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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
WILL THAT ALARMED WORLD
Eccentric Frenchman Planned to
Build Up Large Estate, But in
the End signaIIy Failed.

Mingled wonder. indignation and
alarm were excited in the public mind
over will left by Peter Thelusson,
F'renchman, who died on July p, 1897.
1t appears that the testator had accu-
INFLATED large fortune as London
merchant, and by the provisions of his
will he left to his wife and children
the sum of f1OO.OOO and the residue
of his property, amounting to
about 100000. he committed to
trustees, to accumulate during the
lives Of his sons, and finally to revert
to his eldest great-grandson. Should
no heir exist, the accumulated prop
erty was to be conveyed to the sink
ing fund for the reduction of the ma
tional debt. According to the lowest
calculation it was estimated that the
fortune would amount to f19,OO0,O0O.
The will was generally stigmatized as
absurd and illegal, and the family test
ed it in court, where it was sustained,
as it was likewise j. the house Of lords.
In 1870 an act was passed making null
all requests for the purpose of ac-
emulation for longer than twenty
years after the testator's death. The
last grandson died in 1856, and dis
pute arose as to whether the eldest
sons grandson should inherit or the
eldest great-grandson. 1t was decided
in favor of the former. By reason Of
litigation and accidents of management
the fortune inherited was little more
than the original 100000.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
INTEREST IN OLD MANsEs
Traveller Finds Atmosphere of Ro-
nance Surrounds Picturesque
Abodes of Eastern States.

Vacation pilgrims travelling by au-
tomobile or trolley or pursuing the
less eXhilarating but more tranquil joy
of exploring country highways and by
ways on foot or drawn by some faith
full old Dobbin have singled out about
every structure or locality famous in
song, story and history. Wayside inns,
taverns, military headquarters, church
es and the birthplaces of celebrities
have all come in for their share of
worship.
There is, however, one species of
landmark which seems to have es-
capped the special attention of those
interested in relics of our pious fore
fathers-the old manses of New Eng
land and the middle states. The rec
tory or parsonage of today was known
In the time of our ancestors by the
old Scotch title of manSe.
At first thought it might seem that
no more particular interest would
hover about these ancient manses than
about any of the picturesque homes of
an earlier century. Indeed it is not
so much in outward appearance that
they are to be set apart, but because
of an Intangible atmosphere Of sacred
romance surrounding them-invisible
Clouds of glory" trailing back to the
days when the manse played most
important part in the life Of the CON-
munity. Furthermore each of these
old ministerial dwellings has a story
all of its own. 1t was by accident
l discovered this, and now whenever
happy chance takes me to new To-
cality the first place hunt up is the
manse.-Chicago Daily News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
Real Estate Transfers

School Township of Cameron to
Consolidated Ind, School District of
Gray, piece of ground 10 rds square
in seA sell sec 6 81 35, $500.
Geo ] Niel-en and wife to Geo L
Jorgensen, n1a sell & ne14 se14 sec %
so 36. $4,000.
May Sampson and husband to Har-
old & A M Reese, part of lots l, 2
" 3 blk Is, Audubon, $1,000.
]. F Baker and wife to Roy Dere-
mo, lots 1913 20 blk 6, Laws Add to
city of Audubon, S225O.
A M Laursen and wife to Jens B
Petersen, n 100 TT of lot of orig lot
l3 & lots Is & is of lot S of orig lot 13
sec 4 Is 80, Extra, LOO.
Earl Farr and wife to w H Bolton,
lot 8 blk % Audubon, $475O.
Thos B Thomson and wife to Peter
NJ Petersen, lots Ie & II blk Kim.
ballton, 500.
A j Whittier Single to Peter M.
Mortensen, lots Is G Ia blk I, Kim
ballton, $24OO.
VIM Esbeck and wife to Lars N
Esbeck, lots y & II, sec SIS 80, 10000.
Andrew Esbeck andiwife to Giode
GJodesen and VIM Hoegh, lots 10 &
20 & M sw4 less acre sec 6 IS SO.
Al, 100.
Andrew P Esbeck and wife to Lars
N Esbeck, one acre nw4 sw4 sec 5 I
36 school purpose, q C deed LOO
L r Nelson aud wife and c w Nc
Caustland and wife to G Gjodesen,
lots & e2 lot 6 Kimballton, 1000.
VIM Jorgensen single to Thos B
Thomson, SEQ SEA sec 10 s. ne4 nw4 s.
nw4 NED sec 30 10 Sc, &c deed LOO.
A NJ Laursen adm to Thos Marde-
sen, 81 sec 81 10 80 except schoolhouse
lot, $4,000.
Laurits Hadsen s. wife to Frank
Hudspath, lot of lot IL blk 25 Aud
ubon, 1I50.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
THE FARMER COMES
TO THE CITY

