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The Washington times., 1907-05-04
Testimonials of Regard.

Hence IL is, sir, that I have the
honor. and II is 10 me a most exquisite
pleasuTe-On behalf OF these. your for
mer associates in the service, in office
and in field, to present TO you these
gifts as testimonials OF their personal
regard and in appreciation Of those
principles Of justice and fairness which
characterized your administration OF the
OfIice from which you have just retired.
Joined with this is the hope and the
conferred upon you In the past VIII
prove to the the forerunners OF higher
ones 10 come; though you may carry
with you the assurance that no added
personal greatness can increase that
estimate Of your true worth, which Is
already lodged In the affections Of those
who know you best
The Washington times., 1907-05-04
To Mount Vernon

sTEA1IEA- CHARLES HIAcALESTEz.
Daily 10 an and 1:45 pm. (sundays ex-
ceptedD. Fare Cround trip excursion ticksts,
70 cents Adnissio7 70 erounds- = esats.
The Washington times., 1907-05-04
Presentation Speech.

The chief clerk, in presenting the gifts,
said:
Mr.. Yerkes: During the six years Just
passed in which you were Commissioner
of Internal Revenue. you discharged the
duties of that office with eminent and
conspicuous ability.
Within that period, In the judgment
Of this assemblage. no ADLER public SER
want sat in the councils OF the nation
or assisted in the administration OF its
affairs.
You not only served with equal ddel-
ity the proper and legitimate interests
OF both the Government and the tax
payer. but not for a moment did you
swerye In your devotion to the welfare
Of your subordinates
The Washington times., 1907-05-04
HANDSOME GIFTS
MADE TO YERKES
BY ASSOCIATES
Former Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Sur
prised With Watch
and Diamond.

Former Commissioner of Internal
Revenue John w. Yerkes. who retired
from that office last Tuesday, was the
recipient today of two handsome and
valuable gifts as testimonials Of the
affection and esteem of the employees
of the bureau, both in Washington and
in the field. These presents consisted
of a gentleman's open-face gold watch
with chain and charm costing about
$3.50, and a diamond stud which was val
ued at $500. The money for both gifts
was raised by voluntary subscription
among the force in the Internal Reve-
nue. Office N the Treasury and through
out the country.
Mr.. Yerkes was asked to come down
to his old office promptly at L O'Clock
on important business. and when he
arrived there he found practically all
the employees OF the Office over which
he presided for more than six years
assembled to greet him. It was then
that he learned OF the nature OF the
Important" business through Harry
GiovannOli. the chief clerk Of the bu-
reau, who had been selected TO make
the presentation address.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
North Branch

Mrs. Joshua Kirkwood drove
to Adair Friday.
Most of the grain in this vicinity
is now in the stack.
Maude Headlee went to Panora
Saturday to visit friends.
Ruby Aten returned from her visit
at Wichita, Wednesday.
Charlie Covault hauled lumber for
Frank Nelson one day last week.
Mrs. Charlie Cope returned from
her visit to her folks at Menlo, last
week.
Carl and Charlie Headlee attended
Chautauqua in Guthrie Center
Sunday.
z. B. Spangler and daughter,
Stella, went to Guthrie Center
Monday.
Art Shoesmith bauled lumber
from Extra tor Frank Nelson
Saturday.
Martin Sorenson hauled lumber
for Frank Nelson Friday and
Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Aten visited Mon
day at the John Reynolds home north
of Greeley Center.
Eta and Bernice Dove visited
Thursday with their cousins at the
Charlie Kirkwood home.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs.
Yates last week and this week with
Uncle Jimmie Shoesmith.
Charlie Kirkwood and family
spent Sunday with his niece, Mrs.
Walter Dove and family.
Essie Goochev who has been sew
ing tor Mrs. HI. o. Shoesmith re-
turned to her homo last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
Gray Items

