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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-03-09
ROSE VALLEY
SHORT COURSE

Rose Valley Community Short
Course of northeast Greeley sue
cesst
First Day. ii
1000 to 1900 A M. Discussion
OF the Iuns,oundness of horses,
with class of unsound' horses.
/, 100 to- 2:3O p NJ Lecture ON
corn.
2:3O to 400 tP. NJ Lecture on
Beef Type OF Cattle. and Judging
of a class of four bulls.
Sec end Day.
900 to 1000. A M Rope Work
Tying of kncts, and rope braiding.
10000 to 1900 A. M Discussion
of Seed Corn.
100 to 200 Lecture on Oats
and treatment of smut.
900 to 800 p. NJ Judging
class of beef cows
800 to- 400 p. M Discussion
of best type of Draft horses,
Judging OF a class of horses.
3 TnIrd Day.
800 to 1000 A. M Rope Work
and halter making.
1000 to 1900 "A. NJ Talk on.
Soil Culture.
100 to 800. Lecture ON Alfalfa
500 to 4:3A r NJ Lecture on
Raising and Feeding hogs
The RESULT of the seed corn test.
J. G Cramer, new corn, strong
Is per cent; Weak 81 per cent;
Dead SO per cent.
] Burns, new 81, Is, As.
g F Carlson, old corn, 3S, Is, "A
C F Carlson new corn, "a. %. SO
w. ] Campbell new corn, 25, 40,
35
Ot Miller, new corn, 33, %, "A.
Miles Gardner. new corn. 50, IL,
OF.
Miles Gardner, old corn SO, 4s,
OF.
The following won premiums.
Homer L. Beers LIST on Beef Bull
Bert Fordsman, End on Beef Bull
Tom Campel, LIST on Beef Cow.
Harvey Cramer. End on Beef Cow
o c. Collee. 1st on Draft Horse
1915 Corn Single Ear.
Harvey Cramer, LIST premium
Earl Pardee, End premiu um.
1915 Corn, Ten Ear., :
Earl Pardee, 1st premdum
James Egan, End premium.
Harvey Cramer. Srd premium
1914 Corn, Single Ear.
Nels Christensen, lst premium
Avid Carlson, 2-md premium.
Carl Carlson. 3rd premium
1914 Corn Ten Ears
Avid Carlson, 1st premium.
Nels Christensen, End premium
Carl Carlson. 3rd premium.
Oats
Harvey Cramer, 1st premium
o G Collee, End premium
James Egan Bird premium.
Barley
James Bgan, LIST premium.
OF Miller, End premium
Spring Wheat
Nels Christensen, LIST premium.
Sam Stewart, End preWium
Fall Wheat.
Harvey Cramer, 1st premium
Clover Seet.
james Egan, st premium
Potatoes.
James Egan, 1st premium
Average attendance per day, fif-
ty men and thirty women.
Officers for next year:
James Egan, President.
] Cameron, Vice President
o. g Collee, Treasurer
y G Cramer, Secretary.
Thursday eve, March 2,at $3.50
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-03-09
BROKEN INTO

BROKEN INTO
The High School building at Girls
wold was broken into recently.
Weachers desks were ransacked
Many think it was the work OF
local sports, who have been chased
out of place to loaf, since the
pool halls are closed to the pub
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-03-09
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the Brayton
Sunday School for their kindness
shown our little boy by cheering
him with Postal card shower
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Anderson
Harvey Anderson
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-03-09
MOVE TO DEs MONIES

Mr.. F Ackors, who has been
looking after the undertaking de-
partment of the John Nielsen hard
ware store for almost year, has
found employment with large um-
dertaking firm in Des Moines, and
will move his family there in a
few days.
The Ackors family are excellent
people ard we are sorry to lcse
them from our associations.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-03-09

Lecture given by DIR. Lyle Sub
ject, "Three things boy should
have"
Friday eve, March 3, at $50
Lecture by Mrs. Louise Campbell.
the Domestic Science instructor,
and Mr.. M "A Houser, the Grain,
instructor, and Mr.. E S Girton.
the stock instructor
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-03-09

Mr. and Mis-. Jens P Jessen cele-
brated their twentieth wedding an
anniversary on the 9th Ultimo A
large number of relatives and
friends helped in the ceremony
that reeewed their marriage vows.
tA fine dinner was provided of
which AID did justice.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-03-09
EASTERN STAR

