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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
IN MEMORY OF
: MRS { | PEARSON

Adeline Brinkerhoff was born in
Cumberland Co. Pa. June 20, 1910.
She died Oct. A, 1914 at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Atkinson OF
Extra Iowa.
On the 18th of December 1856,
she was united in marriage with
Mr.. E. l.. Pearson. To this union
were born nine children of whom
have passed beyond.
The living children are James w.
Pearson of Brayton, Mrs. F. G. Car
ey, Extra; Mrs. j. r. Atkinson, Ex-
ira; William Pearson, Braytonl; S.
NJ. Pearson, Ft Laramie, Wyo. and
Mrs. B. Meisle of Manning Ia.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
JOHN A HANSEN RECUP-
GRATING At DENVER
1856 South clarkson st.
Denver, Colo. 1O-2-14.
Dear Mr. Lancelot.:

Dear MIR. Lancelot.:
Your card with o. X. for change
of address just received and l note
your kindly tone requesting let
ter for publication in the Journal,
which l will try to write although
it will not be very interesting.
You see when a man hes in bed
for a year, he doe.mnt get much
chance to gather much local COLOR
about which to wrte. / tell you Mr..
Lancelot, have had an extremely
hard time of it since | took sick.
1t is just one year ago today since
I had seven violent hemorrhages,
lasting for seventy two hours and
it was thought then that the end
was near but the Good Lord held
off for some reason till some future
time.
have been under the care OF
twelve different doctors since my
illness first began and the expense
has been most severe. We have
been very fortunate in this re-
spect in having multitude of the
real kind of friends and relatives
who have been so extremely kind
in every way towards us and have
Financially aided us wonderfully. l
am at the present time taking a
treatment called imitation pneu-
mothorax which is a. method of in
ducing nitrogen or gas into the
chest which collapses the Lung as
"A the Gas presses the Lung together
and makes it into a solid lump.
This prevents a hemorrhage but
it also makes the Lung useless so
in my case j have to depend ON my
case | have to depend on my right
lung which lis also diseased but
clearing nicely according to one of
my doctors of which | have three at
the present time. The left lung is
nearly collapsed now but in order
to keep it so it is necessary to
make a new puncture and let i'm
more gas dpoul e'euy eeH uoye.
AN up off and on and have been
down town several times with one
of the Doctors in his auto. One
trip was made to hear Rev. Billy
Sunday who is here for a six week S
stay and breaches daily in a large
tabrenacle erected especially for
the purpose 1t has seating capar
city of 10000.
Well this letter is getting toe
long and too much about myself but
that comes from my long confine--
Ilent to my bed and know nothing
about local happenings SO will close
with kind greetings to ALL
John A. Hansen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
BAD SMASHUP ON GREAT
WESTERN NEAR MANNING

One of the worst railroad wrecks
that has eyre happened near Nam
ming took place Tuesday forenoon
near the VIM. Saunders home
miles northeast of Mann6ng A long
freight train on the Great Western
was coming near the yard, limits
when an oil car lost 1T trucks. AT
once fourteen cars were piled
one on top of ano her and practical
ly ground to pieces. Hard coal
tile, shingles, mince meat, lumber
and lath We're scattered everywhere.
AT once the wrecker was called, and
"Wednesday morning 6 hours lat,
Ell, the first train was able to pro-
ceed over the repaired track No
one was hurt, for luckily it was
only the middle section of the
train that was derailed. So great
was the froce of crushing cars that
rails and car wheels were broken
and trucks buried i'm the ground.
The wreck was caused by a de-
fective truck on an oil car.-Monitor.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
FAIR OFFICERS ELECTED.
FOR NEXT YEAR.

The officers elected to manage the
Audubon County fair for 1915, were
President, George Foley Leroy Twp;
Vice President George Ross, Came
ron Twp; Treasurer, w. E. Ken
nels Leroy Twp; Secretary, Lou
Bagley Leroy Twp; Directors
John Schlater, Audubon twp. Will
liam Lewis Cameron twp. A. w. Har
vey, Extra twp; A. B. Mendenhall,
Douglas twp; Fred Reynolds, Gree
ley twp; John slayton, Hamlin twp.
S. IS. Wilson Leroy twp; Sam Car
mfre, Lincoln twp; w. j. Camp
bell, Melville twp; A. P. Hansen,
Oakfield twp; Mahlon Boyd Sharon
twp. and john G. Bonwell Viola twp
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
WOODMEN OF THE
WORLD ORGANIZE

