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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
LEGION WILL CO AZ
RECONSIDERATION
Complete Canvass Will Be
Made ofsAll Ex-Soldiers
in The County

Starting Monday, April 18th and
continuing until Monday, May
Both, the Iowa Department Of the
American Legion will stage Com
pensation and disqualification
Drive. This will be the most COM
prehenslve effort ever put forth by
any State Department of the Amer
ican Legion. State Headquarters
aas prepared a questionaire and a
house to house canvass will be made
10 see that this is filled out by eve
ry ex-service man or woman in the
State of Iowa. The questions
asked are numerous and the work
will be greatly facilitated if the for
:ner army and navy people of this
county will brush upon some of the
following questions: Date and
place of enlistment, date and place
Of discharge, serial number, organ
ization, etc.
State headquarters has divided
the state into districts. The mem
oers of the State executive COM
mittee will have charge of these
districts and they in turn will ap-
point County chairmen to see that
a house to house canvass will be
made in each county. The actual
work of filling out the questionaires
will be In charge of the local posts
!hruout the state.
All blanks will be gone over,
classified and worked upon imme-
diately by the Service Bureau Of
Department Headquarters with a
view to immediate action by the
Government. This will enable the
yarious bureaus at Washington to
come to the ex-service man instead
Of the ex-seryice man going to the
Government as has been the case
in the past,
ln this county each Of the four
american Legion Posts will make a
complete canvass to- secure the in
formation desired. Each post has
been assigned the territory imme-
diately surrounding the town in
which they are located.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
P. 7. A. Meeting Draws
Good Sized Crowd

A good sized crowd attended the
regular meeting of the P. T. A. on
April 3rd. A short program was
given, consisting of some snappy
songs by the Boys Glee Club. An
interesting dramatization of the
Fairy Shoe Makery, by the pupils
of Miss Gamblers grade, and an
instructive talk by Mr.. Lohner. A
vote Of thanks was extended the
Red Cross for the scales purchased
for use in the schools.
Election of officers for the ensu-
ing year will be held at the May
meeting.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21

Miss Mabel McNutt came to
Extra, last Friday, in the interests
OF her music class, which she had
allowed weeks rest after the reci-
tai of the previous week. The re-
cital was held in the Methodist
church at Audubon, April 7th, and
OF the twenty-seven pupils who APP
peared on the platform represent
ing several different towns, not one
failed to be present for the after
noon rehearsal as we'll as the eve
ming performance. Miss McNuts
showed her ability as an organizer
and trainer and the we'll filled
house showed the esteem in which
she is held in her home town and
community,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
Fire Partially Residence
of Bert Met Claim

The residence owned and oceu-
pied by Bert McClain and family,
in West Extra, was badly damaged
by fire, Monday forenoon. The
fire was discovered in the roof, and
had gained considerable headway
before it was noticed. When the
fire team arrived on the scene it
looked as though the building was
then past saving, but the boys
worked hard and soon had the
blaze under control.
The roof of the building was al
most completely destroyed, but the
lower story was damaged very lit
tie and all the furniture was saved.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
Miss Allen was in Omaha over
Sunday visiting friends. She re-
turned to Extra Monday.

Pete Sorenson has returned to
Extra from an extended visit with
relatives and friends, residing in
Denmark. He arrived in Extra,
Saturday and was met in Atlantic
by his brother, soren. Pete left
here last fall for visit to his old
home and reports very enjoyable
trip.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21

"Tbe Lombard Entertainers
the last number of the Lecture
Course, who were billed to appear
in Extra last Friday night, did
not come because Of a mistake in
the date.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

