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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-23
OLDVETERANS
HELDMEET|NG
LAST SUNDAY
A MOST DELIGHTFUL PROGRAM
OF SPEECHES, SONGS AND IN
sTRUMENTAL MUSIC WAS Rem.
DERED.

The Jno. II. Morgan camp met sun
day afternoon and was opened by
prayer by the Rev. Cooper, pastor OF
the Broadway Baptist church. The
minutes OF the previous meeting were
read and approved. The relief COM
mittee reported all the comrades en-
joying good health A communication
was read from the brigade command
er commencing the camp for its ac-
tiyity. Comrade Miller of the Confed'
crate Home read an article from the
confederate veterans, urging an in
creased subscription for its support
from the old veterans, and stated he
was the authorized agent for same.
After this the musical program ar
ranged by Miss Ruby Randol for the
occasion, was begun, consisting of the
following:
Duet by Misses Caroline Straehley and
Rebecca Love.
Vocal Solo-Miss Lois Roberts.
Piano Solo-Miss Esther McNees.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Hammonds.
Duet-Misses Ruby and Ruth Randol
Vocal Solo-Mr. Charles Haynes.
All of these were very little girls
and they did surprisingly well, reflect
ing credit upon Miss Ruby Randol
their instructor To the above pro
gram was a voluntary and unique con
tribution made by Mr. Griffin visit
! ing comrade, consisting of medly of
southern songs. Mr.. Griffin is a son
of "Old Erin" with clear and reso-
nant voice He rendered these songs
with a sufficient tinge of the mother
tongue to produce a most happy effect.
At the request of the veterans. Miss
/ Randol played several pieces of high
order, with her accustomed skill, and
under the influence of this spell with
which the hearers were enraptured,
/ Comrade McElroy of the Confederate
/ Home arose and delivered himself of
really classical talk upon the sub
/ ject of music, making quotations from
some of the best English authors with
remarkable facility. His fluency of ut
} terance and felicity of expression
were in perfect harmony with his sub
ject.
Rev Cooper was with us for the pur-
pose of making an address, and he
did make one which was intensely in
teresting, aside from this fact, there
was a kindly sentiment of unfeigned
sincerity for the old soldiers, running
through it, which passed not unheed
ed by his hearers.
Altogether this was one of the most
enjoyable meetings we have had in
a long time. There was an air of ease
and good will, free from restraint that
peryaded the assembly, and when
Brother Selvidge pronounced the bene-
diction, a general handshaking and
congratulations followed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-23
NO REPORT YET MADE

Believed No Change Will Be Made IN
Court Clerks office.
Oklahoma City, Nov 22.-J. ii.
Johnston Of this city who. with Ho-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-23
MAKES RECORD FOR ECONOMY
Board OF Agriculture Has Expense
SI350 a Month Less

Oklahoma City, Nov. 22.-The state
department OF agriculture is pointing
with pride to the fact that the depart
ment is running this year at an OK
pense of $3.50 a month less than II
cost the same department last year.
The board also points out that the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
is being operated this year at a
cost OF $500 less than last year,
and that the enrolment i larger.
The savings in both instances Is said
to be accomplished at no sacrifice
but through better organization.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-23
the WHOLE BODY
NEEDS PURE BLOOD

The bones, the muscles, and all
the organs Of the body depend fcr
their strength and tone and healthy
action on pure blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood. 1t is positively unequaled IN
the treatment Of scrofula, catarrh,
rheumatism, dyspepsia, loss of aP-
petite, that tired feeling. There is
no other medicine like it. BE sure
to get Hoods and get it today. 1t
is sold by all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-23

Seldom has the murder season in
Chicago opened more brilliantly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-23
REGULATE Land Rentals


