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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-11

T. HI. Boylan was in Manning, We'd
nesday, looking after legal matte rs.
Men, don't be stingy. Get your
wife some wall paper at A. n. Rob-
erts's.
w. B. Davis is putting good cinder
walk around his pleasant home in
Prospect Park.
DIR. Gleason will soon have to move
his quarters as that part of the bank
building is to be used by the bank.
Ben CASTOR has about completed the
repairs he has had made on his prop
erty and now has more convenient
and comfortable home.
Miss Nellie Ellis departed last Sun
day for Boone where she will visit
with her brother and friends from Des
Moines who live there.
Marriage licenses issued this week
by County Clerk L. }. Hill to Wednes-
day: Luther McNutt and Anna Bur-
key, +. l.. Allen and Mrs. Alice Brock
way.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-11
Married

Sunday Rev. Hinkhouse said the
words at his home that bound to.
gether as husband and wife, Luther
McNutt and Miss Anna Burkey, who
left on the evening train for Pede-
mont, South Dakota, where they will
make their future home.
Mr.. McNutt has long been known
around Hamlin as one of its best citi-
Zens. He was in Dakota when the call
to arms resounded to call to it's senses
the nations sense of justice that was
bound by its ignorance and bigotry.
He entered the South Dakota regi-
ment that went to LuZon and was one
or the regiments that was ever found
TO the front where shot and shell were
thickest and he bore himself as only q
loyal volunteer soldier, more citizen
than soldier, always does.
The bride is one who has grown
from infancy through the spring time
Of youth unto tue bloom of noble
Womanhood in this county. She has
Tor several years been counted as one
OF the best teachers in the county and
always sought after by directors. Her
life has been pure and consistent with
those noble ideas Of womanhood en-
culcated by mother who was more
sister than mother. Miss Burkey's
friends are numbered all over the
county and in years to come there will
ever be those ties of pupils that she has
sacrificed for who will remember her
in kindness and love.
They enter their new existance with
the future glowing brightly before
them. Hope and prosperity are painted
on the bow Of peace that arches above
their horizon and it is the wish of
their friends that it will ever remain
thus
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-11
MONEY TO LOAN!
,Cith the German Savings
hank ut 5 pei, cent interest,
optional payments.
NASH. PHELPS Dc PHELPS
audubon, IO,Cu

-Four litters of Collie Pups all from
pedigreed stock. HAN WEBSTER.
j. E. Griffith went to Carroll, Satur-
day evening, to visit over Sunday at
at the parental home.
Mrs. Lizzie Davis has been assisting
her brother and family to move to the
Brown place out north of town.
Little Earl Pound, who has been
sick so long is steadily improving as
his many friends are glad to learn.
Mrs. Bert Keith departed, Sunday,
for Omaha where she expects to un-
dergo surgical operation that local
doctors have been preparing her for
for some time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-11
Married.

Frank Allen and Mrs Alice Brock
way were married, Monday, at the
home of Mrs. Markham.
The groom comes from MARSHALL
town and is young man highly re-
spected in his country and perfectly
able to battle with life.
The bride is well known here and
has many friends here won by her
many womanly traces of character.
The young couple departed for Mar
shalltown where they will make their
future home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-11
See Ham Webster for a cheap horse.

