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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
THE MIRROR |
OF FATE
By cLARlssA MAcKlE

Dorinda Mills carefully muffled the
front door bell and removed the gate
from its hinges to a safe place in the
woodshed. Then she closed and fast
ened the oldfashioned wooden shut
tiers that no mischievous boy might
construct a nerve-irrftating tick
tack" against the window pane
Il guess those boys'll find mighty
little to play mischief with about
this place." remarked Dorinda as
she complacently opened the weekly
newspaper.
Outside the little house. the fall
wind blew crisply through the dead
leaves and shrilled defiantly down the
wide-mouthed chimney. Indoors the
sitting room was snug and warm with
a blazing fire on the hearth and the
CHEEKY light from the green-shaded
lamp falling on Miss Dorinda's
brown hair and pretty blue dress.
Suddenly out of the commonplace
paragraphs Of village happenings. a
few lines sprang out as If writ In let.
tiers Of fire:
OuAACa L uhCAS Va ANCW AOAA WY
has been spending few days with
his father at the old homestead 1t
is understood that Mr.. Fuller will re-
turn at Christmas and claim BRIDE
chosen from among Elmwood's fairest
daughters"
The paper ratified to the floor while
Dorinda stared unseeing at the leap
Ing flames in the fireplace. where
bright pictures took shape and faded
to give place to others more sombre
| and lonely.
Her first response to Dan Fuller'l
tender wooing and thek engagement:
the preparations for their wedding on
Halloween: their bitter quarrel q
week before the date and the broken
engagement that followed: Dams de
parture for the city. where he buried
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
TURTLE HAS MANY ENEMIES
Only Ten Per Cent Of Those Hatched
Out Reach Ma
turity.

Concerning the great turtles Of the
southwest Indian ocean. a traveller
says: THE chelonian. or green turtle
(Chelone mydas). is an animal Of
considerable economic importance to
the atoll. for 1t still occurs. In the vast
hordes which are so often described
by early voyagers in the tropics.
There appear to be two distinct
groups-one resident and small in
numbers. the other migratory and
visiting the atoll to breed In numbers
impossible to estimate.
THE latter arrives In December,
and from then to April the sea seems
alive with turtle. The females seek
the small sand beaches and then as.
cend them with the rising tide. push.
ing themselves laboriously above high
tide mark. Holes are then dug in the
sand by means Of the fore fiippers IN.
TIL a satisfactory one is obtained, and
the eggs. 200 in number. are buried.
tho turtle returning to sea imme.
dtately.
latter 40 days the eggs hatch, al.
most simultaneously. and the young
turtles dig their way up out of the
sand and go down to the sea IN a
long procession. In the course of
which they offer an easy prey to
their enemies. the frigate birds and
herons. Once in the sea. sharks and
other large flsh eat them. and only
ten per cent reach maturity"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
TO KILL OFF WILD OATS
North Idaho Farmer Uses Modern
Methods to Destroy These
Farm Pests.

A Lewiston special says: ''There
is absolutely no need of farmers in
agricultural districts where wild
oats grow in profusion to be bother
ed for more than two years with
these pests, provided they will exer-
else ordinary care and judgment in
cultivating their lands said Com
missioner M. w. Harland of Troy,
before the state grain commission
here today, when the question of es-
tablishing system of dOckage for
grain mixed with wild oats was un-
der discussion.
He further stated that he had de-
monstrated that his method of eradi-
eating the undesirable cereal was a
success as he had several years ago
purchased farm in the vicinity of
Troy, that had practically been
abandoned by the owner because OF
the prevalence of wild oats, and in
two seasons had grown crop OF
barley that was altogether free OF
them.
my method" said Mr.. Harland,
lis one that would like to see every
farmer that has infected land eXpe-
riment with for himself.
''"The farm bought was so thick
ly sown with wild oats that they
grew but a few inches high, abso-
lutely choking themselves out, and
the next spring after / took posses
sion summer fallowed the ground
as early as possible and kept it thor
oughly cultivated during the sum-
mer. AS soon as the first rains came
! soWed it to red Russian wheat
which matured the following sum-
mer before the oats had chance tc
ripen, and there was less than a
quart of oats to the acre in the
threshed wheat. 1.-The next spring
/ cultivated the land early with .
disc harrow. and after the oats were
started I plowed them under ano
sowed barley Immediately. Tha
fall there was not an Oat in the en-
tire field, and 1 have not had any
trouble since.
when l first located, severa
years ago, in the Troy region, thu
entire country was taken with will
oats, and there was not farmer il
the district but claimed that it wa
impossible to do away with them
as oats land sOwn to timothy for L
years when plowed again woult
grow up Immediately in oats.
finally got them to try my system
and this year the grain dealers il
Troy tell me there has not been
bushel of grain delivered in tn
warehouse that had to be locked o
discounted for OATS.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
He Never Blamed the Booze.

