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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Wall Paper Poison Fatal,

Racine.-With one child dead
from supposed blood poisoning and
three others seriously i'll, physicians
today declared that the children of
John Hanson, a member of the DO
lice department, were made i'll from
inhaling arsenic poisoning from
green wall paper in their bedroom.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Die as Ship Sinks in Lake.

Little Rock, Ark.-The steamer Mel
lie Johnson, on the way from Mariana,
Ark, to Helena, struck heavy ice in
Lake rAnguille and sank in % feet of
water. Two passengers were drowned.
Fourteen others were rescued. They
were badly frozen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
1oe Fishermen Blown to Sea.

Astrakhan, RUSSIA stiff gale
that broke UP an ice foe in the Cas-
plan sea, near the village of Ganjusce
lau, drove 100 fishermen out to sea
1t is believed that the men have been
washed off the ice and drowned
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Cattle Frozen in Freight Car.

Grand Rapids-A carload of stock
was shipped from Unity during the
cold weather, with no special protec-
ton, and when the car was unloaded
it vas found that nineteen of the
cattle had frozen to death.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

Bible has been sold for $4,000.
We're this a fixed valuation only mil
lionaires might read the Book Of
Books-and it is to be feared they
wouldn't-but as it is, there is no
home so poor but may own this price
less treasure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Treasurers' Wage Unaffected.

Madison.-The state tax commits
sion rules that chapter ATT of the
laws of 1911, relating to the salaries
of town, village and city treasurers
does not affect salaries for this year.
The salaries were fixed on June 80.
1911, before the new law became eff
factive
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

Recently compiled government sta
tistics giving the number of swine in
the country are apparently defective
They fail to take into account those
in going out between acts.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Assess Corporation Property,

Madison.-The total Variation of
the property of express, Sleeping car,
freight lin and equipment companies
in Wisconsin for 1911 has been fixed
by the tax COMMISSION at $3,349,93O,
and the total taxes assessed at s37.-
451.14
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Death Calls Burlington Prizes

Burlington-The Rev. Father
Theodore Jacobs, pastor of st. Mary's
Roman Catholic congregation in this
city for the last twenty-five years,
died at his home here from a com
plication of diseases. He was So
years old.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

An English scientist has married a
learned Massachusetts woman who
speaks 81 languages. 1t is brave
man who dares command of volubil-
ity like that. Even science might be
pardoned from shrinking from the
prospect
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Big Timber Deal Made.

Green Bay.-One of the Dise0',
timber deals consummated Iof Sol-.
time occurred when the Holt Luz >.
Der company solo $500 acres -
standing timber, mostly HARDWOOD
the J. w. Wells company, Menonn
nee, Mich. The land is located
Of Oconto.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

An Old circus acrobat saved his life
when his feet were frozen by walking
on his hands. There would be a GER
tain utility, too. in being an India
rubber man.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

Thin men can be thankful that the
law does not compel them to fill out
all the possibilities in their new.
tangled overcoats.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

A delicate little woman, seventy
years old, has eaten so oxen, 100
cows. 200 sheep, so pigs, 10000
oysters, $4,000 eggs and four and one
half tons of other food
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

: woman has divorced a man be-
cause he was merely ornamental. She
referred to him as her 'bric-a-brac"
husband, and back he went on the
shelf.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Colfax Phone Exchange Burns.

Colfax.-The Colfax telephone ex-
change and contents were destroyed
by fire. Adjoining buildings were
threatened for some time and on ac-
count of 80 below zero weather, the
firemen had difficulty in getting the
water started The total loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Rino, Has $40, 600 Blaze.

Ripon.-Fire caused loss of $12,-
900 here when ten of the thirty
horses of H. G. Lyle's livery were
burned to death with lot of car
riages and other property.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Cross Mississippi In Auto.

