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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
Sharon Me-

Jacob Marcnssen is building q fine
large house.
jess Schoboe shelled corn for Hans
Larsen Tuesday.
Martin Andersen and wife ere in
Audubon Saturday.
Chris Christophersen had tile put
10 his we'll this week.
The apring term at No. 2, Sharon,
began Monday, March 26th.
Pete Christensen of Poplar IS GO
ing to work for Peter Bramsen this
summer.
Mike Nielsen of near Kimballton
visits at Peter Mortensen's each
Sunday.
Henry Paulsen he'd his hogs Tor
seven cents but now he will have
to take six.
Juhl Phillipsen has team OF
mules that can out-,ravel automo-
biles, 30 he says.
Peter Mortensen attended tho
w oodmeh's dance in Elk Horn one
evening last week.
Dagmsr Danesgaarfl aud her broth
err Thorvald visited Nels Mortensen's
young folks Sunday.
Chris LANCE has moved on his
farm again after working for John
Schoboe the past year.
Martin Mortensep, of Hamlin, has
been visiting old friends west of
Sharon the past week.
Peter Nissen will move Ole Jen-
sens corn crib from the old Hans
Mortensen farm this week.
George Miller is still looking sad
over the railroad tax but his neigh.
bors hope when the road goes to
Manning he will smile again.
Fred Christoffersen il moving his
old house and making ready to build
modern farm residence this spring.
Peter Hansen will do the work.
Nels Christensen and wife, from
near Brayton, attended Botanic
Church Sunday. Quite number Of
the young folks were confirmed.
Martin Christensen came home
saturday from Rochester, Minnesota
where he had been to bring his wife
home. She had serious operation
but is slowly improving.
Nels Mortensen, sr, and wife and
Chris aud Fred Christofferson and
families were down to Hans Morten-
sens west of Hsmlin Sunday, help.
ing to celebrate Mira. Mortenseb's
twenty-second birthday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
THREE BADLY HURT.
Blazing Gasoline is Thrown Over Men
at Marne.


at Marine.
Atlantic.-H. A. Smith of Walnut
land Bert Hammond and Henry Turk
Of Marine. were probably fatally IN
5ured by blazing oil which was thrown
over them, the large railroad bridge
at Marine over Camp creek was
burned to ashes. The home of Mayor
Lasttne of Marine was almost totally
destroyed and all the debris of seven
teen cars in the ditch burned as the
result Of the explosion Of a 10000
gallon tank of gasoline In the creek
under the bridge.
Fast train No. 80 went in the
ditch at Marine as the result of a
broken truck on one Of the freight
cars, and eighteen cars were thrown
into the ditch. Among them was one
large tank of gasoline and a partial
tank of oil. These were in the ditch,
and men had been employed to guard
the merchandise that was strewn
around the track from the wreck.
Later Henry Turk of Marine went
down to work, and at what he thought
safe distance from the oil started
to light his lantern. The air was
filled with gas which ignited and
communicated to the tank that at
once exploded with terrific report
that was heard for miles.
Turk and the other two men stand
Ing near We're at once enveloped in
flames and so badly burned that death
is thought probable.
The bridge was burned to ashes,
and sparks from the fire that flew a
hundred feet in the air. set fire to
the home of Mayor Lastine.
The Marine fire department could do
nothing with the burning oil that ex-
tended in a veritable burning lake
for rods in each direction. and turned
the1r attention to the houses in the
vicinity with partial success.
The injured men were attended to
at once, but little hope is entertained
for their recovery.
All traffic on the Rock Island was
tied UP here until the bridge could
be repaired.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
NATIONAL LIFE WINS.
However, the Case Will Go To a High.