The following published in the
Wood River Times was by General
Picotte, editor Of the Times, credit
ed to Joel Priest, the poet laureate
Of the Oregon Short Line:
He took bottle up to bed,
Drank whiskey hot each night;
Drank cocktails in the morning
But never could get tight. p
He shivered in the evening
And always had the blues
Until he took a bowl or two
But he never blamed the booze.
His joints were full of rheumatism
His appetite was slack.
He had pains between his shoulders,
Chills run down his back;
He suffered with insomnia
At night he couldn't:snooze.
He said it was the altitude
But he never blamed the booze.
His constitution was run down
At least that's what he said.
His legs were swelled each morning,
And he often had swelled head.
He tackled beer, wine, whiskey,
And if they didn't fuse
He blamed it to dyspepsia
But he never blamed the booze.
He said he couldn't sleep at night
And always had bad dreams.
He claims he always laid awake
Till early sunrise beams.
He thought it was malaria,
Alas-t'was but a ruse.
He blamed it on to everything
But he never blamed the booze.
His liver needed scraping
And his kidneys had the govt:
He swallowed lots of bitters
Till at last he cleaned them out.
His legs were swollen with dropsy
Tillhe had to cut his shoes.
He blamed it on the doctor;
But he never blamed the booze.
Then he had the treamons,
And he tackled rats and snakes.
First he had the fever
Then he had the shakes.
AT last, he had a funeral
And the morners had the blues,
And the epitaph carved for hin
Was
He never blamed the booze.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
EndIve Not Hard to Grow,

Endive may be sown early in cold
frames or in the open ground like Let.
tuce. Servings may also be made at
any time during the summer. although
plants grown in the heat of midsum.
mer have not the best quality. Fall
grown plants may be taken up with
good supply of adhering earth and
stored In dry cellar for winter use.
There are several distinct varieties ol
endive. those having smooth leaves be.
ing the larger and coarser. The hne
~ cut and curled varieties and more
particularly those with naturally
whitened leaves are most attractive
and usually most tender.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
Use for Gold Coffee.

II. you have a cup of strong coffee
left. from breakfast. prepare 1t with
sugar and milk to taste. Put into q
bowl one cup white flour. one cup
whole wheat -four. one-haN teaspoon
salt and three level teaspoons baking
powder. Beat one egg lightly. add to
the coffee and stir into dry mixture.
II it should be too stiff add a little
more milk or water. 1t should be more
like stiff drop batter than dough
and not thin enough to pour. Bake
in hot buttered muffin pans 20 min.
utes.
To Keep Furnace From Rustino.
Flaked lime. placed loosely on a
board inside a furnace. during the
summer. will take up moisture and
thus prevent the metal from rustinx-
Housekeeper.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
Butter Wrappers
Printed on short notice 1t
The Optimist Office


Boise. Idaho. October 9-14. Reduc-
ed rates via OrSegon Short Line.
Tickets ON sale from Glenn's Ferry
and west, October 7th to 14th inclus.
tva From stations east of Glenn's
Ferry, October 7th to 18th, inclusive.
Amat October 18th. See agents tor
'ates and further particulars. S21.A
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
EXCURSIONS EAST
October ID, November 10, and De-

cembcF ! and u.
Via Oregon Short Line and Union
Pacific for benefit of Home VISI-
TORS. Tickets sold on October date
limited to December 3lst. Other
tickets limited to so days from date
of sale. See any O.S.L. Agent for
D. E. hurley. Gen. Pass. Agt., Salt
Lake City, Utah.
O6-D22,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
CITY DIRECTORY
POPULATION OF eLAckFooT.
1000
Grove City Cemetery-Owned by
the city. w. B. Jacobs, Sexton.
LODGES

