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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Niels Mikkeson and two child
rem Arthur and Catherine were pas
sengers to Audubon Tuesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Herman Troel, machinist at the p.
X. Jensen Repair Shop, was an over
Sunday visitor with home folks in
Walnut.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Little Raymond Mortensen son of
Mi. and Mrs. p. Mortensen has been
lon the sick list for a few days, but
is better now.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Dan Branstratter returned home
first of the week from Perry wher,
he had visited for week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Miss Emma Hoover is nursing her
aunt, Mrs. Chris Bauer.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mrs. Will Wahlert, ghters,
little Misses Welmo and Hazel visit
ed from Thursday until Saturday
with her parents Henry Minerman
and wife and with his parents Geo.
Wahlert and wife. Miss Velmo re-
manned until the first of the week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mr.. Beary, of the Woman Lodge
and Miss Kranz, passed thru town
from Audubon on their way to Bray
ton, Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

The Christian Ladies Aid Society
enjoyed a picnic last Friday after.
noon in the Ed Milliman woods. A
good old fashioned picnic was enjoy
ed by those present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Miss Arletta Dimick returned to
her home northwest of Extra last
Saturday after a weeks visit with
her cousin Roy Dryden and wife,
south of town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Roy Jones spent Sunday at the
home of Mr., ard Mrs. Albert Pet
ty last Sunday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29
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Mr.. Niels Mortensen is expecting
to move his family to Kimballton
the first of July.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mr. Norton our Depot Agent is
having his summer vacation. He
went to Nebraska Friday for Wis
it. Carl Mikkelsen is tending to the
depot.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Herman Bornholdt was passen-
ger to Des Moines last week on bust
ness.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Griffen and Mr..
and Mrs. F.. A. Bartlett attended
the Woman Lodge doings at Audi
bon Friday night going up in the
formers car.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mr.. and Mrs Garnett spent Sun
day with their daughter Mrs. Jim
Whites east of town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Higgins spent
at Will Kroen's in Hamlin.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Peter Stone and Ruby his daugh-
ter We're visitors at the Abel Stone
home Wednesday last.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mrs. Niels Jensen of Extra is a
very sick lady with asthma and
dropsy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Athena Petersen is visiting friends
in town this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mrs. Niels Mikkelsen and son
Aage We're visitors in Brayton Wed
nesday
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mr. Niels Mumgaard is doing
some painting for Erik Olsen west
of town
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

John Dimick>autoed to Des Nome.
Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mrs. j. l. Hensley has returned
from Lorah where she has been at
the bedside of her sick daughter
Mrs. Walter Stroebele.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mrs. Robert Garnett of Hamlin
was in Audubon between trains one
day last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29
local
ltens

Fred Delahoyde and Mrs. Tom
Walker, of Audubon and Mrs. Flor
ence of Arkansas, who is visiting in
Audubon, spent Sunday with friends
at the Henry Bush home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mr.. and Mr.. F. A. Bartlett and
son George, Emma, Ellowene and
George Hoover and Mrs. Chris
Hoover We're goose-berrying down
in Charlie jenkins timber Monday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Miss Florence Hood who has been
teaching the Hamlin school gave a
picnic Friday for the children it
being the last day of school. They
all went out to the Frederiksen
grove and took their dinners and
had ice cream in the afternoon.
They all enjoyed themselves.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mrs. w. Kroen was an Audubon
visitor between trains last Thurs
day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

a flSn, and have Informed friends
here that the Coon River don't pos
sess such a creature as fish in its
waters. Ha! Ha!
Herman Bornholdt was passen-
ger to Des Moines last week on bust
ness.
Peter Stone and Ruby his daugh-
ter were visitors at the Abel Stone
home Wednesday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Griffen and Mr..
and Mrs. F.. A. Bartlett attended
the Woman Lodge doings at Audi
bon Friday night going UP in the
formers car.
Mrs. Niels Mikkelsen and son
Aage were visitors in Brayton We'd
nesday
Mr.. and Mr.. F. A. Bartlett and
son George, Emma, Ellowene and
George Hoover and Mrs. Chris
Hoover We're goose-berrying down
in Charlie Jenkins timber Monday.
Mrs. Chris Hoover visited at her
parental home Thursday.
Niels Mikkelsen and son Arthur
left Thursday morning for Omaha,
from there Arthur will go on to
Brush. Colorado, for his health
and Mr.. Mikkelsen will visit his sis
ter in Council Bluffs.
All the neighbors hauled hogs for
Eddie Wahlert Saturday.
John Dimick >autoed to Des Moines
Saturday.
Mrs. Niels Jensen of Extra is a
very sick lady with asthma and
dropsy
| Athena Petersen is visiting friends
| i'm town this week
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mrs. Doug Hamlin returned home
last Thursday from a weeks visit
with her son, Roy and family in
Villisca.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mrs. Chris Hoover visited at her
parental home Thursday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

