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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-07-25
Iowa Farm Bargain near Market

This farm. which consists of 154
acres is in Palo Alto County, and
lies just one half mile from small
railroad town with bank, three ele-
vators, school, creamery, lumber
yard, etc.
1t is in the northern part of the
state, in a section which grows ex-
cellent crops, is unusually prosper
Gus, and in which the price of land
is advancing very rapidly. Accord
ing to the government census re-
port, the average value per acre of
improved farms throughout Palo
Alto County more than doubled be-
tween 1900 and 1910, and at the
present time the value of the better
class of improved farms close to
town, to which this farm belongs,
is from 500 up, some of them be-
ing held considerably higher than
this.
This farm is in splendid neigh
is rich black loan, containing a
small amount of sand, which makes
it a warm, quick-growing soil, and
very productive.
1t is beautiful farm, smooth,
and nearly level, but with just slope
enough for tile drainage, and near
ly all of it has been tiled. More
than 125 acres are drained perfect
ly in this way. The remainder,
which does not really need it, is
now in tame hay. so that it is all
- ff11lsaibie and al; ID ctf9tiv atfon: :
The buildings are in good average
condition. They include residence
1924, one and half stories high
with a one story addition 1924;
a barn 40x40 with 16-foot posts;
a corn crib and granary 3Ox30; a
a poultry house 12x14, etc. There
is good we'll with windmill 1t is
all fenced and cross-fenced, and
there is a grove and some fruit.
1t is a place of many advantages.
It is close to market, to school, and
to creamery. 1t has fertile. black,
quick SOIL 1t has perfect lay
and is well tiled. It has good build
ings in as good condition as those
on the average farm. 1t is desira-
BILE farm in every respect, and it is
offered at much less than it's real
value.
The price is $3.50 per acre. 1t
will carry a mortgage loan of $55
or more per acre. OR about $4,000
The balance of $4,S75 is asked in
cash.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-07-25
Farm Adjoining Prosperous Village

HAIM 1AuJOHAuS prosperous village
One of the greatest farm bargains
in the entire Middle West is 900
acre farm, located in Nicollet Coun-
ty, in southern Minnesota, and ad-
joining village of mostly German
people on the c. & N. w. R. R.
About 500 acres of it are tillable,
the balance being timber pasture.
All of it slopes gently to the south
ward. More than eighty per cent
of the farm is rich black loan,
the remainder shading to rich,
sandy loan.
There are three good dwellings
on the farm, all with stoned cellars.
The principal one is 1924 feet,
with wings 16x16 and 12x16. Other
buildings are cow barn 26x8O,
silo 16x20, horse barn 40x40, cat
tie shed 26x 60, meal room 12x16,
machine shed, hog house, two corn
cribs, milk house, etc.
The farm has never had a failure
of corn crops. A big herd of dairy
cows is kept upon it, and as a rule
several cars of cattle are fed on it
every winter.
It is a highly productive farm, and
the location is ideal. 1t is worth,
according to prices of surrounding
lands, from $85 to 500 per acre.
But the owner is a very wealthy
man, living in California, who Of
fers it at$72.50 per acre. He asks
any reasonable cash payment to in
sure that the place is sold, and will
give easy terms on balance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-07-25
An Iowa Farm Not in Iowa

There is beautiful farm, located,
not in Iowa but near it, that is in
class with Iowa's finest and best,
and that merits just now the atten-
ton of every homeseeker in the
!. land. --
1t is four and half miles from
st. Peter, a busy southern Minneso-
ia city of 5000 people, and coun-
ty seat of Nicol1et County.
Nicellet County actually surpass-
es many of our very best counties
in all round grain production. Corn,
for example, in Story County, Iowa,
which is one of our banner counties,
made an average yield of 1876 bush
els per acre in 1909, which was To-
was banner year; but in the same
year, Nicollet County, Minnesota,
yielded an average of 1913 bushels
per acre.
From st. Peter to this farm the
road is graveled all the way. 1t is
on rural mail route, has tele-
puOue, duu Lue QISLduCe Wv SCHOOL is
one half mile. 1t is in rich COM
munity, and surrounded by highly
improved farms.
1t consists of 230 acres of deep,
rich. black loan, over clay subsoil.
1t has beautiful lay, being almost
smooth, but having excellent natural
drainage
All buildings are in good repair.
There is a good eight-room house,
big barn 4Ox60, plenty of out
buildings. windmill, cement tanks,
etc.
1t is in a neighborhood where
land is selling for $500 to $115 per
acre, and rising very fast, owing
to it's splendid quality. But this
farm can be bought for $3.50 per
acre, and the cash required is only
about $4,000. balance in yearly
payments if desired.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-07-25
Can You Judge a Farm?

