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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
100 Acre Farm

So. 90 acres in blue grass pasture,
so acres in timothy and clover, 80 acres
in corn ground, all fenced hog tight,
good six room house in the best of re-
pair, large barn in good shape, good
wells, cribs, granary, windmill, etc.
Land lays rolling, all of the land can
be farmed but about six acres which
is in timber, no grubs, no brush. one
mile from one of the best towns on the
Rock Island road in Adair county.
Price $65 per acre, $4,000 down, bal
ance on terms to suit purchaser.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
A rlONEY i7AKER
Improve this Yourself and then
Get the Raise.

A. 7. 21o acres at $3.50 till Janu-
airy /, 1907, and after that SOS. Four
and one-half miles from fine town on
Rock Island, good roads, 100 almost
level, balance rolling, good soil, no
stone, sand nor burs, fenced hog and
cattle pasture, big orchard, fine
groves, some timber nicely watered,
new four room house, stables, good
stock and grain farm at a low price.
$500 to 5000 down, balance long time.
Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
A Small Farm for Small Money

No. 3l9. "a acres for $3.50. Close TO
country town, a mile to school. mile
to R. F. d. on phone line. 10 acres le
vel, balancing rolling, 10 acres woven
wire hog pasture, we'll fenced and wa
tered, good 4 room house, fair out bull
dings, IA acres under pillow, balance
young timber pasture. $3.50 mortgage
4years 6 percent. Equity cash, Mar
1907. A fine poultry farm
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
THE HOME
OF the Blest. That's What You'd Call
it If You Owned it. This
Low Price Should Suit You.

A so. 225 acres at So 90, three
miles from county seat, good roads,
part is bottom land, no overflow, some
rolling but not rough, part in clover
and timothy, we'll fenced, good soil,
good house, large barns, sheds, ETC.,
but not first class, we'll watered, or
chard and grove and in ideal location
at a very low price. A fine grain
and stock farm. $4,000 to $4,000. bal
ance long time. Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
100 acres at $66

No. 3l4. 12O acres at $66. miles
each from two good towns on the
main line of the Rock Island, no
better market in Iowa, good roads,
school on farm, r. f. d. at door, good
neighbors, lays rolling but not rough,
no waste land, well fenced, good soil
surrounding farms are held at $75 to
500 per acre, fair improvements,
small house, beautiful grove, orchard,
yard and lawn, lots of small fruit,
good we'll of water at door, hen house
12x14, granaRy 14xl6, machine shed
14x3O, corn crib 36x10x12, hog house,
bog pasture, garden fenced with
woven wire, barn 1896, COW barn
1895, waterworks, windmill, tanks,
etc. Will carry $4,000 loan on farm
and long time to pay it in. Would
like $1,000 payment.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
Fine Farm for Sale
100 Acres in Adair County, Nicely
Located, Main Line c. R. /. &P.
Not a Foot of Waste Land

No. j. 100 acres at SOS. No stone,
no burrs; all in oats, corn, tame grass,
fine twelve acre hog pasture, good
hog house, elegant spring of sparkling
water, fine grove, good orchard, only
ten or fifteen rods to schoolhouse, all
fenced and cross fenced, fair house,
stable, barn, good pastures, on r. f. d.,
telephone in house. Small payment
and long time on balance with low
interest. At only $65. per acre. If
you see it, you'll buy. Enquire at
Journal office.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
$50 Acres at $50.
Near Railway, Phone, r. F. D. and
school, timber enough if properly
handled to pay for farm. Compare
this with other farms and see
what an opportunity is
offered here.

No 321. $50 acres 4 miles from town
on main line of Rock Island r. r., good
roads, close to phone, r. r. d, and
school, about 60 or 20 acres under cult
vatioa, balance brush and timber pasture,
about 100 or 200 would make good farm
land All good soil, some of the timber
is good SOW stuff. There is enough tim
Der on here if properly handled to pay
for place, finely watered, some of this is
quite rough but 10 more SO than thou
sands OF acres in Audubon county that is
no better soil than this and selling from
$75. per acre. poor outbuildings, stables
ETC., poor 4 room house, good title
belongs to old people who want to retire.
Now, hold your breath, L m going to
tell you something you'll never hear of
in Iowa again. Price only S36. per acre
and a miles from as fine market town
of 1000 people as there is in Iowa. Some
young man could clean this up and sell
for $50. per acre in a short time. A fine
road into town. $1,000. incumbrance.
Will take about $500. to $4,000. cash to
handle this, balance easy terms. Some
one could take this, seed the cultivated
land down for hay OF pasture, fence the
whole tract in and almost double his
money in ten years. Why 'wrasse' with
the fieas bugs and sand storms of the
Pan Handle or the ice and SHOWS of
Canada where you have to she'd your Toe
nails every spring when right here in
Imperial Iowa you can get farm SO
cheap as this
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13

