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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02

parents of the child and later Mr.
Walsh took the child for a walk in
search Of her home. He went down
Tliry-ihird street to Virginia avenue
and IN that avenue to Forty-firth
street. but when that street was reach
cd the child said she lived far beyond
in the country. Mr.. Walsh returned
with her to his homo and today he will
drive TO North Newport News in
search of her home and father.
When seen by Daily Press report
CT last night Mr.. Walsh said that he
would not return the child to her faith
CT until he has investigated into the
true condition of affairs ut her home.
II she has been mistreatcd rs she
says he will ondcavor 10 have charges
brought against the father and have
the sirl sent to some childrcn.s home.
The little wandcrcr remained at Mr.
Wa#ll's home last night. She is a
bluc-oycd, faxen haired girl. with n
sweet, though troubled face and is
rather tall for her age.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02
GAVE LIFE 10 SAVE
HER LITTLE CHILD
Negro Woman Rushed In, Front OF
Flying Train to Keep Baby
Out of Danger.


Flushing i'll front of the Chesapeake
" Ohio last train to keep her infant
child from getting OH the trnck. BETTE
Guthrie, negro woman, was crushed
to death near her home several miles
above The city yesterday morning at
1880 o'clock.
Tho child WIS playing near the track
and started to cross it just as the train
approached The mother ran to the
track 10 save her baby and was
ground beneath the wheels Of the To-
comotiyc, which was running at the
rate Of fifty miles an hour.
The woman lived with her husband
and five children near the Chesapeake
u Ohio tracks, opposite a, J. Jones'
store.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02
WILLARD is GIVEN
SPLENDID RECEPTION
Third Candidate for Governor 10
Speak Here This Week Heard
by Big Crowd.
DELiyIR'D AN ABLE ADDRESS
Says He Stands for Fair and Square
Deal to Every Man in the State,
High or Low, Rich or Poor-Prog,
rcss Comes Ncxt-e,od Roads and
Schools.

Newport News gave Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Joseph A. Willard Il splendid re-
ccntion last night. when he made his
FIRST speech here in the interest OF hi;
candidacy for the Democratic numina.
lion. for governor. The meeting was
held on the Elevator lot" where fully
thousand people had gathered when
the speaker was introduced. Plank
seats to accommodate nearly four hun.
dred people had been constructed and
IN addition to the crowd which filled
every available space upon the planl;s,
there were hundreds of people gather
ell upon either side and around tho
speakers platform.
Mr.. Willard came down from Rich.
monh yesterday afternoon and during
ms stay here is the guest Of MIR. j. l..
Pattcn. He spent short time meet.
inH friends anh confcrrAlg with his
leading supporters in the city before
The time for The meeting.
Mr.. A. L. Powell Prcaides.
The meeting, which opened with Il
selection by the Newport News band.
was presided over by Mr.. A. l.. Pow
Gil On the stand with Mr. Willarl
were McSsrs. J. T.. Patton, w. c. STU
art G. r. Doyle and u. u. Scmmcs.
IN Il brief speech Mr. B u. Semnics
presented Mr.. Willard TO the audience,
which gave the candidate hearty
erecting. The address which .o.aw
cd was declared by Mr.. WilI1rrJ
warniest friends TO he the fines; they
had ever heard lin deliver at any tir,c
or place and II made a marked in,prcs,
sion upon tile crowd. Strict attention,
was paid TO 1.-THE logical and husi1ess.
like arguments and the nprausc WAS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02
Half Clad little German Gil
Found on Street.
CARED FOR by MRS.B B.WALSH
Child Says Father Cruelty Mistrcatcd
Hcr and That She Ran Away from
tIome in the country-Pollce Mott.
fled of Case.

