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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-02-15
Oakfield and Brayton

Walter Nymand ard Albert Han
sen returned from Highland Park
college at Des Msines Friday.
Frank Lambert and wife came up
from Atlantic Monday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Frank Whitmore.
Mrs. Ralph Goodwin was called to
Wiota Monday by the illness OF her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Chas. Goodwin.
Mrs. v. j. Robinson and children
of Atlantic was an over Sunday visit
or at the home of her parents, j. C..
Hartman and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Parrott went
to Audubon Tuesday to attend the
Silver Wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. George McNary.
Howard Herrick came back from
Mcintosh, South Dakota Monday af-
ter horses and farm implements with
which to commence his spring work,
Mrs j. 8. Harter and son, Robert
were in Atlantic one day last We K
looking at property to buy or rent.
in view of moving there about March
1st.
DIR. Campbell of Atlantic was call.
ed to Brayton last Thursday to con.
suit with DR.. Koob over the illness o.
j. T. Jenkins. Mr.. Jenkins is steadily
improving.
Percy Hallock went to Atlantic
Monday to see his sister, Mrs. John
Curry who is i'll at the hospital. H.
reports her as doiDg as we'll as coule
be expected.
Loretta Arnold returned to be-
home at Lake Park Monday accom-
panied by Mrs. George Arnold ant
children who will visit there TO-
sometime. Mr.. Arnold went will
them as far as Des Moines.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-02-15
CUTTING DOWN THE FLESH
Heroic Struggles Of a Fat Man Who
Thought the Scales Were
Deceivlna Him.

I have about come to the conclusion
that the good Lord intended some Of
his creatures to be fat and some thin,
regardless Of medicines and so-called
infallible cures, writes a western
man. For long while tried all the
alleged obesity cures and none Of
them did me any good. Then deter
mined to starve myself and take lots
Of exercise.
All my life had been lover of
good eating, and counted that day
lost on which l did not consume for
my dinner the better part of sirloin
steak as thick as darky's foot, with
all the trimmings. For breakfast I
usually destroyed platter of cakes,
three eggs and no end of thin-sliced
bacon, besides fruits and two cups Of
coffee.
This lifelong system I abandoned
for an entire month, cutting out all
the meat and about all the vegetables,
piece of toast and glass Of milk TAX
ing the place Of my morning meals
and little rice being the chief item
on the meager dinner bill of fare.
Lunch omitted wholly. In addition
l walked at least six miles every day
and did all sorts of stunts in my room
with a gymnasium outfit. Prior to
going to bed l perpetrated all sorts
Of muscular contortions and rolled
on the floor till my body was bruised
| At the end of thirty days / felt fit
to run three-mile foot-race or go in
the ring with the champion. About
this time it occurred to me that /
ought to get weighed and l made q
bee line for the scales. Ny grocer as
sured me that they were correct to
an ounce, but they showed 1 had
gained IA pounds in the period Of my
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-02-15
PURE FOOD LAW. NOT MODERN
Centuries Ago Tradesmen Who Adult.
terated Goods Were Most Severe
ly Punished.

Pure food laws are not quite 80
modern an invention as we may be-
lieve. DR.. Reisner has made dlscov.
cries in Palestine that seem to in
dictate some sort of supervision of the
food supplies delivered to the palace
nearly 5000 years ago. Labels have
been found that were once affixed to
"a jar of pure olive OIL" We may
wonder what tests were employed and
what would happen to the man whose
Oil was found to be not pure. Prob
ably something unpleasant, for there
was no Supreme court in those days.
We know what happened in the mid
die ages to the enterprising tradesman
who adulterated his goods. In 1444
Nuremberg merchant was burned
alive for mating foreign material with
his saffron and the saffron itself was
used for fuel. Probably that artistic
| touch impressed the matter upon his
memory.
Some Augsburg bakers who used
false weights and bad -four were
ducked in a muddy pool, and through
a FAULTY knowledge of the human re-
spiratory system. or sheer careless
ness, they came to the surface dead.
In 1882 a wine merchant was or
dered to drink six quarts of his own
adulterated wine, and as he died soon
after it is evident that the adultera-
ton must have been serious. It is
true that he had to finish the draft in
a given number of minutes, and a
small number at that. but in those
days they had pleasant way of
weighing the scales and loading the
dice upon the side of Justice.
Civilization has changed all that.
Nowadays we SILVER with apprehen.
sion lest, a rogue shall be punished
San Francisco Argonaut.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-02-15