However, the Case Will Go To High
er Court.
Des Moines.-Judge Smith McPher-
son sustained demurrer in the action
brought by Alexander Watson, a pol
icyholder Of the old National Life and
Savings company, which in effect
knocks out the case brought against
the company. Mr.. Watson is a resi-
dent of Galesburg, Ill. He was a pol
icyholder of the old National Life and
Savings company organized here by
P. M. Starnes. Later the company
was sold to the National Life Insur-
ance Company of the United States Of
Chicago, Ill. Mr.. Watson claimed in
his case that the company was IL
legally sold and the books illegally re-
moved from Des Moines. The COM
pany demurred and claimed that Mr.,
Watson should not have brought an
action for receiver, but should have
brought suit in the sum he claims to
have been damaged. This demurrer
is sustained. The case will be ap-
pealed to the circuit court Of appeals
at st. Louis, Mo.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

Last Sunday confirmation services
were held at the Botanic Church,
quite number of young people TAX
ing the solemn covenant.
March 26-Grass for the cattle and
horses to pluck, lilac buds in leaf,
farmers blowing sod, breaking sod
ground and sowing wheat and every
thing springlike, was our observa-
ton Tuesday on our way to Kimball-
ton and Elk Horn.
Mr.. Lngemann Hedegaard some
time ago received a blow on the eye
when splitting stick of stove wood,
it flying and striking him across the
pupil. Soon he went to Atlantic and
took treatment without any material
benefit and at last left Tuesday for
Omaha, where, if deemed necessary
he will undergo an operation to re-
store his sight or relieve his sufferings.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
kir1nbal1ton- Elkhorn

Chris Peterson (Clerk) was visiting
friends soath-west OF Elk Horn on
Tuesday.
N. N. Esbeck was business vlsi.
tor in Harlan Monday, and on Tues
day in Omaha.
T. Tomsen, merchant, went to
Hamlin Tuesday, for load of goods
for the firm OF which he is q NOM
Der.
F. A. Coffield of Viola, closed a
successful term of school last week
north of Kimballton and returned
to his home.
R. p. Petersen went to Omaha.
where we are informed he would be
operated on, but for what ailment we
were not informed.
Martin Mitten and wife entertain
cd Mr. and Mrs. Snyder of Red Line
one day last week. They have been
visiting his parents for few DAYS.
The operation performed last We'd
nesday on our jeweler and efficient
postmaster, j. A. Petersen, promises
to be q success, one which his many
friends in and around Elk Horn hope
will restore him to perfect health
and vigor. To time has yet been set
tor him to return to his homo and
business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
Nearly Million People Can Talk.

Sioux City.-The independent tele-
phone business in Iowa is mammoth
Institution judging from the facts pre-
sented in the annual report of George
T. Hewes, secretary of the Clea n
House association, before the
association. II
There are forty-tkree comp |es
connected with the Clearing How sas-,
sociation, which has it's headci Gers
at Des Moines. Through Thea Is Of
these companies total population Of,
767, SEQ PEOPLE is served. There are
l35.000 independent phones and o.
300 Bell phones in the territory and
the miles of wire employed in making
the circuits would reach two-thirds Of
the way around the world.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mitten aud
family were up near Fiscus last Sun.
day visiting her sister, Mrs. Dent
and husband.
Chris A. Jorgensen, residing north
of KimballtoB, returned Sunday from
Rochester. Minnesota, where he was
treated with such success for some in
ternal trouble that he now feels al
most as we'll as OF yore.
Ed. Esbeck took his saw, banner
and plane last week, and sally ing out
south Of Klmballton joined forces
with carpenter residing there, and
no doubt will soon become an adept
in that honorable calling.
Mr.. Miller will soon have all his
Photographic work completed, and
about April 18th will move from this
college and prospective railroad town
to the far west, where fortunes are
said sometimes to grow on trees.
Fifteen hundred dollars worth of
clothing. Must 60.
FAABoRG s. RASMUSSEN,
If Kimballton, Iowa.
Henry Carlson and the Jensen
Bros. each purchased Sharples
Cream Separator last week believing,
as most farmers are getting to be.
lieve, that little moro money ex-
pended in the right direction in dali
rying, is productive Of better results
and the saving of more labor in the
long run.
The Misses Clara Jorgensen and
Lillian Dyer, the handsome little
dressmakers in Kimballton, will
finish the work engaged this week
and will then depart for their res
pective homes to assist their mothers
for while in the hard work of the
household at this, the busy season
of the year.
Peter Lykke has purchased TIVE
acres of land of Hans johnson, near
the church, that will make ono Of the
very finest residence properties in the
town. From other probabilities
showing up we hazard the guess that
Peter will build and become a resi-
dent as well as business man in our
little village on the hill side.
Martin Esbeck ami A. ii. Jorgen-
sen intended, to be present at the d.
rettor's meeting in Atlantic Wednes-
day, to see what can be ssdid" in re-
gard to the much-talked-o of A. N.
and s. railroad. Certain emergencies,
so we learn, have arisen concerning
it's final location, as to cause serious
friction, necessitating prompt action,
as house divided against itself must
fall.
Recently George Faaborg purchas-
ed the Hedegaard clothing store and
contents north of the barber shop and
as soon as the house can be moved to
position south of that shop and
joining onto the Faaborg s. Ras-
mussen store, the sidewalks will be
put on grade and then work on the
concrete walks will be IN order, al
though there are some property own
ers who will commence in week or
less after seeing the grade established.
There are several cuts and very few
fills go the getting ready will not be
so difficult a matter. But how are
we going to get up into some of the
business houses on that side of the
street?
Special Shoe Sale till all are sold.
TOMsEN & LARSEN,
tt Kimballton, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
Wall Paper