li;lf exhausted from days tramp,
almost dazCd from fright, dirty, shoe.
less ana with scarce enough clothes
To protect her from the chilling rain.
Madeline Muckten, u 12-ycar-uld Ger
man girl, was; found sitting on the door
step at the rear tf the Shugam build
Ing, corner OF Washington avenue and
street, by Mrs. b. B.
Welsh, yesterday afternoon about 1880
O'clock. The child could speak but lit
tic English and when first questioned
b.? Hrs. Walsh She would not talk.
The lady took the child to her home
Isl Thirty-third street. where she
cared for her. giving her shoes, stock
inGs and clean clothes. The child said
she WAS hungry and she was fed by
Mrs. Walsh. All during that time the
girl had appeared frightened and would
gaze ct her benefactrcss and the other
people in the room with IL wild stare.
After finishing her meal Madeline
was questioned again by Mrs. Walsh
N''f viz sItii BIC IlNCU WIFI
her father "up IN the country but
that she had left home because he had
beaten and half starved her. She did
moi remember how she came 10 New
port News and was backward in ans
wc'inS questions, but ut every men
ton of her fathers name she would
look frightened.
When Informed that she should not
return to her home, tho child became
encouraged and talked freely, saying
that she hal come TO this city from
baltimore about a year ngo and that
her father worked in the shlpyard Her
mo'tc". she said. had been dead for
come time and that recently her faith
or had i'll treated hor. Bruises were
found on her arms and body.
- When Mr.. II. b. Walsh arrived at his
home. he Notified The police OF the find
Ing of the child but a search by the
police department failed to find the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02

! we must have constructive statesmen
and constructive citizens. We cannot
have these unless We educate our chill
drcn. The best tribute we can pay to
the old Confederate soldier is to pro-
vide his offspring with an education
with which - fight he battles of life
, Il thing which you and cannot steal.
Didn't Have the Money.
THE question has been asked, and
admit with great deal Of pcrtincncy,
WHY has Willard, who has been in The
Legislature for twelve long years, not
SAID and done something toward giving
the State better schools before he
, comes asking for the highest office
within the gift of The pcoplc?' In ans
wcr to this question, the speaker refer
rcd his hearers To the history of Yir-
ginia during the past forty years and
called attention To the fact that until
ihTcc years aso The State was not I'M
position to 10 anything which required
money. He referred with pride, how
ever. tn The progress Which has been
made AMI declared that ii was to the
credit OF the Democratic party that
the bonds of Inc State of Virginia were
worth as much, il no; moro, tnan those
OF any other State in the Union.
Start at the Bottom.
believe he continued, 'in start
ING ut the bottom aud giving the coun-
ties and cities more primary schools
and longer terms, better school houses
and better paid teachers. There is no
one i'll the world who has so much to
do with The guidance of The child, OK
ccpt the mother. at whose knee IL lisps
It's evening prayer, as the teacher,
therefore, our teachers should be Iiv-
me opponents of I'LL hat is good IN
man or woman"
The speaker said that the present
system of securing money fer schools
was net fair to the country districts.
lie explained that in the cities, where.
property Is valuable, an assessment
brings III il large amount of money.
wbilc i'll the country, with it's less val.
uaDic iand, an assessment of the same
size would amount practically to noth-
ing. The country hoy should be given
q lair chance.
Mr. Willard said that no candidate
could claim to have originated the
better schools" plan in this campaign.
Ihat all three of The candidates for
Governor were merely responding 70
The cry of the great majority OF the
people.
Single Book List.
lie said that he would favor adopt.
ing The single school book list as soon
aa the present contract expires. He OK
planned that his reason for this position
Continued OH Page d.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02
eApITo SEVEN DAYS OVERDUE
Fears Entertained for Safety of Grip
pied Vessel.

the Spanish steamship Gadito,
which sacd for this port from Port
ihsli5, Tia, in tow of The Mcrrit,Chap.
man wrccking tug ]. j. Merritt, about
iii'ccn days ago, has not yet arrived
AMI fears for her safety arc being en-
'crtaincd l,y shipping men along the
Waterfront.
The vessel is about seven days over
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02
generous and frequent.
What He Stands for,

