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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-01-16
DEATH OF JOSEPH r. MASON.

Joseph Il. Mason, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. S. ID. Mason, of Viola town
ship, died at the home of his parents
Thursday, January 9th, 1896, from
pneumonia. Joseph Mason was born
in New Jersey Oh February 9Th, 1872,
and was at the time of his death nearly
"a years of age. Mr.. Mason was fitting
himself for the practice of law and
had finished his. studies at VALPARAISO,
Indiana, and was preparing to enter
Drake university when stricken with
the illness which resulted in his death.
He was an affectionate and dutiful
son and a kind friend, one whom will
be missed by all who know him.
The funeral sermon was preached by
Rev. Harvey, of Coon Rapids, and the
body laid to rest in the Viola GENE
terry. A large concourse of sorrowing
friends and relatives were present at
the last sad rites and followed the
body to it's last resting place. He was
one of nine brothers, the remaing
eight being present at the funeral, one
coming from South Dakota and an
other from Oklahoma.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-01-16
THE X. p. BANQUET.
The Pythian banquet and reception

The Pythian banquet and reception
Tuesday night was a very successful
social affair, and rivalled in point of
artistic arrangement and general good
fellowship those Of the larger cities.
There were 1877 guests present. The
banquet was served in the lodge room,
two tables the entire length of the hall
were beautifully decorated, and the
menu was complete to the smallest de-
tail. The decorations in the lodge
room were of silk and mirrors and
made a very pleasing effect,
DR.. j. Il. Clark as postmaster &c
quired himself with credit. The first
toast was to "The Ladies"and Il. s. Van
Gorder made fine address on this ever
new topic. He hoped that some of the
unmarried, which H. styled as cleft
overs" might during this leap year be
taken under the protection of the large
sleeve which was now part of the
feminine costume. This toast was re-
sponded to by Mrs. John Ii. Kate in u
happy manner and she gave receipt
on how to cook husband which re-
ceived much applause. John Weigh
tons toast to "Pythanism" was o fine
presentation of wholesale truths and
reused the Pythan spirit Of his hearers.
Mrs. John A. Nash was requested to
respond to the toast "The Secrets of
the Order" She gracefully declined on
the grounds that such response
would reflect discredit on her husband,
John talks in his sleepy w. III. O'Con-
nell's "Reminiscences of Audubon
lodge No. 1882 was u brief history of
the lodge since infancy aud was very
neat presentation Of the past doings of
the order in Audubon. John A. Nash,
on the "Pythian Goat" gave II fitting
finale. to the good things which had pre-
ceeded. Mr.. Nash gave talk on his
knowledge of goats ingeneral and one
particular goat, whose acquaintance
he made when boy visiting cousin
in the country, and his supposed rea-
son for being assigned to this subject
brought down the house. When Mr..
Nash sat down the genuine Pythian
goat was brought out in order to give
the ladies glimpse of the mythical
animal.
Dancing commenced at 10 o'clock
and the program was carried out in
full. Taken altogether those in charge
of this affair have every reason to feel
proud Of the success of tho evenings
entertainment.
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2.4W
Late LIteary News.

No one ever thought Of introducing
so expensive a feature as lithograpic
color work in the days when the lead
ing magazines sclG for $500 a year and
80 cents Il copy, Put times change
and the magazines change with them
1t has remained for the Cosmopolitan
sold at one dollar year, to put an ex-
tensive photographic plat capable of
printing 100000 pages per day Con
color. The January issue presents Il
frontispiece n water-color drawing
by Eric Pape, illustrating the last story
by Robert Louis Stevenson, which has
probably never been excelled in the
pages OF the finest dollar French peri
odicals. The cover Of The Cosmopoli-
tan is also changed, drawing of page
length by the famous Paris artist,
Rossi, in photographic colors OH white
paper takes the place of MANILA back
with its red stripe. Hereafter the COW
er is to be fresh surprise each month.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-01-16
DEATH OF MRS. NEWELL.

