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Oakf ield and Brayton

lAra. Boren Andersen was visiting relatives in Audubon Saturday.

John Hardman had business calling him to Emerson, Iowa Tuesday. B. F. Simpson went to Omaha Monday to visit his brother a few days.

Mrs. Wm. Beat- and two daughters of Anita are visiting ber sons, Lake and John.

Dr. Koob's team indulged in a live ly runaway Sunday but no damage was done.

Mrs. F. L. Freeman and two daughters were Atlantic shoppers Thursday.

The Ladies Aid held their regular meeting Thursday afternoon with lire. A. G. Andersen.

A. G. Anderson and wife were chopping in Atlantic Thursday making the trip in their auto.

George Fiehtmier returned Tuesday from a two weeks stay at Co'.fax much improved in health.

Harry Miller who is working in a drug store at Elk Horn spent Sunday with his parents, L. F. Miller's.

Hans Marqueson and wile of Elk Horn took theesrly morning train at Brayton Friday, returning the same day.

Percy Freeman is visiting his par«ms, Mr. and Mrs. George Freeman after an absence of several weeks at Neola.

Mr. Clifton of the Clifton Commission firm of South Omaha was «alling on his friend, I. P. Hal lock Tuaaday.

Wm. Pratt, 11 P. Clark. It C. Pratt of Anita and Cbas. Wake of Hillsdale, Illinois were all in Braj ton Friday taking a ride in Wi'liam Pratt's new Buick touring car.

Mrs. O. F. Ide returned Monday from a visit with relatives in Des Moines. Her daughter, Mrs. Alexander went with her to Des Moines going from there to her home at Colton, South Dakota.

D. B. Beers had a runaway Tuesdoy night when coming from his daughters, Mrs. Calvin Dimick. The tugs came unfastened and frightened the horse which ran for quite a distance and when in front of A. T. Andersons, it overturned the buggy throwing Mr. Beers out. He was quite badly bruised and shaken up but no bones were broken.

CORN. CORN. CORN. Special Sale on Atlantic Corn, Saturday, June 17, 4 cans for 25c. 20 cases only, at Larsen's Store in Brayton.

No Painting

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Ethel Bisom wae shopping in Atlantic Friday. Charlie Ide is at home from Ames for the summer vacation.

Hans Hansen Sr. of Anita spent Saturday night in Brayton. Little Bonnie B.ipp of Lorah is visiting her consin, Bernice McGovern.

Clyde Arnold and wife of Lake Park were guests of his brother, Ge •. aud wife last week.

Lafe Koob and wife of near Anita were calling on friends in Brayton a few hours Tuesday.

John Jenkins, Horace Bartlett and Frank Jenkins were transactirg business in Audubon Monday.

Mrs Nels Hansen of Atlantic and mother, Mrs, A. Koob of Anita are visiting at the Dr. Koob home.

Virgil Nelson and wife of near Atlantic were over Sunday guests at the Warren Chase home in Oakfield.

Brayton plaved another game of ball with Elk Horn Sunday on the home diamond and won the game with the score standing 6 to 7.

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wonder came from Omaha in their auto Saturday night and spent Sunday with her parents, C. G. Thompson and wife.

Will Nelson came from Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday where he has been attending echool and will spend bis vacation with his father down on the farm.

Mrs. Hart who has been visiting at the J. T. JeBkins home, went to Atlantic Friday to visit her brother, Mr. Carey before returning to hei home in Topeka, Kansas.

Chailes MoVey of near Adair was calling on Bravton friends Saturday. Hi« daughter, MyrtleMcVey, a trained nurse wae operated upon tor appendicitis last week at the Atlantic hospital.

Exchange

We have one of the beet quartersections of land ia Sully county, South Dakota to exchange for an 80 or 120 here. Every acre of this laod is perfect, fenced and

The Real Roofing Test

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Woven Roofing*

in your locality is a demonstration of the standing of this roofing. This dealer is prepared to prove to you that you can save real money by selecting Vulcanite for your buildings. What he can tell you about the roofing problem is wel! worth knowing. Or write us direct if you prefer.

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CHICAGO, ILL.

JOHN NELSEN, Exira Distributor

about one-balf under cultivation, light improvement*, small grove, some fruit trees, 2V£ miles to town, 8 miles to Coanly Seat. This is as fine a quarter as there is in the state and will make an ideal home. Will take Iowa land at its value aud are willing to take what this land is actually worth namely $47.00 per acre. This laod will stand the very closest inspection. If this suits ou, act quickly. Audubon County Journal

WELLS! WELLS!