Mr.. Bates is having his house
papered this week.
Miss Goldie Hayes is spending the
week at Carrollton.
Billy Spilker is again we'll enough
to lay aside his crutches.
Miss Lottie McMurray is visiting
her grandfather, James Foster.
Mr.. Watson of Des Moines was in
town couple of days last week.
Mesdames Farrell and Ridley were
Manning visitors Friday Of last week.
Mrs. McClintock of SacCity is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Maude Lathrop.
Quite good many from around
Gray attended the show at Audubon
Tuesday.
Mrs. Mundt and Raymond return
ed from their visit at Hartley last
Saturday.
Delphia Rogers is away on visit
at Portsmouth with her grandmother
and other relatives.
Miss Mae Mclaughlin returned
Saturday from two weeks visit
with friends in Extra.
Mrs. Higgins and daughter, Mrs.
Wulfe of Omaha, visited several days
at the Ross Higgins home.
Mr.. James Altman was in town
Monday for the first time in several
weeks, on account of sickness.
DR.. Beers and family visited Sat-
urday and Sunday at Carrollton with
their daughter, Edna and family.
Mrs. III. B. Shelley of near Audu-
bon was up several days at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William
WEIGH.
Miss Ella Denton went to Carlock
last week to get her mother who was
very sick there at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Howe Eaton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
kinbal1ton

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Esbeck spent
Sunday with Peter Hansen's.
Jacob Esbeck bought single driver
of Andrew Madsen, last week.
Nels Jacobsen's little daughter is
very low with Cholera Infantum.
Nels Mathesen and brother, Peter
Mathesen went to Omaha, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Faaborg spent
Sunday at the home OF Sorn Faaborg.
Several of the Kimballtou people
attended Chautaqua Sunday at Har-
Ian.
Mr.. and Mr.. Chris Rasmussen spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends
near Poplar.
Mrs. Chris Brothersen and little
girl spent several days last week with
her sit k brother.
G. w. Boysen and family, A. Nell
sens family and others spent Sunday
at M. HI. Esbecks.
Alfred johnson has been very sick
with inflammatory rheumatism. He
is now on the mend.
Torvel Jensen, Andrew Jensen and
George Faaborg went to the lakes,
Wednesday for an outing.
Sorn Sornsen dug we'll the first
OF the week for Nels Nielsen Cd his
new place in Kimballton.
Mrs. Rasmussen and her little
daughter returned home last Friday
from Tyler, Mimi, and Dakota.
Andrew Madsen, Chris Petersen
and daughter and others started for
Denmark, the first of the week.
Nels Bensen and men are busy,
this week laying foundation tor a
new barn for George Marcusen.
Charley Bloom dug ditch and
laid pipe Monday, into the new bank
so as TO have the benefit of the city
water.
X. j. Petersen, Anna Petersen Geo.
Henningsen and Hans Mathesen re-
turned from Minnesota, the first of
the week.
Peter Lykke, Rev. Gregersen went
to Rochester Minnesota, Tuesday Mr..
Lykke expects to have another opera
ton as 1t has been about one year
since he had the first.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15