Mrs. Kennedy, of Logan, our in
spector this year, will be with us
next regular meeting, March oath.
Afternoon meeting at 200 O'Clock.
Evening at 7:3O. Lunch
Ethel Carlseps w. M
Lilli.an Dyer, Sec'y
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-03-09

AlTIiANTICRTEa HERE, Ill
The Misses Berenger, Woolsey and
Bamsey Of Atlantic were welcome
visitors at the Dwight West home
for a few days last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-03-09
MRS. JIM HICKS
Mrs. Jim Hicks and her interest
ing little family visited her moth
er, Mrs. Chris Hansen, in Audubon.
last Thursday

Mrs. Jim Nelson of Audubon, Wis
tied her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Faust, last week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27
Grandmother's Cookbook


Grandmother's Cookbook
We turn back with real joy to
some of the old-fashioned dishes that
grandmother used to make.
Bread Fruit Cake.-Take two cup
fuls of very light sponge, one cupful
of sugar, one cupful of butter, three
eggs beaten light, half nutmeg, one
teaspoonful of molasses, two table,
spoonfuls of currant jelly, one-half
teaspoonful of soda, and one and a
half cupfuls of raisins. Mix well and
let rise in the pan one-half hour be-
fore baking.
Potato Cake.-Take two cupfuls of
sugar, one cupful of butter, one cup
full of boiled mashed potatoes, one
half cupful of grated chocolate, one
half cupful of milk, four eggs, two
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, one
cupful of pecans or hickory nut meats
and a teaspoonful each of cloves and
cinnamon. Bake slowly one hour.
+. Dried Apple Cake.-Take one cup
full of dried apples soaked overnight
in cold water and chopped fine. Place
over the fire in one cupful of strip
and stew until soft. Add spices to
taste and a few currants and raisins.
When cold add three and a half cup
fuls of flour, one cupful of butter or
salt pork, finely chopped; three eggs,
one teaspoonful of soda and two Of
cream of tartar; salt to taste. Bake
in slow oven.
Mock Mince Pie.-Take one and a
half cupfuls of crackers, pounded
fine; three tablespoonful of vinegar,
three of sugar and three of molasses
and tablespoonful Of butter; spice
to taste and half cupful of raisins.
Bake as usual.
Drop Cakes.-Two cupfuls of mo-
lasses, one cupful of sugar, one cup
full of butter, one cupful of hot wa
ter, two well-beaten eggs, two tea
spoonfuls Of soda, one cupful of raj
sins, one cupful of nut meats, one
teaspoonful each of cinnamon and
cloves, and four and a half cupfuls
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27

For a change from the ordinary
bread the following will be enjoyed:
Southern Grist Bread.-Mash until
smooth one cupful of cold, well-cook-
ed hominy. Into this stir one we'll
beaten egg, one tablespoonful of lard,
a little salt, one cupful of milk, and
add lastly one pint of uncooked
hominy. Spread this in a well-greas-
ed baking pan and bake half an hour.
Cut into squares and serve hot with
butter.
Apple Sauce Cake-Take one cup
full of sugar, one-half cupful of but
ter, one cupful of thick unsweetened
apple sauce, one cupful of raisins,
one and a half cupfuls of flour, one
teaspoonful of cloves, a teaspoonful
of soda and a quarter of a teaspoon
full of nutmeg. Mix and bake slow
ly in a slow oven 45 minutes.
Sponge Banana--Cover the bot
tom of a baking dish with small
sponge cakes, cover with layer of
bananas, sprinkle sugar and the
juice of an orange, add chopped nuts
or grated cocoanut and bake Is min
utes. Serve with a custard or thick
cream.
Grapefruit Pie.-Mix three table
VI Will cup
full of sugar, add a teaspoonful of
butter, the yolks of two eggs, rind
and juice of half lemon and half
an orange, the juice of one-half a
small grapefruit and one cupful of
hot water. Cook in a double boiler,
stirring constantly until thick. Cook
ten minutes longer to be sure to cook
the cornstarch well. Put into bak-
ed crust, make a meringue of the
whites of two eggs and two table
spoonfuls of sugar, put on the pie and
brown in a slow oven.
Halibut Salad.-Place faxed hall
but freed from skin and bones, on
bed of lettuce. Pound the yolk of
hard-boiled egg and three sardines
to a smooth paste. Remove the skin
and bones of the sardines. Mix this
paste with the boiled or mayonnaise
dressing and pour over the fish. Gar
nish with slices of lemon.
Pumpkin pie served with garnish
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27
Mortality of Michigan, Nov, 1916

