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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18
JOHN TAYLOR JENKINS

John Taylor Jenkins was born Nov.
Ia, 1888. He came in 1851 with his
fathers family, of which he is the
only survivor, and has lived in this
County ever since. His home is at
Brayton, a prominent, highly es-
teemed citizen and large landowner,
married Jan. 10, 1865, Dorthula,
daughter of Thomas and Sarah Rog
ers. He was corporal and gunner in
the Second Iowa Battery, commanded
long time by Judge Reed; and there
also served with him from this county
Charles III. Norton, James and Orland
Jones, Harry d. Shelley and w. Scott
Rice. He served from Aug 49, 1861
to Sept. A. 1864 and participated in
the battles of Corinth Vicksburg
Iuka, Tupelo, etc. He is a U. S. pen
sioner.
Mr. Jenkins has been a prominent
farmer, merchant, and engaged in
shipping live stock at Brayton, but is
now retired from business. He has
been postmaster, Township Clerk and
| trustee, School director and member
of the County Board of Supervisors.
Always Republican, and many times
| delegate to County, District and
State Conventions, Free Mason, Odd
Fellow and member of the G.. A. r.
Mr.. Jenkins has kindly corrected my
| former account of the killing of a bear
| and cubs at "Towhead.N The Incl
dent was this way; William Powell.
who lived near where Mr.. Ad. Seibert
now resides, discovered the bear while
out hunting, but feared to attack
them and came home and reported
his find Alex. Kincaid, who lived il
the Big Grove near the Mort Jones
place, John Il. Jenkins, John Hoggar6
and Ralph A. Decker, with some dog.
went in pursuit of the bear, found an6
| killed them, after the old bear haC
| killed one of the dogs.
Mrs. jenkins was a school teache
here during war times.
| Children:
Jeanette, M. Horace NJ Bartlett
Marion Elver m. Name Black
| Frank Granger, IN. Josephine CypherS
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18
BENJAMIN F. JENKINS

Benjamin Franklin Jenkins came
here with his fathers family in 1851.
married first, Maria Byrd. They were
divorced and she was afterwards Mrs.
Joseph Yetzer of Atlantic, Iowa.
M. second, Josephine Gilbert. He was
a prominent farmer and lived near
Brayton: member of the Board of
Supervisors. He died Dec. "a, 1857.
His widow survived him and died
later.
Children, by I'd wife:
Olive. M Reese Hallock
Charles w. m. Eva Walker
Hayden, unmarried
Margaret m. Charles Sykes
May, m. Ernest Cotton
Pearl, unmarried.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18
ISAAC HUGHES JENKINS

Born June 5, lS45. Lived about
OaNtield and Brayton, most of his
life, and was variously employed,
sometimes a farmer, at one time a
merchant, Deputy Sheriff, auctionecr,
hotel keeper, etc. He lived in Allan
tic the latter part of his life, where lie
died and where his widow resides.
Married first, Clarissa Chase, who was
school teacher here after the war
Married second, Molly Deyine.
Children by I'd wife:
Willis s., unmarried.
Jennie Irene m. Charles Scott.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18
Audubon County
Early History
HON. III. F. ANDREWS

