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The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-10

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10 the house in the Road Of the Good
Children, and TO what might be enact
Ing there. His eyes burned. Now at
last he would thwhrt them, unless
Just before they turned into the
street, a horseman had dashed out
Of II and flung himself out Of the sad
die The door was bolted, but II
opened to his ring, and Milky faced
the concierge, Milky, with drawn re-
volver In his hand, and face deatbly
white.
He had had no time to fire, no time
even to speak. The revolver flew out
of his hand at one blow from the fail.
like arms OF the concierge. Behind
him somewhere was coming, Milky
knew, detachment of cavalry. But
he had outdistanced them, riding frcn-
zledly, had leaped hedges and bitches
across the park. lie must hold this
man until they came.
Struggling In the grasp Of the con-
clerge he yet listened for them. From
the first he knew II was n losing bat
tie. He had lost before. But he
fought fercely. with the strength of n
dozen. His frenzy was cqualed by that
of the other man, and his weight was
less by half. He went down finally
and lay stlll, battered, twisted fig
ure.
But Black lIumbert, breathing hard.
had henrd sounds In the street. and
n Ahat T.,
huge shaken figure ut the foot OF the
stone staircase. He was for flight
now. But surely--outside at the door
some one gave the secret knock of the
tribunal, and followed II by the pass
word. He breathed again. Friends, of
course, come for the ammunition. But,
to be certain, he went to the window
of his bureau, and looked out through
the bars. Students!
"Coming" he called. And kicked ut
Nikky's quiet figure MS he passed II.
Then he unbolted the door, dropped the
chain, and opened the door.
Standing before him, backed by a
great crowd of fantastic figures, was
Hneckel.
They did not XIII him at once. At
the points of dozen bnyonets. intend
ed for vastly different work, they
forced him up the staircase, flight after
flight. At first he cried pitifully that |
he knew nothing Of the royal child, !
then he tried TO barter what he knew |
for his life. They jeered at him,
prlcked him shamefully from behind |
with daggers.
At the top OF the last flight he turned !
and faced them. Gentlemen, friends 7" |
he implored. II have done him no
harm. II was never In my mind to do !
him an injury. +" /
HE Is In the room where you kept
mef asked Haeckel, In low voice.
''He ls there, and safe"
Then Haeckel killed him. He struck
him with dagger, and his great body
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yield, he drove the iron point of hii
wooden leg into yielding flesh, and s,
made his way. Some one raised or,
and others took IL up.
''The klng!" they cried. "Show u,
the little kingl"
But the balcony outside the dead
kings apartments remained empty
The curtains at the long windows were
drawn, save at one. opened for air
The breeze shook Its curtains to ana
fro, but no small, childish figure
emerged. The cries kept up, but there
was snarl In the note now.
'The king Long live the king
Where Is her"
A man In red costume, near OlG
Adelbert, leaped on box and lighted
flaming torch. "Aye!" he yelled
"call for the little king. Where is hei
What have they done with hlm?''
Old Adelbert pushed on. The voice
Of the revOlutionlst died behind him
IN a chorus Of fury. From nowhere
apparently, came lighted box banners
proclalming the chancellor's treason
and demanding republic. Some OF
them instructed the people 10 gather
around the parliament where, II was
stated, leading citizens were already
forming republic. Some. more vlO
lent, suggested an advance on the pal.
ace.
The crowd at first ignored them. but
as time went on, II grew ugly. BY all
precedent, the new king should be now
before. them. What, then, II this rIiHiOf
was true? Where was the little kingi
Revolution, now, In the nlnltlng. A
fame ready TO blaze. Hastily. on the
outskirts Of the thrODg, delegation
formed to visit the palace, and learn
the truth.
Drums were now beating steadily.
filing the air with their thrObbing, al.
most drownlng out the solemn folllng
Of the belt. Around them were rally.
ing angry groups. AZ the groups grew
large, each drum led its followers
toward the government house, where
on the steps, the revolutionary party
hnrangIed the crOwd. Bonfres sprane
mp, built Of no one knew what, In the
public squares. Red fire burned. The
drums thrRbbed.
The city had not yet risen. II was
large and slow tQ move Slow, too, TO
believe in treason, or that II had no
king. But 1t was matter of mo-
nents now, not of hours.
The noise penetrated into the very |
wards Of the hospital. Red fires batlled
pale faces on their pillows IN fever
ish glow Nurses gathered at the win
dows, their Uniforms and faces aliIe
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The room should suddenly be filed with
mist. "But there be tbose-who wait
-there-to capture him."
He. caught desperately at the cur
talns, with their royal arms embrold-
cred In blue and gold. Shameful, In
such company, to stagger sol
"Make--hoste." he said, and slid
thffly to the ground He lay without
moving.
The council reused then. Mettllch
was the first TO get 10 him. But 1t was
too late.
Old Adelbert had followed the mist
to the gates II concealed. More than
that, sham traitor that he was, The had
followed his king.
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fell on the stairs. He was still mov-
Ing and groanlng, as they swarmed
over him.
Haeckel faced the crowd. "There
are Others" he said. ~ know them all.
When we have finished here, we will
20 on"
They were fearful of frightening the
little king and only two went back,
with the key that Haeckel had taken
from the body of Black Humbert. They
unlocked the door of the back room,
to find his majesty sitting on chair,
with rather moist handkerchief In
his hand. lie was not ut all fright
cned, however, and. was weeping for
his grandfather.
"Hns the carriage conner" he de-
manded. II am waiting for car
riage."
They assured him that carriage
was on the way, and were very much
at loss.
II would like to go quickly" he said.
"I am afraid--my grandfather--Nik-
ky!"
For there stood Milky In the door
way, staggering, white-llpped Milky.
He was not too weak TO pick the child
up, however, and carry him to the
head of the stairs. They had moved
The body of the concierge, by his or
der. So he stood there, the boy in his
arms and the students, only nm hour
before In revolt against him, cheered
nightly
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CHAPTER XIX.