Mrs. Marean and grand. daughter,
Bertha Charter, picked blackberries
at John Shoesmith's Monday.
The Misses Armstrong from Man
ming were over sunday visitors at
the Stuart home north of town.
Ray White, Will Aten and Leon
ard Dove were Chautauqua visitors
al Guthrie Center over Sunday.
Roy shoesmith and Sidney Wright
drove to Guthrie Center Saturday to-
attend Chautauqua over Sunday.
Roy Shoesnith rode his broncho to
Guthrie Center Friday and traded it
tor horse tor his sister Marie to
drive.
Ohio sebert went to Guthrie Cen
ter Saturday on business and while
there took in the Chautauqua over
Sunday.
Dorcas Aten went to Guthrie
Center Sunday morning to attend
Chautauqaa and visit friends until
Thursday.
Mike Ballman started out with his
threshing outfit Tuesday morning.
Roy Shoesmith went with hin, as
one of the "machine men,"
Rev. Aten and daughter, Ruby,
attended the social at Greeley Gen.
ter last Friday night. They report a
large crowd and good time.
Frank Jensen visited North Branch
friends Sunday and attended Ep-
worth League and preaching services
at Bowman Chapel in the evening.
Come again Frank.
Lightning struck barn belong
ing to Mr.. Heron on the Guthrie
Center road one day last week and
burned it to the ground. We did
not learn the extent of damage done.
Mr.. Nelson of Guthrie Center who
has been helping his son, Frank,
with his hay harvest, and also haul
ing lumber from Extra, returned
home Sunday morning in time for
Chantauqua.
Misses Clara and Ethel johnson of
w lSuilo olONO OOWu w CuucsQdy lOE
a visit with their friend, Dorcas
Aten. Miss Ethel will soon return
to her school duties at Simpson Coll
eye, her work being academic and
normal.
Frank Nelson's lumber for his new
house arrived in Extra Friday morn
idg so he Immediately set about get
ting teams to haul it out. Friday
and Saturday they hauled out four
| teen loads and Monday the remaining
five loads. Soon we will be hearing
the sound of hammer and saw on the
new house.
The Epworth League reception at
the parsonage Wednesday night was
somewhat marred by the storm COM
ing up from the west. Some were
afraid to venture out at all while
Others started but did not get all the
way. Those that were brave enough
to come at all left early in order to
reach home before the storm struck.
Only part of the program was rem
dered and all got home without get
| ting wet.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
Audubon ToMnship

WIN. Kroeger has been having a
siege of rheumatism the part week.
Chris Hickman, Jr. and family
visited at Herman Heckman's, Sun
day.
Miss Maude Boehme visited one
Sunday with her friend, Miss Anna
Baylor.
Jens Jensen traded his fine farm to
j. E. Mcguire of Audubon for q
smaller one near Casey.
]. III. McCreary shelled corn this
week for Martin Immel, Birellne
Bros August Shallow, Sherm Pep
pers and several other parties.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
CAMERON News

Adam Whitley is assisting Huess
Brothers shock grain.
Charlie Deist was visiting with
the Johnston boys Sunday.
The buzz of the threshing machine
is again heard in Cameron township.
William Parrot and family were
visiting relativesi in Audubon Sunday.
Some of the farmers are busy stack
ing grain, Others are threshing out of
the shock.
William Krauel and family were
Sunday visitors at the home Of their
son, Chris.
Mrs. Sam Jordan was visiting with
her daughter and assisting her to
cook for threshers.
Charlie Johnston attended church
at Eden Valley Sunday and at Mount
Zion in the evening.
Jesse Neitzel and Bert and Willie
Johnston attended the dance down
at Hamlin Saturday night.
Levi Kopp is having his double
corn crib painted on the farm now
occupied by Adam Whitley.
John Rutherford, wife and chill.
dren were Sunday visitors with
Thomas Rutherford Sunday.
Bert Johnston attended the dance
in Audubon Thursday night and wa.
storm-stayed, remaining in Audubon
over night.
Johnnie Stewart is busy hauling
cream to the Ross creamery. 1t is
needless to state that it is receiving
liberal patronage.
William Krauel purchased eighty
acres close to Jack O'Brien's and
Amos Posshen and has rented it for
the coming season.
Mr.. Johansen has lost another
work horse which makes the third
one he has lost this summer. He is
surely having bad luck.
Samuel Magill went up to Vail to
visit his parents. His father came
near being Gun struck recently and is
in poor health as a result.
Mrs. w. H. Aldrich came up to
Ross in the rain Thursday morning
and Mr.. Jordan took her over to his
son Joahua's, TO assist his wife with
her household duties as her health is
very poor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
Up heavens sunny height
The bugle calls this soldier brave
and true.