Last Wednesday evening septem-
ber 80. w. R. Sargent, District Man
ager Of Omaha instituted Wood
men of the World Lodge of 25 char
ter members here. The officers of
the new organization are as follows:
j. G. Newton, P. c. c. C. o Hunt.
C. G. NJ. R. Terhune A. L. Ben Jen-
sen Banker. ]. c. Coe, Clerk. Roy
Drden, Escort. j. c. Newton, Ply
sieian. Earl McClain, Watchman.
Asa Green, Sentry. Andrew Jensen,
Captain.
Managers, j. w. Alsup. Hugh
Smith, Harry Hockenberry.
Social Committee, j. w. Alsup,
Hugh Smith and NJ. R. Terhune.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
MRS K|LWORTH GONE
TO NEB. MONT. OREGON

Mrs. Mary Kilworth departed Sat-
urdav on the, morning train for
different points in the west to Wis
it relatives. She will first go to
Nebraska to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Bert Hamlin and family. then
she will journey on to Washington
to remain with her son Earl for
sometime. On her departure from
here she was undecided as to how
long she would be away. 1t lis hoped
by her friends that the trip will be
most enjoyable one for this dear
old lady.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
ILO PARROTT AN
EXTRA BOY MARRIED

Announcements were received here
last week by friends of the groom
that Mr.. Ilo F. Parrot and Miss
Corabella Quick were marnied at
Centralia, WASH, Tuesday, Sept,
18th.
Their home now is 7O1 Ellclide
Way Centralia Washington.
Ilo will be remembered as the on
lys child of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Par
rott of this city who left here about
eight years ago when they relocat-
ed in their present home. The jour
nal, and all his friends here send
their very best wishes for his ven
ture while sailing through the sea
of matrimony.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
Automobile MISSING
BELONGED TO DR.. LANTz.

DR.. Lantz's car was taken out of
its garage last Thursday might and
at this writing has not been located.
The car had just been taken
from the shop where it. was put
in perfct condition and run into itss
own garage near the dwelling where
it was supposed to be safe
The Sheriff was notified at once,
but has not been successful in To-
eating the machine.
1t was a nearly new Ford Run
About and worth about $500.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
HURRY|NG THE BUILDING
70 COMPLETION

The work ON the Cotton Building
is being pushed as fast as possible.
The cellar basenhnt being sunk
about four feet lower than the west
wall OF the Lohner garage building
that was built last fall and winter
necesssitates the construction of q
wall about four feet high or from
the bottom of tie excavati ON.
The east wall of the Spoo building
and west way of the Lohner build
ing will be utilized and will great
ly expedite the work of construc-
ton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
ADVOCATE BOYS
IN ATLANTIC

R. c. Spencer. postmaster at Au-
dnbon and S. G. Curtis, associated
with Mr.. Spencer in the Audubon
Advocate, and the foreman in, that
office, were in the city today look
ing after the sale of the Advocate
building at auction, and found
time to stop and say hello" to
the News-Telegraph.
The Advocate boys" are of the
salt OF the earth and their visits
are always welcome to those in
this city who know them.
News Telegraph. Tuesday
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
THREE DAYS MISSION
MEET DANISH CHURCH

"A three days mission meeting wa
held at the Danish Lutheran
church of this city Friday, satur-
day and Sunday.
The meetings were well attend
ed at every session and the enthu-
siasm among these progressive
Danish men was }great. Ministers
attending from out of town were the
Reverends Jensen of Bethania, and
Kloth of Elkhorn, Christensen of
Audubon and Petersen of Harlan.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
CAR LOAD COLORADO
APPLES SOLD.HERE

A car load of Colorado apples
from the orchard of Joel Sharp for
merly an Extra boy, was landed and
scld here last week.
The apples were in bushel boxes
and in charge of Isaac Hunt.
They were fine fruit, principally
Jonathians and Talman Sweets and
some Shackelfords. They were in tn
pink of condition and nave the ap
pearance OF being good keepers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
BIRTHDAY
A MOST HAPPY EVENT