Davenport, Ia.-For the first time
in history the Mississippi river was
crossed by automobile on the ice here
Owing to the long cold spell tn
river is closed by the heaviest ice j.
many years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

Women are so illogical Now that
New York city is becoming badly con
Gested, it's women have developed 3
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

A dog worth $1,000 has been stolen
from a Chicago man, This does not
prove that you would trade your all
tomobile for the pup.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Mars Canal LIS Doubled

Flagstaff, Ariz.-Observati at the
Lowell observatory show that the
Marian canal Titan has doubled
since the last presentation OF this re
gion six years ago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

San Francisco citizen. 100 years cid.
dies smoking. We sincerely hope the
smoking ended when be left the
earth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
kuestermann a Candidate.

Green Bay.-Former Congress
man Gustave Kuestermann has an
nounced that he will again be a can
didate for that Office in this district.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
crandon Abstraction Missing.

Crandon.-D. w. H. Kennerd,
proprietor of the Forest County Alb
stract company, is missing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19

4 Cincinnati man reports 400 hollis
on one leg Counting 400 boiis is oui
idea Of tedious Job
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-19
Fur and Wool Company Fails

Green Bay.-The Abrams u o.
Wool company of Seymour ana o'0
Bay. has made an assignment
The oasis., 1912-11-09
LAND TENURES.

Upon the first page of THE OASIS this week there is presented an ar- ticle from the directorate of the American Mining Congress, which
 is to assemble in annual session at at Spokane very shortly. The article sounds note of warning against a proposition which Is predicted to change the system of federal government, prevalent since it was established, in granting land titles. The article declares that the scheme is to bring about a revision of the land laws by which there will be granted leases for parcels of land remaining in the public domain, and that there is to be abandoned the present system of granting patents, conveying titles in fee simple. As pointed out in the article, such a system would not work to the best advantage in the agricultural lands still remaining open to entry. The very conditions upon which art dependent complete and intensive cultivation of such lands, and theil development to their utmost capa city, are such that the presen
 system is the only one that vii attain the best and most profitabl
 results. For instance, in regiol suitable to fruit raising, not on
 would plant an orchard and brin
 it to its most perfect fruition unde a leasing system. An orchard an outgrowth of the land tha ceases not to yield through man
 years, and with assiduous care an
 replanting judiciously it may | made to continue in bearing 1T
The oasis., 1912-11-09

definitely. No one is going to plant and bring to bearing, keep ing up its standard, an orchard upon land subject to the mutations >f leasing system.
 But upon mineral lands, and upon lands controlling water powers and other sources of inn mense wealth, there can be said much in favor of leasing system. That is practically the system prevalent in Mexico with regard to mineral lands, and it works we'll. In fact it works much better than does the present system Tn the United States. There the title given is a lease, practically. The holder of the title holds his mining ground only so long as he pays his annual pertenencia tax. He cannot hold it by doing little work and then perjuring himself or someone else to cover the amount required by law. He has to go to the mln- eral office and pay his money. Some of the greatest mines in the world are held under that very tenure, and have been through many years. The same rule would work we'll in water power sites.
 And they could be subject to revision so the public treasury would receive in cash for lease holds some part of the immense fortunes that are plainly per- ceptible about to flow from such sites.
 Moreover the assertion ic
 untenable that such leases will
 shut out realization of state and
 local taxes.
 A leasehold is property and al
 such is taxable. There would bt nothing in leasing system which , would prevent a leasehold beinl assessed at its cash value for pur 5 poses of state and local taxation | And it's value for such purpose
 would be calculated very readily The corporation commissions ant tax commissions which the various states are providing would lool . out for that.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-28