In the Road OF the Good Children.
Haeckel crept to window and
looked out. BonHres were sprlnging up
In the open square IN front Of the goy-
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We Will do your sob printing.
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(To be continued)
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
MRS FOXWE[L DIED A,
RELATIVE OF OURS


A recent letter brought to the ed
ftors home the sad information of the
death of a distant relative-a cousin
Mrs. Fanny Foxwell of Illyria, Fay
ette County, Iowa. Francis Humph-
ry was born in the Parish of Wamnan
near Falmouth, Cornwall county, Eng
land, on the 2Giis- day of April, 1888
IN the summer cf s1849 with her pa
rents she emigrated to the United
States, landing in Racine Wisconsin
Ocean steamships were not known in
those days and the family crossed the
Atlantic in a sailing vessel and were
nearly two months on the water.
Three years after her arrival she
was joined in wedlock to the Rever-
end Thomas FaXwell, and eleven
years later with her husband their
three children, her parents. brothers
and sisters all moved to Patch Prairie
named for its beautiful patches of
timber on one of the fertile praires
of Iowain Illyria township, Fayette
county.
Mrs. Faxwell leaves to mourn her
five daughters and one son. The
children are Mrs. Thomas Richards
Of West Union, Iowa, Mrs. w. F. Al
bright of Beach, Virginia, and Steph-
en- Mary and Ella who live at hime.
There are also twenty-one grandchil-
dren and nine great-grandrhildren
Her exemplary Christian character
Will be remembered by all who were
priTileged to know her. IN early youth
she became devoted to the cause of
Christ and since that has lived a con
sistent Christian life
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
OBITUARY

Mr.. Ross Higgins was born at Mon
tezuma, Iowa, February l, 1869. He
passed to the great beyond, JAM l8,
1918, at his home in Gray, Iowa, be-
ing 4S years, II months and days at
the time OF his death.
The deceased was married to Mar
riah Jacobs at Nevada, Iowa, May s.,
1868. To this union two children
came to bless the home, Blanche,
aged IA, and Robert, aged 4.
Those remaining to mourn his loss
are his wife, two children and an
aged mother, Mrs. S. c. Higgins, 3
sisters, Mrs. Nellie Kennedy OF Guth-
RE Center, Mrs. Lena Wolfe OF Oma-
ha, ana Mrs. X. G. Lancelot OF Des
Moines. Two brothers, Charles Hig-
gins OF Hamlin, and Jesse Higgins of
Gray survive him, together with a
host OF relatives and friends.
His father, Aaron Higgins preceded
him in death February A. 1898. The
deceased had been almost a constant
sufferer for the past ten years, but
through it all he was patient and
cheerful. About two weeks ago he
contracted severe cold and from
that time began to fail rapidly until
the end.
The funeral services We're held Sun
day afternoon at 200 O'Clock, at the
Jnited Brethren church The pastor,
Rev. G.. w. Van Dram officiating. In
terment was made at Maple Grove
cemetery.
The near relatives from a distance
who We're present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
Kennedy, of Guthrie Center; Mrs. L..
I
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
DEATH Of Mr.. /. P,
HANSEN OF, BRAYTON

