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EXIRA CELEBRATES

A Good Old Fashioned Celebration With Excellent Speaking, Music Baseball All Kinds Amusements

The committees have been selected and are making arrangements for your comfort and p'easure. We print committee's names for convenience.

FINANCE—Herman Barnholdtaud .J. Oldaker.

SPEAKER—Dr.

Newlon arid W. E.

Brinkerhoff. ATTRACTIONS—F. H. Cotton, Henry Kroeger and C. O. Hunt.

PRIVILEGES—J. B. Rendleman, John Dimick and Ed Deladoyde. SPOKTS—Herman Barnholdt, .John VandeBrake, Clyde Dimick and Will Komrnes.

INSTRU. Music— Lester Peterman. VOCAL MUSIC—Ad Seibert, Mrs. 01 dakerand Clara Nelson.

PRINTING & ADVERTISING—W. J. Lancelot, Hugh Smiih and Ernie Clure.

STRBKT PARADE—Nels Hansen, II. P. Petersen, Frsd Cotton and II. P. Hansen.

DBCORATION—Ed Cotton, J. B. J. ,"»Lohner, Verna Croy, Blanchc Noon, Anna Hansen, Clara Wliitted, Nels

Johnson, Verna Lancelot, Mary Larsen and Glen Hunt. MORNIKG SALUTE—Sam F. Ham and H. F. Andrews.

TREASURER—A. W. Harvey. AUDITING—Ed Dclahoyde and H. P. Pstersen. A PRESIDENT—W. E. Brinkerhoff..

MARSHAL—J. I. Hensley.

The Worn Turneth

For years we have smiled a stnole and tried to look cheerful when addressed by such appellations or •torn de guerres ae: "Angleworm," •'Lege,'' "Lengthy," Shoestring," "Spider," •'Slim," "Sliver," "Shadow," "Toothpick,"' etc., etc., etc. But when the statement goes out that if our head was cut off our lejfs would come apart, we are becoming peeved.—BRINK, the "Tall Sycamore'' of the Journal.

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Judge Green Elected to Congress

The Pluralities

Adair •. .* :.... .232 ... .... Audubon ...584 Cass ,k,*..(.446 Guthrie si 350 ... Montgomery 574 F:ptp- k2. Harrison ..............

Mills «-.. 27 Shelby 425 Pottawattamie 378

Judge Green's plurality 1277

GREEN CLEVELAND

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A MUSICAL TREAT

At Christian Church June 16th, Cooper's Orchestra, Thirteen Ladies And Gentlemen. Come.

A troop of thirteen ladies and gentlemen known as the Cooper's Orchestra from Grinnell, Iowa have been secured by Mr. Glen E. Hunt and J. K. Vands Brake for an evening's entertainment on Friday, une 10th, 1011. They are all good musicians and come highly recommended by our Exira boys and girls that are attending College at Grinnell.

The Iv. of P. Hall not being well enough ventilated and the acoustic facilities not being as well as they are desired, they have secured the use of the New Christian Church for that evening. The seats are platted so as to give plenty of room and not crowd the people in the least. The ventilation will be of the very best and special pains will be taken to make everybody enjoy the evening to the utmost.

The seats will lie on sale at F. H. Cotton's Store on Weduesday June 14th.

AUDAS--WENIG

Postmaster At Gray Married Fine Young Lady. Congenial to Relatives And Friends Alike.

Mr. Elmer Audas and Alma Wenig were married in Audubon last Wednesday.

Elmer was born, educated and raised in Gray and from his youth has been a model young man, industrious and a close student. He iB a druggist and the Postmaster of Gray. His correct training will be useful to him all his life. His home with the lady of his choice, we believe will be one of the happiest

earth for Elmer has no bad habits. With Miss Wenig we have

quaintance but from the fact that the lady is the choice of this young man is guarantee enough for us that she is a lady of culture, rolluement and accom plislunents.

The Journal extends congratulations to these young people and trust their days will be many and extremely happy onss.

CELEBRATION

At Kimballton And Elkhora. The Celebration Spirit Took Possession Of Young And Old Alike.

Election and the Celebration made things lively in Elk Horn and Kimbaliton last Monday. In fact, the celebration eclipsed the election but the boys went through the form nevertheless and cast a proportionate vote of the district.

This was theanniversary of the promulgation of the Danish Constitution or as they call it "grundlov" which occurs always on June 5th.

They prize their constitution as America appreciates her Independence and both manifest their pleasure on the Birthday of their Freedom.

American Independence dates from July 4, 1776, th® Danish Constitution was signed June 5,1849. America numbers nearly 100,000,000 people, Denmark numbers a little over 2,000,000.

Denmark now leads the world in dairying and ths product of that little country can be found in all parts of the world.