"If you will fix by law where lands
are rented on shares for farming pur-
poses-the maximum amount the land
lord may receive from the labor OF
the tenant, you will decrease usury in
a remarkable degree. If farming lands
are rented upon cash basis, the value
of the land and the improvements form
the basis of cash rental. Thus. if
tenant goes upon a farm that has
neither a well nor fence, and digs a
well and builds a fence, his industry
and enterprise avail him nothing, for
the next year the rent is raised on ac-
count of the increased value OF the
land-by virtue of such Improvements.
Such methods are wrong. They cause
the tenants to become largely migra-
tory class, and that class must always
borrow money at whatever rate OF in
terest the lender may prescribe. 1t
will not impair the obligation of con
tracts to fix a fair legal status be-
tween landlord and tenant by just
humane law for both classes. When
you do that, you will do away with
onehalf Of the usury practice within
the state.
Another reason for usury practices
is the necessity of certain banking in
stitutes in certain communities. Too
many state banks are permitted to do
business in given towns and even
cities.
The more banks there are, the less
business done by each bank. Thus as
business, in the way of deposits and
the like decreases. interest charges in
crease, that running expenses and
some profit may he assured. Some
banks start with very little funds, al
though surface indications are other
wise. some banks get into trouble by
wildcat banking Such institutions
must make up for it by eXtortionate
charges of interest These situations
may be remedied by law. Such rene
DIV will likewise aid in the dethrone-
uent of usury. The remedies are too
obvious to need extended suggestions
thereon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-23
GOVERNOR ASKS
STATUTE WITH
FANGS IN IT
SAYS STATE NEEDS A STRINGENT
UsURY LAW-AND DECLARES
THERE ARE TOO MANY BANKS
IN SOME TOWNS.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. 22.-The
usury question has received a great
deal OF attention in Oklahoma since
Governor Williams announced that it
will be submitted to the special ses-
sion of the legislature with request
that a statute with fangs in it shall be
enacted One OF the students OF this
question is E. l.. Giddings OF this city,
attorney for the State Federation OF
Labor. Mr.. Giddings has written let
ter to Governor Williams in which he
discusses the problem as follows:
There can not be any doubt but
what there are at least S30,OOO,OOO
charged our citizens every year in usu-
ry Above the legal rate of interest
is what ! mean. This office has had
at least 100 OF these cases in the last
couple Of years. We do not have TO
20 further than its confines TO know
conditions. In the last two weeks one
usury-burdened laborer brought to me
a usury contract wherein the money
lender. when it was figured out, had
charged him on the basis of 675 per
cent per annum. This would be funny
if it were not so tragic and were not
so often practiced. | have in my
desk notes of farmer, who is now
dead, aggregating $4,000, wherein the
usurious interest exceeds $4,000 He
never got out of debt to the state bank
with which he did business, and when
he died, the money lender took all his
property leaving his widow and six
children without anything in the world.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-23

\ famous beauty was dispensing
refreshments in aid of war fund. y
gentleman asked for a cup OF tea
and inquired, "row mu"N?" She
:cplied, cone shilling" aud then
taking one sip from it, added, "now
It is half crown
lie paid his half-croHn and putting
d,Wn another shil n. observed
win YOU civ" me ,icm en-,
please" e?"-Tit-Bits.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-11-23
Short Time Leans

In the cities, another reason why
we have such disastrous usury condi-
tions IS that on sno>t t:me loans there
are SO many losses. Every man should
have q reasonable profit on his invest
ment. and as such losses should be
taken into consideration in estimating
that profit in such n business. The
money lending business should be reg
ulated by state statute, and every
money lending individual and institu-
tion in the state should be required
to obtain a permit to do business.
They should be put under the bank
commissioner.
"On short time loans there ought
to be permitted a larger rate Of inter
est not exceeding 20 per cent annually.
That would be fair and would drive out
many OF the sharks and leave some
substantial men to carry on the bust
ness. II likewise would aid the coun-
try banking institutions. Very little
money is lost upon real estate. Nearly
ali OF il is lost upon chattels that de-
preciate in value or are easily remov-
able.
"one OF the grave abuses ia the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09

