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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
TAKEN INToCAMP
Cheat Army of Atlantic Boosters,
Sweeping through Botna Valley,
Surprised and Captured by Exira's
Lady Boosters.

Fifty three cars, filled with wide
awake boosters from Atlantic, made
Extra last Friday afternoon at two
o'clock.
At this point they fell into the
hands of Extras lady boosters and
gave up without struggle. The
onset VISA so sudden, and the sur
prise so complete that they couldn't t
very we'll help themselves. They
just simply had to capitulate.
They We're feasted and toasted,
the band played, the singers sang,
the speakers spoke, and there was
good feeling all around. There
were addresses by Mayor Rasmus-
sen, Rev. S. M. Smith, Ex-Mayor j
A. McWaid of Atlantic, Honest Pete
Christensen, Hon. Charles Chase
of the News-Telegraph, and by Mr..
B. A. WATSON.
They promised they really
seemed to mean it, too-that hence
forth Atlantic would be found
boosting with might and main for
the River to River Road, which is
one of Exira's pet projects. And
they enjoyed the hospitality of
their manifold hostesses so much
that they said they were going
right home and get the ladies of
Atlantic to organize a booster club.
For the towns to be on good
terms Is as good as for two neigh
bors to be SO. Atlantic and Extra
have many interests in common, and
1t is a good thing for their people
to get together and to get better
acquainted.
Automobiles and good roads and
the spirit of good will among men
wtN make life more pleasant and
show us how to help others while
We are helping ourselves. 1t is to
be hoped that sociability runs may
become less rare.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
WEDDING BELLS
Mr.. Noriega and Miss Vance Mar
ried at Omaha Yesterday. Will
Reside in Omaha.

On Wednesday, June 26, at
South Omaha, occurred the mar
riage of Mr.. Michael P. Noriega
and Miss Sarah F. Vance.
The bride at one time taught the
Fifth Room in our Public Schools,
and was very successful teacher
She has many friends in Extra who
wish her much joy.
The groom is a stranger to us
but we are informed that he is a
"a fitting companion for the bride
he has won.
After July l, they will be at
home to their many friends at 1922
South 26th St., Omaha, Nebraska.
The Journal extends congratula-
tions to the happy couple.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
BALL GAME
Last Sunday, A Fine Ball Game
Was Played on Our Diamond,
between Adair and Extra.

The ball game between the Adair
team and Extra, last Sunday, re-
suited in score of to in favor
of our home team. A crowd of
about three hundred people wit
messed the game and reported it
one of the finest ever played on our
diamond.
One of the features of the game
was Galen Cotton's pitching, he
striking out eighteen men.
The Elk Horn ball team will play
our boys, next Sunday, June 3Oth,
on our diamond. Everybody come
and witness a good game. The
Elk Horn boys are strong team
and the game that is to be played
Sunday promises to be very interest
ing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
W. c. I. U. Jottings

I'd rather be Could Be
Than a Might Have Been, by for;
For Could Be is a May Be,
With chance of reaching far.
We are apt to think too highly OF
what we might be or do if we only
had this or that, while golden op-
portunities slip by us unheeded.
While we would ike a chance to
vote-and we firmly believe that the
ballot needs us more than we need
the ballot-no woman should in any
instance fail to use every atom OF
influence she possesses for temper
ance and righteousness
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
CLUB BANQUET
To Take Place at $3.50 O'Clock,
Extra Club Will Be Present,
Twenty Strong.

The next banquet of the Atlantic
Commercial Club will be held in the
banquet room of the club, Tuesday
evening of next week, and the ban
quet will begin promptly at $50
O'Clock. Besides the Extra CONNER
cial Club, twenty strong, the board
of directors of the old Booster club
the members of the city admins
ton and few other invited guests
will be present.
This was determined upon this
morning at meeting of the board
of directors of the Commercial club,
held in the directors room of the
Club.
E. S. Harlan, B. R. Wasson and
Purl Brandt were continued as a
committee to prepare the banquet.
Clyde Campbell and c.. B. Clovis
were appointed committee on pro-
gram.
DIR. H. K. Williams and Crowley
=. Cole were appointed finance
committee.
1t is hoped and expected that this
will be one of the best meetings
the club has held. There will be
addresses by members of the Extra
Booster Club and the home club an
much good to the club is expected
as result of the meeting.
The hour was changed from noon
to evening in order to give those
attending more time to devote to
matters which demand attention.
Invitations will be sent to all
members of the club as soon as
they can be prepared. Inclosed
with the invitations will be tick
ct to the lunch which, when pre-
sented accompanied by fifty cents,
viii entitle the holder to place
at the table. In accordance with a
resolution adopted at the last lunch
each member will be charged on
the secretary's books with fifty
cents, the price of the lunch, and
this charge will stand until wiped
out by payment at the time of the
Lunch, or by the return of the tick
ct to the secretary twenty four
hours before the banquet is served.
This arbitrary action was found ne
cessary because so many members
have in the past failed to respond
to the invitation and an unneces-
saIy expenditure of money and
consequent loss sustained in pay
ing for those who failed to answer
either way or come to the lunches
in person. Under the new method
If the member does notrespond and
does not attend it will cost him fift
cents anyhow. If he declines and
returns his ticket the charge agains
him will be cancelled, and if he at
tends the charge will be cancelled
when he pays his fifty cents at
the door of the banquet ROOM
News-Telegraph, Tuesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
Methodist Church

