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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
.SHE[BY'S HISTORY out
AUDUB0N'S RUSHED.

From Shelby County Republican
April 15 tn. /
The History of Shelby County.
Wthlch has been in preparation, the
past year and half and published by
= f Bowen & Co. of indianapolis.
is out, and lis being distributed to
purchasers.
The book contains 1911 pages of
text matter and many pages of illus
tratlons these latter being unpaged
and additional to the text. 1t is fair
we'll printed and fairly we'll bound
in half Russian leather.
The historical portion. prepared
principally by e. S. White of this ci-
ty, is, we dare affirm, of much in
terest and as nearly accurate as it
IS possible to be. This work is BY
tar the most pretentious ever at
tempted in local way, and Mr..
Whites well known literary ability
and taste for historical research.
leads us to believe. without having
read his work, that he has succeed
ed In assembling much of a histori-
cal nature that will be found to he
abundantly worth while.
Following the historical portion
are more than one thousand bio-
graphies of citizens of the county.
past and present. Much of this de-
partment is more Or less fulsome
having been prepared by represent
atlyes of the company who Thought
by 'piling it on to earn the graft
tude of the companys patrons and
their salaries the while The read
er can separate the froth from the
facts, however, and get much of real
information from this portion of the
| work
The company might have saved a
number OF glaring. misstatements
mad 1T taken the trouble to submit
proofs before publication, as it a.
greed 10 do But it takes time, post-
/ age and labor in correcting proofs if
they be submitted so the COMPANY
| no doubt, concluded to save all
these and let the mistakes go
throu 1t is a way of doing, these
companys have. Very naturally their
Interest runs principally to the fl
nanclal return at the end of the
work
a work Of this aliasrart er could he
published more sruccessflllly and at
n1ush less cost by local organization
No one desires however to take the
/ trouble to enter upon such work !.
and local patrons would lack confi-
dence in a 10 al org anization. SO
these works, perforca, must be left
to the fellow at a distance who is
organized to do them. Twas ever
thus, and perhars always will be.
NotWitt standing these few some
What psssimistic remarks this Writ
er IS still OF opinion that the work
is fairly we'll done, and that it is a.
bout as good as could be expected
uader al tie circumstances. The
work Will be a valuable reference
volume for quarter of a cen tury to
come.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
MULE TEAM RAN
AWAY AT ELK HORN

A few days ago MAIDS Nelson's
mules took lively trip down the
north SIDE of Washington Ave. cross
ing a good many front yards. We
don't know just for sure why they
did that, but perhaps they thought
they would kill out some of thu
young dandilions that will soon irri-
tate a good many people in the very
near future. They were hitched to
load OF brick and when they tried
to turn out on the street they ran
against telephone pole breaking
it in two, breaking the pole of the
wagon and a good deal of harness.
The mules were not excited about
their deed at all. The team and wa
gon passed over Folmer, the little
son of DR.. P. e. James and wife,
ard fortunately the little fellow was
not hurt only prett we'll frighten-
ed. 1t was a narrow escape for him.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
COMFORT FOR The
COUNTRY SCHOOL NAM

Alabama and Washington are fol-
lowing the Texas idea and erect
ing cottages for the teachers of
the rural schools The idea is to
do away with the old and never sat
isfactory plan of boarding round 7
relic of pioneer days. In Texas
the school directors erect these cot
tages near tn school house and one
county has six of them In one
town the citizens bought the land
and ere ted the house by public sub.
scription. This place has six acres
of land around it, In other places
teachers have five and six room cot
ages, live together on the co-opera-
tive plan and hire a woman to do
the housework. Texas has over 100
teachers cottages. The plan gives
the teachers chance for privacy
and a touch OF home life that is
lacking under the system in vogue
in other places. 1t is likely that the
plan will continue to extend until
there is a teachers cottage in eve
ry school district.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
GOOD NEWS RIVER TO
RIVER ROAD BOOSTERS
Des Moines. Iowa.
Apr. IA, 1915.
To the Directors and Officers
Of the Riyer-to River Road:

