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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. VIM. Martens who has been
at Kansas City the past six weeks,
returned home Tuesday afternoon.
She was accompanied by her sister,
Miss Elite Hollenbeck, who spent a
few weeks with her.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mr.. N. P. Setback from, Monroe
township, came over here Saturday
and brought his brother-in-law, DIR.
Cecil Christensen, wife and daugh
ter with, him home where they Wis
tied until the next day, when they
motored over to Harlan and spent
the day with relatives there.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

James Law is about the busiest
man intown just now. He started
tearing down the old frame building
north of the garage where he will erect
a modern birck store room. While
in the midst of the worst of it, he was
called to Colby, Kans., yesterday
where he owns some land.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Matt and John Butterton and w.
G. Sheets accompanied Fred Butter
ton to Clarinda Friday. From there
Mr.. B. went to Ottawa, Kansas where
he will visit his daughter, Mrs. G. K.
Barker before returning to his home
at Britton, Okla.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Herbert Petersen from near
Ames, visited last week at the
homes Of hsr sister, Mrs. Lawerance
Petersen and family near Extra
her brother, A. Boose here in town.
and at the home of her husbands
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Erick Peter
sen, month of Kimballton. Her hus
band Joined her after a few DAYS
and they returned to their home
Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Will Thompson, of Corec-
tionVille, Iowa, who was here to at
tend her listers wedding, departed
for her home Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Dick Northup with his wife and
daughter, Ruth, departed Monday
morning for Qwinlen, Okla, where
they expect to spend several months.
We hope they enjoy their visit and
that on their return Mr.. Northup will
have materially improved in health.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

]. 2. Wright, who is quite an ex-
tensive dealer in clover and timothy
seed, had business calling him to
Council Bluffs the fore part of the
week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Carl Johnson of Harlan, who
visited her mother in Atlantic, came
to Audubon Saturday to spend week
with numerous relatives and old: time
friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

r. j. Navartil and wife and John
Mertes who were in Rochester, Mimi,
for over a week, returned home
Tuesday morning. Their son Joseph
submitted to a surgical operation a
week ago. When the party left
Rochester, Mr.. Navartil says his son
was getting along nicely and the ply
sicians believed he would soon be
able to leave the hospital for other
quarters.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

MIR. Jacob Pete sen celebrated his
birthday at his home southeast of
town last Wednesday afternoon
and evening A number of hts friend
and neighbors coming in to help
him and his family make it mer-
ny one.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Sherman Lang went to Man.
ming Monday to meet her sister, Mrs
Nels. Bladt who was coming from
Sioux City to visit audubon rela
tives.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Glenn Beers is home again
for few days visit with her par
ents and friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. George Madsen left
Monday for Des Moines where their
little son will undergo an operation
for the removal of Adnoids. Mrs.
Madsen will have an examination,
her health having been poorly of
late.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Audas went to- Audubon Fri
day to attend the meetings at taber
Inacle.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. D. o. Corner went to Audu-
bon, Saturday, to visit her friend,
Mrs, r, G. Miller.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

The Gray High School gave a
halloween party Saturday evening.
at the school house.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mr.. Carsten Tobias, of Cuppys
Grove spent few days at the Jens
Sorensen home east of town. Mr..
Sorensen has worked for Tobias sew.
eral years.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Geo Rasmussen and husband
entertained a number of her friends
at her home Sunday afternoon and
evening, in honor of her birthday.
A fine time is reported.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Twin babies, boy and a girE
was born to Mr.. and Mrs John
Christensen living northeast of
town, Saturday night.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04
twenty-five months old, with them for
"a few days until the holiday season.

At meeting of the directors of
School District No. Cameron town
ship last Friday, the board awarded
the contract for building new school
house to John Markley, of Gray. The
contract price was $685. and the
school house is to finished January
first.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