Subject for next Sunday morning
at II O'Clock, THE TRANSPORTATION
of Christ and Its Lesson to U.s.
Subject for the Evening Service,
Sowing and Reaping."
Will this world be any better by
me having lived in it?
He that is not for Me is against
Me. Which side are you on?
Thou shalt not take the name of
the Lord, Thy God, in vain. Do
YOU?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

The Denver Tourists will take
dinner at Atlantic and pass through
Extra in the early afternoon of Sat
nrday, June 20. Let everyone living
on the River to River Road put out
flags and decorations and show the
tourists from our sister state that
audubon County does things or
that Extra is the biggest town OF
its size in the state.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
Road Put In Fine Shape

The old road, leading from old
Louisville. south UP the ridge road
running to Wiota and Anita, has
been put in good condition by R.
P. Clark, the efficient road man
ager, and the farmers, j. E. Lewis
and others. This road will be Civ
en- attention by the boosters along
this road and named "Lewisville
Ridge Road" Anyone going south
from the River to River Road at
the Green schoolhouse should take
this road.
A BOOSTER
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
SEVEN DAYS Of. CELEBRATION
Our Wooded City Will Outdo Herself in the
Entertainment of Her Many Guests.
THE NR1I0NS BEST ENTERTAINERS TO APPEAR HERE
DURING the WEEK

Extras Fourth of July celebra
tion begins next Monday evening
at eight O'Clock and ends the fol-
lowing sjaeday evening with the
close of the sacred concert by the
International Opera Company.
1t will be week of pleasure in
which the people of four counties
are invited to paNticipat 1t re-
presents Extras greatest effort to
provide recreation for the thousands
who have in the past become accus-
toned to look to her for their mid
summer spell of relaxation ana
amusement
Three separate high-c'ass must
cal organizations will furnish mu-
sic for the weeks entertainments.
The Hawkeye Glee Club, which
will open the weeks program with
a concert Monday evening, is one
of the finest male quartets that
can be obtained, and will be worth
going far to hear: They will give
two more concerts on Tuesday, and
will give way for the Highland La
dies Orchestra, which consists of
eight young women of rare attain
ments. This orchestra is one of
the finest musical organizations to
be found anywhere. Its members
are all accomplished artists, as we'll
as Christian young women, and Ex-
ira's swains may be expected to
grow more or less absent minded
while they are in town. They will
give two concerts on Wednesday
and two on Thursday, July Fourth.
On Friday they will be succeeded
by the international operate Com
pany, which will remain until Sun
day evening, giving two concerts
each day.
Interjected among the many
splendid concerts above, will be q
series Of other entertainments OF
the most enjoyable character. Sen
ator Kenyon will deliver a lecture
Tuesday afternoon at two thirty.
He is known and honored here,
and his address will be one wonth
while. Tuesday evening at eight
thirty, an entertainment will be gil
ven by Fred High. who is a hui
morist, ventriloquist, mpersonator,
and several other things, and one
hn oil ~n, Nd tos,
in the business.
Henry Clark, who will deliver his
lecture, PLAY Ball." Wednesday
afternoon at two thirty, is one of
the inspirational men who makes
us all glad that we are alive and
hustling for living. Everybody
wants to bottle up some of the sun
shine which rediates from him, and
carry it away for future use. 1t
is good medicine and guaranteed
under the Pure Food and Drugs
Act.
The Fourth, of course will be the
really big day. In the afternoon
at two thirty DR.. F.. A. Cook will
tell about his adventures in find
ing the North Pole and trying to
prove it afterwards. There is no
question that he got a long ways
UP north, and that he may have
found the pole just as he so per-
sistently claims. AT any rate, if
the Fourth is as hot this year as
usual, it will be refreshing to hear
a line of talk about such a nice,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
A CHARlvARI
At the John Nielsen Home, Monday
Night. Ask John About 1t.

