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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
A LETTER FROM AN
AUDUBON COUNTY BOY

VIII Beedle was born in Gree
ley township and raised in Gray
and Audubon. He enlisted early in
the Spanish American war. Served
three years and during the war in
the Phdlipims where he has since
resided.
Read his patriotic letter.
Dagupan Pangasemas n
Philippine Islands.
September 25 1917
Mr. w ] Lancelot
Extra, Iowa.
Dear Sir and friend,
received yours of July so.
1917 and was very glad to hear
from you.
In reference to application can
you please tell me what position
Lieut.. F w Dawson holds SO that "
may address him properly.
would be very glad to have
an opportunity to go with Iowa
troops to France for | believe that
they are the kind that is needed to
break the German line.
The Philippians guards may be
called but 1 doubt it very much.
But il they are / am sure of GET
ting a commission, but in the mean
while if you or amy one can help
me Iwould rather go with White
| troops.
1t would mean quite a money loss
| If called on as would have to
dispose of every thing | have at
q bargain.
would also have to leave a
position paying ime 1850. Philip
pine odllars per Year with all eX-
pences and very good chance of
| getting more by the end of the
year. But if Uncle Sam needs
me | am ready and glad to serve
again.
| AS you know | have had 8 years
service in the regular army and was
honorably discharged, in case the
| Iowa authorities can commission me
or you can help me secure com
mission as a captain in either State
| troops or the new Draft army.
will return ON the first ship leav--
ing this part of the world after re-
ceiving notice.
best regards to all
Your old time friend
VIM Beedle.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
ST. 90 PER YEAR
THE BRAYT0N BAZAAR

To those that have given all
that they can. to those who have
given but not as much as threw
can and to those who have not
given at all, if such there be. to
the M G A and Red Gross here
lis your chance. For Brayton.s
Ladies Aid is going to hold a
bazaar ON Saturday, November "a,
and SO per cent of the proceeds
are to go to help those two wonder
full organizations. The sale of your
loaf of bread, your pies, cakes
]ellles, canned, fruit chickens Cam
dy or fancy work will help boost
the good work of both the Y M
g A and Red Cross that is being
done for our boys in this. our
war. Brum4g in mhatever you cam
spare. and little more, the day
OF the sale and do mot forget about
hgkdmg the family come in TO,
supper, which will be served pip
Ing hot at 25 cents a plate. BY
the way, ice cream and cake and
ccffee and cake will be served
during the afternoon and even
ing. At the Bazaar will be good
place to spend the afternoon and
evening and incidentally few
dollars.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
ALBERT KNOX BORN N
extra DIED IN ADA|R

Word was received here Sunday
morning of the death OF Albert
Knox. of Adair, death being due to
idphtheria. Albert was the only
SON cf George Knox of Adair and
was a lad of twenty years. He
had been working i'm Casey and on
Thursday he was taken suddenly
ill. On his arrival home that ev--
ening he was taken to his bed
and diphtheria was pronounced by
the attending physician. On Sum-
day he suceumbed to the dreaded
disease and the burial took place
at two O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
Albert was dearly loved by all
who knew him and when a resident
of Extra was a fine example of
we'll trained boys. His death has
certainly cast a deep gloom over
Adair and Extra vicinities, and
we extend our deepest sympathies
to Mr. Knox and family in their
sad hours Of bereavement
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
Campaign For Wheatless Days.

To assist Iowa housewives in
their plans for saving wheat in
cooking and baking by means of
wheatless days, the agricultural
extension department. of Iowa
State college has undertaken a pro-
jeet to send special home demon
stration agents into counties not
employing county agents. The plan
is to send the demonstrator for at
least five days, holding two meet
ings a day at one place. The
county is to transport the demon
strator in the country, furnish the
meeting place and the groceries
for the demonstration
The objects as set forth in the
project are as follows.
l.. To meet the government re
quest that 25 per cent of the pre-
sent consumption of wheat be re
placed with other cereals and thus
help relieve the worlds shortage.
2. To encourage the use OF
other 'foodstuffs which may i'm part
j be substituted for wheat.
I; 8. To demonstrate methods OF
substitution of other cereal pro.
ducts in the preparation of meals.
A. To assist in all possible
ways to avoid waste of meat
i wheat and wheat products.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
EXTRA IOWA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1917.
Cereals With Less Sugar.

