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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-20
MOST ANNOYING PART
OF VARIED CAREER
SAYS LAUB, IN JAIL

Lyle T. IAaub, lately employed as
stock salesman for the Multi-X Air
craft & Automobile company, an alleg-
ed swindling scheme promoted by sew
eral blue sky" experts who operated
profitably for a few weeks in Wayne
county last summer, was brought to
Richmond from Indianapolis late Tues
day afternoon and is now confined in
the county Jail.
Laub was indicted by the Wayne
county grand jury on a charge Of OBJ
tanning signatures to written instr1i-
ments under false pretense. He was
arrested at his home in Indianapolis
Monday morning.
Arrest is "Annoying."
Laub appeared to be quite indiffer-
ent over his arrest, according to Carl
Wadman, deputy sheriff, who brought
him to Richmond. He referred to the
situation which now confronts him as
annoying" He then stated, Wadman
says, that he had been in real
trouble" few years ago.
He admitted to the deputy sheriff
that he had been convicted of forgery
in Indianapolis, had been sentenced to
serve from one to five years at the
Jeffersonville reformatory and had
been paroled from that institution
little over a year ago after he had
served eighteen months of his sent
ence. He stated that his parole
expired three months ago.
Has Interesting Career
According to information local au-
thorities have received, Laub has had
an interesting career as a "get-rich-
quick" promoter.
Laub laughingly informed Wadman
that he had met "bunco" man while
he was in Richmond who was almost
clever enough to "skin' him" He re-
ferred to a man named Williams. who
did a land office business throughout
Wayne county selling bogus diamond
rings until he was arrested and SEN
fenced to serve 80 days in the county
Jail on charge of false pretense.
Impersonates Farmer.
Williams, garbed as farmer, would
stop motorists and ask them if they
had seen a couple Of cows" He
would then produce ring and re-
mark that he had just found 1t on the
road He would offer to sell the ring
and generally made sale, some
times receiving a. much as $25.
Laub stated that Williams had
worked this ruse on him and that he
offered to give Williams IS for a ring.
Williams held out for $40. when he
offered to split the difference with me
| became suspicious and drove away.
He overplayed his hand little too
much He was too anxious to sell,
Laub said.
Laub is charged with having sold
500 shares of worthless Multi-X stock
to Charles F. Estep, a Wayne coun-
ty farmer, for which Estep gave Laub
his note for $4,000 and a mortgage
on his farm for security. 1t is al
legged that Laub later sold the note
to an indianapolis bank.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-20
$4,000 Contributed
TOWARD CELEBRATION

Incomplete returns from the cam
paign for funds to defray expenses of
an Armistice Day celebration in this
city, indicated that about $4,000 had
been contributed toward the required
total of $500 up to 2 p. IL, We'd
nesday.
Twenty-six committees. under the
auspices of the Y. M. B. c. conducted
the campaign. The city was divided
into industrial, manufacturing and
business sections. Officials in charge
said that certain amount of the
work was sure to be left over until to-
morrow, because of the fact that some
of the business men were out when
committee members called.
Committee members will turn in
their reports Wednesday evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-20
SETTLE MEXICAN STRIKE
(By Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 20-Following
conferences yesterday between Pro-
visional President de la Huerta and a
delegation representing 10000 miners
who are on strike in the state of Goa
hula it was announced that progress
was being made toward a settlement.
The conference will be continued to-
day.
The strike threatens to throw out
of work more than 100000 men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-20
MILAN BOMB NOT INTENDED
FOR ALLIED MISSION PARTY
(By Associated PreSS)

ROME. Oct. 20.-Police at Milan de-
clare the bomb which exploded or the
doorstep of the Cavour hotel at Milan
last week was evidently not intended
for members of the allied mission
staying at the hotel. They say an
other bomb was found outside the
place on Monday after the delegates
had left. 1t had not exploded
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-20
Weather Forecast
MooRE,s SPECIAL FORECAST