d4AlAd. tA4S .lA44u4kuouS dCS4dllid llollF
of all, he saw the duke linpings
out of the sawdust. p
The Master-at-arms was heard
above the tumult.
"Unroll your standard, Sir
Knight, that the Queen of Beau
;ty may acclaim your victor and
crown you with the wreath" he.
cried And Burnett, looking up,l
saw Emmeline Wares eyes fixed
on his and her parted lips, her
face, wherein intense emotion
strove with dignity> And he
knew that if he unrolled his stand
ard he must never see her again.
His scheme had failed, but from
that failure something of more
worth than success was to spring.
He bent his head, raised. his
right hand in salutation-and
holding the precious standard
tightly rolled in his stirrup bucket
he galloped off the field. Behind
him he heard shouts. Men came
rushing toward him, pulled at his
bride, but he shook them off.
Through nightmare of yells
and cries he made his slow way
till he reached the gates, passed
through, threaded the mazes of
the Earps Court road, and at last
entered the open gates of the fac
tory, which he succeeded in clos
ing fast just as, the foremost of
his pursuers came up.
Gee, that was close shaveP
he muttered breathlessly, as he
pulled off his helmet and gasped
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-28


shouted and the Queen of Beau
ty smiled-and a moment later
Burnett was cantering down on
his side of the barrier against a
knight whose helmet was encir-
cled with ducal strawberry leaves.
And two moments later the duke
was galloping past clutching his
horses name, his shivered lance
on the ground, while Burnett
found himself the victor.
Again a knight rode out at him
and the sullen gray Numbered
past; and this time the knight
was changing upon the sanded
ground, like an overturned tur-
tie, while Burnett rode past and
saluted Miss Emmeline and saw
her smile on him. Again again;
he felt sure of himself, knew that
he could not be overthrown. And
it was remarkably like riding on
the creased rail at Coney, but not
so hard.
Now the champion was billed'
to meet him-the Duke of Clydes-
dale, wiry, athletic man mount
ed on a magnificent Norman. He
was a splendid figure as he rode
down the lists, and the excite
ment reached its zenith. They
stood up, women and men, and
shouted and clapped their hands.
Burnett thrust, but struck only
air, and, Keeling in his saddle, he
galloped by. At the end of the
lists the combatants turned and
drew together again. The lances
smote true. Zach shivered into
a tdozen FRAGMENTS Burnett
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
MISS HELEN BETTER
Miss Helen Better of Carroll Go.
dag to Washington Sometime in
! the Near Future.

For, some time Miss Helen Better
of Carroll, who has been the hust-
Ling associate editor of the Carroll
Times has severed her connection
with that excellent paper. OF her
services the editor says:
During the time that she served
on this paper she proved herself ca
pable i'm every respect; and the
management of the Times regrets
very much to lose her services. She
intends to go to the state of Wash
ingtoI about the first of next month
andsthe Times very earnestly hopes
that her future. may be filled with
good health, prosperity and happi-
ness for she is entirely deserving
of all the good things in this life"
Miss Better is a personal friend
of the Journal family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
The Way to Fight Them

Il many OF the business men OF
every town would just realize She
amount Of printed matter that the
emterpriedng and much abused Mail
Order Houses are sending out i'm
every mail, the local newspapers
would have more advertising from
their home merchants than they
would have room to accomodate.
The NAL order houses have found
out by experience that it pays to
advertise. The merchants, who
waste their time and breath CIV
ing it to the NATL order house over
the counter will find out some of
these days that II they expect to
do business they will have to ac-
quaint the people with the fact that
they are In business and tell throug
the paper every day what they have
An energetic old business man was
asked why 1t was he succeeded sc
we'll. He replied by continual adver.
Using and everlastingly keeping al
It was his motto Of being successful
-olidden Graphic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
WEDDING BELLS
Ringing for Miss Retta Elwood and
Mr.. Scott Hockenberry, Who We're
Married Thursday, September IL,
at the Brides Home.

Miss Retta Elwood and Mr.. Scott
Hockenberry were married at the
home of the brides parents, last
Thursday morning at II O'Clock
Rev. S. M. Smith, pastor of the
Christian Chrch here, performed the
ceremony.
The bride is the daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. T. ]. Elwood, who reside
one and one-half miles southeast OF
this city. She is one OF Extra
townships excellent young ladies
having lived near this city for the
past few years.
The groom is the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. e. Hockem berry,
who reside three miles southwest
OF this city He is very indus
trious young man having worked on
his fathers farm all the time.
They departed on the noon train,
Thursday, Tor Omaha, where they
will remain a few days with rela-
tives and friends.
The Journal joins their many
friends in wishing them much sue
cess and prosperity.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
OLD RESIDENTS HERE
Old Time Hondred and Respected
Residents of Cameron Township,
Visiting in The County.

Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Randles, who
for many years lived, in an early
day, in Cameron township, in the
north part of Audubon County, but
now living in Brush, Colorado, en-
joying life and health were here Wis
itingl relatives and friends last week
These good people with their thre,
interesting daughters, Mertie, Myr-
tie and Drusa, whom they raised
and educated here were first and
foremost in the upbuildiing of coun-
ty and township affairs and were ey
er ready to assist in every laudible
purpose and effort of neighbors and
friends. They removed from here
several years ago to Nebraska wher,
they bought large tract of land
which they improved and later sold
for substantial advance.
They have moved to Brush, Colo
rado, but have invested largely in
wild Idaho sage brush land, which
they are now improving. They with
many others have much confidence
i'm Idaho as new state. It's eli
mate is fine and crop possibilities
only require developing.
The fruit prospects of the state
on account of dts climate is one of
the best In the nation and the fruit
now being sent to market from the
older settlements is commanding
the highest price.
The daughters have married and
moved to their own homes. one liv-
ing in Idaho, one in Omaha and
the other i'm Boston. We enjoyed
4 visit from these old pioneers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
4. 5. WATTLES
Grandpa Wattles of Aztec, New Mex
leo, Sends Fine Peaches to His
Friends in Iowa, His Own Raising.

If there is proud man in thif
world, we venture to say it is
grandpa H. S. Wattles Of Aztec, N.
Me1ico, and who is so we'll known
n Audubon County.
We think it was about four years
ago that Mr. Wattles moved to New
Mexico with his son-in-law and
laughter, MT and Mrs. Mack Thorn
as, and they all seem to be pleased
Kith the change. Mack and Nettie,
as nearly everybody in AuuboD
County knows them, are running a
mercantile establishment and are en-
joying a fine trade as they richly
leserve while Grandpa Wattles en-
joys life doing what he is able to
do in keeping Mack and Nettie
straight and busy, and employing
his spare time with compass and
chain doing what civil engineering
there is to do, in his section. By
way of diversion Nh. Wattles bot
SCNSVdl lOlS IuL fALCSC duu llCo
ed much of lit to fruit trees, and
his master hand i'm that lime shows
itself in the fruit of his first plant
ing which came to our table today
Miss Verna Croy of this city, was
a recipient of box of peaches from
Mr. Wattles orchard and In that boz
were some of that luscious fruit fol
the editor. \ =
1t is true we were wearing specta
cles at the time but those peaches
looked like Wolfe River apples t.
us, so we called for a tape lime, ant
the one we measured showed NINE
INCHES in circumference Bu
then, Mr.. Wattles is from Audubon
County you know.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
Contract Awarded

The contract for the erection of
the new Congregational parsonage
was awarded today to L. A. Peter
man who will begin work as soon
as possible. The new parsonage
will be built at the corner of Sixth
and Elm streets and is to cost abouA
$4,000. The site is good one and
will be improved by grradimg. The
parsonage as planned is splendid
one and will be a big Improvement
to the coner where 1t is to be To-
Gated. The Congregationalists are
to be congratulated ON the enter
prise they have shown in the par
sonage matter.-Atlantic News-Tele
graph, Sept. 18th.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
EXTRACTED STEEL
From Wound Made Last Spring
while Firing q Gun. Located un
der Artery In Wrist.

