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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
Lemon Juice.

Lemon juice will whlten the skin
and remove stains from the hands.
Lemon juice will ailay the pain from
insect bites. Lemon juice and salt
will remove rust. ink and fruit stains
from white goods.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16

window displays of Iowa-made
goods during the week. Articles
manufactured in Iowa will be feat
ured in special "sales Day" The
newspapers of the state will carry
special advertising, calling atten-
ton to these displays and to Iowa's
progress in industry. Many cities
will offer prizes for essays by school
children relative to the special dis
plays made.
Iowa was the first state to con-
duce weeks observance of this
character. Plans which have already
been completed indicate that the
observance of Greater Iowa Week
1870, will be tremendous success.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
EARLY DAYS OF
AUDUBON COUNTY


sion of the naming of the Trouble
some:
81. P. Nielsen of Elk Horn. upon
reading the story of Iowa's largest
tree, In Audubon county, recalled
some interesting facts about the
early days, after Nathaniel Ham
I'm homesteaded the land on which
the giant water elm still stands.
Mr.. Nielsen for many years lived
near the historic landmark.
He says that the Troublesome
near which the great tree stands,
was thus dubbed by the stage driv-
ers on the line which ran near the
Hamlln cabin, crossing the stream
at this point. The bridge was al
ways out or in bad repair when the
stage came along, giving the stage
men ample cause for the name
which the river still bears.
Whenever the stage was delayed,
the passengers were obliged to seek
shelter at the Hamlin cabin, and
Hamlin was so fond of having com
pany, and had such reputation
for hospitality that it was suspected
by some people that he had hand
IN the continuous destruction of
the bridge, according to MIR. Mel
sen
We hope Mr.. Nielsen will tell us
more Of his recollections of the
early days of Audubon county. We
would like to hear from any one
who knows of early events. The
earliest settlers are gone but a few
are left who came a little later and
there are DIES endants of the early
settlers who we are sure could add
much to our knowledge of the
struggles of those who came here
ahead of civilization.
If all would relate their exrer-
fences and those of leir ancestors,
which they have heard them tell
what fund of information we
would have concerning those who
endured the hardships Of a pioneer
life In laying the foundation for
the prosperity which is in evidence
around us.
immigration seems to have been
checked after the year 1857, per-
haps on account OF the unsettled
condition of the country at large.
People did not care to change loca-
lions and endure the privations of
pioneer life in an untried wilder
ness in the face of a probable war
which was threatening.
There were a few early settlers
whose dates of entry are not re-
corded. Peter B. Barlow, MIR.
Wilkins, Mr.. Wilkinson and George
Wire are mentioned in the early
records but the dates of their arri-
val are not given.
Mrs. Mary Bush and Thomas
Truman came to Extra in 1858.
William Walker and Nancy ].
Bowen were married in 1853, also
Charles b. Marsh and Elizabeth
Millholland
In 1859 Leonard Early and fam |
lily, Stillman H. Perry and family
and Hamilton Robinson located at
Extra, Andrew NJ. Hardy and fam
lily, George w. Hardy at Big Grove,
James B. Pixler in Audubon town
ship, Joseph j. Williams and fam
lily on Brushy and Oliver Smith on
Troublesome.
Three weddings are recorded in
1859, Lee Bartlett and Sarah Jen-
lSins, John Morrison and Margaret
Robinson and John Crane and
Mary |. Harris.
The following year, 1860, wit
messed quite an influx into the new
county as compared to the two
preceding years. In that year A.
l. Brainard and family, John w.
Davis William P. Hamlin and fam
lin, John Hammer and Chas. Van
Gorder came to Extra, Andrew
Leffingwell and family, Henry S.
hI
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16

Walter Kiefer, l4-year-old Ohio
lad, was riding horse over a river
bridge when playmate struck the
animal a blow in the flank. The
horse reared and threw Walter over
the railing into the water, 80 feet
below. He would have drowned but
for the timely arrival Of two other
boys in boat. They managed to
pull him out just as he was going
under for the third time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-16
Wipe Out the Ra is

