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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24
Confirmation Services at
Danish Lutheran Church

Confirmation services were he'll
at the Lutheran church Sunday,
February goth.
The services were held in ths
English language, and the church
was filled to capacity.
After being duly instructed II
the Christian religion, class Of
thirteen were confirmed. They.
were: Clarabelle Anderson, Mar
-tha Anderson, Marie Rasmussen,
Anna Jessen, Erma Voss, Emma
Hickman, Fred Nielsen, Raymond
Petersen, Raymond Pallesen, Mer-
tin Jessen, Haakon Groom, Hans
Jessen and John Hickman.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24
Will Peppers Bot Insur-
ance Business of Roe

Willie Peppers purchased the in
surance business of Dean Roe, and
took possession Immediately. He
will continue the business in the
former location. Mr.. Peppers has
been in the insurance bnsiress for
sometime past. He is we'll known
here, and we predict for him a
prosperous business. We under
stand Mr.. Roe is planning to leave
Extra in few weeks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24
Extra Team Plays with
Guthrie Center and Ayoca

The Extra High School boys and
girls basket ball teams defeated
the Guthrie Center boys and girls,
in the High School gym, last Fri
day evening. The score for the
boys game stood 22-l2, while the
girls score was 2S-16.
The return game with the Avoca
team was played on the Avoca
floor, Tuesday evening, and result
ed in favor of Avoca, 1927.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24
Compelled to Have Finger
Removed to Second Joint

Because it was not healing as it
should, Frank Campbell was COM
pelled to again have a part of his
finger amputated, this time to the
second joint. Three weeks ago the
inger was amputated to the first
joint after it had been crushed in a
sausage grinder. The second oper-
aation was performed last Sunday.
He has been assisting in the Hassen-
ieldt meat market but was compell-
ed to quit work.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24
Good Play Given at Audu-.
bon Township Church

The young people of East Audu-
bon Township presented play en-
titled when A Mans Single" at
the East Audubon Township Chris
tian Church, Friday evening, Feb
ruary 18th, and each character
covered himself with glory, as each
one did his part in an excellent
manner. A good crowd attended
and had nothing but words of
praise for the players. The enter
tainment was given for the benefit
Of the Booster Club.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24
Friends Learn News of
Death Of Ben Jensen

The news Of the death of Ben
Jensen, at the Skodsborg sanitar-
ium in Denmark, has been received
here by friends. Mr.. Jensen was
born at Hjemback, Sjelland, April
Is, 1850 and passed away Deeem-
Der 13, 1920 at the age of seventy
years. He has many friends here
who regret to learn of his death.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24
CLIPPING TELLS Of
NON0GENAR|AN'S DEATH
Mother of Late Editor of
Journal Leaves Many
Descendants

A paper from Melbourne Aus.
tralia, has just reached us from
relatives in that city which con.
tains the obituary of the aged
mother Of the late editor Of this
paper. Because of the adventur-
GUS and interesting existence she
had led, we herewith reprint it as
it appeared in that periodical De
cember IL, 1920:
Mrs. Isabella Lancelot, a resi-
dent of Osborne street, had for
some twenty-four years been asso-
ciated with Williamstown. The
old lady passed over to the great
majority on Monday last at the
residence of her grandson, Mr.. Os-
car Jenkins, a we'll known pos tai
official. In chat with him res
pecting his grandmother, who was
verglng on nlnety-seven years of
age, it was CLEANED that deceased
was a native of Falmouth, having
been born there in 1924. She
recollected seeing coaches run from
Falmouth to London, before the
advent of trains, and remembered
the first train running. Mrs. Lam
celot was the wife of Captain Ian
celot, master mariner, who sailed
between Eng and, America and
China. On account Of her hus-
bands profession, she had some
what Of an adventurous career,
having created a home in America
at different periods in four seaports.
She had the unique experience of
outliving all her children. During
the war the old lady had knitted
some dozens Of pairs of socks for
local soldiers, and was never tired
of extolling their valiant deeds in
the protection of "poor old people,
like herself. Although bedrldden
for the last eight months Of her life,
she retained in a remarkable de-
gree the faculties Of sight and hear
ing. Deceased left numerous des-
cendants, estimated at between
thirty and forty grandchildren, and
also several great-grand-children.
The remains were inferred on
Tuesday afternoon in the Wesleyan
compartment Of the local necropo-
lis, the Church of England vicar,
Rev. Mr.. Richardson, reading the
burial service"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24
JAMES N. CHARTER
LAID TO REST
Aged Gentleman Passes
Away at Home of Daugh-
ter, Mrs. Stewart