A large piece of steel was taken
from Harry Paige's arm Wednes-
day Of last week. The piece was
abot one-half inch long and one
fourth of an inch thick and was
lodged just under the artery in the
wrist.
1t will be remembered that while
Mr.. Paige was shooting a gun last
spring the instrument exploded
causing several pieces of steel to
inter his arm i'm different places
but the physician extracted severa
of them and Thought he got al
but the wound never healed and
he physician was summoned ag-an
and Immediately extracted the piece
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
c. B. Gray

c.. B. Gray returned home Satur-
day, after having been absent about
u month i'm st. Clemens, Michigan,
where he and his wife accompanied
his mother. The latter has been
reported as being greatly benefited
by the treatment i'm sanitarium 10
Gated there. This gratifying re-
suit appears to sanction the hope
LOT her friends and family that she
will record speedy and complete
recovery. Casey Vindicator
G. B. Gray and mother are the
son and wife of Mr. John Gray OF
Casey and all former Extra citi-
zens.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
NEW BRICK BLOCK
Extra to Have New Brick Block.
Only Lacks Four Buildings of
Having Both Sides Street Solid
Brick.

The Extra Building Association
composed OF some of Exira's finan-
ciers have purchased the building
and lot formerly owned by William
Doffing, and adjoining the First
National Bank, and will erect a
two-story brick ON the site. The
building when finished will be oc-
cupied by William E. Varney one
of our progressive hardware mer-
chants.
The association, as soon as they
received possession of the lot i'm
mediately contracted with Mr.. Err
nest B. Voss, one of our contractors
and builders, to erect two story
brick building, the size to be %
by 80 feet.
Mr.. Voss ait once put a force of
llen to work to raise the old build
ing preparatory for the erection of
the new one. Contractor Voss
thinks he cam have the new build
ing ready for occupancy by Novem-
Yer first. When this building is
completed, Extras principal business
street will only lack four build
imgs on one side of the street of
having two solid brick business
blocks. This new building will
greatly add to the substantial and
modern appearance of the south
side.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
OMAR WHITAKER


We are pleased to report the inn
provememt Of the condition of MIR.
Omar Witthaner's eyes. 1t will be
remembered that while testing milk
for butter fat on a dairy farm near
Aberdeen, South Dakota, several
weeks ago, the machine that he
was using broke the bottles threw
the acid i'm his eyes and face. He
was blinded by the accident and
was brought to Des Moines fo1
treatment. 1t is thought that one
eye will be saved. Mrs. Witthauel
is in constant attendance upon hel
son and Auditor Witthauer goes
to Des Moines often to console
his boy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
THURSDAY CLUB
First Meeting Held at the Boy Her
rick Home, South of Town, Last
Thursday.

The first meeting OF the Thursday
Club was held at the pleasant coun-
try home of the Vice President, Mrs
Jessie Herrick, September 18th.
Current events were given. Mrs.
Oldaker gave paper on Modern
Authors OF the South and East. 2
Mrs. Gault gave a reading on 1.-The
Clara Barton Memorial The ann
nual Secretary's Report was given
~ Mrs. Milliman. Mrs. Dimdck
gave the Librarian's Report. Roll
call was responded to by giving Va
cation Notes.
Mlss Anna Dorr of Sioux City
was a guest of the Club.
The Club adjourned for social
hour During which a fine lunch
was served by the hostess.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-19
ABOUT IOWA LAND
Two Facts Which Are OF Interest
to People Who Want High Glass
Iowa Farms.

There are two facts that are Of
interest to people who are thinking
OF buying Iowa farms.
One is that the highest price
land is mot the best land. and that
price does NOT depend upon quality
when it comes to buying Iowa farm
1t is literally true that 800 per
acre in some parts OF the state will
purchaae better, more productive,
and more highly improved farms
than zoe per acre will buy In othe
parts.
The other fact is already suggest
ed above. There are some sections
of the state in which high class
farms can still occasionally be
bought at 500 or less. And they
are farms which are just as fer
tile, which lay just as, we'll, which
are just as we'll improved and as
we'll located, as Iowa's highest
priced land. The wave of high pric-
es is just now reaching these Sec
tions and land values are swiftly
advancing. BUT 1t is true as yet
that it is wholly unnecessary fo1
any one to pay more than 500 pei
acre for splendid. high grade corn
farms In the state of Iowa.
A perusal Of the Journals page
OF farm bargains this will be suf
fdcient evidence OF the above facts
Moreover, 1t is to be understood
that every statement made therein
is accurate.