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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
HOWARD { K|TTELL
!. MOVES TO HARLAN

III. II. kittell, former county trea-
surer, but who since last July has
been in the employ of Arnold, Ross
and Rasmussen, has purchased a
'ih&lf interest in the abstracting busi
ness of his brother-in law, T. S.
Hansen OF Harlan Mr.. kittell is a
very capable young man and will
add prestige to the new firm. AS
soon as arrangements can be made
for residence Accommodations at
Harlan Mr.. kittell will move his
household effects and take an ac-
tive part in his business. Our
readers will regret to learn of his
decision to leave Audubon. But
the we'll wishes of all will follow
him and his excellent wife to their
new home. Mr.. Kittell was the
most efficient treasurer the county
has ever had and there Aere mn.
merous regrets ON every hand when
his term of office expired We hope
for MIR. kittell abundance of success
dn his new venture.
The above is correctly stated by
the Republican. Howard e. Kittell
was the most efficient treasurer
Audubon Co. ever had. and no bet.
ter set of books can be found
in the state. That he may prosper
and visit his olde home occasion
ally is the hope of his friends in
Audubon County.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
.kENS|NGTON AT THE
REST ROOM FRIDAY

The members of the Treble Gle
Club held their first Kensington in
the Rest Room, last Friday after
noon. About thirty ladies were
present to enjoy the afternoon. the
fore part which was spent in do
ing various kinds of fancy work.
About five O'Clock very delicious
luncheon was served by the Club,
after which the. crowd repaired to
their many homes.
All who were present voted it
NEST pleasant afternoon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
27 YEARS OLD
CARE FEED MANAGE
MENI Of DAIRY HERD
continued from Last week.

continued from Last week.
Economy OF production is another
factor in FAVOR of dairy COW. Quot
ing Prof. w. A. Henry. Not only is
dairyaalg the leading animal indus
try OF our country at this time. but
SO it must continue indefinitely.
For the reason that the COW is a
more economical producer of food
for human beings than is the OK or
pig.
And again for each 100 pounds q
digestible nutrients consumed the
dairy COW yields about six times as
much edible solids in her milk as
the beef steer or mutton sheep in
its carcass"
In addition to being an economical
producer, the dairy COW is a more
dependable source of profit than the
beef steer, because her products are
but slightly affected by market fluc
nations and because she is contin-
uous source of revenue, for the
cream or milk checks come in at
FREQUENT and regular intervals.
Then, too, there is greatly increas-
ed demand for dairy products and
tor grade and pure bred dairy cattle
mot only in the United States, but
also China, Japan, New Zealand,
South America and elsewhere
One of the strongest arguments
brought againt dairy farming is
that it is often difficult to secure
competent help.
1t will be noticed, however that
the man who makes the milking par
of hds days work instead of at
taching it as something in addition
to a normal days work has little or
no difficulty on this score.
1t is not in milking itself that ma
NY hired men object to, but on
many farms they are compelled to
do this work early in the morning
and late at night in addition to a
full days work IN the field. 4..sa.s.
sL 81 i =. I = Z s4 tl 4l =
IN spite Of the fact that dadry COW
As a class are very economical pro
ducers many cows mi1ked in Iowa st
the present time do not pay for
their feed, in milk and butter fat.
It is safe to say that the average
amt of butter fat produced by the
COWS lin Iowa does not exceed 140
pounds per COW per year. The
worlds record for all breeds is
105S34 pounds of butter fat produc
ed by he Holstien Cow, Banostine
Belle Dekol another COW of the same
h.aed. Crtame'la Vale, holds the
world IS milk record for one. year.
with 29591 pounds of milk.
Considering ,he fact that the cost
of keeping cows not in proportion
to her production, for poor un
profitable cows in many cases are
fed the same rations as large and
profitable producers in same herds
it can readily be appreciated that
the present cow average production
Is unsound and unbusinesslike.
Continued next week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
CANDLE eggs SAVE A
PENALTY AFTER NAY IS