Ella Boorman Bell of San Francis
co, niece and guest of Mrs. Della
hoyde She took as her subject
the Exposition, city, grounds and
buildings, and Illustrated by chart
The rest of the program was dis
pensed with for the day because of
Important business to be transact
ed. The Club after due delibera-
tion voted to acquire by purchase
the corner lot and building owned
by Theodore Patty and located
just west of Rose Cottage, for a
Club room. The library will be
Club and library room. The library
will be moved Immediately in order
to give the K of P's, possession
OF the room which they have so
generously donated for many years.
After adjournment luncheon was
served by the hostess. Mrs. Bell
and Mrs. Bedding were guests OF
the day also at the later hour Miss
Willoughby, Miss Perley and Miss
Dornon were present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
GEBERS KLINE
JOINED IN WEDLOCK

On Wednesday afternoon, Dec.
1st., at 8 o'clock at the German
Lutheran Church of Guthrie Coun-
ty. occurred the marriage of Miss
Anna c. Gebers, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Gebers, to Mr.. Jay
d. Kline, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Kline. Rev Deletske, pastor
of the church, spoke the words
which united this young couple
as husband and wife.
The ceremony being witnessed by
Miss Veda Kline, sister of the groom
as bridesmaid, and Mr.. Henry Geb-
ers, brother of the bride as best
man.
The bride was very prettily
dressed in gown of blue crepe de
chine with an over dress of shad
ow lace, and the groom wore a
suit of fine navy blue serge.
After the ceremony they departed
for the home of the bride where
a delicious wedding supper was
served to the invited guests.
The bride was born and raised III
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
OWA. THURSDAY. DEC. 9. 1915

Audubon County and is a deserved
popular young lady, of kind and
womanly ways, by which she has
encircled herself with large num-
ber of admiring friends who hold
her in highest esteem. She will
no doubt be a loving helpmate
for the one of her choice.
The groom has been reared to
true noble manhood at his home in
Audubon town ship and is an honest
and upright enterprising young
man highly respected by every one.
He is a very Intelligent young farm
er which this community has
been proud to own. They will
start housekeeping on farm two
and one-half miles northwest of A.
nltl where they will have the
very best wishes of their many
friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
MARQUESEN-M

Last Thursday evening, Novem-
ber 2, 1915 occurred the wedding
of Miss Lilly Madsen and Mr..
Storm Marquesen both of Elk
Horn. The ceremony that united
these two young people for Life
was performed by Rev. c. c. Kloth,
at the Danish Lutheran Church
at s o'clock P. MI
Immediately after the ceremony
the bridal couple repaired to the
home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thor Madsen, who resides
ON Washington Ave, where four
course wedding dinner was served.
The home was tastefully decorated
in white The flowers used for
decoration were white carnations.
The bride wore a veil and beau
! tiful gown OF white silk crepe de
chine, made in the princess style
and carried shower bouquet OF
cream roses. The bride is AN ac-
complished young woman, for years
she was worthy clerk at the
Mercantile store and for a year
and half she was assistant
cashier at the Farmers Bank. The
groom is son of Mr. and Mrs
Hans Marquesen of this place. He
has an interest in the Depart
ment store known as Marquesen
and Son of this place and is favor
ably known in great circle. He
is an industrious young man with
many good habits and their friends
join this paper in wishing this
young couple a long and prosper
GUS life together with as little
shadow and as much sunshine as
will make life worth while. They
have gone to housekeeping in the
A. Boose property, where they are
at home to their friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
MISS LIZZIE GUIDE
RECEIVED INJURY

While Miss Lizzie GUIDE was at
tending to her duties at the
Charles Van Gorder home in Audu-
bon, the first part of the week,
in some manner, while taking a
boiler of water eff the stove, it
came in contact with pail of hot
water that was near it, which was
over turned throwing the water o.
ver her clothing which penetrated
to her limb scalding it SO badly
that it produced blister from
her hip to her foot. Medical aid
was called at once and applications
to relieve her sufferings were ap-
piled. BY this prompt service her
distress has not been so severe,
and her many friends are pleased
to know that she is getting along
so nicely.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
BEGINNING THE BEEF
CATTLE BUSINESS

