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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

George Faaborg was out of town
Tuesday attending to business.
The merchants of Kimballton all
affirm that their holiday sales went
far above any of previous years.
Joe James is at Waterloo la. on a
business trip in connection with
home insurance claims, in which he
is interested.
Nels T. Jorgensen who has been in
Elkhorn for some time left for Bray
ton Tuesday to visit friends, will
remain there to work during the
, summer.
Martin and Chris Larsen intended
to start Tuesday for northern Min
nesota to take homesteads in pros.
porous and promising Danish settle
ment being started there.
A literary society is to be organ
lied this coming Thursday evening
in the Tom Jessen schoolhonse south
east of Kimballton and it is said
many momentous questions will be
discussed and probably decided dur
ing the winter.
MAIDS Madsen, j. a. Jorgensen,
George Marquesen and T. ]. Jensen
are reported to have gone to Attain
tic Monday to attend another rail-
way meeting that evening but as
they were not back at noon Tuesday
we did not learn what had been
accomplished, ifanything.
Rev. Brade Johansen of Kimball-
ton returned home from Culbertson,
Montana Tuesday and says he found
it to be very fine country. While
there he bought settlers right to q
ranch of 100 acres. He lie going to
Denmark in few days and will re-
main there till May when he will re-
turn and settle in Montana. There
are no Danish ministers in Montana
60 he preached several times to them.
He says that the snow where he was
was only two feet deep while at the
same time in Dakota it was six feet.
There is bound to be great emigra-
ton in the spring as there is much
homestead land left. He returned
here to celebrate his birthday which
is today (Thursday.)
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10
AUTO HELPS BUILD A CHURCH.
Ten-Horse Car Hosts 1850 Pound
Stones to Height of sixty-five Feet.

Boston.-It remained for Lewis A.
Dow, Boston architect and builder,
to demonstrate the usefulness of ten.
horsepower automobile, in helping to
build church.
Mr.. Dow was awarded the contract
for erecting a Methodist Episcopal
church at Medford. When the founda.
ton for the structure was completed
the contractor was on the point of
hiring hosting engine, when he hap.
pened to think of his automobile as a
substitute.
Mr.. Dow said to a reporter: Il
wondered why my auto could not do
the work, as it had never lacked any
thing before. The first thing l DID
was to rig up tackle. then expert
mented with small load which prov.
ed no work at all for the car. When
the success of the experiment was as
sured the machine was called upon to
hoist heavier loads, and it did every
thing asked of it in a most satisfac.
tory manner.
1T was as easy as rolling off log
for the machine to hoist loaded shale
box weighing 1900 pounds. For two
months the machine has worked stead.
lily, raising this load from Z a. M to
5. p, lifting the weights from 40 to 20
feet.
The large stone ornaments at the
base of the tower of the church weigh
1850 pounds each, and they were
raised and lowered into position at a
height of 65 feet, and were deposited
in their final resting place with the
assistance of three men. Mr.. Dow
found considerable pleasure and salts
faction with the work performed by
his machine.
When the days task was done the
machine was always ready for an eve
ning's pleasure trip, when four adults
and three children enjoyed many rides
through the suburbs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10
CLOSING OUT SALE.

AS ! am going to Montana In the
spring | wish to close out my entire
stock. My new and complete line of
up-to-date clothing has just come in
from H. Cohn & Son, of Chicago.
And will sell all my clothing at
wholesale prices Consisting of mems
children's and boys suits, overcosts.
If you want q good dressy suits that
will wear we'll it will pay you to
buy of me Our suits are made to tit
and to wear. My storo is for sale
with or without the clothing, and
also my other three small properties.
Yours for Bargains.
Jl7 RAsMUS HEDEGAARD.
Kimballton Ia.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10
HEIR TO CONGO FREE STATE.
LeopoId's Nephew, Prince Albert, to
Rule Great African Empire.

Brussels, Belgium.-Prince Albert,
King Leopold's nephew and ultimate
successor on the throne, has been pro.
claimed heir apparent to the Congo
Free State. This means that, whether
Belgium anneXes the Congo Free
State or not, Prince Albert will even.
tually rule over the 30,000,0OO Africans
in the great African empire founded
by his uncle.
The official announcement concern.
ing Prince Albert and the Free State
puts an end to the heated discussion
which has taken place of late in the
Belgian press relative to this matter.
Prince Albert probably is the least
known to the general public of CONT.
mental heirs apparent and certainly
is the least talked about. Just 80
years old, he is most up-to-date and
democratic man.
Though a Hohenzollern through his
mother, the countess of Flanders, his
conception of what modern kingship
should be would undoubtedly drive his
kinsman, Emperor William, to de-
spair
The prince has travelled extensively
and this accounts to a certain extent
for his broad-minded, liberal ideas. He
took trip around the world when
still young before he married.
He made lengthy stay in the
United States, spending much time in
the west, making st. Paul his headquar.
tiers. While there he was the guest
of James j. Hill, the railroad mag.
nate. and toured the northwest in Mr..
Hills private car.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10
BREAKS UP RoBBER BAND.
Alleged Leader Taken by Officials o.
Benton County.