There has been a great deal said
and written recently on the subject
OF taking city conveniences to the
farm home and a great deal has
been done in this direction, but it
should not be inferred that the
Trainer is waiting passively for
! these things to be brought to him.
He is coming to the city for the
conveniences he needs.
1t is no longer matter of the
farmer having time for only oc-
caslonal visits at long intervals to
the city and upon some actual ur-
gent business. He now comes fire.
quently for all kinds of purposes.
Ii you will ask city merchants in
all lines, you will find that high
grade clothing, furnishings of all
kind for the house and wide va
riety of other first class articles are
sold as much to farmers as to city
people, and for that matter the
farmer and his family come to
town for entertainment as much as
for business. Stop outside of any
moving picture theater when the
crowd is coming out and you will
see much moe than sprinkling of
farm people who have driven in to
the movies in the evening. TWEEN
ty minutes or half hour at the
most in their car will bring them in
from the farm.
The reason behind this greater
frequency in coming to town lies
in improved labor conditions on
the farm. There was a time not
so many years ago when field work
was much harder on account. of
doing good part of it by hand,
and when the chores always took a
long time because they represented
hand work entirely. Now, how
ever, power has supplanted hand
work to a great extent. A great
deal of this power is furnished by
small electric plants which are in
stalled on the farm and which fur
nlsh not only electric light but
plenty OF power to do the pump
ing, sweeping, washing, ironing,
milking, churning and separating.
1t is labor saving of this kind
which has given the farmer and his
family the opportunity to make
the most of business and social adj
vantages to be enjoyed in the city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
WaIIpsper.

Old wallpaper viii often look like
new if a new border is put lit the top
of the room. This will change the
color scheme also if desired. If one
of the up-to-date cut-out borders is
used the average person can put it on.
If paperhanger is employed IA saving
is made by cutting out the border ones
self, thus saving the paperhanger's
time. A good sticking paste for heavy
papers can be made of eight parts of
rye flour to one part water adding
three more parts of boiling water and
a little powdered resin. 1t pays to
patch soiled or torn bit of wallpaper.
as neat patch is not noticeable.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
EXPRESS MONEY
ORDERS STOLEN

Banks have been warned to be-
ware of American Express money
orders whose numbers come be-
tween 6a,96s, OPS and SO ,96s,o39.
Stamped money orders bearing
these numbers were stolen from the
American Railway express office at
Marble Rock. They can be filled
in for any amount.
Any bank who is offered a money
order with a number anywhere
from 63,96s,o25 to 6s,ses,o3e is
asked to notify the authorities.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
Joan of Arc House.

In 1911 the city of Paris bought the
old residence of the archbishops of
Sens in the Saint Paul quarter
with no particular thought as to what
use would be made of it. The idea
has now gained favor of concerning
it into a Saint Joan of Arc museum.
The building was built between 1874
and 1919, and is uncommonly rich in
French memories. Queen Margot lived
in it for while, and 1t is inseparably
connected with Charles VIII and the
Hundred Years war. 1t is regarded
as one of the very best specimens of
Partisan architecture of the fifteenth
century.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02