w. Linn, wife and two sisters
of Stuart, are here visiting their
uncle, Austin Linn and family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Messrs. Elmer and Daniel Peter,
sen from near Poplar, and MIR. and
Mrs. Herbert Petersen and baby
from near Ames, spent Saturday
evening at the Anton Boose home. ;
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Joe, Nedrow, of California,
is here visiting her sister, Mrs. H.
Packard and friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. ]. o. Smith of Fontanelle,
came to Audubon, with her grandson
Friday to spend over Sunday in the
city with her son Rev. L. G. Smith
and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are
members of the Newlin Evangelistic
party, and this was their only oppor-
tunity of having the child, who is
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04
ELK HORN
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The social held at the O. H. lcot
sen home last Friday evening was
decidedsuccess. There was al good
sized crowd out, in spite d the
bazaar held at Kimballton the same
evening. A goodly number IL the
folks attended both places ind a
good time was had.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Roy Smith has returned to her
home at Villisca after spending a
fortnight at the home of her hus-
bands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Smith.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kennedy of
Cummings, Iowa are in the city this
week guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H. Turner.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Miss Mary Petersen, northwest
of town, is doing the house work
at the home of Mr. and Mrs George
Madsen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Mildred Drake and two child
rem of Clarinda are in the city this
week visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Jensen; Mr..
and Mrs Soren Madsen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Moses Knudsen, of Extra were
guests OF Mrs. Tilda Hansen Monday
and Tuesday
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Chas Spencer, wife and little
daughter. Marie, OF Lake View, were
visitors at the w. M. Crees and
Robt. Mullenger homes the first
of the week. =
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. w. w. Smith. DR.. Drake could
not come at this time, but will prob
ably drive over in his automobile next
Sunday if the weather is favorable.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm RI .dolph
living a few miles northeast here
had the sad experience of loosing
their little five-year-old daughter
Saturday morning. The little girl
had cotton too close to a manure
spreader, and had received few
deep cuts in the head a few days
before, which resulted in death.
The bereaved ones have the commu.-
mites sympathy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04
her son Chas Higgins and wife.

Mrs. Forest Porter was a mann
ing visitor Wednesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris sorensen from
near Rorbeck and Mrs. Martin Sor-
ensen from near Brayton, left Fri
day for few days visit with the
formers sisterin-law, Mrs. stena
Sorensen and family, of Omaha.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mr.. Niels Nielsen and wife spent
part of last week with friends
near Audubon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Everett, the second youngest son
of w. M. Crees and wife, was ser
iously injured Monday afternoon
when he was thrown from the bicy-
Gle he was riding. DR. Brooks of
Audubon is in attendance and the
patient is resting easy at this writ
ing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Arthur Anciaux and two child
rem who have been visiting Roy Ans
ciaux and other relatives here and at
Extra, left Tuesday morning for her
home at Peetz, Colo.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Will Foley who owns considerable
farm land near Midale, Canada, re-
turned home from that section of the
country Monday morning. Will says
crop conditions in the vicinity of
Midale are excellent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. jerks Moore came from Mar
engo Saturday for visit at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Northup.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Roy Dryden and wife spent Sum
day at the Ed Dryden home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04
HILLSIDE ECHOS

A number of friends gathered at
the L. G. Lauritsen home Thursday
evening to assist their daughter,
Marie, in celebrating her birthday
1t was Harry Lauridsen's birthday
also, making it an event long to be
remembered by all present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mr.. Anton Petersen from near
Wiota, visited last week at the
Miss Petersen home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Harry and John Williamson, Bert
Thompson and A. G. Scott took the
Northwestern here Tuesday for Aus
tin and Pipe Stone, Mimi, to look
at some land.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Ed Dryden lost a fine big colt
Sunday morning.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Minnie Henriksen went to
Neville, Iowa, Monday for several
days visit with the Nels Nelson fam
lily.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Messrs. C. H. Boo and Emil Roths
child made business trip to
Shenandoah, last Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Walter Jensen and wife spent
Sunday at the home of her parents,
P. N. Lauridsen and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

S. v. Petersen and family, were
Sunday visitors at the Hans Greger-
SON home
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. /. L. Farrell sand Mrs. C.
Shingledecker were in Manning Fri
day on business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Sam Bradley who has been writ.
ing w. o. w. insurance in Nebraska
since last spring, came from Hard
ington, Nebr., Tuesday to spend a
few days with friends.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Ameil Wigges and wife, HARRY
Wigges and wife spent Sunday at
the Bartlett home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Marius Jensen of near Extra, was
a business visitor at the Robt Null
lenger home Tuesday. He purchas-
ed a fine calf while there.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

John Slayton and wife left Thurs
day for Spencer, Iowa, for a short
visit with friends, after which they
will go to- Laverne, Minnesota, to
visit Mrs. Slayton's sister, Mrs.
Ray Norton and family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

The members of the Beta Club
will be entertained at the Lars Pc
tersen home, on ridge, Wednesday
of this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Robt. Mullenger and wife were
Sunday afternoon callers at the ST
Ger home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

David Christensen and wife were
Audubon visitors Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Matt, Johnson and Mrs. Anna
Olson went to Valley junction Tues
day to spend few days with the
formers sister.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

