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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Messrs. Fred Bartlett, Charles Mi-
herman and William VanAernam
went to Washington Springs, South
Dakota last week returning Satar-
day. Charley purchased one
hundred and sixty acre tract of
land while there.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Hans Jacobsen of Buffalo, N. y
visited last week with his uncle
Jacob Jacobsen and wife, leaving
for his home, Monday of this week
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

DR.. Weber, the Eye and Ear Doc
tor who cures will be at Park Hotel
on Tuesday, Sept. %, after II a. m.
Examination Free. Come.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

John 1. Hensley received two car
loads of sheep this week, which he
has turned out in his pasture.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Justice Lair was martyr to the
heat aided by q crowded house
Monday while trying case which
continued nearly all day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Nick Thielea went to Iowa City
last week and had his throat ex-
anined by specialist who arrived
at the same conclusion as the Oma-
ha doctor whom he first consulted
viz: that there is partial paralysis
of the nerves and vocal cords.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Ad Seibert commenced carrying
the mail again Tuesday after being
quite ill for over a week with threat
ened appendicitis.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Mrs. Jenkins brought to our desk
Monday last a SNOWFALL remark
able for it being the second time it
has blooned this year. 1t was a
perfect flower and as white as the
parent plant.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Theo Patty returned Friday from
Oskaloosa where he was in attend
ance as delegate to the K. of P.
grand communication.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

The Journal office was favored
last week with most beautiful
bunch of flowers, the gift of Mrs.
Hi Heath. The good lady evident
ly knew our weakness for flowers
and in this manner expressed her
syfnpathy
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Mr.I. N. Wilson and Mr.. Fritz of
Geneseo Ill. are visiting at the
home of E. G. Wilson and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Mrs. Conklin is reported as being
very I'LL since last Thursday at her
home, corner of Main aud Jefferson
streets.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Mrs. John Coulter of Atlantic and
her son, MIR. s. l.. Coulter and wife
of Muscoger, Oklahoma, visited
last week with their relatives, MIR.
and Mrs. James jenkins, leaving
Friday evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Mrs. Engle is entertaining her
father, MIR. David Dutler of Gnthrie
county, an old gentleman hale and
hearty, although eighty years
of age.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

John Porter Jr., moved last week
from the Hunter house on the
southeast corner of Edgerton and
South streets to the Prof Johnson
house northwest of the school
h0IIsa
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

1ornes Brothers, late of Casey
are now in charge of the Hickman
restaurant, having lately purchased
the stock and are doing a good
business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Hans Marquesen finished NOV
ing mis- store and household goods
to Elk Horn this week. This wor-
thy family will be greatly missed
in this community but Exira's loss
Is Elk Horu's gain.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Miss Nettie Hockenberry return
ed last Saturday from five weeks
visit with an aunt at Polo, Illinois.
She will teach this fall in the Jacob
Bauer school in south Audubon
township.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Last Saturday Joe Gearheart hr-
ished the mason work on the foun-
dation of the 40x40 feet wall for tn &
John Kommes barn in Audubon
township.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Joe Gearheart has just completed
cement walk one hundred and
four feet long for William Baylor
and seventy feet for himself be-
sides numerous other jobs of more
or less cost. Joe is good work
IN an and understands his business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

Mrs. Tilla kitnm of Benton coun-
ty and her brother OF Guthrie coun-
ty visited in town last Sunday with
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

also span of bronchos Of another
party, all tor use on the E. c. Will
son farm which he has rented.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Kline have
purchased the Charley Parrott
house and lots on the corner of
South street and Florence alley,
and will move there as soon as Mr.
Parrott leaves for Oregon which
will be In a week or two.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-09-10

