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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21
Mrs. Muu-iel Hensley

Mrs. Muriel Hensley and Mrs.
Kathryn Cotton will represent the
Treble Clef Club at the Convention
held in Anita this week. Mrs. Cot
ton will then visit day or two in
Griswold with Mrs. Hopley.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

P. c. Rasmussen and family will
leave Monday for Fresno, California,
to make their future home. At first
they thought of locating in Colo
RADIO, but later changed their minds
and will make the former town
their destination
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

L. P. Andersen and son, Torval
visited from Thursday until Friday
at the home of the formers sister,
Mrs. Martin Jensen and family
Their home is in Nebraska.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Mrs. William Bintner Sr. left yes
terday for Anita to attend the Dis
trict Convention of Federal Clubs.
She represented the Thursday Club
while Mrs. Muriel Hensley went to
represent the Treble Clef Club.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Charles Garroutte Of southeast
Audubon County, was summoned to
court Tuesday as a witness in a
suit at law. Mr.. Garroutte lis one
of Audubon County's young pro-
gressive farmers, and an honorable
citizen of this commonwealth.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

And I fed it milk in an old
tin cup,
And it fattened fast as pig,
vow,
And grew and grew till it made
a COW.
And what is more, she was
scarcely grown
Before she found a calf of her
And ere l could hardly believe
it true,
My COW was mother and grandma,
Then they began to MULTIPLY
At a rate that knocked the MORT
gage high.
They gave me butter and milk to
sell,
And plenty to use at home as weld
And the CATTLE I've sold-but Lett
that go,
/ You wouldn't believe the truth,
know;
But down in the meadow, you may
! see
A portion of her posterity.
And the brindle cow with tn
wrinkled horn
Is the calf 1 found that wintr,
MORN
And this is a tale 1 tell to 70
To show what an "ornery calf
cam do.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

While Luther Hensley was using
a cattle whip Sunday morning he
made a miss stroke and was struck
i'm one of his eyes, the lash. DR..
Koob was called and decided to
send him to specialist. Little
hope is entertained OF saving his
eye.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Joe Navratil went to- Rochester,
Minnesota, Monday, to consult the
Mayo Brothers regarding dis dis
ease. Joe has been afflicted for o.
yer year. We trust he may find
relief
Mrs. Chris Reisgaard of Greeley
township submitted to an operation
for Appendicitis Sunday, from which
she is not recovering as it was
hoped. ALI the relatives have been
called.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

35 cent brooms, to be sold at %
cents Saturday, October 23rd only.
AT Jorgensen's Variety Store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Mrs. Roy Dryden, son Dallas and
Mrs. j. A. Egbert and daughter,
iona, drove out to the Henry Miner
man home yesterday and spent the
day with friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Mrs. DIR. Koob was up from Bray
ton Monday and spent the day with
her daughter, Mrs. Luther Hensley.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Come to the Lecture Course Oc-
tober 2Sth at the School Building.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Grandma Woodward was UP from
Atlantic last Monday visiting her
friends at the Ere Anders home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

The largest stock of Ford re
pairs in the County now carried at
Hansen's Garage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Come to the Lecture Course and
hear Arthur Rachel October 2Sth
at School, Building.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

A. j. Baylor is building ne
barn ON his farm near Extra.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

A Parcel Post Sociable will be
held at the Edwin Delahoyde home
tomorrow evening, the Congregation
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

John Reed came in, from Omaha
yesterday where he had been with
stock.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

You can't afford to miss Art hur
Rachel at the School building the
night of October 2Sth.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

| Send orders now for Everbearing
Strawberry plants, for spring deliv-
cry. 2 doz. for $1.OO 100 or over
800 per hundred. j. j Lewis, Ex-
ira 4wks adv.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

DR.. Kingsbury was unable to at
tend to professional duties at his
office Monday on account of illness.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

MIR. and Mrs Jack Coe and fam
lily departed Monday for Texas
where they will make their future
home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Miss Clara Gjerloff is assisting
in the household duties at the
DIR, Finley home in Atlantic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

G. L. MIcAninch' has been serving
on the Grand Jury this term OF
court, which has been in session all
of last week and this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Several of our young people at
tended the dance in Brayton Satur-
day evening. The music was furnish
ed by the Bell Brothers of Carroll.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

The bridge which was being built
near the John 1. Hensley farm is
finished.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

j. W. Jensen attended to some
business matters in Audubon last
Thursday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

G. W. McCaustland and Lude Mel
sen, real estate dealers of Atlantic,
were in our city Saturday, talking
real estate with several of our buy
ers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Before purchasing heater look
over Coles Hot Blast at John Mel
sens.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Frank Wagner and several other
young men have rented the Chris
Jensen house and will keep batch =
this winter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21
Happenings

