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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
TO CALIFORNIA
Three Of the Salts of the Earth Gone
to the Pacific Coast to Spend
the Winter

Three of Audubon County's reti, ed
farmers started to Los Angeles, Califor-
mia last Saturday to get away from the
searching cold and ice of an Iowa win
ter and into the sea breeze of the Pacf-
fic Ocean and amid the edors of the
Oleander, the Smilax and the Jessa-
mine. These three cd boys, Charley
Jacobsen, Tom Adair and Mr.. Wede-
meyer may act little green to their
friends already accustomed to the eli
matte change they seek; but they will
soon become used to each other and
probably send back letters to friends
telling of the oongenial winter climate
they have found on the Coast.
This, in turn will dissatisfy Others,
who IN like manner will seek the gen
tie breezes and sweet fragrance of the
"Golden Gate" They wilt journ ey
there, and follow down the declining
pathway of life amidst the grandest
scenery of fruit and flowers, and bril-
liantly lighted by the great orbs of
night and day.
All this and more 90 can be found in
California, and still we enquire, why
Iowa is being depopulated?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
R5I NATIONAL BANK
leld An Interesting Meeting Of Their
Stock Holders Tuesday. Well Sat
isfied With Years Business

- The Stockholders of the First Ma
sional Bank, whose combined net
| Bttworth is over two million dollars. held
patmheir regular annual meeting at the
wei Bank on January 9, 1912 for the pur-
J ,spose of electing the Board of Directors
for this year, also to declare the usual
acr'semi-annual dividend. The members
thelof the Board of Directors were all re-
j elected, with one exception and Mr.. M.
u, 7P. Mardesen is the new member
Phs The Directors held their meeting for
phpthe election of officers, Immediately
Tafter the Stockholders meeting, and
the same officials were all rec ected.
The Examining Commmittee made
ltheir usual examination and reported
q Hhe bank in prosperous, satisfactory
Sw;tand excellent condition. Dinner was
\. Served to . Stockholders at Mrs Spoos
popular restaurant at the expense of
Po The Bank.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
HOMEWARD BOUND
After Years Of Separation Mrs. S. B.
Parr0tt Came From Distant Wash
ington To Spend The Holidays.
Wade McClain Accompanied Her.

Mrs. s. B. Parrott, who has been
making an extended visit here with
relatives for some time, returned to
her Centralis, Washington home Mon.
day morning. Mrs. Parrett was al
most raised in Extra and has been
away for four or five years. Her pre-
sence ia ever welcome to friends, rela-
tives and acquaintances because OF 9
gleam Of sunshine she scatters iuevery
home she visits.
Wade McClain. her nephew accom-
panied her on account of the need of a
change of climate for the serious con-
dition of his health. 1t is sincerely
hoped that the change will be benefi.
cial, and that they arrive there safely.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
E. 5. VAN G0RDER
Was Elected President First National
Bank Of Audubon to Relieve
Father, Whose Age Is Sew
enty-Five Years

At the annual election of officers OF
the First National Bank of Audubon,
E. s. Van Gordsr was elected Presi
dent; Chas. Van Gorder and H. A.
Arnold, Vice Presidents; F. 9. Watts,
Cashier; G. E. Watts and G. P. Chris
tensen, Assistant Cashiers.
Chas. Van Gorder, who has been
President of the Bank since its organi-
cation resigned in favor of his son, e.
8. Van Gorder. e. s. Van Gerder,
formerly Vice President, has been in
active service in the Bank since 1894
and for several years has performed a
Urge part of the Presidents duties.
r. S. Watts, the Cashier has been
associated with Chas. Van Gorder in
the banking business for thirty-two
years and has been Cashier of the
First National Bank since 1898.
ChaS. Van Gorder remains President
OF the Exchange Bank of Extra and the
Bank of Brayton and retains his stock
in both institutions. The local man
agement of these two Banks is SO etfi-
cient that they require very little of
his time or personal attention.
Mr.. Van Gorder has been engaged In
banking for thirty-tive years. He es-
tsblished the first Bank in Audubon
County at Extra in 1876. Mr.. Van
Gorder is seventy five years of age and
desires to intrust the greater share of
the active management to the other
officers. He will hold the office of
Vice-P President and will continue to be
one of the Directors and will also hold
controlling interest in the stock of the
First National Bank.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
CAN HE DO IT?
Farmer Burns, Dean Of Iowa Wrest-
lerS, and Disc0verer Of Gotch,
Will Take on Runyon Here