LECTURE COURSE

John VandeBrake Contracted For Lecture Course Of Four Numbers To Entertain You Next Winter.

Support Him.

Through the kindness of John VandeBrake of the Exchange Bank, Extra 1b again assured of a lecture Course for next winter. Having canvassed the town and finding the sentiment, Mr. VandeBrake concluded that enough support would be forth coming to pay the course through or nearly so.

John figured that rather than not have anything going on in town this winter he would run the risk personally and make it up should there be a diecrepency. Mr. Vandebr&ke has contracted for a course every way worthy of your support and patronage, and we trust that his liberality will not be allowed to suffer at your hands.

JACK HENSLEY JR.

An Exira Boy Improving Opportuni ties, Graduating From washington University With Honors

We acknowledge the receipt of an announcement of the graduating ex ercises of the Seattle Washington University and in the class we find the name of our young friend, Jack Hensle, formerly of Exira and who moved-to the Pacific Coast with his parents some three years and a half ago. It will be remembered that Jack was one of ths graduates (to be) of the Exira High Bohool Class of 1908 and through the difference of opinion of Jack and the graduation management as to the arrangements, Jack refused to take his place in the exercises. For not complying with the requirements of the management the School Board refused to issue a diploma. This act of Jack's has cost him two years or more review in the Seattle Washington Diversity. His review of studies and further research has fitted him for the higher aims of life and if we don't err his aims will be lofty ones. Jack's Exira's friends, where he spent his boyhood and school days all wish him success and the Journal force sends its greetings and are pleased to hear of his accomplishments.

A Close Call

While Senator Andrews was in specting his fine young orchard in West Exira on one of those very hot days the fore part of the week, he realized that something was going wrong in bis bead and things began to look green. He hurried to a shade tree and reports that he was very near sun-stricken.

Home Again

The many friends of Mrs. Belle Lancelot-Wilson will be pleased to learn of her return to her home after an absence of three weeks in Iowa City Hospital.

A Picnic

The Exira High School under the ohaperonage of Miss Langwith en joyed a grand picnic and all its per quisites last Friday down in the Hallock grove near Oakfield wind ingupthe day's pleasures with a grand parade through the town of Exira enlivened by their favorite High School yells.

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EXIRA, IOWA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1911. $1.00 PER YEAR

THE HEW ROAD

The Boosters Are Active. There's Nothing Too Good for Our People Exira Is On The Rap.

A few of the Boosters took a spin over to Walnut Wednesday to critically examine the road between this point, and that city, so as to know to a certainty whether to send our heavy travel that comes in over the River to River Road on their journey via Atlantic or direct to Walnut, saving the tourist, if by Walnut, some fifteen miles of travel.

We learn, the gentlemen who made the trip were agreeably surprised at the lay of the land, and the fine condition of the road, between this city and Walnut. With the exception of a few spots which are easily fixed this road will be as good as the three R's via Atlantic. The picturesque scenery passed through between these two points is the grandest in all Iowa. In fact we don't know what we have missed by not making this portion of the road a part of the River to River Road before. Not only the natural scenery but farms with their living crops, cattle, horses and sheep. Large houses and large barns with all their equipments, and all settled by the thrifty and social Dane with no fighting at Walnut to destroy the pleasure of the trip, all adds to praise of Iowa as one of the best States in the Union, and to the River to River Road as the great Mid-Ocean route across the Continent.

GRADUATION

Commencement Exercises Very Successful. Skillfully Arranged. Closing A Profitable School Year.

All Worked In Harmony.

Last Thursday evening June 1,'11, was one long to be remembered by the good people of Exira. At an early honr the people began to gather at the Christian Church to listen to the exercises prepared for their special entertainment. Rev. John Harned of the M. £. Church opened the exercises by prayer, followed by a Class March "Toreador" by Bizet by Miss Bessie Wltthauer. The graduating class marching in to the music were Ethel I. Bisom, Frank H. Hall, Deana E. Hensley, Flora B. Houston, Ellowene Dimick, Winnie I. Heath, Ora B. Hicks, Clara G. Powell, Mur iel M. Koob. After the Invocation by Rev. Harned, a song 'Sweet Twilight Hour" by Geibel was rendered by the Class Trio, Ethel Bisom, Ellewene Dimick and Seana Hensley. This song brought forth much applause, and paved the way for a fine oration entitled."Grapes of Gold" by Mr. H. V. Adams of the Chautauqua Manager's Association of Chicago. The speaker Indulged in a rather laughable introduction by taking a small vial from his pocket and sprinkling soma of its contents over the front part of the stage said be bad found that by sprinkling a little peppermint over the floor betore delivering a discourse its aroma would impregnate the air and cause it to be more healthy. After a few seconds he said if anyone smelled it raise your band. A hand shot up which was soon followed by others, when nearly the whole crowd smelled that peppermint The speaker then drifted into, and delivered one of the finest lectures ever heard here which held the crowds attention for sometime. At its close he spoke of the effects of imagination over the body and then closed by saying the peppermint scattered over the floor was only in imagination and the laugh was on. Another song by the same ladies "Row Us Swiftly" was well received by the appreciative audience. The Presentation of Diplomas was conducted by the Prince of

Iowa Superintendents Prof. J. Lafferty Harper, who applied a gilt etching while banding them to the recipients.