The successful business man
from the city, who thinkss that
his ability is just as great along
other lines, is the man who is apt
to fail in the pure bred cattle
business, said F w Harding, Sc
cretary Of the American Shorthorn
Breeders Association in a talk to
a number of Animal Husband.ry
students of Iowa State College re-
Gently. You college men who are
trained in the methods of cattle
breeding and who know how to
properly care for stock have a dis
tinct advantage. If you are unable
to buy a good herd, start with a
few good females and as good a
bull as you can afford. $500 wauld
not be too much to- pay for a
good head for your herd
| Poor care was the reason he
gave for the large number of fail
ures. Breeding cows should be
kept only in fair flesh and not in
high condition. Good feed is as
important as good breeding in de
velopiug good beef CATTLE
| The possibilities for sale, the
policies of the breeders association
and your own environment and
preferences should determine you.
choice of breed. ALI have their goo,
points and all have a few faults;
under good conditions one will
do as we'll as another.
Mr.. Harding is man who is a
BILE to speak with authority OIL
the beef cattle business, having
been engaged along these lines fol
some time. He is at present the
owner of a large herd of valuable
Short horns at Waukesha, Wisconsin
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
zAIGER ESTATE AT
AUCTION SOLD WELL

) The Zaiger land sale which took
place in Cameron township last
week went off very nicely. The
farm OF seventy-nine acres located
northeast of Gray, was sold to Gee
zaiger at S154. per acre. The old
farm was purchased by Will
Zaiger at $l56 per acre. The 120
acre tract just south of the home
farm was sold for $l475O per a
ere to Peter M. Petersen. The acre
average for the entire tract wa.
$152.5O.
John Zaiger settled in Cameron
in the latter seventies when you
could pretty nearly buy farm
for a song and COULD homestead
in some parts of Iowa yet. And
often wonder how much of +;
change there is, in store for thos,
of us who are here third of /
century from this time. There ma,
be graveled roads, interurbans ant
all that sort of thing by tha
time, but even then with all O
mans changes the country viii
not contain as much real beaut
as it did in those old pionee
days. cameron Correspondent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
.NELS BECK EFFECTIVELY
STOPS HOGS ROOFING

Mr.. Nels Beck of this city is
the patentee of one of the best, #
not the best hog catcher and
(rooter-stoppers) on the market.
The pig in the pen at the Journal
office had finished roofing UP an
acre of clover (and less) and had
commenced on our ten acre lot of
alfalfa (and less) and to stop
further destruction we invited MIR.
Beck down to demonstrate his new
Inventions
When the time arrived we OTTER
ed our services to help which was.
on account of the simplicity of
his machine and the ease in hand
ling it, refused.
But we showed him the hog and
dn far less time than it takes to
tell it Nels had that hogs snoot in
the wire loop, and holding the
hog with one hand operated on the
hogs shooter with the other and in
an instant that hog was forever de
prived Of roofing with his nose al
least.
Without joking if we had a
hundred hogs we would have them
all served as above.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
LARGE SHIPMENT OF
STOCK TO CHICAGO

Hensley and Diimick shipped
thirteen carloads of stock from
here last Saturday to Rappal Bros.
OF Chicago, by special train. This
is the largest shipment of stock
ever shipped from this locality
to one commission firm. Dimick
had five carloads from his herd lot
Hensley four from his herd lots,
and they bought two carloads OF
Herbert Thielen, and two carload
of sheep of Peppers Bros. in Gree
ley. Dimick, Heusley, Herbert THE
len, Pete Mexico and Walter Lar
sen went to Chicago with the
shipment.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
THE HIGH SCHOOL
LECTURE COURSE

The Lecture Course committee
will present the Edna Earl Crum
Concert Party ON Thursday evening.
Dec. 10Th, in the High School AS
sembly Room. This party consists
of three young ladies all artists in
their lines, s,-accompanist, violinist,
and soloist. You can not fail to
miss this as it is one of the
best numbers on the Course, be-
ginning at S:15 sharp. Seats will
be on sale at F. H. Cotton's Store
on Tuesday Prices 25c and 35c.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
EVANGELIST BOOTH
MOTHER BURNED