A oharivari or something of that
nature took place at the John Nell
sen home in the north part of town
last Monday evening.
We have not heard whether a
wedding took place or not, but if
anyone would hike to have the af-
fair explained, the Journal refers
him to John at the Hardware Store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
Clay-Orr

DR.. Charels w. Clay and Miss
Grace Orr of Winterset were mar
ried at the Methodist parsonage,
1104 Locust Street, on Tuesday eve
ming and took the evening train for
Adair, where they will make their
future home. The .News-Telegraph
joins in hearty congratulations
Atlantic News-T Telegraph.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
A TAINTED TICKET
Ugly Performance of Politicians in
Chicago Violates the American
Sense of Fair Play.

I, In considering the outcome of
the Chicago convention, it is i'm
portant that a number of vital facts
be kept in mind.
only fifteen states OF the Union.
But they were we'll scattered, and
they are the preponderant states
in the Electoral College. That is,
they are the states which elect our
republican presidents.
Roosevelt received approximately
seven eighths of the delegates i'm
these states. TIL voice of the peo-
pie was plain and clear, and could
not be misunderstood. He had an
overwhelming majority of the dele
gates from those states where there
We're no primaries, and these states
which are solidly democratic. In
these states, the machine organiza-
tions chose the delegates.
1t is perfectly clear that if the
people had chance to vote in all
the states, the convention would
have been overwhelmingly against
Taft and his army of henchmen and
bosses.
There were many contests. A
part of them should have been de-
cided in Taft's favor, and a part of
them in favor of Roosevelt. No
| falr-minded man who has examine ed
into the merits of the various cases
can doubt that at least one half of
the contested delegates had been
fairly and squarely won by Roose-
velt, and had been stolen from him
by trickery in the count and by 9th
er foul play.
These contests were decided by
the national committee, who voted
for the Taft delegates and against
the Roosevelt delegates. regardless
of the merits of the cases, of the
wishes of the people whom they re-
presented.
Nebraska gave Roosevelt ma
| jority In the primaries of more than
three to one. Yet Victor Rosewa-
ter. as Taft's foremost champion
and chairman of the national COM
tsmittee ran the steam roller over
every contesting Roosevelt delegar
tion from other states. Roosevelt
canried Pennsylvania by more than
100000 majority. But, Perose,
who was the committeeman from
that state, helped Rosewater run
the aforesaid steam roller. Mary
land, Oregon, Ohio, New Jersey,
Kansas, Oklahoma, and other states,
| all went strongly for Roosevelt But
their committeeman helped Rose
water and Penrose to wipe out con-
testing Roosevelt delegations wher-
ever they could find them. This is
the ugly business that has made
Taft the candidate of the Republi-
can party for president. At close
range it appears to be the most cor
rupt thing that has so far occurred
in American politics, notwithstand-
ing Mr.. Taft regards lit as a glor-
ious victory for popular government
If the Democratic party nominates
Clark. as seems probable at this
| writing, both parties will have re-
dictionary candidates, who are the
tools of Special Privilege, and the
champions of machine methods in
politics. In fact if one studies
their records closely, there is little
to choose between Clark and Taft.
Either will satisfy the Big interests
and the bosses.
Every state tha ouches Iowa had
a primary and gave big majority
to the progressive cause. Poor,
lame old Iowa delivered her major
ity to the tainted cause which has
become already stencil in the nos
trils of decent people.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

cool spot as the North Pole evident
ly is. In the evening the entertain
ment will be of different nature.
Josffy, master magician, will make
us see things that aren't so, and
fail to see things that are. The old
saying Seeing is Believing" will
be exploded into dust, for the last
timing that we dare to do when
Joseffy is around is to believe what
we see. So don't do it.
Besides the above entertainments
which are on the tapis for the
Fourth, there will be exquisite mu-
ablloon ascensions, games, races and
sic by Extras Booster Band,
balloon ascensions, games, races,
and contests galore. A complete
program of the days events will
be found below:
9:30-Prize Automobile Trick.
10: O0-Balloon Ascension.
10: game, Extra vs. Ben
ton Boomers.
11:00-Boy's Foot Race, 10 years
and under.
IL: 15-Boy's Foot Race, 12 years
and under.
11:30-Boy's Foot Race, IA years
and under.
11:45-Boy's Foot Race, 16 years
and under.
II: OO-Girls' Foot Race, IA years
and under.
|1:O0-Foot Race, 100 yards, Free
for all.
1:15-Foot Race-75 yards, Free
for all
1:30-Boy's Foot Race, IS years
and under.
1:45AF'at Mems Foot Race, 200
pounds and over.
2:00-Concert, Highland Ladies Or
chestra.
2sao-Lecture, DIR. r. Al Cook.
ZOO Ball game, Extra VS. Anita.
4:15-Pony race.
:00-Balloon Ascension.
s:OO-Concert, Highland Ladies Or
chestra.
$50 Entertainment by Joseffy,
the Magician.
Music by the Extra Booster Band
all day.
The greatest orator of the South,
Seaborn Wright, will be in Extra,
on Friday. He is one of the men
who have helped to work out one OF
the miracles of modern times; VIZ,
the Transformation of the Old South
into the New. His lecture, Back
to First Principals will be one of
the good ones of the week.
The man who knows Luther Bur-
lbank and of the wonderful work he
is doing in the transformation of
plant life, will be in Extra Satur-
day. He is Henry Augustus Adrian
and his lecture on Burbankk will be
delivered at two thirty in the after
noon. Following him at eight thir-
ty in the evening will be the lee
ture, lightning and Tooth Picks,
by Sylvester A. Long, who is not
only lecturer of the rarest ability
but practical business man and
manufacturer. You will know what
his lecture is about after you hear
it. The American people have al
| ready paid him $4,000 for it. On
Sunday he will speak again, his
subject being 1.-The Master Stroke. .
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