Barzilla Sylvester and William
Thompson and family located in
the vicinity of Extra.
Stephen Deborde, Samuel Smith,
Hendrick Smith, William Smith
and Andrew Smith at Davids
creek, Elijah Burge and family and
Zelotes A. Phelps at Troublesome.
At the time the commissioners
located che county seat at Dayton
June 20, 1855, they visited the
settlement at Viola, now Extra,
which was the extreme northern
outpost of civilization. They de-
cided on more central location so
located Dayton. As there was
but one lot sold at the sale of lots
it was decided to adjourn the sale
to June 3, 1856. At this sale
eighty five lots were sold at prices
ranging from one dollar and fifty
cents to nine dollars each. The
two residents of the town, Mr.
Archer and Rev. Baker soon moved
away and no one has since resided
there.
On March Sd, 1856, three
months before the adjourned sale
OF lots at Dayton took place, a pc
tition was submitted to the county
Judge to relocate the county seat
at Viola. The petition was grant
ed and the election was held at the
house Of John S. Jenkins on April
9TH but the proposition was de-
feateds This accounts for the
eightv-fve lots sold at Dayton at
the adjourned sale two months
later.
During this year a man named
Adams carried the mail, sometimes
horseback and at other times with
a blackboard from Abel to Magno-
liza and the settlement at Viola
(Exira), being on his route, re-
ceived its mail service from this
line. He made trip each way
once a week.
During this period there were
two lawyers in the settlements,
Daniel w. Harris and Thomas S.
Lewis. The latter was the first
county judge. Both came to the
county in 1854.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
First PRAYER in CONGRESS.

Jacob Douchn. clergyman and
writer, on September I, lT74. made the
opening prayer before the Continental
congress, then assembled in Carpen-
ter's hall, Philadelphia. He acted as
chaplain to congress for three months
after the Declaration of independence.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-09-02
EARLY DAYS OF
AUDUBON COUNTY

the Fourth of July in real old
fashioned style. The celebration
was held about two miles north
west of Natty Hamlin's residence
on one of the highest elevations of
ground in the county. A liberty
pole was erected from which foated
the stars and stripes. The flag
hung there for some time afterward
and could be seen at great distances
by the emigrants who were wend-
ing their way westward.
The only music which could be
obtained for the occasion was that
furnished by Mrs. DR.. Prescott
with her old fashioned melodeon.
The barbecue was held, an old
fashioned feast which consisted of
animals and game roasted in the
open and served to crowd.
On April 10th Of that year oc-
cured the first wedding, George
L. Kellogg and Susanna Kingon
were married, Urbane Herrick off,
eating. On June 22d following oc-
Cured the marriage of William
Carpenter and Martha johnson,
the second in the county.
During the summer the first
steam sawmill was built by Howard
Jay Green and Franklin Burnham
of Maquoketa, Iowa. The huge
boiler was brought up the Des
Monies river from Keokuk on a
small steamer to a point near Fort
Des Moines. From there it was
brought by OK teams over the old
stage road, past Hamlin's Grove to
the mill site now in Extra township.
The other machinery was shipped
from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
down the Ohio river, then up the
Mississippi river to Keokuk, and
then brought here by teams.
Green and Burnhanr built the
mill themselves assisted W Charles
L. Chaplin. They erect separate
dwellings for the tire families
near the mill. Green W. ihe saw
yer and they turned out al average
Of ten thousand feet of h ,ber a
day.
The same summer DR.. Samuel
Ballard erected a steam saw mill
on the east bank of the Botna
river in the timber near his resi-
dence, in what is now Oakfeld
township.
Audubon City was plated Sep
TENDER Sd by Natty Hamlin and
Thomas Lewis. 1t was situated
near the center of Extra town hip.
The proprietors hoped :, locate the
county seat there and few store
buildings and shops were built, but
the country north and west was
settling rapidly and did not take
kindly to the idea of loc9ting the
seat of government so far from the
center.
In the year 1856 many more set
lie RS came and took land for homes.
William P. Beck, Dawson Glascoe
and family, A. B. Houston and
family, Henry and Oswold Hous-
ton, Whitman Wilcox and John
Wilcox settled at Hamlin's Grove.
Washington Bartlett, Hiram
Beck and family, James M. Brown
and family, Stephen Campbell and
family, A. NJ. Graves, Isaac p.
Hallock, ST., and family, Richard
Hallock and family, John A. and
Isaac p Hallock, Jr., Giles Jones
and family, James Jones and fam
lily, Oslin L. Jones, William Norton
and family, John and Charles Nor
ton, Ozro Oathout, Joseph Porter
and family, and Thomas Rowland
located in the neighborhood Of
Oakfeld.
Franklin Burnham and family,
Charles l.. Chaplin and family, Jo-
seph Eaton, Alfred Eddy, George
Kellogg, Charles Kemp, Horace
Leffingwell and family, William
Leffingwell, John Mcconnell, John
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
ALL SERVICE MEN
 AT THE BARBECUE
No Matter If They Are Legion Members or Not,
 They Are Invited