Evangelist Booth, who was con-
Quoting a meeting here with the
Reverend Cox at the Methodist
Episcopal church, for the past
two weeks, received word Monday
morning that his wife's mother
while attending to her domestic af-
6air overturned a small cupboard on
which was a bottle of turpentine.
In some manner the bottle fell on
the stove nearby and caught fire,
which set fire to the old lady's
clothing and before it could be
eGtinguished she was frightfully
burned. The Reverend left on the
first train Monday morning for O.
maha, their home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
were WELL REPRESENT
Ed AT ANITA MONDAY

Those who autoed to Anita Mon
day evening to attend meeting of
the Pythian Ssterhood were Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Dimick; Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Hensley; Mrs. Lissa
Gault. Mrs. Fred Cotton; Mrs.
Kathleen Miller of Brayton, and the
Misses Lima and Lola Brinkerhoff,
Mable Hansen, and Lillian Dyer and
Messrs Arthur and Hans Hansen
and Frank Wagner.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
AUTOS SELL TICKETS
FOR SHORT COURSE

Next Tuesday autos will start
out in different directions over the
county to sell tickets for the
Short Course which will start in
Audubon in January. ALI that can
should avail themselves of this gold
en- opportunity. Domestic Science
for the wives and daughters, stock
Judging for men and boys.
It's the milk of the Cocoa Nut
nowadays and our advise is to
buy a ticket when the auto calls.
You will never regret it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
INEXPENSIVE SEED
CORN TESTING

With a large part of Iowa's
corn crop immature and unfit for
good seed corn it becomes a mat,
ter of dollars and cents to the
farmer to see that his seed corn
is properly tested before spring
planting begins.
ALI recognize a special need for
seed corn testing this year if a
good stand of corn is to- be in
sured in the spring, but many have
heretofore hesitated at testing be-
cause Of trouble and expense in
volved. To these men who do not
want to invest in any of the mark
ct seed corn testers, the Farm
Crops department of the Iowa
State College wishes to recommend
practical tester which can be
made at home with very little ex-
pense and operated with little
trouble. This method is the rag
doll method, ONE of the cheapest
as we'll as one of the best practil
cal testers.
line tester consists simply of a
strip Of old flour sack or piece
of muslin, 8 to 10 inches wilde
and as long as desired; FOUR feet
being the most convenient length.
The cloth is then ruled off into
squares, leaving the room for roll
ing at each end, and each square
marked. The corn for testing must
be laid out in a definite ordss
and the ears numbered to CORE
spond with the markings on the
cloth. The cloth is then moistened
and spread out flat upon table;
six kernels from each ear. two
from the butt. two from the middle
and two from the tip on opposite
sides Of the ear, are placed upon
each of the squares OF the cloth
with the corresponding number
The doll is then rolled up and
tied at the top and bottom.
The doll when thus completed is
placed in water for a period OF a.
bout twelve hours after which
they are removed and stood upoa
end to drain off all surplus water
AS MANY as desired may be wrap
ped in bundle and kept at al
even temperature for about week
A temperature of 70 degrees, OF
average room temperature wil
usually bring good results.
I! AT the end of the week the dol
may be unwrapped and the re
suits of the test read. Those ears
the kernels from which all show
good termination, should be KEEP
for seed. Those showing good germ
ination in but five of the six ke,r
nels should be discarded unles.
seed is hard to secure; in any cass
they should not be kept with tn,
better seed but separated ant
planted in separate portion O
the field where those which dt
not grow can be most readily re
planted.
In making this test special car,
must be taken to make identifi
cation of the ear from which tn,
kernels We're taken easy and &C
curate. Any confusion OF this poin
will make the test worthless a
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09
ST. 90 PER YEAR

the bad ears cannot be distin-
guished. The test should be made
as near to planting time as CON-
venient as many things are apt to
happen to the seed corn after
the test and destroy its germ
tinating qualities if the time be-
tween the test and planting is too
great. The latter part of March or
the early part. of April is usually
the most convenient time for
such work.