AT the Opera House in Extra next
Saturday evening will be given a
most unique and interesting ath-
letic exhibition.
Farmer Burns, discoverer aud
trainer of the renowned Frank
Gotch, champion wrestler of the
world, will appear in a handicap
match with Runyon of Atlantic.
Runyon is the heavier man by
twenty five pounds. But Burns
agrees TO pin his shoulders to the
mat three times ia one hour or take
the losers share of the receipts. He
has big contract on his hands, for
Runy on ia fact and strong.
After the match Burns will give q
lecture on physical culture, and
showing all the holds and locks of
the great wrestlers. This, together
with the fact that the match will
be clean and refined, will make the
event one worth attending.
Ladles are invited, and are assured
that the evenings program will be
pleasurabls and free from anything
offensive to the most sensitive.
Ruble and Rodgers will also
wrestlc in the preliminaries.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
Taking Sewing Lessons

Miss Aable Mortesen of Harlan, is
improving her time and talents and
acquiring knowledge that will be of
much use to her in after life, by tax
log sewing lessons Of Mrs. ]. B. Conn
rardy. The system taught young la
dies by Mrs. Connrardy is practical
and simple and ought to be taken ad-
vantage of by every young lady in the
land, whether she can sew button on
garment or can cut, fit and put to-
gether q dress of exquisite richness.
The more knowledge along these lines
the more happy homes, the more low
ing husbands, and many less divorces.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
GRADED CREAM NEXT
State Dairy Commission Undertakes
tOSecure Higher Cream Standard
throughout the Safe Of Iowa

Everybody who handles milk and
cream has reflected upon the unfairness
of the usual plan of mixing cream of all
kinds as it happens to be brought from
the various farms.
The careful, cleanly housewife sends
sweet, fresh cream to market only to see
it mixed with the stale, filthy product
of someone else, and 10 receive not
what her superior cream is actually
worth but what the contaminated
mixture happens to command
The State Dairy Commission of Iowa
is endeavoring to establish system of
cream grading which will protect and
encourage cleanliness and care in the
dairies of the state. 1t suggests not
only that cream be graded, hut that it
be paid for by dealers according to
grade.
1t divides this product of our dairies
into three grades as follows:
Special Grade Cream is hand separa-
tor cream, showing not more than rs
per cent acidity, free from bad odors,
not over two days old in warm weather
and not more than three days old in
cold weather, and testing 25 per cent or
above.
First Grade Cream is hand separator
cream reasonably sweet, free from bad
odors, not over til ree days old in warm
weather and not over four days old in
cold weather, and testing 25 per cent
or above.
Second Grade Cream is cream not
reasonably sweet, over three days old
in warm weather and over four days
old in cold weather, not of good flavor,
hand skinned and water separated,
and testing less than rs per cent butter
fat.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
AN EXTRA BOY
Making Good as Employe in Chicago
Northwestern Railway
C0mpany'S Service

Mr.. Charley Huyck, one of the Extra
boys who are making good, came here
last Thursday to visit few days With
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Huyek
Charley is Agent for the Chicago g.
Northwestern Railway Company at
Stanwood, Iowa. While crossing the
tracks at his station few days ago,
the truck loaded with trunks and other
packages stuck when it struck the rail
and before Charley could move it an
incoming train struck the obstruction
and in the melee Charley received two
broken RIBS. He expects to return to
Stanwood, Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
JOHN DIMICK
Rounding Up His Cattle and Placing
Them In Feed Lot for One Hun
dred and Twenty Days

John DiBich brought his cattle,
about one hundred steers from the
corn field where be has been run
ing them on roughness sirce corn
picking, to the present time, and
placed them in his feed yards where
he will top them off" tor one hun.
dred and twenty days.
Mr.. Dimlck is successful feeder
and has faith in the stock market
even though corn is high for feed
ing at present. 1t certainly takes
nerve aud a large amount of eggs
and grape nuts to feed fifty FIVE corn
into six beef. But then John has it
you know.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
LAND COMPANY BEATEN
Purchase Of Land In Colorado Induced
by Misrepresentation, Set Aside By
Court and Money Returned
To Buyers

