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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
ACCOUNTS WRONG.
Pettawattamie County Clerk Owes
County Money!

Sounty Money.
Council Bluffs.-H. V. Battey, clerk
OF the district court in Pottawattamie
county was ousted by Judge Wheeler
of the district court on the strength
OF the report filed with the board OF
supervisors by an expert of Des
Moines. accounting company, en-
ployed by tie board to check the
clerks office, and pending hearing
H. j. Chambers, formerly clerk Of the
district court, was appointed to take
temporary charge of the office. Cham
bers' bond was fixed at $4,000.
Judge Wheeler, in a statement in
open court, said that the action taken
by him was not in any sense a pre-
judgment of the case.
C. ]. Richman, the expert account
ant sent here by the National Ac-
counting company of Des Moines upon
request of the board of supervisors
for the purpose of checking the office
of Clerk Battey, made his report to
the board. The accounting, based
upon strict construction of the
statute, shows on it's face S2,197.S6
due the county from the clerk. The
report cove1s the period of Mr.. Bat
tey's incumbency and was referred to
the Judge of the district court and
the county attorney. Included in
this amount as $1,199 in fees as clerk
and member of the insanity commits
sion, which it has been customary for
the clerk to draw in this county and
in many other counties of the state.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
HUSBAND SHOOTS DOCTOR.
Suspects Him of Illicit Visits to He
Home.

Eldora.-Dr. Harry w. Emery, a
prominent osteopath of this city, is
lying at Emergency hospital, suffer
ing from a bullet wound in the left
breast, inflicted by Edward Nuckolls,
we'll known young man here, and
associated with his father, Ezra
Nuckolls, in the jewelry business. DR..
N. c. Morse, who is caring for the
patient, does not as yet venture a
prediction as to Emeny's chances for
living.
Considerable mystery surrounds
the shooting, and different stories can
be heard. 1t is stated that Nuckolls
found ENEMY trying to enter his
house at about 2 o'clock a. M, and
emitted his revolver into the flying
form in the darkness.
The Nuckolls home has been under
quarantine because the Nuckolls
children were supposed to have scar
let fever. Mr.. Nuckolls had not been
staying at home, but, hearing that
the children had whooping cough,
went home to see just what the situa-
lion was.
About midnight, it is claimed, he
was awakened by rap at the door
He answered the call and found Dr.
k.meny,, who informed Nuckolls that
he was looking for him and wanted
him to go down to his Office and
sample some fine wine that he had
purchased. Nuckolls complied, but
after q short time excused himself
and said he would go to his room al
the store and go to bed.
Nuckolls was apparently suspi
store and remaining, went for his re
cious, and instead of going to the
volver and returned home An hour
and half later ENEMY is said te
have again appeared at the Nuckolls
home. Nuckolls was on guard and
waiting, and Immediately opened the
door and began shooting. ENEMY
| fled and Nuckolls followed him Ions
| enough to empty his revolver at him
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
FLOODS Stay 1000
At HANK0W, China
AWFUL FREsHET DEscENDs UP
ON PROVINCE OF Au-PEH,
BROWNS HUNDREDS.
SEVEN HUNDRED
JUNkS WRECKED
Oriental Marine Interests Also Suffer
Fearful Loss-Waters Rush Down
Upon Inhabitants Before They Are
Able to Leave Homes.