There were 1892 deaths reported
to the Department of State as hav-
ing occurred in the State of Michi-
gan during the month of November,
1916. This number corresponds to an
annual death rate of 1874 per 1000
estimated population. In addition to
the above there were 273 stillbirths
returned as deaths.
BY ages, there were SOL deaths of
children under one year of age; 1T
deaths of children aged one to four
years, both inclusive and 1,105 deaths
of elderly persons aged SO years and
over. The number of deaths of in
fants under one year of age show a
decrease, and the number of deaths of
elderly persons aged 65 years and
over show an increase over the num-
Der reported for the preceding month.
Important causes of death were as
follows: Pulmonary tuberculosis.
176; other tuberculosis, %; typhoid
fever, 80; diphtheria and Group, 81;
scarlet fever, %; measles, 6; whoop-
ing cough, TO- pneumonia, 258;
diarrhea, enteritis, under two years
of age, SO; meningitis, 10; influenza,
10; cancer, 203; violence, 274. In adj
dition to the above there were IA
deaths returned from Pofiomyelitis
(Infantile Paralysis), from tetanus
and one from pellagra.
AS compared with the month i'm
mediately preceding an increase is
noted in the number of deaths report
ed from diphtheria, scarlet fever,
pneumonia, meningitis, influenza and
cancer. A decrease in the number
returned is noted in the returns from
the other important causes noted
above.
The distribution of deaths referred
to above by counties and by cities
as well as by the most important
causes may be seen Sn the table
shown in the Monthly Bulletin of
Vital Statistics, which is published
by the Department and is for free
distribution.
Upon referring to the table of
counties we find the greatest rate is
for the county of Luce. This county
shows a mortality rate of 35.2 per
1000 estimated population. Wayne
county, with a rate of 44.3 shows
the highest birth rate for the month.
In the table of cities, we find that
Ann Arbor shows the highest death
rate for the cities of the State. De-
troit City with rate of 40.6 shows
the highest birth rate in cities of
over 5000 population.
The different State Institutions,
Hospitals and asylums) reported
deaths as follows: Traverse City, 10;
Kalamazoo, 20; Lapeer, 1; Newberry,
10; Pontiac, IS; Ann Arbor, 25;
Wayne County House, IA.
There were 6,404 births returned
to the Department as having occur
red in the State during the month Of
November. This number corresponds
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27
Some Produce

Eward Hill of near Coral was a
Record caller Monday, and we almost
made deal with him to let him run
the paper the coming year while we
go out and takes care of his bean-lot
Ed. has nearly $1,000 worth of beans
and $1,000 worth of potatoes and
says the high cost of print paper
will not scare him for a few days.
Hill and his neighbors on the same
street, within one mile, raised $500
bushel of beans this season. John
Skeoch had 1853 bushel of beans. Oh,
Boston, where is your Wanted bulge
on the bean business Howard City
Record
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27

my hand statement made by t. M.
Gilmore, in June, 1902, to the Ma
tional Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Conventions: we must CREATE
THE DEMAND for our brands and
not depend upon disinterested par
ties to do it for u.s. On June 20, of
that year, the United States Brewers
Association in convention passed this
resolution, 1T is our duty to rebegin
a systematic literary agitation
sin pursuance of this announced
purpose, advertising has been used
so effectually that an experienced adj
vertising man refers to a half-dozen
whiskey dealers who have made mil
lions by these methods. The illus
trating and writing of these adver-
tisements is carefully designed to ~
secure the use Of liquors in the homes,
(2) to encourage drinking by women,
(3) to promote drinking by children,
and (4) to put the appetite for drink
into unborn children by inducing
nursing mothers to use beer.
"These advertisements, published
in newspapers and appearing in let
tiers, have been sent in a vast stream
into both wet and dry territory, to
minors of both sexes. Frequently
they have been addressed simply to
Occupant of the house and the gov
eminent has considered this a suffi-
cient address. Premiums of finery
and bric-abrac are offered to appeal
to the feminine taste.
"The trade of children and Adde'S
cent youths has been most carefully
cultivated. Here is one advertise
ment offering box Of cigars, bot
tie of whiskey and a revolver-all for
$3.48. 1t is carefully explained to
the boy of the household that his
order will be held confidential and
the shipment made in such a package
as not to indicate the contents. 1T
is nobody's business but yours and
ours he is soothingly told.
sand then these lists are offered
to the Kelley Co., at price with the
suggestion that, Our customers are
your future patients
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27
Sandwich Tips

