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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-05-01
Grange Department
Edited by Fred w. Lewis, Secre-
tary Washington State Grange.

The quarterly report of the National
secretary as to the organizations and
re-organizations of oranges is a very
interesting document in more ways
than one.
It shows that the splendid advance
ment Of Washington and Michigan
has had its result in the awakening
of other states, for this quarter both
states have been excelled by Oregon,
but only by small margin for she
has only "a oranges to her credit, while
Michigan has % and Washington has
81. Part of these are re- organizations,
but they are of as much value as a
new organization and shows just as
much advancement, if not more.
Following these states comes Ohio
with q, tie with Washington, Penn
sylvania with II, New York with IL,
Iowa with ID, Kansas with s, South
Dakota with 7, Maine, Maryland,
Vermont each with 6, Idaho Nebraska,
each, and others along down the
line, making total of 1876 new and 20
re-organized oranges, thus placing a
great part of the work among the
progressive states as usual. Seven of
this group having SO to their credit,
and LOT to be divided between IL of
the other class.
The new progressive master of
South Dakota is making a splendid
showing as over his predecessor, who
was that "best organizer" of National
fame, as that chest organizer" left
the Mastership with a fewer number
of oranges and members than be had
when the State grange was organized,
after two years of Office when he had
carte blanc to do all the organizing
he wanted to do at the expense of the
National grange. Brother Malone,
the new master, has gone into the
field personally, and is organizing as
fast as he can do the work, and there
is call from all over the state for
organizers.
Washington has no deputy in the
field steady now, and as result we
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30
EXTRA BOY
Walter |. Copeland By Faithful Ser
vice As Secretary To Congressman
Walter l. Smith, Retained.

Walter r. Copeland, Secretary to
the Hon. Walter I. Smith. was born
near Sidney, Iowa September 20, 1856.
He removed with his parents to Allan
tic, Iowa and from there to Extra, Ia.
in 1883. He graduated in the Law De-
partment of the Iowa State University
in 1889 and was admitted to the bar in
1890. he removed to Audubon and en-
gagged in the practice of law in 1893,
returned to Extra in 1895 where he
practieed until November, 1908 when
he was employed as private Secretary
by Congressman Walter 1. Smith and
has remained in his employ since that
time. Mr.. Copeland continues with
Judge Smith in his new position upon
the bench. h.-Register and Leader,
March %.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30
Atlantic

The teachers of Southwest-rn
Iowa will have great gathering at
Atlantic today, March 30, 81, and
April let. About six hundred
teachers from this district aud over
the state have declared their inten-
tion of being present. Atlantic, the
Gem City of Southwestern Iowa, will
certainly entertain the Educators in
a style becoming to their rank and
dignity. A few years ago the Same
organization held a meeting here
and every one was pleased with the
treatment received. The prepafa-
tions this year are far moro exton-
sive than at that time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30
The Green Stamp

The Post Office Department at
Washington informs usthat no week
" paper can 80 through the mail af-
ter It is MORE THAN ONE YEAR In
ARREARS unless the little Green
Stamp is stuck on it. If you find
the STAMP on your paper and have
not settled for it please send the
amount due so that we may take the
stamp off. AStatement will be sent
ali subscribers on whose papers we
affix the stamp.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Did you ever stand in the golden
sunlight of warm day with your
eyes turned upon a sheet of fly pa
per? If 30 you may have noticed
how when on fly adheres to the
sticky surface, its companions in
stead of profiting by the horrible
warning, immediately buzz too and
go to destruction in the same man.
ner and in little while there are
hundreds in the throes of death.
They are fools, to be cure, aud 80
are men. Men see their associates
caught in the net of vice. Their ex-
amples and warnings all about
bat they treat them as lightly a. do
the flies aud step down to death
just as ipsanely.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30
KIM, ROADS
Large Gathering At Audubon Satur-
day To Hear King, The Drag"
Man. All Were Well Paid
For Attending.