All the neighbors hauled hogs for
Eddie Wahlert Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

H. P. Petersen has installed a
new Morris Cash and Credit regis
ter in the grocery department of
his big store.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29

Mrs. A. A. seibert and grand
son, Robert Guernsey arrived in Elk
ira Sunday, leaving Mrs. Guern-
sey in much better health.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29
BLUE SERGE SUITS

Smartly tailored in
the very newest styles
Of sturdy, durable blue
fabrics that will stay
blue and we guarantee
that. All are splendid
values at $l5 $40 and
$22.5O.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29
OXFORDs

OXFORDS
You should not fail to
purchase a pair of
WALK-OVER oxfords
to go with that new out
fit.
All the wanted styles
in black and tan at 81
and up,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-06-29
COTTON'S

1t is one of the reasons
why every woman should
take advantage of our
SPECIAL REDUCTION
on HATS and COATS.
All Coats and Hats
GREATLY REDUCED ~!
Evening star., 1916-08-13
A PROsPECTOR's OUTFIT.

one tell the other of the gold discovery
in the KIondike. He left the order un-
filed, and got a dog team and rushed
on to Dawson. He was in at the first
and picked out a number of claims,
including that on Eldorado. which made
him fortune. He was successful for
years, but was so dissipated that he
ran through the millions he made, and
finally left with the stampede to Fair
banks He had then only so cents in
his pockets, but he made second
great strike and fortune. He lost that
fortune as well, and is a poor man to-
day.
Speaking Of the extravaganza OF
Swift Water Bill. he was the man who
cornered the egg market in Dawson at
a dollar per egg. There were 5000 IN
all, and ii cost him more than $S,0oo.
The reason for the corner was his love
for Miss Gussie Lamore. a popular and
beautiful young lady who had been
nicknamed THE Little Klondike Mug
get" AS the story goes. Swift Water
was counting her. but the course OF
true love was rough, and for time II
seemed as though Bills cake was all
dough. Then he remembered that Gus
sic dotted on eggs. and he prepared for
the corner. He slipped about from store
TO store end bought every egg in the
town He then remarked that if Gus
Size anteo iIo-e -. -Ls VII Lave
Evening star., 1916-08-13

The Rambler remembers clearly that
one of the tragedies of the country
near Washington and which was
treated of at length by the Washington
papers. was the murder OF clerk
names John w. Everett in Warnings
store near Glymont on Tuesday. July
II. 1876. The Rambler met on the boat
going down to Glymont a middle-aged
colored man and asked him If he re-
membered the murder. Yes. the man
said: II saw two men hanged for that,
murder. They were Martin Henry and,
Charles Simpson. They were hanged
at Port Tobacco. ] was just boy.
but | have never been able to get away
from the memory of that sight
1t would take a long record to give
the names of the churches and sunday
schools and fraternal and benevolent
societies and social organizations which
used to give excursions to Glymont.
The Fourth of July was always big
day The Rambler recalls that there
used to be rifle matches there between
the marksmen of Washington. and Sep
tember 2. 1875, there was contest
between the Irish rifle team of Alex
andria and the American rifle team
of Washington. They went down on
the Pilot Boy. The members of the
Alexandria team were James smith,
George Schafer, r. Kincheloe. NJ. W.
Waterman. G. A. Simpson. August CAL
mus NJ. Reuben and u. Pruitt. The
Washington rifiemen were Robert Van
Zandt, o. G. Saffield, T. F. Wilson.
G. p Austin, ]. w. Sebastian, G. Hess.
c. Snyder and High Coyle. William
Burroughs was the judge and George
Smith and w. c. Brennan of Alexan-
dria were the referees.
Here is one of the later Glymont ad-
vertisements. which will have familiar
sound to many persons;
July T. 1876 The glorious Fourth OF July
will be celebrated in magnificent style at that
popuIar resort Glymont the Potomac. Mu-
sic has been engaged for those who wish TO trip
pavilions fine restaurant and bar well sup
piled with the best Of everything will be found.
Within the past few days bathing houses and
ba thing dresses for ladies and gentlemen have
been attached to this resort The fast-sailing
steamer John W. Thompson will make three
trips leaving her wharf at the foot Of 9th
street at am. 1 and pm. There will he
an ample police force the grounds and the
best of order will be maintained during the day.
The JOHN W. Thompson was then a
new steamer She had been launched
in 1875 at the yard of Messrs. Wood.
Dialogue Co. kaigns Point, Cam
den y. J. She was built for the Inland
and Seaboard Coasting Company. which
had been chartered by Congress in
1874 John w. Thompson was the
president of the company and Samuel
boat John w. Thompson remained on
the Potomac good many years, and
the memory of the Rambler Is that
about fifteen years ago she appeared
under the name of the Harry Randall.
and later as the Capital City. But the
Mary Washington was the particular
Glymont steamboat. In 1875 she was
advertised as ''the new, safe and COM
modious steamer, Mary Washington"
Evening star., 1916-08-13