After short illness Mrs. Samuel
Newell died ut the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Geo. Harmon, January 10th,
and was buried in Maple Grove GENE
terry January 18th, 1896. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. bud
ley at the M. Il. church. #
Theodotia Ann Beatty was born
near Columbus, Ohio, March 18th, 1880,
and was ut the time Of her death 65
years, 8 months and % IS old. She
was united in marriage to Samuel
Newell October II, 1853. Three child
rem resulted from this union, two sons,
one of whom lives in Kansas and the
other in Montana, and one daughter,
Mrs. Geo. Harmon, of this county.
Since the death of her husband, which
occurred September, Both, 1854. Mrs.
Newell has made her home with her
children. She united with the United
Brethren church In early life and lived
the life Of u devout christian ever
since. She expressed herself as not
afraid to die, and that she was prepar-
ed to go.
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SCHOOL. NOTES.

Prof. Hooker examined the A class
in the first room, Tuesday, their work
was satisfactory and he told them to
get second readers.
Mrs. Roseman has been sick with the
grippe but is nearly well now.
Miss Detwiler Is on the sick list and
during her absence her sister Miss
Dora, is taking charge of her room.
There were a number of new pupils
started to school after the holidays.
Rev. Furgeson visited the High
school Tuesday morning. He led the
devotinal exercises and delivered few
words of encouragement to the members
of that room
The report of the High school fol
the month ending Jan. 10, was the
best on record for over three years,
There was no case of hardness and
but 81 days absence.
The following pupils OF room have
neither been absence nor tardy during
the past month:
Elmer Esterford, Maude Campbell, Myra
Miner, Ida Roberts. Perry Roberts, Franz
Repass, Harry Staley, Theolu Bott, Anton
Jnstenson. Merrell Wonn, Irma Stoue, Hugh
Gil6iian, Arthur Horning, Mamie Nelson ,ss on
John Preston, Blanch Scott, Charles Matts
Dolly Coyne, Florence Marriott, Kay Sheets
Donna Vermilya, Jues Gates, Harry LaubendeI
Lousie Risk, Hans Johnson.
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The Columbian Club will have a
meeting at the library next Tuesday
evening. Important business.

Ine columbian CluO Will nave
meeting at the library next Tuesda,
evening. Important business.
DR.. G. w. DeMotte will present {
paper on Vaccination" before the
Epworth league meeting next Tuesday
night.
Licenses to we'd have been granted
in the past week to Harry Wood and
Alma Brockway, Fred Beck and
Maren Sorensen.
Clark Lovelace, a brother of John
Lovelace of Ross, came in Friday from
Shenandoah and will visit in Audubon
county for some time.
w. s. Armstrong returned from Elk.
ira last night where he had been fol
several days on business connected
with the f. A. PARROT estate, of which
he is administrator.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beckman, of Lin.
coin, Nebraska, were guests ut the
home of August Oelke the first OF the
week, returning Wednesday. Mr.
Beckman is county commissioner OF
Lancaster county.
The festive tourist, commonly called
a tramp, is largely in evidence in Au
dubon these days. The majority of
these fellows are no doubt worthy la.
borers seeking work, as the profession
al tramp usually seeks a climate In
keeping with his wearing apparel.
The appetite for my Buckwheat
Flour is getting great. Whyp Because
it is Pure, White, and made Right
AS thirty-tive have been back and got
the second sack and one of the number
the third one, Come old, Come new ]
appreciate you. A. A. ZANER.
Rev. Marion ID. Reed, formerly repre-
sentative from this county to the state
legislature, and pastor of the Congre
gational church at Extra, who received
a call to the church ut Glenwood some
seven months ago, has been reemploy
ed by the Glenwood folks at an increase
in salary of 800. The Glenwood
papers speak very highly of Mr.. Reeds
pastOrate.
Nels z. Hoegh, of Brayton, and his
bro:her-in law were in the city today
to take Mrs. Lizzie Wright, blind
lady to Audubon county as she is one
of that cOunty's charges, but she was
not well and the physician thought it
was best not to remove her. The gen.
tleman returned home this afternoon
without her as they have made arrange
ments to keep her here until better.
Atlantic Telegraph.
The operetta, Red Riding Hood, to
be given under the auspices of the w.
II. G. by Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Simpson,
will be presented at the opera house
Monday evening, January Goth. The
operetta will include the fairy tales of
Red Riding Hood. .Jack the Giant Kill
er, Mother Hubbard and Babes in the
Woods. The cast OF characters includes
the best home talent ane great. care is
being taken to make this the best
home talent entertainment ever given
in Audubon, All should attend and
assist the w. II. c. as well as spend a
pleasant evening. The prices are 10
and % cents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-01-16