ticed the interruption and said to the
nurse: Let DR.. Ballard come in"
She acqueSced, bnt i'm deprecatory
tone remarked: cob, You are a Stu
gent are ye?"
The recollection of this event had a
pleasing effect on the old doctor.
He was noble specimen of man
hood: about six and a half feet in sta
ture and of powerful physique,
giant. His presence was readily no.
ticable, even in the largest assemble
ges. In early life his hair had been
light or sandy, with flashing blue
eyes, one of which was blind; but
when first knew him his hair and
long, flowing beard were snowy white.
Largely self made man; he was
not classically educated and never
student of books. His stock of sound,
common sense was varied and extern
sve, a thorough business man of the
world. He had the reputation of
being skillful and successful physi-
clan, which I judge depended largely
on his own personal experience, before
locating here.
He told me once that when he emf
grated to Iowa he came on a steamer
down the Ohio river to st. Louis,
thence up the Mississippi and settled
at Iowa City, where he acquired an
extensive, lucrative practice; keep
ing relays of saddle horses to carry
him about the country. He said that
he would start from Iowa City early
in the morning, ride north several
miles. thence west and south to OK
ford and to the settlements on Eng
liSh river, then east and north again
to West Liberty and then home in the
night, after visiting and prescribing
for patients along the route. That he
had made such trips in a single day
and night many times and often rode
asleep in the saddle. That for weeks
at a time he had slept not over four
hours out of twenty-four on an aver
age, sometimes falling tosleep against
all his will power to keep it OFF He
used to order ON such occasions that
he be allowed to sleep half an hour
and then to awaken him at all ha-
yards by dragging him from his sleep.
He would then eat, and drink some
coffee and proceed to the next patient:
taking a short sleep when he could re-
SiSt it no longer. His fees sometimes
reached over two hundred dollars a
day. 1t required strong constitution
and will power to perform such rigor-
Gus service. He had acquired conSi-
derable wealth before coming to this
| County.
His wife did not live here much but
| for several years after he came she
lived in iowa City and afterwards
many years i'm Council Bluffs. The
doctor kept up residence after COM
ing here as long as he lived. His dwell
ling was very common affair. 1t
stood in an opening in the timber on
the west of the road leading from
Oaktield to Atlantic, one story house
boarded up and down with rough oak
boards, battened, implanted and UNI
plastered. 1t would never be taken
by strangers for the abode of the
richest man in the county. Every
thing about the house was of the
plainest, commonest kind; neither
fine furniture or books. OF anything
to indicate elegance, refinement or
luNury.iiHe usually employed a fami-
ly to keep house for him and during
his long residence here had many such
employees.
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18
GEORGE w. JENKINS

Married Caroline Woody. Was a
farmer and lived near Brayton. They
separated and he died about 1900, Mrs.
Jenkins lives at Extra.
Children:
Stella, m. John Bruce
Minnie, m. Grant Jones
James,
John r., m. Esther M. Jensen
Harriet, m. Herbert Fl. EIerrick.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18
Notice

We are the authorized agent for
the Queen Incubator Company of
Lincoln, Neb. Give us call when
you need anything in our line. Let
us prove to you that we have the
best incubator on the market.
AUGUST ANDERSON
RI. 5 Extra la
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18
A Premium on obscurity.

What" inquired the melancholy
philosopher, is fame?"
well" answered Senator Sorghum.
ito be candid, fame doesn't seem to
amount to much at present The man
who seems to stand the best show in
politics seems to be the one who hasn't
any public record to speak off,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18
For Sale

Re-Cleaned Timothy Seed, no
weeds or dirt at $l.35 per bushel
o. WARD
IN. % r. Rt. S
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18
Horses For Sale

Six good head OF horses for sale
Phone IONS
Mrs Chris Nelson.
If Rt. 2, Extra Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18

FOR SA LIZ: Good 200 acre farm
A miles from a good town. Good
land and good buildings. $75 per
acre.
j b. ]. LoHNER
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18

Don't fail to see "Phil Gray's
Initiation at the X. p. Hall Friday
night, March 10Th.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18
I he Wednesday
Night Man

I WAS quite in ac-
eordance w i t h
their idea of the
fitness of things
that the new occu-
pant of the great
house next door
should be beautiful
Miss Nictor i a
Dare. Ever since
the Kindergarten
days the small
neighbors on eth
er side had made
it the dwelling
place of countless
princes and nrin-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18

"She had red arms" Laurence re-
sponded later, in answer to Madge's
questions; "she wore cruel pink cot
ton frock; she had freckles, also a
slight squint.
And her curls?" Madge put in
eagerly.
Those curls were screwed up tight
ly round her head in curl-papers."
quite out of place" suggested
Madge mischievously, sin the ideai
girl"
THE ideal girl" declared the poet.
smoothing Madge's sof. hair, is never
patch upon the real one. You are
worth $4,000 academies full of Sun
flower Girls, Madge."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18