1
Regular services at the Christian
church next Sunday. The sermon
topic for the morning will be "The
Pearl of Great Price" The SER
mon for the evening will be the
first of a series of nine sermons tc
be preached on Sunday evenings.
! Unless otherwise announced they
will follow one another as here
after announced from Sunday to
Sunday. These sermons will have
a logical connection which will
make it easier for you to under
stand any one if you have heard
all preceding it. There seems to
be a need at the present time for a
little emphasis upon some Of the
fundamental forces which have
given life, and power, and perma-
nence to the religious life program
of the Bible. The religious life
program of the Bible never has
lived and never can live upon the
good intentions of men. There is
need of great motive force which
links man with God in doing his
will. Men who have had no deep
convictions concerning God and
their duty to him have not as a
general rule had any very deep
convictions concerning their duty
to man. 1t will be the purpose of
this series of sermons to try to en-
phasize in a practical way some of
the forces which have given life
and power to the religion of Jesus.
The sermon topics will be as
follows:
''In the Beginning: WHAT
"The Creation: Why?"
"The Origin of Sin: Where??"
"The Fall of Man: How"
"a Plan Of Redemption: Whose?
IA Savior for a World: Who?"
Am | a Christian: How Tell?"
Church Membership: What's
the Use?"
An Organized Church: What
for?'
/ The sermons will all be. treated
IN the most practical way possible
without the injection Of TECHNICAL
ties or dead dogmatical doctrines.
The choir will meet at the
church on Thursday evening,
Our "Paint Day" proved a great
success, and from what folks say
gave evidence Of visible results.
With the cooperation of about
twenty men and more or less ladies
we accomplished even more than
the most sanguine of us had antic-
ipated. Everybody who helped is
hereby most cordially thanked and
everybody who was not able to is
hereby notified that there is an
other great day coming when we
shall finish the task. Watch for
the date. 1t will be next Tuesday
afternoon. Do not forget it and
do not fail to be present.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
FORMER HAML|N MAN
WRITES FROM WEST
Tells of Marriage of Only
Daughter, Which Oc-
Cured in Fresno

Cured in Fresno
In a letter from Just Justesen, a
former resident Of Hamlin, Iowa.
he says:
81 left Hamlin, Iowa, in 1904,
after being in business with my
father, G. Justesen about four years
and where we left lot Of
good friends, which | miss to this
day, and l always have good
word for Iowa, where / got my
start in life. Father and mother
are now seventy-one and are look
ing and feeling fine. Give my best
regards to all my friends"
MIR. Justesen is now proprietor
OF store in Reedley, California,
and is meeting with great success.
He states that all he knows is to
sell goods. His marriage to Miss
Christina Laursen of Omaha, No
vember 27, 1901, was an event of
interest in the county, but now
comes the news of their daughters
marriage, an account of which we
will print as it was published in the
Fresno Republican:
can event Of the day of sensa-
tional interest among the younger
set IN Reedley was the marriage Of
Miss Goldie Justesen to A. P. Le-
Chance, which took place Monday
in Fresno.
The bridegroom is in the U. S.
Navy, stationed aboard the New
York, now in San Pedro harbor,
the bride is the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Just Justesen, we'll
we'll known residents Of Reediey.
The wedding was an unexpected
surprise to everyone beside the
happy pair themselves, and was
arranged quite without consulting
either friends or relatives; some
thing after this fashion. g
Mrs. Justesens had been attend
ing Heald's Business College in
Fresno and has been home on her
Easter vacation. Mr.. LeChance
has been on furiough for the past
two weeks, which he has spent in
Reedley to be near Miss Justesen,
with whom he became acquainted
last summer while she and her par
ents We're visiting at Long Beach.
Vacation being over and the fur
Tough also nearing the time limit,
both took the stage for Fresno, hg
TO return to his ship and Miss
Goldie to resume her studies. That
is to say, this was apparently their
intentions, but something vastly
different was their plan evidently,
and when Mr.. and Mrs. Justesen
read the morning paper yesterday
they found therein the notice of a
marriage license bearing the names
OF their daughter and her sweet
heart. A little later.Nr and Mrs.
LaChance arrived in person, and
having received parental approval,
congratulations are now in order.
Uhe bride was graduated from
Reedley high school last spring and
has a host of friends to be deeply
interested in her romantic mar
riage."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
DANISH LUTHERAN NOTES