The best advertising that q man
can possibly do is TO turn out good
goods. All the rest of the advertis.
ing in the world isn't Of much use
if this first principle of advertising
isn't adhered to.
Swindles sometimes succeed, but
it isn't generally SO.
Permanent success is sure to be
built OH merit.
The man who sells inferior goods
has to keep Oh finding new custo-
mers for them. You Can't build a
business that way. If the goods are
not right they ought not to be adj
vertiSed.
Advertising won't work miracles.
1t won't make a dark store light
nor half-cotton goods all wool. 1t
won't make delivery prompt, and it
won't make clerks courteous. All
tneSe Things have to come Hrst.
Advertising is simply and solely
telling people where the right goods
ami the right services can be found
Poor goods will not stand good
advertising, BECAUSE good advertis-
ing is truth telling.
Advertising is Il means of com.
munication. 1t is history or news,
or both. II doesn't change the
goods, Or the store 1t advertses in
the slightest degree.
The best that advertising can do
is to represent the goods or the store
i'll perfectly just and vivid way.
AS good delinatiOn of advertis-
ing as | ever saw was in one of Mr..
j. E. Powers advertisements. He
said: "Good salesmanship is agree,
able; adequate representation of
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THURSDAY. JANUARY r6. 1890.

Entered at the Audubon Pest Office mail matter
of the second class.
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Zl!la!;}!|.!!!.E': S j
About Advertising s We publish

ticle written by Charles Austin Bates in Printers Ink
about advertising. We print it in our advertisement
because it tells better than can oursef what we be-
Eeve about Acknowledgements only what we believe
but what practice. We have an idea that if
you knew in what spirit and with what honesty of in
tenton write advertisements you would believe
them and read them. We know that many people
think all advertisements lies. We can't blame them
for believing this for know they have often been
deceived Not lied to exactly, but the advertisements
were misleading. We try to make advertisements
plain, there be but construction put on what
we say. You will notice that Mr. Bates saws Good
Advertising is truth telling and is the only kind that
pays We try to make our advertising pay, therefore
we tell the truth You will find if you will investigate
that you can depend on what we advertise. Watch us
a while and see if it is not so.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-01-16

goods i'll the presence of both goods
and customer. Good adverting is
the same thing in the absence of
goods and customer"
Ii advertising really tells about
the goods or store so the people
understand and appreciate, that is
all that it can do. If the store is
right and the goods are, that is all
that is necessary to do. That kind
of advertising will sell any goods
that ought to be sold.
It's simply question of reach
ing the people with definite, ade-
quate knowledge. Advertising is
profitable, or not, in the degree in
which this is accomplished.
If you meet a man on the street
and tell him what you have in your
store, so that he understands just
what it is, and why it is good, that
is good advertising.
If you put the same talk into a
newspaper, and it reaches ten thou
sand people, and conveys the same
Ideas and impressions to them, that
is good advertising. Ii sufficient
proportion of these people need or
desire the goods you have to sell, it
will be profitable advertising.
The more perfectly the advertis.
ing reflects the goods and the spirit
of the advertiser, the better advertis-
ing it is. If it misrepresents by
reason of either inadequacy or ex-
aggeration, it is bad advertising.
IT it doesn't show the goods as good
as they are, it is bad. If it shows
them better than they are, it is per-
haps even worse.-Charles Austin
Bates in Printers Ink, September
%, 1895.
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NOTICE..

TO the pubic:-Accept no discount
OH express money orders. Same will
be redeemed at their face value at the
Office of the American Express Co.
Or at the store of L. Bilharz & Son.
Audubon, Iowa, Jan. ], '96.
j. A. HUMuSToN.
2.4w Agent.
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TIME TABLES.

