Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-12-07

example of the past season. In lS94the !
hot winds blew from the southwest for
several weeks and the ground was
newer and not so well cultivated while
this year the hot winds blew but four
days, and the ground baing older and
better tarmed made capillary attraction
take place more readily and this alone,
believe more than anything helped 70
pull the crop through Many believe
chat land viii depreciate IN value but
it is far more likely to add S25 or RJO
more To the value of an acre as land
that can raise the crop that old Iowa
has without rain, should be as precious
as any on old mother earth, People
are beginning to realize that western
Iowa cannot be beaten by any area Of
equal size in the union and land viii
undoubtedly be worth anywhere be
tween Sl15 and $500 an acre in ten
years hence.
Chas. Escher, Jr., who lives in Shelby
county. one mile west over Audubon
countv's west fence went last week
with 1902 head Of his Aberdeen Angus
cattle for the international stock show
in Chicago For the past IS years these
cattle from the Long Branch farm have
! been winning prizes and taking sweep
stakes and this years herd is the finest
he ever turned out and is confident Of
sweeping majority Of the prizes ne
| expense for getting the above IN condl-
| ton is estimated at the tremendous
| fgureof $1,000. In next week edition
the famous herd will be described in
detail
! The past few weeks il seems has been
quite prosperous FOR men in the chicken
| stealing profession The first raid in
cluded over 100 from Mrs. Clara Newell
and the next raid about 30 from Chris
| Buck. Chris heard them and seized Il
musket ana ran after them firing q
vollev into them; but failed to capture
| the maranders Last week they We're
prowling around Alfred Spease' place
ana Alfred fired mt them; but alsofailed
to discover who they were.
| r. NJ. Dickey has his farm advertised
for sale; but at what figure am unable
to say. This is one of the finest farms
in Douglas township and will make an
excellent home for someone, We pre-
| sumo that Mr.. Diclzey viii remain out
in McHenry county. North Dakota. a
i the climate on the plains of the western
IlLtk VI Allib okNNA1 ID WY kANNs7AeHAN s+t-
the winters are milder than most peo
pie residing here believe.
J. f. Bobenmoyer left last week foi
list Croix Falls. Wisconsin, where IA
expects to visit while with his daugh
/ ter who lives there. after which he vii
! 20 TO Lakeheld, Minnesota, for q few
weeks stay with his son, VIII and fam
lily He also stopped off at Clarion
IIowa, and spent Thanksgiving with /
nephew whom he had not seen for i
years
Z The schools in this locality have al
tstarted with the following teachers i
r control. Lincoln township, No. 4, Nelli
Irwin; No, Z. vacant, no children; No
3. Miss Hecktor; No 3, Ralph Vest
7 Douglas township, No. /, Fay Iitterine
ton: No, p, L. f. Bobenmoyer, No
/ Edna McFadden; No. T. Minnie Ras
mussen; No. ), Hazel Gates.
While returning home from Mannin
one day day last week Marcus Knee
lands team got frightened vt an auto
mobile and ran away throwing Nr:
4 Kneelaud from the buggy and iniurin
!. her quite badly A few months az
! she was hurt ia a similar accident an