The Good Roads Meeting was held
at Audubon last Saturday afternoon
as advertised. Attendance of Road
and County officials was sufficient to
fill the court house. J. A. Nash acted
as Chairman and introduced the
Speaker, Mr.. d. Ward King, who gave
an instructive lecture upon the MAX
Ing of good roads by the use of the
King Road Drag. He showed conclu-
slvely that all county roads could be
kept good by the proper use of the
King drag. Theroads become better
year by year, the longer the drag Is
used. He uses two horse drag seven
feet in length, thirty inches between
the posts. Hitch the team so as to
throw the dirt toward the center of
the road. After q road has been
worked a few years the center may
become too high. When this occurs,
he drags twice in and once out, but
keeps dragging after every rain, rs it
is the dragging that makes the sur
face firm and almost waterproof if
water is not allowed to stand upon the
road, either in the wheel tracks or
horse tracks.
All his hearers were convinced of
the effectiveness of dragging, when
done. Now who will show q way to
get the dragging done? In addition to
the above it might be we'll 70 men.
tion, that Mr.. King claims that the
very wet spots in the road are cured
BY = few times driving over them, and
that the dirt will be brought up to
. llverts by driving over them, and
that the low places on each side the
culverts will be eliminated, so as to
allow Of driving over them without
checking speed or receiving any spe-
cial jar while passing the culvert. He
said the road should be dragged, so as
to make as straight grade as possible
and never leave loose dirt enough on
the center Of the grade to cause the
travel to 60 to either side.
1t was gratifying indeed to notice
the attendance from the south part of
the County and to note the enthusi-
asm among them, which proves that,
although the timber belt in this part
OF the county is bad to make good
roads through, still the will is to con-
quer all obstacles and make good roads
as far as is possible with the money
and labor at hand.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30
Extra Train

An extra train will be put on the
Audubon branch. twill be exclu-
sively passenger train, which will
leave Atlantic at $40 in the morn
ing, will go to Audubon and return
at once, reaching Atlantic in time
for the east and west trains. This
will give the Audubon, Hamlin,
Extra and Brayton people an out
let to Des Moines or Council Bluffs,
spend few hours in either city
and return home in time for bed,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30
HI MENDENHALL I: II
Talks About That Wonderful South
Land. His Practical Eye Is Al
ways Alert For Good Things

Monte Christie, Texss, Mch. 19, IL
Friend Kellogg:-We were expect.
ing you down on the last excursion
with crowd of Audubon people, and
are greatly disappointed that you did
not get here,
Now everything is looking fine here
We had good rain last Tuesday
night and Wednesday afternoon, and
last Sunday evening, they had five
inches at Chaplin, and heavy rain at
McAllen and Mission; ut the same
time we had our rain here, they were
flooded from Mission out to near the
south end of the Melado lands, there
was so much rain fell that the "Auto"
could not get to Mission for two or
three days as the roads were impassi-
BILE, and they have been held up from
hauling the new boiler for the Layne
& Bowler we'll all of last week on ac-
count of the rain, it don't rain too
much they will get it out this week.
1t weighs IL, 900 pounds they say.
You would not know the "Expera-
mental Farm" hardly. They have
the 80 cleared north of mine, and cor
nering with Mr.. Carper's place. They
have 1l8 Mexicans clearing and work
ing and improving, and they have
put out fine Pecan orchard, and fig,
and orange and lemon and grape
fruit, and q vineyard as we'll as several
new buildings.
Now you ought to see our fine 20
acres OF orange and lemon and grape
fruit trees, and our 1900 grape vines,
as the trees are starting to grow dne,
looking green clear across the field
over quarter of mile. Bert has over
80 acres planted in cotton, and 1t will
all be up this week; the trees are out
in as fine foliage as I ever saw since
they shed their foliage before you
came down in January. 1t looked so
bare then but not so now.
We like it better here all the time.
Write soon and give all the news you
can.
H Mendenhall
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30
Views Afoot
The GOSPEL GONE AsTRAY

The queer little Japs have a way of
giving us jolt occasionally that is
most annoying to white folks of really
refined sensibilities.
An instance of this was recently re-.
ported from Spokane, Washington,
where the Japanese inhabitants have
formed an organization to aid and re-
lieve the starving people of northern
China, who are dying by the tens of
thousands with harvest still several
months away.
The Japanese and Chinese are no
more related than the Russians and the
English. There is no special tie Of
kinship to demand that the Japs in
America extend such aid to the dying
millions in China.
Neither was the affair managed like
q church festival or a charity ball,
where people pay out the trifes that
they will not miss, and expect value
received" in return. La me, mol! The
Japs instead sent out priated ap-
peal to their countrymen, asking them
not only to contribute to the work Of
mercy as they were able, but ,Tp AB-
STAIN FROM AND FoREGo for q, time,
certain of the ordinary coaIFoRTs or
LIFE, which were specified, in order 70
aid in the relief of the suffering people
OF, the otherside of the world. And It
lis ON this basis that the work OF ohar-
ity is being carried out. It represents
abstinence and sslfsdsnial, rather than
frivolity and social pleasures.
Now these ,Jsps of course are pagans.
They are children of darkness Not to
them has it been given to know of the
Christ who suffered at Gathsemane
and on Calvary.
Yet what strange thing is this? For
the suffering millions have asked bread;
and while we, who follow Christ, have
been deaf to the cries of agony, these
pagans have begun the Christ like
work of mercy Are we, after all. the
Levites, who pass by on the other side,
and they, the Good Samaritans? And
has Christ's gospel escaped from our
proprietorship and been taken in by
the heathen?
At any rateit seems strange to find
our pagan neighbors setting Us an sx-
ample Of applied Christianity, as
strange as the Japs say it seems to them
to see so many different kinds of ehris-
tians over here, who worship in differ
ent temples, and have nothing to do
with each other.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Twenty years ago in Audubon
County there was some excuse for
bad roads, for our country was
poor. Now it is rich, there is no ex-
cuse. A good road is always to be
desired aud it is source of comfort
and convenience;to every traveller.
Good roads attract population as
wellas good schools and churches.
Good roads improve the value of
property 60 that If a farm lying FIVE
miles from market connected by a
bad road, is of less value than an
equally good farm connected by a
good road. A larger load can be
drawn by one horse over good
road than by two over bad one.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Rev. 81. L. Wisslsr returned to
Grinnell Friday evening after try
ing for nearly week to interest the
Congregational people to make an
effort to procure pastor and open
up the church once more. We did
not learn the drift of the arguments
sdduced pro and con; but one thing
we know is the time is not yet ripe
tor engaging pastor and the
church will remain closed for the
present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30
Dissolution