C.&N-W AT AUDUBON.
No 81 arrive o: So a. n No. so, depart 10 40 am.
No. So, arrive 4:20p. m. No. "a, depart 500 pm.
J. A. HUMIsToN, Agent.
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Money at 7 per cent
straight. Making papers,
A bstrc is nd Recording
free. No delay.
NASH & PHELPS.
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C.RI&P. AT AUDUBON.

j. A. HUMIsToN, Agent.
CIR. &P. AT AUDUBON.
No 81 arrive AS a. M. No. $40 leaves l2 Bop. m.
No 343 arrive 10 p. m. No. 344 leaves :35 D. m.
The evening train connects with the east
bound flyer at Atlantic.
w w. SMITH. Agent.
G. NJ. 4 ST. p. AT MANNING.
GOIG EAST GOING WEST. s
Noe. Pass. 1889 p. m. No. 1, Pass. $50 II. IN
No. t. Pass. :39 p. III No. 3, Pass. II AS D. IN
One and two Thousand mile tickets, also tickets
to all princil al points in the United States and
Canada for Sa.5 ut the Manning office.
w. w BRECKENRIDGE, Agent.
The news boy., 1896-05-30
FROM KELSO.

Robt. Swan has almost entirely re-
covered from the blow received some
time since,
Geo. Lamm, of McClures, ILL.,, was
in our burg" Sunday.
Grandma Weaver died on Thurs
day of last week. She had reached
the age of IS years.
The work on the telephone from
Kelso to Manning has commenced,
and will be completed in short time.
Dame Rumor says we will have a
q grist mill here in the near future.
Hy Schuette was around canvass.
ing for q book, and seems to be hav.
ing good success.
Joe Compass, of Benton, was in our
city one day last week.
The largest crowd of people that
has been in Kelso for some time
attended church here last Sunday
Rev. Father Klein preached an ex
cellent sermon. HAYsEED.
The news boy., 1896-05-30
FROM COMMERCE.

r. B. Heuchan. the undertaken. is
building an addition to his furniture
store, which will be quite an improve
ment when completed.
Miss Clara Rider, Harry Wheeler
and Manning Kimmel, of Cape Cir
ardeau, were visiting friends here
this week.
The recent storms have done great
damage to crops in this vicinity.
The. river is very high and the
farmers in the lower country cannot
stand but two or three feet more
rise.
The Charleston baseball club was
to have played our team here last
Monday, but through lack of courage
to face good team failed to come
Quite crowd of young people
spent Sunday fishing, ETC., at Ole
Orchard, Ill.
The Commerce baseball club i,
ready to play all corners. They in
vite you to visit them. RUBE.
The news boy., 1896-05-30
Do You Take a Home Paper +?

There are few people in every
community who feel that they are
not financially able to take more
than one newspaper and therefore
try to get as las possible for their
money. Consequently they sub
scribe for big city weekly which
contains a great deal of printing
but very little that really interest
the country subscriber. He may
learn of the murder of man in New
York, the suicide of q woman in
Maine, the lynching of a negro in
Kentucky, or something of the sort,
but he knows nothing of the parties
concerned, nor of the location, con-
sequently it might as well have hap
pened in darkest Africa, so far as
the news to him is concerned.
The great city papers tell him
nothing OF what is going on about
him-at his home.. Possibly once a
month, when something out OF the
ordinary happens, he sees the name
of his home county in the city paper,
while his home paper prints column
after column every week concerning
matters of interest to him. And
yet he patronizes the city paper be-
cause ii is big
The news boy., 1896-05-30
Attention, Democrats!

The county Democratic Central
Committee met at Benton last Sat
urday and ordered that township or
precinct conventions be held at the
different precincts of the county on
Saturday June 6, for the purpose of
selecting delegates to attend dele
gated county convention to be held
at Benton on Monday, June 8, for
the purpose of electing delegates to
attend judicial convention to Sc
lect a candidate for appellate judge
of the Eastern district of Missouri;
also to select delegates to the Con-
gressional Convention to be held at
Cape Girardeau, July %, and the
Senatorial convention, to be held at
Charleston, July II, and the State
convention, to. be held at Jefferson
City, August 5.
The different townships are en-
titled to the following representa-
tion: Moreland, S; Sylvania, 4;
Morley, 4; Kelso, 3; Tywappity, 2;
Commerce, 3; Richland, 6; Blodgett,
4.
Let every Democrat-and especi-
ally the farmers-come out and
make their voices heard. This is o
year in which the salvation of our
nation depends upon the voice of the
farmer. If he remains at home and
nurses his mortgage this year, he
may ever expect to do so. His only
salvation is his right to cast vote,
and if he refuses to do this, then he
has no one but himself to blame that
the mortgage halter is choking him
and those dependent upon him, tc
death,
The news boy., 1896-05-30
RAIN AND WIND.
Great Damage to Property and
One Man Killed.


