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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-11-27

Connrsrdy home for a week, returned
to her home Saturday.
A small party of young people drove
ont to the Johnnie OimicK home Sat-
urdsy evening and had very enjoyable
time playing games and dancing.
Those desiring photographs for the
holidays should come IN at once so as
to give ample time for finishing.
Frazier's Studio.
Bert Lesmon and family have moved
from the Jack Bruner property into
the home Of Mrs Leamun's mother,
Mrs. Carpenter, to keep her company
this winter.
James Gearhsrt, who has been maxi
ing his home 10 Nicola, stopped here on
his way to Dubuque where he will visit
for some time, afterwards returning to
Extra for the winter.
Adam Young, OF Mendoza, Illinois, was
here to nee his sou, George Young aud
family, Monday cut found that George
was at Avocs clerking 30 went to At
lsntic on the rext train. e.
Mrs. Belle Grace, of Miller, s. D.,
and Miss Maggie Fackler, who has
been attending normal school at Dex-
ter, have both been called to the bed
side Of their mother, Mrs. J. Letting.
we'll, who still remains very low. ...
There will be meeting of The cream
cries of Audubon county in Extra on
Thursday December 4th at which time
butter contest will be entered into by
the several buttermskers in the county
aud State Dairy Commissioner, l. G..
Mckay, OF Ames will be here to Judge
the butter. Commissioner Wright will
also be here to talk to the farmers tell
ing them how to attend to the cows
and to prepare the milk for the cream
cries so a. e. get the best results There
will lie other addresses by prominent
people and altogether it will be an in
teresting meeting. .. .
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kimbaiItOn.

Clara Olsen is going to work at the
home Of NJ. n. Esbeck.
Mrs. J. Miller returned to her home
in Elyria, Nebr., last Thursday.
A dance will be given in the Kim
ballton hall Thanksgiving night.
P. J. Bertelsen went to Harlan Tues
day to look over business matters.
Mrs. NJ. N. Esbeck is still very low.
A nurse is expected from Harlan today
to take care of her.
Jens Frost, who used to work at the
creamery, departed for Minneapolis,
Min last Saturday.
A Young Peoples society was started
in Kimballton last Thursday night with
thirty-one members.
N. P. Mailer went to Greatinger last
Monday where he will visit his brother
in.lsw for some time.
Mr.. johnson, of Audubon, was in
Kimballton last Saturday and sold an
organ to 7. G.. Jensen.
Jens Andersen went to Omaha last
Saturday as delegate to convention OF
Young Peoples society. -
A young man from Chicago has &C.
ceptsd position to work at the cream
cry for A. P. Rasmussen.
Horse Doctor Miller, from Harlan,
was out at the q. d. Petersen place
last Saturday transacting business.
Those desiring photographs for the
holidays should come in at once so as
to give ample time for ginishing.
Frazier's Studio.
Mrs. L. Moriensen who went to At
lantic a couple weeks ago to take treat
ment for her sickness, is reported well
and is expected back about Saturday.
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Mrs. Charles McLachlin made bus
inesS Trip W Auuuoon fiu"y'
Edna and Clio Beers were business
visitors at Audubon Saturday.
Ma JE McGu;rs v;s;,sd ovar srn-
day with her parents at Audubon.
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from ,arant;no S..u.5av ars,;nn
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Mrs. Higgins and daughter, Mary,
visited relatives at Manning Saturday.
Harry BlimKa departed Tuesday for
a short visit with his parents at Win
terset.
Me- = uoIaro,,;r wbo .bos baar
80 t. o.. sam,a ,;r,a "a 80 on, hat.
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Extra.