A large crowd of relatives and
f.ieGds gathered at the home of
N. L. Petersen to help him celebrate
his 5Oth birthday Wednesday Sept.
Both.
He was presented a beautiful
Morris chair which he appreciated
very much.
All departed for their homes late
in the evening Wishing Mr.. Peter
sen many more such birthdays.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
K KNOX AND DR.. RILEY
HOME FROM 50. OAK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Knox and DR..
j. c. Riley returned Sunday evening
from South Dakota. They have been
in that state for a number of days
on hunting trip, making the trip
in the formers auto. They enjoyed
the trip Immensely.
AL Fredericks and family who al
so departed for that place at the
same time the Kmoxs left here, re-
maind to make a more extended Wis
it with relatives residing there.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
EXTRA COUPLE
MARRIED IN Omaha

Mr.. Frank Spoo of the Spoo Bros.
restaurant of this city and Dot Bay
lor, formerly linotype operator in
this office were married in Omaha
yesterday.
The young people were born and
raised in Extra and received their
education here.
The Journal extends congratula-
tions and hope for future happi-
ness.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08

Lisle Copeland arrived here re-
Gently from his home in Council
Bluffs to make visit witm his
relatives at the John Hensley home
and also his grandparents, Glrand-
pa and Grandma Statzell.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08

Mark Nelson was in Anita last
week, taking part in the checker
tournament which took place there.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08

George Beers returned from Guth-
ME Center whree he had been on
a two weeks visit
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08

Mrs. ]. P. Lair went to Clarion
last week to enjoy several days
visit " 'th relatives
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08
Card OF Thanks

wish to thank my neighbor,
friend and acquaintances. for the
kindness and sympathy shown me
during the sickness, death and
burial of my dear husband.
Mrs. Hams B. Hansen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-10-08

Lulu Maurers visited her grand
mother Mrs. Anthony Maurers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07

New York. Feb. 7.-Stockholders of
the New York. New Haven * Hart
ford railroad are seriously contemplate
ing the institution OF civil proceedings
TO recover at least part OF the vast
sums which the late J. =. Morgan and
some Of his associate took from the
Golfers OF the road when the dead
auuuCier was in practical control OF
10 during the latter years Of his life
The trouble was started by Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Charles
4. Prouty. who made a thorough in
vestiRatiOn OF the roads affairs come
months ago. and reported that about
S12.OOG.O0O OF the New Haven money
"inveated'' by Morgan and his asso-
cia'es in the New York. Westchester
< Boston Railway Co. had vanished
into thin air" Prouty could not find
where this money had been legitimate
" expended. Former President
Charles :. HELEN OF the road. who ad-
mitted on the stand that he was but
man Of straw in the hands of the Nor
gan firm. testified of the enormous cost
of the Westchester road: Il know
that it did cost and believe that its
cost was represested by the law
suits. litigation. franchise values.
giving away OF capital stock and
giving away Of rights before we got
hold of f."
Just how several millions OF the
New Ravens money vanished APP
pears in the books. balance sheets
and memoranda of the Millbrook
company. which promoted the West
chester enterprise with money adj
vanced by the firm OF J. p. Morgan
& Co. Some of the most significant
revelation contained in the dis
closures are the following:
That the AIillbrook company, with
n capital OF $1,000 and debts appar-
emily agPregating S15.COO.0OO on the
day Of its charter. made an agree
ment with the firm of J. 2. Morgan
& Co 10 borrow unlimited sums on
demand notes authorized by the
board OF directors OF the New Haven
company 20 complete the New York,
Westchester & Boston electric line.
That between October. 1906. and
November. 1907. the firm Of J. p.
Morgan & Co. advanced to the Mill
brook company on demand notes, at
= per cent. S1I,I55.O0O OF money be-
longing 10 the New York, New
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07

special Correspondence Of The ArEus)
4. =. Naval Training Station. Great
Lakes. Illinois. Feb. Thinking that
perhaps the people OF Rock Island and
vicinity would be- Interested in know
ing the actual life OF a recruit in the
T.. :. navy. / am sending this letter
TO The Argus
am one OF the many Rock Island
boys who have enlisted lately AID who
are now on this station. have com
pleted my course Of training, but have
been held on the station FOR special
work.
When the recruit first arrives at the
station he is taken 10 what IS known
a. 3 the detention group. This Is a group
Of buildings situated at a distance
from the main buildings and here all
recruits must 90 on first arriving. Pc
cruits are held in this group Tor at
least y DAYS 30 that II any OF them
should develop a contagious disease Il
would not spread among the many
boys already here.
The first day after arriving the re-
cruit IS given his last physical eXami-
nation. which is a very thorough one.
n he Is successful In passing this ex-
animation he is taken 10 the general
store house. where he exchanges his
civilian clothing for the uniform OF a
United States blue Jacket lie is given
an entirely new and complete outfit
with everything which he will need in
his new life. Next he Is taken 20 the
barber. where he Is given a shave and
= hair cut
NOW comes the hSdest part Of his
days work. II IS learning how 10 roll
his clothes properly and 10 stow them
in the ba2 which is furnished him.
After he has learned the trick he viii
find out that a piece Of clothing. when
properly rolled, will b. as nicely press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07

