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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-10
Lecture Course---Ioo1-Ioo7.

After due consideration the Column
bian Club has decided to offer again
to the public course of entertain
ments which will fully sustain the
reputation established by them, and
which are just as expensive and prom
Use to be as satisfactory as any ever
given. The committee has put in
many hours investigating the respect
i've worth of different men, and feel
that they have done all within their
power to present the best talent. Also
may 1T be remembered that all this
work is done, not that the club may
gain pecuniary profit therefrom, but
because there is feeling that educa-
ton in all of its phases is it's mission.
| The Course will be commenced with
lecture on Liquid Air,n next Thurs
day evening, October II, at the Meth
odist church. This is subject that
has excited the interest of all who
have read about it. 1t will be demons
strated and will teach all many things
never thought of hitherto. Between
| twenty and thirty experiments will be
performed, among them being nails
driven with hammer made of frozen
mercury, illustrations of the use of
Liquid ARR for medical purposes,
rendering frozen roses brittle, but re-
tanning their color rubber ball hav-
ing been made hard being smashed on
the floor like glass, etc. This is of
value not only from scientific stand
point, but also from that of the COM
mercial life. Let everyone who can
| find it at all possible, attend this the
first number, and beside being highly
entertained, learn the wonderful posi-
bilities of Liquid Air"
We shall outline the other numbers
briefly. DIR. P. ID. John, Ex-President
OF Depaw University, is one of the
bralniest men in the United States
and is in great demand because of his
deep thinking in various directions.
Several of our townspeople have heard
him and many have expressed de-
sire to have him come here. Whitney
Woodbridge, the celebrated tenor who
is supported by soprano and violin
list expressly engaged in London, will
be the most expensive and promises to
excel anything ever presented in this
town In the way of music No voice
is as much sought after and receives as
high pay as tenor of good quality, so
rare treat is awaiting us DR.. d. F..
Fox, one of Chicago's most successful
clergymen, comes to us highly recon-
mended by such persons as Gunsaulus,
Hills, Mcintyre, Hedley, etc. McIn-
tyre says of him, "Do not miss his lee
ture unless you have a grudge against
yourself" Robert Burdette needs
nothing said of him because his name
is household word in the homes
where newspapers are read. Perhaps
there is no one who can attract larger
| audiences diSDlay a more vivid inap.
nation, PROFOUND sounder logic, and
make all depart with better feeling
than this lecture.
BY a careful consideration Of this
list of lectures and entertainments,
no one can help feeling that it will be
great privilege to hear them and that
two dollars could be no more wisely
expended than in purchasing season
ticket for the same. Season tickets
and single admission tickets (5Oc) for
the first lecture may be had at A. HI.
Roberts, E. Tricks and the Library
J Rooms.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-10
Miss Gusta Cloughly goes to Allan.
tic tomorrow night to visit her cousin
there and to take in the carnival.

Miss Gusta Cloughly goes to Allan
tic tomorrow night to visit her cousin
there and to take in the carnival.
John Ward returned home Tues
day evening from Wisconsin and the
north where he had been looksng after
business interests.
Mrs. VIM. Cloughly and Mrs. L. J..
Hill expec to leave Saturday for Ute,
Iowa, to visit for a few days with Mrs.
Cloughly,s sister, Mrs. j. J. Miller.
Uncle Peter Flynn returned last
week from his trip to Iowa City where
he went some time ago to make visit
to her many relatives at that place.
LIS. Potter has decided to quit farm
ing and has advertised to sell all his
stock and goods at public at his place
i've and three quarter miles north
east of town on October II.
Wilson Bursnside is back from his
northern trip and we understand pur-
chased land in North Dakota and
Minnesota and also across the line in
Manitoba where he thinks are great
possibilities for the future.
The Columbian Club will be enter.
tanned next Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr.. Thomas Musson. 1t is
their Art Entertainment and all the
members are expected to be present
while those in charge are preparing a
rare treat.
Frank Evans the master mechanic
has rented the property just south of
j. NJ. McKarahan and is moving there
to get ready to winter in town. He has
had good season of work building
and fixing up some of the best houses
and buildings in Carroll.
Last week was harvest in marriage
licenses, as Clerk Hill issued the fol
lowing: Logan Lowe and Ada Dickey.
Dan Petersen and Christina Loss. Ike
Markham and Della Hogneissen.
Chris Petersen and Mary Wilson. b.
F. Howell and Irene Button.
Several buggy loads of ladies drove
out to the pleasant home of G. HI. Ear
heart in Viola township, last Wednes-
day and had one of those good times
that Mrs. Earheart knows so we'll how
to give them. The party was in honor
of her sister who is visiting her from
Des Moines and was lovely time.
Chris Hendricksen now has his
stock of goods to his own building by
Hoover's hardware and is getting
everything settled in shape to wait on
his trade. He has one of the finest
buildings in town and the furnishings
would compare favorably with stores
in towns twice or three times it's size.
He is fixing for gas lighting system
that will ilIr I'M inc fa If apv fino ho caao
fit to light up and has first class
store in any way a person comes to
view it.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-10
"Liquid ARR at the M. E. Church
next Thursday evening, October II.

