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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
SAVE LIVES OF FIVE
Qulnette of Prisoners on Upper Floor
of Burninu BuiIdino.

of Burning Building.
Burlington.-Cheeru upon cheer arose
from the lips of 5000 people, when
the most thrilling rescues in the his
tory of the Burlington fire department
we're effected. One woman and four
men were brought down the long lad
ders hanging to the backs of the
firemen, whose course was impeded
by the thick, smothering clouds of
smoke which poured from every Win
dow.
Trapped on the upper floors of the
Tama building, their access to the
fire escape shut off by the flames, the
quintette would inevitably have been
burned or suffoca.,d. for the fire
spread with unprecedented rapidity.
The blaze started in the basement,
Quilted the two lower stories and ruin
ed the contents of the upper floors,
four in number. Nearly all the occu-
pants of the building fled for their
lives successfully, but the five who
stopped to gather up precious effects
found their egress shut Off Hasten
ing to the windows they called
piteously to the crowd below and
two of the men made as if they were
about to jump.
Shouts from the crowd deferred
them, and in short time the fire.
men were throwing up a long line of
ladders.
Terrific enthusiasm greeted their
arrival in safety on terra firma, the
pent-up anxiety of the gathered thou
sands finding vent in the lustiest of
cheering.
The fire is the worst Burlington has
experienced in some time, and the
loss will reach $4,000. Insurance,
however, is approximately 100000.
The L. B. Ringold Clothing COM
pany's loss will amount to $4,000
with about 100000 insurance. Suffer
& Iudman Drug company will lose
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance. The
| Williams loss is total and will reach
| $4,000, with $4,000 insurance. The
other losses are largely from smoke
| and water. and are we'll covered.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
Hanlin

Hans Aagard attended the Kim
ballton gun shoot Saturday.
Nels Rettenborg was an Extra
business visitor the last of last week.
4 The Cement Works had two cars
OF cement to unload Monday in
Hamlin.
The Lumber Company had three
cars OF brick on track to unload
last week.
Fred Heileman was an interested
visitor at tho creamery Epicnic in
Extra last week.
=. Nels Jensen captured a prize out at
Kimballton last Saturday in the big
gun shoot held there.
MMr. and Mrs. MAIDS Madsen are at
tending the Ak-Sar-Ben at Omaha
this week, leaving Monday.
Frank Duvall purchased big
wagon load of cement Saturday for
the foundation of his new barn.
Fs'Mr. and Mrs. George Kyhhn left
Monday for Omaha where they will
spend few days sight seeing at the
carnival.
L. G. Lauritsen, southwest Of to WI
has purchased an eighty acre farm
north of town at seventy-fve dollars
per acre.
G. N. Christensen, the harness
maker and wife were over Sunday
visitors in Audubon, returning Mon
day noon.
Peter Jorgensen and wife were
Sunday and Monday visitors at Elk
Horn calling on relatives and numer.
GUS friends.
Both the coal dealers had light re.
ceipts of coal the past week owing tc
urgent calls for coal which have all
been filled for present wants.
P. j. Juel and assistant, o. N
Olsen, commenced the erection OF 8
nice barn for the former to replace
the cid one recently torn down.
Our irrepressible little barber left
Sunday noon for Omaha for a short
visit at the Carnival and on business
Meanwhile the shop stands closed.
Martin Christensen and daughters
the Misses Leua and Sophronia, went
to Council Bluffs Monday where the
latter will enter the school for the
deaf.
Oluf Hansen returned from Omaha
Monday morning from short visit
to the Carnival, leaving here Satur-
day. John Weigart managed the
business during his absence.
D. N. Olsen lost his best horse
Sunday night from some intestinal
trouble and now he is looking for an
animal as good as the one lost; one
the good wife or children can drive
Arthur Anciaux of Greeley has the
finest set Of harness awaiting his visi
to town that was ever put up here
good leather and good workmanship
being the leading feature, and thu
price was right.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
lnterurban carman Killed.