ed when opened as If il had just come
from the hands of tailor. He is also
taught how to sling his hammock
properly. as this is TO be his bed for
the next four years. II is quite a bit
OF fun 10 learn how TO get into the
hammock and not fall out. but once
II is mastered. IL is quite simple.
The second day he is given his first
instructions in drilling and he is ad-
vanced from one thing TO another Just
as rapidly as he is capable of learning
Every person who joins the navy
must qualify in swimming. otherwise he
is given instructions in this art. To
qualify a recruit must stay on top of
the water for four minutes and keep
moving all the time. The tests are
given in a large swimming tank in
the gymnasium under the supervision
OF a swimming instructor
After having served his time in the
detention he is assigned to a company
and moved into the main group. He
now wears a black neckerchief so as
10 distinguish him from the men in
detention.
After coming into the main group he
IS given an examination and assigned
10 a grade in school according TO his
knowledge. In this school are taught:
Reading. writing. arithmetic. history.
geography. spelling. electricity. steam
engineering. gunnery and many other
subjects. Every apprentice seaman
must 90 to school one hour every day
Physical exercise IS another required
period. This is given In the large
gymnasium. which is nicely equipped
Two other periods are required to
I'LL in ahe day and the recruit In
taught to pull an oar. sail boat and
name the different parts OF II. seaman
ship signaling. heavy gun drill. artil-
lery drill and rifle drill Some times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07

he is taken To the rigging loft, where he
learns the different kinds of ropes
and their uses; also how 10 splice
ropes and TO tie the many different
knots which the navy uses.
Different things are taught each day
and this breaks the monotony which
would otherwise make one feel dull.
For amusements we have a bowling
alley. pool room. library, roller skating
rink and a large gymnasium. Every
Tuesday might a moving picture show
is given and all are required to attend.
Boxing and wrestling are encouraged
and everything is done TO help the re-
cruit advance himself mentally. NOR
ally and physically.
Church is held every Sunday morn
ing and everyone is required to at
tend either the protestant or Catholic
services.
Saturdays and Sundays are liberty
DAYS and liberty is granted from noon
until midnight Often. when asked for,
liberty is given from noon on Saturday
until midnight Sunday. which gives SO
hours time in which TO visit.
one thing that is required OF every
one in the service is cleanliness. The
recruits dress in white aud these suits
must be spotless every morning. Three
suits are issued, so there Is no excuse
for solled clothes. Every morning at
G:3O the recruit must take shower
bath.
| will give the daily routine. which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07

Will show what the life really is:
5:OO-RevieIIe.
5:1O-Early coffee. Of desired)
5:2O-Morning working parties fall
in. Cleaning of barracks.
6:30-Shower bath.
7:O0-Formation for morning inspec-
ton of clothing.
1:15-Breakfast
S:O0-9: OO-Battalion formation and
drill.
9:15-1O: 15-First study period
IG:3O-11: 3O-Second study period.
I2:OO-Dinner
I:OO-2:15-Third study period
>: 500 3O-Fourth study period.
5:OO-Supper.
9:OO-Taps. Lights out
Supper is served at 500. $3.50 or
GOO O'Clock according TO the season
Of the year. After $3.50 a recruit
time is his own unless he has not
qualified in swimming. in which case
he must spend one hour for instruc-
tions.
After having qualified for ordinary
seaman the recruit is given furlOush
after which ne Is sent to sea and as
signed to some ship.
This is the actual life as 1t IS at
the Great Lakes Training station at
North Chicago. III.
Hoping that this viii interest the
people and give them Information
which so many desire. remain.
ORVAL s. KARNS, L. $. n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07