In stating villa. he StpoG ior, Mr..
Willard said thai he could add moth
Ing to what was contained in the let
Ter which lie sent out in announcing
his candidacy, and that L. certainly
would rciract nothing he hal .;i;i in
that letter. He went on to say:
I'm two sentences, can tell YOU
what ! stand for. Frs, | st;::G for IL
san'arc deal To every man in The State,
'ici, or poor, hial, or low. The ucXl
thing is progress. What moro could |
say: AS ] said ii Il speech 3uvrr.,,
months ago, the ,tiy minute this city
becomes satisfied with Its prusrass,
just 6: that tine backward. mcvc.
luoEt begins.
Can't Live on Sentiment.
- have becI criticised for maiinr
ihr statement, but although !;"r:ni1
has. . history ri mhicll yol an.i ond
coy other Vir. lian il just. mo;hl
l.. these days a;,.l times We cannot
live upon sentiment and history"
lHIcrring 90 The erection ut monu-
Dts In memory If heroes of i!la ',m.
frdciacy, The speaker said :hat if the
only reason fo' erecting ti,C... manu-
me- hts was TO pay !, loving ana ,lcscrv.
O. tribute To til. " heroes lr wCiid
49, Stop erecting nlpnliineEls ana use
TIC money in making m.-.tli The re.
~. I,,., r
soldiers who arc with us now He
w'hi On To gay, iO",rtar, that Tie dc
sue Il pay trii,it Ia dad heroes was
MT ilit only rc"'io for erecting munu
"Ir.i' No m;.I strikes higher .nan
he aims No man lives higher than
his ideals" continued the speaker, who
went on To say that memorials had a
tendency To c:,l8c ii.cn Ia emulate
clt examples of The splendid men Of
The past.
After speaking of the glorious past
of tho Old Dominion, Mr.. Willard said
thai lie would have the State regain
her old standing and that in order 10
do his the prcScn generation must look
out for The younger generation. into
whose hands the fortunes uf. the Com.
monwcalth soon must pass. In order
to prepare the young men for the re-,
sponsillitics which will rest upon
them lie declared, they must have lie
very lest advantages bn the State. lie
pointed out how young men might be
attracted away from home by induce
mcnts offered elsewhere ami said that
the young man OF Virginia should have
every advantage at home That he coul,
secure abroad. Government for the
pcohlc aud By The people is an expert.
mcn' as yet" he sail, and If we
would make this government. n success
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02
SQUADRON At PRovlNcETowN.
BattIeship to Be Given New Speed
Test This Week.

The battlcships Maine, Missouri,
Kcarsargc and Kentucky, of the First
division Of the battlcship squadron of
the North Atlantic fleet, arrived at
Provincctown, Mass, last Thursday
and this week all OF the ships will be
given four hour speed tests at sea.
The vessels screws Will be standard
lied over The mile course near Prov
incctown, after which the four hour
forced drarl run will be made All of
the ships Of tli, navy will bt given the
new speed test as soon us rructicable
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Continued OH Page ~
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due. She was bound for The local ship
yard TO have her hull repaired. She
was grounded in the Florida Keys
about three weeks ago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
Bethel dIeanings.

Frank Duvall is husking corn for
T. 81 Turner.
John Reuching was an Audubo,
caller Saturday.
Covle Edwards spent Sunday al
the w. w. Weston home.
Myrtle Gallon visited Sunday with
her friend, Bessie Edwards.
Clarence Turner visited Sunday
with his parents at home.
Minnie Maharg left Tuesday MORN
ing tor Marshalltown for few day.
visit.
A number Of young people were
entertained at the T. FL. Turner home
Sunday.
School commenced Monday at No
3. Melville with Miss Mccoy as
teacher.
Allen Sampson and Albert Weston
leave the last of this week for WIS.
consin to enter school.
Edith Weston returned Friday
from Wisconsin, after long stay
with relatives at that place.
Walter Estes and Willie Foley
expect to leave Friday for Dies
Dtoines to enter school at Highland
Park.
Corn husking is getting to be
nearly thing of the past as most OF
the farmers of this vicinity are
through husking.
Rev. Grant the Methodist Ministe,
of Audubon, is going to begin a
ssries of meetings at Bethel COM
mencing next Sunday evening, every
one is invited to come.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
Ross Items

George Ross returned Monday from
trip to Canada.
VIM. Ross made business trip to
Manning Tuesday.
Max Ehlert and family spent Sunday
at his parental home.
Fern Anderson left with cattle fol
Chicago Saturday eve.
Nettie LaRonte is working for
;harlie Jordan at present.
MRS. Shipgledecker was visiting
Audubon friends Thursday.
Fred Ruhs returned Wednesday
from pleasure trip to Omaha.
John Sandrock is shocking corn for
81 Emery in Melville township.
Mrs. Billy Martin spent Saturday
IN Audubon visiting her parents.
Mrs. Albert Fest spent one day las,
week with her mother, Mrs. Beers.
Clyde Laughry who has been help
ng his brother Will for sometime
elurned TO his home in Coon Rapids
Thursday.
Albert Beers who has been here Oh
~ extended visit at his grandmothel Is
returned to his home in La Sale, lii
nois, Wednesday.
The party at Charles Farnum's
nome Friday was we'll attended. AL,
,ljoyed themselves immensely thai,
we're present. Oyster supper served
Wednesday, November 80 at the
ZONE of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tess
mann, occurred the marriage Of thei
on. Herman to Miss Edith, daughter
IT Mr.. and Mrs. John Ehlert,
promptly at II A. M. in the pre-
sence of relatives and friends. the
bridal party marched to their places
while the strains of Mendesohn
wedding march was played by the
BRIDES youngest sister, Miss Roi q,
Rev. Jansen performing the ceremony
which made them man and wife. The
attendants we're Miss Anna, sister of
bride, was bride of honor, Mr.. Otto
ressmand, was best man, Miss Zelma
Hahn of Audubon, bridesmaid, and
Mr.. Fred Kienapfel, groomsman
The bride was dressed in a beautiful
lress of cream colored Mon Reeve
aud the groom in conventional
black. After congratulations, all
partook of we'll served dinner.
The bride and groom are both
highly esteemed young people and
have the best wishes of the entire
community. They will at once
'egin house keeping on his fathers
farm.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
GRAY