Tuesday Scott county was visited
by a young ''jimmycane. Thunder,
rain and wind were in
termingled to such an extent that
considerable uneasiness was felt.
At Benton it was very severe. Dr.
Buffers smoke house, which is just
being erected was lifted from its
foundation and moved about two
feet. Large trees were blown down
and limbs were torn from others and
carried several hundred feet. 1t
appeared very ''squawlly' for a
time, but no serious damage was
done.
From all over the county come re-
ports of damage and disaster.
Fences, crops and trees were blown
fat and at New Hamburg machine
shed which was being erected by
Steven Scherer, was blown from it's
foundation. On B. F. Aliens farm,
on Jones island, south of Morley,
Chas. Tompkins was struck by u
falling limb and was instantlykilled.
Mr.. Tompkins was standing behind a
tree for shelter. The tree began to
fall and he ran and was struck on
the head by falling limb from
another tree-breaking his skull.
Tuesday night another Thunder
storm came up and our people were
much frightened, but no serious
damage was done. Lightning struck
the chimney on Joe Moores office
building, passed down the chimney,
out at the stove door, through the
partition wall into back room and
made its exit through the rear brick
Withdrawing u small hole.
Wednesday night another storm o.
equal severity visited us. Lightning
struck the residence of Chas. Grojear
at New Hamburg-teariug hole il
the roof and otherwise damaging the
building. No one injured.
The news boy., 1896-05-30
TORNADO AT ST. LOUIS.
Several Hundred Killed and
Thousands Wounded.

The most disastrous tornado that
has yet been reported visited st.
Louis and East St. Louis Wednesday
afternoon about ) clock,
Wires are all down and it is i'm
possible to get details, but it is es-
timated by the St. Louis papers
that two hundred were killed in ST.
Louis : , as many in East St. Louis,
while thousands were wounded.
The storm seemed most vicious
along the river front, and of the
hundreds of steamers of all descrip.
tions that lined the river bank, only
one remained. All others were
driven into the stream, many cap
sized while others were driven to the
Illinois shore and wrecked. Others
have not been heard from at all as
we 60 to press.
East St. Louis was almost COM
pletely wiped out and portion of
the Eads bridge approach was torn
away.
The storm struck st. Louis to the
southwest and tore its way through
the city in northerly direction. 1t
lasted for 13 minutes and was the
most vicious on record. Men. women
and children were buried beneath
falling walls, and in many instances
destructive fires resulted. The Lig.
gett & Myers Tobacco factory went
down and % persons were buried in
the ruins.
The City Hospital was blowr
away and number of patients were
killed and wounded. In East st
Louis freight trains were picked W
and capsized into the swamps, anc
one of the large elevators was picket
up and blown into the river.
The Steamer City of Monroe wa
just ready to depart for New
Orleans with many passengers. Th'
boat was blown into the stream
Capt. ziegler made speech assurin.
all they were safe. Later on Capt
Ziegler was missing.
The news boy., 1896-05-30
Dates of Conventions.

Republican National convention,
st. Louis June 16.
Democratic National convention,
Chicago, July Z.
Populist National convention, st.
Louis, July 20.
National Silver convention, st.
Louis, July 22.
Prohibition National convention,
Pittsburg May q.
Republican State convention to
nominate a state ticket, Springfield
July %.
Democratic State convention to
nominate state ticket, Jefferson
City August 8.
Democratic Congressional conven.
tion, Fourteenth district, Cape Cir.
ardeau, July q.
Democratic Senatorial Convention
23d District, Charleston, July IA.
The news boy., 1896-05-30
Study Your Own Interest.

Merchants and other advertisers
should bear in mind that their an
nouncements have no weight unless
they place them in a newspaper that
has standing among the people
and especially among the farmers.
The Newsboy stands squarely for
the producers of Scott county and
the farmers show their appreciation
by a liberal patronage.
The Newsboy reaches the homes
of the producers-the men whose
patronage it is your desire to get
and you can reach them by no other
medium. Our patrons pay cash for
their paper and will pay you cash for
your merchandise if they buy Of you.
The Newsboy has an exclusive cir
culation among the Germans of the
county and you eau reach them
through no other publication.