You make no mistake when you
place your order with the Will
kin's Monument Works of Atlantic.
No agente.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-03-18

DIR. l.. j. OIdaker, Dentist. Office
i'm the front rooms over the Chris
Jensen JeweTry store. All work in
my'Iine promptly attended to.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

lain in fragments for decreasing the
shrinkage of the mass IN the firing. are
used A plant with different mills for
this work is maintained where the ma
terials are disintegrated and finely
ground and drummed.
After being stored In paste cellars
for a long time the prepared porcelain
paste is brought to the rooms of the
turner's. molders and embossers- Here
the paste is made into objects OF every
description, and many interesting
processes are involved in preparing the
different kinds of table services and
artistic porcelain of all descriptions for
the high degrees OF heat which they
must be subjected to in the baking.
Possibly the most interesting class
of work TO the visitor is the real spe-
ciality of the Meissen factory. the max
ing of groups and figures. This branch
of work is based upon the principle Of
working in plaster molds. The artist
or sculptor first carries out his idea by
molding a clay model of the proper
size He then reduces the clay model
into suitable parts and casts these with
pulpy gypsum. After the gypsum is
hardened a distinct mold is obtained
of each part of the clay model. The
clay is removed from the molds and
a great number of pieces exactly cor
responding to the original model can
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of Europe, and every effort was made
to secure the services of his assistants.
In one instance this succeeded. In
1920 one of the most trusted employees
at Meissen. escaped the vigilance of the
factory guards and fed to Vienna.
where he established a factory, which
afterward became quite prominent
and under the patronage of EN-
peror Joseph, In 1855, employed over,
500 people.
The demand for the Meissen porce-
lain appears TO have been so great at
first that no effort was made at orig
inal design. All the wares produced
were copies of Chinese work and the
decorative work was poorly executed.
In 1919 Bottger died and six years
later change took place in improved
manufacturing methods and style of
decoration. Important discoveries. were
made in the. preparation of colors and
copies of Dutch and Flemish paintings
were painted on the porcelain. also
different flowers, insects, and animals.
From this style of decoration a
change soon took place to the elabo-
rate mayfiower style. In this pattern
many small flowers were fashioned in
clay and the vases elaborately deco
rated with them, giving very heavy
and cumbersome appearance to the ar
ticle. This style, however, found great
favor and much OF it is still manufac-
tured, principally large vases and re-
ceptacles.
In 1871 Johann Handler, a sculptor
of renown, became one of the workers
at the factory and a beginning was
made in the manufacture of small fig
ures and groups. This branch of work
proved a great success and was four
ishing when the war of 1744 caused
the first serious interruption in the
progress of the factory. Frederick
IL of Prussia took numbers of the
workmen TO Berlin, the secrets of the
industry were betrayed. and in 1851 a
factory of considerable size was started
in the capital city.
In 1856 the factory received further
setback when the invading troops con-
on hand and sold il for 10000 thalers.
Many of the remaining workmen and
artists were taken prisoners and taken
to Berlin to work in the factory there.
In spite of all setbacks the factory
fourished and, after TIE conclusion of
the war. the reigning house of Saxony
made great efforts to improve the in
dustry. Many foreign artists and
sculptors were engaged and every en-
couragement given to develop original
designs, premiums being offered which
brought many artists of great ability
to the front. Among these was a
Partisan sculptor. Acier. who is the
most famous sculptor of the Nielsen
factory. He designed the many sheb-
herd scenes and dainty cupids, which
are popular even to the present day
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

shaking process the fne material is
separated from the coarse stony par
ticles and a liquid formed, which Is
saturated with finely pulverized por-
celain earth. The waste is caught In
sieves having meshes of different size.
The thin liquid is led along through
large vessels and slightly inclined
channels for the purpose of separating
the fine quartz sand and the clean por-
celain earth. After this 1T Is again
distributed in water and led into col
lecting receptacles. The fine material
slowly sinks to the bottom of these COL
lecting vessels and the water Is
siphoned off, leaving an almost chem
,ically pure porcelain earth in the form
of mud. This is then mixed with
proportion of annealed and finely pull
verized feldspar powder. This mixture
Is stirred for several hours, after which
a membrane pump presses the thick
paste into the chambers of filter presses
which remove the surplus water. After
leaving the chambers of the filter
presses of the paste is, of irregular COM
pactness and is therefore led through
paste beater which strongly kneads
it, in order to obtain as even a dis
tribution of the components as possible.
In addition to kaolin and feldspar,
other minerals. such as quartz, marble,
limestone, chalk and well burnt porce
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