12 to 38 inches in diameter C. M. PATTY, Route I EXIRA

No Repairs

SAVING THE PROFITS

BENEFITS OF COOPERATION IN JACKSON COUNTY.

Farmers Are Saving $6,000 a Year Through Co-Operative Creamery—Most Successful of Ita

Kind In the State.

Few people realize fully the amount of money saved to a community or even to an individual by a properly managed cooperative creamery. In one community In Jackson Obunty Is a cooperative creamery that is saving from $5,000 to $6,000 a year to the farmers who patronize It. It is considered by traveling salesmen and dairy commissioner, as one of the most successful creamerfes of its kind In the state.

In 1900 a few of the most prosperous farmers in the locality saw what profits were to be made from dairying. They were five or six miles from town, which was the only market. At the suggestion of a few of the most energetic, about twenty of them met in the school house and fixed up a temporary organization. They soon found out that there were plenty of cows to support a creamery. The question of financing now came up. A number of farmers gave their note for $200 each, payable In five years without interest. These were deposited in the bank as security, and the money to finance the enterprise borrowed on the strength of this.

A site was secured about 75 yards from a railroad switch on a main road. A large hollow brick building was put up and equipped with modern machinery. The plant complete cost close to $4,000.

A committee had met and drawn up a constitution and by-laws. This provided for a board of seven directors, and a secretary and treasurer. The president was elected by the directors from among their number. The secretary was a farmer living close to the creamery, who had a small farm and could thus spare time for his new work. He was to receive $10 per month for hiB services. The president, and the treasurer, who was the cashier of the First National bank, were to work without any salary.

It Is In the plan of cooperation that the strength of the creamery lies. At the start payment was made every month. Since, they have voted to pay twice each month. Milk or cream is tested every two weeks and the amount of butter fat a patron has delivered is computed. A sinking fund of 1 or 1% is set aside from each month's returns. This fund is intended to be used to pay off the debt. The running expenses are then deducted. The balance is now apportioned to each patron according to the number of pounds of butter fat he has delivered. In this way each patron gets as much per pound for his butter fat as the company gets for the butter, as the overrun will more than pay the sinking fund and the running expenses.

After the creamery had run five years, there was not enough money in the sinking fund to pay off the debt. The bank loaned enough with the property as security and the notes were cancelled. As soon as the debt was paid, the secretary's salary was doubled, and the directors voted themselves $1 for each meeting.

The growth of the creamery has been phenomenal. At the start they made about 1,000 pounds of butter per week. During the last summer a little over 10,000 pounds per week was made. At first only 62 patrons were on the list, now there are 300. At first, only whole milk was taken in, later both whole milk and cream. Now only cream is received. All the cream is hauled in.

Many Improvements have been made during the ten years of operation. A large Ice house was built, almost all new machinery has been installed, and a barn built for the use of the butter-maker. This year they are starting to build an addition to the main building. It will add a new store room, a living room for the butter-maker, an office and directors' room, and enlarge the refrigerator. The money is now in the bank to pay for this addition.

They have always been able to pay at least V2 cent a pound for butter fut more than any of the private creameries. Sometimes this excess goes as high as 1M: cent a pound. This is what has pulled such an increase in patronage. One farmer's herd averages about 2,000 pounds of butter fat a year. This means that he gets from $15 to $20 more than if he had patronized a private creamery. With 300 men patronizing the creamery, it means a saving of $5,000 or $6,000 to the farmers each year.

Since the organization of this company, four other creameries within a radius of twelve miles have gone out of business. This most successful cooperative creamery is just commencing its good work, rt is entirely out of debt, and the men who patronize now will save 1 cent on each pound of butter fat delivered.

Peach Borers.

The peach borers are at work. They are white grubs tunneling beneath the bark of peach trees at the surface of the ground. Although they have done most of their work already, yet this is the best time to get them. They are nearly full grown or may be even found in the cocoon. They may be located in the tree by the presence of gum and sunken spots in the bark at the crown. They begin to hatch from the cocoon about June 15. From that time they will be beyond control until another spring.

POOR COW A BURDEN

DAIRY TEST ASSOCIATIONS ARE DOING GOOD WORK.

How Some Iowa Dairymen Are Getting Rid of "Star Boarder" CowReduces Doubt and Uncertainty to Minimum.