Word was received in Extra last
Thursday evening of the death of
Hans P. Hansen, respected citizen
of Brayton. which occurred the even
ing before at his home His wife and
an only son, Ebbe ]. Hansen, former
citizen of our city, but now of Cali
fornia, beside a large number of rela-
tives and friends, are left to mourn
his death. The funeral services were
conducted last Monday and the body
was laid to rest in the Oakhill Gene
terry.
Hans. P. Hansen departed this life
on the oath day of January, 1918 at
his home in Brayton, Iowa, at the age
of SO years, 2 months and Is days.
The deceased was born near Nastved
Sealand, Denmark, November 10, 1929
and in the spring of 1858 was united
in marriage to Maren Sophia Ebbe-
sen, when they bought a small farm
near Soro, Denmark, on which they
lived until the year 1874 when he sold
out and came to America with his wife
and only son and bought a farm near
Atlantic, Iowa. In the year 1881 he
located on a farm two miles west of
Brayton and there he lived until the
death of his wife, January l, 1899
The following year he married Mrs.
Bertha x. Nielsen, when he retired and
moved to Brayton, where he two years
ago celebrated the silver wedding an
niversary with his second wife.
He leaves to mourn his demise, one
son, Ebbe j. Hansen, of Harlan, Iowa;
three grandchildren, Mrs. f. C. Larsen
of Atlantic, Iowa; Mrs. Howard e. Kit
tell of Harlan, Iowa; and Theodore S.
Hansen of Capa, South Dakota; be-
sides three great-grandchildren, E. j.
Larsen, T. Stanley Hansen and Wade
E. Kittell.
Funeral services We're held from the
home and the church and were con
Quoted by ReY Standskov, after which
the body was laid to rest in Oak Hill
cemetery alongside that of his first
wife.
Kind in business dealings, generous
to fault, courteous to all, and effec-
tionate to his family
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
REGULATIONS FOR
GERMAN ALIEN ENEMIES

Among the regulationsyfor the regis
tration of German alien enemies in
the United States during the ifst
week OF February are the following:
All German males of the age of IA
years and upward are required to re-
gister. Notice of time and place of
registration will be given by publica-
ton in newspapers.
The affidavit for each registrant
must be accompanied by four un-
mounted photographs, signed across
the face so as not to obscure the feat
ures, and the finger prints of each
registrant shall be taken.
Between 10 and Is days after regis
tration each alien enemy must again
appear before his registration board
to obtain his registration card, which
will bear his name and his left thumb
print
This card must be carried by the re-
gistrant for future Identification.
An alien enemy who changes his
place of residence to another place
within the same registration district
must at once report the change to the
registration officer.
No alein emmy shall move out of the
district without a permit. Applica
tion for a permit must be made upon
a form furnished by the department
of justice giving full particulars as to
date, reason for change and intended
place of residence.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31

had lots to eat this summer and fall
and very good places to sleep, mostly
in barns, and they are good barns and
we have good blankets. There are
many Y. M. c. AS and they furnish
lost of comforts for the troops, such
as entertainments moving pictures,
then they keep stock of tobacco and
cigarettes and candy and many other
things good to eat | will send you
some of our Xmas cards. They may
not get there by Christmas but that
won't make any difference so that you
get them. / think l will get four
teen days pass to go to Paris for the
holidays. Can't tell, of course, for we
may be back in the trenches by that
time but hope not I was there on my
birthday and | think it was the hot
test time ever had on any of my
birthdays. Ha. Fla.
Well, mamma, | will close and hope
TO hear from all of you again soon.
am as ever, your SOP and brother,
c: w. Gill.
252744 d, Co. 49 Battalion
p. ST. started to write this letter
several days ago but did not get it in
the mail so will add, a few more lines.
Well, mamma, was decorated with
a military medal for the work l did
on the field of battle in the push
above mentioned. Have only got the
ribbon and viii have the medal sent
to you to keep for me till c>ne
home. l trust you will have a merry
Christmas. l close with love to all.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
INTENSITY YOUR AD-
VERT|S|NG At HOME