and have always been typically Dres-
den.
Copies of these figures are to be
found in every porcelain collection of
note, and they are probably the most
widely known product of the factory.
In 1854 Prussia and the other Ger
man states issued DEGREES forbidding
the importation of Meissen porcelain,
and the home market thus became
practically closed, outside of Saxony.
The Russian and Turkish markets Of
fered field for development, so the
taste prevailing in these countries was
studied and catered to. During this
period the output of the factory de-
Perforated, and finally in 1906 Russia
issued decree prohibiting the i'm
portation of porcelain into that coun-
try. The output decreased greatly
during many years following. In 1884
the organization of the German tariff
union put the industry again in -four
ishing condition and since then the
factory has fourished
The director, Kuhn, made a discovery
about this time which gave new life
TO the art of decorating porcelain in
the so called luster gliding process,
now extensively used by porcelain
painters the world over. BY this new
cheaper gliding it is possible to apply
to porcelain ware a liquid gold prep
aration in very thin layers, which APP
pears glossy after the burning in, while
the old gold remained dull and only
obtained its luster by polishing. Both
processes are at present in use,in this
factory, and the visitor has ample OPP
portunity to see both executed.
Since this latter invention the fac
tory has been enlarged several times.
so that 1t at present covers Ia acres
of ground and gives employment to
over 700 people. Visitors to the fac
tory are courteously shown through all
departments except the laboratories.
where the paints are prepared, and
the ateliers, where the artists and
sculptors are at work on new produc-
tions, which for business reasons are
not exhibited until the molds have
been made. A trip through the fac
tory is most interesting, as the most
modern and scientific methods are en-
ployed in handling the material, and
an opportunity is given to study every
process of manufacture.
The principal raw material used in
the manufacture of the ware is kaoIin.
It IS produced from porphyry by the
action of carbonic acid and water and
is mined by shafting. In a raw state
it contains quartz. sand and other
fragments. For use in technical pur-
poses it is necessary to separate the
fine earth by washing process. In
a raw state the kaolin passes along
with quantity of water into re-
volving drum, where 1t is dissolved
and separated. BY the dissolving
process and the combined grinding and
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

In former years much porcelain was
lost in the firing. but OF recent years
this process has been made surer by
analytical examination of the furnace
gases. so that means have been found
to eliminate much OF the cause OF
breakage.
After this second baking the porce-
lain receives it's characteristics proper
ties. and with the exception OF the
pieces which have been, painted under
glaze, 1t Is white. quite transparent and
covered with a steelhard glaze OF great
luster
The white porcelain Is then removed
TO the painting rooms to receive the
final decoration. Metallic colors are
used which are ground with turpentine
oil and applied with brushes. They are
afterward melted on in what Is called
the -muftte furnace" The metallic or
lamentations, such as gold. silver and
platinum are applied in the same man
ner.
The colors used embrace almost every
one known to the palette, but the deo-
orations do not receive the luster. depth
or true effect until after being properly
baked. The painter has always to bear
this difficulty in mind and carefully
judge the action OF his eolors before
hand.
The decorative painting Is divided
into several classes. among them bsinR
figure. hower, decorative and orna-
mental painting. Each artist has de-
yeloped especial skill along some par
ticular line.
From the mufde furnace the articles
painted on glaze pass into the enamel-
ing room, where the colors are melted
through Into the porcelain at silver
fusing heat.
The factory at Meissen manufactures.
a nd
In the painting OF porcelain there and
q large supply Is furnished to other
manufacturers OF porcelain wares also.
Formerly much implanted porcelain
was sold, which could be decorated by
the amateur, but this has OF late years
been discontinued.
A laboratory IS conducted In con6ac-
tlon with the factory in which cIays
ana porcelain earth from all parts %
the world are tried and tested ana az
periments conducted along different
lines connected with ceramic art Manv
valuaole inventions and discoveries
have resulted here and great assistanca
mas oeen rendered to other manura0-
turers throughout the world
Under the reign OF the late king Al
bert different changes were made for
the good OF the employees and a new
system OF pay by piece was inaugur-
ated- Artsr a number or years IN the
employ 81 The factory the workmen re-
ceive pension upon retirement and
the younger employees receive the priv
flege OF the minimum term OF milfsz=x
serves
The factory belongs to the crown OF
Saxony and Is an Institution OF which
the people of Saxony are Justly proud.
some. 30 other porcelain factories ars
located In the immediate vicinity OF
this one, but their product Is princi-
pally confined to the staple porcelain
OF commerce., OF which they all turn
out only the best gradeA
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