A. B. Wells has made his part of
the highway on Rt. in fine shape
for the winter SO that the carrier
will have no difficulty in delivering
the mail along that part OF the
road. Let others join in the good
work so that all the carriers will
have reason to rejoice and no rea-
son to complain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
POLICEMAN WEE3T FIFTEEN GABZ AGO

hold The police force in Washington was
once a search was instituted. Gen. Beale.
ardent horseman that he was. felt keenly
the loss of his valuable charges, and it
was more annoying to him, because he
was just on the eve of departure for Cali
fornia, where he had large business inter-
eStS.
He at once sent for Policeman West
and told him that all the information he
had concerning the horse thieves was a
ragged cap. evidently dropped at the
stable door by one Gt the men engaged in
the robbery. With this slender clue to
work on Officer West set about the diff
cult task of working up case.
Located His Man.
Accompanying Gen. Beae to his farm
West got one of the employees in a seclud-
ed corner, and, after a thorough cross
examination. he discovered that one Ed
Nolan. who was formerly in the employ
of Gen. Beale, was the owner of the cap.
To find Ed Nolan West was compelled
to travel nearly over the entire state
of Maryland. But he at last succeeded
in catching up with his man. and when
he did he found him in company with
two men. Harry Thomas and George
Reccor. and a colored boy named Abra-
ham Lincoln. These men, West as
sartS were convicted Of the crime OF
stealing the horses AS the crime was
committed in Maryland they We're tried
at Upper Marlboro and received sentences
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of ten years each. all except the colored
boy, who, on account Of his youth. was
committed to the Marlboro jail, where,
after serving his time. he was liberated
and taken back to the Beale farm and
given employment.
For twenty-five years West remained IN
the second precinct. which was afterward
known as the eighth police precinct and
in his many years of service there he was
responsible for the apprehension of many
desperate criminals. one of whom was the
noted murderer Jenkins, negro who
chopped his wife to pieces with A meat
cleaver one rainy night years ago. and
who fled the house after committing the
crime.
Caught "the Avenger."
Another exciting adventure that Officer
West was engaged in was the pursuit and
capture OF Bill Jones, 1.-THE avenger." who
took a couple of shots at Guiteau, the
murderer of President Garfield he
was being conveyed from the court back
to the United States jail in the van wagon
after he was tried.
Perry Carson. "a colored politician of
Washington. was in charge of the van
that morning while Jim Reynolds, col
ored. was the driver. AS they came
along. a man rode up on a white horse
and shouting that he was 1.-The aveng-
err blazed away at the van wagon. One
OF the bullets from his pistol shaved off
lock of GuiteauS hair, as he sat COVER
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standing or the corner of 18th and NJ
streets when he observed score or more
of teams literally burning up the roadway.
In the front OF them all was President
Grant, and when West held UP his club
for the racers to stop the general turned
into NJ street. Though he tugged madly
at the reins to bring his horses to stand
still, he was going at so great speed
that he was not able to get the animals
under control until he reached 14th street.
when he returned to the place where the
policeman lad signaled him. Six other
drivers. some of whom were prominent
officials followed.
Arrested the President.
The President addressed the policeman
good naturally:
do you think officer, that I was vio-
lating the speed laws?'
II do, Mr. President. replied West.
who says that when the general asked
him the question, he had a rare smile on
his face. and presented the look of a
schoolboy who had been caught in a
guilty act by his teacher.
well" said Grant, what do you want
me to do?'
II cautioned you yesterday, Mr.. Presi-
dent" answered the policeman, about
fast driving, and you said. sir. that it
would not occur again
Did I?' unused Grant, still with quiz
zical smile on his features. well, | sup
pose l forgot it. and that ! might have
been going a little bit too fast this even-
ing: but hang it. officer. these animals of
mine are thorOughbreds, and there is no
holding them
Il am very sorry. Mr.. President. to have
to do it. for you are the chief of the ma
ton, and l am nothing but policeman
but duty is duty, sir. and / will have to
place you under arrest" West replied.
''All right cried Grant. where do you
wish me to go with you?"
The policeman said he must go to the
station house. At the Presidents invita-
ton the policeman took a seat in the We
hicle and the war hero questioned him
about himself and his antecedents West
told him he had been a soldier and had
been at the evacuation of Richmond. Cen
Grant told him that he would not get into
any trouble for making the arrest. as he
admired man who did his duty.
Arriving at the police station the Presi-
dent of the United States put up $40 col
lateral. and the six other drivers VINO
had followed West and the President to
the station were now rounded up by Lieut.
Eckloff ard his men. and they, despite
their violent protests, were placed under
arrest and required to put up $50 collat-
eral each.
Forfeited His Collateral.
These men were all personal friends of
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RRE5ENI 1I7E WHERE AKKE3T VS. nADE