Shanghai, Apr. Disastrous floods
are reported to have occurred at Han
kow, in the province of Hu-Peh.
1t is stated that 1000 persons have
been drowned.
Seven hundred junks were sunk or
wrecked.
The floods are said to be due to an
unexpected freshet.
The waters caught the people uneX-
pectedly in the middle Of the night
Unable to Escape Flood.
Floods throughout China are of
yearly occurrence, but the freshet came
with such force at Hankow that before
the inhabitants of the city were able
to leave their homes they were car
ried off in the currents.
The number of dead, it is declared,
may be nearer $500 than 1000, for, ac-
cording to couriers who brought in the
news from villages adjacent to Han
kow, almost the entire city was wiped
out. Not only did the persons in the
lowlands feel the disastrous floods, but
navigators, seemingly protected from
such disaster, were also drowned by
hundreds, according to reports.
Number of Dead Uncertain.
Just how many persons were
drowned by being wrecked or carried
down while aboard the 700 junks
which We're lost is impossible to state
at this time because details are lack
ing. 1t is reported that when the
freshet hit Hanllow, on the coast of
the province of Hu-Peh, most of the
inhabitants had not yet arisen from
their beds. Hundreds hearing the
roar of the on-coming waters sought
to escape to higher levels, but when
they rushed to their doors they were
carried backwards by the freshet and
either drowned or pounded to death
against the wreckage of the houses.
Efforts to Rescue Homeless.
AS soon as the news was received in
Shanghai efforts We're put forth to
| gather money and provisions with
| which to succor the few who had
| escaped to the highlands despite the
floods. Efforts We're hampered some
"heI W tue itCh VI "DETAILS, DuL WneI
the real conditions become generally
known it is expected that aid will pour
| in from the different Chinese ports
which have interests in Hankow.
Whether other cities or villages
We're caught by the floods is not
stated in the meager dispatches which
have arrived here, but it is considered
almost certain that the damage and
loss of lives is not confined to the
province of Hu-Peh Belief that the
proximity of Hankow to Shanghai
caused news of the disaster in the for
mer city to reach here first lends
strength to the supposition that Other
towns and villages have also beer
wiped out
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
FALL APPLES FOR PACKING.
Demonstration of Keeping QuaItie.
is Successful.

10 SdSSSSSius
Mason City. The result of the
examination of the stored apples
picked from Iowa orchards and put
in storage in the Higley plant of this
city. has demonstrated that with
proper packing great majority of
Iowa grown fall apples will keep and
keep we'll. Among the varieties put in
storage here We're the Wealthies, Pat
tons Greetings, Salome, Winesaps
Iowa Blush, Grimes, Scott's Winter,
Black Annette, Melinda, Langfords.
Nelson Sweets and Clemmons Seed
lings.
The apples we're grown at Missouri
Valley, Storm Lake, Floyd, Ardale.
Williamsburg Rockford and Ran
dolph, and comprised about seventy
different varieties and manners OF
packing.
In packing, three methods We're
followed: First, each apple was
wrapped in paper Immediately after
being taken from the tree last fall
and packed; second, the apple was
packed without paper Immediately
after being taken from the tree, and
third, the fruit was packed from ten
days to two weeks after it was taken
from the tree. In each instance the
wrapped apples of all varieties came
out in good solid condition. The
apples packed Immediately after pick
ing without wrapping We're second
best being in very good condition.
The apples which were not packed
till some time after picking showed
signs OF rot and decay. The
Wealthies showed up in the worst
condition.
Professor Penney, who had charge
of the demonstration, lectured to the
gathering, covering the points demon
strated by the result of the storage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
Term For Naughty Letters.

Cedar Rapids.-In federal court
Mrs. Nellie Anderson was sentenced
to two years in the government pris-
on at Moundsville, w. Va, and her
paramour, jade Patterson, a negro
was given two years in the govern
ment prison at Fort Leavenworth
Both pleaded guilty to sending OBJ.
scene matter through the mails. The
woman deserted her husband at Vim
ton, leaving a good home. and com.
Ing to this city, fell in with Patter.
sou, who is rough looking negro.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
Supervisor Pleads GUILTY.

Sioux City.-A. B. Erickson, Sioux
City member of the Woodbury. county
board of supervisors, has entered a
plea of guilty of unlawfully selling
goods to the county. In entering the
plea Mr.. Erickson also filed petition
showing that the goods which he
sold to the county We're billed at a
price but little higher than jobbing
rates. Mr.. Erickson also pleaded
ignorance of any wrong doing. Coun-
ty Attorney U. G. Whitney presented
communication from the grand
Jury recommending leniency
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
LIQUOR INTERESTS FIGHT.
Organize in Burlington to Oppose
Civic Federation,

Burlington-A widespread move
ment to oppose the anti-saloon forces
of Burlington, especially the civic
federation, has been inaugurated
here
The organizers of the movement
expect to enroll several thousand
workers against the enforcement of
the mulct law, and every legal method
will be used to check any attempt to
curb the freedom Of the saloon inter-
ests In Burlington.
John Deterick, of Chicago, an or
ganizer employed by the big brewing
and liquor interests of the west, is
here to assist in the movement A
permanent organization will be form
ed and the members will participate
actively in political affairs and in
other ways to further the interests
of the liquor people.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
Fortified.