James M. Charter was born in
Kentucky June 81, 1888 and moved
to Illinois with his parents when
very young.
August 25, 1853 he was united
in marriage to Eliza Hungate who
passed to her reward December g
1896.
To this union we're born eight
children, five girls and three boys.
Four children, two girls and two
boys, preceded their father in
death.
In 1874 he and his wife and fam
lily moved to Iowa being among the
early settlers in this state.
October 80, 1902 he was married
to Mrs. Leantha D. Farris of
Blandlnsville, Illinois, making his
home in that state until her death
January 10, 1919, when his daugh-
ter Mrs. A. w. Stewart brought
him to Iowa where they have low
ingly and tenderly cared for him in
their home until his death February
Is, 1921.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Margaret Biggs, one brother, P. H
Charter, four children, three girls
and one boy, two stepsons, Walter
j. and Dory Farris of Blandinsville,
Illinois, twenty-nine grand children,
sixty-6ve great grandchildren,
three great great grand children,
and many other relatives and host
of friends.
He was converted in young man
hood and joined the Baptist church
in Illinois. After moving to Iowa
he was q charter member of the
Union Baptist church, being an Or
dained deacon. After moving back
to Illinois he became member OF
the First Baptist Church of Bland
insville. also acting as deacon again
and serving in that capacity until
coming back to Iowa; and the
Blandinsville church elected him
honorary deacon.
After his return to Iowa in jan
uary 1919, the Union church well
coined him back, though his mem
bership is still in the Blandinsville
church.
Funeral services were held at the
Bowman Church February Is, 1921
conducted by Rev. Gumm Of the
Union Baptist church assisted by
Rev. Lawton of the Bowman
church.
He was laid to rest in Pleasant
Hill Cemetery by the side of his
! first wife,
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to all neighbors and friends
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24

G. G. Christensen has purchased
the Hockenberry residence, now oc-
cupied by Frank Basham and,fam-
lily. They will not take possession
for time at least.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24

Wesley Donaldson will occupy
the Hans Nelson farm, east of
town, the coming year. The Willie
Peppers farm on which he was re-
siding. will be occupied by Henry
Lauridsen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24

A baby boy was born Sunday,
February 18th, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Percy Priestley, residing east Of
Extra.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24

Miss Martha Jessen has returned
from Omaha for a visit with her
parents. She has just recovered
from siege Of small pox with which
she was stricken while nursing in
the Fsnger Memorial Hospital.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24
Conductor Thru Here for
Years. Makes First Visit

On account of the bursting of a
flue, the engine of the train went
dead here Tuesday and refused to
20 further. There was a delay Of
several hours until another engine
arrived.
While waiting, Mr.. Lemon, who
has been the conductor on this
train fer thirty-two years, made
his first visit into Extra. Mr..
Lemon is familiar figure to most
Of our people and his never having
been here before is accounted for
by the fact that the, train makes
such short stop, and the depot is
some distance from town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24

= Miss Ava Hansen returned Fri
day from a two days visit in At
hntic.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24

Mrs. John Vande Brake is hostess
10 the Thursday Club, at her home
Mis- afternoon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-02-24
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to all neighbors and friends
for help and sympathy during the
illness and at the death of our
father.
The Children and
Grandchildren
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Chinese Prince
Fears to Ride
In Automobile
Sends Out Card andLets Chief
Minister Make Trip to
Tomb of Royal An
CeStOr.