hog tight, some orchard. plenty small
fruit, all in high state of cultivation,
11a story house 16x2S, barn 2Sx32 and
shed, wood house and other outbuild-
ings, cistern at house, deep well and
wind mill, small price and easy
terms It's worth $4,000 per acre.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
SO Acre Farm

S4. 21a miles from Patterson, Mad
json county, Iowa, "a miles from Des
Moines. Fair renters improvements,
house, barn, cribs, etc. so acres seed
ed in timothy and clover, has been
seeded for four years, 10 acres in corn
ground, 20 acres in timber pasture, all
fenced and cross fenced, land lays
rolling but not rough. Price $50 per
acre, $1,000 down, balance to suit the
purchaser
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
100 Acres at rs, we'll
worth SIOO

No. 329. Not foot of waste land,
gently rolling, all tillable but few
acres of slough, only II miles from q
good railway station, good new barn,
5 or room house, orchard, deep we'll
and windmill One of our best and at
very low price. $500 to $4,000 will
handle this.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
The Best Bargain in Iowa.

No. 800: l2O, acres at $3.50. Just
one hour drive from fine town on the
main line of the Rock Island r. r.
Good roads and close to school, r. f. D.
Just nicely rolling, not foot of waste
land, best of water, no better soil in
the state, no burrs and no stones of any
consequence, fenced and cross-fenced
hog and cattle pasture good house, fair
outbulldings, orchard. Worth $40 per
acre more. $1,000 will handle this. No
more payments but taxes and interests
for years, SIC per cent interest. This
belongs to an old man who can't look
after it, and will let it go at a sacrifice.
The chance of your life.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
A CHOICE QUARTER
This Farm Can Not be Sold for
Less Money. You Can See good
Raise, Then Why Not Buy.

Choice 100 acres in Brown county,
South Dakota, near thrifty Dunk
ard settlement Surface nearly
level, soil black loan of good quail
ity. Every foot can be protitably
cultivated. Improved farms all
around. Are you interested at $40
an acre? For terms write Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
80 Acres at 500.
A Pleasant Farm at Fair Price. One
That You May improve Yourself

No. 3Ol. so acres 2 miles from a good
live town, good roads, ! mile to school,
lays well, mostly seeded, good soil. The
improvements are not first class, good
neighbors, good grove around buildings,
price $50. per acre, good home at
reasonable price Only about $1,000.
down, balance long time at low interest.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
80 acres at $50
Near county seat, near school, near
store, good roads. 5Oacres good
farm land. Lots of small fruit

store, good roads. 30 acres good
farm land. Lots of small fruit
No. 3l9. miles from county seat,
good roads, a mile to r, f. d., mile
to school aad store, 40 acres lays we'll,
40 rough, bluegrass and brush pasture,
part of this forty has been under
plow, about fifty acres good farm land
we'll fenced, all seeded to timothy and
clover, spring in pasture, good soil,
about seventy five fine bearing cherry
trees, apples, plums and all Kinds of
small fruit, big strawberry patch,
blackberries, raspberries, currants,
grapes, yard, garden, orchard and
barn and poultry yards fenced with
woven wire, buildings in good loca-
ton, stable for six horses, cattle shed
for twelve cows, stalls for each, hog
house, hen house about 10x32, fine
little two room house, stone walled
cellar, all buildings are good as new.
good brick-walled well at door, $500
mortgage, 4 years at so per cent.
$500 to $1,000 payment, then 500 q
year for ten or fifteen years. A bar
gain for someone.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
THINK OF 1T

n FIHe OHe IIuHUFeu anu twenty AC.
re Farm at $1,000 Per Acre. 1T
Will Never Be Cheaper.
No. 100 acres at $50. Z miles
from good town, R. F. D., close to
coal at $3.50 per ton, about 80 acres
of this is in cultivation, balance
brush pasture. The ninety acres
lays well and is new ground, little
or no stone or sand, no burs, small
but good improvements. Here is
good tract of farm land at bargain
price, a good stock and grain farm
finely watered by spring and well.
Price $50 per acre, about $4,000 first
mortgage 51a per cent, $4,000, by
March !. 1907, balance long time at 6
per cent perhaps can get it at 51s per
cent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13