Prices the lowest, grades the high
est, styles the latest, workmanship
the best. Think Of IT,! Paper from
only &c per roll and up. will come
right to your house with my samples.
Call on R. j. Hansen, Painter and
Paper Hanger, Elk Horn, Iowa. all
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
Blows Jaw or With Shot Gun.

Burllngton.-Samuel Summers,
well known and prominent farmer,
died at his nome four miles southwest
Of New London, Ia, from a self-in-
hicted gunshot wound. Mr.. Summers
shot himself while his son-in-law and
wife were milking and his wife was
In the smokehouse getting the meat
for breakfast. He was discovered b.
his wife lying on the floor Of his bed
room with the left side of his Jaw
shot completely off and a single bar
rel breech loading shot gun at his
hide.
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
HURT STOPPING A RUNAWAY.
w. T. Rynearson of Waterloo May Die

Waterloo.-Warren T. Rynearson
a Waterloo teamster. was probably
fatally injured under tie feet of a rnn-
away team. Rynearson left tha
horses standing and they took fright.
He was trampled in and effort to sion
the runaway. His head was crushed
and he may die.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
Crack Safe at Iowa Falls.

O1dSN 0dIC at iowa r ais.
Iowa Falls-The safe in the office
Of c. H. Comley's elevator, was rifled
of about four dollars in change. Local
talent is suspected. Several are I'M
der police surveillance and arrests
may follow.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
For Sale

500 Bur Oak Posts. Call on Mrs.
S. ]. Dodge, w miles northwest of
the Extra depot. IL
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28
Bargains in Harness

Now ia the time for Buggy Harness.
I have ten different Sly les, Single and
Double harness. All made from Oak
tlnned leather, and prices are so can
satisfy any reasonable wants.
Also good hand made harness,
made Of No. Oak tanned leather.
Anything in the harness line that you
want, 1 have; Wool faced Collars,
Brides, severe or mild Bits of every
kind made.
Call and Investigate
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

Insure IN the Continental Incur
ance Company. THEo. PATTY, Agt.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-03-28

Nels Mortensen, sr, and wife and
Chris aud Fred Christofferson and
families were down to Hans Morten-
sens west of Hsmlin Sunday, help.
ing to celebrate Mira. Mortenseb's
twenty second birthday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18

that very time skulking behind the con
ditions that were prevailing and seek
ing, so the allegation reads, to reap
gain therefrom.
1t has been said that the mills of the
gods grind slowly, but they grind eX-
ceeding fine. The mills have not
worked overtime in the case of Looney
and his associates. Looney, the chief
instigatOr, has had the full limit of o.
lpOrtunity, either to continue his syste-
matte attack upon the characters OF
men, or to change his tactics and seek
to undo the harm that he has deliber
ately and with malice in his act sought
to do to the good name of those whom
he hates. He has chosen the path of
Indebtedness and malice. He has pre-
ferred TO crafty his thirst for revenge
and he has had a ready and willing
abettOr in his hired traducer, Dilworth,
But the time has come for the reck-
Oning. 1t was us inevitable as thu
course of the sun LOoney and his as
sociates have no one TO blame but
themselves. They have had their own
way. They have chosen their own way
Repeated in their attempt to bring
others with whom they were offended
before the bar of justice through grand
jury action, they have at last been
lovertaken by the same machinery that
they sought to evoke i'll their own be
half
1t is long lane that has 10 turn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18
It's Il Long Lame, Etc,