in his day as an official who believed in
enforcing the law. He would always
stand by his men when they made an
arrest. no matter who the lawbreaker
might be. He assigned me to beat
some blocks north and west of the sta
ton house, and impressed on me the ne
cessity of doing my whole duty. He
called my attention to the alleged in
fractions of the speed law in the neigh
borhood of 18th and NJ streets which
was then in the aristocratic section of
the city.
Several of the residents of the neigh
borhood had complained of horsemen
who speeded their horses along 18th
street while driving to and from the
Brightwood race track. This old track
was the recognized speedway for horse
was the best driving thoroushfare the
trip to and from the track was made
over it.
president Ulysses S. Grant was one
of the drivers who used 18th street. and
many a time he engaged In speed
contest with his friends. In fact, spurtS
of speed were frequent occurrences.
and the street was at times dangerous
for women and children.
Citizens complained time and again
to the police about the conditions pre-
vailing along their street on account of
the furious racing going on. and orders
were issued for the police to stop the
racers"
Lieut.. Eckloff placed Policeman West
on the beat. About this time woman
and six-year-old child were knocked
down by a swiftly driven team and
badly injured. Policeman West hurried
to the scene, but the driver of the team
had made good his escape. The people
in the neighborhood were very much
excited over the affair. and were loud
in their ordinations against the rae
ing persons and the police.
Stopped President Grant.
AS the citizens who had collected
were discussing the accident another
bevy of racers appeared on the scene.
Policeman West held up his hand for
them to stop. One carriage stopped,
and that contained President Grant and
some friends. Grant was driving Il pair
of fast steppers and he had some diff
Guilty in hating them, but this he man.
aged to do. He drove to where West
was standing. surrounded by the indig-
nant citizens.
We'll, officer, what do you want with
me?"
Il want to inform you. Mr.. President,
that you are violating the law by speed
ing along this street. Your fast driving.
sir, has set the example for lot of other
gentlemen. 1t is endangering the lives of
in this locality" said Officer West, and
only this evening lady was knocked
down by one Of these racing teams"
Il am very sorry, said President
Grant, land I'll promise that hereafter
/ will hold my team down to the regu-
lation speed: and, by the way. is the lady
who was run down seriously hurt?''
The officer informed the President Of
the extent of the young womans inju-
ries. and Gen. Grant, again asserting that
in the future he would observe the speed
laws, drove away.
The next evening Policeman West was
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Grant, who Was very much amused at
their protests. He stood in the doorway
of the station while they We're being aues
toned and seemed to be highly amused at
their discontinue.
All these cases for fast driving We're
credited TO Policeman West and he APP
peared in the Police Court the next day to
aid in the prosecution of the cases When
Gen. Grants name was called there was
no response and his $50 was declared for
feited. The other six men talked about
outrageous conduct on the part of the
policeman in daring to arrest gentlemen
out for 2 pleasant drive.
Judge Smell was presiding Judge in this
celebrated case. and thirty-two ladies of
the most refined Chara cter and surround
inss voluntarily came into court and tes
titled against the drivers. The cases
were contested bitterly The court fin
ally imposed heavy fines and delivered a
scratching rebuke to the six drivers. The
convicted men appealed their cases to
higher court, but Judge SHELLS ruling In
the case was sustained.
While the six dfssa tisfied men were
fighting Judge SHELLS ruling in the higher
court rumor reached President Grant
that Officer Vests position was i'll jeop-
ardy on account of the antagoniST Of
the men whom he had arrested. Grant
Immediately sent special messenger to
the chief of police. complimenting West
on his fearlessness in making arrests. and
made it plain that he would not allow
any harm to come to West.
Met Grant Later
A few months after West had arrested
the President he was assigned to the
mounted force, and was detailed to do
duty in what was known as the second
precinct, then located at the corner of
18th and streets. While doing duty
along the famous Brightwood road West
met President Grant frequently. The