The representative arose to make
a speech, and his fellow members be-
gan to file out.
Gentlemen" he said, calmly, don't
think for a minute you can throw me
down. My address is already in the
hands of the printer, with applause
in the proper places"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
Taft Back in washinoton.

Washington, Apr. 14.-Secretary Of
War Taft returned here Sunday after
an absence of about ten days in the
west. where he made number of adj
dresses. 1t is the secretary's intention
TO remain in Washington until next
Saturday, when he will go to New
York city to deliver an address before
the Sphinx club.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
Husband Held for Murder.

New York, Apr. 14.-Mrs. I. Liber-
man, the wife Of a shirt-waist manu-
facturer, who has small factory in
the Bronx borough, was found MUIR
dered in her apartments in Courtlandt
avenue Monday. Her husband was
taken into custody pending an inyesti-
cation by the coroner.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
Two Die in Love TRAGEDY.

Chicago, Apr. Undermined that
not even death should separate him
from the girl who, in far away b.
hemia had promised to become his
wife, Joseph Krhournek shot and
killed her Sunday night at Trumbull
avenue and West Twenty-ffth street,
and then sent bullet into his own
brain.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
This rlay Interest You

No one is immune from kidney trou-
BILE so just remember that Foley's Kid
ney Cure will stop the irregularities and
cure any case of kidney and bladder
trouble that is not beyond the reach of
medicine.-Nick Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
A Bad Model.

81 must say I'm s'prised at our min
ister," said Deacon Longface. He SEE
all Christians should take pattern o.
the bee as a model of industry"
waits the matter O. thet?" de-
handed his wife.
why, the bee works on the Sab.
bath sames any other day.'-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
"AuNr BECKY" YOUNG DEAD.
Aged Army Nurse Passes Away at
Des Moines.

Des Moines.-"Aunt Becky" Young
is dead.
The death of the famous old war
nurse occurred at O'Clock on the
morning of the 9Th, after weeks of
struggle against grim DEATH She
was 76 years old and would have
been celebrating on the 9Th the for
ty-frst anniversary of her marriage
to David c. Young had death spared
her.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
ll Health Causes Suicide.

Waterloo.-Roy Miller, aged 20
years, a sophomore in the college at
Fayettte. shot himself to death at
his home in Manchester. He left a
note saying the deed was caused by
III health. He also gave list of the
debts he owed at school, He is a
sou OF G. w. Miller wealthy i'm
element dealer of Manchester.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
Family Repartee.

WELL" snapped the husband, eve
come to the conclusion that I'm mar
ried to a talking machine
rs that so?" replied his wife. Il
know that married a carpet beaten"
and thrusting a club in his hand she
sent him out into the yard to vent
his wrath on the parlor rugs.-Detroit
Free Press.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
BURGLAR Hits Continuation.

Burlington-Thieves broke a win
dow and worked the combination of
safe at the office of the Mt. Pleas
ant Milling company. Forty-four dol
lars was secured.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
Piles are easily and quickly check &c

Piles are easily and quickly Check ed
with DR.. Shoop's Magic Ointment
To prove it will mail small trial
box as convincing test. Simply adj
dress DR.. Shoop Racine Wis. surely
would not send it free unless / was
certain that DR.. Shops Magic Oint-
ment would stand the test. Remem-
Der it is made expressly and alone for
swollen painful, bleeding or itching
piles, either external or internal.
Large jar so c. Sold by N. Hansen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-04-16
Hanlin