Mrs. Hans Olsen is still improving
in health much to the delight of all
her numerous friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
TO EXCH ANGIE

No Sb20 at 800 with $4,000 ncumbfance Two sets
of buildings that $4,000 All good land WE'LL good
water works two fenced and fenced good
orchards r. d. and telephone We have asked many
times lind larger for which might trade smaller
Now here is just the thing We take 100 100
farm if have good hardware stock from 900 to $4,000
take in exchange If this suits Write phone
ODE JOURNAL
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
A MODEL HOME
1t Can't be Duplicate in
Iowa for the Price,
500 per Acre.

No. 210 12O acres at 5. 90. 3
miles from two good towns, miles
from fine town on main line of Rock
Island Ry, / mile to school, R. F. d.
at door, phone in house. lays some
what rolling but not rough, 100 acres
can be cultivated, balance good pas
ture land. All good soil, all fenced
with woven wire, two pastures, fields
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
Do You Need An Eighty

A very choice 80 acres for sale
All under cultivation. Lays we'll.
Good house, barn and sheds. Near
school. Fine new hog house. Near
good town, splendid roads. Cheap
at $500 On Rock leland Mail Line.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-02-13
Brick Building

A good brick building in town of
1000 on the main line Of the Milwau-
kee in Iowa. Size 24x85, two stories
and basement, in the very best of re-
pair, plate glass front, furnace heated,
used for hotel and restaurant purpos-
es, divided into Is rooas.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15

And at that psychological moment
two other guards appeared in the
courtyard with Frederick Banfeld
walking between them.
McGloin was out of his chair now
gazing down into the yard with bull
ging eyes. The cold sweat stood out
in little beads on his forehead.
In fact" resumed the inspector,
we really have three men who know
all about the murder and who are
probably prepared to tell all they
know"
The guards appeared again, this
time leading Robert Morrisey.
McGloin turned to his inquisitor. The
look in those steely eyes seemed to
hold every detail of his awful secret.
He could stand the strain no longer.
He threw up his hands and fell on the
floor in a heap, crying out:
Il did it! did it! Stop! For Gods
sake. stop!"
Thus ended the most dramatic in
terview ever held in police head
quarters. What followed was merely
detail AS soon as McGloin recovered
his self-possession he sat down and
confessed in detail the story of the
murder of Louis Hanier.
1t appears that the four rowd'es
had been "spotting" the shop of the
French wine seller for many days.
They believed that he would have a
large sum of money in the house at
the close of the holiday trade, and
they deliberately conceived the plan
of robblng the old man. They knew
enough about their unlawful trade to
get into the shop without difficulty.
They had been drinking. At any rate.
they made so much noise they reused
Hanier from his slumbers. He ap-
peared on the landing at the head OF
the stairway partly dressed. Nc
Gloin, who was at the foot of the
stairs. instinctively reached for his
revolver, and pulling the trigger fired
at the defenseless shopkeeper. The
aim was only too true. The bullet en-.
tered the heart of Louis Hanier and
he rolled down the stairs lifeless
lump of clay.
This, in substance. was the confes.
sion as it was cleaned from the lips
of the murderer and his confederates
His one cry to Inspector Byrnes was
Save me! Save me! Do not let
them hang mel"
But the grim detective, who had
forced the truth from unwilling lips
made no reply to this hysterical ap
peal. and in due course of time after
ceived the full penalty of the law as
1t was then administered.
He was hanged by the neck until
| dead.
! Copyright. 1908. by w. G. Chapman)
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15
DIDN'T WANT TO WASTE TIME.
Colored Fisherman Most Satisfied
When the Bites Were Few.