Benton County.
Vinton.-In the capture of Ernest
lBoughton, charged with the robbery
of box car in the yards of the Chi
,cago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
here, Sheriff YOU'LL and Deputy Seely.
it is thought, have broken up an or
ganized band of young robbers. For
some time past petty thieving has
been going on about town, and more
recently the depredations seem to
have been perpetrated in and around
the depot and railroad yards.
Less than a week ago a trunk was
stolen from the platform of the pas.
senger depot of the Rock Island and
afterwards the trunk was found
piled against the back door of Mayor
Buxtons residence, with the docks
broken. but so far as cound be told
nothing of the contents had been TT
moved and the trunk had evidently
been buried in a manure pile since
its disappearance a week ago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10
Sunny Side Of Life
Maxey and Ex.

"Maxey and Ex." edits this column.
not for the purpose of showing any
particular ability at such work but for
the purpose of resting the brain when
tired out by the hum drum of every
day life. 1t comes then like the sun
shine after the shower, a perfect reno.
vator. Let me admonish YOU dear
friends to Mite about one or two hum
dred words every two weeks along the
same line as is carried in this colHmn.
boil it down, and make it into 8 few
sentences that you will be proud of
and send it to "Maxey and Ex De-
partment, Journal, Extra, Iowa." for
publication.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10
kirnbal1ton-E lkhorn

T, Hans Madsen will leave Kimball-
ton for Minnesota in February or
March.
The music teacher at the college
Miss Aaborg, was reported quite ill
Tuesday.
Mr.. Jacob Esbeck is quite i'll and
suffering with severe attack OF
rheumatism.
Prot. c. G. Larsen, one of the
teachers at the college is reported on
the sick list this week.
The English Baptist people have a
new church about completed about
six miles southwest of Kimballton.
The attendance at the Elk Horn
College now numbers seventy and
there will probably be a few more
entries the coming week.
The Botna church near Kimball-
ton has been enlarged by good
sized addition and Hot Air Blast
furnace has lately been put in which
is said to give excellent satisfaction.
Saturday evening a number of the
ladies and gentlemen friends Of Mr..
Thorvil Jensen gave him surprise
which ended in an adjournment to
the hall and call for music and then
big dance until the midnight hour
or later.
Mr.. Chris Christensen, a prosper
GUS farmer a couple of miles from
Kimballton shipped a car of cattle
and one OF hogs to Chicago last week
both of his own feeding. He went
with them and received a good mar
gin of profit on the sale.
Martin Esbeck and Albert Jorgen-
sen have been chosen as directors by
the people of Kimballton to repre-
sent them on the A. N. g. S. railway
project and with the above named
gentlemen, MAIDS Madsen, George
Marquesen and Torvil Jensen, have
been selected a committee to boost
the business.
Martin Esbeck went to Audubon
Monday to assume the many res
possibilities attached to a member
of the Board of Supervisors. He was
elected last fall to membership on
the Board and his many friends all
over the county feel that he will be
equal to all the emergencies which
may arise during his term of Office.
Louie Hlnsen, George Adams and
Mr.. Mosiea, of Walnut, and Mr..
Darbo, railway contractor of Oma-
ba, were in Elk Horn day or two
last week comforting with our bust
ness men in regard to the projected
Walnut and Elk Horn railway, bat
as yet nothing of a definite nature
in regard to the conference can be
given to the public; for nothing has
| been decided on for sure.
1t will be remembered that few
weeks ago it was reported that
Chris Moulgaard, while returning
from sale, was slugged and robbed
of his money and a note. Nothing
was ever heard of the robber but one
day last week Chris Blom was going
along the road out near the Peter
Lykke farm when he discovered the
pocket book which had been thrown
along the highway and, Oh opening
it, discovered the note, the money
of course having been swiped.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10
A Fine Team Of Mares Stolen