With real sugar famine staring
her in the face, the American
housewife is learning these days to
reduce the amount of sugar used
and yet serve attractive dishes.
Cereals, for instance says the
home economics division at fIowa
State college, require less sweet
ening if they are cooked long and
slowly and carefully settled. If
served with fruit, the fruit sup
plies enough sweetening so that
the extra sugar is NOT necessary
Oatmeal or rolled oats can be
served with baked or boiled apples.
The apples may be sweetened for
baking, with corn syrup, brown SUI
gar or molasses.
Rice is delicious with raisins or
dates. Any other coarse cereal cam
be served with figs, dates or raisins
Rolled oats go we'll with stewe6
prunes. Cornmeal mush served with
dates or figs makes delicious
breakfast.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
|RU[ES FOR THE next
DRAFT IS RECEIVED

Then there will be five classifi--
cations made by the local boards.
In class II will be put the men
without dependents and they will
be the first to be called in their
"order of liability" THAT is in the
order i'm which there numbers We're
drawn. In class 2 will be put the
men Of dependents who have other
means of support than that given
ithem by their husband or father
or som as the case may be. In
class will lie put the men who
j support children whom they have
adopted or assumed obligation for.
I'm class is to be placed any
married registrant whose wife and
children are mainly dependent ON
his labor for support. Tn class
10 come Officials of city, state or
nation. physically defective, and
others.
| uVih oie utSIilCI DOnru mus
make a classification as to occu--
patton SO that the men in agri-
culture or industries most needed
for the conduct of the war will
be the last to be called, Other
Things being equal.
In all casses the men are liable il
the order of their numbers, JUS
- In the first drafts but jthev I
ARE placed in these various classe.
so that unmarried men or mel
obligations will be the first to bs
without amy dependents or specia
called.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
THE GREAT LUTHERAN
PREACHER MECHLEhBERG

There stands i'm the plaza of
City Hall, Philadelphia, the statue
of john, Peter Muh1enberg. 1t pic
lures an incident familiar to many.
This Lutheran Preacher, serving a
pastbrate at Woodstock, ", an
nounced his farewell sermon for
the middle of january, 1876. On
the appointed day an immense con-
gregation of his parishioners greet
ed him. Clad in his clerical gown
he mounted the pulpit. Then fol-
lowed burning, eloquent sermon
ON the duty of the hour. The bene--
diction pronounced, amidst a
DEATH like silence, he announced
there's a time to fight and there's
| a time to pray, and the time to
fight has come He threw aside
his gown, revealing himself clad in
| the full uniform of a continental
officer, and ordered the drums to
beat for rescuits, and, with the
noble men who there gathered
around him by the hundreds, he
started on hds undydng career as a
soldier.
'.The example Of Muh1enbere re
must ever remain the Inspiration
of every true Lutheran as he tn
like manner strives to fulfill his
two-fold obligation of loyalty to
God and loyalty to his nation.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
WHAT THIS CONSTANT
WARFARE MEANS

During the first week of Novem-
ber the British casualties totaled
nearly $4,000 of which 5000 were
dead and mortally wounded, And
their total losses for October were
over $4,000 including 10000 dead.
The sacrifices in September We're
larger being 100000
And yet i'm spite of these regu--
lar and heavy loses the British are
more determined mow than they
have been at amy point since the
WAR began.
1t took them couple of years
to wake up and summon their real
fighting strength. They have the
bulldog tenacity and grit which
will win where every thing else
will continue the fight to finish
even if all the other allies should
drop out"
The Pathfinder.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
ADAM SE|BERT FAMILY
LIKES NEW LOCATION