Benediction by Rev. S. M. Smith closed the exercises for one of the best year's nervices ever held In the Exira schools. The School Board and teachers are all entitled to the highest praise of pupils and patrons.

Moves To Harlan

E.J. Hansen informs us be has rented his residence to E. A. Rethmeier and will move to Harlan in about a week where be has been offered big inducements to open up his Rocking Horse Bicycle Factory He haB already engaged a foreman and a workman and will commence work as soon as he becomes located.

To THE PATRONS OF THE ExiRA, IOWA, POST OFFICE:

STEALING A MARCH

On The Doctor Is Perhaps Not Applicable In This Case But Is So Near.

Not many years ago there came to an adjoining town a young doctor just from College. He sought to build up a practice among the strangers of the community in which he resided. From the first he was successful and received many professional calls which he answered with becoming promptness. An auto soon became a necessary adjunct to his growing business and he was seen going&nd coming at all hours of the day and night. It was not long however before the acquaintance of a beautiful young lady was formed and after a few auto rides together her prior beau was discharged and the doctor became solid. A better field for practice in an adjoining town soon presented itself, so our young friend, the doctor, answered the call and relocated there. The auto runs, to and fro from the new location were quite frequent at first but soon became less so when behold a new artist appeared in the town and captivated the heart of the doctor's amoretta and then the auto rides became less frequent and finally ceased altogether. The young Photographer is solid now in the affections of that young damsel and both are pleased, one with the other's society.

I am an applicant for the position of Post Master of the above office following the resignation of Mr. Powell. ., [y I believe that my former experience of several years in this work has fitted me to satisfactorily take care of tHe patrons and the duties of the office. My entire career has been spent in newspaper work and other toils which would tend to increase my qualifications for this position and aid me in carrying out it's duties. My petition contains the names of several hundred farmers and business men of this community. The appointee will be the man whom the people desire to have serve them and I therefore will appreciate any assistance that is tendered me. I have no "sidelines" to occupy my attention and in case I am honored with the appointment my entire time will be devoted to the duties of the office and you may feell assured that you will receive the same courtesy and promptness that has marked my work in the past.

Again thanking my friends for all they may be able to do in my behalf, I am respectfully,

The artist is nevertheless a thief for he "stole a march" on the doctor.

Bunch Butcher's Beef

The finest bunch of butcher's stuff that ever decorated the huoks of a butcher's shop was brought in from the farm of Win. Ridgley yesterday. Mr. Henry Kroeger, our up to date butcher purchased 21 head of one year old heifers of Mr. Ridgley that are well fattened. Mr. Kroeger intends to put them on the block aB fast as they are needed. His patrons are assured of an excellent article of beef as long as they last and Walter Hockenberry will slice or chunk it as you may desire.

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GEORGE S. GUERNSEY

GEORGE COSSON

The Most Logical Man In Ninth Congressional District For Judge Green's Vacancy Is Geo.Cosson

Attorney General George Cosson is the most logical man to fill the position made vacant by the election of Judge W. R. Green to Congress from this District.

He has risen through all the gradations of life, private and official, to the important office of Attorney General of the State of Iowa. While teaching school he yearned for a higher education and when he had acquired it he turned his attentiou to the law. The deeper he delved into the pages of legal lors ths more satisfied he became. His oases were always well prepared beoause of his deep research and this made hint popular with Judge and Jury. His success before the Courts brought him into prominence as a Barrister and eventually landing him int his present positiou.

WEDDING BELLS

Two Hearts That Beat As One. Two '"Souls Unite To Take Up The Battle Of Life.

We learn of the nuptials of Luther Hensley and Muriel Koob who hied away to Des Moines and entered the blissful state of matrimony.

Miss Koob is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Koob of Brayton, a well known school girl and a graduate of the Class of 1911. Last Thursday she received her diploma from the Exira High School and Tuesday she received a certificate of marriage from a Des Moines magistrate or minister (we are not yet informed which) nor are we informed as to their future plans. Miss Muriel is one of the finest ladies this County affords She was born, reared and educated in Audubon County by a respectable parentage.

Mr. Hensley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John I. Ileusley ot this city and a young man of sterling quality and is possessed of the usual amo nt of Henslsy hustle.

The Journal extends congratulations*.

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