R. K. BLISS, Iowa Extension Department. The dairy test association gets rid of the poor cow improves methods of feeding and management builds up a market for surplus stock and reduces doubt and uncertainty to a minimum. It is the application of sound business principles to the dairy and will do more toward increasing profits from cows in ten years than haphazard individual effort can do in forty.

The method of organizing a cow testing association is simple. Several farmers (usually 26) agree to pay a certain sum of money to have their cows tested. The cost is generally $1 to $1.50 per year per cow, depending on the number of cows in the association. A minimum charge of $10 is made for the year's work.

One nian, the cow tester, gives his entire time to the association. He visits one herd each day and hence is able to visit each herd once each month. He usually arrives In the afternoon and weighs the grain and rough faed each cow eats night and morning. He weighs the milk that each cow gives night and morning, takes a sample of it and tests it for butterfat. For one day each month the tester knows how much butterfat each cow has produced, and how much It cost to produce it. He multiplies this one day record by the number of days in the month and records the same in the record book. An extra copy of this report is left with the farmer. The tester makes twelve visits to each farm during the year. At the end of that time every farmer in the association knows approximately how much butterfat each cow has produced and how much it cost to produce it.

The result is that the rule of exactness replaces the rule of guess. In fact thore is no need for guess work at all. The low producing cow goes to the butcher shop and the high producing cow is kept in the herd. Heifers from the best cows are retained. Bulls are selected from high producing cows. Sound business principles are put into operation and profits are correspondingly increased.

The tester himself becomes a dairy specialist. He sees the business not from his own viewpoint alone but from the viewpoint of 26 practical farmers. He knows exactly what each man in the association is feeding. He has the different rations all copied neatly in his note book. It is each farmer's privilege to study what every other farmer is feeding.

Occasional meetings are held for the purpose of comparing notes. In this way the man with the low producing herd gets valuable suggestions from the man with the high producing herd. A friendly rivalry is encouraged, for no man likes to be at the tall end of the procession. Therefore the careless farmer adopts some of the methods of the careful one. Better feeding methods prevail. Cracks in barns are nailed up. Manure Is hauled out and buildings are kept cleaner and in a more sanitary condition.

The spirit of improvement spreads from the members of the association to their neighbors and the whole community is benefited. The co-operatlve spirit between farmers is encouraged, people learn to work together for the good of the community, mid this all finds expression in better roads, better schools, and better social conditions in the country.

Iowa has four of these associations in operation at the present time. The most striking fact brought out in their work is the remarkable variation between individual cows kept under similar conditions. Practically every herd had both good and poor cows in it. The best one-third of the cows in these associations made an average net profit of about $51 per cow, while the one-third poorest cows made a net profit of $20 per cow, or a difference of over $30 in profits between cows. It is worth while to find this out. Moreover there are such differences in every herd.

If a man owns a scale and Babcock test outfit he may test his herd for himself, but this most nieu will not do because of the time and eare that it takes. Besides It can be dono more accurately in most cases by an expert tester. Where each man does his own testing there is lost also the benefit of co-operation and mutual help and the advantage of the "get together" spirit of the test associations.

Perhups you, or at least your boy, looks on milking as drudgery. Remember that drudgery is "labor without thought." increase the interest of your boys in the cows and the drudgery will disappear. Divide the cows up between the boys or the hired men and offer a prize to the one that gets the most butterfat dining the year. Take your boys into partnership and offer them a share of the profits. Make them feel that, they are a part of the business and they will milk the cows drier, feed them better and pound them less. This sort of plan can be accomplished through the test association. It' you wish to organize such an association write to the Extension Department. I. S. C., Ames, lowa.—low.i Agriculturist.

BOARD PROCEEDINGS

lane Session, 1911?

Auditor's Office. Audubon, Iowa, June 5th 1911. Board of Supervisor# of Audubon Co. met in regular sesssion. Members present G. M. Ross Chairman, Sam'l Ale Gaffin aud E. F. Johnson.

Auditor's Minutes during vacation were read and approved. On motion fees were allowed witnesses as per Grand Jury Book lor May term.

On motion the following accounts were allowed. Acres, Blackmar & Co, Blank

Books etc Recorder's Ollice $21 2" Matt Parrott Sons Co., Road laws ... 8 00 Matt Parrott & Sons Co, election supplies special election (6 75 Howard E. Kittell Treas, exchange. .. ..... 10 00 Howard E Kittell Treas, express 3 00 Howard E Kittell, postage on

Delinquent Notices .. ... 10 00 On motion Board adjourned to meet at 1 o'clock p. ni. 1 o'clock m—Board met pursuant to adjournment. Members all present.