IO006S
With the total membership, time Of
meeting and the names Of presiding
officers and secretaries:
l. o. o. EVERY Thursday even
ing. A. H. Simmons, N. G.; G. H.
Holbrook. secretary
G. A. r., Geo. H. Thomas Post
Meets first Friday in each month at
the Armory. e. e. Thompson, COM
mander, w. A. Crawford adjutant.
Grove City Lodge No. 80. A. F.
and A. M.-Meeting lregular) second
Friday in each month. Percy Jones.
w. M; w. D. Gagon. Sec'y.
Esther Chapter No. IA Order OF
the Eastern Star, S0.-First and
third Wednesday. Mrs. Katie Chap
man. w. M; Percy Jones. Sec'y.
knights Of Pythias-First and third
Tuesdays of each month. D. F. Ar
thur. G. C.; G. w. GlanvAlle. X. OF
r. and s.
M. w. A.. 150-First and third
Mondays. E. T. Peck and T. J. john
son. Y
w. o. w. ss-second and fourth
Tuesdays. v. Van Bamer. G. c.; G.
w. Granville. clerk.
Royal Neighbors, 96-Mary A. Bell,
OraclA; Alice Conkle. Recorder.
Women Of Woodcraft-Second and
fourth Mondays.
Guardian Nelghbor-Mrs. v. Van
Bramer.
Fast Guardian Neighbor- Jessie
Lloyd
Advisor Edith Bond.
| Magician-Mrs. 81 Thompson.
Current Event-President, Mrs. Hans.
brough: vice-Presddemt. Mrs. Susie
H. Bietham and Mrs. Christy; Score
tary, Mrs. Vincent; Treasurer, Mrs.
J. D. Hendria
v. /. s.-Mrs. R. N. West. presi-
dent; Mrs. A. Younde, LIST vice,prest-
dent; Mrs. J. w. Chapman, 0nd Vice
president; Mrs. L. W. vamAiken, Sec
Rotary; Mrs. G. F. Gagon, treasurer.
Meetings are held the first Tuesday
OF each north In the city hall Ev.
eryDna is invited
CHURCHES
Methodist Church-Morning service,
1890; Sunday School. 10000; Junior
League 400; Epworth League, 700;
Evening Service. 500: Ladies Aid.
Wednesday afternoon. c. A. Edward
pastor.
Baptist Church. Corner University
Ave. and Bridge street Morning
worship 11:00 a. m. Evening serv.
ice 1880 p. m. Sunday school 1000
a. m. Prayer meeting Thursday eve
ming 1880. Ladies' Aid Wednesday
afternoon $3.50. Choir practice Fri
day evening. 500. Visitors always
welcome. Parsonage phone 228.
w. R. JEWELL, Pastor.
Catholic Church-Services are held
at the Catholic church by Fathe
Fuchs of Idaho Falls on the first
second and third Sundays Of each
month, services at 10:45. 1915 and
j1O:46,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
AZ tho Celestial Gate.

The druggist approached the Celes-
tial gate. st. Peter opened the portal
for him and babe him enter and join
the heavenly choir.
Not SO fast" admonished the COM
FOUNDER of pills. Before go in there
l want to ask few questions. Have
you any city directories in Paradise?"
NO. replied St. Peter.
ANY remedies for growing hair ON
bald heads and door knobs?"
None"
ANY soda fountains?"
I'VE don't know what they are"
do you sell stamps?"
I'VE don't use them here"
And last. but not least, have you
any telephones"
We have not"
Then I'll go in. for guess this ia
Heaven all right. all right."-Louis.
vile Post.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12

List of letters remaining uncal1ed
for in the Post Office at Blackfoot,
Idaho, for the week ending October
10, 1911. Persons calling for these
letters will please say Advertised
Oct. 10, 1911.
Burlington, Mr.. H.W.
Barnes, Mr.. George s.
Billingsley, Mr.. Fred
Downs, Henry
Ecnom, Mr.. Bill
Holl, Mr.. Will
Havel, Mr..
Jensen, Miss Nettie
Johnson, Fred r.
Jensen, Christ
Monaghan. Mr.. Joe 81
Mines, DIR. A. H.
Niccio, Macanio
Perez, Tose
Stunger, Mr.. James
Whey, Mr.. Whitney
Williams. Mr.. Elmer
Wilson, Mrs. Maude
Williams, Mr.. Joe
Postage due on each of the above,
one cent. All the above letters re
naming uncalled for two weeks
from the date of this list will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office. Letters
bearing the return request of sender
will not be advertised.
Patrons are requested to advise
correspondents of their correct ad-
dress. To avoid delay in delivery,
have your mail addressed to street
and No, P. 0. Box, General Deliv.
cry, or r. F. d. No.
H. B. CURTIS, Postmaster
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
PosToFFIcE HOURS
GOLDEN STAR
FURNITURE POLISH

One lady says: The best I ever
used. Another lady says: I tried the
sample. 1t beats all. l want two bot
ties. You try 1t. For sale ct Bic
thans.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12
Had alucky Touch,