D. o. Corner shipped car load
of cattle to Omaha the first of
the week.
Geo Ross went to Omaha Monday
on business.
Mrs. Darlington of Manning, is
here visiting her parents and 9TH
er relatives.
ID. c. Ross and Howard Rogers,
went to Manning Monday evening.
Rev. Mitchell was in Manning and
Botna, Monday. His daughter re-
turned with him to spend the week
Mrs. Higgins and brother, Mr.
Wright, of Dana, Iowa, went down
to Hamlin Friday morning, to visit
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Hans J. Petersen and family were
Sunday visitors at the Fred Beck
home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Mary A. futile, of Greenfield
was in the city Tuesday and that eve
ming inspected the local order of the
w. R. c., which she reports in sple..-
did condition She went from here
to inspect the corps at Manning.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mrs. 1verson entertained the meA-
bers of the Ladies Aid at her
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

w. M. Crees and wife, Fred and
Beatrice Crees and Iona Slayton,
were Sunday visitors at the Chas
Crees home near Bayard.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

An expert is expected from Omaha
today, to make some needed re-
pairs on Ed Dryden's engine, after
which Mr.. Dryden will finish the
road grading in this vicinity.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Art Billix- expects to leave for
their new home in Wisconsin,
Tuesday night number of their
friends and neighbors spent the
evening there Monday and left a
small token of friendship, silver
knives and forks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. George Alloway, of
Shelby. Iowa, uncle and aunt of
Mrs. F. J. Rogers, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Gill, and Mr.. and Mrs Will
Allo%ay, cousins of Mrs. Rogers
took advantage of the good roads
and weather and autoed over to
Gray, Sunday, and spent the day
with them.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

We're spilker was visiting his
parents a few days last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

home in the north part of town last
Thursday afternoon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

James Rutherford's father spen
Monday night with him.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

ID. G. Ross and Howard Rogers
went to Manning Monday evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-11-04

! G. Shingledecker took advantage
of the nice weather and roads Sun
day and spent the day with their
friends, Frank McGhire's.
Evening journal., 1915-06-09
TO HOLD FESTIyAb.

Talleyville Lodge, No. 19- X. Of p,
held an interesting meeting Monday
Evening journal., 1915-06-09
CRITICAL COMMENT ON WLMINGTONS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
And PROPERTIES, BASED UPON A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY
BY MARGARET HILLEs sHEARMAN

justice points con-
by
a of inquirer
Evening journal., 1915-06-09

quality of work in all schools, is not
a part of our Delaware law. Besides
the public schools there are thirteen
parochial schools in Wilmington and
six private schools, having altogeth-
er about 5000 children belong
ing to them. As to provision
for enforcing the law without
which the law itself is utter
ly useless, we have no adequate
arrangement. There arc no truant
officers in Wilmington, and the only
responsibility for seeing that chill
dren of school age are entered at
school rests with the policeman of
each district, who is supposed to see
that all the children of school age in
his particular district are somewhere
in school, The probation officer of
the Juvenile Court may also serve
as an attendance officer If he can
find the time. After the child is
once registered in the public schools,
the principals report to the superin-
tendent's Office any case of persis-
tent absence not on account of illness,
and word is sent to the parents and
I to the police or the Juvenile Court
who are supposed to watch the case
Great laxness in the enforcement OF
the law results from having no CEN
tralized authority provided with prop
er machinery for carrying out its pro-
visions.
School Administration and Teaching
Force.
The foregoing material and articles
on the conditions in the public
schools as regards buildings, equip
ment, health measures. and other
things, point their own inferences as
to parts at least of our local school
administration. The highly central
lied authority in the thirteen mem
bers of the Board of Education who
are directly answerable to the people
leaves no uncertainty as to the i'm
mediate and intimate responsibility in
these matters.
The nature Of the Board of Tduca-
tion charter makes the work of the
board free from any control either by
the State educational authorities or
the city administration, except in the
matter of dependence upon City Coun-
Gil for the amount of yearly appro-
priation This gives the opportunity
in case capable and active men are
NitNttQ " lHt uOdIut i-I the WOIklnE
out of effective and progressive plans
for the good of the children. IL can
not be said however, as far as school
history can be secured by the writer,
that there has been any effort on the
part of the board TO secure co-opera-
ton Of the public in supporting and
aiding such plans. The affairs of the
board until recently have been a thing
apart in city activity, and IL is also
only fair to say that we as citizens
up to few years ago seemed content
that it should be so.
The rousing of public dissatisfac-
tion in the past few years can be
traced back to a number of arbitrary
rulings made by the board and to
certain exposure in regard to sanitary
and other conditions in the schools.
The publicity which followed. COM
bined with the recent acquiring of a
capable and active superintendent
are doubtless the cause Of the school
boards unusual activity in regard to
the budget this yoar;-and perhaps
Evening journal., 1915-06-09