Toledo, o., Sept. 29.-One man was
Instantly killed, two persons, one a
woman, were fatally injured and about
a dozen others were more or less
injured yesterday near Gilmore on
the Toledo, Port Clinton & Lakeside
Electric railroad, when freight car
and passenger coach collided head
on at a sharp curve.
The motorman on the freight car
Henry Null of Genoa, O., was crushed
to death in the vestibule. Harry
Bronson. conductor, and Miss Annie
Segar of Oak Harbor, were fatally
hurt.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
It is said that the laurel and the

It is said that the laurel and the
sunf1ower have been found to be of
the greatest use in damp situations.
People who live in such spots-espe-
cially near undrained land-think
there is no help for them but by re.
moval. Successful experiments have
shown that it is possible to materially,
improve the atmosphere in such neigh.
borhoods by the planting of laurels
and sunfowers. The former gives off
an abundance of ozone, while the lat.
ter Is potent in destroying the malar.
ial conditions. These two, if planted
even on the most restricted scale in
garden, or any ground close to the
house, will be found to speedily in.
crease the dryness and salubrity Of
the atmosphere. The experiment ia
well worth trying in badly-drained 10.
calities.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
MAY HOLD OTHERS.
Macarthur Probably Not Only Man to
Face Court.

HcArtnur PROBABLY Not only Man to
Face Court.
Dubuque-Since the findings of the
investigating committee which has
worked two months on the books of
he municipality owned water works
company have been made public, the
question now agitating the people of
Dubuque is the action of the grand
Mry-will it enmesh others than the
lefaulting former superintendent,
Arthur Macarthur?
McArthur's shortage is $4,000.
Funds unaccounted for and which the
evidence would seem to place at his
loor represent in tho vicinity of
$4,000 more. A large item which
aas not been given to the public lies
u the coal banks. The committee
has given out no intimation as to
what the shortage in this direction
'epresents. 1t was here that the
greatest opportunity for graft was
offered. The most sensational of
stories were circulated before the
Did trustees were ousted and while
ncArthur as superintendent had full
swing.
Every effort to secure statement
from the committee regarding the
findings in this particular has failed
The report is in the hands of the
county attorney, and the contents
withheld in order, it is given out,
that guilty parties may have no in
imation that their shortage has been
discovered and thus prepare for
prosecution or find it convenient to
cave the state
| Evidence accumulates that it was
The purpose of people in authority to
wreck the water works plant finan-
sally. The motive for this is found
N the reported offer of one of the
officials, now out of authority, to a
son of wealthy Dubuquer. This
proposition was to keep the deficit
IF the plant constantly increasing I'M
i'll the city would be glad to let the
plant go at a nominal figure. AS
surance was given that the institution
could be made to pay. The surplus
that the new management in few
short months has succeeded in ac-
eumulating is evidence that the plant
IS a money maker under anything
like fair management.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
Avoca Wreck; Fireman Dead.

Avoca.-Fireman Fred Plefley of
the Hyland branch, was instantly
killed, and Brakeman Elmer Koepkep
of the Carson branch was internally
injured in wreck on the Rock Is
land here. A Rock Island and east
bound freight crashed into two
branch engines switching on the
main line. The switch engine, fired
by Plefley, was splintered and he
was mangled beyond recognition.
The engineer escaped. No one is
particularly blamed for the accident.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03

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painful periods, neuralgia, toothache,
all pains can be promptly stopped by a
thoroughly safe little Pink Candy Ia
blet, known by Druggists everywhere as
DR.. Shops Headache Tablets. Pain
simply means congestion-undue blood
pressure at the point where pain exists
DR.. Shoop's Headache Tablets quickly
equalize this unnatural blood pressure,
and pain Immediately departs. Write
DIR. Shoop Racine. Wisconsin and get a
free trial package. Large box, 25 cts
N. Hansen
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
Teacher Stabbed by Negro Boy

Oskaloosa.-R Hart, 17-year.
old colored boy, seriously stabbed his
teacher Professor Cartwright at
Cricketts, small mining center near
here. Hart had been tapping on the
window and refused to stop when
ordered. Professor Cartwright start.
ed to punish him when they boy drew
a knife and slashed him across the
arm. An artery was severed and the
professor nearly bled to death before
a physician could be secured to stop
the flow of blood. Hart has been
arrested.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
switchman Killed First Night.