A food inspector for this distrc
was calling on merchants in the
county Last week so as to give all
good and sufficient notice that
eggs purchased by them after Ma
l5 must be candled.
Eggs are very often picked up in
obscure places around the barns
and in the weeds; the eggs are
brot to the house and kept there
until there is sufficient number to
take to the village. During the
drive TO town it is a common oc-
currence for the eggs to be ex-
posed to the direct rays of the sun
for am hour or two. The village
merchant is not a dealer in eggs
from choice, but rather because he
feels it necessary to take the eggs
in order to keep the trade OF
the farmer; he believes he must
accept the eggs as they run, good
or bad, fresh or stale, clean on
dirty for if he does not his com
petitor will.
This department is not in sym
pathy with the Case Count method
of buying eggs.
AS protection both to the
farmer and the dealer. we are insist
ing that eggs be bought on the
candling basis both by the merchant
and the jobber. This method will
eliminate the bulk of the bad eggs
The only practiced way Of deter
mining the quality OF an egg is by
the Gambling process and while ther
is no law that can compel the deal
er to candle eggs, we shall Hold
Him Responsible for the eggs in
his possession or for the sale OF
bad eggs purchased by him after
May fifteenth and all bad eggs
returned to the farmer.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
AUTO WARRANTS FOR
AUDUBON COUNTY

Warrants for the distribution of
the Auto tax, which amounts to
So71,2SS.24 collected by the State
for the six months ending April
LIST We're sent Friday to each coun-
ty OF the state by Auditor Bleak.y.
The appori onment for Audubon
County is about $4172.16.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
TRIAL JURORS FOR
next Term Of COURT

The following is a list of the
names OF 81 PERSONS drawn tc
serve as trial jurors:
Jerry Hoover, Greeley twp.
Chas. H. Frederickeen, Oakfield.
G. F. Olsen, Viola.
Hams Hansen, Douglas.
Lawrence Hansen, Extra.
George Brady, Leroy.
Chris Petersen, Oakfield.
Hams l.. Hansen, Sharon.
w. j. Markley, Lincoln.
ALBERT Rudnick Hamlin.
Clark Griffin, Lincoln.
f. A. Campbell, Melville.
Thomas Duing. Douglas.
Bert May, Greeley.
Fl W. Lloyd, Melville.
Henry Leighty, Leroy.
l.. E. Kline, Leroy
Jens +. Schoubce, Leroy.
George Hendricksen, Leroy.
FL. +. kittell. Leroy.
Clarence Wolf, Extra.
Leo Riggs, Leroy
George Viewer, Leroy
John Butterton, Leroy
George Mccall. Greeley.
Lars o. Petersen, Leroy.
G. b. Gill. Extra.
f. H. Adams, Leroy.
Arthur Martin. Audubon.
Jens p. Jensen, Leroy
Alex Ferguson. Leroy.
VIM. Pearson. Extra.
! L. Ruhs, Leroy.
Arthur Hansen. Extra.
j. Il. Herrick, Extra.
Peter Jacobsen, Oakfield.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
THIRD NUMBER OF
OUR LECTURE COURSE

After much tribulation the com
mdttee has arranged to have a
lecture to take the place of the
one cancelled during the scarlet
fewer scare. Not only that but
they have repaid the people for
waiting by occurring one of the best
iecturels on the Amel lean PLATFORM.
Without doubt he is the strongest
that has ever appeared in Extra.
Sylvester A. Long is one of the
big men who make good all the
time His lecture is full of the
npest thot and pleasant thot at
that. He is of the type who be-
.aieves that deep thot and long faces
are not necessary companions. He
will make you think and make YOU
smile and make you remember him
and his message
Chart will be open at Fred Cot
tons s'ole, Sat u day morning, APP
ril 18th. Have your seats reserved
on tire fifth section of your season
ticket as we have Il concert coming
and the chart that was partially
lfilled will not do for this lecture,
Get a ticket for this lecture.
Seats % cents and 80 cents.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
extra HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES

Our contestant, Mary Basham and
Miss Brown returned from Rein
beck and reported favorahly of the
contest, also of the town and peo-
pie.
The winners were:
0ratorical: .Grundy Center, 1stp
Spencer, End. Il IA .H|nti
Dramatic: :. Rolfe, list; East Wat
erloo, End.
Humorous: Waukon, LIST; DENT
son, End
Dexter and Maulton, in the Drama.
tic class. were both ruled out, re-
oeWing no consideration IN the
decision of the judges for speak
ing longer than fifteen minutes,
the time designated by the State As
sociation.
Five of the selections given ap-
peared on our local contest and
those winning in the Oratorcal and
Dramatic clssaes; the speech of GRE
gulus to the Carhaginian" and the
"Arena Scene'' from Quo vadis
| We're the winners in the respec-
tive classes here.
The Extra High School will give
another contest next year. Those
who wish to enter have from the
present time until September 25th
to file. We shall rely on the same
hearty support of the friends of the
school that we received this year,
and those entering will try to do
their best that the town will be
proud of them.
Miss Whitted reported no tar
diness the past week. If the little
ones can get to school at $3.50,
what is to- hinder high school pu-
pills and those of higher grades?
The Corinthians will enter-
tain the Alphas with a ''Menager-
lie" Thursday, April 10Th at the
X. P. Hall.
We are safe in announcing that
never greater lecturer has APP,
peared on the Extra platform than
Sylvester A. Long from Dayton, O.
His lecture is the next number on
the Lecture Course given Feb. 20.
He is not the regular number but
has been secured to repay the pa
irons for their long wait.
The tennis players are enjoying
this fine weather.
| The Seniors are working faith
fully on their play which wild be Civ
en- May 14th. ,~
Mr.. Axel Borjesson presented
the High School with Source Book,
of History of the Pre-Columbfant -
period. 1t is a very valuable book
and treats of the very early his
tory of America.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
THURSDAY CLUB
AT MRS KREAMERS

Thursday afternoon, April 9th,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
hreamer occurred the regular
meeting of the Thursday Club.
Ms. oldaker read an interesting
article "About People" Mrs. Mil
liman gave The Holy Grail" Mrs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16
new B||gg At
the LIBRARY

1T Happened in Egypt"
"a Peoples Man.
Desert Cold.
Lonesome Land.
Virginia.
The After House = !.
Dawn . Haras. Y 4
Dark Hollen.''.
!" The Grant Moose.
The White Tiger.
THE Blind hon'.'.
THE Moving Picture Boys.
The Moving Picture Boys in the
West. ~ I
The Rover; Boys in College,.
The Matur Rangers Wireless
Station. 8
Motor Cycle Chums in the Adj
rondacks."
Motor Cycle chums in yellow
stone Park.
Roger Paulding Gunner.
Adventures in Mexico.''.
THE CEnns Protege.".
Search for Selner CITY,.
The Treasure Finders
Treasure of Cacus Island
Iowa documents for 1913 ir
seven volumes.
Miss Annie kyhnn of Hamlin visit
ed Friday with her sister. Chris.
tina, in this city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.. Wilson went
to Council Bluffs Tuesday to make
a farewell visit with her aunt, Mrs.
4Dr. Jackson who has disposed Of hel
belongings there and is expecting
to depart In about week for Ida
ho where she will make her future
nome Mr.. Wilson attended to some
business matters in Omaha. They re
turned to Extra yesterday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16

kroeger read the Constitution and
BY Laws. After the adjournment.
the club fingered to enjoy "a social
hour and dainty lunch with their
host SIS.
Ms Hamlin. Mrs. Masehing and
MAXINE Williams were guests OF
the day
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16

Misses Christina Kyhrm and
Lena Mickelsen visited between
trains with relatives in HamEn, last
Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-04-16

Mrs. Laura Delahoyde OF Audubon
visited from Sunday until Monday
with her son Ed and family.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-02-20
w. c. t. U. NOTES /.

Our next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Ella Swihart. We have
the names of two or three new MEM
bers, and we are anxious for few
more to come in with them by the regu-
lar form. Visitors always welcome.
We ought not to consider any case
hopeless, nor be at all discouras ed in
working and petitioning for annihila-
ton of the liquor traffic, since ex-Gov.
Patterson of Tennessee has turned
square about and declares for statewide
prohibition.
Mrs. Stevens, our national president,
was recently asked this question: "To
what do you ascribe the wonderful
present day awakening on the subject
of nationwide prohibition?" She smil-
ingly answered: cit seems to me it
can be accounted for only by the long
years of patient education and agitation
on the part of the W. c. t. U.
Thousands of our young voters who
have been educated in Bands of Hope.
Loyal Temperance Legions and other
temperance organizations for the last
thirty years, are coming to the rescue,
and are an important factor in helping
to accomplish the work we have so long
prayed and abored for" Our union is
laying plans now for organizing q jun
Tor temperance society in the near
future, and we hope it will be success
full
Mrs. A. r. Hathaway Press Supt.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-02-20
M. p. Church Notes