See Ham Webster for cheap horse.
Wall Paper! Wall Paper! Wall
Paper! AT A. II. Roberts's.
Matt johnson went to Des Mo:nes,
Thursday, to attend to business of
personal character.
Mrs. Tharnish is fixing over her
property in Prospect Park to make it
more convent and roomy.
Mrs. Peter Paulsen. living out on the
ridge in Sharon township, is quite sick
and fears are entertained for her re-
covery.
Get our prices on doors and windows
and water tanks and all kinds of mill
work before buying.
If JAMES HART.
Hi Mendenhall departed Wednesday
evening for Louisa county to dispose
of farm in that vicinity. He sold his
Kansas farm last week by telephone
receiving good price for the same.
Rev. Hinkhouse, w. Burnside, Mrs.
G. III. Jones and Mrs. w. H. Cowles
are in Guthrie Center this week at.
tending meeting of the Presbytery
and Missionary society both of which
meet there.
DR.. Jackson is remodeling his house
this spring, raising some of the roof
and changing the interior so that he
will almost have new house and one
at least that has more room and more
modern conveniences.
Chicago flexible shaft, sh eep shear
ing machine with horse clippers for
sale. Good as new. Price eight dol
lars. A. C. Dariand
A. H. Edwards
4-4-2W Audubon, la.
The class Of 1901 will entertain their
| friends tomorrow night at the home of
the father and mother of Ethel Kuhn
by calico party. The girls are to
wear calico dresses and the boys calico
| blouses. Rare and original entertain
ments have been studied out and the
night seems to offer inducements for a
good time.
| Chris Lund, the four year old son of
Fred Lund, out west of town, died
last Tuesday and was buried Thursday
at the Botanic church cemetery over
west of them. The little fellow had
lived with his parents long enough to
give them love that makes life a
heavy burden now that it is gone to
where children look back and watch
in loving remembrance that which
those behind are wont to do. There is
a little mound now dear to the sorrow
ing parents beneath which lies little
Chris their child Of so few years.
Walter Ohm, son of Carson Ohm, in
West Audubon, died last Saturday of
appendicitis and was buried Monday
in the Maple Grove cemetery, the ser
vices being conducted by Rev. r. w.
Natheny from the house He was but
thirteen years of age and just entering
that transitory age between boyhood
and manhood. His class in school
remembered him with beautiful
floral offering as did his teacher, Miss
Davis, while his head was pillowed on
a bunch Of flowers the scent of which
he no doubt caught from the other
world. Six boys from his class acted
as pail bearers to lay to rest a class
mate who was kind and industrious
holding at all times the respect of
teacher and those who worked with
him.
Thus has death claimed for it's own q
boy in which was every promise of an
ever frightening intellect, a broad sym
pathy with fellow being and one whose
ambition it was to go on in those
things that make the noble man and
citizen
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-11

Philip Bickelhaupt, one of Viola
townships best citizens, was down
Tuesday and stayed all night to attend
the Masonic lodge.
DIR. Eyer has decided to move to
O'Brien county and locate there per-
manently. He goes today but the
family will not go until they dispose
of the property here which he will put
up for sale. The doctor has many
friends here who regret his leaving but
who wish him prosperity there.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-11

One OF the most pleasant events for
some time was the entertainment and
banquet given by the Yeomen in their
hall last Tuesday evening. They had
prepared splendid program which
was interesting to all who heard it and
the banquet was all that could be de-
sired After the banquet those present
INDUCED in a few hours of quiet dane
ing This is fast becoming the larg-
est organization in the town. They
now have over one hundred members
and the order is still growing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-11
THOS. n, BOYLAN,
LAWYER.

Insurance, Real Estate and Collections.
Special attention to Drawing Wills and Pro-
bate Practice. Office in OverhoItzer block
AUDUBON. IOWA
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-11
Hudubofl neW$.
FARM LOANS,

5 Per Cent. Interest once year
$4,000 optional payments NTH
Davenport Sarings Bank.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-11

Tuesday night was great one il
the halls Of the knight Templar lodge
Several candidates were over from
Coon Rapids to enter the commandery
and from the talk we heard next day
we would judge they all enjoyed the
evening. Those from the Rapid.
were G. e. Morris, Worth Smith,
Jackson and G. w. Holiday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09

carry away" remarked a restaurant
proprietor the other day. Few men
take single toothpick. Most of them
take half a dozen and many a whole
handful and when they come in here
again for the next meal they take as
many over again. They don't need
them. It's all due to the toothpick
chewing habit which seems to be grow
ing. There isn't anything particular
ly pleasing about chewing wooden
toothpick, and it may be injurious if
piece of the wood lodges in the throat
or gets down into the stomach, as it
is very apt to do. But the toothpick
chewing habit has become a rival to
the gum and tobacco habits. The only
reason can give for it is that the
toothpicks are free and gum and to-
bacco are not-New York Sun.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09
smissed from the service January