Owing to the weather getting cool
er the Meat Market will be closed
on Sundays all day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Miss Ella Jensen has been quite
ill with la grippe the past few days
being unable to attend school the
first of the week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Most of our Public School teach
ers went to Atlantic last Friday
might to attend the tabernacle meet
ings' which are being held I'm that
city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

FOR SALE Good second han
baseburner. w. e. Varney.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Mrs. John Kommes, who resides
in the Heights, is reported quite i'll
at her home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Mrs. Hetty Croy is lying quite i'll
at her home in the south part of
town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

The Musical which was to have
been at the home of Mrs. Fred
Cotton postponed on account OF the
hostess being out of town. How
ever it will be given next week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

The Best line of heating stoves
we have ever shown.
w. e. Varney.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Don't miss our Special Sale on A
luminum ware Friday and Saturday
only. At Jorgensen's Variety Store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21
Try Petersen's
First

an over Sunday visitor in this city
at the home of his mother, Mrs Wnl
Sturgeon and brother, Harold and
family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Charles May, of Atlantic, was UP
last Thursday, helping build silo
on the j. w. Jensen place.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

See us for Husking supplies.
adv. Jorgensen's Variety store
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

al Ladies Aid Society holding the
same. Let everyone come and enjoy
a good supper, then invest in par
Gel post package.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

said: Take your old piece of
paper. I'm not going to use it.
Whats the matter?' stammered
the marriage license clerk.
"None of your business snapped
Miss Heaton, as she disappeared
Through the door.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Miss Lima Brinkerhoff, will be
glad to take new subscriptions Or
renewals for the stLadies Home
journal and Saturday Evening
Post"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

See the largest Squashes ever
raised i'm Iowa. at Nebe's Shoe
Store, Atlantic. adv.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

See Kommes Bros. for Moline
and Schuttler wagons and boxes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Mrs. DR.. Jacobsen arrived home
Friday from Cedar Rapids where
she has been ait the bedside of he1
father. Mr.. Brown.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

See the Mammoth Squashes at
Nebe's Atlantic Store, Friday the
18th.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

MRS. Mike Laursen went to Elk
Horn Friday for an over Sunday
visit with her brother and family
She returned home Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Theodore Ordway was the high
man at the sale of the ice house
last Saturday. He got cheap lot
of lumber.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Better be SAFE than SORRY.
Get a GLARAsCOPE for sale by
P. K. Jensen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

A Whist Party was held at the
James Carlson home last Friday
evening. Four tables were filled and
good time was had.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Our electrician, Louie Petersen
finished wiring the Mike Laursen
and Nels Hansen houses the past
week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Tom Mardesen had one hand
quite badly hurt last Monday and
was compelled to have the physician
attend to- it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Chal Sturgeon of Eddyville, was
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

A large wooden bridge will soon
be erected near the Extra Dreamer
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

A large stock of Ford automo
bile repairs just received. Hansen
Garage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

Mrs. Cora McNary, daughter and
baby are visiting several days at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. P. Jayne.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-21

f-|E@1 Charles May, of up
Happenings :: :':; ::::;;
4 Monda
they make their future
Owing to the getting home.
the Meat Market will be closed
Sundays all day. and several other
young Chris
A S will batch
Extra this winter
Better be SAFE SORRY.
GLARAsCoPE Friday and Saturday
p K Jensen. only At Jogensen's Variety Store
Course ordmay high
at house
Saturday. lot
FOR SALE hand of lumber
E.
Miss BEEN quite
large wooden bridge will soon ill with la grippe the past
Extra attend school the
first of the week.
Mrs Hetty is
at home in part Tom Mardesen
Monday and
was compelled physician
The bridge which being built attend to
1. Hensley farm is
Mrs Cora Mcnary daughter and
baby at
See Kommes for the Of parents
Schutler and boxes Mrs E. P. Jayne
in A O.
yesterday Hansens
stock. Garage.
Mrs Dr. Jacobsen arrived home
business matters in Audubon last
Thursday On the bedside of her
father, Mr. Brown.
Mrs. John Kommes who resides
Heights reported quite i'll "nse ran'y ~s na AZ ne
at bar home James Carlson last Friday
evening. filled
Como 70 tho 1actnre coursa and time had.
Arthur Rachel October 2sth n Mill 1en wont 70 E,t
- ~ - Horn Friday Sunday
visit with herb family
at building ~ ~ - '
naght Oh occoDer 2o'h. 1. az
o. .,o ,anno.n sou,aa - of
80 e. u.a court which has been in session all
49, - ' ~ W of last week and this week
" The largest stock of Ford re-
MISS @ Us. the County carried at
DR.. Finley home in Atlantic -
- Several our young people
90 's Dlo " We SUI az 20
oen.s oaa', ei 'i oN'S
Variety ~ 49, pnoha,s 80 r.rrol
Grandma Woodward was up from Send Evebearng
"nic ias' Nuas Sne ne dely
lenus az ' re ~ nome cry. LOO 100 over
bestli line OF heating . 20. pr . = : ~ -
80 @ ~
W. - 'A'''
reales
- ~. 49, 49, 49,, Saturday, talking
W. 80 ~ - .au with several of
- ~ " ers
Dr. Kingsbury unable to
s..:o. sa.soa =. ~. teach
esoo ntondau ~ aoount Of inos
might tabernacle meet
which being held na
wiring city
and the
see the largest oquasnes eve
n Nebes Shoe
sIinnaB be Store, Atlantic adv
glad to
Audubon
a
suit Mr. Garoutte lis on
which young
home honorable
citizen
hostess being out of town How
Chal Sturgeon of Eddyville
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