I Haven & Hartford Railroad com.
pany. for which J. p. Morgan & Co.
acted as the fiscal agents.
That deposited with ]. p Morgan
/ * Co. in September. 1907, as col
I lateral to secure the loans. amount
/ ing then to about S11,OO0,O00, made
on the demand notes were securities
with an actual value of only 5000, 900,
according to a certificate handed TO
the accountant of the Millbrook
company by J. p. Morgan. Jr.
That FIVE months before, the firm
OF J. T. Morgan & Co. certified that
they held. S19.711.65 per value in
securities as collateral on the loans
made 20 the Millbrook company.
That on the money loaned by ]. p.
Morgan & Co. TO the Millbrook COM
pany. !. T.. Morgan * Co. collected .
per cent interest. although the
money had been deposited with them
by the New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad company.
That Oakleigh Thorne and Mars
den !. Perry. as promoters. president
and treasurer of the Millbrook COM
pany. had. an agreement with J. p.
Morgan x Co. giving them. Thorne
and Perry. a. per cent of all the
New Haven money disbursed by
them in promoting the affairs of the
Millbrook company, which controlled
the affairs OF the New York, West
chester & Boston enterprise.
That ]. T. Morgan & Co. would
have apparently been compelled to
assume the loss of SI1,155.O0O ad-
vanced TO the Millbrook company on
the Westminster deal if the New
Haven. OF which the late J. p. Nor
gan was the dominant spirit, had not
assumed IL. the Millbrook people be
ing unable to pay it.
That the only way that the firm of
J. p Morgan & Co. could get back
the SI1.155. 900 which they had loan
ed on notes to the Millbrook COM
pany was by unloading that com
pany on the New Haven.
That lawyers, dummies. polite
ians. promoters and others got sew
eral millions of dollars, in cash and
stock. for services of uncertain
worth
That the difference between the
cash paid through all agencies by
the New Haven for the Westchester
property and the real value of the
property received by il in return on
June 80. 1910. was SS.953, 172.56.
That up 10 June 30. 1912, the in
vestment of the New Haven in the
Wes-chester enterprise was (esti-
mated) approximately s45.OOO.OOO.
and that the 81 miles of the road then
constructed had cost S1,5OO,OOO a mile,
and had been operated at a total de-
felt of 1851 900 for six months.
That of the S1S,0OO,OOO of the
Westchester's AZ per cent mortgage
bonds turned over 10 the New Haven
S17.2OO.OOO were guaranteed by that
company and sold to ]. p. Morgan &
Co for s16.OOO,0O0-a discount of ST.
100000. which the New Haven still
carries as an asset on its books.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Argus Files of 1888 -

Feb 1.-The special committee or
the city council TO consider the ad-
visibility of the sale of the water
works and Union square (Spencer
square) met at the mayors office yes
terday afternoon. and after consider
ing the propositions in their various
aspects decided to report to the
council against the sale of either prop
erty. Aid. Negus has prepared a minor
ity report showing good ground for
the sale of the works. This report
will be published.
Feb. Superintendent Schnitger
of the Holmes lines has completed his
plans for the seven and one-half min
ute car cervice on the Moline and
Rock Island branch.
The ground hog could see his
shadow today without the use of his
eyeglasses, no matter whether he took
his constitutional walk at an early
hour, or lies abed until high noon.
Feb. 4.-Representative Allen again
introduced his county option bill be
fore the house of representatives.
President r., r. Cable of the Rock
Island lines and wife. spent today in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
the city. being the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ. Buford.

the city. being the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. NJ. Buford.
Feb. 5.-The decline In temperature
indicated by the hosting of the black
flag yesterday afternoon came in on
time. The mercury marked 46 de-
grees above zero at that time. and this
morning found it at the zero point.
Fred W. Calkins and Miss Nellie
Russell of this city We're married at
3 O'Clock this afternoon at ST. Joseph's
church.
Feb. 6.-The board of government
engineers. studying the Improvement
of the Rock Island rapids. is of the
opinion that the most feasible plan is
the construction of canal from the
head of the rapids TO Moline along the
Illinois shore. Such canal would be
10 miles long.
Feb. THE local newspaper men
have never before been more grandiy
honored or more gracefully and elabo-
rately entertained and Toasted than
they were at the hands OF Manager
J. F, Crank OF the Kiuibali house. Dav-
export, last evening.