There Is always a turning point, al
ways time of reckoning. Some men
run to the limit, if left unchecked AMI
plunge into the moose that strangles
them
The people of this community have
been long suffering. They have beer
forbearing beyond the required llmita.
lions of virtue.
The Argus is speaking not for Itself
This is not newspaper controversy
In the finding by the grand jury of az
unprecedented series of indictments
against John LoOney and his fou
mouth piece Dilworth, is developed :
case of the people against two allegef
miScreants, case of the souls AM
honors, the virtues and the character.
of men against pair of common black
lguards and public maIigners.
| 1t has been a long time that thu
people have put up with the abuse
that have been resOrted to in this com
munity, abuse of the privileges of
free press, abuse of the laws of civ
decency commanded by God and PR
scribed by man, abuse of every forn
and code of law and usage governin.
the relation of man to man. 1t hi
been long time that the people hav
Submitted without acting, to outrage
such as no civilized community ha
known before.
But at last the people have come t
the doors of the temple of justice d.
manding that the law stretch out il
far reaching arm and give them pr;
lection. Armed with abundant ev
dence of their own grievances, the
come with the further allegation an
Indictment that one of those whom the
charge with traducing their goo
names has been guilty of a series of vi
lations of the criminal laws. that on
who has mercilessly, fiendishly and viii
out truth or excuse laid to others ever
crime in the calendar, has sought
prejudice public opinion by misreprese
! tation of causes for closing the tow
less than year and half ago, was +;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18
The Man of Mystery.

Once more the story appears that
John Orth, formerly the archduke John
Salvador of Austria. is alive and pros
pering. This time he is declared to be
visiting in London and to have made
practical confession of his Identity.
1t has been II years since John Ortiz
disappeared from the knowledge of his
kind. He has been personified by
frauds who have eventually been eX-
posed. 1t was in the spring of 1890
that John Orth sailed from London
with his newly purchased steamship.
the Santa Margaretha. The last posi-
tive news of him was in July of the
same year, and was to the effect that
he had left La Plata, in South America
for Valparaiso. In November. 1890, a
| ship came home to Hamburg, Germany
with the story of three wrecks seen of
| Cape Horn, one of which was believed
to be the Santa Margaretha and de
spite rcCurrcnt tales of John Orth still
living, it is generally supposed that tho
royal Austrian persisted with his vessel
| Romance has its fill with the career
of this former archduke. John Saliva
tor was a poet, a composer of music
a dreamer. He tried to be a spiritual
list, but only succeeded in exposing {
| fraudulent medium in Vienna. He cOulC
not be a soldier because he had pub
liShed denunciatiOnS of turning mer
into machines by drilling. Out of tn,
luXUries of his life at court he emery
ed with passion for a little danseuse
Ludmilla Stubel, to whom he was mar
ried in London and who shared hi
voyage on the Santa Margaretha. BE
fore leaving Austria John Salvador fol
mally resigned his titles and honors.
| 1t is estimated that there have beer
over fifty claimants to the identity O
the lost dauphin of France, includin
Eleazer Williams, the Indian mission
airy, and NaundOrff, the Prussian Ems
land had under Henry VII. false Wal
wick, claiming to be one of the littl
princes of the tower A man appeare
j once in Paris declaring himself to b
the French imperial whom the Zulu
: killed. 1t has often been told that Ma
, shall Ney, instead of being shot in tn
gardens of the Luxembourg, fell befor
blank cartridges and was assisted in G.
Gaping to America If John Orth
living and can prove himself, he wi
furnish a new turn of one sort of tai
with which gossip delights to embroidC
history.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18
Rock Islands Celebration.