Feverishly he lunged through the
house, elbowing people out OF the
way, forcing an entrance into the
thckest jam And then he halted, his
eyes attracted by the exquisite dis
play of jeweler. Yes, the necklace
was still there-a proper bauble to oc-
cupy the entire blue, velvet lined
show window. He quickly entered the
shop, chuckling to himself as he more
TRANQUILITY made his way home, the
jewel box in his pocket.
He slipped up behind Flo fastening
the necklace of pearls about her no
less lustrous neck, reveling in the
beautiful creatures delight.
Her hand tightly clasping his they
sat before the mirror, reveling in the
necklace.
Joe, DEAR" she clasped those thrill
ling fingers about his own, drawing
his face very close to hers, deep,
serious light in her eyes, SOLDERING
note of intensity in her voice, we've
always got to have money-we've got
to have 1t. l don't think l could
stand"
You'll never have to stand any
thing else, my butterfly" he laughed.
~.
There was something the air Of a.
tomb about the Office of John Field,
confidential broker; there was some
thing the sensation of being about a
corpse when one transacted business
with John Field.
To Field, everything was prob
lem-fgures as well as men. And Field
had taken unusual pleasure in waiting
the denouement he figured was bound
to come when the affairs of the Fourth
National were thoroughly investigated.
John Field, having worked out puz-
zle, had natural desire to see wheth-
er his analysis was correct.
And still nothing of this showed
on his emotionless face as his cold,
pale eyes rested ON the bundle of
bank notes young Joseph Drum had
just tossed upon his desk. The glance
he cast the young man was quite as
SdSudi 90 II hnu oSCh tiiou6hOuI ehSii
many transactions, dating from some
months back from the petty stock
dabbling period and now eliminating
in this plunge order
"Seventy-five thousand dollars cash
Buy one hundred thousand c."
He took curiously snaky delight
in drawing the order aloud, leaning
back in his chair and indulging in a
gust Of silent laughter as the teller
hurriedly glided out the door.
His silent chuckle was checked by
the abrupt entrance Of President
Darius Brown-another part of the
jig-saw puzzle from the working out
of which the dealer in problems had
gained such keen delight. The bank
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15
BEHAVIOUR WINS AT SO TO T..

The great, black type seemed to
leap from the box across the front
page and strike him between the eyes.
lie found himself inside the cigar
store without any remembrance of
now he came there. He found himself
listening to Fred Williams tense. ear
nest voice, as he thrust q great wad
OF bills In his hands.
Well, you COPIED the coin that
time, Joe, I've used up ton of sweat
pulling for you though. You're a
man and | can't talk to you like a
Kid but. remember, I'm in the know.
m wise. I've lived thousand years
longer than you. and I'm wise. There
Is nothing to it. Nine times outta ten
old Mrs. Luck would a give YOU n
KICK In the Stats and that's all. Clean
up and drive straight. Put 1t up to
FLO like a man and she'll understand.
Come clean with her that she's gotta
cut out them chorus James and she's
gotta live like respectable bankers
wife. She's been brought up in an
ihcahdescent furnace, Joe. and 1
never seen anybody yet that didn't
get parboiled II they stuck in the oven
long enough"
Drum nodded though he heard
nothing OF what the man said. His
brain was light as a feather.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