An automobile party drove up If
front of the royal palace i'll Chinese
province a few weeks ago and sent
word in to the ruling prince that they
would like to take him out for q
ride. But this particular prince, il
seems, had never seen an automo'
bile before and was so terrified al
the prospect of riding in one that
he did not even express his regrets
in person. He did his inspecting
from safe distance and then sent
out his card.
The appearance of the car, accord
ing to Chung Mel News agency dis
patched from Peking, caused great
excitement through the princes home
town.
Commander Thomas Hutchins
American naval attache, and E. c,
Mcpherson, manager of f. W.
Frazar & Co.," says the dispatch,
'have completed the round trip to
Tungling, the Ming eastern tombs,
by automobile and it is believed that
this is one of the first times that
this trip has been successfully made.
Took Three Days.
an the old days, when it was the
fashion to go out on horseback, the
trip took some three days one way,
at least two nights being spent on
the road By automobile, in spite
of the sandy roads, the rivers that
had to be crossed by ferry, and the
many other difficulties encountered,
the entire trip was done in eight
hours, and without any mishaps of
any kind.
"The party left the Tsihyamen, or
East Gate at E on Thursday morn
ing; $50 saw them at the Pei Ho,
and o:l5 at San Ho Hsien. This
was the place that was selected in
the days of pony travel as the stop
ping place on the first night, and by
automobile was reached in scant
three hours and quarter. The Sec
ond nights stopping place, Dichow,
was reached at HAS and at 2:l5 the
party rolled into the eastern tombs
and were met by the Manchu princes
bodyguard. The old-fashioned
troops, still carrying broadswords.
and some even bows and arrows,
were half-terrifed, half-fascinated by
the appearance of the car.
"The old Manchu prince appar-
emily could not screw up his courage
to sufficient height to venture the
trip in the machine, that was offered
him. After preliminary courtesies.
he Withdrew and thereafter sent in
his card, excusing himself. The
priest and his number two went,
however, and it was said that they
were scared out of their wits through
out the entire trip.
Meet Little Trouble.
Little trouble was encountered on
the way. The three rivers that were
crossed gave some trouble, one be-
cause the bridge seemed ready to
cave in at any minute, and the other
two because there were no bridges
at all, and the crossing had to be
made by means of three boats lashed
together, with the car put on them
laterally. At Dichow, the stone
block in the center of the main gate
way, against which the city gates
are closed, was so high that the car
could not pass over it, nor was there
any other way around. So part of
the city wall was appropriated and
a runway built across the gateway,
over which the car crawled as easily
as you please.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Women's Feet
Are Inspected
By Londoners
American Women Have Most
Beautiful Feet, German
And Dutch Largest,
Says Chiropodist.

London, Aug. 20.-Which country
possesses women with the largest
feet?
This question arose from an in
spection of women's feet in Bond
street during the busiest hour of
tie morning. Women of many ma
tionalities passed. displaying under
standings" that varied considerably
in shape and size.
Japanese Have Smallest Feet.
Dutch and German women have
the biggest feet in the world" said
Mr.. Robert Wortley, court chiropo-
dist. Their feet are fiat, and they
wear shoes which emphasize their
hatness. British women have the
longest feet, but they are narrow;
Japanese women have the smallest
feet of all, and Americans the most
beautiful, because they are well
cared TOR from youth.
After the American feet l award
the beauty honor to the French
woman, whose foot is triumph of
grace, while dancing has given a
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Months and Miles
OF Battery Service

How many months will battery
last? Well, how many months will
pair of shoes last? Or a pound
of sugar? Or anything else that
wears out" or is used up?"
Elmer Rosenglen, Nebraska Stor-
age Battery company, says:
obviously the life of any such
object depends not alone upon its
own quality, but also upon the kind
of use it gets.
"a car owner who drives 10000
miles per year certainly takes more
out of his battery than one who
drives 5000, just as a pedestrian
who walks a great deal wears out
his shoes faster than one who spends
most of his day at a desk.
"The driver who starts and stops
frequently, with short runs in be-
tween, or who uses his lights to ex-
cess, is not recharging his battery
nearly so fast as he is dischareing
it. He is like the housewife who
keeps dipping sugar out of the sugar
jar faster than she replenishes the
supply from the store room.
1T is just as ridiculous to ask
how many months battery will last
as it is to ask how many months
pair of shoes or pound of sugar
will last, without inquirlng how they
are to be used"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Cadillac Ranks Close
To FOrds in Detroit