Warm weather will continue for the
next "a hours, and possibly for the
next 36, as the cold wave has advanc-
ed only 500 miles since Tuesday. Fair
weather will prevail but conditions
are such that local rain might sud
denly develop as happened Monday,
10 miles from Richmond, and at Col
umbus, Ind, where a severe thunder
storm prevailed Monday.
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Fair tonight and
probably Thursday; little change IN
temperature.
Temperatures Yesterday.
MdAlnauin ..............
Today
For Wayne County, by w. e. Moore
Continued warm and mostly fair
Wednesday night and Thursday. Pos
sibly a local shower, but no general
rain during the next "a hours.
General Conditions-The weather
conditions over the United States are
changed but little during the past As
hours. The main storm continues
over the states of Colorado, Utah, Ne
vada and Wyoming, with general rain
and snow, while the cold wave has
moved southwark only few hundred
miles since Sunday. It's southern limit
extends from South Dakota southwest
to Utah. General snow storms have
prevailed for two days over Utah and
Nevada; minimum temperatures are
far below freezing in many places in
the northwest.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
OBITUARY OF
ANNABELLE JOHNSON

Annabelle I4eona johnson was
born September q, 1919, and
passed away March s., 1920, aged
S months and 10 days.
The child's mother, Mrs. John
johnson, Of West Extra, was taken
seriously i'll and submitted to an
operation on Thursday and the in
fant was taken to the Frank Ballou
home to be cared for and the best
care was given it but death was
stronger than love and the dear
one was called away. She was a
sweet little blossom--too sweet to
bloom on earth but will bloom in
heaven forever.
She has left to mourn her un-
timely departure a sorrew-stricken
mother and father, four brothers,
Raymond, Leonard. Elmer and
Alvin. Two little sisters, Myrtle
and Georgiabelle, passed away two
years ago, this being the third little
daughter to die in the last two and
-one-half years.
The funeral was held Wednesday
at her home, conducted by Rev.
Charles Lang and it was buried in
the Extra cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the kind
friends, and some of our neighbors
for their kindness during our recent
illness and the death of our darling
baby, and to Mrs. Ballou, may
God bless you, for the tender moth
erly care you gave to our dear one,
also Mrs. A. G. Holmes, for the
making Of her beautiful little
shroud. Your deeds will always be
remembered.
John Johnson, wife and family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
AN EVENING OF
FUN AND fROL|C
Everybody's Night Out.
Footsteps Will Lead To
SchOOlhOuse March 20

People who live in Extra and
vicinity should not overlook the
big event at the school building
next Saturday evening. If there are
any two institutions that are wor-
thy of our interest and patronage
they are our public schools and the
American Legion: but this is not
the chief reason why all should
turn out on this occasion. Rather,
it is because they have promised
to.show everybody a genuine good
time.
Let us all go; and while we may
look for an evening Of fun and
frolic, let us look, too, for the spirit
OF sociability. and neighborliness
and friendship that is always pres
ent at such gatherings. It is worth
while to partake of the pleasures of
such neighborhood events; but it
is worth much more Of course to
contribute something to them.
Don't forget. March Goth.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
NEW ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS
New Constitution Adopted.
Members Showing
Enthusiasm.

The second meeting Of the Par
,ent- Teachers Association was held
in the High School assembly room
Wednesday evening, March 10th
with a good representation of the
parents and teachers present.
After the chairman called the
meeting to order Miss Hill led in
the community singing. The COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws,
with Supt. Pyle chairman, present
ed an especially we'll chosen consti-
tuition, which was duly adopted and
signed by those present.
The officers for the year were then
elected: Mrs. T. O. Hester, presi-
dent; Miss Anna Hansen, vice
president; John /. Hensley, End
vice president; Miss Carolyn Bish-
op, Sd vice president; Mrs. c. G.
Christensen, secretary; Mr.. A. j.
Leake, Treasurer.
The constitution provides that
the executive board shall appoint
the standing committees Of the as
ISOLATION which shall be: Program,
Membership, Social, Press, Litera-
ture and Child Welfare. These
committees will be appointed soon
and an excellent program arranged
for the next meeting in April.
Its hoped every parent, teacher
and all interested in school and
community will be present to get
behind this movement and push it.
Don't forget the next regular meet
ing, second Wednesday of the
month, April 18th.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
FEDERATED CHURCH
SECURES PASTOR

Rev. Henry Of Lawrence, Kan
sas, occupied the pulpit of the Fed
Grated church Sunday, delivering
two excellent sermons. His hearers
were highly pleased and prevailed
upon him to take charge of the
work for the ensuing year. He is a
forceful and eloquent speaker and
his sermons are full of the Spirit of
the Great Master, and create with
In the hearts of his hearers great
enthusiasm.
He is also talented musician
which adds much to the attractive
ness of his services.
Rev. Henry will take immediate
charge and his family will join him
here at the end of the school year
in June. He and his family will be
welcomed to our community.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
"Ain't it Awful?"