HAnlln
Frank Duvall had business in
town Tuesday.
Nelson shipped out one car of hogs
Tuesday evening.
Frank Duvall went to Atlantic on
business Tuesday.
Tom Lambert is farming the Joel
Crees farm south of town this year.
Mr.. James Bell is reported as still
being i'll at his home at Old Hamlin.
Bennsdsen and helper still have all
the work In the smithy they can do.
Peter Nelson is thinking of having
his elevator painted in short time.
Tom Bruhn was out of the store
Tuesday hanging paper for Mrs.
Bruhn.
William Rucker is hauling out
lumber for some Improvements on
his house.
Peter Nelson had his big elevator
and the pool hall nicely roaded one
day last week.
The business at the creamery is
slowly picking up as. the cattle find
more grass to eat.
William Olsen is still looking for
a good team of horses which seem
slow in showing up.
Hans Miller was in Hamlin Tues
day making his delivery Of groceries
to number of customers.
Charles Garnett is going into the
chicken industry this spring, having
received an incubator Tuesday.
Hans Christensen was busily at
work Tuesday setting out fruit trees
on his residence lots in this town.
Mrs. Warner returned to Cum
berland Tuesday after visiting with
her sons over northeast of Hamlin.
Oluf Hansen was over from Elk
Horn Monday looking after the
lumber business and calling on
friends.
H. j. johnson was experimenting
the delivery of fruit trees, etc.,
Tuesday for Mr.. Watson, the Des
Moines fruit tree man.
Jensen Brothers of Kimballton
were in town last week sinking two
wells deeper and are boring a new
we'll on the Crees farm.
John Weigart sold his nice team
the first of the week to Oluf Hansen
and is moving back to Harlan where
his wife and children reside.
Hans Jensen who worked in the
tile factory last year in Hamlin has
gone to Harlan W here he will super.
intend the factory started there.
Mr.. Thorvil Jensen and Mr.
Stephen Mattiesen of Kimballtor
were in Hamlin this week seeing
about starting up the tile works in.
dustry again this spring.
Mr.. III. j. Jensen purchased a larg,
bill of evergreen trees and is busily
engaged in setting out an arbol
around his beautiful residence on thu
hill west of the town limits.
A brother of Mrs. George r
Petersen and uncle Of Mrs. William
Olsen arrived here one day last weel
from the old country on visit ane
perhaps will locate here permanently
Mr.. A. w. Hartsook of Dss Nome
was in town last week receiving in
structions from his employers, Mel
son and Juel, aud is now in eastern
Nebraska canvassing tor the Nortl
American lightning rod manufacture
ers of this town.
Born on Thursday, April 9th, tt
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Christiansen
fine big boy, their frs. born. Boil
mother and child are doing we'll ant
to show his appreciation of his goot
fortune, the father has not got thr,
setting up the smokes yet.
Assessors Report Of Ham1in Twp
Following Is the Assessors repor
of Hamlin township for 1908:
Polls under As yrs Of age. lie
Polls over As yrs of age. ...... g.
nouo male In.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-29
The Bank Statement.

New York, March 2S.-The statement of
clearing house banks for the week shows
that the banks hold $39.7SS.525 more than
the requirements of the 25 per cent re-
serve rule. This is an increase of s., 364,
O75 in the proportiOnate cash reserve as
compared with last week. The statement
follows:
Loans. 81. 1874, $50 700; increase. s.. $50 100.
Deposits. 81, 1S9, 1884 800; increase, S7,254 100.
Circulation, SCI, 042 300: decrease. 500, 700.
800 aes@i lenders '0i''i-'"'' increase $780,
Specie. s275.122 100; increase. SO. go 100
Reserve, $685.. 122. 100; increase, SALT. 800.
Reserve required, s2s7,S33 SI5; increase,
81 SIS, So
Surplus. $50, 7Ss 525; increase. 81, SS4O75.
Ex.-U. S. deposits, $50 921. SIS; increase.
81. 1925.
The percentage of actual reserve of the
clearing house banks at the close of bus
mess yesterday was 2S.1S. The statement
of banks and trust companies of Greater
New York, not members of the clearing
house. shows that these Institutions have
aggregate deposits of 1896. 755. 800; total
cash on hand. s57.339, 200, and loans
amounting to SSl2.9S2,l0o
The Financier says:
There was a wide discrepancy in the
report of averages of the New York
clearing house banks for the week ending
March IS. and the report of actual bus
mess of the same institutions at the close
OF business Saturday, the summary of
averages indicating a gain of over $4,000
900 in cash and very moderate expansion
in loans. whereas the actual condition of
banks at the close of the weeks business
showed an expansion of $15.2540 600 in loans
and an increase of $685., 500 in deposits
and instead of gain of several million
dollars in cash, an actual loss of $3.50, 200
I'm this item.
The loss in cash is traceable probably
to the item of government deposits. which
were decreased $4.771,300 during the week
by the return of public funds to the treas
ury and also to changes incident TO the
pany. The increase in loans was due in
part 10 some renewed activity in specula
ton. although the whole statement was
affected in a measure by the resumption
of operations by the Knickerbocker COM
pany.
The statement of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York, not re-
porting to the New York clearing house,
showed an enormous expansion of $751;
642, 900 in loans and $50, SAC 400 in net depos-
it's, these changes being due. of course, to
the inclusion of the report of the re-
opened trust company The increase in
specie and legal tenders held by the state
banks and trust companies, however,
showed a gain of only S3.74S, 700. The act
ual reserve held by the New York clear
ing house on Saturday was 2S.1S. the re-
serve held by the state banks 1852. and
by the trust companies $50 per cent.
The flow of money from the interior con-
tinues in large volumes, the reserve move
ment on account of spring crop require
ments not being in evidence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-29
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