Last Tuesday morning, the tidings
were wired in all directions from
Marine that team OF mares belong
ing to Mr.. Chris Olsen had been
sto:en during the night and up to
four o'clock Tuesday no word had
been received at Kimballton as to
their whereabouts. Hounds had
been sent for which would. not ar
rive before Tuesday night.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Betty Better bought some butter;
But said she, this buffers bitter;
II l put it in my batter
1t will make the batter bitter
But oft of better butter
VIII make my batter better.
80 she bought bit o. butter
Better than the bitter butter
And made her bitter batter better;
50 twas better Betty Better
Bought bit of better butter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Mr.. Koyne (quoting) "The pen is
mightier than the sword.n
Mrs. koyne (handing him billy
Very true. You can't sign q check
with sword.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

miss Screecher is going to cease
ner vocal exercises and travel"
ut will be the rest cure"
u don't see how she can rest willis
travelling"
mo. but the neighbors can" \
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10
CLOSING OUT SALE.

will close out my stock of cloth
ing by the 18th. of January and
until that time l will sell all nv
clothing at wholesale prices
PETER JENSEN.
10 Elk Horn. Ia.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Justice-You are charged with
setting barn on fire.
Prisoner-Charged with it? Why q
fellow promised to pay me for 1t.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Little girl Is "me.n
Big x, that spells "ten" sir,
alphabet" is abe
Papa" is man, sir;
b u.double. 2 spells "fyn
Cat spells ''mouser;n
Precious" is b ABBY
Do g is "Towser."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Purchaser-Those matches got yes
terday were not good.
Proprietor of Shop-I'm very sorry
sir, but you never buy anything else
Purchaser-Well, shan't deal here
anymore.
Proprietor Ito his errand bow
BIZ, go and shut up the shop at once.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Ida-She hates Jack.
Belle-And why?
Because when he meets her he
always says: "There is nothing like
old friends getting together" She
objects to the 'told.0
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Mr.. Phat-pve gained four pourSs
since came here.
Miss Slim-Have you? I've Just
money enough to last the week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Nell think Mr.. Hunting consid-
ers me very pretty.
Lell-- Yes, he told me so. He said
ne was really quite sorry that you had
no money.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

The lady with whom religious
editor went home with one night
afterward made the remark that she
admired the power of the press.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

What houses are the easiest to break
into? The houses of bald people,
because their locks are few.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Maria" said Mr.. Bi)liams, what
ails this roast?u
"Never mind the roast, dear" said
Mrs. Billiams. "I'm more concerned
to know what ails you. This is the
first time for twenty-five years that
you haven't been able to tell exactly
what allied the roast and everything
else on the table. Aren't you well
today, John?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Throw not away the old straw hat,
Though soiled it still is useful,
good; ~
Mash it fine within bowl W
And serve itup for break fast food.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

boy?
Kid-I guess it's because I'm only
q half brother, Teddy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Why don't you give Hardup
q job? He thinks lot of you andi
has known you every since you wereg
poor. M
Nurich-That's just it. He doesf II
know enough to shut up about it. III
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

why are you late for breakfast,
sir?" asked Bobby's father, as the bow
slid quietly in his chair.
swell, you see," explained Bobby,
when you called me was having q
mighty funny dream and just slept
few minutes longer to finish it,"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

The only thing that keeps some
people from being sued is the fact that
they aren't worth sou.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Miss Sparkle-Is Ferdy's automobile
an easy runner?
Cholly Glinn-Sure, his dad pays
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Stormer-Thorough Bohemian, old
Bob. He'd give you his last shilling
without thought of payment.
Starver-Yes, and borrow yours on
the same terms.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Friend-What a perfectly charming
expression there is on your new
pictures!
Mrs. Wise-Um! just before I sat
down to have them taken my .SsS
band promised me . new set of furs,l
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-01-10

Gould you lend me your automo-
bile for tomorrow
with pleasure"
Never mind, old chap, if it's in
that condition don't believe want
it,"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Peculiarftte. of Napoleon.

Napoleon's father was a topper, a man
utterly lacking in moral sensibility,
and his sisters were immodest and hys-
terical. According to DR.. Cabanas,
Pauline was particularly so. Napoleon
himself was exceedingly sensitive to
atmospheric changes. was headachey
and had auditory illusions He had
twitchings of the arms, the shoulders
and the lips He was at times the
most irritable of men, often being I'M
approachable. His mania for destruc-
ton was such that he whitfield pieces
Of furniture. broke articles presented
to him, pinched babies while pretend
Ing to caress them and took keen de-
light in shooting Josephine's rarest
birds. The slightest opposition threw
him into a paroxysm Of rage. But in
a campaign all weaknesses vanished
His pulse ranged ordinarily between
thirty and thirty-fve beats a minute
and never went above fifty-fve. The
usual pulse rate is about seventy-two
a minute.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
Rare Ben Jouxon,