dismissed from the service January
2, TIT.
Ezekiel Hopkins at once equipped
fast and powerful privateer, and
again went to sea. He sailed to the
East Indies, where his daring and skill
found rich rewards. During one
cruise he captured a sufficient number
of rich English merchantmen to cause
his profits to foot up over 81 1000 900.
At another time he fell in with a
large fleet of English merchantmen
protected by a man-of-war. He boldly
joined the fleet, and every night cut
out and captured a vessel, until he
had sent ten home and could spare
no more men from his crew He be-
came the most successful and daring
of all the American privateersmen
When the war ended he returned to
Rhode Island, and became one of her
most prominent and busy citizens.
The outbreak of the revolutionary
war found the patriots without a
navy. Congress had to create one
Four merchantmen were first pur-
chased, hastily equipped with guns
and sent to sea as cruisers: but their
defects as war vessels soon became SO
apparent that congress determined at
once to set about the building of a
navy October 10. 1775. congress
ordered two cruisers built; and on
December 49,, the order was increased
to- five 32-gun ships, five 28-gun ships
and three-24 gun ships. They we're to
be ready for the sea by the following
April. The names given to the
thirteen vessels were: Boston. Con-
gress, bingham, Delaware. Hancock,
Montgomery, Providence. Raleigh,
Trumbull, Virginia, Warren, Washing
ton and Randolph. These we're the
first war vessels constructed in the
United States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09
EZEKIEL HOPKINS THE coUR-
AGEOUS OLD FELLOW.
CONGRESS TRIES TEMPER
And He Finally Leaves the Navy
and Becomes Daring Privateer-
Works Ruin to British Shipping
and Finally Comes Back to Win
Fame in His Native State.

Who was the first COMMANDMENTS
chief of the American navy? What
were the names of our first war ships
and where were they built?
Probably not one out of hundred
Of the average newspaper readers can
answer, without investigation, these
questions; yet the knowledge is inter
esting and valuable and especially
timely just now, when the navy and
the doings of the naval officials
occupy so large part of the public
attention.
The continental congress at the out
set managed the revolutionary war
through committees, there being at
that time no executive. John Adams
was chairman of the naval committee,
with Stephen Hopkins and three other
congressman as associates. On Octo
Der 13, 1875, congress ordered two
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09

Yes, most of the farmers keep an eye
on it and see that stock don't get in
and that it's trimmed 1t was planted
| by an old man who used to wander
about in the woods grating the wild
grapes, planting flowers and doing
things for other folks to enjoy. No,
he wasn't crazy. Not a bit of it. 1t
was his religion, and he was the best
/ farmer in these parts"
Mrs. Ewing has written a story sug-
gestive of the same way of adding
joy to life. 1t is the tale of 'Mary's
Meadow" for children, giving an &C
count of family of boys and girls left
to. their own devices who planted
sweet flowers in the hedgerows, the
climbing vine known as travellers
joy along the roadside for wayfarers
delight and cowslips beside the brooks
where no cowslips grew. There is no
reason why the same idea should not
be made popular among children who
naturally are generous and glad to do
something they feel is of value to the
world.
The thought does not spring from
pure theory. A harvest of personal
experience backs it. Visiting pub
lie school and being asked to speak to
the children, the visitor recalled a
large willow tree uprooted IN the
street by a storm. She suggested
that every child select strong switch,
plant it in his yard, front or back; ii
living in fiat. steal a chance to do
it, as it was a good deed and no one
would pull up a tree when once it
made a start, and plant straight
branches at intervals around the
school property. The children were
charmed. That night nothing e.
manned of the tree but the stump. 1t
was wet season, the switches grew,
and that ncighborhood is a bower of
willows today, all because of one sug-
gestion.
The annual moving fever is to
blame for lack of civic beauty, Instiu
| the planting idea. What if it is a
home but for q year? Plant young
trees, fruit seeds, the walnut, hickory
nut, acorn or Virginia creeper, or SOW
flower seeds IN the vacant lots and look
to see the good deed ripen after the
place knows you no more. It brings
joy to the heart that nothing can
take away.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09
Making Iron With Electricity.