A booklet describing methods for
killing off rats and rendering build
ings ratproof has been issued by the
U. S. public health service. Trapp-
ing, poisoning and the employment
of cats and dogs all help Of course
but the health service experts are
convinced that the most effective
measure for combating the pests is
to make all buildings, old and new,
ratproof. The bulletin tells in de-
tail how to do this. The rat is not
only an arch destroyer of foodstuffs
and other valuable materials but it
IS a serious menace to the public
health because it is often the host
of fleas which are responsible for
transmitting the deadly bubonic
plague. The department of agricul-
ture at Washington also issues a
book on the rat, Tor Tree distribution.
Anyway, both those newspaper
men cyme to Washington on March
4th next--one to be inaugurated
president and the other to write it
up for his paper.
Peter He'll of Chicago has just
got the court to change his name to
Hall. Peter kept store. 1t brought
him into ridicule when people
would mention some article he kept
and tell others to I" Go to Help for
it. Names are often real handicap
to very worthy individuals, and
where they are as awkward as this
one there are good reasons for max
ing a change.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
CARbANz0 MEN
 TO CUT CROP

MORALES, Nov. 29.'-Garbanzo growers of Sonora are discouraged be- cause of the sudden drop in the price of chick peas, and the acreage next year will be much smaller than that of the past season, according to re- ports reaching Nogales. This, how ever, as far as business at the local port is concerned, will be counter acted in a great measure by the i'm mense area planted to tomatoes in both Sonora and Sinaloa. Shipments of this commodity will begin about January 1 and continue until June l.
 Business at the port of Nogales is expected to receive additional impetus through the first large shipments of rice, General Obregon having taken over the direction of this crop with the intention of organizing the grow r CTS as he did the garbanzo men.
 Movements of garbonzos out of No gales to the markets of the world will begin about December l. The ten local warehouses are filled to over flowing with chick peas, the result of
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
NEAR EAST RELIEF
 WORKERS SAIL

Despite the terrible conditions in Armenia and the recent Turkish mas sacreS, six new American workers of the Near East Relief sailed last week on the "Panonia" for Constantinople. A single day brought news of the re- ported killing of Capt. Emmet Xiii patrick and two nurses, all three of the American Red Cross, and also of the capture of Col. J. P. Coombs, di- rector of the Near East work in Ana tolia.
 Col. Coomb's first lieutenant, dis mayed by the news of his chiefs cap ture: by the Turkish insurgent leader sent an alarmist cablegram to New York advising that no more Ameri- can lives be risked by the sending of more relief workers.
 On the spur of the minute it was announced that the sailing of the six relief workers would be cancelled, but it was finally decided that in the pres. ent crisis, which virtually threatens the Armenian nation with extinction it would not do to abate humanitarian efforts.
 The organization will probably lose some of it's stations, but the workers would always fall back on Constan- tinople where the refugees inevitably flock.
 So, much to the joy of the six workers, they were permitted to sail Four were women. One of the men was Dr. Russell Uhls, Kansas spec, ialist in eye diseases, who will helr to fight the epidemic of trachoma which is filling the hospitals of the Near East Relief and causing many cases of blindness.
 "The need at this time in Armenia is really a desperate one", said MT c. F. Willis, state director of the Near East Relief in Arizona, ''in the face of the terrible massacres which oc- cured only few days ago, and the cold winter which is already upon them.
 'They look to America for aid, as America is the only country that is able to do much, and it is felt that America will not allow them to perish.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
YUMA VALLEY LAND
 OWNERS IN PROTEST

YUMA, Ariz., Nov 25.-Protests against the ruling of the reclamation department shutting off all water held by owners in excess of farm units of 160 acres, will be lodged at Washing ton this week by Col. B. F. Fly, on be- half of all Yuma Valley land owners. Under the ruling, the water is to be shut off on December 1. All water will also be shut off from all lands held by nonresidents, and if the own CT does not live on the land or in the neighborhood, service of water to his land will be discontinued. Also all homesteaders who have made filings since the passage of the reclamation law or the acceptance of the Yuma project who have not selected their farm unit of forty acres and disposed of their remaining 160 acres will have their forty acres allotted them by the reclamation service and the 120 not so selected will be forfeited.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
PARk-TO-PARk H|CH-
 WAY SCENIC WONDER