The Young Mems Bible Class, recent
ly organized, held its first business
meeting on Feb. 18th and elected the
following officers: Fred Boise, Pres. |;
VIM. Maloney, Vice Pres; Irving Gov
ert. Treas; Galy Maxwell, Secretary.
The class meeting will be held on Tues
day evening. Feb. "a, at the home OF
the president. All young men of the
church are expected to attend.
Rev. w. c. Harger, field secretary of
Adrian College, will preach next Sum
day, morning and evening.
The Crescent Class meeting was held
at the home of Robert Sandersfield on
Wednesday evening and very pleasant
time was enjoyed. The following Off
GERS were elected: Geo. Swihart, Pres. !;
Agnes Sandersfeld, Vice Pres; Mrs.
Albert Stuber, Sec'y; Mrs. Ed. Burley,
Treas.
The Mission Study Glass will meet at
the home of Robert Sapdersfield, We'd
nesday evening, Feb. 25. Meet at Stu
ber's store for the sleigh ride.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-02-20
PLENTY or GRIT FOR FOWLS
Gizzard Cannot Properly Digest Food
Unless Assisted by Grt-Free
HanGe Is Most Excellent.

In the early spring, before the grass
Is grown and the fowls allowed to
roam, they are likely to secure many
pieces Of long, tough grass left over
from the fall, and these are hard to
digest. The bird should be turned
into lot where there is plenty of
sharp grit, for this will help them in
grinding up the material which other
wise might prove harmful.
All food for fowls must be
"chewed" very well before it can be
properly .digested, and this operation
is performed by the gizzard. The giz-
card, however, cannot do this alone,
and must be assisted by sharp gravel
or grit. Ground oyster shells are good
and serve two purposes, that Of grit
and lime. Both are essential to the
welfare of the flock.
Broken chinaware is good for
grinding, but contains no nourishing
properties. The natural way is the
best one, that of giving the chickens
good, free range over large area
which is full of grit, animal and
vegetable matter. They will be
healthier and lay better than II con-
fined and fed in yards.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-02-20
Chops and Choppers

Some people have fondiy imagined
that the brawny wood chopper was a
was thing of the past. We often
hear of the good old pioneer days, with
their tallow dips, hickory shirts and
mighty men Of the axe, who could go
out and chop off 50 acres of hardwood
timber quicker than the present-day
weakling can split cord of twisty elm
at $3.50 per, but as we have said, those
good old slaughterers of natural seem
cry are popularly supposed to have be-
come extinct along with the OK team
and seven-up. Not so, however, it APP
pears there are few survivors of the
species right here around Clio; young
men in whose bosoms the desire to
shave the face of nature with an axe is
still uppermost. Elmer Yaster is one
such, and when he went out to visit
Myron Pomeroy, week or so ago, he
found a kindred soul-Myron also
wanted to chop. What they both ham
t"red after was a pork chop, but it
med like an axe at the time. Mr..
Pomeroy, ST., not wanting to put
drag on SO much energy promised to
furnish the raw material and pay SOC
per cord for the finished product. 1t
was mighty soon finished, too, for there
was just cord and half of it, and
the two boys dug right in and cut it all
in weeks time. They were to pay
$3.50 each for board, so that the deal
was all right for Pomeroy, Sr., but he
declined to have it go any further, ex-
planning that he was in the wood bust
ness and not running boarding house.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-02-20
YARMOUTH

Miss Emma Kerr is on the sick list.
Mrs. Arthur Wenn was in Flint on
business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Buss visited
their parents Sunday.
VIM. Macintosh spent Sunday with
his daughter in Flint.
John Batterbee and family visited
Sunday at John Smiths.
Mrs. Kate Phelps spent Saturday and
Sunday at Sam Gonquest's.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Strives are visit
ing friends in New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wenn spent the
last of the week with their daughter,
Mrs. Yaster.
Bryan Smith. who is attending CEN
trail high school at Flint, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with his parents.
Regular services in the Presbyterian
church every Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock. Rev. W. Hastings, pastor.
The Presbyterian ladies aid postponed
their regular meeting one week. The
meeting being held at the home of Mrs.
w. o. Barrett on Thursday, Feb. 10,
for dinner.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-02-20
FARM CHICKEN MONEY
About $3.50 Realized From Flock
of $50 Hens.
Poultry House Kept Clean and Free
From vermin by Frequent Greas-
Ing and Painting Of Perehes
and by Whltewashing.
CBy MRS. O. H. wARMAN.)