er was trembling violently, shaking
like an aspen as he leaned heavily
upon the brokers' desk.
John he finally managed his lips
sufficiently to blurt forth. 1--WE got to
borrow those securities for tomorrow
the securities as collateral left
with you. | only want them for to-
morrow when the examiner comes
You understand?"
I'll think it over" Field decided
John Field leaned back in his chair
and again that hint of CLEAN showed
beneath the pale eyes The puzzle
had been worked out to his own com
plete satisfaction-two thieves in one
bank
With little cluck OF annoyance he
turned to the memorandum he had
been making when Darius Brown
burst In upon him. A second he
looked puzzled. then completed it.
".
Joseph Drum stood on the bank
steps. listening without q tremor to
the treble OF the newsboy across the
street, the boy who had always be-.
fore been able to cause him such ter.
ror Yet now that he knew the worst
he was cool and collected and Co.
herent.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15

flctiy ReSsrNed.)
the exclamation OF admiration from
President Brown as he looked into
the aperture and saw the ingen-
ious method in which the trigger,
hidden there. was connected with the
triggers beside the camera.
Carefully the detective replaced the
tile. then drew away. His back sud
denly stopped while a furtive, evil ex-
preston grew in his eyes as he
slipped stealthily toward the safe
Without explanation, the bank presi-
dent saw that he was Stimulating a
burglar He watched keenly. uttering
an ejaculation of surprised delight as
the mans foot touched the loose tile
and. simultaneously, the fash powders
famed from the door, leaving a
plume of hot, acid smoke behind.
And there you have the face OF
the bank thief" he chuckled. Very
ingenious indeed"
He smiled and turned away, closing
the door behind him as he resumed
his desk For the hours of a bank
executive are known to no man save
himself. There were few details of
the business to be righted and then a
study of the market
Darius Browns lips frightened as
he went over again and again certain
bewildering evolutions OF stocks in
which he was interested. Well, he
would wait and see what he could
make of them in the morning.
But eager though he was to find
that market page OF his paper at
breakfast. he still had time to pause
while and smile at the simple an
nouncement on the preceding page,
ing teller of the Fourth National
bank, to Miss Flo Williams, who had
been lending her charms of face and
figure to the show girl contingent Of
the Gayety theater.
u.
Though he would have knocked
down the man who even queried him
regarding his matrimonial judgment
Joseph Drum flushed as he reluctant
ly gave room to traitorous thought In
his mind. For weeks, for months he
had felt the ground slipping beneath
his feet, had seen the pyramid OF debt
piling higher and higher yet had
dared take no exact measurement Of
it, hoping against all reasonable hope
that something would turn up" to
save him.
Five thousand dollars year!
IA
them both! His lips curled in bit
ter smile. Five thousand dollars a
year and already, within few months
after marriage, his surplus savings
had been wiped out his salary spent,
and he owed ten thousand dollars
And 1t was his own fault-he. the
banker. his fault. 1t was a child he
had married, pampered spoiled
child
A perfect wife she had made him,
perfect save in her extravaganza And
he had not warned at the time when
warning would have been easy Now
she would take 1t as reproach. Now
where could he hope to raise ten
thousand dollars? How could he make
the six hundred dollars in his pocket
over into a sufficient sum to start
him anew?
He pushed the tell-tale tabulation
hurriedly aside as Flo swept into the
bank and sought his cage. The old
thrill Of delight swept other thoughts
aside as he reveled In the grace, the
beauty of her drank in deep drafts
OF the intoxicating devotion that
glowed in her eyes as they found his
own. He even smiled as, in her dear.
wheedling way she glowingly de-
scribed the beauties of q pearl neck.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-05-15
THIRD STORY

we flnd the deceased came to his
death by his own hands"
The pursy coroner blinked at the
speed with which his jury returned
their verdict. Not that any other YER
dict WAS possible-everyb body agreed
~ to that A waste Of time and pub
lie moneys-the two weeks hearing
President Darius Brown was dead
There could be no doubt about It,
He had been respected, living: dead
he was a knave. Gunshot wound ex-
perts and the mute, mechanical wit
ness proved the jury correct in their
finding.
Expert accountants, expert sleuths,
layman witnesses showed conclusively
the crookedness of the late Darius
Brown. But the moneys he had
flched from the bank funds and the
securities he had borrowed from the
vaults had been found beside his life
less body. Depositors had lost moth
ing Future depositors had gained an
honest president Darius Brown had
lost his life. SO why bother?
Nodding their heads sagely with the
satisfaction OF having known all
along" the audience left the stuffy
room Four OF that audience slipped
furtively out, as though fearing some
thing Invisible was dogging their foot
steps, casting a chill shadow between
their shoulder blades. But that is my
story-the tale OF the real happenings
at the Fourth National