a letter received from Adam sie--
bert says,
Friend Jack: We have not re-
ceived the Journal since we came
here, We would like to hear from
Extra very much, and the Journal
would sure bring the news we
want, SO please send us the back
mum bers.
Our new home, Gilmore City is
ng quite boom in building
residence this fall and look for a
bigger one next, spring as there are
not enough houses for the people
who come to stay. All the dwell
ings are built of stucco.
place. We have two passenger
trains of four coaches each daily
besides four freight that draw
from Ism to 80 cars each.
The cement plant is shipping out
crushed rock and cement as fast
as they cain get cars to carry it.
The company is putting in steam
heat i'm all departments Of their
plant, and are. building shower
bath houses for their employees. My
job is weighing all the material
from which they make the cement.
i work ON the day SHIFT. t'wsLee
hours a day seven days In the
week, change to might work every
thirty days. My work keeps me
busy about four hours in the
twelve, can weigh enough material
in that length of time to last
the day, but have to be ON the job
1T takes quite a, while to grind 1t
into cement
like my work and am feeling
fine all the time
wish to say to my Extra friends
if amy of you come up this way
hhmt us up amc i will do my best
" tChICileuh SOu aaAu SihOW yOu
through hte plant
A Mason City company ha
bought hundred and twenty acre
tract of land just east of our plant
and expects to start up manufactur-
ing cement and crushing rock, a.
bout next moRth
Another company "the Lehigh"
have also bought one hundred acres
between Gilmore City and oul
plant and will also start up theil
factory. Well Jack this is al
for this time, remember US to all
enduring friends Be sure and
send the Journals.
Adam seibert,.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
LECTURE !. COURSE
POSTPONED

Roscoe Gilmore Staff who was
to appear here on November 9th,
will give his lecture Friday, Novem-
her Both.
He is KNOWN today as one of the
finest lecturers on the American
platform Don't fail to hear him.
Tickets en- sale Wednesday morn
ing November, 2sth at the Keamey
Drug store. Adm. 35 and 25 cents
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
BIG CROP OF CORN
IN AUDUBON COUNTY

What shall we do with our soft
corn, is the question being asked
by our farmers. Sorting out the
im.matured corn as it is picked
is the plan being practiced by near
ly all.Much soft corn is the result
in nearly every field and the most
satisfactory PLAN SO far adopted
while picking and sorting it is
to put a partition i'm the wagon box
picked
Soft corn is running about one
fourth to ONE third and by all
means should be taken out, else
it will infect the good. The soft
corn is good feed, but will not
keep.
A number Of go oelN =.
putting partitions 81 ~
Ing in ss3s s's ssass,; sss. ,s;.L,Nt,S
s5als ~i,, ps wise : !, EXTRA, IOWA
1t wheY ga.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
STATE CONSUMPTION
OFFICER Of IND.

And it's coming to US in Audu--
bon County.
Jesse Eschback the State Com
soriptdon Officer of Indianna in-
structs District Appeal Boards to
revoke the discharge from army
service granted any farmer, farm
erss SON, or amy other man wthlo
has been exempted from the draft.
II the father or SON has refused
to give reasonable Financial aid to
the Liberty Loan, Red Cross or
other aids asked foraby the govern
ment. $.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
THURSDAY CLUB

The Thursday Club met November
18th at the home of Mrs E C Will
SON with Mesdames Verna Egbert
and Eula spoo as hostesses.
Current Events were given and
discussed.
Program.
Paper. Mrs Dorothy Newton. "An
Inland Sea ON Mountain top
Titicaco."
Reading "Stoddards Lecture ON
Scotland 1st." Mrs Fulton i'm Mrs
Gores absence.
Stony Mrs Belle Wilson.
Roll call answered by miscellan
eous quotations.
Adjourned for social hour dur
ing which time delicious luncheo
was served by the hostesses.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
FEW OLD FRIENDS
MEET FOR A CHAT

Mr. and Mrs H P Petersen, one of
our merchants who resides east of
town, entertained a number of
their friends last Thursday evening.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs
Nels Hansen, John Nielsen and wife.
III P Hansen, (lumberman) and
wife, NJ Carlsen and family, soren
Madsen and wife aEd Hams Hansen
and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
TAKE A TIP FROM
THE JOURNAL

II your corn is not good and
sound buy some old corn from
your neighbor unless you have
some ofeyour own, and select your
seed corn now. Seed corn COM
-ditiens we're never so bad in the
ofTAudubon County as now.
You had better heed this warm
ing. s.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
SENATOR VOORHEES, WILL
NOT Be A CANDIDATE