Riding across the country one day,
DR.. Blank noticed an old negro who
had been for quite a while perched
motionless upon a little bridge, fish
ing silently from the stream beneath.
For some time he watched him from
a distance, but finally, overcome by
the old fellows unmoved patience, he
rode up and accosted him.
Hello Wash! What are you doing
up there?"
"Fishin", sah," came the reply.
Not getting many, are you?'
NO, sab"
We'll, it seems to me you'd get
tired fishing so long without bite"
Il doesn't want no + a., cap'n."
We'll, that's funny. Why don't you
want a bite, Wash?"
Hits this away, cap'n: when l gifts
a lots O. bites, hit takes all meh time
to git the fish off'n meh line, an l
doesn't have no time foh fishin'."-
Success Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15

CHASTITY history connected with each
of the bloody souvenirs. He dwelt
upon each story lovingly as a collec-
tor would do who had fad for gath
ering queer prizes. Through it all
McGloin preserved a stolid look. He
appeared to take little interest in the
recital, which, whatever else it might
seem, was engrossingly interesting.
Brynes realized that he had no or
dinary man to deal with. McGloin was
devoid OF sentiment and apparently
was ignorant of emotion of any kind.
The inspector moved slowly and eau
tiously. He had his part down to per-
fection. He must not overdo 1t. He
must not show signs of impatience.
He sat down at his desk and nodded
pleasantly and waved his hand in the
direction of the vacant chair. Nc
Gloin accepted the invitation and sat
down facing the courtyard.
Now, Mr.. McGloin." said the in
spector in his most purring tones,
you're a man about town and you
learn most of the things that are go.
ing on, won't you tell me what you
know about the Hanier murder?"
II don't know anything about it.
was the dogged reply.
The inspector arched his eyebrows
in surprise.
Don't know anything about it," he
echoed.
No"
uvpn'ro Maui
Yes"
Have you been out Of the city
lately?"
The prisoner darted a quick look OF
suspicion at his questioner. Was this
trick? He answered definatly:
No: haven't been out of the city
for over year. | don't have to &c
out of the city"
"Of course not" said the inspector
soothingly.
You read the papers. don't you?'
he resumed after a pause.
Sometimes"
"And yet you say you never heard
anything about the Hanier murder"
oh" grunted McGloin. "of course
read about 1t in the papers"
"Oh. that's better-now tell me
what you thought about it."
Me? Why l didn't think anything
about It."
1T was brutal murder, wasn't it?'
How do l know??"
"Of course you don't know-but yor
think it was brutal, don't you?"
81 don't think anything about It,"
There was n long silence after thi:
"a silence that began to make Mr.
McGloin feel very uncomfortable. Il
was the very thing that Inspector
Byrnes wanted. The more uncomfor
table Mr.. McGloin became the better
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15

it would be for Inspector Byrnes' little
drama.
The two men sat facing one another.
Byrnes' soft eyes had assumed their
steely aspect, and he looked straight
at the criminal as if he would read the
very secrets of his soul McGloin, on
his part, was becoming more i'll at
ease every moment. He fingered his
hat, averted his gaze and tidgeted
around like a hen on hot gridde.
Unexpectedly the door opened and
a man entered the room. Byrnes re-
manned immovable. He did not speak.
McGloin could not restrain his curl
osity. He strained his neck and be-
held-the pawnbroker with whom he
had pledged the revolver. He gave a
little gasp, but beyond this did not be-
tray himself. The newcomer walked
over to a table in the room, laid an
article there and noiselessly departed.
McGloin turned around deliberately
to see what the pawnbroker had left.
1t was the pistol with which he had
killed Hainer.
Byrnes remained perfectly silent,
This unnatural quiet was too much
for McGloin. He burst out vehement
ly:
What's the meaning of all this
What are you driving at? What dc
you want?"
81 want you to tell me all you know
about the Hanier murder" was the
placid response.
"Tye already told you | know moth
ing"
And / don't believe you" was the
response, in quiet conversational
tones.
Inspector Byrnes arose from his
chair at this point in the interview
and going over to the table picked NJ
the pistol and began to fondle 1t low
ingly. He walked over to McGloir
and put the weapon in his hands.
"A fine revolver, eh?"
No response.
eh?"
McGloin shuddered and pushed the
weapon back into the hands of the
| inspector.
Once more Byrnes sat down in hi.
chair facing McGloin.
More silence.
Presently the inspector spoke again
We've got a man who was wit
ness of the murder on West Twenty
sixth street."
At that moment. by n pre-arranget
signal two officers crossed the court
yard guarding McGloin's pal, Thomas
Moran. McGloin could see him dis
tinctly and he became so excited tina
he could scarcely sit still in his chair
That's not ALL" continued the chief
I'VE have another man who was pres
ent on the night of the murder"
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15
Dramatic Windup to Terrible.
Reign of Crime Mey York
City Wrought Up BY Confess
sion of Slayer McGlo1n.