Jinks-My cousin Is the luckiest
nan ever heard of.
Spinks-How so?
Jinks-Why. he can go out to the
races broke and come back with
watches, stickpins and even ladies'
pocketbooks.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12

New Short Line Time card
West Bound
No /. S:4S a. m. :, "
No 3. $40 p. m [.
No. 113. 3:17 p. m.
East Bound
No. 4. 1920 a. m !;
No. 2, 3:05 a. M
No. ia, 1912 ?. m.
Mackay Branch
IS Depart 9:05 a. m.
Arrive 6:25 p. m.
Freight leaves S:35 a. m. tri-weekly
Shipments must be billed the prev.
tous day. No passengers carried.
SHIPPERS NOTICE
Freight going north must be billed
the day before. freight going south
received until 900 a. m. for shin.
ment the same day.
EXPRESS OFFICE.
Express office hours 500 to $40:
freight office hours 1900 to 500. Shit
ments north must be delivered tn
day before.
PosToFFIcE HOURS
Week days from 500 a. m. until
500 p. M; money orders from 800
until $50; Sunday mails are handled
as usual; delivery windows open fror
10 to IL q. m.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-10-12

New Short Line Time csrd
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
Off Again

August 22d is our next trip to
Wyoming and Colorado. Tickets
will be sold from Omaha to Chey.
enne, Larimie, Greeley, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and return all for
$3.50. Stop overs will be granted
as often as you want them and al
any place along the line on the re.
turn trip. Tickets will also be good
until October 31st. This is the time
of the year you can see the crops
they raise on the irrigated lands we
are selling and it's the proper time
to make the trip. Don't put it off any
longer. Talk it over and arrange to
go the 18th. You know it will do
you good to take trip to the noun.
tains and this is your op portunity.
Take your wife along. JOURNAL
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
Farms For Sale

40 acres we'll improved, $l25 per acre.
80 acres, good land and good build
ings, $4,000 per acre.
80 acres, unimproved. 500 per acre.
l2O acres, extra we'll improved, $125
per acre.
l6o acres in Guthrie County; aver.
age land and buildings, $S5 per acre.
160 acres, good land and fair build.
ings, $4,000 per acre.
$50 acres of very good laying land,
faifbuildings, $1,000 per acre.
100 acres near Casey for sale or trade
240 acres of extra good land add
buildings. $125.00 per acre.
800 acres of fine laying land and
good buildings at bargain.
Most of these can be bought on easy
terms. | also have for sale or trade,
city property, stocks of goods, auto
mobiles, threshing machines, q span
of good mules, etc.
Yours for business,
J. B. J. Lohner,
TT Extra, Iowa
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
Stolen

While Vermund Hansen was en-
joying the band concert last Satur-
day night some sneak thief was
stealing his bicycle. They took the
wheel from his fathers yard back
of the blacksmith chop on Main
Street and taking come bicycle tools
and repairs from another wheel
made their get away. Later the
bicycle was found in barn strip
ped of all tools and supplies. Yer
mund has an idea who did it and
we may coon learn whether it was
played as Joke OF otherwise. Our
advice is for the party to return the
tools Immediately.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
80 Acres

A good farm, ak miles from town,
fine orchard and grove, every foot
pillow land, good five room house,
and lots of out buildings, an Ideal
place to live. Terms easy. Enquire
at Journal Office. If
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
Irrigated Land

Bill Nye said Cali that Wyoming
will produce is hell. and heifers' but
here comes traveller that says III
plucked stalks of oats from a field of 100
acres that measured, when 1 laid it on
the walk, just feet IL inches. 1 ga
thered stems of winter wheat from a
field of 20 acres that will yield 60 blu
shells of excellent wheat to the acre
and every bushel of it will be ground
up into flour right here in Laramie.
Barley stands AZ feet high. I saw
I field peas that will produce $500 pounds
to the acre and furnish tons of good
forage besides. There were SO we'll
filed grains to the head OF oats. That
oats will run 100 bushels to the acre.
1t was pleasant day in the country
in the real, God given, Sun-kissed
country where the very air was redo
lent with the perfume of the growing
crops where the very birds futtered
on wings that struck the soft summer
air ever so lightly, where the COWS,
horses, sheep and swine were content
edly nipping the sweet grass and succu-
lent alfalfa and clover. A humble bee
was busy in the pea field and the gra-
ciousness of bounteous nature was over
ALL"
Now friends in Audubon County, the
barns on the lands in these great irri-
eating projects are the coming store
houses of America. Whether it rains
or drought overtakes you. you can
have plenty of water to make your
crops at will. While here in Iowa we
lose part of our great corn crop, which
will average they say about Is bushels
and all our pasturage so that dairying
has gone to-next to nothing, our gar
den vegeta bles to near nothing. Wells
have gone dry and many of our farmers
are hauling water for miles. These con-
dltlons are averted in the irrigated
country, whore water is the staple ar
tiele and the right to use it is yours
Takea trip to the Wyoming and irri-
gated lands and be convinced of their
richness and surety they give you, of
raising Big Crop Every Year.
Audubon Co. Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17