can be made to the schools, however,
without a few additional teachers, for
the average of 43 pupils per teacher
in the elementary schools would make
such an addition to the work of a
teacher a burden unless she could
be relieved of other duties.
Attendance and Truancy.
One of the tests of a school sys-
tenn in any city is the numler of a
city's children which it educates.
There is no way in this city of determ-
ming how many children should be
educated or how many are escaping
the inadequate law for compulsory
education. This law was made in 1907
demanding that all children between
the ages of and IA be in school
five months of every year. The school
authorities up TO the beginning of
the present year had made no effort
/ to determine the causes for so large
a falling off in the school population
as is evidenced by records Of atten-
dance for the first few years OF the
school course. At irregular intervals
the principals and teachers have
tried to estimate the number Of chill
dren in the various school districts.
but there can be nothing accurate
or complete in a system depending
upon the efforts of the regular teach
ers and principals who have neither
time nor opportunity for work sf this
sort.
A comparison of the number of chill
dren belonging at different periods
in the school course shows that there
is a great drop in the school popula-
tiOn between the first and the Sec
ond years and between the seventh
and eighth years This means that
many children evidently coLling I'M
der the compulsory education law
drop out after a few terms of school
ing before the age of fourteen is
reached
The division Of education Of the
| Russell Sage Foundation. in its study
of attendance laws says. There are
five factors of paramount importance
in determining the efficiency of COM
pulsory education laws:
First The number Of years Of at
tendance required.
/ Second Amount OF attendance re-
quired each year.
Third Means provided for locating
and enumerating the children.
Fourth. Control of quality of work
in private schools
Fifth. Kind of provision for en-
forcing the law
In some States the number Of years
through which attendance is required
is from seven to seventeen-a period
of ten years. In Delaware the per-
iod is one of seven years-seven to
! fourteen. In Delaware the amount of
attendance required is but five
months. I'm the most progressive To-
calities this amount is ten months
per year"
The third factor-requiring ade-
quate registration, is provided for in
most States by periodical school CEN
suses which register all the children
! by age and sex, and state which ones
are in public, which in private, and
which in no school.
Here there is no regular school
census other than the government
census taken every ten years.
/ The fourth factor-control OF the
Evening journal., 1915-06-09
PENNSY Tells best
PLACES FOR INDUSTRIES

To acquaint manufacturing and in
dustrial interests of the country with
the advantages offered by a logical
location for new industries. the freight
traffic department OF the Pennsylvania
railroad has prepared a folder, con-
tanning a map of the Pennsylvania
railrOad lines east of Pittsburgh, Erie
and Buffalo, and giving pertinent rea-
sons, describing the facilities and adj
vantages.
Ten thousand copies OF this folder
have been furnished the representa-
tive of the Pennsylvania system at
the Panama-pacihc International Ex-
position for distribution through that
agency. and other copies arc being
distributed by the freight tranic de-
partment IN the territory described.
Evening journal., 1915-06-09

has been visiting Miss Helen Jones
Mrs. Enoch G. Alice entertained
her sister. Miss Mary Walker OF viii
mington part Of last week.-Mrs.. Al
bert l.. Massey and sons Of Whining
ton, are here for, visit with her
mother, Mrs. John r. Smith-Mr. and
Mrs. William VanSant have returned
to Wilmington after a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Green
Mr.. and Mrs. George Minner and
son Charles OF Wilmington, have been
here for visit with their daughter
Mrs. Charles Jones-Mr. and Mrs. ]
Frank McWhorter entertained Mrs.
William McWhorter of Norfolk. Va.
part of last week k-Miss Clara Carroll
Of Philadelphia has been here for a
visit with her sister. Mrs. Howard
Davis-Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Voshell
of Philadelphia recently visited Mr..
and Mrs. John ID. Gill in MiddI. Neck.
Md.-Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thompson
of Chester. Pa. have been spending
several days with Miss Bessie Ander-
son.
Evening journal., 1915-06-09
DR.. HOWELL PRESIDENT
OF CITY ROTARIANS

The Rotary Club held It's annual
election in the grill room OF the
Hotel DUPONT last night. The follow
ing officers were elected. President,
DR. Harrison W. Howell; first vice
president, w l.. Butler: second vice
president, Caleb stabler: secretary
and treasurer, Walter ID. Bush; direc-
tors. j. r. Baily, Joseph Bancroft.
W. T. Budd. G. II. spackman and
A. ID. Warner. Jr.
Following the election buffet
luncheon was served and entertain
ment was provided to the enjoyment
of those assembled. Two members of
the Rotary Club OF Camden, n. j..
and one from Boston were guests of
the local organization and enjoyed
the evening with its festivities.