On motion the following claims were allowed. W Hoyt, ass ssor Melville twp 1 day Board of Review $2 00

E Jaynes, assessor Greeley twp 1 day Board of Review 2 00 Hans Andersen, assessor Douglas twp, 1 day Board of Review.. '2 00 O A Detwiller, assessor Lincoln twp, 1 day Board of Review 2 00

Lair, assessor Exira twp, 2 days Board of Review 4 00 N Nelsen, assessor Kimballton 1 day Board of Review 2 00 Mrs Emma Kelley, rent for Sallie

Danner, poor 10 50 Christian Hansen, clerk Oakfield twp 2 00 Draee Sorenson, trustee Oakfield twp 2 00 E Puck, clerk Lincoln twp 2 00 Jos. Moody, trustee Lincoln twp 2 00 O 8 Welch, trustee Lincoln twp. 2 00

A Campbell, trustee Lincoln twp 2 00 Drace Sorenson, trustee Oakfield twp 2 00 Bart Feeney, clerk Melville twp 2 00

Jorgsnsen, clerk Sharon twp 2 00 N Hoegh, trustee Oakfield twp 2 00 Juhl, trustee Oakfield twp.. 2 00

Juhl, trustee Oakfield twp.. 2 00 Thos Scott, trustee Cameron twp 2 00 Christian Hansen, clerk Oakfield twp 2 BO

E Mortensen, clerk of Hamlin twp 8 00 Adair, trustee Greeley twp.. 4 00

Adair, cash paid for repairing Co. Bridge 100 W Laubender, Sec'y Board of

Health meeting Audubon town 3 50 James Lang, Board of Health meeting Audubon town 2 00

O Niklason Board of Health meeting Audubon town 4 00 Chas Wolff, Board of Health meeting Audubon town 4 00 It Spencer, Board of Health meeting Audubon town 2 00 WmNorthup, Board of Health meeting Audubon town 4 00 S S Wilson, Board of Health meeting Audubon town 4 00

Spencer, Board of Review, Audubon town 8 00 Wm Northup, Board of Review,

Audubon town 8 00 S S Wilson, Board of Review, Audubon town 8 00

Wolff, Board of Review Audubon town 8 00 O Niklason, Board of Review

Audubon town 7 00 Jus Lang, Board of Review Audubon town 8 00 W Laubender, Board of Review

Audubon town... 8 00 A Drake, delivering ballots to Lincoln twp 2 00 Chris Knudseh, fixiog County

Bridge Douglas twp I 50 B. Wilson, Bailiff Grand Jury May term 4 00 W S Foley, mdse and repairs

Court House.. 1 30 Messenger Printing Co, supplies for Clerk's oftice 18 50 Messenger Printing Co, supplies for Treas' Office 10 00 LeMars Printing Co, supplies for

Treas' office 1 00 LeMars Printing Co, supplies for Clerk's oftice 27 75 John Nelson, coffin for Mrs Dan-ner poor 25 00 John Nelson, spikes for Co bridges by Esbeck 5 18 O W Ellis, Bailiff District Court

May term 10 00 Xat'l Office Supply Co, supplies Auditor's office. 11 0 Nat'l Ollice Supply Co, supplies

Recorder's Oftice 5 95 Kontinental Konipound Co, sweeping compd. court house 8 25 Ping Bros, wall paper and hanging, court house 19 25 The Retreat, Des Moines, 1 mo, care and treatment A Rabson.100 CO .1 S Johnson, cleaning clock, Auditor's office. 100 Hoone Blank Book Co, supplies

CoSupt 6 95 Boone Blank Book Co, supplies Co Auditor.. 33 25 W Welch Co, supplies CoSupt 15 GO Lars Cliristotl'ersen, stamps

Recorder's ofiice 4 00 A McGinnis, stamps Clerk's ollice 4 00 A Mcliinuis, repairing T. W.