Engineering News proves conclu-
sively that electricity cannot be used
economically to extract iron from iron
ore. The coke to make 2A tons of
iron costs $3.50, while the electrical
current needed to do the same work
costs over $40. The conclusion is,
therefore, that even if process OF
electrical iron smelling could be de-
veloped, operating with nearly theo-
retical perfection, it would be only a
laboratory curiosity, since it's cost Of
operation under the most favorable
circumstances would be several
times as great as the cost Of the pres
.ent method of reduction of iron by the
combustion of fuel in the blast fur
mace.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09
BoBoLINK.

Daisies, clover, buttercup,
Red-top, trefoil meadow sweet,
Ecstatic wing, soaring up,
Then gliding down to grassy seat.
Sunshine, laughter, mad desires,
May day, June day, lucid skies,
All reckless things that love inspires,
The gladest bird that sings and flies.
Meadows, orchards, bending sprays,
BUSHES, lilies, billowy wheat,
Song and frolic fill his days,
A feathered rondeau all complete.
Pink bloom, gold bloom, feabane white,
Dew drop, rain drop, cooling shade,
Bubbling throat and lowering flight,
And jubilent heart as e'er was made
John Burroughs, in McClure's.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09

The developments which have in
volVed the United States in the pres
ent Colombian and Venezuelan
troubles may be briefly outlined in
three stages, as follows:
Stage This condition has pre-
vailed for a long time. 1t consists Of
the almost constant revolutions n
either Colombia Or Venezuela, or both.
The people of those countries, as is
well known, repeatedly change their
administrations by revolution instead
of by the peaceful process of the
ballot. The present executive OF
Colombia. NJ Marroquin- and the
executive of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Castro-hold their offices by usurpa-
ton.
Stage 2-This consists of the as
phalt dispute with Venezuela. On
December 10. 1900. the Venezuelan
government decided that G. T. War
ner and P M Quinlan of Syracuse,
N. Y, were entitled to part of an
asphalt lake previously claimed by
the New York and Bermudez COM
pany. The latter company appealed
to Washington. holding that it's rights
had been violated The state depart
ment took the position that summary
action injurious to the New York and
BermudeZ company's franchises
should not be countenanced, and as
result of the unpleasantness Francis
B. LOOMS, United States minister at
Caracas, left his post. An agreement
! was finally reached to refer the case
to the Federal Supreme court OF
Venezuela, before which it now is.
Stage 3-This stage is but few
weeks old and consists in a sudden in
crease Of activity by the Colombian
insurgents, who threaten to interrupt
free transit across the Isthmus OF
Panama. August the insurgents
"help up" for one hour passenger
train at Matachin, small station on
the Panama railroad, which extends
from Colon to Panama. By the treaty
concluded December II. 1916, between
the United States and New Granada,
of which Colombia is the successor,
inc OulCGu OCdC0S SudIduCSco W ANCW
Granada the perfect neutrality and
''free transit" of the isthmus, and
also the sovereignty of New Granada
over it.
Action by Outside Nations.
The three stages just enumerated
have led to the present crisis The
action taken as result of them may
be related as follows:
The United States government has
sent the gunboat Machias, of LIT
tons, from Norfolk to Colon. The
Ranger, also a gunboat, of 1920 tons,
has been sent from San Diego, Cal,
for Panama. The battleship Iowa, of
11,340 tons, is making ready at San
Francisco to steam to Panama. The
object of sending these vessels is to
be prepared to land men on the
isthmus such a course is decided
to be necessary.
In addition, the north Atlantic
squadron, commanded by Rear
Admiral Francis J. Higginson, has
been ordered from Nantucket to
Hampton Roads. where it will be con-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09
Submarine Photography.