Motorists and good roads makers! There's something synonymous in their consideration for the admirer of the great outdoors.
 If the automobile tourist will draw rough circle on a coast-to-coast map thru the westerly third of the United States, and consider any one of a dozen transcontinental trails leading to it from the East, South and Middle west, he will mentally describe mas ter scenic-key to the peoples play grounds in America.
 That's what 150 delegates from el- even western states did in the first annual convention of the National Park-to-Park Highway Association, recently. in Denver. They shaped the seenie-way-key to fit the arboreal lock which the National Park Service and the American Automobile Asso- citation, in Washington, have fashioned in order to release millions of workers from everyday cares for a journey to their own national park-playgrounds.
 Congress will be asked this winter to turn the magic scenic-key by ap- propriating funds for the permanent improvement of this 6,00O-mile motor way, which depends upon the many transcontinental and other highways for stimulation and seeks harmonious cooperation for coordinate develop ment of good roads generally.
 The "Master Higi:way of America , when hard-surfaced, will represent an outlay of about $10O,OOO, 900. John Barton Payne, secretary of the de- partment of the Interior, and Stephen T. Mather, director of national parks; A. G. Datchelder, chairman Of the ex- ecutive board and Col. A. l.. Vest gard, pathfinder for the American Automobile Association, have pledged themselves to hold fast the recreation al, agricultural and industrial wonder lock which united West has resolved to fit with master scenic-key consist ing of primary roads and improved highways. The departments of var and agriculture are being urged to assist in this nationwide undertak- ing.
 Any one of the twelve or thirteen transcontinental highways is the stem for this scenic-key loop, which tra- verses Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Califor- mia, Arizona, New Mexico, Yellow stone, Glacier, Rainier, Crater, Las sen, Yosemite, Grant, Sequoia, Zion, Grand Canyon and Mesa Verde na- tional parks.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
S26OO YEARLY
 NEEDED IN N. Y.
 BY FAMILY OF

A living wage for a family of fiv in New York City now is $2642. .6s it was estimated today by John Mines, president of the Printing Pres and Feeders Union, in presenting de mands for an increase of wages i, the printing trade. < Expenditures were itemized as fol lows:
 Food, $S71.80.
 Clothing, $529.96. |, Rent, $437.35. Light and heat, $68.59.
 Household equipment, $69.2S. Miscellaneous, $655.75.  Read the Mohave County Miner fo
 Mining News
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04

last seasons S6,OOO,OOO crop. Tn fact that this immense stock must b thrown onto the market as soon a possible is blamed for the slump i prices.
 Shipments of cattle into the Unite States from Mexico are extremel light all along the border, it is re ported here.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04

ferences would be more effective than one conference for the whol country could be. This will make possible a much larger total attendance, and q more practical and detailed discussion of conditions and methods of meeting them in the States of the several sec tions.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
WHAT IS COUNTY
 AGENT WORK?