Intensive farming means that farm
ers spend less and less time in town
To sell them new things the dealer
must go into the farmers home with
the printed word. This means make
intensive advertising 1t means ev-
cry home in the dealers territory
must be reached. To do this there is
but one medium home paper.
Week after week it goes into these
homes--all of them and is read dur
ing the week not only by father and
mother but by brother, sister, and
aunt, hired man and everybody. OF
all the intensified advertising medi-
ums the home paper easily leads the
world Then 1t only remains for the
dealer to have an interesting story,
and repeat that story until all the peo-
pie understand.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
Letter From Charley Gill
In Active Service With The British Expedtionary Force
December II, 1917

Dear Mother and All:-I will try
and write you few lines. receiv
ed letter from you and sisters,
suppose you read about the push; the
Canadian troops made and believe me
i was some drive as no one knows
bStter than do. / am stretcher
beaver and first aid man in our plat
oon, all we do is to give first aid to
the wounded, and maybe you think
that is not much, but Pm sorry to say
that know betterN Well, wish this
war would end so that we might come
home.
Tell the girls this letter is for all of
them to read and for them to write
me as often as they can Tell every
one hello for me and l would be pleas
ed to receive a letter from anyone
who cares to write as a few lines from
home cheers up the troops in this
country. This is fine country back
where the Germans have not been to
destroy it. They raise almost any-
thing and big crops, for they take
good care OF the land and keep it IN "a
high state of cultivation and farm it
good. It is such q country as home
only not as hilly The buildings are
of brick or stone. The farm build
ingss are all built in one enclosure and
that is one thing don't like. They
are about 100 years behind the times
in some things. Some of you may
want to know how we are Treated oy-
er here We get most things better
than you would think for. We have
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
BOYS VS. THE KAISER
ARE GROUPED THUS
Cut This Out for Reference

Cut This Out for Reference
An army corps is 10000 men.
An infantry division is 10000 men.
An infantry brigade is $500 men.
A regiment of infantry is $500 men.
A company is $50 men
A platoon is SO men.
A field artillery brigade comprises
4,030 men.
A field artillery battalion is compos-
ed of S57 men
A field battery has 1876 men.
A firing squad has 20 men
A supply train has 2S3 men,
A, machine gun battalion has 296
men.
An engineers regimen has 1898
men.
An ambulance company has Sc men.
A field hospital has 55 men.
A medical attachment has Is men.
4 najor-general heads field army
and also an infantry brigade.
A brigadier general heads each in
fantry brigade.
a colonel is at the head of each re-
gimenr.
A lieutenant colonel is next in. rank
below colonel
a major is at the head of each bat
talon
A captain is at the head of each
o,,,,, ,,.,,,,y
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
JACK kEARNEY OF THE
kEARNEy PHARMACY

Private Jack Kearney arrived in
Extra, Monday. to attend to business
matters at his drug store and visit his
many friends. He is located at a
camp in Washington for coast guard
ing but was called home last week by
the death of his mother which took
place at her home in Oakland, Iowa
The funeral services were held last
Friday. We extend our sympathy to
Brother Jack in his sad bereavement
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
MANY BAPTIZED At
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

The foiioN-iltg class were baptised
at the Christian church in Extra last
Thursday evening by the Rev. Link
letter MI and Mrs. Walter schlot-
feidt, Mr. and Mrs Charles Heath.
Mr., and Mrs. Bert Herrick, Ivan
Heath, Mrs. Bernie Baylor, zela and
Myrtle BillsaMrs. John Littlefeld ana
son Lee Mrs: Fdwards and son Der
Wis, John amt Robert Myers, rranls
schlater, VIM. Alt, Everett Baylor ana
irwin Wheeler
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
RESIGNED POSITION
RETURNED TO EXTRA

Mrs. Mollie Hunt, who has been en-
Tloyed' in the Atlantic Hospital for
several months, has resigned her po-
sition and returned TO Extra to make
this her future home. She has been
suffering for some time With a severe
cold and is bothered considerably
with her finger which was injured at
the hospital some time ago in az cleo
trio clothes wringer She enjoyed an
3o,el night visit last Wednesday night
With her friend. Mrs. Sadie Woodward
in Atlantic
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
AN AFFLICTED FAMILY
At HElnnAN HOME