If you are a good judge of land,
as most 1owans are, want you to
weigh this quarter section farm
carefully, and decide what, in your
own personal judgment it is actu-
ally worth.
1t is located in one of the best
counties of southern Minnesota, "a
bout twenty miles from the Iowa
line, and nearly north of Mason
City. 1t is two miles from one rail-
road station, three miles from an
other, and four miles from third.
1t is surrounded by splendidly i'm
proved farms, is forty rods from
school, and is on rural mail route
and telephone line.
1t Lies from level to gently rolling
with excellent drainage There is
NO waste land on it. Every foot
is tillable. The soil is fine, rich,
black loan, as fertile as Iowa's best.
Last years corn crop averaged fif-
ty bushels per acre, oats forty BUSH
els. and barley twenty bushels. ALI
crops We're injured by the drouth,
but you may compare it with Iowa's
best years if you choose. It has
always been well stocked, and the
soil is in a high state of fertility
The improvements are worth at
least $4,000. There is good
house, a big barn 32x6O with lean
to on both sides, good granary. corn
cribs, hog house, poultry house, etc.
1t is fenced and cross-fenced. There
is a good orchard with plenty of
small fruit.
Note the proximity of markets.
rich soil and big crops of small
grain as we'll as corn, the total alb
sence of waste land, and the excel
lent improvements. The fact is of
course that Iowa farms with not all
of these advantages are selling
commonly nowadays at $3.50 to 5000
per acre.
WHAT is 1T WORTH? Decide
for yourself.
l can sell it at SIS per acre on
the following terms: $1,000 down,
$4,000 next March, and balance
carried on farm at five per cent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-07-25
A Fertile Farm ON Easy Terms

To some man of limited means,
who wants first class quarted sec
tion farm, l will sell the place de-
scribed below for $57.5O per acre.
1t Lies just one half mile from
railroad station in southern Mimi
esota, in a section where the aver
age yield of corn. is SO bushels per
acre, the average yield of wheat
20 bushels, of oats SO bushels, and
barley 80 bushels.
The soil is a rich black loam
with a clay subsoil; the surface is
gently rolling with good drainage;
it is IL! tillAble. but there are about
five acres containing gravel. The
remainder is excellent in every way.
There is a five-room house in fair
condition, and good, large barn.
Other buildings are: granary,
corn-crib, poultry house, and ma
chine shed all as large as necessary
and all in good condition.
will sell the place at the above
price and accept from $4,000 to
$4,000 cash. with yearly payments
on balance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-07-25
Farm Bargain Stands Alone

A magnificent farm of 528 acres,
adjoining small railroad village,
between Charles City and Cedar
Falls, commands attention just now
as one of the greatest bargains in
all Iowa.
1t is in a very rich section where
crop yields are big, farms are high
ly improved, and everybody is pros
porous.
About 400 acres of it are beauti-
full, very gently rolling pillow land.
The remainder, lying along stream
cannot be cultivated to advantage,
but. is unusually good pasture land
The soil is the finest alluyial
black loan, shading on one side to
very rich sandy loan. All crops
have been fed on the place for
years, SO that it is in fine condition
as regards fertility.
The house is a splendid structure
28x36, full two story with full base
ment, and one story addition 16xl6.
1t is furnace-heated and has good
cistern.
Other buildings are:
Basement barn forr horses with
addition on three Sides
Stock barn 40x60 with hay in the
center. r.
Barn 32x32 for hay and machin-
cry.
Double corn crib 24x76 (note the
size).
Granary 16x24 with sheds on each
end
Five hog Fouses.
Three poultry houses.
Small ice house, smoke house,
etc.
A conservative value of this farm
should be between s1O5 and $115.
Farms no better in other parts of
the state command $3.50 to $3.50.
This one is offered at $50 per acre
on terms as easy as the price. A
cash payment of $4,000 is required
and $1,000 more next March. Bal
ance will be carried TEN years,
interest rate during first five years
to be 1-2 per cent, and during
next five years 5 per cent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-07-25