1t appears that it is now perfectly
possible to secure good negatives at a
depth. of $50 feet, and it is expected
that present arrangements can be i'm
proved so as to serve for much great
err depths. Science will use these pro-
cesses for researches on the life of
submarine animals. Their applica-
lions to practical matters may become
important. Submarine divers will
find their dangerous and tedious bus
mess expedited. and the repair Of
breakages in flooded mines. etc.. will
be made more easy and safe
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09
sEToN-THoMPsoNs HOME.
Author-Artist Buys a Large Wooded
Estate in Connecticut.

| A more fitting environment for such
man could not be found than the new
home which Mr.. and Mrs. Seton-Thomp-
son-or Mr.. and Mrs. Seton as they
prefer to be known, having dropped
Thompson from their surname
have selected in Connecticut. A hun
| dred acres of woodland, which they
have named Wyndygoul, for one of the
ISeten estates inScotland, offers the nat
luralist-artist-autho an ideal
opportunity for investigating and study
ling his animal friends, and quiet re-
treat for writing and illustrating. 1t
lis difficult to realize that so wild bit
Of forest is within an hour of New
York The private road that leads
| from the gates to the house winds a
quarter of mile between green walls
of trees, fanked by messy boulders,
and rising above ravines that tumble
off at reckless angles.
The house stands on the highest
point of the tract 1t is Spanish in
effect, the lower story Of rough-hewn,
green-tipped rocks, quarried on the
place; the upper story of creamy pink
stucco The low, red roof, wide YER
andas, low entrance door and quaint
ARRANGEMENT of windows are interest
ing and picturesque. The English
mans love of solidity is shown in the
thick walls, massive cornices Unnatural
wood, and in the heavy beams Of the
studio ceiling.-Myra Emmons, in
Ladies' Home Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09
PIERRE'S BLACK CAT.

Pierre Latroux's mOuse-like eyes
snapped and sparkled like two jet
beads as he listened to the plan Levi
Arnold unfolded.
Mon dieu!" he explained. " 'Tis
too good chance to let slip. You
are sure,' he added cautiously, that
the scheme is all right SO far?''
Come to my place this evening and
I will give you the diamonds, safe and
sound. If they reach my client S
hands in New York within a months
five hundred franc"
Just trust me-"
without doubt, you've done
smuggling before
Pierre looked up sharply
"There is no trickery in this, Mon
sieur? If / thought there was, rest as
sured you would not live to see your
plans either succeed or fail" and he
drew his hands across his throat with
an expression so peculiar that his lis
ener shivered.
mo, you have nothing to fear
Jeremy Stotts told me to come to you.
You could not do better than to go to
him about me"
Jeremy Stotts is a man to be
trusted. If he sent you, then tonight
I'll come for the diamonds How
many did you say there were?"
Enough for a kings ransom. Re
member, Pierre, if you fail
Pierre shrugged his shoulders care
lessly
'Pve smuggled before! There's a
nice bit of superfne tobacco intend to
get across this trip. Oh, never fear,
monsieur, if anyone can do it, it is
Pierre, second officer of the Ocean
Queen. Adieu!" And placing be
| tween his lips the cigarette he had
been rolling the little Frenchmen
waved his hand and strolled away.
1t was simple matter. while on
board, for the smuggler to keep his
diamonds and tobacco concealed, but
as the Ocean Queen drew nearer the
American shores his heart beat widely
between hope and fear, and woven
with all lis daily duties was the ques-
ton "How? How? How" For 70
Pierre's ears had come the rumor of
fresh vigilance on the part of American
authorities. Smuggling had become
altogether too daring and too frequent.
Especially had some tremendous deals
| in diamonds reused the custom officials
to action.
Before the ship had scraped her
sides against the pier, however, a plan
had been evolved by the Frenchman's
ready brain. Inspectors came and
went about the ship, but the quick lit
tie officer entertained them SO whiting
| ly that they were more alive to the
Frenchman's drollery than to their
search.
No smuggled goods of any descrip-
ton we're discovered on board the
! Ocean Queen and the officers of the
government left Pierre with regret and
| the determination to look up the jolly
| little Frenchman the very next time
his ship came in.
A few days after the visit Of the in
spectors Pierre, with a huge covered
basket on his arm, stepped boldly down
the gang-plank across the shipping
yard into the street
He held one hand carefully on the
| lid of the basket, which was tied down
on each side with heavy twfne. Ger