The large barn on THE Peter p.
Nissen farm, 21a miles south of Au-
dubon, burned to the ground last
.evening, about nine O'Clock. lit is
supposed to have been started from
a lantern that was put in the barn
whire the men were milking and
which was upset by calf. All the
stock was saved. We have not heard
whether Mr.. Nissen had any insur-
ance on the building or not.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Lionel Fredericksen was assisting
the Andrews brothers this week
picking cherries.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Mr.. w. H. Bowman came down
to visit old-time friends, returning
to his home last evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Mrs. William Crisman is having
an attack of rheumatism this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Barney Mertes and wife, of near
Adair visited Sunday at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Elwood.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Miss Ruth Herrick is visiting
few days at the Boy Beers home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Charles Wells was business call
er at Templeton last Wednesday,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
CELEBRATION FUND
Names of Donors to Fund Raised
in Addition to Chautauqua Sub
scriptions.

The Journal gives below the
names of those contributing to
Exira's Fourth of July fund, with
respect We amounts subscribed:
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Mrs. Watterson was caller i
Atlantic Tuesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Mr.. Sam Crane is on the sick list
this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Mrs. Will Varney is on the sick
list this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Harold Jensen visited last We'd
nesday out in the country with his
little friends at the Lawrence Pet
ersen home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27
FIRE

The Barn on the Peter p. Nissen
Farm Burned Down last Evening.
Stock Saved.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Miss Margaret Mertes is visiting
out in the country this week at
the home of her brother, Mick Mer-
tes and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Mr.. Clarence Crane came down
from Audubon, last Tuesday noon,
to visit at the home of his father,
Mr.. Samuel Crane.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-06-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ridgeley and
Mrs. James Martin visited last We'd
nesday with the latter's daughter,
Mrs. Robert Phippen and husband.
Mrs. Grant Jones went to Grant,
Iowa Last Tuesday to visit few
days with her daughter and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest McLain.
The Extra Ladies' Booster Club
will mot meet next Monday night on
account of Chautauqua. But they
will meet on July 18th, the next
regular meeting night.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-24
THE STUDENT on SUNDAY.

When at home the student goes to
Sunday School and church. He does
this because he has been taught to do
it and there is someone to see that he
gets up and goes. When away at
school he feels that the home re-
straints are lifted and he can do large
ly as he pleases. There is no one
to say for him to do this or not to do
that
He may sleep all Sunday morning
if he wishes to. If he chooses he may
get up, put on a bath-robe and spend
the morning with his pipe and news
paper. The morning may be taken up
with getting out the French lesson
for Monday. A few Sundays spent in
this way and habit is formed.
The college student should not
abandon too many old paths. He GER
tainly should leave none except for a
better one High moral tone is main
tanned only by continual fight
against relaxation.
In itself alone there may be no
merit in attending church. But the
act of going to church shows men
tai and physical state of deep i'm
portance entirely aside from religion.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-24
EXIT THE "ABYSMAL BRUTE"

The pet theory of puny. spectacled
reformers- football players are
lowbrowed ruffians who come to col
lege only to shed one another's blood
is not borne out by the recently
published statistics on scholarship at
the University. These show that the
members of last years varsity foot
ball team made a 35 per cent better
showing than the average of the men
students here.
The statistics were for the second
semester of last year, when the daily
grind of the fall had ceased tos take
Sc much time from their studies. But
many of the football men go out for
some other sport in the spring, and
they at least are as busy as the non
athletic students, so the comparison
is fair one.
Evidently the physical vigor and the
mental alertness which the players
get on the field do not desert then
in the class room. They are as quici
to tackle a problem as an opposing
player, and they can see the hole il
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-24
Twenty Years Ago.

Columbia was incorporated as
third-class city.
The new buildings going up on the
campus were the Law, Manual Train
ing, Chemistry, Engineering and Biol
ogy buildings.
Marshal Clinkscales placed twenty
gay young men in the holdover after
they had disturbed the peace of the
town by their noisiness.