earth by
we exist be achieved
obtained and
end Dt irrational to heap might
OF on
only stand the way OF it. This is the blight that rests the surplus
hundred millions;
or an insane might seashore.
and has risen that the
embarrass themselves CT these mounds
But this insanity
for dispose
in the first instance?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-06-26
~1rsx$rssss~~aN
The HvutiOnalness
of Surplus Uedith
''-se~~~a~S$e-N.
.'o<a$rts~.e'<
BY Professor Felix Adier.

BOVE all 1t Is the rratonaness in the surplus wealth that
comes home to me. Men of the class considering
are sometimes described vertabe in human FORM
In the case of some at least this is wholly perverted
count On nearer approach they turn out to be Of
simple ways and Of fine feeling in matters lying outside
OF business relations They have the stuff Of humanity in
them as you and have. and sometimes, one is led to
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-06-26
New Musician.

A big music store in Louisville, KY,
burned. At one time a dozen streams
were playing on the pianos.-Denver
Post.