An excellent filling between thin
slices of brown bread is made with a
cupful of finely chopped white meat,
chicken or veal, and a cup of chop
ped beef. Both should be boiled
tender and chopped very fine. Add
salt, pepper, tablespoonful of ket-
ehup, a dash of cayenne and celery
salt. Many like mild flavor of
onion.
Slice four bananas thin and squeeze
the juice of half a lemon over them.
Let them marinate in this for twenty
minutes. Cut the crust from thin OBJ
ongs of white bread, spread it with a
little thick sweet cream that has
been slightly sweetened and arrange
the banana slices neatly on the bread.
Take crisp new tomatoes, slice
evenly and spread over them finely
minced celery and mayonnaise dress
ing. Place this mixture between tri-
angles of homemade bread.
Add to finely minced chicken,
roasted or boiled, an equal amount of
Spanish pimentos. Moisten with
mayonnaise and spread between thin
slices of white or brown bread. A
leaf Of lettuce may be added if de-
sired.
Take thin slices Of raisin bread,
butter them and fill with fig filling
prepared as follows: One-half a
pound of finely chopped figs, one-third
cupful of sugar, one-half cupful of
boiling water and two tablespoonfuls
of lemon juice. Mix and cook in a
double boiler until thick enough to
spread.
Titbits of cooked ham may be cut
-. 81 Il, ~
by adding to each cupful of meat a
sweet pickle and pepper. Mix with
mayonnaise and spread between buns
cut in half.
For salmon sandwiches cut slices
of white bread, butter them and
place layers of boiled salmon on the
buttered sides. Spread with tartare
sauce, also a layer Of shredded let
tuce.
Use thin slices of white bread, but
tered and cut in heart shape. Be-
tween each two slices place a layer
Of Neufchatel cheese mixed to paste
with equal parts quantities of cream
and salad dressing and cover with
chopped olives.
Buy a pint of freshly roasted pea
nuts. Remove the shells and skins
and chop finely. Add enough melted
butter to make the peanuts stick to-
gether. Spread between thin slices
of bread.
Cut Boston brown bread into thin
slices, butter them and fill with a
mixture of cream cheese, ground
nuts, little lemon juice and suffici-
ent olive oil to hold the ingredients
in a paste.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27
Wants Farm

Lowell-"The Morals Efficiency
commission hopes that someone the
coming year will see the way clear
to provide farm for women delin-
quents, which could be utilized in a
similar manner to the Kent county
work farm for men," said Charles
w. Garfield Of the commission.
"Such a farm is what we need.
Then when we find and break up a
disorderly house we could send the
girls to this farm through the aid of
the court, instead of having to drive
them from one place to another, and
out of the city to some other city"
The sword in the hands of a man
is less mighty than the hatpin in the
hands of strenuous woman.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27
News to Her

A travelling man one night found
himself obliged to remain in small
town on account of washout on the
railroad caused by the heavy rain,
which was still coming down in tor
rents. The travelling man turned to
the waitress with:
"This certainly looks like the
flood"
"The what?"
"The flood. You've read about the
flood and the ark landing on Mt.
Ararat, surely"
"Gee, mister" she returned, II
amt seen paper for three days"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27

Graduated lengths is the motif here.
Collar, coat. yoke and coat bottom
take the same lines Hand embroid-
cry picks out the collar and yoke
charmingly, while the deep seal collar
adds richness to the finish. The fabric
Is tobacco brown broadcloth. Rumor
says skirts are to be longer and mar
rover. Fur is receiving great deal
OF attention a. trimming.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27
Chief Factors

The chief factors in the prohibition
fight are the churches who furnish
everywhere the rank and file and the
captains; and four temperance or
CARNATIONS provided for them most
of the generals who led them to vic
tory. These are: The Anti-Saloon
League, the Woman's Christian Ten
perance Union, the Interchurch Fed
Grafton of denominational Temper
ance Committees, and last, but not
least, the Prohibition Party. Who
ever measures the influence of the
latter by its party vote is a very
shallow observer. Except "Billy Sun
day." and William Jennings Bryan.
the great national speakers that
have campaigned impressively this
year and previously in the States
where prohibition victories have been
won have been mostly Prohibition
Party men-Hanly, Landreth, Stew
art, Howard, Polling, c. True Wilson
and many more.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27