IO tut lJiltClOIS OIIlC6TS
OF the Riyer-to River Road:
PrsS&uent Verne Russell of A
del issues this call to all River-to-
River road Boosters for the annual
meeting of the road for the election
OF officers at Grinnell on Wednesday,
May II. Vice President E. B.
Bran of Grinnell promises proper
facilities, elegant entertainment, an
aeroplame flight by native son.
and a general s.hot time in the old
town.
Tom Macdonald, state highway ep
ginser, says he will round up the
road officials and have them there
to help make it rousing, big meet
ing Plans will be made for start
ing the work of making the River
to-River Road permanent as proyid-
ed by proposed legislation. With
highway law Strengthened the pros
pect is for more good roads work
than ever and hte River-to River
road props to he jim on the
ground floor.
Tie a. a. A. reports to your
secretary that the transcontinental
touring traffic this year will be the
greatest ever and that mcst of it a.
cross Iowa will follow the River-to-
River. Let's make the road worthy
of the favor of that great organi-
zation. The future of the road de-
lie DIS on this meeting,we must have
a real rousing session with all di-
ractors present and big delegations
from every county. Get behind this
and push. Get under it and BOOST.
Let's show everybody that the good
old River-to-River is still the same
original one best road across Iowa.
Bert N. Mills, Secretary.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
STORY OF THE
LITTLE WIDOW

A man died and left a. little
house and lot, little household
goods, little deposit in savings
bank, a little wife and some little
children Except THE last two items
HE did not leave very much. Still ii
the little widow had been allowed
to exercise her ownership over the
little property which they had ac-
cumulated she would have been abb
lie to raise her children comfortab-
J, and to have given them a start
in their education. But the law re-
fused to allow her to realize upon
sleir savings or use the property
which she had assisted in accufu-
lating.
x lawyer had to be employed and
a guardian appointed for the child
rem. There were legal papers to be,
drawn and executed, the
widow had to attend hear
ings in court, she who had
never baen in, a urt before, and
who had no idea If a court being
for amy other purpose than to send
prisoners to Jail
size was a home body, passion
ate.y ford Of her childlen, ard she
suffered intensely, as eNeiy con-
| tact with putl.c olficisls struck
misery into. Iier soul.
After every stick of furniture, eve
~ dish, pot aad kettle, every item
# debit and credit had been seized
uled even the few dollars and Cent.
left in the pockets OF her husbands
clothes and all legal red tape
had been unrolled and wound up a
gain, then the court expenses and
lawyers bill which We're not among
the little things Were presented
and when paid the little widow
4 found that her property had dwind-
ed until herself and children We're
left we'll nigh destitute and that is
the end of the little widows little
property.
This is Iowa law In the face o1
such injustice can women be blanl-
ed for asking for a voice in making
the laws which control them?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22

Acoi,as,.,--s is a complete resume of
the new laws adopted by the S6th
General Assembly of Iowa:
S. J. R. By Joint Committee on
Additional Help-Fixing compensa-
ton of extra employees of the general
assembly.
S. ]. R. 5-By Boe Providing for
the preparation and printing of a
classified index of legislative bills.
S. j. R. 6-By Wilson and Thomas
Proposing constitutional amendment
for prohibition.
S. j. R. by Allen - Resolution
providing for constitutional amend
ment for equal suffrage.
s. F. Sc BY Gillette - Legalizing
acts of independent school district of
Cherokee.
s. F. 42-By Heald-M Making appro-
priation Of $4,000 for exhibit of
Iowa's resources and industries at the
Panama Pacific exposition.
S. f. 3S-By authorizing conveyance
and patent to certain tract of land to
P. N. Sucksdorf
S. f. 14-By Gillette and Crist-Re-
lating to Code supplement, 1913, and
providing that index to same be bound
in separate volume.
S. F. 14e--By Francis-Relating to
the management and control of funds
donated for cemetery purposes.
S. F. 147-By Francis Providing
that firemen's pension funds may be
invested in bonds of any county, town
ship or municipal corporation of the
state.
S. F. by Clarkson-Repeal of the
mulct law.
S. F. 145-By Francis Relating to
acquisition by cities and towns OF
heating plants, water works, gas
plants and power plants by condemna-
tory proceedings.
S. F. 66 BY Arney Relating to
transfer of public squares or other
plats of ground dedicated to the public
for school purposes,
S. II. 124-By Foster Providing fol
the dragging of dirt and grayeled
roads.
S. f. 16-By Perkins Providing fol
treating of deformed and dependent
children at the medical department OF
the state university.
S. f. 6-By Larrabee-Relat tc
qualifications and appointment of mine
inspectors.
S. f. SO BY Eversmeyer- the
5 -
lands in Muscatine county to heirs o.
Greenberry Stephens.
| H. F. 45-By Kimberly Providing
for filing vacancy in office OF coun,
cilmen in special charter cities.
H. F. 224-By Wenstrand Fixing
the term of township trustees at foul
years.
H r s5-By Griffin Giving city al
SCISSORS in certain cities right to nal
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
HIGHWAY ASSOCIATION
TO MEET At GR|NAELL