Iowa Beauty on Bargain Counter

Iowa Beauty on Bargain Counter
A magnificent half-section farm,
highly improved and exceedingly
productive, is offered for sale just
now at a sacrifice price, and on I'M
usually easy terms.
1t is located in one of the best
sections OF the state, about twenty
miles south of Mason City. 1t is
three miles from good town, and
one half mile from school.
The soil is the finest black loan
with clay subsoil. 1t is as fertile as
that Of ANY section of Iowa. The
farm has always been heavily stock
ed. and the soil is in highly pro-
ductive state.
The land is gently rolling, with
all low spots tiled out. 1t is all
tillable except about ten acres
where the buildings stand. The
entire 80 acres are as fine land
as anyone ever put pillow into.
The buildings are practically new
all having been built within four
years. There is a fine 8-room
house; a barn 48x64. which cannot
be beat; a large double crib and
granary; an auto shed; cattle
shed 4Ox1O0 feet, a poultry house
and other buildings. There is
windmill with water piped to the
yards. A quarter section of it is
fenced and cross-fenced hog tight.
This farm is absolutely in class
with those. which in other parts of
Iowa have been selling at $3.50 to
5000 or more per acre. But it is
offered at 800 per acre. A cash
payment of one fourth down is re-
quired.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-07-25
A Rare Piece of Virgin Prairie

This tract consists of $50 acres
in Lincoln County. Minnesota. 1t
is one of the best pieces of virgin
prairie land Left in southern Mimi
esota. The surface is slightly roll
ing and the soil a fine, black loan
A living stream cuts off about 20
acres from one corner. One crop
of flax would pretty nearly pay for
this piece of land. Price s42.50 per
acre. A cash payment of $4,000 is
required, balance to be agreed upon
at 6 per cent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-07-25
Rich Farm in German Community

This is one of the richest half sec
ton farms west of the Mississippi
1t is located in southern Minnesota.
about forty miles from Spirit Lake,
Iowa. 1t is six miles from town,
on rural mail route, and in a pros
porous and highly improved locality
in which Germans predominant.
The man who owns it has twenty
children. He keeps rs cows, and
800 hogs, which indicates how pro-
ductive the farm is.
1t is magnificent body of land.
1t slopes very gently to the south
ward, and drains perfectly. Every
acre Of the farm can be cultivated.
The soil is the richest of black
loan, with clay subsoil. The coun-
ty in which it is located produces
more corn per acre than the aver
age Iowa county, more oats per a.
ere, more wheat per acre, and more
barley per acre than most Iowa
counties.
The buildings are in first class
condition. The house is a large
one 30x34 feet, two stories high,
with one-story addition 1t con-
tains nine rooms. The barn is 40
by 80 feet, double-boarded, and
very high. Other buildings are
large and good. 1t is all fenced and
crossfenced, about twenty acres be-
ing hog tight. There is plentiful
supply of water pumped by a gaso-
Line engine.
This farm will produce as much
as $3.50 land in Iowa. AS farms
are selling in that locality. it is
worth about $85 or more, and land
values are rising very rapidly. But
it is offered just now at $66 per
acre. It will carry a loan of $4,000
and the balance may be paid as fol-
lows: $4,000 down, $612O next
March, when possession will be Civ
en-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
FIFTY THOUSAND TURKS
Arc Massed at Monastir to Check
Greek and Servan Advance.

Athens Nov 12.-An official tele-
gram from Saloniki says that, this
morning, the King. Prince George and
Princess Alice went from China to
Saloniki. They were met at the sta
tion by Crown Prince Constantine, the
other princes and the Metropolitan.
The King reviewed the Evsones bat
talon. A crowd of several thousands
assembled and cheered the King
The Servian and Greek armies have
not yet joined in front of Monastir.
where it is reported that $4,000 Turks
are preparing for n vigorous defence.
The Greek gunboat Alpheios, patroll-
ing the coast of Epirus, was fired on
off Nalonia by concealed rifiemen. The
gunboat replied. destroying part of
the customs house,
Bitter comments appearing in the Greek
newspapers complaining that the Euro
pean press gives greater prominence to
the victories of the allied armies than
to those of the Greek arms. This is al
legged to be due to the organization of a
news service by the allies.
1t would appear from the Greek COM
ments that no partition of the conquered
territory was arranged before the war,
and it is asserted that each belligerent
is now endeavoring to occupy as much
territory as possible with an eye to the
final division of the spells.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
WANTS PREFERENCE
From Servia-Austria- Hungary Look
ing Out Fer Itself.