Last Sunday evening Mr.. E. G.
Wilson received despatch from
Geneseo, Illinois to the effect that
his father was stricken aud was
unconscious. Eugene hasteneo to
Atlantic, caught the flyer and sr-
rived at the old home to see his
father before the final dissolution.
Obituary next week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

J. 81. Bell made trip to Atlantic
Monday to look at couple of prop
critics there with the view of maxi
ing purchase of one of them and
removing to that city at come fu-
ture time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Over fifty ofthe friends of Wm.
VanAernam of Audubon township,
gave him big birthday surprise
last Saturday evening on the occa-
sion of his 61st birthday anniver-
cary. The evening was spent in var
ious amusments finishing up with
. grand supper to which ample JUS
tice was done.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Len Whitney came from Kansas
last week and went to work with
Will Wissler at the carpenter trade.
He reports no work in Kansas,
where he was but later on when
spring work opens up he will re-
turn there where his family now
are.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

G. H. Jacobsen was in town Sat
urday on business and reports that
while making the trip to Texas
come few weeks ago, he did not in
vest in real estate at that time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mr.. Rudolph residing west of
Hamlin was in Extra Tuesday on
business and made it a point to call
on the Journal man and advance
his subscription.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mrs. Lucia Durr, late OF Dee
Moines is visiting her parents, Mr..
and hrs. Newell Jobes for a few
weeks as che is on her way to Clar-
linda, where herself aud husband
will cook for several months for
dredging outfit.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Harry Barnes, grand son of Van
Hellyer was kicked on the head by
mule and rendered uncopscious
for some hours the 6rst of this
week while at work on farm south
of Atlantic. Fortunately the skull
was not fractured and he will reco-
yer speedily.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

A number of advocates of the
Good Roads Movement went to An-
dubon Saturday to hear the inven-
tor of the "King Drag" give his lee
ture on the subject, number from
Audubon township being in the
crowd.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kommes ahd
Mrs. Spoo attended the lecture by
Father Nugent Tuesday evening in
Audubon. 30
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

A letter from Mr.. F. J. Guidinger
who moved with his parents from
Extra to Sayre, Oklahoma about five
or six years ago, says that his peo-
pie are getting along nicely, as are
1r. Hilla and Mr.. ,Bruner in that new
country.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

G.. w. Houston started one day
last week for his farm near Kathyrn
North Dakota where he willlook af.
ter his crops this summer. His wife
and daughter will remain here dur
ing his absence.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Roth of Coon
Rapids visited over Friday with
their daughter, Mrs. Sam Baylor
and huaband.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mrs. VIM. schwarting and son of
Audubon township were shopping
in Extra Saturday and while here
had occasion to call on the Journal
sinner and advanced her subscrip-
ton for another year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Heath sent us
a basket of table delicacies in shape
of parsnips fresh from the garden.
We highly appreciate the motive
and truly will do our duty to the
appetizer. Many thanks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mrs. John S. Knox, late of Platte,
South Dakota arrived here Saturday
on visit with his relatives and 9TH
er friends before going TO their new
home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mr.. Finkbine of the Green Bay
Lumber Company of Atlantic was
looking after business matters here
Monday and going to meet his
train, spent few pleasant minutes
with the Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mrs. L. w. Hansen dressmaker,
and assistant Miss Anna Christensen
were here from Atlantic, Saturday,
calling on their relatives, the Peter
Petersen and Chris Christensen
families.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Walter Copeland came up from
the Bluffs Wednesday morning to
visit his parents aud other relatives
for short time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Geo. w. McClain started for Ari-
zona Sunday for the purpose of pur-
chasing car or two of horses for
the local market.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Henry Rasmussen and SON OF
northwest of BraytSn were business
callers in town Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