Those who have stomach trouble,
no matter how slight, should give
every possible help to the digestive
organs 80 that the food may be digest.
ed with the least effort. This may be
done by taking something that con,
tains natural digestive properties
something like Kodol for Indigestion
and Dyspepsia. kodol is prepara-
ton of vegetable acids and contains
the very same juices found in a heal
thy stomach. 1t digests what you
eat. Sold by Nick Doffng.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
A Sad Death

VIM. Scheeler formerly of this twp.
late OF Arkansas succumbed to that
dread disease, fever, which is so pre-
valient this time of the year in that
climate. To make it doubly sad they
have buried two children within five
weeks of their fathers death. He
leaves wife and two children also
his aged parents in Adair and several
brothers to mourn his loss. The
family HAYS the sincere sympathy of
the community in their great sorrow.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15

Free Samples of "Preventics'' and
booklet on Colds will be gladly mailed
you, on request, by Dr. Shoop, Racine,
Wis, simply to prove merit. Preventics
are little Candy Cold Cure Tablets. No
Quinine, no Laxative, nothing harmful
whatever. Preventics prevent colds-as
the name implies-when taken early, or
at the "sneeze STAGE For seated cold
or LaGrippe, break it up safely and
quickly with Preventics. Sold by N,
Hansen,(
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
Greeley Township

Charley JAYNE and family visited
with Worth Hartzell,s Sunday.
Mack Mccall and wife of Guthrie
county visited at George McCall's
from Friday until Sunday.
Frank Myers and family went to
Extra Sunday in his new automobile
and visited with his parents.
The ice cream supper at the Center
Friday night Melted the ladies Aid
Society nine dollars and half.
Nate Tsrner talks of taking an
agency to sell chocolate. He says
there is big profit in the business.
Roy Anciaux, Form Wilson and
Delbert Rowland came home Monday
from weeks outing at Wall Lake.
Glenn Hunt thinks he has the
champion COW of Greeley township.
She has triplet calves, all alive and
doing we'll.
A very small young man arrived
at Ralph Stanley's one day last week
and demanded board and lodging for
twenty one years.
George Mccall took Clark Griffin
over into Adair county Tuesday.
Clark went TO look at Georges farm
with the intention OF buying if it
suits him.
Last Thursday evening, a lot OF
Miss Bertha Minersman's young
friends dropped in to remind her
that seventeen long years Of lite had
rolled around.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
TRY IT

"You Don't Know Me-" popular
song at Popular price. 25 C.
AT Mertz Gray. AT Findlay, Extra.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15

Keep the pores open and the skin
clean when you have a cut, burn
bruise or scratch. DeWitt's CARROLL
lied Witch Salve penetrates the pores
and heals quickly. Sold by Nick
DOffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15

Mrs. Call and sister-in-law, Mrs.
Villa Largent Splitter, of Colorado,
visited with the latter's girlhood
friend Mrs. Mary Newman, Thursday
Louie and Frank johnson received
the sad news of the death of their
father west of Extra this a. M, We'd
nesday. He is to be buried Thursday
a. m.
Wablert Bros. and Palm are maxi
ing an exceptionally good run, aside
from the first job the weather has
been good for threshing out of the
shock and they are having splendid
success in every respect.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
Among the Jill:


Did you go to the show?
The Sizer boys sold hogs in Ham
lin Saturday.
y. w. Eddy marketed two loads of
hogs in Hamlin Saturday.
James Roberts and Allison Shelley
spent Sunday with LONE Slaytoa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Alvey visited at
the Slayton home south of Hamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Burkhart of
Melville were Sabbath guests in the
James Blake home.
Will Morey's threshipg combina-
ton began its fall run Monday on
the Hamp Jones farm.
1t is rumored that John Sunberg
has bought the w. H. Fry farm Just
east of Tom Sweezy's place.
The Porter corn shelter, under the
supervision of Vene Earheart, did
work for H. B. McElroy Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Musson of Au-
dubon, accompanied by Mr.. Musson's
mother, were entertained in the
James Blake home Sunday.
Frank Myers of Greeley, has at his
commsnd all the pleasures made pos
sible by the possession of new
thirteen hundred dollar automobile.
Some are stacking, some are
threshing,
Some are making hay;
Some are coaXing at the hours
To get them 70 "go way"
A dozen or more teams appeared in
Hamlin Saturday morning to haul
out the material for new residence
on the George Eagan farm in Greeley.
He is using the Hamlin cement
blocks for foundation.
A rural mail route, besides the
pleasures it makes possible in your
home, increases the value of your
land and makes it more salable. For
this reason every patron should sup
port it with steady flow OF substan-
tial mail.
Shake hands with Van,
That pleasant man,
Twill cure you Of the blues;
But sure's you're horn,
His anti lorp,
Ia bate for catching news.
A SMILE
A past we'll dotted with noble
deeds,
Is a beautiful scene to view;
Like field we'll sown with useful
seeds
Brings a happy harvest to you.
THE SITUATION
Don't be in hurry to leave the
There's, oh, SO much to do!
The DEVILS to boost for he's ruling
the roost
With only dollar or two.
AFTER THE BATTLE
Is this the face whose winsome
beams
Once did a longing fill,
WheE we were ali together in the
world?
Dead? Dead? Impossible it seems
Yet, oh, SO white and still
The soul its snowy pinions hath
unfurled
And fled this dismal haunt of
fears;
We cannot see its flight because
The windows that our souls peep
through
Are dimmed by dust and thot-
less tears.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15

DeWitt's Little Early Risers don't
sicken or grippe. Small pills, easy to
take. Sold by Nick Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
THE SITUATION

Don't be in a hurry to leave the
There's, oh, SO much to do!
The DEVILS to boost for he's ruling
the roost
With only a dollar or two.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-15
SMILE

A past we'll dotted with noble
deeds,
Is beautiful scene to view;
Like field we'll sown with useful
seeds
Brings happy harvest to you.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-30
FTSH'S BLOWS SET
WALL STREET AGOG
ALL SEEK TO KEEP THE AFFAIR
QUIET
Deposed President of Illinois Central
to Give Out Text of Sharp
Criticism Of Hartman the
Fights Cause

NEW YORK, Aug 2s.-Not for years
has Wall street been set so agog by
any personal action as it has been by
the encounter between Stuyvesant Fish
and ]. L. Harahan, who succeeded him
as president of the Illinois Central
when Hartman became the dominant
figure at the directors meeting yester-
day.
All day the parties concerned have
been devoting their efforts to an en-
deavor to repress the report that Fish
landed several blows upon his opponent
when the latter made motion as II
to draw a pistol but the story OF the
fight is generally given credence.
The text of the motion grilling the
Hartman administration and request
ing an investigation is not known, al
though there is every. reason to suppose
that within a few days Fish will make
it public In full. The few words that
he succeeded in reading before the mo-
ton to adjourn was hurriedly passed
were sufficient to deeply stir the other
directors.
Whether Fish will present the docu-
ment at a future meeting he will not
say.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-30
PRESIDENT WHEELER INVOLVED
IN FIGHT FOR POSTMASTER
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Aug. 29.-Captain e. ].
Martin, chairman of the citizens com
mittee who with President Wheeler of
the State University is lighting Charles
Thomas and insisting on the appoint
ment of Clarence Merrill as postmaster,
said today: president Roosevelt has
said that Merrill is his choice for post
master and we do not fear the outcome.
We have now secured the indors ement
of Assistant District Attorney Francis
j. Heney and Attorney ]. ]. Dwyer to
Clarence MerrilPs candidacy. They
were both classmates of Merrill at the
state University and know him per-
sonally.
Captain Martin has called meeting
Of the citizens committee to take place
in the chamber of commerce rooms to-
night
CONGRESSMAN Knowland and Mr..
Thomas are equally busy getting the
Endorsement of state officers and other
politicians and officials in the hope Of
getting Roosevelt to reconsider his an
nounced preference for Merrill.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-30
Fish Gives up Propsrtx