A merry party was going on in the
bedroom Of Art. Borden at a large
hotel, when the festivities were in
terrupted by a waiter who said:
Gentlemen | have been sent to ask
you to make less noise. The gentle
man in the next room says he can't
read"
Cant readl" replied Art, "Go and
tell him that he ought to be ashamed.
Why, could read when l was five
years old"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27

to an annual birth rate Of 1858 per
1000 estimated population. A de-
crease Of $50 births is noted as COM
pared with the month Immediately
preceding. In addition to the above
there were 274 stillbirths returned as
births.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27
Good Things for Company

Good Things for Company
During the holiday time one en-
joys having some of the old-fashion-
ed and family dishes.
Cider Jelly.-Take two and a half
tablespoonfuls of gelatin. Scald a
cupful of cider, add cupful of sugar
and stir until dissolved, Pour the
boiling hot cider over the softened
gelatin and mix thoroughly until
dissolved, then add third of cup
full of lemon juice and pint of CT
der; mix, and when nearly cold turn
into. a mold to set.
Chestnut Dressing for the Tur-
key.-Take a quart of large chest
nuts, remove the shell and cook I'M
til soft, then remove the inner COW
ering, mash and mix with two table
spoonfuls of butter, a teaspoonful of
salt, pepper, chopped parsley, a cup
full of fresh bread crumbs and stock
or milk to moisten. To do away
with the sewing up of the turkey, use
toothpicks on each side of the vent,
lacing a string back and forth as a
mans shoes are laced. This is
This is quickly removed after the bird
is ready for the table.
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style
COOK the potatoes IN their skins I'M
til soft. Cut them, after peeling, in
rather thick slices and lay them in
creased baking dish, sprinkling with
sugar and adding butter to each lay
er. Bake half an hour in a slow oven
and serve them from the dish in
which they were baked.
Chestnut Dainty.-Take a pound of
chestnuts, one cupful of cream, half
a pound of sugar, one lemon, half
teaspoonful of lemon extract, few
drops of red coloring, and some pink
and white waters. Cut slit across
the top of each chestnut, then put
them on to cook in boiling water to
cover; boil FIVE minutes then peel
them. Put two cupfuls of hot water
into a pan, add the sugar and thin
ly pared lemon rind; bring to the
boiling point, add nuts and cook them
until tender. Take out of the strip,
pound and rub them through a sieve.
Whip the cream, add the chestnut
PURGE. Sweeten to taste, add color
ing and flavor. Heap in a pretty
dish, with the waters around the
edge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27

Your greatest possession is not
your business, your bank account,
your reputation, or your many
friends. Your greatest possession is
your mind, and you are rich or poor
as your mind is rich and poor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27
The Seasons

The Seasons
The winds that sigh in the for
est,
The leaves that drift to the
ground,
The fleeing clouds and the
moonbeams
That cast their halo around.
Bespeak the coming of Winter,
His hoary head in the blast,
His blanket of white about him
And his breath that chills so
fast.
The changing seasons are COM
ing
And going and coming again,
The autumn, winter and sum-
Then spring with its April
rain.
The seasons are passing ever,
Today as in olden time,
And always leaving a message
Both simple and sublime.
And, each for the other prepar-
ing,
They come and go as of yore.
And swiftly the springtime
passes
For the rich as well as the
poor.
The summer time comes upon
you,
A season of greatest toll,
The earth and the air combin-
ing
To bring a reward from the
soil;
The leisurely days Of autumn,
With the harvest all COM
plete,
The children, laughing and
singing
A music joyful and sweet.
And at last the winter, APP
preaching,
Will bring a pause and rest,
For the soul of the toiler wear
les,
And the seasons bring what
is best. w. II. Justin.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27

years of successful practice is the
proof we have to offer. A few years
ago we made the announcement we
were making full sets of teeth with
out covering the roof of mouth and
that we did not need any of the ma
tural teeth for attachment. I'm
possible as it seemed to some, we
have many in this city and sur
rounding towns whom we can refer
you to as to the success of this
class of work. c. ID. Owen, Inc,
Dentists. Drs. j. A. & +. c. Jarvis,
LOG Monroe, opposite Herpolsheim-
er's. Both phones. Open Mon,
Tues, Thurs, Sat. Evening. Sum-,
10 to 1.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-27
Bishop w. o. Shepard.
Bishop r. J. Cooke.
Bishop w. f. Mcdowell.

A Definitely-Planned Drink Policy
about twenty years ago, the drink
dealers began a propaganda to secure
the future of their trade by creating
an appetite among the boys, among
women and among babies. hold in