next Thursday evening, October II.
Harm Rice, out in Hamlin town
ship, is soon to have large barn erect
ed on his farm.
Joe Ross, of the firm of Cosson &
Ross, was in Atlantic Tuesday tran
sacting legal business.
Don't fail to see and hear "Liquid
Air" at the M. b. Church, next Thurs
day evening, October II.
Chester Brooks departed Wednesday
for the north part of the state to visit
for few days with friends.
Miss Alice Bryant is up from her
home in Lewis this week visiting with
her sister, Mrs. G. G. Langworthy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert, from Atlantic,
were up this week visiting in Viola
township at the Cy Earheart home,
C. T.. Wilder, who has worked for
outfit of his own and gone to draying.
Miss Louise Garfield, living up by
Viola Center, passed through to Allan
tic this week where she expects to Wis
it friends.
Freeman Sheets, living out east OF
town, has given his name to the M.
w. A. Lodge and will soon become a
member thereof
M. d. Kennedy loaded all the goods
of his parents on the train Wednes.
day and shipped them to Oklahoma
and they will all depart for there in a
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fullerton went
up to Boone county this week visiting
with relatives. Will has been in the
postoffice very steady and the rest will
do him good.
Mrs. G. b. Russell returned home
the first of the week from Extra where
she had been making visit to hel
friend, Mrs. Ridgely and others in
that little town.
Godfrey Commandery No. "a con.
ferred the Knight Templar degree on
l.. J. Hill last Tuesday night, taking
him successfully through all the vari-
Gus phases of the work.
Ed. Prick and son Branch, Ray
mond Schwerin and Will Baylor left
the first part of the week for an over
land trip to the northern part of the
state on a hunting trip and pleasant
fall outing.
Lou Lee out received a fine new
light oak cabinet for his barber shop
last Tuesday. 1t is one of the finest
two chair cabinets made. 1t has five
long plate glass mirrors and the wood
all shows excellent quality. Lou now
has the best all around, up-to-date
shop in this part of the county and q
growing patronage that he may well
be proud of.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-10
Hudubofl new$.
Farm wagon for sale. Ham Webster.

Farm wagon for sale. HamWebster.
G. S. McLeran, ID. d. S., office over
Brorson's drug store. Audubon, Iowa.
ID. e. Soar spent Sunday in Extra
Miss Ella Farquhar spent Sunday at
the Tommy Owen place east of town.
Earl Maharg was home over Sunday
from Ames where he is attending
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm Osmond of ,Otta-
wa, Illinois, is here this week with her
cousin Mrs. Hoyt out in Melville town
ship.
III. L. Wissler the hustling real es-
tate dealer and insurance agent from
Extra was up the first ofthe wee k on
business
Willis Grace of North Branch but
formerly of Melville township was in
town Wednesday attending to county
seat matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will O'Connell are
spending this week in Atlantic visit.
ing friends and taking in the sights at
the carnival.
Y. B. Hellyer the hustling and wide
awake tombstone man from Extra was
up last Saturday putting in the foun-
dation for new stone.
w. H. Neff, Dick Northup, J. w.
Mcclure, Frank Nicholson and Ed
Finch all went to Chicago last Satur-
day with cars Of stock.
johnson q Nelson the stock buyers
at the Rock Island yards have made
enough money to have their office
nicely painted and fixed up.
Colonel Griswold, OF Atlantic, we'll
known'to many of our people was on
on our streets Wednesday attending
TO matters OF life insurance business.
Rev. J, r. Mercy, of Des Moines
visited the last of the week with his
sister Mrs. Nels Olsen and attended
the convention at the Christian
church.
Mrs. George Farquhar of Villisca
and Mrs. Merrius Plumley of West
Liberty came Tuesday for few DAYS
visit at the Farquhar home in Pros
pect Park.
Frank Nicholson one of the biggest
farmers and stockmen in Douglas
township sold one farm of 100 last
week clearing $1400 dollars after hav-
ing it about six months.
The members of the Presbyterern
church have secured the services of
Rev. Smith of Clarinda to begin series
OF revival meetings at their church be-
ginning November 10 from which they
will obtain great results.
| Miss Laura Hunter invited in a
number os her young friends to the
| home of hf her mother on last Monday
and treated them in such lovely lady
like way that they were all pleased
with the good time they had.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-10
Probate of Will.
STATE OF Iowa.
Audubon County.