(By MRS. o. H. wARMAN.)
We live on farm Of about 80 acres,
and keep about $50 hens This year.
from that number, I will realize about
$3.50 from the sale of eggs.
always manage to keep my poultry
house clean and free from lice, greas-
ing and painting the perches and
whitewashing about three times year
l have my hen house partitioned off.
so as to have a separate place for the
laying hens and when a number want
to sit, place them in another room
by themselves. give them their allotted
number of eggs (that it. If 1t is brood
ing season.. and keep them there un-
til they hatch, keeping the room CON-
Portable for biddies. and how they en-
JOY their quiet and undisturbed brood
ing. ] keep fresh water. corn, oats.
millet or whatever seeds ! wish them
to have. In this room keep grit and
a box Of wood ashes for them to wal
low in.
When a number hatch I divide the
chicks among the best mothers. giving
them as many as they can care for
right. / provide good coops. dry and
warm
dc not take the little chicks out of
the nest until "a hours old and don't
feed them until SO hours old, and then
for a week their diet Is rolled oats.
and after that cornchop, millet, seed,
table crops, little milkcurd, plenty of
fresh water; but care must be used
that they do not get their bodies too
much wet, as 1t is very harmful to
them. To insure rapid growth, they
must be fed regularly
thoroughly grease the mother hens
for lice before giving them the chicks.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-02-20

and quite often during the summer
take out the hens and grease them. so
as to keep the young chicks free from
vermin and to keep them growing and
getting ready for the early market, as
broilers or fry to command the top
market prices.
The puliets will mature early and
begin laying While the old hens are
moulting manage to begin the sitting
process as early as the weather will
permit and the hens to sit If you
have warm. comfortable quarters
your hens will become broody in jan
uary or early February. The earlier
your chicks the quicker into market.
am now selling cockerels for a GOOD
price for next years breeding pur-
poses and l am not in the fancy thor
oughbred chicken business, either but
keep good stock and people buy them
to help their breeds.
The Barred Plymouth Rocks I have
the greatest number of, as ! prefer
them for their good salable qualities;
their size and good yellow flesh make
them preferable for good eating.
am not condemning the other large
breeds of poultry, but the p. p. RS
have had the most experience with;
the hens make good mothers and are
good layers if given the right kind of
care.
In cold weather take the chill off
Of their drinking water, and the drink
ing vessels must be kept clean at all
times. With the crevices all chunked,
plenty of grit, a dust box Of dirt or
ashes and surely you will be well paid
for your trouble. Besides these warm
mashes feed grains, changing around
to suit their appetites and never feed
one kind Of grain continually.
Keep your chickens tame, never dog
or excite them in any manner.
To sum up-Keep good breeds of
poultry, comfortable quarters, free
from vermin, good range, plenty OF
water, proper food, and certainty any
woman who In energetic and tries can
make poultry-raising profitable and
find 1t a pleasure. She must watch so
as to have the hens bring forth many
eggs in the fall and winter when the
prices are high; also watch for their
comfort and dispel the old idea that
they,can care for themselves. In sum-
mer they can to a certain extent, but
in the winter they need your attention
most. With an experience OF IS years,
l find that by following these instruc-
tions I make more money and have a
better income for the amount invest
ed than anything else on the farm.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-02-20
HARM IN CROWDING THE HEN
Experiment at Maine Experiment sta
ton Shows That Money 10 Lost
In Too Common Practice. sj"r

The Maine experiment station re-
Gently furnished test to ascertain
the number of hens most profitable
to keep in pens All the pens were 10
10 by is feet. giving 160 square feet.
The hens we're Brahmas and Plymouth
Rocks, and these tests continued six
months.
The hens were Is, 20, % and 80 to
a pen. The conditions and hens were
as much alike as possible to make
the test a conclusive one.
The pen with Is hens made show
profit of 80 cents per hen, and the
eggs laid numbered 976.
The pen with 20 hens made show
ing of 1,20S eggs for the pen, and a
profit of II cents per hen.
The pen with 25 chickens made q
laying record of 1928 eggs, and a
profit Of 35 cents per hen.
The pen with 80 hens had an egg
production Of 1900 and a profit of 80
cents per hen.
The experiment shows distinctly
that hens can be 80 crowded as to
reduce the profit of an egg farm.
The difference of 25 eggs per hen
for six months is great. On the basis
Of 10 to the pen the profits of the
total 80 hens were $72. On basis Of
30 to the pen the profits were $36.
In each case the actual cost of feed
was deducted.