Davenport = VIII Flanagan, a
switchman on the Milwaukee road
and brother of Yard Master John
Flanagan, died at st. Luke's hospital
few hours after being run over by
a switch engine in the local yard Of
the company.
Flanagan had just changed from
the day to the night force and the
night of the fatality was his first
nights work. He had just completed
coupling and stepped out on another
track only to be run down by an
engine. Both legs were cut off and
death followed in two hours.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
VICTIM OF GASOLINE DEAD.
Des Moines Woman Passes Away
After Two DAYS. Aoony.

After Two Days Agony.
Des Moines.-Mrs. John Browning
of Highland Park died at Mercy hos
pital after two days agony following
burns received while filling the tank
of her gasoline stove. She was still
young woman and leaves her hus.
band and two small children.
The accident was peculiarly heart.
rending one. The woman while fill.
ing the tank of her stove spilled
some of the gasoline upon her clothes
not knowing what she had done
When she struck a match to light
the generator of the stove, the flame
flashed to her clothing and burned
them entirely from her as she ran
screaming for help to neighbor
Her little ones ran to her aid, but
almost miraculously escaped catch
ing fire also.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
SHORTAGE OVER $4,000.
Committee Reports on M'Arthur De.
falcation.

COMMITTEE Reports on MArthur De-
falcation.
Dubuque.-The report of the special
committee Investigating the shortage
in the accounts of deposed Superin-
tendent Arthur Macarthur of the NUM-
cipally owned water works plant is
complete. The findings are being
withheld and in the hands of the
county attorney. 1t is learned that
the populations run to $4,000, $1O,.
900 being stolen outright, and funds
juggled and unaccounted for amount
ing to $4,000. The grand jury at the
October term will indict and civil
suits will be filed by the city against
McArthur's bondsmen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
ROOTS WORK UNDoNE.
The Hague Meet Causes South Ameri

can Feeling.
The Hague, Sept. 30.-"What Sec
rotary Root did at Rio De Janiero in
1906 has been undone at The Hague in
1907" exclaimed a prominent dele
gate to the conference yesterday
while referring to the growing oppo
sition of Latin-America to the United
States
Continuing, this delegate explained
that almost all the Latin American
countries complained that they hat
been neglected They resented espec
tally, he said, the fact that one mem
Der of the American delegate, Will
lam l. Buchanan, had been entrusted
with the duty of keeping Latin
America in his hands" and the re
suit had been that the rest of Span
ish-America had drawn closer tt
Brazil
"Senors Barbosa and Esteva, rep
resenting respectively Brazil anc
Mexico the delegate declared, car;
today masters of the situation, ant
even a resolution merely expressing
the wish of the conference that thu
governments adpoted project for ;
permanent court of arbitration, afte
method for the allotment of Judge.
had been found, can only be approved
If these delegates wish it,"
James Brown Scott of the Ameri
can delegation has finished his repor
on the permanent court of arbitra
ton, and it will be distributed mex
week. Sir Edward Fry of Grea
Britain will then propose a resolu
ton that the government institut,
this court as soon as they hav,
agreed upon this method in which tn,
judges thereof are to be elected.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03

A weak stomach causing dyspepsia,
weak heart with palpitation or inter
mittent pulse, always means weak Sto-
mach nerves or weak Heart nerves.
Strengthen these inside or controlling
nerves with DIR. Shoop's Restorative
and see how quickly these ailments dis
appear. DR.. Shoop, of Racine Wisconsin
will mail samples free. Write for them
A test will tell. Your health is certainly
worth this simple trial. Sold by N.
Hansen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
Land ceder Falls BURGLARS.

Cedar Falls.-The Cedar Falls
Manufacturing company has suffered
a second loss from burglars and 5000
worth of the stock was taken. Two
suspects were held in Mason City un
til the arrival of Marshal Enlow from
Cedar Falls. The arrests followed
the effort to dispose of the stock tc
parties in Mason City.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
Carried Heavy Insurance.