VIM. Hoegh OF Atlantic was calling
on friends in Brayton Friday.
Mesdames L. F. and R. Miller were
shopping in Atlantic Friday.
John r Bergh sold two carloads of
baled hay to Asa Horton last week.
Mrs. L. G.. Heath went to Atlantic
tovisit at the home of her son, Lewis.
George Hardwick, who works near
Gray, is visiting at the parental home
Peter Thielen was out to the farm
last week, returning to Carroll Friday
T. L. Kelly of BosemaD, Montana
is visiting at the T. j. McGovern home
Moler Knudsen lost very valua-
BILE horse Saturday from kidney trou-
BILE.
Mrs. Roscoe Essington and daugh-
ter, Madeline were Atlantic shoppers
Saturday.
Mozelle Milliman and Flora Rem
dleman of Extra spent Sunday with
Hazel Hartman.
Nels P. Hoegh, Soren Daugaard
and John Larsen were passengers to
Atlantic Saturday.
~. Robinson of Atlantic was
called to Brayton Saturday on pro-
fessional business.
Mrs. George Arnold ard little
daughter were calling on friends in
4 Atlanic Thursday.
Amiel Rothschild of Atlantic was
in Brayton one day last week looking
after his grain business.
Anna Anderson returned last Thurs
day from an extended visit with
friends at Council Bluffs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson Of
Elk Horn are visiting his parents
@. G. Thompson and wife.
w LII. Dcdt VI Au1td Wdb III LII wy lOA
last week visiting hissons and looking
after business at the store.
Lydia Blom, who is attending
school in Atlantic, spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. A. Blom.
Mabel Hansen, of near Anita is Wis
iting at the home of her brother,
Henry Hansen ana wife this week.
Paul Anderson went to Valley
Nebraska Saturday where he viii
work the coming summer for j. c.
Rardman.
Miss Keyser, who was assisting
Miss Hedges in caring for j. T. Jen'
kins last week, returned to Atlantic
Saturday.
Katie Onken, who is sewing in At
lantic, was visiting a few days las
week with her parents, VIM. Onke1
and wife.
DR.. Riley and Walter Nelson O
Extra came to Brayton Tuesday tt
play checkers with our local cham
pions, Mitt Horton and Charlie Juhl
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-02-15
Notice

On and after the publication of this
notice no grain of any kind will be
charged on the books. Kindly re-
member this and bring cash withyou.
Rothschild McCausland Co.
Per G. A. Arnold, Agent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-02-15
EuuivocaI.

II told Miss Charlotte I was going
to bring her box of caramels, and 1
couldn't tell for the life of me wheth-
er she wanted them or not"
"What did she say?"
"She said, ooh, fudgen"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-02-15
Notice

We have for sale some first class
clover seed at reasonble prices. We
believe this seed is as good as any that
has ever been sold in Brayton. Come
in and see the samples and leave your
orders.
Rothechild McCausland Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-02-15
ELIGIBLE.

The Girl-No! | don't fall in love
with every Tom. Dick and Harry 1
meet!
The Man-Thats right. My names
Tack!-Puck.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-02-15
Rio Grande Valley Excursionists

II will be to your interests to in
vestigate Railway fares and Routes
See G. E. Kellogg Audubon, Iowa
He can "put you right"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
BRIDE CHARGES THREATS
Causes Arrest of Man Who Fol
lowed Her to This City.

In fear of her life Mrs Becky Michael
son. the six months bride Of Herman J..
Nicholson. OF Lynn. Mass, caused the
arrest on Thursday of Ike Igenstein,
twenty-seyen years old. truck driver
of No al East 2lst street
According 60 Mrs. Michae.son gen
stein has sent her threatening l'tt'rs.
warning her that If she did not return
his affection and give up her present
husband he would Kill both the husband
and herself Fearing he would carry ont
his threats. Mrs Nicha,lson came 70 tnI>
city i'm the hope Of once and for al CIV
ing Igenstein 10 understand that she was
through with him. Meeting him on ihe
street on Thursday afternoon, he crew
a revolver. the woman charges. Iier
screams attracted the attention Of De-
tectives Mckee and Morrissey. They ar
rested Igenstoin. and IN the Tombs po-
lice court he was held FOR examination
Ly MAGISTRATE Barlow until SATURDAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
ZIMMERMAN GETS DIVORCE
Court Holds Wife of A. w.
Booth Deserted Him.