An interesting case, relative to pur-
chase of "unseen" land, was decided in
Atlantic last Saturday.
Nearly two years ago o. P. Noon and
j. G. GilrOy purchased aquarter section
of land in the San Luis Valley in Colo
RADIO from the Butler Land Company of
Lincoln, Nebraska.
They paid 5000 down and placed
Ss4o0 in IN Atlantic Bank 10 be paid
upon delivery of abstract and deed;
the balance Was to ran Ave years.
Before the deed was delivered, they
made . mere careful investigation aud
learned that the land had been grossly
misrepreesnted by the land company.
And they Immediately rescindcd the
contract and stopped payment of the
$500.
The land company sued to force them
to fulhn their contract, and the case
was tried sometime since.
BY the decree flied last Saturday the
company was beaten at every point.
The court ordered that the contract be
cancelled; that the $340O still in the
bank be returned to the purchasers;
that the Button Land Company like
wise return the 5000 which it had al
ready received; and furthermore that
it pays to G. P. Noon and j. G. Gilroy
interest at six Der cent amounting to
$454, on the entire $4,000 for the time
during which the money was tied up.
tits a case of Justice striking true.
Fraudulent Misrepresentation of facts
in order to induce people to buy land
at fictitious prices is too common a
practice and needs more drastic treat
ment than it has usually received. In
this case it seems to have got it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
JACOB RUDOLPH
One Of Audubon County's Most Pros
porous Danish Farmers Came to
Town for Supplies. Mercury
Twenty Below

Mr.. Jacob Rudolph of Hamlin town
ship, one of those Danish farmers that
breaks up Iowa soil and il blooms and
produces like the rose was in the city
Friday on business and found time
enough to call on the Danish mans
newspaper, the Audubon County Jour
nal.
Mr.. Rudolph is one of the successful
Danish farmers of Audubon County
and is prae ioal farmer whose sound
judgment is fast placing him on the
high wave of prosperity. Twenty de-
grees below zero has no terrors for Mr..
Rudolph when hauling supplies to his
fine farm.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
ICE CROP
Our Creamery People, the Butchers,
Some Farmers Are Very Busy Sc
curing Ice Crop On Lake Lena

Our Creamery men are now very
busy cutting ice on Lake Lena. The
crystal waters in this lake are supplied
from springs and the ice is of an excel
lent quality. The weather is ideal for
the storing of the product and the
quantity increases in thickne every
night 1t will certainly be highly ap-
preciated if the town can be supplied
with pure article next tummer The
Creamery Company are certainly to be
congratulated for making itpossible for
our people to have all the good pure
ice they need.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
HOG STOLE HOG
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son, Stole
A Pig and Away He Run

Some dastardly creature, who had
very little respect for our butcher, Mr..
Henry Kroeger, and much less for the
law, broke light out of the rear win
dow of the meat market, took six dol
lars, all the change that was left in the
till, unlocked half of hog that hung
on the hook and left the premises.
A little memento was unintsntionally
left that gave the owner away. Unless
the Por-kus "fssses" up that fellow will
surely go to the big boarding house.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
H.F.Andrews

| The Hon. II. F. Andrews of Extra
was recently appointed by the Dis
ltrictCourt of Audubon County, a
scommission to investigate and
determine the claims filed in the
acase of P. NJ. Ratcliff against Ward
Brothers and others pending in
said court, aggregating many thou
sand dollars. The hearing Will
come on before the Commissioner
lat Audubon, January %, 1912 and
continue from day to day until
determined.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
CONDUCTOR LENNON
Taken Suddenly III Monday Night AZ
ter He Gets Train in and Had TO
be Taken Home in Ambulance

Conductor Lennon of the Audubon
branch, whom everybody knows as
Jack" Lennon, was taken suddenly
ill last evening just after his train had
pulled in and made ready for the night
Mr.. Lennon was in enc of the coaches
getting ready to go home when he was
suddenly taken with dizziness and fell
over into seat. One of the employees
of the local yards ha aupened to be in the
Goa b at the time fixing the fire for the
night and he went to Mr.. Lemmon's
aid and also called brakeman who
went to the depot and had DR.. Porter
field called, and also had the ambu-
lance called, in which Mr.. Lennon
was taken to his home on South Chest.
nut.
The report was at first circulated
that Mr. Lennon had been injured,
but such was not the case. Report
from his bedside this morning is to the
effect that he is much better, but not
able to go to work. Jack Lennon is
one o. the most conscientious employees
the Rock Island has, and he was com.
pletely exhausted by his efforts to get
his train through on time during the
severe weather we nave been having.
Mr.. Lemmen's friends will be glad to
learn that he was not injured and that
complete rest for time will put him
on his feet again. A Atlant'c News-Tele-
pranh TanNorv 9th
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
REPUBLICAN BOOMING
0xr 'Steemed Contemporary Rises to
Higher Plane of journalism By
Printing Entire Paper at Home