All of the latest scandal does not
reach the Journal force but once in
a while something is pulled off
which we happen ITO get next
a couple whom we supposed to
be Giving happy ever after" were
parted this week and, contrary to
custom, the husband is the one
who has gone home to his mother.
Owing to, the fact that as, yet no
divorce has been applied for, we
are of the opinion that they may
re-unite later. It's very sad
case--a young mother and little son
left to exc out an existence until---
well, until officials see fit to raise
a certain sign which has been placed
in very conspicuous place in our
city and which reads: SMALLPOX.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
SCHOOL NOTES

The English Glass is taking news
paper work. We expect some of the
boys will be reporters some day.
The spring work will soon be here.
We hope the boys will not quit school
before the last OF April, because we
would like to have a good track team.
The History Glasses are drawing
maps. The best ones are put on the
| wall for exhibition
The High School expects to have a
baseball team as we'll as a track team.
so all who are not going out for track
are urged To come out for base ball.
Mr.. Pyle. Albert Stone, Clarence
knudsen and Harold Hansen returned
from Ames Wednesday morning from
| the Judging contest held there We
do not know how they come out yet
| but hope they came out near the top.
Mr.. Pyle's new chicken house that
he built blew over Monday, the day
| Of the srong wind. AS Prof. is the
! Manual Training INSTRUCTORS. we won-
| der il it would not be Dest for him to
take course in NJ. T.. too?
Extra High has u new alarm clock
! to use as a bell. 1t run down the 9TH
er day but somebody was good enough
to wind it up again: We hope in the
near future they will put an extra
spring on-itso it will not run down so
quick.
Extra received a beautiful Scarlet &
Black pennant from Harlan III. S. to
signify our winning third place in the
tournament held there.
| The Sophs are having to make post
ers for the county fair. The teachers
think it helps them as they are now
taking up advertising, but tits mi ghty
hard on the good old Sophs
! Don't forget the big county fair to
be held in the High School gym, Sat-
urday night.
Roscoe Koob, one of our last years
graduates, visited school Monday at
| ternoon. He is home from Ames dur
| ing spring vacation.
Mr.. Benjamin Gilbert is assisting
at the Ed Northup Cream and Pro-
duce Station, starting work last
week.
Mrs. Walter Copeland is here
from Council Bluffs this week
visiting relatives.
James Channon has been on the
sick list this week with an attack
of neuralgia.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18

ball season by playing Casey here
next Friday evening, March 10Th.
Two good games are expected as
Casey won a recent tournament
and as our High School girls won
the Cumberland tourney. Come
out and see how much our young
people have improved by seeing
some good basketball games at
other schools.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
G. F. Construction Co.

A new company, calling itself
The G. F. Construction Company,
has been organized here this week
and will prove to be great help to
the builders hereabouts. The
members thereof are all skilled
workmen Of our city who have or
ganized themselves into body to
do construction work. They take
the contract for a building, and,
having man for each line OF work,
there is no time lost in waiting for
plasterers, painters, etc. We fore
see great future for them and
hope they may enjoy hourishing
business. See their large ad in
this issue.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
OUR CITY ELECTION
NEXT MONDAY

Considerable interest is being
shown in the election Of city Off
cials to be held next Monday. Only
one ticket is in the field as follows
For Mayor. j. Oldaker.
Councilmen--J. l. Hensley.
Herman Barnholdt.
j. B. j. Lohner.
A. J.. Leake.
TIE be supplied.
Assessor r. C. Watterson.
Treasurer j. X. VandeBrake.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
PALACE THEATRE
Saturday, March 10th

Saturday, March Goth
Anita Stewart, in Two
Women" derful
mountain scenery forms the
principal setting. Anita
Stewart has role of tremen-
dous dramatic intensity in
this picture, written by
James Oliver Curwood.
Comic, MATES and Models
Will start this show at ZOO
o'clock on account of bazaar
at the school.
Admission 1Oc and 2Oc
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
OUR WEATHER EYE
The. Balance of Power