Last Sunday forenoon, Rev. P. G.
Jensen was installed as pastor for
this congregation by Rev. H. L.
Jensen, Kimballton. secretary of
the Iowa district. In spite of the
bad roads large assembly of peo-
pie was present. We hope and
pray that the Kingdom of Christ
may progress among our Danish
people of this community under
the supervision of the new shepherd.
The strongest encouragement to
the pastor and the most efficient
means to an end is a punctual and
regular attendance of our church
services and devotional and dill
gent christian life by the members.
This Thursday evening the pas
tor will give the first of a series of
lectures on the Lutheran church.
The Young Peoples Society has
decided to have these lectures at
their regular meetings every third
Thursday evening of the month.
Next Sunday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock regular church service and
English service in the evening at
s O'Clock.
HAMLIN
Last Sunday evening flock of
some over fifty young people gath
cred at the church meeting in Or
der to discuss the probability of
forming Young Peoples Society.
The proposition met enthusiastic
response and a society or twenty
five members was organized.
Charles Larsen was elected vice
president, Miss Birty Haahr, sec
retary, Miss Clara Petersen, treas
urer, and Miss Eleanora Christen-
sen, corresponding secretary, the
pastor being president ex officio.
Society will meet every first We'd
nesday evening Of the month and
on the third Sunday evening. De-
tails for the activity of the society
will be outlined by a committee of
the officers and presented to the
next meeting for adoption.
Regular church service next Sun
day forenoon at 1890 O'Clock. We
expect every member to be- there,
and we know many more will sure
ly follow. Come.
Sunday school commences at
$50 a. m. at Hamlin, and 10 a. m.
at Extra every Sunday. Send your
children. Bible clesses invite the
confirmed members. At Hamlin
an English class will be started
next Sunday Two or three more
instructors have been secured.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21

Bernie Thielen is recovering from
rather painful wound in his right
leg, which he received when the
tine of pitch fork penetrated the
calf of the leg. He was helpins
with the chores when the accident
occurred.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
Band Concert and Box
Social at NJ. E. Church

The band concert on Thursday,
April 2Sth, will include a number
of high class selections and num-
Der of novelties and stunts which
will make the evening most pleas
ant and enjoyable affair. At the
close Of the concert. the lunch
boxes will be auctioned off and the
proceeds from the sale will go to-
ward the purchase of new music
and instruments, Let everyone
who wishes to assist the band in
providing the best possible for your
pleasure this summer, be on hand
ready to contribute as much as
you are able to this worthy cause.
Remember the date-April 2Sth.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21

Jack Hinkle sr. is still lying in
critical condition at his home in
the south part of town. He was
stricken with paralysis, last week,
and, at this writing, shows slight
improvement.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21

Claude Kelsey expects to leave
The fore part of next week for Wy
oming. He is making arrange
ments for a public sale of the
household effects of the late Amber
Kelsey, which will be held next
Saturday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21

Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Petersen re-
turned Saturday from Des Moines,
where they had been to consult a
specialist for Mrs. Petersen, who is
reported quite sick at this writing.
Miss Marie Hoegh Of Brayton is
assisting with the housework at
the Petersen home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
For One Week Only

During the first week in May
we will give paid-up and new sub
scrlbers rate Of Sl.00 a year in
the state or S1.50 a year outside
the state, for the Journal. Old
subscribers must pay all arrearages,
the $l.O0 Cor sl.5o) paying year
in advance. This offer does not
apply to our foreign list, and is
good for ONE WEEK ONLY.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
School Board Elects Teach
ers for Ensuing Year

A few of the teachers for the
Extra schools, for the ensuing year,
have been elected during the past
few weeks. Some have not yet
been chosen but those who have
been elected are as follows;
Prof. Pyle, Superintendent.
Miss Paden, Principal.
Miss Rendleman, Miss Mann,
Miss zylphia Miller, Miss Mary
Hensley, Miss Baker, Miss Ora
Johnson.
MIR. and Mrs. A. P. Hanson left
Monday for Nevada, where Mr..
Hanson will enter the sanitarium
and undergo an operation. He has
been very sick for many weeks at
his home west of town, and it is
hoped by host of friends that the
operation will be successful and
will bring him back to his usual
good health.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21

Help the band. Concert and
box supper at NJ. E. church Thurs
day evening, April 2sth. Come.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
Plans Being Made for
Decoration Day Services