Ed Delahoyde was in Omaha several
days this week.
Born to E. Millimsn and wife, No
vember 20, ten pound boy.
One of Albert Croy's children has
been very sick the past week.
The Congregational Aid Society met
with Mrs. Hartsough yesterday.
Flossie McAuiuch has been engaged
to teach the primary room at Osktield.
Glen Powell and wife, of Atlantic,
we're in Extra visiting Wednesday and
Thursday.
Ben MASKING, of Casey, arrived in
the city Saturday evening on visit to
his son, Clarence.
Mrs. J. G.. Wheelock, of Shenan-
doah, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Hannah 81 arrison.
Postmaster Powell's father came up
from Atlantic Saturday to pass the
Sabbath with him.
Ben Nellis has bought out a dry
goods firm in Adair and expects 10
move to that place soon.
Geo. Paige aud family, of Greeley
township, have moved into the cottage
west of the water works.
The Misses Harsh. Soar, Shannon,
Kent and Delahoyde attended theater
in Atlantic Friday evening.
Mary Cotton, of Brayton, came up
Monday evening for visit with her
sriend, Blossom Brinkerhoff.
Lucille Connrardy has gone to Mar
shalltown to enter training school IN
order to tit herself for nurse.
Mr.. Finch, one of II. F. Andrews
printers, has set up bachelors hall in
rooms over E. Cotton's store.
Mrs. Peter Schsw started Monday
for Chicago, her husband having pre-
ceded her with several cars of stock.
Harry Nicholson and wife left on the
train last Monday noon for Red Lands,
Cal where they expect to reside IN the
future.
Miss Kent, Mrs. Rsgan's trimmer,
will speDd Thanksgiving in Audubon,
after which she will go to her home at
Iowa Falls. d.
There will be foot ball game be-
tween the Audubon and Extra teams at
the ball park in West Extra Thanks
giving day.
Mrs. Hugh Bowen, Of south Extra
township, who has been visiting at the
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County Correspondence.
Lincoln.

Lincoln.
Mable Welty has been on the sick
list for the past few days.
Albert Rudnick sold nice bunch of
cattle Saturday to Gus Forsbeck.
M and Mrs. Frank Mclaughlin are
the proud parents of nice new baby
girl
Peter Hansen and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival of bouncing new
baby boy.
The Evangelical quarterly meeting
viii be held at the Fair View school
house week from Sunday.
Those desiring photographs for the
holidays should come in at once so rs
to give ample time for finishing.
Frazier's Studio.
The farmers. mutual telephone COM
pany is completing the line in this
part Of the town. 1t works nicely and
our people are making good use of it.
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Viola Center.

Mrs. Rena Lamm visited in Coon
Rapids Monday.
Tslmage Browning was in Coon
Rapids Saturday.
Will Weaver, ofDedham, was at the
q" Center Friday evening.
Messrs. Gilbert, Brenton and Sum
ners were business callers in Dedhsm
Monday.
A baby girl came to brighten the
home of Louis Corwin and wife Friday
morning.
DR. Patty and wife and baby, of Car
roll, are visiting Mrs. Patty's parents,
Ben Coffield and wife.
p. Bickelhaupt came from Kansas
Thursday where he has been the past
month transacting business.
George Blckelhaupt and Ray Shock.
Icy visited at the Peter OHM home in
Melville tow nship Friday and Saturday.
@. G. Browning, OF Des Moines, Wis
lied his mother, Mrs. Rena Lamm and
other relatives near the Center Sunday.
Mrs. Louis Weaver and children, of
Kansas, who have been visiting here,
vent to Audubon Saturday for q short
visit before returning home.
Those desiring photographs for the
holidays should come 10 at once so as
to give ample time for finishing.
Fraziers Studio.
There was q surprise party at P.
BicSelhaupt's Friday evening at which
about fifty responded to the invitations.
Light refreshments we're served and a
delightful time was had.
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ysry Les Rates to international Live Stock Exposition
Chlcaf0,

Via the North Western line, Excursion
tickets will be- sold December l, 2 and 3.
With extrrme return limit until Decem.
Dor 8, inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago
4 North. " estern R'y. 45w4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-13
MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1904

and If she is noble she will act against
conscience She will be friends polite
who themselves worthy poteness
a Christian in the full of the word.
My ideal gentleman must have occupation
which he exerts all his skill benefit
those he is working undesirable
habits. He must have good at home well
abroad He must his mother and ask opinion
all matters of Importance, Christian.
He must be true and trustworthy honest willing
those who trouble He must let his business
him before others keep his cheerulness
is what should like girl boy grow up
if they followed this they would
and --Chattie Kingsbury,
Seventh La
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IN APRON AND ovERALLS.
(High School Credit.)