\ divorce because of desertion was al
lowed bv NiCe-Chancellor Garrison. In
Jersey city. Yesterday to Albert W. Booth.
Of Bayonne. lumber dealer. from MIS-
Betsey Chamberlain Booth. daughter OF
railroad official Of Nashville Tenn. and
formerly Of Flushing and Bayonne. Mrs
Booth testified she left her husband on
September IA. 1909 because Of his
cruelty.
They were married on October ., 1903.
when she was twenty and he was twenty
three. They have TWO children. Betsey
seven ytars Old. and jeanette. five.
who viii remain with their mother
Numerous letters i'm which Booth asked
his wife 10 return to him and she declined,
were read. The correspondence ceased
AT the request Of Mrs Booth. Booth kept
his house open for her until March, 1910.
Mrs Booth did not ask for alimony
When his wife was IN Hornell y. Y.
Immediately after their separation Booth
sent her newspaper clipping which said
gOssipS i'm Bayonne were interested in the
calls Of clergyman on young matrou.
He wrote To his wife Everybody applies
il 20 o.: Booth said the only one he had
heard speak about IT was the Rev. Albert
l.. LonVlry. rector Of Trinity Episcopal
Church. Of Bayonne. % asked him if the
clipping meant him." testified Booth. He
laughed and said it was ridiculous, and
did not hint at him"
The husband admitted Jealousy of Percy
g. Cruden, Bayonne lawyer who had
called often and had taken his wife auto
mobile riding. Mrs Booth swore he had
urged Cruden 70 cali at their house
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
TAFT TO WARN MEXICO
SHE MUST Do BETTER
United States Aroused by Ma
dero'S Failure to Protect
Americans Adequately.
NOTE NOW BEING PREPARED
Reports Show Unbearable Con
ditions in Numerous Sections,
and the President Pa
thence Is Taxed.

Washington Dec. 2O.-AIore rigid com
pliancc with the requests of this govern
ment for the protection Of American lives
and property IN Mexico will be demanded
by the United States in a note TO Presi-
den; Madero. which the Secretary of state
Is now preparing.
IL was declared by Secretary Knox to-
day that no ultmatum has been sent 10
President Madero and that no change IN
policy in dealing with the Mexican situa-
ton mas been adopted. Mr.. Knox asserted
that no retalatory measures had ever
been discussed. and that such a course OF
action would not be followed.
Strong representation were made To
President Madero IN September demand
ing that better protection be afforded
American interests in Mexico. The reply
10 the note is regarded as unSatisfactory'
and the forthcoming representations viii
be of the nature of demand for more
definite assurances that the Madcro gov
eminent will 60 its utmost to safeguard
Americans apd their property.
The American Ambassador TO Mexico.
Henry Lane Wilson will sail from New
York for Vera Cruz next Thursday, and
from there will 20 to Mexico city. lie
will deliver the note TO President Madero.
Mr. Wilson conferred with President Taft
last evening and obtained a fun under
q standing of the views of the administla-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
KNOCK OUT TRUST ORDER
Cash Register Dealer Told to
Kill Opposition, He Says.

Cincinnati. Dec. 20-After hearing the
testimony OF three witnesses for the gov
eminent Judge Howard HOLSTER adj
jourued to-day the trial of President John
H. Patterson and twcuty-nine other Off
cials or former officials Of the National
Cash Register Company until January s..
The defendants are charged with having
violated the criminal section Of the Shcr-
man antitrust act.
W. A. Herzog. dealer iu second hand
registers I'm New York stated that he left
the employ Of the ilallwood Company
when the National company offered him "a
better salary. and that his instructions
from the National were To knock out
all of the Hallwood machines he came
across
After AN argument between attorneys
to-day Judge HOLSTER made a ruling that
only acts committed in the three years
prior to the finding Of the ind .ctmcnt
could be used to convict either one or all
Of the defendants, although testimony re-
latiug to acts committed previous TO this
would be admitted as evidence, as they
might throw light upon later acts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21