In expression and Impression that
might have been heard and seen from
Galena to Cairo, Rock Island celebrated
its 100000 achievement last evening
AS was expected, the demonstration
was vociferous, lurid, and glorious. 1t
was a hot time for fair.
1t was the real thing i'll the celebra-
ton line.
And everybody celebrated.
1t was booster night, and everybody
boosted
There was red and green fire
Il tremendous bonfire, pyroteCh-
mic display such as has been seldom
equaled in these parts, and there was
the music of whistles. the music of
bells, the music of cannon, the music
of explosives, and the music of human
rapture and eXultation
Hardly second i'll the minds of many
| TO the victories of war are the con
quests of peace. Last nights demon
| stration was i'll celebration of an
achievement dcludIeu DH pdtrlolic mo
tive. 1t was the accomplishment of an
end. 1t took work to do it. 1t required
! determination
But no fighting.
1t was an educational campaign
crowned by the laurels of victory.
1t was a glorious undertaking. and :
glorious celebration of a glorious re
suit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18

For over a year the price of wheat
has been below the cost of production,
although it was protected BY a tariff
tax of % cents a bushcl. Now The price
has advanced so per cent III couse.
.qucnce of the fear of a short crop. Do
the republicans claim the advance is
due to an all pervading republican
prosperity produced by tariff protec
ton? If so, how do they explain the
low price of wheat that has prevailed
before the fear of unkindly nature
caused the spectators to boost the
price?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18
DAILY STOR Y
TWO INNoCENTS ABROAD.


l'iii-rl4lstl
Push is indigenous to the Yankee
race. That is what has made it the
most prosperous race today on the face
of the earth. The trait dcScendS from
father to son and from mother to
daughter. Singularly enough. our Brit
ism cousins who carefully keep within
the limits of their own classes. seem to
like uS--that is, the men do. The wo-
men consider our girls who so over
there unblushingly forward.
Two American girls recently Sradu-
ated, whom we shall designate as Su-
sic and Annie, were sightseeing in an
ancient British town. There was
twelfth century castle there in toler-
able repair At any rate, its owner, the
Duke of G., lived thcrc-that is. when
he wasn't somewhere else, which he
was the principal part of the time, for
he was in politics and spent most of
| his time at the capital.
The girls sailed forth without escort
| and. dancing along through the narrow
streets, their skirts fluttcring in the
wind like a pair Of yachts going
about" presently found themselves at
| the castle entrance. The drawbridgc
was down, and the portcuilis was up,
so the two American girls concluded to
storm the castle while the way was
open. \ man stood at the entrance.
1--WE would like to see the castle, if
you please" said Annie, the sAOkeswo-
man.
The castle is 10000 He was try
ing to get out some word beginning
with the letter o, but got stuck.
I'VE won't hurt anything" said the
younger girl. Susie.
AZ d-d-d-d''- This time he got stuck
on the letter d.
At that moment a man, with an ak
over his shoulder, passed by within the
Enclosure and seeing two pretty girls
approached and asked if he could be OF
any service.
1--WE want to see the CASTLE" said the
SpOkeSwoman. "If we wait till he tells
us whether we can or not I'm afraid i
will be too late
The man smiled and said that he
+ would show them the castle. Leaning
his ak against a wall, he put on hi:
coat which he had carried on his arm
and led the way
Il guess he's in charge when thu
c dukes away" said the elder girl to tn.
junior.
The inference was natural, for th'
man opened doors wherever he liket
without knocking and took them ev
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18

who shall the southerner be-" asks
the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, in an
article supporting the proposition for a
candidate for the democratic nomina.
ton for president. 1t then answers the
question by proposing General Luke L
Wright, who, it declares, is the only
democrat who has by sheer ability and
force of character compelled recogni
ton from stalwart republican admin
iStratiOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18

Secretary Taft has stirred up a hOr-
nets nest in Kansas on the question
of free sugar from the Philippines,
which the beet growers there declare
would injure that industry i'll western
Kansas. Why, then, did Kansas vote
for free sugar from Hawaii?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18

Brother BaCr has backed down in
his fight on 2-Cent passenger rates on
the Reading railroad and has restored
the commuters tickets representing Il
rate of about one cent a mile. Light is
breaking on the darkest corners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18

A man who promised $4,000 to west
.ern college refuses to give it because
the faculty sneers at the story that Il
whale swallowed Jonah. The New
York Herald is of the opinion that for
$1,000 some of us would be willing to
believe that Jonah swallowed the
rh,1,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-06-18

The city council got into the Booster
enthusiasm last evening by adopting
the resolution of the Rock Island Bust
ness Mems association for a system of
permanent illumination of the streets.
1t was the right thing to do.