to eat out of his hand, or II she
stuck to his rival she sure wouldn't
eat no eggs" The result was Gussie
succumbed, and so Cupid won by an
egg.
The antics of Charlie Anderson were
quite as wild as those of swiftly Water
Bill He ran through his money as
fast as it came He was cheated by
every one, and | understand that he is
now poor. doing days work some
where in the states.
In coming up to Dawson I had chat
with Capt E. G. Baughman, who COM
manded the steamer Humboldt, which
has piled between Seattle and Skag-
way since the days of the gold rush.
He knew Charlie Anderson well, and
told me many stories about him. Said
he:
Anderson was known as the lucky
Swede' He had been at work on the
railroad in the states. but was dis
charged and that drove him to Alaska
When he struck 1t rich he took out
more than 100000 the first year. and
during the next four years his claim
yielded him almost 100000"
What did he do with the money!?
askeu.
HE spent it as fast as it came. He
kept n gang of gamblers and dance
hall ri-'s about him and gave away
ti-las.,s...;. Nhcn h. ..,.; :. -. Sht
Evening star., 1916-08-13

contempt and scandal OF the court and ill ex-
ample to others.
George Pye was fined certain weight
of tobacco, and in the same year, 1912,
there was an execution against him to
deliver thousand pounds of tobacco
to John Hollis for the Lords use
Whether this execution had any con-
nection with the contempt of court
case the Rambler does not know. In
1854 there was an Edward Pye in that
part of Maryland who must have been
a man of prominence. because in asso-
citation with Vincent Lowe, Henry Dar-
nall, William Digges, William Burgess.
Nicholas SeweI, Clement Hill. Henry
Coursey and Henry Lowe, he was APP
pointed. 16S4-16SS. a member of the
commission named by the third Lord
Baltimore to serve as a council for the
government of his (Charles. Third
Lord Baltimore's) infant son, Benedict
Leonard Calvert
In the will of Edward Digges of
Prince Georges county. probated in
1714. in which he makes requests to
his son John, daughter Eliza, sister
Mary. sister Darnall, brothers Motley.
Rozer, Charles, William. John and Dud-
ley; nephews Henry and Edward Neale,
and to Francis Hall, William Hunter
and Robert Brooke. priests. he wrote;
Evening star., 1916-08-13
HOUSE At GLYMONT.