pure stuff to Massachusetts WITHOUT
having to pay for the transportation
of a heavy waste. The tow obtalneu
from the fax was 10 be used for the
manufacture of mattresses.
II was charged by the postoffice in
spectors that the Nudge processes were
still i'm that commercially dim future
where the dreams Of the inventor first
placed them, and the oxford Linen
Mills. although operating now ana
turning out linen products, imported
their raw material from those Euro
pean countries whose processes the
promoters had declared antiquated and
slow
The oxford Mills have broken away
from the Sterling Debenture lateiN
Inspector Kimball said. and the cor
poration appears to have been ue-
frauded as badly as the public as II
received for it's stock only very Sinai
amount of the rich harvest reaped pE
the fiscal agents. lin the financial state
ment issued for the oxford Linen MINIS
for the year 1911. a surplus OF F'i-'
23S 90 was shown. but this was achieVeu
only by putting among the assets the
little item of s1,2lO.0o0 for pa'e"'S'
processes and good Will.
II Lee Sellers. president OF the le.e
most Company and metropolitan le.e
phone and Telegraph Company ue
clared last night that his corpora'ioi''
had no further connection WIN ''e
sterling Dobenture. He said they had
orpIoved their services 10 sell some
stock. S2.Oo0,oO0 or so, but now hdu
nothing TO do with them
The six men arrested were arralghed
before Judge Hough, who held Shu-
maker in $4,000 bail; W. NJ. Stone IN
81. 800 and the others in 5000 each
All were able to furnish bond, except
Shumaker. who was taken TO the
Tombs.
Albert II. Walker. counsel for Mr..
Stone. said his client was patent at
torney and architect, and his whole
associa ton with the oxford Linen
Mills had been the planning of their
plant.
Elwyn \. Barron, who is described
in who's Who as an author play
wright and essayist. is nearly sixty
years old He was taken into the en-
terprise, the inspectors said. 10 write
the advertisements Of the Sterling De-
beuture Corporation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
Strike in American Mines.

Reports 10 the state Department to-day
from the border country refer 10 me
strike q 80 Mexican miners employed N
American mines at Cananea. Sonora, ana
Of the strong anti-American feeling amons
them. The local officials express conh-
d,Ece in their ability 10 control the Sit
nation. but il is thought Americans In
Tho reighborhocd would BE- in danger IN
case o. riot.
The reports indicate that arms and am
rpu,itiou. allowed TO cross the border
from the United states bv direct orders
from Washington To protect American IN
forests and placed in the hands OF the
miners TO use against rebels, arc being
turned on the American mine managers
and foiemcn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
TAFT PARD0NS J. H. HALL
Finds Him Innocent of Land
Frauds in Oregon.

Washington Dec. 2O-Pyesident Taft
has granted a fun pardon 10 John II.
Hail formerly United states District At
torney. Of Portland. ore. convicted on
June !. 1909. OF conspiring I'm connection
with unlawful fencing Of public lands in
Eastern Oregon.
The Presidents action was based on the
ground that Hall is innocent Hall was
fined $1,000 and sentenced to sixty DAYS
i'm Jail. He appealed to the Supreme
Court OF the United States but his appeal
was dismissed on technical grounds to-
day coincident with his pardon by the
President.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
BANS "SWEATED" ORANGES
Eight Carloads Confscated by
Judge Landis's Order.

Chicago. Dec Sweated' oranges.
which mad been subjected to high tenn
pcraturc to bring out a yellow color. we're
placed under the ban to-day by Federal
Judge Lands. who ordered the conisca-
ton Of eight carloads of the fruit shipped
from California recently and seized By
the government.
II have tasted some Of This irnit ana
a good deal of it Is poOy stun. said the
Judge There is no question that much
of II Is far removed from what the con
sumner has rignt TO expect The expert
may not be deceived but for the man
whom Congress had IN mind when 1t
passed the act the iuferiorlty is con-
cealrd 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
WEEPS WHEN ACQUITTED
Fitzgerald Found Not Guilty of
S173,000 Theft.

Chicago. Dec. 2o-Georse W. Fitz-
gerald formerly asserting teller in the
United states Sub-Treasury at Chicago.
charged with the theft Of Sl73.o00 from
the government in February. 1900 was
acquitted by a jury in Judge Carpenters
court to-day.
The trial began OF November T.. and
il. with five years preliminary inyestisa-
ton OF the mysterious shortage in the
Chicago Sub-Treasury, is said to have cost
the government more than 100000.
Fitzgerald wept with JOY when the YER
diet was read. ana threw his arms around
his attOrney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
TAFT'S MISSION TO
SETTLE CANAL RULE
President to Determine Wheth.
.er Time Is Ripe for Civil
Government in Zone.
ASKED GOV. WILSON TO GO
Would Have Been Guided by the
President Elects Report,
Had He Been Able to
Make the Voyage.