At the meeting Of the American
Legion, Monday evening, plans
were made for the Decoration Day
program, which will be conducted
here this year, in the usual manner
A complete program will be pub
hshed, following the next meeting
OF the Legion, when the final ar
rangements will be made.
The following committees were
appointed:
Music-Frank pimick, Hugh
Price, Lincoln Statzell.
Speaker-B. F. Jensen. J. T.
Kearney, Tom Goodwin.
Flower Girls and Decorating
Woman's Auxiliary.
Boy Scouts George Voss.
Seats and Platform p. A. Jes-
sen, Walter Minerman, Erwin Beck,
Ray Statzell, Hans Hansen Jr.
President of the day-R. A.
Lantz.
Marshal of the day-B. F. Jen-
sen.
Advertising Ken Creek and HI.
M. Mortensen.
Parade-Roy Hensley, Frank
Campbell, Willis Young.
While helping fight the fire at
the Bert McClain residence, Mon
day forenoon, Milo Petersen re-
celved a bad cash on the head when
a spade, with which the fremen
were working, fell from the roof of
the house, to the ground below,
striking Milo on the head. He was
hurried to DR.. Jacobsen's office,
where two stitches were taken to
close the wound. He is recovering
nicely.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21

LADIEs-You are all invited to
come to the band concert April 2s,
but don't forget to bring boxes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. G.. Madsen,
who reside east Of town, are the
parents of a baby boy, born to
them Sunday, April 18th.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-09-09
WESTERN FARMS OPENED
TO W0RLD WAR VETERANS

Washington, Sept. E9.-Two hundred
today to homestead entry by veterans
Of the World war in the North Platte
region of Wyoming by the reclama-
ton service of the department.
On September 16, another open
ing will be made Of 81 farms in the
Shoshone district of the same state.
These farms are particularly adapted
to dairying, which, according to the
department statistics, is rapidly COM
ing to the front as one OF the coun-
try's foremost industries.
A decade ago this land was part
of vast range occupied by nomadic
cattle. Through irrigation it has re-
Gently been transformed into one Of
the most fertile spots in Wyoming.
Two colonies Of disabled ex- SOL
diers have been formed for the pur-
pose of studying agriculture with ths
help of the federal board Of voca-
tional education.
Over $50 recruit farmers are in
training at Ontario, California, and
at Davis, California, there are 100
more trainees. Universities at cities
where these colonies are located are
Cooperating during the school term
and in the summer practical work
on ranches is offered.
During the training period and for
the first two years of farm owner
ship the disabled ex-soldiers are paid
from 500 to $170 per month.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-09-09
DAKOTA PACKING PLANT
MAY CHANGE OFFICIALS
(By United Press)

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 9.-What is UNI
derstood to be an effort on the part
of some of the stockholders to Sc
cure change of management of the
Equity Packing plant, located north
of Fargo, was made yesterday when
Charles E. Brown, Of Page, N. D., a
stockholder, secured from Judge A. T.
Cole in district court an injunction
restraining the officers from handling
the company's affairs and other or
ders restraining negotiating of a $l0,-
600 loan by hay Craig, attorney at
Lisbon, for collection of $750,O00
worth of accounts for the company
by a Fargo firm.
The complaint alleges mismanage-
ment to the extent of 100000 deficit
last year. and charges that the stock
holders have lost 81 100000 and
stand to lose another 100000. The
order is returnable September 80.
About 1900 stockholders are scat
tered over North Dakota. and Mime
sofa.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-09-09
SOLVE MYSTERY OF ,
.- .-,. COTTON Hill" WITCH
(By United Press)

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 9.-Sangamon
cOunty's big witch mystery was
declared solved today.
Authorities reported that the phan-
tom, white-robed figure that has been
striking fear nightly to the hearts Of
motorists on. the, Cotton Hill' road,
is that of a country girl, who is
partly out of her head"
Under this explanation the dram
attic actions of the Cotton Hill
Witch" who has sent scores of badly
scared" motorists speeding to this
city with reports to the pdlioce, be-
come only the caprices of a farm
girl.
The figure appears almost nightly
near midnight. Motorists passing
COTTON HIP suddenly find their
path blocked by white figure astride
a white horse and carrying aloft
long rod. Danger lies ahead-turn
back!"i the figure, cries, then whirls
and dashes off into the night.
Motorists, thus confronted, prompt
ly attain a degree of fright which
brings them dashing back to SPRING
field. .~-; ~.
me duLuOrlLleS uOuDLeu' These
stories at first, but finally decided to
Investigate Sheriff's deputies drove
to Cotton HILL" were confronted by
the white figure and followed it,
they say, to farm house where
they learned the mysterious person
was young girl. They did not mo-
lest her. and will not, they say, I'M
less some real harm comes from her
practice. 'nt'sf her ,play-let her
have it," is the view the investiga-
tors took.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-09-09
SPECIAL DRIVE TO AID
DISABLED OPENS MONDAY