To all Whom it May Concern:
Whereas, on the 10Th day of October A. d.
1901, paper purporting to be the last Will and
deceased, was filed in my office, and was by me
opened and read and the 2Sth day of October
1901, appointed and fixed as the time when the
Der term thereof then to be held, for final proof
and probate, as the duly executed last Will and
Testament of the said James Davis deceased, at
and show cause why the same should not be adj.
mitted to probate
L. j. HILL, Clerk
Dated this Goth day of September 1901
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-10
MONEY TO LOAN!
,CitA the German Snyi,aos
Hank ut s per cent Interest.
optional payments.
NASH. PHELPS PHELPS
audubon. IO,Ca
Thoroughbred Sheep.

FOR SALE-One Southdown ram.
three years old. One Oxford ram, one
year old. One Oxford ram lamb and
a few ewes of each breed. Will be sold
cheap if taxed soon, also number of
grade ewes. A. HI. EDWARDS
lo-52W Audubon, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-10
5 Per Cent. Interest once a year,
$4,000 optional payments with
Davenport Sapings Bank.
CHARLES BAGLEY.

1 can repair your bicycles and put
them in first-class shape. Bring them
in and leave them with me.
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dietary committee, the committee OF
expenditures in the postoffice depart
ment and the committee on rules. Whel
General Garfield received the nomina
I ton for the presidency, Mr.. MCKINLEY
was assigned to the vacancy on th'
scommittee on ways and means. He
served on the last mentioned committee
suntil the expiration of his last term as
representative. While chairman Of this
scommittee he framed the Mckinley Dill,
(which afterward became law.
q Mckinley was a protege of ex-Pres1-
sdent Hayes, and up to the time OF the
slatter's death he recognized the eX-
president as his adviser and counselor.
3 He was in General Hayes regiment
during the civil war. General Hayes
knew him and his father well, and saw
1 in the dashing young cavalier the germ
Of greatness. He needed a counselor,
an adviser, a friend, and General
Hayes watched over him with the
aflial love, devotion and pride of a
sfather.
The war ended, Mckinley still re
NAMED an object Of hope of interest
and pride to General Hayes. McKin-
ley became a candidate for congress
land was elected. When Hayes was
president, Mckinley was in the house
of representatives. The major was a
frequent welcome visitor at the White
House. One day the president G2ve
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becoming United States senator and
justice of the United States supreme
court, and Rutherford B. Hayes, after
ward governor of Ohio and president
of the United States. These are few
Of the illustrious men who were borne
on the roll Of officers of the gallant
regiment in which marched Private
William Mckinley, Jr.
He carried the musket for fourteen
months; then he was promoted. But
he won his promotion honestly. His
comrades of the rank and file bear tes-
timony to the fact that he was a good
soldier; that he performed every duty
adevolving upon him with fidelity and
intelligence and without complaint
IThey congratulated him, therefore
when he was made commissary ser
sgeant of the regiment. Later, after
Antietam, he was made a second lieu
tenant, and the Mahoning county boy
had risen from the ranks.
He was now to all intents and pur-
poses a trained veteran. He had had
his baptism in blood at Carnifex Fer
ry. He had gone through the West
Virginia campaign and become mart
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claptrap than Mckinley. Sc true Il
this that the incident when he sudden
ly drew from beneath his desk the sui
/ of clothes which he purchased for ST.
at the establishment Of fellow repre-
sentative in Boston, in order to demon
strate the cheapness of wearing ap
parel, stands out with vivid distinct
ness.
It was this earnestness and self con
sviction that made McKinley's address
in the house and on the stump so effec
tive. Indeed the occasion is still re
called when he held an audience O.
Georgia people for two hours at {
'Chautauqua assembly near Atlanta
gwhile he preached to them the glorieS
Iof the protective tariff system. 81
was only by the greatest self control,
ssaid the late Henry W. Grady, speak
ling of this event afterWard, that
restrained myself from rising as Nc
Kinley concluded his wonderful speecI
and declaring myself henceforth ready
Ito follow him as a disciple"
James G. Blaine in his ''Twenty
Years of Congress-" reviewed the For
lty-ffth congress, in which Mckinley
first sat, as follows: William McKin
LEY, Jr., entered from the Canton dis
ltrict. He enlisted in an Ohio regiment
when but II years old and won tht
frank of major by meritorious service
The interest of his constituency and
his own bent of mind led him to th9
study Of industrial questions. and b
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AS Governor
and
President.