My ideal-that perfect lady perfect
tleman There such thing but since practice makes
perfect it that be perfectly gentleman
ly and ladylike by trying. -.-.
My ideals must be neat and look well possible.
They need not have expensive snowy clothing but
spots dust ought what they have for of
ones personal shows ones character great
extent. Perfect poeness is Indispensable tra polite
to the wealthy to teachers and
schoolmaes and the members of their family well.
My ideal lady must not despise for poverty
sport who is "odd.' My gentleman must
kind his sister and her friends would
have ideals unsefsh willing to share with others
might They should be ashamed
wash dishes in their mothers kitchen the door
bell when wearing to chop wood shovel
in broad daylight for would teach them that what
mai is makes himself T. ..~."
But they should have pleasures we'll work. Foot
ball. ideal gentleman should play with his poorest school,
companion and my ideal lady should her
short skirt sweater basketball Physical strength
and perfect health would great toward helping
them e forbearng kind those who weaker
Augusta Newlander, -
Twelfth Grade. Grafton, NJ D.
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GALLANT EVEN TO FOES.
A Sixth Grade.
(High School Credit)

An ideal woman-what picture stands out before my
mind at the mention of that phrase 1.-the graceful
figure harmony with emotion that reaches
the heart But that is not ALL the quiet smile the flashing
eye betray spirit hidden beneath that smiling
terror. thought despair harbor she
through life struggling for Those large intelligent
eyes open wide in pity flash A kind word,
helping hand is extended to the needy She judges not
his wealth. recognizes in rich alike the quail
tiles that make the
Another somewhat different picture,
before large powerful frame with strong,
supple limbs One with frank, disposition and love
for all that nobest and best full action and energy
for the principle he advocates;
specer the of the coward true friend
gallant enemy, sometimes sometimes but
always gentleman. 1 s such
should warmest admiration and stand out
O manhood womanhood.
Theodore Gronert,
Eleventh Grade. Prairie Chen, Wis.
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BETTER FOR THE JOGGING EARTH.


My ideal gentleman is who is good, kind
sderate who is not afraid assist the feeble whenever he
meets them the street at home; who shirks
his duty is always kind to his mother father sisters
and brothers, is neat manly wherever
he be- My ideal is who is kind, gentle,
and modest who is always willing and ready with kind
words and is anxious all those about She is
who readily offers her assistance sickness in
health forgetting herself pleasing making others
happy BY doing she is happy True ladies always
in demand, the world better off there
of them Stella Johnson,
EaI Side School. 60. ~>:>-. =
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Northwestern Topics.
For Saturday, Dec. ~:
WINTER"


What does this word winter suggest to you?
Is it fiction, fairy story. something that happened
to you in winter,-or what? There is big field from
which to choose in writing this topic, and the
editor hopes to have the priced variety of treatment
The papers must be mailed to reach the office
Not Later Than Friday Morning., Dec. 19.
They must be strictly original, written in ink
side only of the paper, not than 800 words in
length less than 100, marked with the number
of words and each signed with the grade, school,
name and address Of the writer. The papers must
not be rolled. 80.
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Sen.Sn; Sympa Chetlc, Tor II
would be very much out of
place to laugh when we see
others in sorrow or to cry
because they are happy;
obliging, because it helps
to make friends, and
cheerful because everyone
loves a bright, sunny face.
If. boys and girls wish
to be true ladies and gen.
tlemen they must be the
same on the street, in
school, when travelling or
in any COMPANY. as If thew
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were in their mothers parlor entertaining They
should always be kind and the weak, aged and
and respectful to older people and polite to their play
mates. boy forms habits of using tobacco and
swearing he be true gentleman though he m
tates Lord Chesterfield in everything else
Fifth Grade, Joseph F. Russell
District 49,
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THE HIGHER THINGS OF. LIFE. p
Honorable Mention)