Recently the Detroit Automobile
club checked its records to ascer-
tain what cars the members drove.
1t was found that the Ford was
first. with 2.577, but the remarkable
fact about the figures is that Cadil-
lac was third with 1,102, having
more cars than all the so-called pop
ular-priced lines with one exception.
When it is considered that the
people of Detroit are motor wiser"
than almost any other city in the
country and that they know motor
cars intimately, this can be taken as
a distinct tribute to the Cadillac.
This goes to disprove the old
adage about prophet and his own
country, because the Cadillac certain
ly has the implicit confidence of the
motor car owners of its own city.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21

there is something new upon the
program.
So say these Frenchmen OF science,
as they measure the unprecedented
and constantly increasing subsoil
heat at La Bourboule!
Are the extinct volcanoes of
Auvergne now opening up again
not necessarily to blow their heads
Off next year, but just uncorking
more and more under gathering
pressure? ..s
If so, the forces beneath them
must be unprecedentedly terrific!
Why, this old volcanic region of
Auvergne was extinct ct'-remained
corked up and did not budge-2,000,-
600 years ago, when the Alps and
Pyrenees were hurled into the sky!
And now the subsoil burns the
hand, at La Bourboule
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Britain Buys Overland
COupes for Embassy

The representatives of Great Brit
ain at the forthcoming conference
on disarmament will to all intents
have the archives of the British en-
bassy at their very elbows at the con-
ference table. although the embassy
is more than mile from the White
House or from the other state halls
where conferences may be held. The
accessibility of the British records
on all questions will be due to that
fact that several of the staff of the
British embassy have been equipped
with Overland coupes
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21

King Edward, you must let me see
how YOU care for your own And
then and there in the middle OF the
park, the chiropodist was obliged to
take off his shoes and socks and
show his feet to his sovereign.
mo woman has beautiful feet,
said another chiropodist, why
should they, since men are descended
from monkeys? | saw the foot pos
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Removing Wheel Hub Washer

The job of removing the wheel
hub washer of the front wheel is
often an almost impossible job, but
it can be made easy by the use of
simple tool that can be made by any
car owner. Take a pair of round
jawed pliers five or six inches long.
File a notch on the inside of each
jaw near the end and then reduce
the diameter of the jaws until they
will just slip into the holes in the
ends of the split washer. With this
weapon it is easy to remove the
washer. Simply hook the ends of
the pliers into the holes, close the
pliers to contract the washer so that
it may be drawn out of the groove,
when it is easy to slip it out by rum
ming screw driver point around the
edpe
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Grinding in Transmission

When a grinding noise is heard in
the transmission case it will be found
to be caused by one of the following
conditions: Lubri ic at n failure,
either the oil has leaked out or is too
rkin in body to do its appointed task,
the shafts may be out Of alignment,
bearings may be badly worn or
broken, or there may be chips from
injured teeth in the case. Whatever
the cause it should be run down and
eliminated Immediately
Axle Noises
When noises issue from the axle
housing they may be ascribed to one
of the following causes: Maladjust-
ment of the driving gears, gears that
have worn out of round or become
warped, differential bearings that are
worn or broken, broken tooth or
teeth in the gear, or metal chips in
the mechanism.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21

special attraction to the Spanish
feminine foot"
Mr.. Wortley has attended some of
the most distinguished feet in the
country. One day. when he was
walking with the late King Edward
in park near Cromer, the king
said he wished him to attend his
feet
But before you do my feet" said
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Practical Paragraphs
Spares

The question of what spares to
take on reasonably extended tours is
one that bothers most motorists.
Here are a few useful spares that are
frequently forgotten. For instance,
extra bulbs for the headlights ought
always to be carried. A few dry
cells may be invaluable in emer-
gency. Two or three pairs of pliers
instead of the customary one should
certainly be carried. Spare tire valves
and a hand tire pump for emergen-
cies will be friends in need on oc-
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
sessed by the original of Trilby and
it was not beautiful"