St.hPaul,. Sept. 9.-The special drive
to locate and aid every ex-service
man and woman who is in need Of
aid, will open here next Monday.
COL c. R.. Forbes, director, Blu
reau Of War Risk Insurance, said
the department would leave no stone
unturned to- get in touch with every
man Or woman who served in the
World war and advise them.
The campaign will take the in
vestigators to II Minnesota towns
between now and the last of October,
and in each town, service men and
women from surrounding counties
will be served.
Headquarters for Scott, Dakota, Rice,
Goodhue, Wabasha, Ramsey, Wash
igton, Anoka, Chisago and Isanti
counties will be opened here Monday.
The headquarters will close promptly
at noon September II and all inter-
ested should make inquiries before
that time.
Thereafter the Investigators will
move their headquarters successfully
to Duluth, Virginia, Grand Rapids,
Bemidji, Thief River Falls, Crooks
ton, Fergus Falls, ST. Cloud, Brainerd,
Glenwood, Winona, Mankato, Albert
Lea, Pipestone, Marshall and Mime
apolis. \"s r. $50
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-09-09
Instinct of the Groundhoq.

Questions about the grounding as a
weather prosnosticator arise with each
recurring February 2. The mermot
family, to which the grounding be-
longs, lies dormant in winter, hibernat-
ing much like the bear and the bat
At the approach of cold weather in the
fall they curl up asleep at the bottom
of their deep burrows. About the time
of the usual midwinter thaw the
gror-.dhog comes out. BY peculiar
inst net he is able to foretell the
weather several weeks ahead. When
his sagacity tells him that an early
breakup Is at hand he stays out. When
a storm period threatens he pops into
his hole again and goes to sleep, not
reappearing for weeks. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-09-09
HANDICAP ELIMINATION
TOURNAMENTS COMPLETED

Miss Donna Lycan won the handi-
cap elimination tournamet for the
ladies of the Bemidji Country club,
which was begun last Sunday, the
prize being a brassie offered by the
Bemidii Hardware company. The
play was completed Thursday.
@ Dr.. B. Borreson won the handicap
tournament for the men
.of the club and was given an iron
club offered by the. ,Bemidi Lumber
and Fuel company. The contest was
also started Sunday.
Between ten and fifteen players
from the local club are expected to
so to Grand Forks today or tomor-
row morning, to take part in tour
nament there tomorrow and Sunday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-09-09
Stroll With Morgan Gave Credit.

An acquaintance once approached
the first J.fp. Morgan, and asked for a
loan of $4,000. Morgan knew the man
was responsible, hut for private rea-
sons did not want to make the loan
himself, He did. however, say he
would secure the money for him. re-
lates Golfers. Putting on his hat and
coat, he asked the man to go with him.
They started at Broad and Wall
streets, walked through Wall to Broad
way, and, back to Broad. Morgan did
not stop anywhere, nor ask anyone to
lend his companion $4,000. At the
door of his office Morgan shook hands
with the man and babe him good day.
"Rut," objected the. Applicant, you
didn't get me the $4,000" "Oh, yes.
l did," said Morgan. anybody down
there" waving toward Wall street,
will let you have it now"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-09-09
SINN FEM CABINET SPLIT
OVER CONFERENCE CONDITIONS
(By United Press)

Dublin, Sept. 9.-The Sim Fein
cabinet has split over the question of
whether Ireland shall be bound by
any conditions whatever during the
proposed conference with the British
cabinet at Inverness.
Members of the Republican inner
ring today discussed the latest note
from Lloyd George. It was learned
that leaders are divided over the
question of Ireland being bound to
remain within the empire.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-09-09
FEDERAL ROAD MONEY
,2g4&, TO BE PAID DIRECTLY
(By United Press)s

Bismarck N. D., Sept. 9.-Coun-
ties are not permitted to place fed
eral road money in the general road
fund and, check against this fund.
The highway commission has sent out
notices that the federal money must
be paid directly to. the contractor
on the specified federal job.