My ideal of a gentleman is of pure, wholesome
mind, always in the ladies
depends himself for what he gets and for his
successes other must be honest
must stoop to shield himself Whatever his misfor
will not shift them from his shoulders
those another He aims the higher things of life My
of lady religious in the true
everybody, the rich and the alike.
One who and gentle in her and
afraid to little work, and not
three to wait her. She
honest and always willing to help the and
needy when it is in her to do SIN 49: -
-Bertha Hopkins,
Eighth st. James, MINI.
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KIND THINGS IN KIND WAYS.
Honorable MentiOn,)

- (HOnOrab1e MentiOn.)
Every girl likes to be spoken Of lady
wishes to be called gentlemany Then let Guilt
vate polite, kind, generous sympathetic obligng and
cheerful disposition Be polite because is entitled
to poteness; BESIDES pOiteness is do and the
Eindest thing in the kindest way Be kind because
likes harshness generous, because it is to be
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COLD ENOUGH 10 Make sHlvERs.

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had girl to train to be perfect lady, would first
impress her mind that purity heart is Of the
most essential qualifications of perfect lady, perfect
lady is modest unaffected and jolly without being loud
masculine Afecation is most absurd whether in lady
gentleman. An unassuming is always admired
should perfect with such not
make people in One who unsesh
and always makes friends No matter Of what
skilled cooking She
should to be neat and pleasant There
people pleasant that consider it privilege to be al
with them; others cold that chill
ones spine whenever he meets them Every
should be ambitious and not easily Influenced but
will in of necessity she should
not be afraid to assert it.
My ideal gentleman would resemble my ideal lady in
Purity unsefshness generosity and
poiteness the characteristics that mark gentleman
well lady, Strong honest industrious, independent and
matter what country it is Ladies
gentlemen not judged by their but by
their true character, both natural and acquired.
Eighth Doris Clark,
Central School. Great Falls Mont.
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dcIer, 100. lie mas no DaQ
habits whatever. He is
very kind and good to
everybody. He is polite, and
everyone who knows him
likes him very much. He
is never up town until mid
night, but he comes home
right after work. He goes
to bed no later. than 10
o'clock. He is very good
to his parents and does
anything they want him to
do. He goes to church
every Sunday and he is
ha Sllnda11 cohaol uarl1
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For Saturday. Jan. ;:

YOUR FAvORITE RECREATION. WHY -
What is it that you like to best when you have
time all to yourself? Is it reading, fishing, fancy
work. manual training or-what? Why you prefer
to do this one thing to anything else? Tell all the
why's for the story will not be complete without
them The papers must be mailed so as to reach the
office .~-5 -E.a7 zE
Not Later Than Friday Morning, December 2e.
They must be strictly original, written on
side only of the paper not than 900 words in
length less than 100, marked with number
words and each signed with the grade school, name
and address of the writer. The papers must not be
rolled.
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MNlSTERlNG "LOAF-GIVERS."
An ideal gentleman S a who gentle refined
Such will rush ahead Of a lady,
push jostle through crowd. He will unselsh
behind others. An ideal gentleman will
the and wretched with He will
laugh scott at old people, the ugly
cripples will not show signs of WEAKNESS when
listening the and anecdotes of children and old
people He rough unpleasant language in
presence ladies.
The lady originally 'Ioaf- giver" A loaf
giver gives food to the and hungry An
claim this title. She will help
She will look
those who poor live An ideal
lady stoop gossip about her neghbors
which has told her. An ideal lady
noisy loud the streets, act in
silly, unbecoming She will always be modest
of N lady, gentleman, will
be honest in al her dealings. Johnson,
Seventh Grade Wing,
School.
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THE LIGHT OF DARK PLACES.

THE LIGHT OF DARK PLACES.
qualities that in judgment make the ideal
lady gentleman unselfshness, cheerfuness
esty kindly feeling towards fellow beings high ideals
frrnness
One of the qualities that is greatly admired I'm
unsefshness The eanest people those entirely
wrapped in themselves they would the least bit
the help fellow being fortunate than
themselves There people who by their cheerful
brighten the glooiest place and Who in spite Of
verses keep the cheerful spirit The
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THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,