ALIEN | WOhh
 The original conception of Exten- sion work was, according to one of the members of Congress, that the County Agent should visit the farmer under his own vine and fig tree, where he would discuss with him the prob lems relating to more profitable farming. In fact, County Agent work was started with this idea of personal service.
 The present idea, however, has de- veloped considerably beyond the per sonal service idea. The Department of Agriculture calls attention to a typical type of service which is be- ing given national publicity. The story is of the County Agent in Uma- tilla County, Oregon, who saved the grain farmers large amounts by work ing out an organized plan for meet ing the shortage of fuel oil. A crisis was at hand and the County Agent, through the State office and the State Marketing Bureau of California, CO., operated in securing fuel oil which saved the loss of crops upon a large acreage. The orders were pooled and plans arranged for the banks to honor the payments on more than one hun dred thousand gallons of distillate which were distributed in May. One hundred and eleven farmers joined in this plan and saved an estimated amount equalling more than nine thousand dollars. Later in the year the plan continued to develop and larger amounts of oil were thus ship ped into the county.
 We have equally good illustrations of County Agent work in Arizona. Among those which might be men toned are: Fourteen carloads of dairy cows comparatively shipped into Cochise County; assistance rendered to forty dairymen supplying milk in Tucson, which enabled them to organ ize for the distribution of milk in the city; assistance rendered the Farm Bureau of Coconino County, result ing in plans which brought a flour mill into the county, which is now grinding all the wheat formerly ship ped to distant mills and flour shipped back to the farmers producing the wheat. In Yuma County plans were developed for the certification of Hairy Peruvian alfalfa seed, which has been selling for twice as much per pound as the common varieties. Other counties have worked along a little different line of work with equally good results.
 County Agent work is coming to mean what the farmers themselves make it. We are thinking less in terms of County Agent who can do great things and is an expert in all lines of farming and stock raising, and thinking more in terms of cry stallizing the ideas of the farmers themselves and rendering assistance to them in an organized manner in an attempt to improve the general az riculture and home life of the com- munities. Individual service is mere ly means toward this end. The nec- essary cooperation of the farmers and their, wives is becoming more pro nounced. ~'~ "
 A recent stimulus to this work has been the rapid development of the state and national Farm Bureau fed erations now numbering more than a million members.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04

A recent stimulus to this work has been the rapid development of the state and national Farm Bureau fed erations now numbering more than a million members.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-08-27
CHAPTER Iv-contlnued.

Our charming old gentleman could
and the warden led him to the most
accessible parts of the interesting
iplace. We saw the rattan-chair works
land the honor men in the gardens. We
also took one glance at tier Of cell
houses and peeped into the dining-hall
and into the chapel.
The warden would have had us stay
to dinner.
l had to forbid this. 1t would have
been too much Of a physical strain
upon Mr.. Sidney. / knew that the lit
tile diversion was interesting him, and
i was glad to have him interested, but
i did not want to tax his strength.
sim the doctors servant" he said.
'''IlI look into the library if you don't
mind, warden, and then We'll obey the
physician"
Warden Williams led us to the IL
sbrary, which contained a large col
election of books. An elderly convict
was engaged in cataloguing some new
volumes which had just been taken
.out of boxes. He was interested and
paid no attention to us.
Mr.. Sidney looked at him for few
4minutes.
"What did you say was his crime?"
he asked of the warden.
That's DObson,p said Mr.. Williams.
'"You must know his story. He is the
man who killed his brother. You are
diving in the Dobson house."
1 looked at the frail, white-haired
man with a sudden shock Of interest.
This was the man who had created the
ghost story at Hartley house. He was
afumbling registry cards and writing on
them. He was frail and insignificant.
He had been once, by legend, a sturdy,
muscular, cruel brute. He was now
feeble and interested in cataloguing.
Mr.. Sidney looked about the room.
"This does not seem to be so well
&protected as the other parts Of the
prison. ne said.
sit is not thought necessary" said
the warden. Escape from here might
mot be impossible for an agile man. It
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Story of the Dobson Murder.
(To BE CONTINUED
HISTORY REVEALED BY NAMES
BY Them 1t Is Possible to Ascertain
What Races Have Inhabited
Different Districts.

In the earliest days of the human
family, all known persons, places and
groups of human beings must have
had names by which they were recog-
nized
The study of these names and their
survival in civilization enables us of
ten to ascertain what races inhabited
districts now peopled by those of en-
tirely different speech.
The names of mountains and rivers
in many parts Of England. for in
stance, are Celtic.
Ancient local names are, as a rule
purely descriptive. A river is called
by some word which merely signifies
''the water" a mountain may have
a name which means "the peak" ''the
CASTLE" ''the point"
English place names generally state
some simple fact, and often denote
no more than property; the name of
a town or hamlet being formed by
adding ''ton'' or "ham" to the name
of some early landholder.
Quite often bit of even half-hu-
morous description will survive in
such name, as when stony, starved
end weedy district is called Starvacre.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-08-27