In last weeks Journal we an
nounced the death of the infant of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Rydl when it
should read Mr.. aud Mrs. II. Ribal.
News over the phone often gets
mixed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

John Reimers was in town Friday
from Audubon township purchase
ing supply of household goods
for the new home he is starting in.
northeast Audubon township.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Henry Frost of Waterloo, la. was
the guest OF his brother, John Frost
and wife, the latter part of last week
returning home Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mr.. Chantry received word this
week from Adair that his mother
had taken5a change for the better
and is now in a fair way to recover
from what was thought for a time
to be fatal illness.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mrs. Peter Peterson visited her
daughter, Mrs. L. w. Hansen in
Atlantic over Sunday,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

w. F. Hopley is the champion
poultry man in Extra go far as
neard from, now having so fine dou-
BILE comb Rhode Island Red chicks,
elk weeks old which he will have on
the Fourth of July market.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

William VanAernam started for
,is South Dakota ranch near Aber-
deem Tuesday where he will remain
for some days, setting the machiu-
cry of the farm in motion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mrs. LYDIA Hubbel is working in
Audubon at the Park Hotel, her
children rem naming with their grand
parents, @. G. Hawk and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Miss Gleola Lair is assisting Mrs.
Harold Sturgeon with her house.
hold work at her home south OF
town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mrs. Charles Woodward passed
Saturday night in Atlantic return
ing Sunday and with her husband
went out into Greeley to visit
friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

AL Kelly went west again a few
days ago and at present is located
in Salt Lake City.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Several dogs met with death by
poison last week in our town which
is causing their owners to MAINTAIN
anything but good feeling toward
the unknown person committing
the offense.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Father Hundt and niece, Mics
Stoltze attended the Npgent lecture.
in Audubon Tuesday night. 4
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Miss Elsie Hant returned last
week from Vail, Ia. on a weeks wa
cation from her duties as teacher.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

The Rich brothers, Dan and Ed,
marketed nice bunches of hogs
to our dealers Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Clark Gray of Greeley was in town
Tuesday on business and calling on
the Journal man advanced his sub
scription for which he has our
thanks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Another big delivery of hogs was
made yesterday by number of
southeast Greeley farmers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mrs. DR.. Newton left Monday for
Davenport to attend the funeral of
relative, leaving Atlantic Tues
day morning after visiting over
night with his mother and sister.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

We make no complaint about
short measure VIXEN we have peck
of trouble.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Walt K. Marietta left yesterday
for Dee Moines where he intends to
work this summer.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

From the great amount of paints
and oils being sold in thie town at
present, it would seem as if every
man in the town aud surrounding
country was getting ready to paint
his buildings.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mr.. D. w. Kroeger has been maxi
ing several improvements on his
premises by enlarging his pasture,
cutting out the south aide of his
lawn to do 80, re- modelling his barn
aud other buildings,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Harry Hockenberry was off duty
Saturday and Clark Griffen acted as
substitute in carrying the mail on
Route 4.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

]. II. Baker is having large barn
erected on his farm, ]. w. Wissler
and men doing the work.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Arthur Rabson started Tuesday
for Knoxville, La, where he will
stay for while hoping to regain
his health.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Crisman are in
Nebraska last and this week on bus.
iness and visiting friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mr.. aud Mrs. Geo. Milliman and
ber daughter, Mrs. P. NJ. Christes-
Gen WENT to Omaha Sunday on a
few days outing and visiting the
latter's sister.ln.law, Miss Anna
Christensen, who was in a hospital,
where she was recently operated on
for appendicitis. She came home
with them Tuesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Born on Sunday, March 26 to Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Higgins of Gree
ley, fine big boy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

The privste telephone lire from
the Ben Jensen tarm southeast of
town to the Jensen now the Nelson
suburban home in the southwest
border of town, has been repaired
and new poles set where needed
aud the wire raised higher.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mrs. Ed Bates of Audubon start
ed for Chicago Saturday evening on
a visitwith' her son, Austin Guern-
sey and wife and on her return will
bring Mrs. Guernsey and babies
home with her to avoid some of the
Oppressive hot days in the city,
which is 80 destructive to the little
ones.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mr.. A. p. Anderson of Elk Horn
purchased the Otto Witthauer home
and acreage that is part of Extra
on the south. This is a fine home
and beautiful piece of forestry
goes with it making it very de-
sirable property.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

County Supervisor, Sam Nc fin
and Will Wolf, Extra township trus-
tee, were County Seat visitors Sat-
urday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Rev Harmed and wife are enter
tanning their daughter, Mies Mae
Harmed of Des Moines, who ar
rived here Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Mrs. Phippen and daughter have
moved from Greeley to Extra and
occupy the S. J. Crane residence
they recently purchased.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-03-30

Nels Petersen, one of the retired
farmers now residing in Extra
trefsss. limself to brand new bug
sgyiasts Friday.