W
Sservice in congress the Ohio statesman
4 was defeated for reelection.
81 During his gubern9torial campaign
lin 1893 Mckinley Visited eighty-six Of
1.-THE lightweight counties of Ohio and
asmade 40 speeches. He was elected by
Ma plurality of 8O,995, up to that time
Athe record in Ohio.
- The policy which Governor McKin-
Sley pursued during his four years of
occupancy Of the gubernatOrial chair
Twas outlined when in his inaugural
address he said: cit is my desire to CO.
operate with you in every endeavor to
Fsecure a wise, economical and hOnOra-
8ble administration and, so far as can
8be done, the improvement and eleva-
Stion Of the public service"
u From the day Of his Inauguration
NGovernor Mckinley took the greatest
8interest in the management Of the pub
glic benevolent institutions of the state,
Wand he made a study of means for their
gbetterment. During his first term the
gstate board of arbitration was created,
gand he made the workings of the board
2a matter of personal supervision during
gthe entire four years of his administra-
5tiOn.
4 No account Of McKinley's connection
I with labor problems would be complete
#without some mention Of the tireless
senergy which he displayed in securing
Srelief for the 1000 miners in the Hook
fling valley mining district who early in
$685. were reported out of work and
Edestitute The news first came to the
governor one night at midnight, but be-
hfore 5 o'clock in the morning he had
! upon his own responsibility dispatched
Ito the afflicted district car containing
gS1, 900 worth of provisions. Later he
smade appeals for assistance and finally
distributed among the 2,732 families in
the district clothing and provisions to
the amount of $50, 1865.
McKinley's nomination and election
Ito the presidency in 1896, the stirring
events of 1897, eliminating in 1898 IN
1.-THE war with Spain, and the acquisl-
Stion for the first time in this country's
shistory Of foreign territory by conquest
Eas well as his reelection, with Iheo-
sdore Roosevelt as his running mate, I'D
1900 are events Of too recent occur
srence to require more than passing
mention. With the circumstances sur
rounding his death, resulting from the
bullet Of an assassin, fred while MI.
Mckinley was receiving at the Pan
american exposition, and his gallant
sbut unsuccessful fight for life the pub
slfc is but too painfully familiar.
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be trained" said her father, 'to buy
her own bread If necessary, and not tc
sell herself to matrimony."
She had many suitors, but Major Nc
Kinley. then a rising young lawyer
vanquished all rivalry, removed the
young woman from the cashiers win
dow and won from honest James Sax
ton these words when the hand Of the
daughter was gained:
"You are the only man l have ever
known to whom l would intrust my
daughter"
Mrs. Mckinley always assisted her
husband in politics. Her i'll health In
nowise deferred her from enjoying tbs
political honors he won, nor did it pre-.
vent her from being a wise counselor
Her presence time and again served as
an inspiration to her husband. When
political preferment first came to Nc.
Kinley, it was his wife who convinced
him that he should accept. She believ-
ed implicitly in his talents, and that his
service would be for the good Of the
SCoACC ShO vas CCA Co4A' OAO ACfCA W"f
cred in her faith in her husbands con
victions.
Mrs. Mckinley had confidence in her
husband not only as public official
but as a man. Her illness was often
overcome by her affection, and she
Travelled thousands of miles when she
was weak in body merely that she
might be near him. She encouraged
him by word, look and presence, and
he in knightly style returned the IA
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Mckinley
as
a Boy.