Final plans for the close of the Amert- can Legion drive for new members will be made at a meeting of all workers, generals, captains and members of the posts to be held tonight in the cafe of the Civic Association.
 This meeting has been called by Judge Horace c. Wilkinson, field marshal for the drive. He asks that every member who has secured any new members be present and turn in list of the appli- cants so that the generals may know jast how many have .aen secured.
 The four generals are arranging sew eral new features with which they intend to end the a dmpaign Monday with a flourish, < sveral other matters, incIud' ing apl 4ncement of final arrangements about the barbecue to be held at Eas' Lake, will be given.
 No report was called for yesterday as to the new members, though three of the generals indicated that they had secured a large number of applicants. The Third lead by securing a large number yes terday. The First army, under G. L. Bailes, closely follows
 Arrangements have been made whereby the ex-service men who wish to attend the barbecue and who have not vet joined the legion may join at East Lake at the barbecue. This arrangement has been made, as it is impossible to cover all the territory during the week, ano officers of the post want every ex-serv- ice man present at the meeting.
 D. C. Yarbrough, secretary of the post has placed furniture in the office of the post in the rooms of the Civic Associa- ton, and is ready for business. His duty
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when the avalanche of sound broke loose
 again at the appearance in front of the
 platform of a woman delegate bearing
 the fragments of the Alabama state ban
 ner. When it had continued twenty min
 utes in all, the demonstration was roar
 ing along almost totally oblivious to the
 efforts of the chairman to stem it. He
 hammered long and loudly with his big
 redwood gavel and tried to make a
 speech, besieging the convention to be in
 order, but he was howled down.
 At last, however, he got a hearing and
 declared he would clear the galleries un-
 less they quieted down. That got results,
 and after twenty-three minutes of dem-
 onstrating, the dry enthusiasts let the
 business of the convention go on seoa'
 tor Glass. in charge of the defense oi the platform as presented from the com mittee, then presented Bainbridge Colby President Wilson's Secretary of State and the floor manager of the administration forces in the convention.
 He was greeted with cheers and began his address by a tribute to the ability
 and past achievements of Mir Bryan. ''I am not very much conces~ed with lthis idea of a government-owned news paper" he continued. We've got one oi two of these things. We've got the Con
 gressional Record. for instance. whtct somebody has described as the most
 widely unread newspaper of the country With regard to the liquor question: suppose that all of you will vote YoN' convictions. but I don't want to say q word about MT. Bryans new plan abou' the League of Nations. For some time Mir. Bryan was for the treaty and then began to emulate the republicans anc talk about reservations. They are ioi the treaty too, but they have all reser-
 vations in their pockets. They remind me of a group of people who have been de- seribed as meaning well feebly.
 Replying to MT. Bryan's declaration that stand for an immediate compro, mise ratification would pull the bulk o the republican party over into the demo ] cratic fold, the Secretary said that th' democrats had been trying to do some l thing like that for a long time.
 And MT. Bryan he added, "certainls l has been as successful as anyone eis' at that"
 LETS RATIFY, IS PLEA | MT. Bryan says in so many woros, l continued the speaker. that no on'
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ah BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERAID, SATURDAY. JULY B. 1920