Clerks'office.-- 0 50 A McGinnis, freight Clerk's office 40 Dr. Fulton, visit Mrs Moore at Co Home 2 50

Kelley, labor at Co Home.. 2 50 W E Kennels, seed corn Co Farm 1 25 Smith & Hilgerson, plumbing material Co Home 5 10 Peter Fredericks®!!, blaeksmithingCoHome.. 12 25 .1 Ruhs, paint aud oil Co Home 7 34

Ruhs, repairs aud supplies court house 5 40 .1 Ruhs, repairs and supplies jail 2 (iO Audubon Hdw Co, range, step ladder, glass, etc, Co Ilome.. i!5 75 Ir A Brooks, consultation and visits Lars Larson Insane... 20 ()0 Audubon Electric Light plant, lights Court house April and

May 17 GO Audubon Electric Light Plant, lights jail April and May 7 00 I) Conklin, wall paper and hanging Sheriff's office 18 04

Conklin, wall paper and hanging jail 15 16 Conklin, wall paper and

a a a a Home 43 91 Guthrie Co Iowa, one half cost

Bridge Fill on County line... 46 00 W Koob D, Med. Services A Gronn family under quarantine 47 501 Audubon Planing Mills, repairing aud painting screens, n&sfe

Jail 160i Audubon Planing Mills, repair- sf ing and painting screens, si

Court House l] 25f W 8 Roberts & Son. hauling sand and plaster to jail 25if Otto Witthauer, postage, Auditor's Office 6 00-fi Otto Witthauer, expresss on

Court House supplies 5 40*' Otto Witthauer, freight on Court 4 House supplies 40 Otto Witthauer, telephoning

Secy, of State 45 Henry Fredericksen, care of A Gronn under quarantine.. 10 00

The Claim of Matilda Johnson for $15.00 Attorney fees paid I. L. Statzell in 1886 in the case of Matilda Johnson vs Peter Johnson was rejected.

Claim of Nels C. Jensen $25.00 for damages ttf crops 1909 and 1910 ou account of road was rejected.

The claim of Fred Back $HO.OO on account of damages sustained to carriage and harness in crossing a County Bridge in Oakfield twp out of repair was rejected.

The Claim of B. F. Darno'd $1.50 disinfecting Riggs residence was rejected.

The claim of B. F. Darnold $1.50 disinfecting J. Rasmussen residence wasrejected.

A. L. Wever, Assessor Audubm Town claimed $20. for Board of Review meetings was allowed $16.00.

A Wever claimed $30.00 for extra work in reassessment of Banks was allowed $15.00.

Board adjourned to meet at 8 o'cloek tomorrow morning. (To be Continued.)

Such delicious tfoodness as yon will find in Bonano comes only from the blending of many varieties of bananas which, because of their delicacy,are not taken out of the tropics. These bananas are used when they are fully ripened—not before—just whea nature baa perfected in them all their rich food value and flavor. We peel them and drv them. The dried pulp or meat of the fruit—containing all there is of goodness in the banana— we bring to our American factory and there granulate it

just as coffee is roasted.

SHE GOT WHAT SHE WANTED

This Woman Had to Insist Strongly, but it Paid

Chicago, 111.—"I suffered from a female weakness and stomach trouble, and I went to the store to get a bottle of Lyclia E. Pinkham's Vegetable:

Compound, but the clerk did not want to let me have it— he said it was no. good and wanted me to try something else, but knowing all about it I insisted and finally it, and I am so

glad I did, for it has cured me. "I know of so many cases where wo men have been cured by Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound that I can say to every suffering woman if that medicine does not help her, there is nothing that will."—Mrs. Jaxetzki, 2903 Arch St., Chicago, 111.

This is the age of substitution, andwomen who want a cure should insist upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound just as this woman did, and not accept something else on which the druggist can make a little more profit.

Women who are passing through this critical period or who are suffering from any of those distressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of the fact that for thirty years Lydia" E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which is made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills. In almost every community you will tind women who have been restored to health by Lvdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Instead of Liquid Antiseptics or Peroxide

many people are now using

Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic

The new toilet germicide powder to be dissolved in water as needed. For all toilet and hygienic uses it is better aud more economical. To cleause and whiten the teeth, remove tartar and prevent decay. To disinfect the mouth, destroy disease germs, and purify the breath. To keep artificial teeth and bridgework clean, odorless' To remove nicotine from the teeth and purify the breath after smoking. To eradicate perspiration and body odors by sponge bathing. The best antiseptic wash known. Relieves and strengthens tired, Weak, inflamedeyes. Heals soretliroat,wounds and cuts. 25 and 50 ets. a box, druggists or by mail postpaid. Sample Free. THE PAXTON TOILET CO.,BOSTON.MASS.

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