" enough to have sons who took pa
triotic part in the war of the Revolu-
ton.
The family removed from Pennsyl-
vania to Ohio in 1914, and from that
day has been identified with that
state not in a great public way, but
simply as faithful and devoted citi-
Zens, not striving for particular emf
nence, but notable for sturdiness Of
character and integrity.
1t was among such people and of
them that William Mckinley was born
at Niles, in Trumbull county, o., Feb.
28, 1914.
A younger son, he was destined by
bis father, after whom he was named,
for the bar. He was educated at the
public schools, and later entered Ale
ghany college at Meadville, Pa, teach
ing school to pay his tuition fees
Scarcely was he matriculated when
the civil war came on. He was but a
STRIPPING of nineteen when he entered
IS private.
Mckinley, as those who remember
him as boy in Poland, O., declare,
was a real boy, full of fun, loving ath-
letic sports. fond of horses and hunt
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His Career From Its
Humble Beginning In
dSmaIl Town to the
Presidency Of
the United
States.

Long and honorable was the
public career of William McKin-
ley. It extended from the time
when, as a mere stripping, he held
sway in a log cabin country school
to the tragic moment when, as
chief executive of the nation, he
was felled by the assassin's bullet.
During all that time his record
suffered neither blot nor blemish.
He was tested as a soldier, as a
lawyer, as a politician, as states
man, as the head Of the nation.
In each case hektood the test.
In private life he began by be-
ing a manly boy, dutiful and ODE
dent son. He continued as a
faithful and loving husband, one
whose example has had its good eff
feet on the national character.
His life was typically American,
the life of an American of the best
type. And through it all he was
a patriot. Above personal ambi-
ton were ever in his mind his
country and his country's good.
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Mckinley
as
a Soldier.

land when the drums and flies aroused
the echoes Of the quiet streets of Po-
land among the first applicants for en-
lIistment was William Mckinley, Jr.
1t was new experience and a new
school that the eighteen-year-old boy
entered, this school Of war, but he had
wonderful teachers. It was his good
fortune that assigned him to the Twen-
|ty-third Ohio. The recruits that com
posed it were in June, 1861, mustered
and formed into regiment. It's first
colonel was William S. Rosecrans, aft
arward major general commanding the
department of the Cumberland. Sec
ond in command was Stanley Mat
thews, who, was splendid soldier, but
won his greatest honors in civil life by
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v0rs and reciprocated the sacred affec-
Ition. Her home life was short, for out
|of the thirty years of married life more
than twenty-four were passed by her
husband in the public service.
Mrs. Mckinley for years has spent
much of her leisure in crocheting those
dainty little slippers which have Sc
many times brought sunshine into
gloomy hospital wards in various parts
of the country. 1t is said that she has
knitted over 5000 pairs of these slip
|pers in her twenty-six years. Of Invalid
life. In appearance Mrs. Mckinley is
Iof medium height, with brown hair
land large deep blue eyes. Although an
Invalid. she was fond Of making and
receiving calls and often went on shop
ping tours. Mrs. Mckinley never cared
much for dress, although her toilets
have always been in excellent taste.
For many years Mrs. McKinley's face
has betrayed faint languor, sugges-
tive of the invalid, but it is fair and
bears stamp of beauty, in spite Of the
fifty five years she carries. Her i'll health
dates from girlhood. AS student she
with difficulty undertook the studies
of the course, by reason of this condi-
|tion, but with constant care and fire.
|quent medical attention she overcame
all trouble sufficiently to enjoy life and
Ito taste Of it's pleasures. Her actual
invalidism dates from the birth Of her
second child, in 1871. This child died
lin it's infancy and was followed by the
first child, daughter of three years,
short time afterward. Mrs. Saxton'
Mrs. McKin1ey's mother, also died about
this time. These sorrows were more
than she could bear, and she never re-
lowered.
A little story Of McKinley's home
acts while governor may be of interest.
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AS
a Son.

It had been his custom while at home
in Canton to take his mother to church
leach Sunday morning. When he went
to Columbus as governor, he determin-
ed to keep up the practice as much as
possible, and unless the press of public
business was very great he. always
slipped quietly over to Canton from the
Estate capital on Sunday mornings and
walked to church with his mother on
Ihts arm. The next train would carry
him to Columbus, where his wife
AWAITED his coming. Naturally the
mother looked with pride on such a
son, and she followed with keen inter
est the progress of his first presidential
lcanvass.
Young Mckinley had been keen OBJ
server, so far as his opportunities went,