BELLEVILLE, ILL.,, Aug. pa deed
was filed for recording yesterday trans
ferring all property held by Stuyvesant
Fish in East St. Louis to the Illinois
Central Railroad company. The prop
erty consists of rable tract of land
situated west of Capokia creek and adj
joining the Illinois Central right of-way
leading to the > -issippi river. The con-
sideration named is 81.
1t is stated by railroad men that the
property was transferred to Fish when
he was president of the company for an
extension of the yards of the company
Now that he is no longer president it is
re-transferred.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-30
COAL SUPPLY ADEQUATE
is VIEW AT SEATTLE
Pacific Coast Company Thinks There
Is No Danger of a Famine-No
Advance for Higher
Wages
BY Associated Press.

BY AsSoclated Pre5s
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 29.-The Pacific
Coast company of Seattle has announced
that it will absorb the increased expense
of coal mining growing out of the agree
ment between the operators and the
United Mine Workers.
Two exceptions are made Newcastle
coal for domestic purposes will be adj
vanced btween % and 30 cents a ton. Co
incident with this announcement the Paci-
fic Coast company stated that it has 10000
tons of Australian and Japanese coal,
purchased for delivery in San Francisco,
and $1,000 tons for Portland. The company
claims that there is no danger of fuel
famine this winter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-30
BREWERS PLAN CAMPAIGN
AGAINST LOCAL OPTION
Big BottIers of Middle West In Chi
cage to Discuss Means of Bat
Ting Spread of the
Movement
sy Associated Press.

Ry Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29-United action by
leading brewers of the United States
against the spread of the local option
idea was begun in a secret meeting in this
city yesterday, news of which developed
today.
1t is proposed to adopt definite plan to
stop the spread of local option especially
in the south. This was the prime object
of the meeting. There was no formal call
issued and no publicity of the fact that
there was to be meeting. Representa-
tives of the big breweries of Chicago, Mil
waukee, st. Louis and Cincinnati were
present.
The inroads that local option is making
especially in the south, were thoroughly
discussed, and it was decided that some
action would have to be aiken. A COM
mittee was finally appointed to report on
ways and means for accomplishing the
purpose of the meeting.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-30
HALF. TON ROCK HURLS
TWO W0RKMEN TO DEATH
Dropping Onto scaffoId, spIlnters the
Frame and Repalrers Fall Fifty
Feet to the Ground.
Three Hurt
BY Associated Press.

by AssOCIdltl 7 IE5Es
YORK. Pa, Aug. 2s.-Two men were
killed and two injured, one probably fatal
ly, by the falling of a scaffold today at
the York county Jail, which is being re-
built. The scaffold was wrecked by an
S00-pound piece of granite falling on It,
and the men were precipitated to the
ground, a distance of fifty feet.
The dead are:
Edward A. COOK, assistant foreman.
WILLIAM TREY, stone mason.
The injured are: t. E. Cunningham,
stone mason. York; skull fractured and in
ternal injuries.
Amory Potorff, stone mason, York; leg
broken and Commissions on body.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-30
Pioneer cattIeman Dies

BY Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Aug 29.-William Lewis
Todd, pioneer cattle raiser of Monterey
county, died last night at the residence of
his son, G.. G.. Todd, in this city. Todd
and three brothers served in the First
Missouri regiment of the southern army
for four years. He was 70 years of age.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-30
straus Soon Busy

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Secretary
straus of the department Of commerce
and labor has informed the department
from Salt Lake City that he win resume
his duties about September u. He is now
in the Yellowstone park.