The epitaph, 20 Rare Ben Jonson,"
engraved on the tablet marking the
burial place Of the celebrated play
wright in the poets corner" West
minister abbey, is said TO have orig
mated with Jack Young (afterward
knighted). who, walking there when
the grave was covering, gave the fell
low IS pence to cut it" DR.. Brew
er In his Phrase and Fable says
Shakespeare called Jonson Rare
Ben" but does not say where. Ac-
cording to Chambers Book Of Days."
the phrase formed the concluding
words of the verses written and dis
played In the clubroom Of Ben's cliqne
at the famous Mermaid tavern. The
epithet Rare Ben Iolson" is said to
have been first uttered after the ap-
pearance of his highly successful farce,
Bartholomew Fair" The epitaph has
been copied once at least When Sir
William Dayenant was inferred in
Westminster abbey the inscription on
his covering stone was 20 Rare Sir
William Davenant"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
THE SHIP SUBSIDY.
Bryan's Commoner.



The advocates of a ship subsidy,
like the advocates of the asset cur
rency, hope to rush their measure
through before public opinion has a
chance to act upon it. When Score
tary Root went to South America it
was generally supposed that the OBJ
Ject OF his visit was to cultivate more
! intimate relations between this coun-
try and the southern republics. 1t
now seems that the real purpose of
his trip was to fortify his arguments
in favor of a ship subsidy. Whether
the advocates of subsidy will be con-
tent to begin with substituting the
| lines to South America or will insist
upon complete system of subsidies
remains to be seen The democrats
will naturally and logically oppose
the subsidy scheme whether it is pre-
scented by piecemeal or as a whole.
There are two kinds OF aid which the
democrats could consistently favor.
There is the aid which could be given
through discriminating duties. A de-
duction of duty on articles brought
into the country in American bottoms
would give to the ship-owners an adj
vantage without an additional tax
tariff reduction would, of course op-
pose this breach in the tariff wall.
The other plan is to put into trans
ports part of the money that is now
put into warships and let the trans
ports be run to southern ports by the
government or leased on terms which
are equitable for us in building up
mail and trade line. A few ships
to I'll
communication between North and
South America. The service on sucb
lines could be made a training school
Tor seamen and public interests could
De properly protected in the contracts
There are two kinds of government
aid TO an industry One kind is IL
Illustrated in the agricultural exneri-
mental stations. The government at
its own expense experiments on mar
terS connected with agriculture. horti-
culture and stock-raising and gives to
the public the benefit of its experi-
ments. The results of its WORK aro
open TO all and are an instruction to
all This is a legitimate use of GOV
eminent money. The government is
under no obligation to continue an
experiment when it proves unsuccess-
!ui' ana no one can monopolize the
Dement'S which flow from a successful
experiment The establishment of a
government line of boats either d.
rectly or through lessees would be in
line with the experiment station. The
governments success or failure would
De instructive and no one would be
able TO monopolize the benefits. The
second way Of giving the government
aid Is 10 substitute This taxes the pub
lie Tor the benefit of a few, aud the
Few VINO receive not only monopolize
the benefits but insist upon the con-
unuation OF the system. The protect
ed industries are now demanding high
'er duties than were demanded In the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19
sfexenron.. crave.

No English novelist rests in a more
eccentric spot than that chosen by
Robert Louis Stevenson, who is buried
on the summit of the forest clad vaila,
In the island of Samoa. The day after
his death at yailima, In 1894, his re.
mains were carried to the top Of this
precipitous and picturesque peak by
sixty sturdy Samoans, who had loved
and now mourned their dead chief,
Tusitula. A party Of forty had pre-
yiously cut a pathway through the
thick, tangled wood with knives and
axes, while another party had pre-
pared the grave. With infinite care
and trouble they bore him shoulder
high over the rough ground to his last
long home, and there, under the starry
sky, they left him to sleep forever, with
the Pacific at his feet. On either side
Of his tombstone Is bronze plate.
One bears the words, "'The Tomb of
Tusitula," while the other Is inscribed
with his own requiem, beginning:
Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me lie
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-19

beginning of the century. Instead of
being strengthened they have been
enervated, and the country has to go
through a life and death struggle to
get the public teats out of the mouth
of one of its pampered infants. So it
will be if we enter on the subsidy
scheme. A little subsidy now Will
mean a bigger subsidy in few years,
and the steamship lines built up by
subsidy will threaten to die if they
are left unsupported. A protective
tariff and a steamship subsidy are
one in principle Those who believe
in taxing the many for the benefit
of the few are likely TO favor both.
Those who believe in the doctrine of
equal rights to all and special pTivt-
leges to none will favor neither. The
argument that subsidy is only tempo
rary ought not to deceive anyone. The
time will never come without strug-
gle, and the more successful the sub
sidy has been in building up the fav-
ored industry, the more difficult will
it be to repeal the law.