w. Henry Marbury. Ogle Marbury and
the Misses Marbury live at Laurel and
A Marshall Marbury lives at Upper
Marlboro.
The owner of the Glymont farmland
he is recalled by all old residents of the
Observation-Disclosures Capt. Leonard Mar
bury The property descended to his
children Addison Marbury and Miss
Ella Marbury: They are both dead and
people new to the neighborhood are
living in Miss Elias old home. The
holdings of the Pyes and Marburys in
the Glymont neighborhood were di-
vided and sold from time to time, and
the site of the old Glymont resort has
passed through many proprietors, Sigel
Brown of Glymont being the present
owner.
One of the few things which have ex-
cited Glymont was that which may pc
found related in the Rebellion Records
under the head of Affair at the Mouth
of Mattawoman Creek" on November
IA. 1861, Brig. Gen. Joseph Hooker, from
the headquarters of Hooker's Division,
at Camp Baker on the lower Potomac,
made the following report to Brig. Gen.
s. Williams, adjutant general or the
Army of the Potomac:
The right Of my camp was enlivened today by
a spirited contest for a prize in the shape OF
schooner freighted with wood. She had at
tempted to ascend the river under easy SAIL when
the wind failed her opposite the mouth or
Mattawoman creek. Her condition was soon
terry was drawn up at Cockpit point and opened
a brisk fire on her. This alarmed the crew and
they dorised anchor and made for our shore. As
soon as this was communicated TO me directed
Lieut. Col. Wells to proceed 10 the point or
interest with a battalion of the 1st Regiment,
Massac achusetts Volunteers. and for Lieut.. Col.
Getty to dispatch section of his battery TO
prevent any effort the part Of the rebels 10
capture the vessel. Both of these commands
literally few their positions. but did not reach
them until after the rebels had boarded the
schooner and set fire TO her. A few OF the
infantry Immediately manned a small boat at
hand boarded the schooner, extinguished the
fire and then up anchor" and towed her be-
yond the reach of danger
l Informed by those who witnessed this
exploit-and there were many spectators on both
sides of the Potomac-that it WAS executed with
an air of true heroism. Those engaged with the
ton. OF itself il is affair of no Importance
as an expression of the feeling Rnimating our
troops it is full of significance.
Lieut.. Adelbert Ames commanded
the artillery Gen. Hooker in one of his
reports from Camp Baker mentions an
observation balloon. though the date of
the report was in the autumn of 1851.
He says: THE weather is unfavorable
for the ascension of the balloon. 1t is
now in the vicinity of the Posey
house"
One of the oldest of the settlers in
the Glymont neighborhood is John s.
Waring, whose family goes back to
Capt Sampson Waring of the Cliffs"
who before 1850 had received grants
for various tracts of lands in Charles
and Prince Georges counties. He is. still
keeping store where he has kept il for
many years. He married "a daughter OF
DIR. Compton of Charles county. Life is
full of condolences and here is one.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
ONE OF MARBURY HOUSES At GLYMONT.

I'm the event of there remaining any
claim for lands. negroes, stock, etc,
bought from Cousin CharreS Pye, said
claim to be placed against brother Will
liam Digges and heirs, for whose use
said purchases were made
A census of Charles county was taken
in 1T15-7S. and that part of the census
for Pamonkey hundred. in which Gly-
mont is, being REGARDED by Constable
W Mcpherson, shows the following
residents of that hundred:
Walter Pye Henry Marbury. William Mar
bury benjamin Athey. Basil Brawncr. Bolph
Boarrnan. James Briscoe, Richard Brandt. sam
uel. Walter and Leonard Clements, Richard Cox,
John Dent and George Dent Of john Charles
Dement,, Benjamin Dawson. benjamin Fendali
William Hamilton, William Jenkins. William
Lee John. Thomas and 7. Hanson Marshall
Horatio Middleton. james Farmer. William Pag-
gett. Henry Queen John Smallwood. Thomas
Smnllwood sr. and Thomas Smailwood. jr.
Pryor Smallwo0d, Bayne Smallwood. Hezekiah
Smallwood, Josias Smoot. John Stone. Henry
Speakc. Richard and Zachariah Wade. John
Williams, George Tubman and about score Of
others.
OF the early Marburys the Rambler
is indebted for most of his information
to Walter Worthington Bowie of Wash
ington, author of an elaborate genoa :
1ogical and Geographical history ot
Evening star., 1916-08-13

tCopy ri=hted. 1916 by Frank q. Carpenter
DAWSON. Yukon Territory.
C1aKE a seat with me on the top
III of King Solomon's Dome and
listen to the romance OF the
q KIondike The air is full OF its
Evening star., 1916-08-13

The first of the Marburys of record in
Maryland was Francis Marbury, VINO
settled in Prince Georges county, near
Piscataway In 1893, Mr.. Bowie has
found. he received a deed for tract
of land on Piscata creek, hf-
teen miles below Washington, which
tbact he called Carols Kindness" In
1898 he was granted second tract Oh
land on the same creek, adjoining the
property of John Fendall, which he
named Marburys Chance. He is men
toned as one of the land commission
ers for Prince Georges county ana
Judge of survey in Charles county.
He was twice married, but the maldeh
name of his first wife is unknown. her
Christian name was Mary ana sne d!ed
September II, 1713. She bore MN SIX
children His second wife was Frances
Herd and the marriage took place at
st. Johns Church, Piscataway, Septem-
ber IA, 1714. There were also SIX chli-
dren by the second inarriase. 5 -;
Large tracts of this Marbury lana IN
the Piscataway neighborhood are stlll
in possession of the descendants OF the
first settler. DIR. Charles Claggett Mar .
bury of Washington is a descendant ol
the first Marbury, being son OF Fen-
dali Marbury, who was son OF ~ .
liam L. Marbury, who was a son OF
William Marbury, a son of Col Luke
Marbllry who was a son of Luxe Mar
bury sr who a son OF FRANCIS
Marbury, the emigrant. There are
number of Marburys in washington
Clara F. Marbury, Miss Mary H. Mar
bury, DR.. William B. Marbury, James
W. Marbury, Juliet NJ. Marbury. Leon,
ard Marbury, Somervell Marbury and
Evening star., 1916-08-13

