Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-01-12
GREELEY.

GREELEY.
Life, a thorny way to foul decay.
Ira johnson and Robert Twist are
sparring for a broncho deal.
Tommy Blake, son of James
Blake, is a successful jewelry ven
der.
Mr.. Bintner of Brayton, was the
the cattle buyer in our vicinity this
week.
Clyde Miller purchased one of
those high stepping bronchos of
Will Armstrong.
Probably a special singer will be
secured to participate in the Union
Baptist revival soon.
We believe that, outside of Russia
there is universal satisfaction over
the fall of Port Arthur.
VIM. Masterson and Will Huston
were doing important business in
Guthrie county, Thursday.
The Small Pox scare has drifted
by and the Rose Valley school was
reopened Monday morning.
W. n. Eagen has returned from
his prospecting trip. The Wood.
bine fever has run it's course
Robert Twist and lady, Miss Zena
Carter, of Melville, spent Sunday in
Greeley with the latter's cousin,
Deemer kness.
After a very pleasant holiday Wis.
aif with her s1nnfhor "a - J:-Dl1ao<o.
Kansas, Mrs. John Eagen is again
in her Iowa home.
John killions, who left Greeley
some time ago and located at Pierce
Nebraska, is here viewing his hap.
Ply haunts of yore.
The phone men came down from
Audubon Wednesday morning and
removed the telephones from the
Frew Hays and John Shoesmith
homes. The why Of the matter is
a mystery.
During the gloom of our bloody
rebellion, when we YER some dis
tressed by the unfriendly attitude
OF England, New York City was
one day thrown almost in conster-
nation by the sudden appearance of
a fleet of dark, strange looking war
vessels, which came silently glid.
ing into her harbor and dropped
anchor. What did it mean? Was
England upon lie and preparing to
plunge a destructive shower of
shot and shell into our coast? Not
So. 1t proved to be the Russian
fleet whose presence in our harbor
ls said to have Quilted the snarling
of the British lion. Did it come
there for the purpose of shielding
us from England? AS there is
much controversy about this CUES
ton, the following bit OF informa-
ton proves very interesting. 1t.
was then a prevalent custom for the
war fleets of the different nations
to occasionly make friendly visits
to each, others harbor. A Russian
war fleet was cruising idly in South
American waters. British sympa.
thy for the Southern C~onfedacy
was causing us much anxiety. The
leading officials at Washington
snatched up a brilliant idea. They
said, let us invite the rowing Rus
sian fleet to make a visit to our
coast. Mayhap England will re.
gard it su~spiciously and keep her
fingers off. The invitation was
sent and the fleet came. England,
wideieyed, stepped back a little.
We felt considerably relieved. The
scheme was a complete success.
Russia made a friendly call and un-
Intentionally did MS a great favor.
The above was CLEANED from the
editorial page of one of our leading
papers in America. It claimed
William III. Seward, who was Sec'y
of State under Lincoln, as it's source
of information. Our present atti-
tude toward Russia in her struggle
with Japan, is severity criticised by
some of our prominent citizens, as
ungrateful. We think that our ma
ton duly appreciates the good in
fluence of Russia during our Civil
War, and that any other attitude
towards the present eastern war
would endanger the luster of u
flag.
FATAL CREED.
Can We, after a life of wrong.
IN one brief hour make all things right,
And In the next take heavenward flight
To watt the Seraphim song?
I@f"yes' you say, then say no more,
But ietme live my wild life through.
One hour of all these years will do
To watt me to you sunny shore.
All, .hoheyed creed oh, fatal thought!
That haunt the wondering steps of man.
IT'S willy Satan's master plan,
A spider web most deftly wrought.