For many years it has been
evident to keen observers that
neither of the political parties con-
trolls Audubon County. A county
that could give Theodore Roosevelt
a plurality for presidency at the
same time that it turned practically
all the local offices over to the
democrats, as our county did in
1912, and could follow this four
yeaEs later by sending the last DEM
ocrat out of the court house OBJ
viously does not ! ! ng to either
the republican or ,ac democratic
party. 1t is ruled instead by the
independent voters who reside with
in its borders.
These are the people who are the
true defenders of the common good
as against the trickery, chicanery,
and rapacity Of the political leaders
and bosses.
They believe that public bus
mess should be carried on in the
open and in the sole interest of the
public who pay the bills.
In their minds it is more impor-
tant that politics be kept clean and
that public servants be honest men
than that any political party should
win any given election.
They fear and despise the men
who contrive cunning schemes and
father dark plots either to exploit
the public or to further their own
selfish interests and ambitions; and
they seldom fail to pay their res
poets to men of this stripe at the
polls.
Their standards this year in
choosing candidates may be safely
announced in advance. They will
put honesty, ability and loyalty to
Uncle Sam above all else; and these
must NOT be of the milk-and-water
variety, but true to name as ahown
by each mans record.
1t all comes to this; that they
are good citizens and performing q
valuable service; that whereas the
people who make it a rule to "vote
straight" are unconsciously aiding
and abetting political corruption
and knavery, these people are
keeping politics clean, frustrating
the shysters, and bringing their evil
designs to naught. In general they
are the pest and nuisance of the
persons who hatch plots and con
trive schemes to defeat the will oi
the people.
After all, why should not
EV ERYBODY put right above
party in politics?
Fred Basham is clerking in the
Corl & Tcrhune hardware store
and will work after school ano
saturdays.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
BRAYTON ITEMS

Mrs. P. P. Nielsen was visiting in
Atlantic at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carl Andersen, last week.
Miss Anna Petersen of Audubon
was an over Sunday guest at the
L. F. Miller home.
Ray Nielsen had business calling
him to Omaha Sunday.
Peter Jacobsen and wife, who
went to Denmark, several months
ago, have returned to Brayton and
will again make it their home. We
welcome them back.
Misses Arlene and Thelma Bart
lett were shopping in Atlantic, last
Saturday.
Charles Bison was an over Sun
day visitor in Omaha.
George A. Christensen and family
have moved to the house recently
vacated by Mrs. Ed Hansen.
Percy Freeman and wife, who
live south of town are the happy
parents Of a baby girl born March
IL, 1920. Congratulations.
Mrs. C. L. Bison was a caller in
Audubon Friday. fs'a
Roscoe Koob who attends school
at Ames, is at home for a. short va
cation.
Mrs. Ms Larsen was visitor in
Atlantic the latter part of last week
Mrs. r. Miller and Mrs. Harry
Miller we're Atlantic visitors Satur-
day.
Miss Marie Freeman spent Fri
day night in Atlantic with her sis
ter, Mrs. Lewis Heath.
Ms Larsen was very sick man,
Saturday but is much better now.
George Madsen of Omaha was a
week end visitor at the l.. P. Ras-
mussen home.
Lester Nielsen went to Omaha,
Sunday for a short visit.
Percy Hallock and L, E. Simp-
son left last Saturday for Missouri
and Arkansas on business.
Ralph Brown and Fred Whit
more went to Lovilia, Iowa, the
first Of the week.
VIM. Fries is i'll with an attack
of mumps.
Frank Wilson of Audubon was
at Brayton Monday on business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
MRS. ED BENTON
PASSES AWAY

Our community was shocked
Tuesday morning to learn of the
death of Mrs. Ed Benton at her
home in the country. She had suf-
fered paralytic stroke some time
ago, but was improving. The
morning of her death she was to
undergo an operation for tumor.
She leaves family of six children
to mourn, her husband preceding
her to. the Great Beyond over a
year ago.
The funeral will be held this af-
ternoon at Bowman Chapel at l 80.
Rev. Lawton will be in charge.
Interment at the Bowman Chapel
cemetery. Obituary next week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
Basket Dinner