Grateful, in mstinted measure, to
the newspapers and many per-
sonal friends throughout the state,
through which and by whose in
fluence such cordial and favorable
mention has recently been made of
the proposed candidacy of Senator
John G Voorhees,, of this city, in
connection with the Democratic nom
ination to the office of Governor of
iowa, Senator Voorhees, stated to a
representative, of the Record that
he is not now, nor will he be a
candidate for that great honor, but
will be in line with loyal support
for the gentleman ON whom his
party may finally unite as their
leader and standard-bearer next
year Senator Voorhees, has
large interests, both in Iowa and
other states which demand his al
most entire personal attention, and
even if he were so inclined, he does
not feel justified i'm spending the
time, and making the sacrifice nee
cessary to successful campaign
for Governor. Senator Voorhees, is
gratefully appreciatiNe of the
nIonjor of the very cordial
ahdd unsolicited consideration of
the suggestion of his name in this
connection
Anita Record.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
A GRAND
ROUND OF PLEASURE

Mrs J K vande Brake and child
rem went to Brayton last Sunday
to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs
b H Christensen. Monday, being Mr..
Christensenss birthday, also j K
Vamde Brakes and Mr. and Mrs
Ed Milliman's nineteenth Wedding
Anniversary, large corwd assemble
at the Christensen home in Bray
ton to celebrate the occasions.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22

Mrs w. o. SCOTT went up to
Audubon Monday noon where she
will visit few days at the home
of her sister, Mrs Jake Baiers, be-
fore going to her future home i'm
Chicago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
GEORGE WILSON DIED
IN CLAR|NDA HOSPITAL

Mr. George Wilson son of Mr.
and Mrs c R Wilson of Greeley
township passed away at the
Clarinda hospital Tuesday.
The remains We're brought here
and inferred i'm the Bowman ceme7
terry near his old home and where
SO MANY of his acquaintances lay
sleeping. The sympathy of the
Journal Force is extended to the
.bereaved ones.
We hore to get an obituary next
week. !.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
NO SlACkERS IN
AUDUBON COUNTY

The number of individual sub
scriptions officially reported of
1owas' Liberty bends was 247,-
167 Audubon County is credited
with $432,25o while their minimum
quota was s335,475.
The minimum quota for the
state was $72,276.225. while we
as a state subscribed $82.92S, 400.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22

A charming little girl was born
to Mr. and Mrs Henry Savage of
AaldgIbofn ths morning. Mother
and babe are doing we'll but the
last seen Of Henry he was soaring
a mile high"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
j P Ju,hl.

Friday, November the 3Oth at 10
o'clock. One half mile west of
Brayton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
Chris Hickman ST..

Friday, December 7th at 10
O'Clock. miles east and south
of Extra. miles north of Adair.
2 miles east of Audubon township
creamery.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
George spirup

IL mile west and 1-2 mile north
of Hamlin Monday, December Srd
1917 at 10 O'Clock.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
REPORT OF AUDUBON
COUNTY'S RED CROSS

What the different units of the
Red Gross are doing In AUDUBON
county
AUDUBON TOWN.
1913 sweaters, 20 scarfs, 76
pairs socks, 43 helmets, SS pairs
wristlets.
sweaters, 1 scarf, pairs socks
padrs wristlets.
MELVILLE
sweaters, 15 scarfs, pairs
socks, helmet, / pair wristlets.
DOUGLAS
20 sweaters, 2 scarfs, 2 pairs of
1 socks, / pair wristlets
BETHEL.
sweaters, pairs socks, 4
pairs wr:stlets.
CAMERON
2 sweaters.
ROSS. +.
2 sweaters.
BRAYTON
As sweaters, 20 scarfs, 40 pairs
socks, IA helmets, 20 pairs wrist
lets. (Hurrah for Brayton).
EXTRA
81 sweaters, - scarfs, 43 pairs
socks, / helmet, IL pairs wristlets.
KlMBALLTON.
II sweaters, 10 scarfs, 21 pairs
\ socks, IL helmets, 16 pairs wrist
lets,
IA GRAY
IL sweaters, 9 STARTS, pairs
socks, 2 helmets, 2 pairs wristlets.
Yarn purchased for the county
293 ga pounds and the amount pait
Z for same $1123.49.
Number of articles completed in
wool,
27S sweaters
1873 scarfs.
218 pairs socks.
~ helmets.
LAT pairs wwistlets.
# Besides all this the Kimballton
solks are making surgical dressings.
Extra made 27 hospital shirts, 2l
hospital robes, 19 pairs hospital
socks and "a pajanIa suits
Brayton made Il hospital shirts,
hospital socks. Gray made b
sI1ed. g pure 'slIns pmered eI
hospital shirts, 1S pajama suits, 8
pairs hospital socks. Audubon and
its laterals made 124 hospital shirts
SO hospital robes, 1o2 pajama suits,
4 80 pairs hospital socks, adm COM
forts and housewives
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22