Announcement of a meeting of the
members of the River-to- River road
ass ociation at GFinnell on May II
has been received by Bert Mills, sec
retary of the association. The word
came from E, B. Brandes, vice presi
dent OF the Commercial club of Grin
nell. At the meeting plans will be
discussed for the bettegment of the
road for the accommodation of the
tourists who are expected to cross
the state this year by that road.
thomas NJ. Macdonald, state high
way engineer, has written to Senator
Foster urging that all translate
associations be asked to hold meet
ings at which the supervisors and
county engineers would be present
to "enthuse them with the idea of
keeping the routes in the best pos
sible shape
I'VE are very ready" he writes,
ito do our part to make these meet
gs successful. If your patrol bill
becomes a law we should get early
ction to have it made effective,
especially ON these routes. .
|
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
ARE CHICKENS
FREE G0nHlJAERS

lie Iowa Homestead of Des
Mosnes. last we answers a .aues-
t on OF o. e CT their Extra subserib-
2 s as to walether or not chickens
~ f1ee omaHol egs. II says.
Sabscriber, Extra, Iowa. A
and B own adjoining lands. AS
mouse is about six rods from B's
ialld aLa s use about the
same distance from AS land. Both
part. es keep chickens, and A de-
nands ts4ac Is keep his chickens off
OF AS plet ises and B says he is
not required by law to do so. Can A
compel 3 to keep his chickens off
AS land9
Answer - He cannot do so by law.
The supreme court of Iowa has de-
cided that CHECKERS are free COM
moners, and may lawfully go where
they please and the only remedy A
haas is to fence his land in such a
manner that BIS chickens cannot go
upon it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
J. ! ,,dER CHANGE
OF VENUE TO EXTRA

In the matter of assault and bat
terry wherein tie State of Iowa is
plaintiff and Rudolphl Williams is
defendent and Charles Ruble is
prosecuting witness, the case comes
before Esquire Lair j. P. of this cit.
on change of venue from Charley
White j. P. of Audubon and will be
tried in Extra tomorrow.
This is the second suit brought
here before his honor Judge Lair,
in TIN. last month and the way JUS
tice is meted out to the belliger-
ents by their fellow man who is not
cognizant of their troubles, and rul-
ed by an impartial court who is in
teut on rendering justice to whom
Justice is due, ought to be con-
sidered a fair settlement of amy
case.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
FROM LETTER
FROM N. JAY LANcELOT

In q letter home, our son M. Jay
speaks in glowing terms of Minnie
sofa. Here is his opinion of the
country. 1t is certainly poor mans
paradise just now THAT land is so
high in price elsewhere.
..An Iowa man coming here must
expect to see different country
than he does down there. Twenty
years ago the Indians were roaming
over some of these. farms. Thirty
five yea1s ago they were the eXclus-
i've dwellers here. This is a timber
country or rather it was and the
progress of the white settler in
clearing it UP while it has been
comparatively rapid, has not been e
noughl SO to make it approach. in
appearance a prairie section. As l
view it we have prairie section
skinned to death. TO begin with,
the soil is richer for the silt and
moss and leaves and dead vegeta-
tion has been fertiliMng these acres
for ages back. When We get our
land clear it is simply impossible to
wear it out. This is the greatest
clover country in the world and
wherever clover grows you need but
ground and the soil lis rich and pro-
ductive as lit was in its virgin state.
Iowa realizes that and is now busy
II note in trying to get big clover
yields to brig the land back. l
want to tell you we don't need to
inoculate or anything else to get
the clover to come up in great, big
ws.ying fields massed and matt
J.. = "A l,a,. l1r r,of
through. And this is the kind of a
crop trey grow wh4ether the land
has been used one year or twenty.
In a timber country clover will
grow today, tomorrow and forever
and stands as binding insurance
policy with Thousand year guaraa-
tee that your land will always pro
duce abpI dantly. that its life and
(, fesssil:; sssiil:t u can be renewed at the plea
OK of the farmer.
JAS for climate here Minnesota
\ Gas all the advantages and none OF
the disadvantage that the more
}soutIer states have. Contrary te
the general idea y is not a cold
state 70 determine that just watch
the tsnlp erature reports day by day
from Des Moines and Minneapolis
Z SO-iApdi0 uluGIu MIuGEEI anu ouAApihS
aid you Will hardly believe the re
suits. | didn't until / tried it. Al
average difference of four degre
in ten years doesn't seem to SHOW
up as a land of icebergs now does
it. TIE last three winters yor
have had much more snow than WE
have. Our roads have been gooo
for auto.ng until after january frs
the lsst three years. This is Aprii
1st and we have had the fines
spring weather for three weeks.
M ST of the farmers are Through
seedi e Low. Corn is coming more
and more like a second Iowa. YOU
rem emf er too that in 1914 Minneso
ia had the biggest corn production
average to the acre of any state
in tile Union, more than 40 bushe
average. Of course we have small
er fields and until the last three
from the field like they do in Iowa
They shocked it and husked it IL
baskets from the shocks. Now how
ever they are most OF them usins
the wagon aud husking from thu
fled. TkSs year viii see a big in
crease in the corn acreage II
\ Minnesota. =
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
THURSDAY CLUB AT
MRS B|nTNER'S