Belgrade, Nov. 1.-THE newspaper
Pravda says the Austro- Hungarian
minister called, today, on Premier
Pachitch and proposed that SerVia
should give guarantees that Austro-
Hungarian industry and commerce
would receive preferential treatment;
that Servia should not touch Albania
and should not insist upon an outlet
to the Adriatic, bat be satisfied with an
outlet to the Aegean sea.
The minister personally advised the
premier to do his utmost to induce
the Servian government to accept these
conditions. which. he declared, would
do much to improve the future rela-
tons between the two countries.
Premier Pachiteh replied that he
could not give an answer, until he
had conferred with the other minis
tiers. He had referred the matter to
King Peter and the governments of the
other allied states. and requested the
Austro- Hungarian minister to use his
good offices to induce his government
to waive its demands. which would
be the best way for Austro- Hungary
to display friendship; otherwise ILL
feeling on the part of Servia towards
Austro- Hungary would increase to the
detriment of both countries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
Balkans Are Ready
For Turkey Appeal.

London, Nov. 13,-The reply of the Pow
ers to Turkeys appeal for mediation
reached ConsS ntinople, today. according
to a dispatch from that city to the Daily
Mail.
1t is to the effect that the Balkon
states are prepared to hear the Turkish
suggestion for basis of peace.
A Vienna dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph says that after respedate battle
the Montenegrins have been compelled
to evacuate Alesso and the port of San
Giovanni Di Medua.
The financial News prints a Paris dis
patch reporting that the Bank of France
has advanced $4,000 to the Bulgarian gov
eminent against treasury bonds.
If the wishes of the Albanians weigh
in the permanent settlement of the Bal
kan question, Albania will be made an
Independent principality, as the Triple
Alliance proposes, rather than subject to
any of the Balkan states.
From Antivari the Morning Post CORE
spondent telegraphs
This war has lasted only short
month. but in this brief period a pro-
found change in the sentiments of the
Albanians has taken place. Almost all
the Albanian tribes inhabiting the noun
tains around Scutari declared themselves
allies of the Montenegrins against the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
A STATEN EMIT.
One of Powers Ambassadors Says
None of Powers Wants War.

London, Nov. 12.-The ambassador
at London of one of the great Pow
ers, IT an interview, today, on the in
ternational situation. said: 1.-The gov
ernments of the Powers happily remain
calm, however excited some of the
newspapers may be. Our great aim is
to prevent any issue of the war from
becoming a matter between the Triple
Alliance Germany. Austria Hungary
and Italy), and the Triple Entente
(France, Great Britain and Russia).
Whatever discussions may have
taken place between these groups IL
is a fact that no official utterance on
their behalf has been made. This be-
ing so it would be we'll not to attach
too much importance to interested
statements or interviews with minis
ters
Zone thing is absolutely certain, ana
that is that TO one wants war. To the
contrary, we are all determined TO
have peace and do you think 1ues-
ton such as that now being so much
talked of between Austria and SerVla
wbuld be worth a general contiagra-
ton? We think not"
injuries in other quarters ada TO
the impression that moderate counseis
are prevailing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
COMMANDMENT OF TARAkoscH.
Defenders Attempt to Escape But Are
Driven Back by Montsnegrins.

Rieka, Montenegro, Nov. 12.--The
bombardment of the Turkish city of
Tarakosch on Lake Scutari continued,
throughout Sunday Toward evening,
the Turkish garrison withdrew to the
highest point of the works, which are
on the sides of the mountains. Their
position was rendered SO desperate
by exposure to the snow and by lack
of provisions that the defenders at
tempted later to abandon all their po-
sitions and to escape into the city OF
Scutari. They were, however, driven
back into Tarakosch by the Montene-
grin troops
King Nicholas of Montenegro has
left for the Montenegrin port of An
tvari. Gen. Vukotitch, with his col
umn of Montenegrin troops, has com
pletely subdued the Arnaut tribes
men in the neighborhood of the city OF
Jakovo. The tribesmen have surren-
dered with their arms. Gen. Vokotitcf
with his troops, will not march to the
southwest He expects to arrive short
~ at Scutari and join the Servian
forces under General Zivkovitch, who
is also marching on Scutari
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
SALEM S DIVIDED
Over Right 70 Election Under the
New Commission Government.