Road construction throughout the
country last year cost about twice
as much as It did in 1919. AS
consequence, the cost of gravel roads
increased from $53s to $3.50 a mile;
concrete from $2l,l65 to $4,000. and
brick from $4,000 to $SS,000 a mile.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Clutch Grabbing

This trouble is the oppc site of slip
ping. The clutch takes hold too sud-
denly so that the car is jerked in
starting and needless strain is in
volved for the entire power transmit
ting mechanism. Grabbing is caused
by too heavy spring pressure, by fac
ings that have become rough and
dry, by end play in the clutch shaft,
by too tight an adjustment. The
driver who jams in his clutch is quite
likely to produce a grabbing clutch.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Internal Short

When one of the cells shows a loss
of specific gravity in its electrolyte of
50 or Is points and no leaks can be
discovered an internal short circuit
is indicated and should be remedied
at once. Whenever the specific gravi-
ty of one cell falls more than 20
points below that of the other cells
there is trouble somewhere and it
should be run down without delay.
even if it is necessary to call in the
servica station
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Mud Scraper

A convenient homemade mud
scraper may be made by cutting
shallow oval in the running board
before the door. Across the outer
edge of this oval piece of bar steel
is screwed corresponding to the
thickness of the running board. 1t
is very simple to scrape mud from
the shoes and the dirt so removed
falls through the oval cut-out in the
board.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Commutator Lubrication

Grease should never be used for
commutator or timer fabrication.
Cylinder oil is the proper lubricant
for this part, and it should be used
only sparingly. This applies to all
commutators or ignition distributors.
When grease is used here it frequent
ly serves to prevent the commutator
arm from making contact.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
Commerce Chamber for
Restricted immigration
lndorses Johnson Emergency
Measure Providing FOR One
Years Susrens;on

Following q two-hour debate yester-
day on the question of supporting or
opposing pending legislation in Con-
gress for the restriction Of imm:sra-
ton, the New York State Chamber Of
Commerce voted its approval of the
Johnson emergency measure passed re
Gently in the House, which would sus-
pend immigration for period of one
year.
This Endorsement took the form of
report on imn grafton compiled for
the executive committee, accompanied
by resolution urging popular support
for the measure, pending the prepara-
ton Of perfected legislation along the
general lines laid down by Senator
Sterling in his bill to reorganize the
immigration service along scientific
lines"
The report and resolution were pre-
sented by former President Outer
bridge. Among those who spoke in
opposition to the Johnson bill we're
William R. Wilcox, William l.. Saun-
ders, president of ngersoll-Rand Com
pany, and Joseph L. Buttenweiser.
Among those who defended tha meas
ure and the Chamber report were Elon
Il. Hooker, Colonel Howard c. Smith,
Captain John B. Trevor, E. c. Miller,
DR.. Thomas A. Darlington, Major E. C.
Church and William McCarroil.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
Active Bidding on Many
Skins at Fur Auction

Buyers showed increased activity
yesterday in the offerings of the New
York Fur Auction Sales Corporation.
Practically all of the small offerings
had been bid on by noon. Japanese
mink offerings, which totaled 3,1s5
skins, brought from $40 to $110, the
top price being paid for 1907 extra
large and large skins.
The prices paid on the articles, al
though showing declines when COM
pared with the prices in April, were
on par with those ruling before the
opening of the auction. Prices on
house cat showed decline of IS per
cent from April, while marmot cat de-
cined rs per cent, hair seal so per
cent, ponies 70 per cent, japanese stone
and baum marten, 55 per cent, Japanese
mink 55 per cent, northern mink as
per cent and south and west As per
cent.
Spirited bidding on stone and baum
marten took place in the morning and
the prices on both were said to be
fair. An offering Of 1000 pony skins
went quickly at 70 cents each while
three lots of Japanese martens, ag-
gregating 700 skins, were sold on the
average of $4.30. About $4,000 of the
i01,224 marmots which were offered
early in the day, we're withdrawn be-
cause of the low prices bid.