From p STAFF Correspondent Of The Trinnel
Jacksonville, Fla. Dec. 2o.-President
Tafts mission TO Panama is to determine
to his owr satisfaction that work on the
Panama Canal has so far progressed az
to warrant his substituting for the tenn
porary and military rule which hos oh.
tanned during the construction OF the
waterway the civil rule and order pro.
yided for i'm the Panama Canal act.
Had Governor Wilson accepted the
Presidents invitation TO inspect the canal
Mr.. Taft would not have felt # neccs.
sary 10 make this trip BE would have
been guided I'm the matter Of Cana Zone
government by the report Of his sue.
cessor In Offering 10 Governor Wilson
the use Of a batteship 10 visit the zone
President Taft reminded Nj Wilson that
lust four years ago President Roosevelt
had afforded Mr.. Taft like opportunity
and that he had awaited himself Of a.
Governor Wilson felt however that his
duties as chief Executive Of New JERSEY
precuded his making the trip. and con.
sequently Mr.. Taft is making his sixth
visit to the iSthmus.
Tho President has OF course. received
advices from the isthmus which indicate
that the time is ripe for the installation
OF civil government. but rs in the case u
the Philippines ne made an extensive
personal inspection i'm connection with
the installation OF civil government, 50
he would make a thorough personal in
spectiOn now.
That the President will offer the civil
governorship 10 Colonel Goethals is ass
sured. He will also consult Colonel Goe-
thals regarding the selection Of certain
other civil officials who are 10 be- named
Under the Panama Canal act while IL I.
entirely likely that he viii also confer
with Colonel Goethais regarding certain
phases of the questions growing out Of
the British protest against that act Or
rather. against certain Of its features.
The President received most cordial
reception here this evening and spoke 20
his happiest vein. TO the evident delsh'
OF his audience.
senator Fletcher introduced the Piesi-
dent. who praised Jacksonville's efforts
TO build municipal docks, and said the
question Of municipal functions was
serious one.
They are dndins it So BOB New YORK.
said All Taft. for she is beginning 10
suffer because she did not make the out
l.y wears ago TO acquire property for
docks and wharyeS.'
At 7jj o'clock Mr. TAFT resumed his
tourney to the South lie VII reach Key
West and there embark for Panama at
O'Clock tomorrow.
Nh. Taft was made an alligator To-
night los Morocco Temple. Ancient Arabic
order. MOBILES Of the Mystic shrine ih
jacksonville. This is the highest honor
that can bc conferred on a Shr.ner IN
Florida
The Presidents cold was much better
to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
MEXICO TO ALTER TARIFF
Higher Import Duties Expected
by State Department.

Washington. Dec. 2o.-Reports nave
reached the state Department that the
Mexican government Will undertake re-
vision Of its customs tariff about the
same time the American Congress turns
its attention TO that subject II IS thought
that there will be Increases in import
duties
The expectation that revision would be
attempted Al once led to the receipt OF
numerous inquiries from American con-
Germs engaged in the Mexican trade. but
the answer went forth from the state
Department that the Mexican Congress
adjourned last Sunday without touching
the tariff. and that II was not known
whether II would be reconvened for that
purpose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
UNDERWOOD SEVERELY I'LL
Democratic House Leader Suf-
fering from Overwork

Washington. Dec. Representative
oscar W. Underwood, the majority leader
I'm the House. is severely III AT his home
here. His Illness. which was AZ first at
tributed To a slight cold. really approaches
a nervous breakdown. and he Is under the
care of two physicians. He IL so III that
few persons are admitted to his room.
II the illness of the Democratic leader
should become more serious IL may III
tcrferc with the prompt consideration OF
tariff bills, hearings on which are planned
for Immediately after the holidays.
Mrs. Underwood has tried TO have her
husband leave Washington for couple
of weeks rest. but he insists on remain
ing AT his post
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
MEXICAN CONGRESS MEETS
Madero Presses Legislation and
Tightens Grip on Press.

Mexico Guy. Dec. 2D-COngress con-
vened in special session tonight TO adopt
measures which President MsderO re-
CARDS as essential
Agents representing the Madero family
have acquired a controlling interest in
Eel impartial from Rafael Reyes Spin
dola. Government interests now control
all the more important newspapers Of the
capital except "El Pals
The efforts of the government 10 pur-
chase the newspaper had long been re-
sisted by Senior Sppdold. "El Impair
cial'' was the exponent Of the govern
ment during the Diaz regime. but since
The change of regime IL has been indie
pendent in politics. II is one Of the old
est Journals in Mexico.