was weak all day with the exception of a
short period at the opening. Buying by
commission houses based on small re-
ceipts in the northwest and on a compare
lively firm market for wheat at Liverpool
caused the market TO open firm. but
within ten minutes prices had declined
more than y from the high point on
selling by local and outside longs Senti-
ment continued bearish throughout the
remainder of the session. although prices
rallied a trifle just before the close on
covering by shorts. The principal de-
pressing influence was the crop situa-
ton in the southwest. The official weather
tire winter wheat belt with the excep-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-29
PRICES AGAIN
START TO REAR
Stock Market Lame Owing to
Strain of Marking Up
Prices.
METALS WERE VULNERABLE
SUSPICIOUS SALES OF UNITED
STATES STEEL SECURITIES.
METALS WERE VULNERABLE

New York, March 2S.-The stock
market today showed quite plainly
the strain of the attempt to keep up
prices which has been persisted in
during the week in the face of some
natural tendency towards reaction
growing out of the disposition to take
profits on the considerable advance al
ready achieved since the rise set IN.
The character of the market was ag-
gravated by an extraordinary move
ment in the curb market, where
new mining stock was introduced
after a preliminary flourish of the
advertising trumpet which has been
going on for several days past. Accu-
sations of manipulative operations on
the stock exchange in the last few
days with the object of furthering the
curb flOtation found voice in the
current discussion in the market and
conn Jbuted appreciably to the dispo-
sitNn of the professional element TO
attack the market.
The metal industrisIs. especially
those connected with the copper in
dustry, were especially vulnerable.
owing to the sympathetic reaction
they we're supposed to bear TO the ex
ploitation in the outside market.
There was a recurrence of sharp
pressure. also, on Union Pacific. owing
TO revived effect of the proposed
scheme of financing announced by the
company earlier in the week The ma
ture OF the selling of the United States
Steel stocks made an appeal to the
TeactiOnary sentiment owing TO sus-
piciOns that the selling came from in
formed and influential sources. Mod
crate resistance was shown 20 the de-
preston at times. some support CEN
tering on Northern Pacific.
The passage of the Aldrich bill by
the senate made a good impression,
but the action had been expected and
led, TO some realizing sales. Mercan-
tife agencies reported some revival of
sfNing trade on conservative lines
Additional curtailment in New Eng
land mills was a counteracting in
fuence. Last prices We're not far from
the lowest. The statement of banking
averages for the week was much more
favorable than of the actual condition
of the clearing house institutions on
Friday night The S37. 642. 600 loan in
crease reported by the Institutions
outside the clearing house is connect
ed with the resumption during the
week OF the Knickerbocker Trust com
pany An announcement that caused
much qualification was that the last
of the clearing house certificates out
standing since the financial crisis
which developed on Oct % had been
retired.
Bonds were firm. Total sales. par
value, 81, 446, 900.
United States As registered have de-
clined one-quarter per cent on call
during the week.