than physical impulse controlled him
and gave him resolution.
I was marveling at his strange ac-
tivity when Isobel and Mrs. Sidney
came in. Mr.. Sidney proposed whist,
and we began a game. The wind In
creased in violence, and the log fire
grew in comfort We had a pleasant
game, disturbed for me only by specu-
lations as to the cause of Mr.. Sidney'S
strange animation and strength.
Shortly after ten o'clock the ladies
said good night, and Jed came in with
a fresh log for the fire. The wind had
been increasing in volume, sound and
power. was thinking of bed
"Sit a while longer, Doctor Mr.. Sid
ney urged. "Jed and 1 shall be the
better for some other company This
is the sort of night we like to sit up to
enjoy. Esthetically one ought to make
the most Of such a night"
Jed went out and presently came in
again with two bottles of wine.
what are we drinking tonight
jedi" Mr. Sidney asked.
Il thought the evening suggested a
warm sherry said Jed.
81 think it does," said Mr.. Sidney,
There is body and live soul in
sherry"
'But certainly l suggested in
alarm, ''you will not drink sherry"
Indeed not" said Mr.. Sidney. "Jed
drinks it for me, and watch him. You
must have a glass with him just one.
He'll have a dozen-I don't ask you to
follow him-but just one"
Jed opened bottle, and when he
offered me a glass I yielded. wanted
to increase the sense of protective
comforts against that shrill wind out
side.
Jed drew a comfortable chair close
to the fire and took his wine in large
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-08-27
THAT'S DoBsoN.

Synopsis. = DR.. John Nicholson,
just beginning his career, becomes
resident physician and companion
of Homer Sidney at Hartley house.
Mr.. Sidney is an American, a semi
invalid, old and rich and very de-
sirous to live. Mrs. Sidney is a
Spanish woman, dignified and reti-
cent. Jed, the butler, acts like a
privileged member of the family.
Hartley house is a fine old isolated
country place, with murder story. =
a haunted pool" and many watch
dogs, and an atmosphere of mys-
terry The thaunted pool is where
Richard Dobson, son of a former
owner of Hartley house, had killed
his brother, Arthur Dobson. Jed
begins operations by locking the
doctor in his room the very first
night. Doctor John fixes his door
so he can't be locked in. He meets
Isobel, daughter of the house and
falls in love at first sight. In the
night he finds the butler drunk and
holding Mrs. Sidney by the wrist.
He interferes. Mrs. Sidney makes
light Of it. John buys a revolver.
John overhears Jed telling Mrs.
Sidney he will have his way. In
reply she says she will not hesitate
to kill him. Mrs. Sidney asks John
to consent to the announcement of
his engagement to Isobel The
young people consent to the make
believe engagement. Later they
find it is to head off Jed, who
would marry Isobel. Jed tries to
kill John, but the matter is
smoothed over. John, though "en-
gagged" to Isobel, conceals his love.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-08-27

the Associated Press correspondent he
said foreigners seem TO fail to realize
the collapse of the Russian transpor-
tation systems, reduced man power
and ruo-down condition of farm lands.
Colonel Englehard is confident that
Russia will again play an important
role in European markets. but, he said,
''the revival of Russian trade will not
come until there shall be established
a normal state of life when men shall
renounce attempts of establishing i'm
mediately the paradise of communism.
1T should be borne in mind that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-08-27
Happiness Not Found in Crowds.

Contact with great crowds is no
guarantee of happiness. Almost every
man at some time or another gets the
fever for the great city. If he could
only mingle with the crowds that
throng the streets and rub shoulders
with multitudes striving for success
or unlimited pleasures he would be
sure to revel in happiness. How rude
the awakening must be when he tries
1t. The great city doesn't know you
have entered it. You may be the
oracle Of your own town but you may
stand on the street Of the city and
watch the passers-by for hours at
time and no one will say word to
you. There is no more lonesome feel
ing in the world than that of feeling
yourself alone in the midst Of people.
It's as bad as being thirsty in the mid
die of the ocean. Crowds do not give
ppiness.-Exchange.