Waterloo.-The fire which de-
stroyed the Waterloo, Cedar Falls &
Northern car barn here, together with
several stores and dwellings, brought
forth the fact that the street railway
company is carrying insurance in the
amount of $91,150 on its property.
The loss was $4,000.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
COCKTAILS BEAT FAIRBANKS
Story of Liquor at Dinner Anger:
MethodiSts,

Columbus, Ind, Sept. 29.-Vice
President Fairbanks was defeated for
election as a lay delegate from In.
diana to the quadrennial of the Meth
odist Episcopal church to be held in
Baltimore next May. Seven lay dele
gates out of eighteen who were pro
posed were elected by the Indiana
conference on joint votes of the min
isterial and lay delegates.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
c. W. HOCKENBERRY
AuCtioneer

| will conduct sales anywhere
on reasonable terms, and will
sell anything that can be
sold. Sales intrusted to my
care will receive prompt and
careful attention. Address
me at Extra, Iowa. Dates
made at the Journal Office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-10-03
Banner Shoot

Next Saturday will be gala day
in Hamlin, five clubs being ready
and anxious to participate in the
"Shoot" for the grand prize, beau
tifal flag. A large attendance Is ex-
pected if tue day is propitieus. The
shooting will take place at the Hans
Mortesen farm, one-half mile west of
town and will open about one o'clock
Cecil Crane is home on visit of
few days.
Creamery butter is quoted at 28c
at the creamery and 2912c in New
York.
Mrs. Brandt OF Pocatello, Idaho,
is a guest of her brother, Tom
Bruhn and wife.
George B. Gill attended the At
lantic Fair from Wednesday until
Saturday and declares the exhibits
were fine.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-09
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo:
BY virtue Of an order from the Honor
able Paul Capdevielle, Auditor of Public
accounts of the State of Louisiana, to
me directed, I will sell at public auction
at the principal front door of the court
house, in Shreveport, La, on
SATURDAY, MAY II, 1907,
between the legal hours for sales, to the
highest bidder, section I6, township 2I,
north, range IS west, in Caddo Parish,
Louisiana.
Terms: Said sale to be ma lie subject
to appraisement and in no event for a
less sum than tile appraisement, payable
on credit of ten years, as follows, to-
wit: Ten per cent in cash and the bal
ance in nine annual installments, the in
terest to be paid on the whole amount
annually at the rate of eight per cent per
annun. The notes to be made and Sc
cured by special mortgage on the land
sold and personal security in solido a:
the law directs
C. E. PERRONCEL,
Parish Treasurer
Cadcasian, April 8, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-09
SHERIFF'S SALE.
No o,So4-In the First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
March 28, 100

No. o,So4-In the First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Succession of Mary c, Jones.
By virtue of commission to sell, to
me. issued in the above numbered and
entitled succession, by the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, | will offer for sale,
at public auction, for cash, according to
to law, at the principal front door of
the court house of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, during the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY I8, 1907,
North half of the southwest quarter Of
section 8, township I8, range IS, anj an
undivided one-hfth interest in the lands
belonging to the succession of Thomas
R. Vaughan, being the west half (w I-2)
of section S, township I8, range IS, and
west half of southeast quarter of same
section, all in the Parish of Caddo, La.
Said sale to be made for cash and ac-
cording to law.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff ami ex-Of6cio Auctioneer, Cad
do Parish, Louisiana.
Caucasian, April ID, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-09
Caucasian, April 9, 1907.
SUCCESSION SALE.

No. Ioz8I-In the First Judicial District
Court OF Caddo Parish, Louisiana: !:
Succession of William and Patsy
Hill.
BY virtue OF a commission to sell, to
me issued in the above numbered and
entitled succession, by the First Judicial
District Court of Caddo Parish, Louis-
lana, will offer for sale at public aue-
ton. for cash. according TO law, at the
principal front door Of the court house
Of Caddo Parish. Louisiana, during the
legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY is, 1907,
Lots seven and eight e and 8 as per
MAO of LOT one ID Of the northeas,
quarter Of northeast quarter of section
as, township IS, north, range Il wesl
lCutlif Subdivision, Shreveport, La.)
Said property to be sold for cash, ac-
cordine 70. law, for the purpose Of pay
inc the debts of said succession.
j. p. FLOURNOYs
Sheriff and ex-O Auctioneer
Caucasian, April II, 1907
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-09
A MAD DOG
Bit Five Children in the Tomkies Kin.
dergarten.