The children of Chris Hickman,
whose home is in Audubon township,
have certainly had their share of
sickness. John, the eldest one. had
very serious case of brain fever and
was delirious for some time. Walt
er was another victim OF the dreaded
disease, pneumonia, and the other
children have been quite i'll. Two
trained nurses from Atlantic were
present 10 help care for the inBalids.
They are Improving slowly, which we
are very glad 10 report
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
OF EXTRA
DIED N ALBERTA

Mrs. Hans Polger who died at her
home recently in Alberta, Canada, was
cousin of Mr.. Chris Jacobsen east of
town. The Polger family formerly
lived near Extra and moved from this
section of the country to Alberta
when the rush to that country started
few years ago. The Journal con-
dones with the family in this dark
hour of their bereavement.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
SCHOOL HOUSE SOCIAL
A GREAT SUCCESS

A box social was enjoyed at the
McClain school house north of town on
last Friday evening and the neat sum
OF $23.75 was realized from the same
A program was also held and the pu-
pills taking part did exceptionally we'll.
Miss Mary Voss, one of our last years
graduates, was the teacher. 1t is a
big task for young teacher to give
an evenings entertainment with so
much success.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
MISS GERTRUDE BASHgn
NURSE TO CAMP CODY

Miss Gertrude Basham left on last
Thursday evening for the hospital at
Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico.
Where she viii be employed as a Red
Cross nurse, she having joined the
Red Cross organization some time
ago. Her friend, Miss Ruth Clough
who was here a couple of weeks ago
visiting, VIII Join herat Deming.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
HARVEY JENSEN HOME
FOR EXAMINATION

Harvey Jensen, son of j. w. Jensen
ahd wife, who has 9een attending
Alnes college, but w vas compelled
no ecme toFAudubon - examination
hy the county board, ~ turned again
10 Ames TO gel his trunks and wilf're-
turn 10 Extra to stay. TIe failed to
i,ass in Audubon and win have to go
TO Carroll for another examination,
Bert Dryden, wife and family Wis.
tied al the home OF his brother. Roy
and wife last week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
THE DEC[AMATORY CON-
TEST AT AUDITORIUM

in the auditorium of the high school
the pupils put on the annual declama.
tory contest.
PROGRAM
DRAMATIC.
"The Lion and the Mouse"
Observation-Disclosures. Helen Wissler
"A Few Bars in the Key of G"......
Maude Perry
Bobby Schaftoe," Observation-Disclosures.
"The Littlest Rebel" ...............
Observation-Disclosures. Helen Gault
HUMOROUS
Little Gentleman" Observation-Disclosures.
Dallas Kline
Higher Culture in Dixie ..........
............... Ellen Boose
who's Afraid,' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
............ Pauline Hensley
Tom Sawyer's Love Affair ........
=. Y ~ lst4i i'ONNi
Busy Bee and Busy Body .....,...
Vera Wissler
"Rebecca's journey ...........
..... Margaret Knudsen
The judges were Miss De Ialhry and
supt, Mclnnre of Audubon. While
awaiting their decision several selec-
lions were played on the high school
Ediosn.
They gave second place in the Dra-
matte class to Maude Perry; second
place in the Humorous class to Vera
Wissler. The first place0in the ORA
matte class to Helen Gault and first
place in the Humorous class TO Paul
inc Hensley. They awarded first over
all to THE Littlest Rebel by Helen
Gault, and second over all to "Nho's
Afraid?" by Pauline Hensley.
Helen's high ideals and natural abil-
ity with the fine training which she
received carried her audience through
all the joys and all the sorrows of the
.sIlittlest Rebel
Pauline Hensley portrayed the part
of small child well and at the end
reached climax which did her great
credit
Maude Perry gave the race of the
spirited noble horse with all the fire
of the true artist.
Vera Wissler's fine rendition of a
small suffering boy was beyond dis
pute.
On account of illness Dallas Kline
was not able to appear. The rest OF
the numbers We're all given with eX
cellent Interpretation and despite the
fact that it was impossible to secure
a special trainer the judges declared
it to be the best contest they had ever
heard.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31

CHRIS x. CHRISTENSEN
Two and one-half miles
east of Extra on the old Gil
roy farm. on Friday, Feb s,
1918, commencing luo'clock
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
ELM ER HEATH

Three and half mites east
of Extra on the ota Bartlett
farm on "Wednesday Febru-
ary 9Th. 1918 &c mmencing at
q o'clock sharp
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-31
WILLIS YOUNG

-Four miles northeast of Ex-
ira on the Ed Young farm oD
Tuesday, February 5th., COM
mencing at II O'clock.