Rev. Babcock will be with us
again Sunday next and will hold
services as usual in the morning and
evening. A basket dinner will be
enjoyed at noon and the afternoon
spent in a social way.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18
THREE CHEERS FOR
EXTRA HIGH!
Our Basket Ball Boys Are
Awarded Third Place at
Harlan Tourney.

ing train our boys arrived in Har-
Ian about 3 p. m. Thursday in very
fine condition to play in the open
ing round of the tourney. The
first game called was Avoca VS. Dow
City. Avoca won by score of 33
to 9 but they did not exhibit any
superb knowledge or tactics except
in an expert dribbler.
Then followed the Harlan Extra
game which was Extras from the
start. Our guards held their team
to one field basket during the first
half, and it is a great surprise to us
that they did because Harlan is the
best team we have had the pleasure
of meeting this year. They play a
grand, scientific, open, passing game
and are expert shots from almost
any place on the court if given a.
chance. This was demonstrated in
the game preliminary to the finals
which will be mentioned later.
With score of IA to 3 at the end
of the first half, Extra felt that
she should conserve energies for the
future games which they did but
with care to still outplay their
opponents. Harlan came back
with lots of "pep" for the opening
Of the second half, scoring four f.
nal goals and one foul. Harry
Boysen and Harry Lenna starred
for points, each securing two field
goals. But when Extra took pos
session of the ball and began to
team it down the floor, we could
hear the bystanders -remarking,
"There they have it, there will soon
be something DOING The ball
was usually carried down with
triangle formation in medium ac-
curate passes as we played a five
man defence during the whole,
game Gault starred for Extra
with FIVE field baskets and one foul
goal, Larsen and Nielsen, each three
field baskets and Bintner one, max
ing total score of 25N to IL. By
their excellent team work our boys
won theSadmiration and respect of
all the spectators.
Beginning Friday at 2 p. m. the
following teams were. eliminated:
Manning eliminated Shelby by q
score of 8 to 5. Irwin eliminated
Coon Rapids by a score of s to 2.
AT 8 p. m. Avoca eliminated Wood
bine by a score of 25 to 5; Sidney.
eliminated Oakland by score of
l3 to 10. Thus after the two
games on Friday evening the fol-
lowing teams were left to compete:
Manning, Irwin, Extra, Sydney
and Avoca. Manning eliminated
Irwin by score of Is to Is at 10
a. N. Saturday, thus leaving the
following teams paired in the semi
finals: Avoca VS. Extra, Manning
VS. Sydney. Games were called at
2 p. m. Saturday and proved very
interesting. Extra was eliminated
by Avoca, score IL to %. Sydney
was eliminated by Manning II to
20. This left Avoca VS. Manning
in the finals. Avoca won by a
score of 29.to IL.
According to the tournament
plans the losers of the semi-fnals
were to play for third place before
the final game on Saturday even
ing at 7:3G. Sydney gave all hon
ors for third place to Extra without
making us play for it, which brings
a pennant to this school. This ac-
tion on the part of Sydney necessi-
tatcd the arrangement of q prelim-
mary game to the finals. So the
management requested Harlan to
play Shelby. This was a very good
game and showed great deal of
skill.
Remember, we close the basket
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18

The Tom Thumb Wedding"
presented here last Friday evening
by number of Extras little folks,
under the auspices of the M. E.
Ladies Aid Society, was we'll at
tended. The ladies cleared $40 from
the performance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18

Mrs. Fred Larsen and son of At
lantic spent a few hours here
Tuesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18

Alvin Holmes and family moved
Monday to the Pete Lund farm,
which they have rented this year.
They had sale Saturday, to dis
pose of their property in West
Extra The store building was pur-
chased by P. X. Jensen, but the
house and lots We're not sold.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18

Mr.. Meyer of Minnesota arrived
here last week and is employed in
the Fullerton Lumber yard, taking
the place of w. o. Scott.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18

The Womans' Association will
give supper in the M. E. church
next Wednesday evening, March "a.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-03-18

Mrs. Ed Northup and children
arrived Saturday from Nodaway,
Iowa, to reside. Mr.. Northup had
preceded them here to take charge
of the Extra Produce Station.
They are residing in the John Par
rott residence.