Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-07-06


the library in Ida Grove. He SO longed
for human company that he and Hughes,
his former partner, who was teaching
in Cherokee, used to walk fifteen miles
each, meet in grove on the country
line, and visit. While working on n
farm near Aurelia he met his present
wife, and that fall, when teaching near
Cherokee, used to walk fourteen miles
and back to see her. That winter he
got the school in the girls neighbor-
hood and boarded at her fathers house.
Things began to look little brighter
and their plan was to he married in the
spring, so the young teacher drew
none of his pay till the term was ended.
"Then took the 500 which l had
earned, and which looked rs big rs II
mountain to me, walked home across
the snow and found that l had lost it
all. 1t was the worst blow | ever felt
in my life" he now says, 'for ! never
heard of the money again, though You
may be sure we searched enough.
But managed to borrow some money
and we were marred just the same"
His next move was to the town of
Manning, where he lived for many
years. 1t was hard getting there and
he landed without mony, but his friend
Hughes, on whose advice he had come
to the town, got him Ratchet on credit
and he went to lathing. Several
hunderd buildings were going up at
once there. After he had accumulated
about 80 in this way he walked up to
Carroll and secured first class
certificate to teach school from Super
intendent Wattles, last year president
of the Trans mississippi exposition.
He saw an opportunity for something
better than country school by starting
q school in the town of Manning, the
patrons and the school district sharing
in the expense. This lasted for two
years during which time the school
developed to six rooms, scattered all
over town wherever room could be
obtained. He soon found place for
them and brought his wife and baby to
Manning.
"While was teaching in Manning"
relates Mr.. Salinger, teacher who
taught in granary two miles south
of town was discharged and l got his
place, walking those two miles and
back and teaching three hours in that
granary after my school i'll Naming was
ont. On Saturdays 1 walked fourteen
miles to West Side to teach a private
class in German, walking back on
Sundays. managed also to keep NJ
nv law studies. About the time
became old enough to be admitted, my
wife became seriously ill, and it wa'
after devoting a month to her care thai
l faced an examining committee a
Audubon. l never knew why they
passed me, but they did. Judge Loot
bourrow's wife being taken sick, l fol
lowed him to Atlantic to take the law
yer's oath The same Judge natur
allied me. When my school work en-
ded formed n partnership with Emery
s. Blazer. / thought we were making
lot of money, but woke up one morn
ing with three babies i'll the house, t.
find that he had embezzled a lot o.
loan and insurance money and hao
heaped other liabilities upon the firm
which then to me seemed to be vast.
found myself practically penniless, and
went on the road for one of the
insurance concerns that Blazer had
wronged. acting as special and adjust
ing agent, which employment l con
tinued for over two years, and unit
every cent of these liabilities was pai(
off"
After this bitter experience Mr.
Salinger returned to the law practice
in Manning His success is generally
known. He was. discoverd as an orator
in the congressional convention IL
Webster City in 1888, which frs
nominated J. p. DOlliver for congress
He was chairman of that convention
and his speech there attracted nationa
attention. In the presidential cam
paigns since then he has spoken il
many states. In 1888 he SPOKE
thirty times in New York city. Ii
1889 he, was chairman of the republican
state convention. In 1894 he wa
elected reporter of the supreme court
and four years later was reelected
He now lives in Carroll and is one o
the leading lawyers of state.
This simple story of struggle agains
adversely is interesting, suggestive ant
inspiring because it shows what
young man, unaided, can do for himscl
| in Iowa If he is made of the right Kin,