then DO cast. These are. OF course,
an single parts, and they must then
be combined to form a whole. This
Joining is done by the embosSer. who
coats the adhering surfaces with a
liquid porcelain paste and carefully
presses them together After this the
entire figure is re-treated again to give
1t the artistic expression which the
molds can not reproduce. All such
pieces are first modelled in free porce-
lain paste before the molding is un-
dertaken.
When the modelers. molders, emboss-
ers or turner's have finished their work
the articles are passed in saggers into
the kilns. wherein they are baked at
a temperature of about 1000 degrees
Celsius, gold fusing heat. In this pro-
cess, known as the glow baking heat,
the proclaim undergoes a remarkable
change. The mechanically combined
water of the paste<and the chemically
combined water Of the kaolin escape
and the articles receive a consistency
and solidity which makes 1t possible
to draw them through water without
softening.
The porcelain is now ready for the
glazing. but before this is done many
of the articles are decorated with hard
fire colors. among which may be men
toned the cobalt blue undergIaze
pieces. This kind or work, while done
only to limited extent. has a special
advantage in that the painting Is In
separately combined with the paste and
therefore perfectly durable Great skill
is required in executing this class Of
painting, as The strongly absorbent
body takes the colors readily and there
is practically no latitude for touching
up The painting, when done. is black
and does not become blue until after
the ware has been well baked.
The glaze used on the porcelain con-
sists onlysof naturaf products. 1t con-
tains porcelain earth with huxes, such
as lime in various forms, feldspar and
silicic acid. but no metallic oxides, such
as are used on common earthenware.
A high heat is essential in glazing. but
the process hardens the porcelain and
gives 1t greater resisting force against
changes of temperature. strong acids
and alkalies.
Each piece OF porcelain is drawn
through the glaze. which Is ground
to a fine powder and distributed in
water. The porous body absorbs the
water and the glaze powder Is evenly
distributed in a fine layer over the en-
tire article, all ornaments and decora-
tions being covered alike The wares
are again placed in chamotte saggers
TO protect them from the flames in the
firing kilns and are baked TO a point
slightly below platinum fusing point.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-05
Studio Lies Influence

THIS the Studio Life frequently does for its disej
rles. The men with their elastic morals ana SUI
peror physical strength may rise above 1t. IT. pro-
duces great editors artists MUSICIANS pay
of what il does to women But to the average man
and woman il is often dry rot-t kills talent and JOY
- york II tends to substitute bluff and bad manners
for the ordinary decencics Of life. 1t tends to rum
womans chance TO do anything above the common
r :, essio1 and sadder still, spoil her as
woman. l, .1,:-
/ am a woman and l have been through tins
Studio experience. l did not hear the can oi a
career started to make living; but the iasciilal
inq lure of Studio Life early beset me. Despte H.
my 'u- eor+ of ,vav / cannot say to-day that,
sC' thar, dozen wears of very hard work my
I;ro IS anv easier to get any more resPendent IN
rs resuts That would not be 50 important perhaps
;fI we're not keenly conscious OF distinctly immoral