Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

long time 10 come before anything
much is guessed about 1t, and don't
want the market to jump up out OF
sight. You see that hill over there.
It's my hill running clear down its
slopes through Piedmont and halfway
along those rolling hills into Oakland.
And it's nothing to all the things I'm
going to buy"
He paused triumphantly.
"The ferry system between Oakland
and San Francisco is the worst one
horse concern in the United States.
You cross on it every day, six days
in the week. That's say, twenty-five
days a month, or three hundred
year. How long does it take you one
way? Forty minutes, if you're lucky.
I'm going to put you across in twen-
ty minutes. II that amt making two
minutes grow where one grew before,
knock off my head with little apples.
I'll save you twenty minutes each
way. That's forty minues day, times
three hundred, equal to twelve thou
sand minutes year, just for you, just
for one person. Let's see: that's two
hundred whole hours. Suppose l save
two hundred hours a year for thou.
sands of other folks-that's farming
some, amt is? Come on. Let's ride
up that hill, and when ! get you out
on top where you can see something,
I'll talk sense"
A small footpath dropped down to
the dry bed of the canyon, which they
The slope was steep and covered with
matted brush and bushes, through
which the horses slipped and lunged.
Showers of twigs and leaves fell upon
them, and predicament followed pre-
dicament, until they emerged on the
hilltop the worse for wear but happy
and excited. Here no trees obstruct.
ed the view The particular hill on
which they were. out-jutted from the
regular line of the range, so that the
sweep of their vision extended over
three-quarters of the circle. Below, on
the fat land bordering the bay, lay
Oakland, and across the bay was San
Francisco Between the two cities
they could see the white ferry-boats
on the water. Around to their right
was Berkeley, and to their left the
scattered villages between Oakland
and San Leandro. Directly In the fore
ground was Piedmont, with its desul.
tory dwellings and patches Of farming
land, and from Piedmont the land
IN, onnracctun uua
Oakland.
Look at it," said Daylight, extend
ing his arm in a sweeping gesture.
"A hundred thousand people there,
and no reason there shouldn't be half
a million. There's the chance to make
FIVE people grow where one grows
now. Here's the scheme In nutshell.
Why don't more people live in Oak
land? No good service with San Fran
cisco, and, besides, Oakland Is asleep.
It's whole lot better place to live in
than San Francisco. Now, suppose l
buy in all the street railways of Oak
land, Berkeley, Alameda, San Leandro.
and the rest-bring them under one
head with a competent management!
Suppose ! cut the time to San Fran
cisco one-half by building big pier
ont thara almost m Goat leland arS
Continued next week.
ORIGINAL NOTICE
In the District Court of Iowa, in and
for Audubon County, February term,
A. d. 1912.
John A. Musson, plaintiff.
VS..
F. M. Leet, trustee; Mary j.
Stoughton; Rosa l.. Thomp-
son; George Keller Leet; Ida
l.. Leet; Helen c. Todd. Viii
liam A. Leet; Asmus Boysen;
Anna L. Boysen, Allen Boy
sen, Helena Boysen, Marie
Boysen, Darline Boysen; and
the unknown heirs, spouses,
devisees, assigns and legal
representatives of each of
them, and all persons claim
ing any right, title or interest
in or to Lots IL and 13 in
Block A, Town of Aud
ubon, Iowa, through or
under any of the above named
persons,
Defendants.
To the above named defendants:
you and each of you are hereby mott
fed that there is now on file in the
office of the Clerk of the District
Court of Audubon County, Iowa. the
petition of plaintiff, John A. Musson,
claiming that he is the absolute and
unqualified owner il fee simple OF
Lots II and Is in Block A, Town of
Audubon, Iowa. That plaintiff is
credibly informed and believes that
the defendants make some claim
thereto adverse to the estate and title
of said plaintiff. That the interest
claimed by said defendants is derived
through a certain mortgage executed
by plaintiff on the Sth day of May,
1900, unto f. M. Leet, Trustee, in the
sum of $1500.00 upon the real estate
above described, said instrument be-
ing recorded in book ID on page 23S