Thomas Byrnes, former superintepd-
ent of police of New York city, is world
famed. AS Inspector" Byrnes, he made
a reputation which won for him the com
pliment of being THE Best Chief of Po-
lice" that ever guarded the metropolis.
He began his police career in 1863 ana
only quit active service few years ago.
He established the famous dead line in
the Wall street district beyond which no
crook was pcrmitt.l to wander. Kins
Humbert OF Italy knighted him as Chew
alier and officer of the Order OF the
Crown of Italy-but he declined the dec
Grafton saying that all the honor he
wished was to be citizen of the United
States. He originated the Third Degree"
by which suspected criminals were forced.
under duress, to confess and convict
themselves
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15
A Marvellous Eye Remedy.

Those who know what intense pains
come with some diseases Of the eye
can hardly believe Mitchel's Eye
Salve is able to do all that is claimed
for it, but a trial soon convinces one
of the extraordinary curative powers
of this little remedy. Sold all over
the United States. Price 25c.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15


3s-caliber revolver was discovered in
the mans heart.
He had been murdered.
The French wine merchant had
been doing a big holiday trade during
the week before his death. and he had
a large sum of money in his posses
sion. An examination of the prem
ises proved that the front door had
been jimmied. Hanier had been muir
dered for his money.
And that may was Inspector Byrnes
Report after report had been made
and the murderer of Louis Hanier
threatened to slip away beneath an
avalanche of red tape. Inspector
Byrnes called for all the papers in the
case, and seated at his desk in Null
berry street he pondered over the
a problem in chess.
His conclusion was that the crime
had been committed by a professional
burglar. The first order was that
every pawnshop in the limits of Man
haitian island should be visited to dis
cover whether a 3S-caliber revolver
had been pledged at any time within
As hours after the murder. Byrnes
argued that while novice might con-
ceal the weapon professional would
oldbloodedly attempt to realize
some money out of it.
He was right.
A money lender was found who had
parted with several dollars in return
for the murderous weapon. The next
step was to bring the pawnbroker to
headquarters and have him look over
the thousands of portraits in the
rogues gallery for the purpose of dis.
covering the picture of his erstwhile
customer. Page after page was turned
over and photograph after photograph
was exhibited, and 1t began to look as
II the quest were to be fruitless. Just
at this point the pawnbroker suddenly
exclaimed:
There's the mani"
The picture he pointed out was that
of Michael McGloin. a parsonage well
known to the police.
The third step in the plan was to
locate McGloin. That was compare.
lively easy. He was found in the
haunts Of crime, and for many weary
weeks he was shadowed. Every moye
he made was reported; every word he
uttered was recorded. 1t required in.
finite patience. but the espionage re-
suited in the discovery that on the
night of the murder McGloin had been
out on spree in the company OF three
OF his pals, by name Thomas Moran,
Frederick Banfield and Robert Morri-
sey.
The case had now reached a stage
where caution was of the utmost i'm.
portaLse. A single false move might
ruin everything. 1t would be easy
enough to arrest the men on suspi-
cior, but would such step serve the
cause of justice? Inspector Byrnes
evidently thought not. for he post
poned that act. Professionals, who
did not stop at murder. were adopts in
the making OF alibis, and the detective
did not propose to be fooled by such
. device.
He sent woman to live with Nc.
Gloin, and he supplied her literally
with money. Indeed, there were times
when the murderer wore the clothes
OF the inspector. With Byrnes the end
justified the means. McGloin did not
confess to the woman-he was not
the confessing kind. But she lived
with him for over a month, and dur.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15

After suffering for seven years,
this woman was restored edtOhealth
by Lydia f. Pinllham's Vegetable
Compound. Read her letter.
Mrs. Sallie French, of Paucaunla,
Ind. Ter, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
- had female troubles for seven
years-was all rundown, and SO ner-
vous I could not do anything. The
doctors treated me for different troubles
but did me no good. While in this con-
dition wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for ad-
vice and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, and 1 am now strong
and Mell.n
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15
An Inopportune Query.

For whom do you intend to vote at
the next election?"
81 dunno" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. I've got too much work OF
my own just at present to mix into
this rivalry for holding government
obs."-Washington Star.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15
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standard remedy for female ills,
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displacements, Inflammation, ulcera.
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periodic pains, backache, that bear
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Why don't you try it?
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
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