Rev. Fleming's baby is quite sick.
Monday was hog day in Gray sure.
Miss Clio Beers spent part of Sum-
day at home.
A nice line of lamps now in at
Mundt's store.
Rev. Fleming's mother has come
to live with them.
Don't forget the land bargains at
the Journal Office.
Messrs. Buckner and Signal ship ped
cattle to Omaha Sunday night.
Jodn Renftle spent Sunday with
his parents in Cameron township.
The big rain last week found all
the leaky places in roofs and around
south doors.
Mrs. Aus Linn spent Saturday
and Sunday with her sick father,
William Clark of near Hamlin.
Miss Joan Stombaugh, of Botna,
and lady friend, were visiting her
sister, Mrs. Hepp, Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Wilson and Mrs.
Beers spent Tuesday of last week
with Mrs. Dykes, south of town.
Misses Matilda Jensen, Ada Kittell
and Flossie Fleming began their
respective schools Monday morning.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Erve Mark
ley in Cameron township Thursday
of last week, a wee might of a baby
boy.
Mrs. John Grow and daughter,
Nellie Ribble, are making their fare
| we'll visit with friends il town be-
fore going to their home in Virginia
Their husbands have gone on ahead
with the car of goods and stock.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
Journal Advice.

Make every day count at some
thing.
If you cannot work with your
hands work with your head.
What you do, do we'll.
Do not work too hard yourself or
require anyone about you to do So
Be economical but not close or
miserly.
Keep your buildings and fields
locking trim.
Don't get the blues if it rains for
a week. Noah did not after the
bow was placed there.
Be kind to your horses,
Do as you agree to do with your
fellowmen.
Starve not your brain buy the Aud
obon County Journal weekly.
Don't be above taking hand in
politics, town county or state.
Treat all men as being honest un'
til you know them to be rascals.
Sing a cheering song and try to
leave the world little better than
you found it.
The Journal points the right road
81. 90 a year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
Christmas and New Years Rates.

The Joyful time of the year is APP
preaching and the Rock Island
anticipating the desire of it's pat
rons to make visits during the
Holidays, has arranged rate of fare
and one-third between all points
on it's line. Tickets on sale. Decem-
Der 2Sd, oath, 25th, 30th. 31st, 1905
and Jan. lat, 1906. limited for return
until and including Jauuary4, 1906.
Please call on any of our agents,
who will be glad to give you full
information. or address Jno. G..
Farmer. Division Passenger Agent,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. d %
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
Greeley