world brighter and happier for having lived in it. All the
great those who have have been
loud their praise of cheerfuness z=
4. - Shirley,
A Sixth Grade. III ~z,. .-. Breckenridge MINI.
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of gloomy is dreaded. Honesty
certainly of the principal qualities for who
cannot be trusted hope command much
spect Kind feelings towards fellow beings admirable
quality The of who is always finding
fault with his neghbor dsageeab for instead Of
looking for the best qualities motives try to make
whose the BEST will make in life and
comfort others BY frmness T the power to
resist temptation and to stand for what believes
be right the rness that cnging
idea although they have been that they
in the wrong. -Theo Clifgard,
Twelfth Grade. Grafton N. D.
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Il SUFFICIENT BEAUTY OF SOUL
- (FIonorable Menton.)
ideal lady need not be good ookng that is is not
necessary beauty soul She be noble with
noble aims have self-will and right
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Talking Much and Little.

We seldom repent of talking too
little, but very often of talking too
much. This is common and trivial
maxim which everybody knows and
but few practice-La Bruyere.
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very much interested in the Sunday school work.
Conscience Dieseh,
Sixth Grade Devils Lake, N. D.
MOTHERS LITTLE COMFORTS.
My ideal lady is thoughtful of her friends
is not selfish enough to think only
comfortable helps people they
know what to do She always speaks gentleman.
She is not ashamed of father perhaps
be growing old and feeble her
during all the of her childhood But is proud
them and thinks of all of their little comforts which make
them love her My ideal gentleman is
and boisterous but he has plenty spirit
noble He is not afraid speak his and will stand
for his fellow creatures Although
well clothed he is not ashamed to world
essary with who is comey
Lillian Cowing,
Seventh Grade.
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- NEVER BE.A SALLiE ScoLD.

perfect lady ought never to scod, because do
like to be scoded and know others do She
not be because nobody likes
who is should she be rough because
look we'll She should not keep her mouth open
would make her look silly No young should
cigarette. 1t gives him weak heart and weak mind
it does not look we'll. He should always tip his hat
lady. He should always be kind his parents
would others think he not. His like
too. He should be because would
He should scold either because
...'.. Carl Gilt
Sixth Grade. Two Harbors, Mimi
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SOFT, PLEASING TONES.

My ideal lady has very good character. She is tall,
beautiful She is always and
a hand any who need of it, She a
hard She kind Of and is willing
to it. She is honest and has good word for
who knows meets her. Everybody admres her good
kindness and friendliness. She always in
voice. harsh cold voice. She has good edu
cation is very musician. She is good at
ideal gentleman good char
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EVEN A. "WEE BIT" STORY.

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My ideal lady and gentleman should both have
poiteness the outside only
they anything they Then,
they must have unseshness the unseshness that
gives and complains because it, but generosity
silently gives others, both
There must be bravery both it is
essential for Nobody likes to tmid
shrinking from danger real imaginary.
much better to be brave than to
frightened If alone in the dark.
both gentleman lady there ought gentle
but must always be gentle to be lady With
everybody, be it woman boy girl young
cordial winning in be loved by
body. Truthfuness they must because
body told another just a wee Bit lie it
believe him again. If conversational
abilities it does great deal to certain
meeting Cheerfulness
qualities anybody always to per-
a his lips pleasant greeting
list of qualities which necessary
o ideal lady gentleman. Dorothy Loyhed
Eighth Grade. p. Faribault, MINI.
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NO PEePERY DISCOURSE.

My ideal lady is TALL stately lady, kind and
pleasant she Industrious
She
dignity and attends to her work My ideal gentleman
dressed well neatly he is
kind every He always has certain bust
all he himself, not
it him. My ideal
time who is always scolding, but he kind
pleasant carry conversation without
ting ideal lady gentleman
able talk subject They
ideas and let change them
he them where they
-Genevieve Hegund,
Sixth Grade. Granite Falls, MINI.
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Sixth Grade
LEST SHE BE GRUMBLY

LEST SHE BE GRUMBLY
Ny idea of the ideal lady and gentleman is this The
lady must sweet disposition, must be kind
everybody but must not be
dignity all smiles all the time
She must afraid speak poor person for fear
viii her. for she is to command respect she
the respect of all people She must not dress
eaudiy to think too much Of herself
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