Five children in Mrs. Hoyle Tom
kies kindergarten, Carl Carstens, Grace
Etchison, Catherine Smith, Alexander
Sewell and Margaret Hodges, were bit
ten yesterday by small dog said to be
mad. The dog, owned by Mr.. L. c. Al
len, is a pet in the kindergarten He
was companion of Mr.. Aliens daugh-
ter, by whom she has been bitten.
When the children were drilling, the
dog snapped at pupil and in the ex-
citement which followed bit the children
designated. Mrs Tomkies, who was
playing the music for the drill, realizing
the situation, calmly directed the chill
dren from the room while she held the
dog at bay with stick. The dog made
no effort to bite Mrs. Tomkies. an nii-
cation which would lead conclusively to
a statement that the dog was not mad
Fortunately the dog was not killed
and is being held in confinement for IN
lvestigation. Another indication that the
dog is not mad is that it drank freely
of water. 1t is fact that dog with
rabies has an aversion to water, and If
Its every movement is-the unmistakable
manifestation of its condition.
1t is safe to assert that no Ill effect
will follow the bites of this dog. The
symptoms of a dog with hydrophobis
are unmistakable. Notwithstanding tht
belief which is generally prevalent, dog:
are rarely afflicted with hydrophobia.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-09

age given representing the result of on
experiment: 70, 73, 80, 2.3, As, IS, IS
io4, so, Fl, 81, IS, As, IS, 80. none, ant
Is I-2 per cent less than uorle By Z l..
Iper cent less than none is meant tina
on examination 3 I2 per cent NOR,
Weevlls were found alive OH the pois
oned plat than on the check or unpois
oned plat.
At first sight the higher percentages
given make the poisoning theory looh
attractive, but it must be borne in minC
that these percentages were the percent
ages killed of weevils actually on the
plants when poison was applied. Now
the number of boil weevils present in q
| field upon any one day is but small
per cent of the total number of weevils
coming into the field during the spring
from winter quarters. The Keachie ex-
periments demonstrated beyond cavi
that weevils are constantly emerging
from winter quarters and entering the
cotton fields from in March until long
after the middle of June, and even were
an application of paris green to kill all
the weevils in a given field upon any
one date, it could hardly affect the
amount of final destruction.
In the poisoning experiments cited
above, injury to the cotton was very
severe in FIVE cases, slight in five cases
and inappreciable in seven cases, the
heaviest injury being in the case of the
experiments i'll which the largest num-
Der of weevils were killed, showing that
applications heavy enough to kill 90 to
70 per cent of the weevils present in the
field would prove too disastrous to the
cotton plants to be practicable.
The writers are engaged in investi-
cations into the physiological causes of
injury to cotton by paris green and in
trying to determine by chemical and ex-
perimental work the reasons why paris
green applications have in some very
rare cases been apparently of actual
value against the weevil and the reasons
nearly all attempts to utilize the poison
have thus far proven failures. When
these points are cleared up there is just
"a possibility that paris green may be
utilized prohtably by the planter, as an
adjunct to the cultural methods under
certain conditions, and only by methods
evolved after careful scientific work and
research, but its use in general hap
hazard fashion recommended by Cap
tain Marston can not result in anything
but chagrin, disappointment and loss to
the cotton planters in the weevil sec
ton, and the writer's merely wish to go
|on record as cautioning the more con-
servative planters against extensive ex-
|penditures of time and money in appli-
cation of paris green for the boil weevil.
WILMON NEWELL,
Secretary State Crop Pest Commission.
w. R. DODSON,
Director State Experiment Stations.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-09
LOCAL RECEIPTS.
This Week
GOOD ROADS DELAYED.

! The question of good roads was not
considered today at the Police Jury ses-
sion as anticipated. The question was
delayed owing to the absence of Jurors
Furman and Douglas, who have gone to
California to inspect the system of road
making in that State On ff1e return
|of President Furnan and Mr.. Douglas
an interesting report Wi Be presented
on the question 81 good roads.