The Audubon County Republican
started the New Year right by becom-
ing an Call home print" weekly.
This is distinctly an advance step for
any country newspaper to take; and
the Republican is to be congratulated
for its enterprise and determination to
give its readers better newspaper.
The Journal became "allhome print
SO long ago that the memory runnsth
not back to the days of ready prints. y
And now after SO long lapse of years
it is q pleasure to see its contemporaries
falling into line. Hurrah Tor the Re
publioan
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
STORE TRADED
The General Merchandising Store of
Thomas Lohner Was Exchanged For
Improved Farm in South Dakota.

A deal was closed today whereby
Mr.. Thomas Lohner traded bile
General Merchandise Store and res.
idence property to Mr.. s. L. Gordi-
nier of Manchester, South Dakota
for l60 acres of land near that place.
The best wishes of Extra people
60 with Mr.. Lohner and their warm
est welcome ia extended to the
stranger who is soon to come into
our midst.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
Helen Merrick Married

X Word was received this week by
Nrs. L. B. jennings of Audubon, of
fhe marriage of her niece, Mise
(Helen Merrick, daughter of MIR. and
Hrs. Arthur E. Merrick of Salt Lake
City, Utah to Mr.. Clyde Dobel on
New YEARS. Day.
Miss Merrick is we'll known about
Extra having lived here with her
parents before moving to Salt Lake
City.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
Brings Divorce Action

Mrs. Belle May, through her attor-
lily, III. F. Andrews of Extra has
EsSed a petition in the office of the
fnerk of the Courts asking that she
III granted divorce from Charles
May on the grounds of drunk
Npess and cruel end inhuman
eatment. Plaintiff states that
4 ley were married at Extra in 1890
I'd that s.se has at all times con-
,ioted herself in proper manner.
he states that she has been q resi-.
int of this town since 1sl0.aAtlan.
Is News- Telegraph.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
Birthday Party

The birthdays of Mre. w. H.
Crissman and Miss Leila Kline in
Slippery Elm Hurst having occurred
on the came day of the month, they
celebrated the happy event with
sumptuous meal at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Will Crisman, Tuesday
evening to which few neighbors
and friends were invited.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
Resigned Position

Paul Mikkelson who has been the
faithful helper at the Green Bay Lum-
Der Company's yards here for some
months, has severed his connection
with that Company and will GO into
business In Atlantic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
A Small Blaze

An alarm was turned in Sunday
for fire in West Extra and many
made run for the smoke only to
find that it was under perfect con
troll, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wolfe.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
Mrs. Ben Carr Sick

By Mrs. Jordan we learn of the
.erious sickness of her step mother
Are. Ben w. Csrr Sr. of Hirtou,
Dkla. Mr.. Carr is we'll known in
Audubon County aud his mauy
friends sincerely hope that Mrs.
Darr will soon be restored to her
usual good health.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
Tag Payers
@rner
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;

The property owners of Audubon
county pay into the County Treasury
each year between $3.50, 900 and SIs5, 900.
This amounts to about sl49o for every
man, woman and child in the County.
vi the above amount, about $4,000
goes to the state and is used for the
maintenance of the government and
various state institutions of Iowa.
This leaves about $l65,OOo of public
money to be expended within Audu-
bon County each year.
The schools of the County cost an.
proximately $7l 900 per year. Deduct
ing this amount from that above, there
remains about $94, ,O0e to be expended
for public purposes.
More than one half of the above
amount about $4,000, is being expend-
ed each year upon the roads of the
County. Bridges cost about S23, 900 per
year; and expenditures from the coun-
ty and township road funds amount to
about $4,000 more.
Salaries and fees of all county and
township officers amount to approxi-
mately $4,000 per year, OF less than
eight per cent of the total tax levy.
Local expenses of the various muni-
clpal'ties consume about $4,000 more
OF public money. And there is still left
to be accounted for about Sl6, 500.
The principal expenses that still re-
main to be paid out of this $4,000 are
as given below:
Care of Insane S230O
Expense of District Court 2O0O
supplies for County Offices ------ 2OO0
Expense of Elections 1000
Court House Expenses --- 1850
care OF Poor ---- 1900
domestic Animals Killed 1900
Official Printing 1000
Gopher Bounties Paid 900
County Jail Expense 500
The above figures, of course, are only
approximate, but they are substantially
correct. For purposes of comparison,
they may be summarized as follows:
About eleven per cent of the total tax
levy goes to the state.
About thirty eight per cent of it is
expended for our schools.
About twenty sewn per cent is ex.
pended for roads, eight per cent for
salaries and fees, and about the same
for local municipal expenses.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
Dave Gault To Newton