Mr. and Mrs Fred Hopley rejoice
over the birth of ten and a
half pourd baby girl who came to
their home this morning.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
LP and Fred Christense

1-2 mile east and Ia mile south
of Hamlin ON the old George
Gill farm Tuesday, Nov, 27.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
SALE NOTICES
Lawrence Christensen
Friday. November 23rd at 10
o'clock s miles southwest of Extra
and 2 miles northwest of Braytom.
p P Nielsen

Tuesday, November 9th. at II
o'clock. One half mile south o
Brayton ON the old Bartlett place.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22

George Gill returned to Extra
yesterday mornimg from busi--
mess trip out of town
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-11-22
Rich Brothers

Rich Brothers
One mile north Extra creamery
Monday, Nov, 26
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-03-24
20 OF CREW DROWNED. RE
PORTS AMERICAN
CONSUL.

Washington. March 22.-.Amer-
lean Consul Mahin. at Amsterdam,
cabled the State Department to-
night that the American steamer
Healdton, sunk by a submarine
yesterday off Terschellinc Hol-
land, was torpedoed without
warning and that twenty of nc
crew were drowned.
The consul's dispatch f,IIowe /:
"Standard Oil ship He'll lton
from Philadelphia for Potter1 I'm.
cargo oil, torpedoed without
warning Sis evening Of DIST, 25
miles north Of TerscheIIiag, i;ol-
land. Twenty of crew drown ID.
One died of injuries. Others
(taken) to north Of Holland.
Submarine seen after torpedoing.
More details to follow"
The sinking of the Healdton
adds another grave chapter to the
story Of war waged against Amer
lean shipping by Germany TO he
laid before Congress by President
Wilson at the special session he
has called for April 2. It can
cause no immediate change in the
situation. Since the destruction
of three American ships last Sat
urday and Sunday administration
officials have considered that a
state of war existed. and it is to
meet this situation that Congress
has been summoned to Authorize
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-03-24
BRANN ON GREED.

] can understand every crime
III the calendar but the crime of
greed, every lust Of the flesh but
the lust of gain, every sin that
ever damned a soul out the sin Of
SeltIShncSS. by all the sacred
bugs and boasts of Egypt, Ia
rather be witch 5 cat or even
a politician and howl in sympa-
thy with my tribe I'd rather be
tramp and divide my handouts
with one more hungry; I'd rather
be a NANCY dog without a master
and keep company of my kind.
than be q muIti-miIIioHirc with
the blood Of a snake. the heart of
a beast, and carry my soul. like
Pcrdo Garcia in my purse. When
| think Of the three thousand
children in the city Of Chicago,
without rags to Shield thei.
nakedncss from the cold north
wind; of the ten thousand. inno-
cents, such as Christ blessed, who
die every year Of thc world for
the lack of food. of the millions
every year whose cry. goes pp
night and day to God s greet
throne for salvation, but for
soup; not for the robe Of right
eousness, but for a second hand
pair of pants-and then contem-
plate whose boarded wealth the
riches Of Lydia's ancient kings
were but bcggar's patrimony,
to Him who reversed the
aW Of nature to feed the poor. |
ong for the mystic power to coin
sentences that soar like sulphur
lanes from hot hell. and weave
# words n whip Of scorpions to
ash the raScals naked through
he world Fix.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-03-24
Children Cry
FOR FLETgRER'S
- a 60 y O RIA
thdvrrtisement)

The girl who works S-God bless
her. She is brave and active. She
is not too proud TO earn her own
living or ashamed TO be caught
at her daily task. She smiles at
you from behind counter or desk.
1t is an honor to know this girl
to be worthy Of her regard. Her
hands may be stained bv dish
washing, sweeping. factory crease
or printing ink, but it is an hon
est and helping hand. II stay5
shield which protects MANY =
forlorn little family from aims
house and the asylum La. Dem
Ocrat.