The Ladies Aid Society of the
. MON Baptist Church at Greeley
met at Mr.. and Mrs. Will Benton's
home Tuesday end canned fifty
quarts of fruit and quilted a quilt
for the Orphan's home of Council
Bluffs. This society is composed
entirely of fermers wives and
daughters and they chow their ap-
probation of the good work that is
being done at the orphanage. 1t is
certainly worthy act of band of
Christian ladiee. whose work
should be enulated by others.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17

Grandma Brainard who lived in
Extra in an early day, passed her
seventy eighth milestone August
9Th. She was the recipient off pos
tai card shower. She enjoys good
health, is able to walk to church
and takes care of her house. Her
companionable disposition makes
her loved by all and they wish
her many more happy birthdays.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17

Would it not improve the appear
ance of our schoolhouse grounds
as well as giving more play ground
room if the central group lof small
buildings were placed along the
east line Off the Schoolh ouse
grounds. The removal would be no
less sanitary. We think this ques-
ton is worthy of the Boards inves-
.tigation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
Annual Addition

John Knox of Minneapolis is ex-
pected here today to visit relatives
and to help the band during the
Old Settlsr's Reunion here Friday
aud Saturday. He also intends to
take part in the annual ablution of
the Extra Band boys in Lake View,
where they go next week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
Christian Church Notes

Sunday School at 10 a. M.
Preaching at II a. m. and 500 p. m
Junior Endeavor at 2 p. m.
Senior Endeavor at $50 p. M.
The pastor will be absent from
the pulpit for the next four Sunday
The service next Sunday will be
conductek by E. d. Taggart of
Drake University. All are cordi-
ally invited.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
Ladies Aid Society

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Christian Church of Audubon town
chip will hold their next meeting
at the home of Mrs. Charlie Foss
August "a. Everybody cordially in.
vited.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
Concessions Full

Our city is in holiday attire. The
concessions are away beyond the
limit of space and every side street
and the Park is full of everything to
make the Old Settlers Fete happy
event. When you come be sure to
look up the Ladies Thursday Club
headquarters.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17

Contractor Lester Pete-man with
his foreman, George Milliman came
home from Atlantic Friday eveninp
having prepared the D. E. Shraup-
er residence for the plasterers. They
will now await the action otthe ma
sons and will return and finish up
the building for the painters and
decorators. ~
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nebe and
daughter, Louise of Atlantic were
in train wreck Saturday morning
near Faribault, Minnesota, while
on trip to visit friends in Mime.
apolis for couple of weeks. Frank
telegrapheh that no Atlantic people
were injured. .'ls
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17

Mr.. Millsap of Williams, Iowa, ar
rived here Saturday and returned
home Tuesday, accompanied by
mis- wife. baby and little sister, who
had been visiting the past week
with Mrs. Millsap's sister, Mrs. E.
E. SWartz and family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
Keep Your Money Home

Why buy oil of travelling salesmen?
Bring in your empty barrel and we
will sell you the best of oil by the
barrel at &c per gallon.
Your for business,
T. 81. Cotton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17
Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank our nsighbors
and friends, who SO kindly assisted
US during the sickness and death
of our beloved son.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHRIS JEssBN
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Bush, a
brother-in-law and his wife of Mr..
William Varney are making a pro
tracted visit here trying the healing
power of our climate on Mrs. Bush's
affliction, an aggravated case of
asthma. We trust the lady may re-
ceive the benefit che desires.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17

The postal department has been
asked to have rural carriers blow
bugles as signal of their approach
The carriers could probably per-
form better on an old fashioned
fish horn.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17

The Denison Brothers has finish
ed grading the new bridge near Mr..
Wheeler's farm on the Troublesome
and started west with their grading
machinery this afternoon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-17

Mr.. Vaniman now announces that
he will cross the ocean in a diriei-
BILE balloon. We made considerable
fun of Wellman, but az it makes ne
dizzy to get out on the plaza roof,
we refrain from further comment.