Salem. Mass. Nov. u.-City solicitor
Michael O. Sylvan was asked by the
comon council tonight, to begin pro-
ceedings at nee before the supreme
court of thestate to restrain the city
clerk and oier election officials from
holding an election under the newly
adopted cig charter. which provides
for a counission form of govern
ment.
The colacil holds that the charter
did not ct the required majority OF
votes at the recent election at which
1864 ba,lts were cast. OF this number
2es5 wee in favor of the charter aud
24O9 ag.inst it, 1892 persons voting for
yarioln candidates but failing to vote
ON In. charter. The council maintains
that he charter to be accepted should
have received a majority OF all the
ballsts cast.
Before the order can become eHee
five it must be adopted by the hoard
of aldermen which will meet. tomorrow
night. The charter provides for pre-
lininary election, Nov. 26. at whict
Candidates for each office may pe
named. ON Dec. II. the two highes
candidates for each office are to d
voted upon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
1000 MEN AVAILABLE
From international Fleet-Russia to
Look After Our interests.

Washington, Nov ia landing
force of at least 1000 men is now
available from the international fleet
in the harbor of Constantinople, should
a Moslem outbreak endanger the lives
of foreigners there. This force is con-
sidered by the state department TO pc
fully adequate to meet any emergency,
and any anxiety previously felt Tor
Americans was entirely relieved by
assurances made to the department,
today. that Russia would assume re-
sponsibility for the safety of all citl-
zens of the United States in the Turk
ish capital.
There are at present in the harbor
at Constantinople, IL warships: Two
British, two Russian, two French, two
Italian, two Austrian and one Ger
man, in addition to the station ships
regularly maintained there by the diff
ferent powers.
Adviees to the state department IN
dicate that Constantinople remains en-
tirely quiet.
Communication with the cruisers
Tennessee and Montana, which left
Philadelphia, today, for Turkish wa
ters, will be maintained during their
voyage across the Atlantic by the new
wireless station at Arlington, near
here The vessels win be kept inform
ed constantly as TO the situation i'll
Turkey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
MANY RUM ORS
Come From Bulgarian Investing AID :
rianople-Attack on Tchatalia Begun.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 12.-The situa-
ton of the Bulgarian troops investing
Adrianople and on the Tchatalja line
in front of Constantinople is the sub
ject of many rumors, today, owing to
the absence of any official dispatches
from the front.
1t Is known that the Bulgarian
troops have opened their attack on the
Tchataija forts but no details of the
fighting have been received. The Bull
garian and Servian troops engaged in
the siege of Adrianople are working
in hearty cooperation. Clashes with
the Turkish garrison of that strong
hold occur daily. Some of the Turk
ish ttoops taken prisoners during
sorties of the garrison declare that
conditions IN the cities are desperate
The population they say is on the
verge of starvation and it is thought
the Turkish garrison will be starved
out in 10 days at the utmost. Proyis
ions have been selling at exhorbitant
prices and the supplies are now ex-
hausted. Large numbers of Turkish ir-
regulars have been pillaging the VIII
lagos around Adrianople. The Bulga-
rians have now succeeded in repress-
ing these lCoters and established prop
er administration.
column of 700 Turkish prisoners
with six officers arrived in Sofia, to-
dav
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-13
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Lire. Tuesday, swept the plant of the
Abram Cook Stove Co., Philadelphia,
damaging property and stock to the
extent of approximately 100000
In a fire that was started through
carelessness, the entire plant of the
California Paper and Board mills at
Antioch, Cal. was destroyed, Tuesday.
The loss will reach more than S400, 900,
partly covered by insurance.
Patrick ]. Boyle, mayor of Newport
r. l., for Is years. took out nominal
ton papers, Tuesday, for the 10th
term. The time for filing nominations
closes Nov. II, and So far no opposi-
ton to Mayor Boyle, who is a Demo-
crat. has appeared. The election will
occur. Dec. 3.
What practically is a general strike
has been declared by the factories and
workshops at st. Petersburg in pro-
death of II sailors of the Black sen
fleet for instigating mutinies. Demon :
STATIONS, Tuesday. We're stopped by
the police and many arrests have been
made.
w. T.. Beers, a preacher of Wauka-
rusa, Kan, near Topeka, Kan. is un-
der arrest, pending investigation of
the death of his wife. 1t is charged
that in quarrel with her at a, hotel
at Topeka, Tuesday night, he1ehebed
her to death by pushing feathers dowf
her throat.
To take revenge soils hfs Wife, With