eventually produced over one million
dollars in gold.
Jack London began the work on the
property. He made fire and thawed
the muck on the top of the gravel. and
started to work his way down. As
night came on he left his tools IN the
soft mud. Before morning the ther-
mometer dropped to sixty degrees be-
low zero, and when he again started to
work he found he would have to thaw
out his tools and that this would
burn up the handles. He left In dls-
gust and. as the story goes, Swift
Water Bill got the money. Jack Lon
don's wealth came from the literary
material he carried away as the re-
suit of his experiences, and the same
may be said of Rex Beach. who has
written so many good stories of Alas
kan life.
Indeed many books might be made
of the ups and downs of the klondike
in those early days. Men came hero
beggars and went away millionaires.
and millIonaires lost fortunes as well
as made them. Gold was really ship
ped out by the ton, and in the city O.
Dawson II was spent by the ounce and
the pound At the start the town was
what in slang phrase is known as
wide open" There were scores OF sa-
looms, gambling houses and dance
halls and they all made money. In one
dance hall twelve women were employ
ed at $50 per week, and they rece1Vd III
addition 25 per cent commission on the
drinks and cigars sold through their
Establishments. Another saloon had SIX
actresses to dance at $3.50 week, and
in many of the halls the women re-
ceived a dollar for dance OF nve
minutes, and one girl stated that her
bar commissions for the first week
amounted to $3.50 The gambling
houses had employees who were pald
from SIS to $40 day and SIS was the.
wage of a bartender
have before me a copy of bill Of fAre
of one of the old restaurants. with tha
prices attached bowl of soup cost
a dollar and a bowl of mush and milk
sI25 A dish of canned tomatoes COST
So. a slice of pie Is cents and a sand>
wicb with cofYee or tea $1.25. Beans.
coffee and bread were 81. plain steak
81 80 and porterhouse So
one of the leading restaurants. which
had a seating capacity OF thirty-tWo.
employed three cooks. one or wnonS
received 500 per week: and the otners
men and women. the latter receiving
s10O per month. That restaurant was
held in a tent 20 by 40 in size, and
the rent for the tent was 5000 per
month
While cashing draft at the Bank OF
British North America the other day
saw them sending away shipment OF
gold 1t had come in to them IN the shape
OF GUST anu HuBBcle aiu oeeii AA'S.sS ~
bricks There were $4,000 worth OF these
bricks living on a counter covering space
about three feet square. The bricks were
Of a light yellow color. and some were als
most white on account Of the percentage
of silver mixed with them. Their avers
age value was SIS an ounce. They were
Of various Sizes from that Of big cake
of laundry soap down to a cake OF miln
chocolate. lifted one OF the larger ones
n weighed a little more than twelve
pounds and its value was 5000,
Later saw the bank clerk put the brickA
into canvas bags and label them for ex>
port by registered mail -.
FRANK G. CARPENTER. d
Evening star., 1916-08-13

free to the passengers. His last trip
he made in the steerage. He was dead
broke. Shortly after we started | saw
him. dressed in rough clothes. sitting
at the prov of the boat. ! went up to
him and said: We'll, Charlie, 1t is diff
ferent with you from what it was in
the past? He looked up and his eyes
filled with tears. Yes said he, i am
going steerage, for ! have not enough
money to pay for first class. ! was
sorry for him, and I put him in one of
the first cabins and took him home
without charge"
Another claim on Eldorado made a for
tune for young secretary of the y NJ.
G. A. This man had started mining on
Forty-mile creek, and when gold was dis
covered near Dawson he left his young
wife there and came on with the crowd
The first claim he selected was compara-
lively small and it had no timber upon
it He wanted logs to build CABIN