Mr.. Dave Gault Aas left the
Pm mploy of Mrs. Spoo and has trans
Geried his services to bakery in
Newton, Iowa. Dawes absence is
Iieplored.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
A Small Blaze

Everybody took run at the rings.
ing of the fire bell and located
small but energetic blaze in the
gasoline engine department of Tie
Juhi Philipsen Feed and Coal store.
Not much loss. The FIRE was easily
subdued
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-11
Cream Haulers

Bids will be received for the
Cream routes on Friday, January
10 at loo P. M.
jill Extra Creamery Co.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
Bandit. Get $4,000.

Grand Junction.-Two masked men
attired as cowboys gained entrance to
the depot office of the Globe Express
company. and forced Express Messen.
ger Ben Gilbert to unlock the safe
and deliver to them $4,000 in cur
rency. Then they slugged. gagged and
bound him and escaped. Dozens OF per.
sons passed the office during the hold
up. 1t was not until four hours later
that Gilbert freed himself OF the gag.
His call for help brought half doz-
en- men to his assistance.
The $4,000 was in package con.
signed from the Salt Lake City office
of the Utah Fuel Company to Summer
set. Colo, as the monthly pay roll of
the Summerset coal camp.
Gilbert is twenty-five years old. He
has been an employe Of the company
for several years.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
SPORT.

Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers have
signed an agreement to box twenty
rounds for the lightweight champion.
ship of the world at Vernon arena, Los
Angeles. July 4.
Every team in the Western circuit
began its 1912 season Friday. April 10,
and in three bames out Of four, the
home mines won. Omaha defeated Sioux
City; st. Joseph beat Des Moines. Den
yer beat Lincoln and Wichita was the
exception to the general rule. defeat.
ing Topeka on the latter's grounds.
The Northwestern league baseball
season OF 1912 opened with Victoria
against Spokane at Spokane; Tacoma
against Vancouver at Vancouver, and
Portland against Seattle at Seattle. In
each city the season was introduced
by a parade OF automobiles carrying
players, baseball officials and promi-
nent citizens.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
weld Farmer. Rushing Work.

Greeley.-Every extra farm hand"
and team in the county has been
pressed into service to complete plant
ing crops now only one-third done.
Notwithstanding the recent high winds
less than 100 acres of beet seed will
need replanting. Fall wheat. although
cut. around the edges of some fields
by the dust and whipped by winds is
practically uninjured. Farmers are anx-
ious. however, to get grain and beets
in the ground 80 that by May they
can turn their attention towards pre-
pairing the soil for the potato crop.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
Boulder Fear. Flood from Dam.

Boulder. Boulder residents are
much exercised over report that the
big dam of the Central Power Com
pany at Nederland. fifteen miles from
Boulder, may be so constructed that a
heavy rush of water from Middls Boul-
der creek might carry it away, pre-
cipattng catastrophe similar to that
recorded in Pennsylvania last year
when paper company's dam broke.
The matter has been taken up by the
City Council of Boulder, which has
appealed to State Engineer Comstock
for an investigation of the dam.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
Schools My Not GET Money.

Denyer.-Attorney General Ben
Griffith has instructed State Treasurer
Roady Kenehan that the appropriation
for the Fort Lewis Indian school and
the Grand Junction Indian school be.
long to the third class and cannot be
paid as first class appropriations. 1t
is not now probable that they can be
paid at all. The attorney general holds
that first class appropriations include
only the expenses of the legislative.
executive and judicial branches of the
government and the payment of in
terest on the public debt.