general loved to drive his celebrated
trOtters. which We're then among the fast
est in the District of Columbia. The
President and the policeman at times
discussed the relative merits of certain
horses. and the policeman's advice was
often acted upon by the civil war hero.
Just about this time ruler of some
semi civilized country sent to the Presf-
dent pair of handsome Arabian stall
lions They stood seventeen hands high
had speed records and were valued at
SO 900 each
Gen. Grant placed them on Gen. Beale's
farm, about six miles from the Soldiers
Home and on the Riggs road. adjoining
the farm of the late banker George w.
Riggs.
One morning the news reached Gen.
Grant that in some mysterious manner his
two Arabian stations had been stolen
from the Beale farm overnight. Conster-
nation reigned in the Presidents house
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TO the top of the higher buildings We may
see the skeletons of the washing ma
chimes on every side and between them
the vast weathering floors where the
precious earth containing the brilliants is
allowed to lay and melt. Moving to them
from the mines, are great lines of what,
in the distance, seem to be ants. They
are marching in single file and are racing
with one another as they pass to and
fro. Now take your glass and you Will
see that each ant Is steel car filed with
diamODdiferous earth. and that 1t is fly
ing along under a wire cable from the
mines to the fields. These fields are call
ed floors. Every mine has its own floor,
and in every direction you can see the
cars moving. The black pygmies who are
handling the cars are the natives. and
the white ones on the outside are the
guards to see that the blacks do not
steal they work.
Now turn your glass again to the mines.
About each is a mighty pit dug out of the
earth. That is the opening of the mine.
the wide basin. where the earth has been
cut away until the great rock pipe. which
contains the blue clay and the diamonds.
is found.
Pipes of Diamonds.
Until these Kimberley mines were dis
covered all the diamonds found were
picked up out of gravel which lay on or
near the surface of the earth. The Indian
diamonds, among which were the Kohl
moor the Great Mogul. the Regent and the
Orloff. came from alluvial washings COM
posed of a mixture of broken sandstone,
quartz. jaspar. flint and granite. The
deposit was about twenty feet thick and
was covered by a few feet of black
cotton soil. 1t lay near the bed of
river in India not far from Golconda,
which was the chief city TO which the
diamonds were taken and sold. the
diamonds of Brazil were first discovered
In 1I2S. They were found In deposits OF
clay. quartz pebbles and sand. buried
under about thirty feet of other earth
They lay along the banks of rivers and
In a few cases were imbedded in sand
stone. 1t was the same with the diamonds
OF Borneo, of British Guiana. Australia
and California. and also of those which
were first discovered along the Vaal
river near here in South Africa
IL is now over forty years since the first
African diamond was found man
named o. Reilly-not the one who ran the
hotel. but John O'Reily, the hunter
made the first diamond discovery It
was when he was stopping over night
with Boer farmer not far off from
Kimberley. During the evening he saw
the children playing with some beautiful
pebbles. He admired the stones and
took some home with him. To his sur
prise he found one would cut glass, and
upon showing il to n jeweler he was told
that il was diamond and worth 81, 800.
Two years after that another big stone
traded it TO this same Boer farmer for
merchant and 1t was sent to England and
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was eventually sold to the Countess of
Dudley for 100000.
These two finds set South Africa crazy.
Diamond seekers came at once by the
thousands and the Naal and Orange
rivers We're soon covered with mining
camps Men went about everywhere
digging up the gravel and searching for
stones AS the river beds became ex
hausted the miners spread out over the
country, and finally got here to Kimberley.
1,hch is fifteen miles from the Vaal One
day a Boer discovered some diamonds in
clay bed out of which he was taking
material to build a mud hut. He kept
on digging, and the result was the
Dutoitspan mine, which has proved one
of the richest diamond pipes ever found.
About the same time other claims were
taken up and developed and as a result
came the five great mines which now
form the basis of the De Beers syndicate
AS the miners went down into the earth