The last meeting of the Thursday
Club met at the home of Mrs. Bintz
ner April Sth Current Events were
given after which a splendid paper
written by Mrs. Lancelot on the
Safe Gaurding of Public Life and
Health" was read.
Roll call was responded to by Civ
ing Spring quot ations. Club adj
journed for ocial hour during
which delicious luncheon was SER
we'd by the hostess.
The Thursday Club has agreed
at the request of Mrs. Ernest Brown
President of Votes for Women's
league, Des Moines, to try and dis
pose of one hundred copies of the
May 18th special edition (woman,
edition) of the Register and Leader
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22

Chicago Ill.-The health depart
ment has just discovered the source
of the great quantities of dust
which in spite Of the clean streets,
fill the air on windy days. From the
roofs of three down town buildings
fourteen wagon loads of dirt and
rubbishN-more than was swept from
four and ONE half miles of streets
We're removed one day last week.
Hereafter the roofs of all buildings
must be kept CLEAN
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
GOOD BASKET BALL

"A good sized crowd of spectators
gathered at the Gymnasium Hall of
the new school house, last Friday
afternoon, to witness the two basket
ball games played by girls of the
high school.
One game was played between the
Freshmen and Sohapmores of the
School and the result was tie, the
score standing 21 to 21.
The contestants in the second
game were the Seniors and Juniors
of the school AT the end of the
game the score stood Ia to 15 in
favor of the Seniors.
Both games We're very interest
ing the pupils showing much skill
and good training.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
BOX SOc|ABLE No 6. Au-
DUBON A SUCCESS

The box sociable in Sub-district
No. Audubon twp. where Miss Ma
bel Boehme was teaching was a
great success, there being $22 real
lied.
The young folks program was es-
pecially good. The play given" All
a Mistake" was rendered in a man
ner that pleased and satisfied all
who heard it,
Miss Boehme is doing first class
work in the distriiTt and he~ sTe,-ts
{. p eciated by all
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
K. OF ?. TO AUDUBON

Many auto loads of K. of p.
Lodge members went to Audubon to
work with the Audubon members.
The second and third degree work
was given to a number of the Aud
ubon men.
About thirty-four of the members
from here were present to assist
with the work. After the business a
royal good time was had. A delight
ful luncheon was served at a late
hour.
& The Exaraites arrived into Extra
about two o'elo,k next morning and
were in the best of spirits over uile
splendid time thy had been shown
by their Audubon brothers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
WHO IS THE OLDEST
SETTLER IN COUNTY

We would like to know who has
lived longest in Audubon County.
Write us letter, if you are an
cid resident, and tell us some facts
about your early days. We will pub
lish the letters from the Oldest resi-
dents. We wish to secure as many
interesting facts as possible.
To the person showing the long
est continuous residence in the
county, absence of less than one
year. or service dn the army or
navy not counted against the pio-
neer, we will send the Audubon Co.
Journal FREE for the remainder of
his or her life.
To the second oldest pioneer we
will s7rd ta-e pa~e fer f.ye yer -
FIRE c-(, Q =. 81 ~ 70 v.is.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22

Turbotville Pa.-William Grittner,
a shoe dealer, fitting shoe on
john Barlow. customer, grasped
the upper and bade Barlow push
hard Barlow pushed hard. Grit
ner's grasp slipped, the heel of the
new shoe struck Grittner's body,
breaking three ribs and causing in
ternal injuries.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22

Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ Christensen
and son and Mr.. and Mrs. j. X
Wand eRrake and baby visited at the
b. H. Christensen home in Brayton
last Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22

Montgomery, w. Va.--Bob Ross,
State prisoner, working ON the high
way in Kanawha county, has tender
ed to Governor Hatfield an offer to
serve out the time of his friend, Ed
Adkins, if the Governor will give Ad-
kins pardon. Adkins is now i'll in
a local hospital Adkins time will
be up in 80 days, Ross in 10.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hansen and
children and the Misses ANNA and
Molly Hansen went to Bayard. Sat
urday to visit the Pete Miller fam
lily. Il y
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
INTRINSIC VALUE Of
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL

Assessor Robert Watterson has fl
nished the assessment of the City
Beautiful and lie kindly furnished
stus the figures obtained while going
the rounds Tie figures are very
attractive and all must admit that
it's mo wonder there are NO VA
CANT HOUSES IN ENIRA.
No. Polls 130
Dogsa24
No. Horses 1o3 value 1912
Mules s value ........... S32.
Cows 63 value ......... 2,4s6
Hogs 81 value ............ 500
Vehicles value ....... 1868.
Hotel furniture value ...... 1920
Bank Stock value ...... 40 loo
Corp, stock and shares ... 1900
Other Personal Pr. $500. 10, 400
Beds on leased land ...... 9,432.
Total personal property 79,544.00
Total Personal and Real Es-
tate ........... 496 $4,000
Moneys and Credits ). 40S,429.00
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-05-21
SIGHT 100 FLOATING BODIES
Fishing Boat Reports Having Viewed
More victiAs of Lusitania on
Jyish Coast.


Queenstowns May 14.-Lord VIM
bourne, lord lieutenant of Ireland, has
issued an ordersin Dublin that here
after any bodies of persons drowned
on board the Lusitania found along the
Irish coast shall be brought direct to
Queenstown without the formality of
an inquest in small towns where they
might happen to be landed. This
order, it is believed here, should great
ly expedite the identification of many
bodies which it is expected will yet
be found.
A: fishing boat reported having
sighted no less than 100 bodies float
ing. 10 miles south of Glandore, which
is situated on the southwest coast
of County Cork, fact which upsets
the contention that the current, wind
and tides had SO scattered the bodies
of victims as to make the recovery
of any considerable number of them
questionable.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-05-21
GOOD ROADS DAY INTHE WEST
Four Thousand Miles of Highway Be-
tween Puget Sound and Chicago
inspected by Motorists.

Chicago, May 15.-More than 1000
miles of highway between Chicago and
Puget sound were given critical in
spection by approximately one hun
dred parties of motorists.
The principal feature of this big
cooperative scheme was the official
inspection of the National Parks
Trans-continental highway, name
given the northern auto route by 1870
delegates from many sections of the
northwest at a recent conference in
Spokane. Frank w. Gullbert. secre-
tary of the Washington State Good
Roads association and chairman of
the executive committee looking after
the highway, sent out 500 printed
forms to aid the scores of inspection
parties In submitting their reports.
The day was proclaimed Good
Roads day by the governors of Wash
ington and Idaho. All the principal
highways In the two states were
thoroughly Investigated. The automo-
bile club of Seattle conducted the in
spection west of the Cascade noun
tains, and Mr.. Guilbert enlisted the
enthusiastic cooperation of good road
workers all along the route TO see
that every foot of the 2,350-mile high
way from Chicago to Seattle was put
to the test. Malcolm MacKinnon Of
Rockford. ILL.,, organized the eastern
end of the route, between Chicago and
ST. Paul.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-05-21
Will SON OFF TO REVIEW FLEET
President viii Make Trip to New
York on Board Yacht
Mayflower.

Washington, May 15.-President VIII
son has decided to leave at once for
New York, where lie is to review the
Atlantic fleet next week. He will
make the trip on board the yacht May
flower
Secretary Tumulty, DR.. Cary T.
Grayson, naval aide, and several mem
bers of the Presidents family will ac-
company him.
The President has chen tired out by
his constant application for the last
few days to the work of preparing
Americas note to Germany. His ad-
visers think he needs rest and only
necessary work will be done while on
the trip.
During his visit to New York, the
President will review a land parade,
speak briefly at luncheon given by
the mayors committee, attend din
ner on the battleship Wyoming, and
review the feet.