Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-11-03
GREELEY.

| tOucn WIN Ine WOflQ. u.
Oscar Miller accompanied his sister
Stella to Adair Sunday.
Mr.. Brown, of Melville, was in our
town Wednesday buying cattle.
S. NJ. Gardner sold fine bunch of
steers to j. w. Mcclure Saturday.
Lucy Lee, of Guthrie county, visit
ed at the George Egan home Thurs
day.
Oscar Ward and George Mccall
butchered beef Thursday of last
week.
b, A. Stocking, of Audubon, was
entertained in the James Blake home
Sunday.
Miss Essie Goudhey closed a sue
cessful term of school at No. 7, Oc-
tober %.
A petty epidemic blighted what
would have been pleasant closing of
school No. |.
That idea of superiority generated
by financial success is infalable evil
dence of inferiority.
George Mushrush, of Audubon, is
waterman and feeder for the Ball
man Il Earhart clover huller.
| General satisfaction placed its
pleasant seal upon the closing of Miss
Minnie Burr's school at No. 5, Fri
day, October %.
The young people gathered at the
Chas. Palm home Saturday evening
and lost their troubles in the glow of
a merry dance.
The Union Baptist Ladies Aid So
clety had pleasant and profitable
meeting at the B. Hustin home, We'd
nesday, October 26.
The epicurean propensities of the
community were INDUCED with a
chicken sOciable, Friday evening
October % in Little Valley school,
house. The net proceeds ran we'll in
to the teens and will be philanthropy
ically extended.
| Lester Parsons and Miss Grace
Dove were made one in happy we'd
| lock at the brides home in North
Branch, Wednesday evening, October
26. Rev. Mr.. Hughes placed the di-
vine seal upon the union. The groom
is the promising son of thrifty far
mer near North Branch. The bride
is an amiable daughter of Rev. A.
Dove of North Branch. May they
ever sail on pleasant seas.
Some have expressed desire to
read the contents of the little dOcu-
ment that SO suddenly pinched the
| head Off of the meanest little lie that
ever disturbed the peace of our happy
little town. Here it is verbatim "To
whom it may concern: This state
ment is made by me to the public for
the purpose of cOntradicting false re-
ports that are in circulation in regard
to my working for Mr.. S. Berry of
| Audubon county Iowa; and in regard
to his settlement with me for same.
| | hereby declare that report that is
| circulation that | was charged by him
for entertaining the Aid Society at
his place when sewing for my family
| or wanted to charge me for it, or that
| any thing was said about it in our
| settlement or at any other time, is
false and not true. And any person
| circulating such report is doing so
without any authority from me. >"
j. w. Kisling, October II, 1904.
Undoubtedly an election is a stimu-
liant that awakes the peopletO invest-
CATION in regard to citizenship and
good government, but, like when alec
hOl is taken to stimulate the brain to
keener work, it does SO at the expense
OF virtue. In fact, when we ignore
| the Individual and consider society
as an organism in connection with
| the enormous increase in consumption
OF alcoholic drinks and tobacco du-
ring political campaign, it seems
that an election day is the fms to u
| national booze. Another fact that
| fits in with the above is that the rum
| sellers are unanimously in favor of
an election every year, and would
vote TO nave one every six months
because OF this extra trade during
the battle of the ballots" They are
| few who have not ruttled conscience
| to sOOthe after an election. Our
political editors emerge from the cam
paign mud all over. In fact, one of
| our neutrals got hit with a mud ball
| not long since. 1t was not case of
an injured spectator, either. The APP
| proach of an election is the signal
for constitutional change in the
| social organism, consequently, the
business world is greatly disturbed.
The stealthy briber creeps forth and
| becomes active, evil factions form
and throttle justice. Lying, Islander
and tlattery burst into bloom and eX-
hale their poisonous fragrance in our
land. The blacklist schemes the hu-
man mind is capable of are formed
and carried out. Dark crimes are
committed. Witness the blood stains
on kentuckey. Yes, we have painted
the dark side of the question, but we
have painted facts nevertheless. The
educational value of an election is in
significant and dearly bought. To
retain the annual election for such a
purpose would be. a serious mistake.
The statement that an election cam
paign is the political school of the
voter carries an implication that does
injustice to the voter. And to in
| sinuate that those whose terms in
Office are incidentally extended by the
adoption of biennial elections support
the measure because of that, is taking
cowardly advantage of one helplessly
exposed.
THE BALLOT.
We hail the day when all are kings
Armed with ballot strong
To battle down bold tyranny
And cleave the skull of Wrong.
What! sell the force | hold within
This little paper wad!
How could I, then, election eve
In secret meet my God?
If He should ask about the power
He gave into my trust,
What could do but stand and blush?
| Fresh from my deed of lust.
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