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out on the floors. in order that the wind.
the rain and the sun may weather
them that the diamonds can be taken out.
The value per load is only a few dollars,
but there must be at least six million dol
lars worth of diamonds in the ground on
the Kimberley floors.
| walked around the Kimberley mine
with its manager, Mr.. c. NJ. Henrotiu an
American mechanical and mining engi-
neer, who graduated at Cornell in the
class of 1897. and the son of the former
president of the Women's Clubs of the
United States. He tells me there are
more than a million and quarter loads
of this precious clay above the level at
which his men are now working.
II was in company with another Amer
lean mining engineer that l explored the
underground workings of the Dutoitspan.
one of the largest diamond mines Of the
world. This was Mr. J. T. Fuller, grad
Uate of the LehiSh University. In fact,
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all of the mines here are managed by
Americans. They were opened up and de-
veloped by Mr. Gardiner Nlillams. VINO IS
now a resident of Washington. and their
present general manager is Mr.. AlpheuS
Williams, his son.
In another place / shall speak of the
workmen and tell how they are handled
outside the mines. An army of over -,
$50 is here employed. and of these more
than ~ coo are natives. who are kept in
guarded compounds and who are not al
lowed To go outside during the terms OF
their contracts.
But come with me and take a look at
the Dut oitspan This is the mine which
was discovered by the farmer when he
was building clay hut. 1t is the biggest
of all the mines of the De Beers Company.
and so large that the Kimberley pipe and
the De Beers pipe. which together are
now producing something like 15,00OO0b
worth of diamonds every twelve months.
could he lost inside it. 1t has thirty
eight miles of tunnels in its underground
workings. and that although it is not yet
one-third as deep the Kimberley.
Before entering the mine | was shown
the maps of the surveyors. The blue
ground area covers about thirty acres,
and this is all drawn to scale so that
one can tell the condition Of every tunnel
from the surface down TO the 7J0-foot
level where the bottom now is. great
shaft has been sunk outside the pipe, and
tunnels have been run in at intervals OF
By this shaft this tlirty-acre pipe has
thus been explored to a depth equal to
one and one-half times the height of the
Washington Monument. and the blue
ground has been found peppered with dia-
monds throughout. From some OF the
upper levels much of the ground has been
extracted. but mining Is now going on at
every level. the amount of earth taken
ont decreasing until at the bottom there
are little more than the tracks used to
carry the cars of blue clay to the shaft
All the ore is taken from the lowest
level. Great wells have been sunk
through the pipe from top to bottom. and
the blue ground of each height is carried
through tunnels TO these wells and
dropped into reservoirs at the bottom.
There it is loaded by gravity into the cars
which carry it to the shaft. At present
they are raising 10000 loads to the sur
face every day. Four thousand negroes
are employed. and in busy seasons the
miners work day and night.
Scenes in the Mines.
1t was in company with Mr.. Fuller that
l went through the Dutoitspan. The
mines are dirty and the rock is so sharp
that it cuts ones shoes. For this reason
we were given boots of sole leather such
as are used by the miners, and were clad
in miners clothes.
Entering the Shaft, we dropped quickly
10 the 80 foot level and made our way by
foot through the tunnels into the great
Continued on Fifth Pagel
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the area in which the precious stones
were discovered became narrower and
narrower, until at last it was, in each
case. found TO consist entirely of a sort
of blue rock or clay inside great walls
Of other and harder rock. These walls
We're in the shape of a pipe, and the
pipes were found to extend down. down,
down into the earth, and each was filled
with this blue ground AS the miners
went down the diamonds did not diminish
They were found everywhere plentifully
scattered through the blue clay. and this
is so at the depths where they are mining
today. although in the Kimberley pipe
the lower levels are more than One-haif
mile from the surface.
The Kimberley mine gives one an eX-
cellcnt idea of how the diamonds lie in
these pipes in the earth The pipe be-
gins with great funnel which a the top
has a mouth covering thirty-five acres
and which slopes down to the pipe proper,