or New Jersey delegation or any other
 delegation that is wet really is glad
 that the saloon is gone, I want him
 to stand up so l can see him. A
 woman in the New York delegation
 was the first to arise in response and
 in minute large sections of the dele
 gates were on their feet. cheering and
 taunting the speaker
 The speech was concluded with an
 oratorical picture of the benefits that
 would come to the world through pro-
 hibttion. Again and again the Ne-
 braskan came 10 the front of the plat
 form and bowed as the bedlam kept
 up. A parade soon was organized on
 the convention floor. the Texas stand
 ard being the first to get into motion.
 Washington. Oklahoma, South Caro-
 lima, Virginia Nebraska. West vir- ginia, Kentucky and Arizona and others followed, and then more than d score were punched in front of the speakers stand while the enthusiasts tore out their vocal chords with cheer ing. The old We want Bryan which has been heard in every democratic convention since 1896. was about the l only distinguishable yell in the great sea of sound
 There was a fight over the Cali
 fornia standard and in the end it was torn to pieces. A woman. borne off on the shoulders of men, made off with part of the state name an was carried along to the speaker s stand where she waved the remnant triumphantly before the delegates. The Alabama standard also was smashed to tatters in an effort to get it into the parade and there were scraps oyef the emblems of other states. At the height of the excitement a woman dressed in a Grecian costume of white | to symbolize purity got to the top of | the speakers stand and set the demon stration wild again.
 | The turmoil had been on for ten | minutes and still was going loud anc strong when Senator Robinson tried | to get order.
 | The cries of Bryan, Bryan" would
 not be quited however. and, although
 most of the state standards were back | in theif places. hundreds of delegates were on their feet and the galleries 1 refused to be in order.
 BEDLAM RENEWED | Five delegates at work with the gave ! had restored some semblanee of ordel
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Convention Turned Upside Down By Magnetism and
 Force of Nebraskan Speech
(Continued from Page Two)

back into war while we are debating reservations 2
 Praising provisions of the treaty, he
 declared the path toward world peace had been cleared by the instrumentas s
 provisions for disarmament open
 diplomatic negotiations and investiga-
 tions of international differences
 They will never be able to erase
 from the pages of history, The con
 tinued, "the name of Woodrow Will
 son, who gave these great principles to
 the world. You cant call me the enemy
 of Woodrow Wilson. Why it was my
 peace plan he took to Paris and l have
 done all l could to help him get it
 ratified. If l could secure it's ratifica-
 ton and let him have the credit for it, I'd gladly walk up to the scaffold and
 die for such a cause. But it cannot be done And l do not care to go to the judgment seat of God with any blood my hands. I do not propose to have it said that women and children were killed while was talking politics" The speech fired the hall again and when the Nebraskan asked how much time he had left delegates and gal leries joined in demanding that he go on.
 Take an hour. take all the time you want" the crowd yelled, as it whooped it up again for Bryan. No he said, taking a drink of water, T must turn to our domestic questions"
 storm of protests from the vets interrupted the speaker as he referre 1 to those who wanted to bring back the dram shop"
 Be fair" yelled many federals. and MT. Bryan replied when partial order l had been restored;
 ACCEPTED CHALLENGE l 'If any member of the New York
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is to help every member of the post who needs advice on government matters, em- ployment or in any way possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-03
Tt w as a

Landslide" Yes, folks, Saturday was ''BIG ONE' in the Mems Department. We are not going to tell you how big, but are going to thank you for making it big. Values made the record for this day, the same values are duplicated for today-new ones are added, the price sliding down. down. Yes, it's less here than elsewhere This list contains something you need-"IT'S A VALUE LIST"
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 soc Work Gloves ,...-..---..,. 33c $2.OO Work Gloves ,.r.,. ,-~-,.,..--.l.r. AS $2.OO Work Shirts ..-..s...a. 1.39 $2.OO Knit Ties ...,.,.r.., $l .29 $500 and $3.5O Knit Ties .-.....s.,. :. $2.29 $2.OO Initial Kerchefs, box r., .,.-.s.r. $1 .39 $2.5O Suit Cases $Z.UO $3.5O Suit Cases ,..,.,.,.,..-.r.,.s...,...$3 $500 $7.OO Suit Cases K. .....-.-.p.-.-..,.,.,a. $4.9O $3 and $35O Stiff Cuff White Shirts. $2.5O
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''Mr Bryan says ln so many "oruE' continued the speaker, that no one