ooh, happy day." the clouds again
have rolled away.
The George Egan family spent Sun.
day with his parents.
George Egan lost fine male hog.
The malady was mysterious.
The james Egan family were Sun
day guests in the Tom Elwood home
Robert Twist and Miss Mae Carter
were entertained in the Miles Kness
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt McNutt, of near
Audubon, were guests in the Miles
Kness home Sunday.
Miss Francis Renftle, of Cameron,
began her winters work in the Little
Valley school Monday.
Frew Hays supplied the Thanks
giving market at Extra with super
fine flock of Bronze turkeys.
The Misses Maude and Mabel
Boehme, of Audubon township, were
guests in the Miles Kness home Sun.
November suddenly turned quite
vicious Friday afternoon and beat
Greeley into pulp with a fierce rain
storm.
The football season will close on
Thanksgiving day. That alone is
something for which we should be
immensely thankful.
We all went into the field Monday
II, hi
we'll, you heard about the fisherman?
Wecame home just like him.
Weirdly walls the wind.
We're on the outs with luck,
The clouds are forming for charge.
And still some corn to shuck.
Sweet smiles are scarce on this dark
earth.
If you have one please let it go
In happy flight about the world.
Some day it will come back to you.
Charley Wilson said that he did not
| want that cream separator. John
Hunter gave him to "furstae" that he
had to keep it. They had law suit
and the decision of the court made
Charley look very pleasant.
In view of the fact that fasting is a
means wherewith we can subdue the
laser man and ascend to more
Christi like condition, it seems a bur
lesque on Christianity to spend
Thanksgiving day gormandizing OIL
fat fowls, and sugared cakes. Whel.
on this day, the day when we are
supposed to be so purified by self
denial as to permit our nearer appro
ach to God, behold our America ca
rousing and feasting, warning on the
gridiron, and revelipg in the ball
rooms, l cannot but ask myself the
question, care we guilty of an incon-
-istency that leaves us standing de
| filed before God?" Is our Thanks.
givinga burlesque?
A PLEASANT CALLER
Yesterday the gentle Summer,
Stealing backward thru the haze,
Blew her breath on my forehead,
And l thrilled beneath her gaze.
Then she kissed the frosty meadow
And the hills dotted with kline
Dropped tear of sweet compassion
On dying 2andelion.
Wandered long the garden pathway
Paused beside the flower bed
There it was heard her sobbing
Asshe murmered, "darlings-dead. .
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30

20 lbs Best Granulated Cane Sugar 81. 90.
8 bars Kinks White Russian Soap 25c
8 bars Swift's Pride Soap. 25c
"A bars Hawkeye Soap. 25c
Perfection Kerosene Oil, per gallon l2c
Gasoline, per gallon. ). .......... l5c
I.B.C. Dot Oyster Crackers by box, lib. &c
Best Ginger Snaps, per Id. &c
Best Full Cream Cheese, per Id. l5c
Full line of Best Teas, per h.. 1Sc to SOC
A splendid 15c Coffee, per ID ~. 1870
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
GROCERY DEPARTMENT.

Regular l7ac Coffee, our price. -. 15c
Regular zoe Coffee, our price l7ac
Regular 25c Coffee, our price zoe
Regular Soc Coffee, our price 25c
2 packages Yeast Foam or On Time
Yeast .................. sc
Gold Medal Flour per sack 81. 35
Puritan, better than any Kansas
Flour, every sack guaranteed 8. l. 25
Salt the kind my competitors sell,
per barrel. ................... Ito
Star Plug Tobacco, per pound 43c
Horseshoe Plug Tobacco, per pound 43c
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
Kansas the Bountiful.

The Sun Flower State has stead.
lily been coming to the front and
now stands at the head in produc
ton of wheat and numerous other
cereals.
The total value of her products
for 1908 was over 1857 millions OF
dollars.
An interesting booklet has just
been issued by the Rock Island and
will be sent free on application to
John G. Farmer, D. P. A., Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. %
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
Additional Audubon

Hon. ID. G. Mott is at home again.
John Ward is at Crookston on bus
mess.
x. P. smoker at the hall Tuesday y
4 night last.
Jim Russell has just returned from
Des Moines.
A aew stock of clothing will soor
arrive in Audubon
Frank Branson was at Shenandoah
last week on business
Rev. Shoup of Defiance was over to
visit his parents last week.
Some of the iron beams etc. for tn.
new vaults at the court house have
arrived.
The social at the Presbyteria,
Church Thursday last was a Crane
success.
Senator F. M. Hopkins, of Guthrie,
was business visitor at Audubon
Tuesday.
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood
was quite sick last week with GROUP
and bronchitis.
License is out for the marriage OF
M. A. Tessman to Edith Berthe
Ehlers both of Ross.
Messrs. Christensen and Jensen
will open up stock of clothing il
the store now occupied by John j.
Lidd.
Rabbi Leon Harrison will be the
next number of the lecture course
given bv the Columbian Ladies. His
date is December 4th.
Mr.. Carl Jorgeneen was at Audi
bon the fore part of the week giving
instructions on the violin to class
he has organized there.
Roy Hibbs the expert at brick lay
ing is very busy laying brick for q
brewery warehouse company that il
being built at Coon Rapids Estate of
Carroll"
Mr.. Hall real estate man from the
great northwest was assisting Chris
Sorensen last week. Messrs Sorensef
and Jacobsen are meeting with much
success along their line of work.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
Soldier Fined $500.

Des Moines, Nov. 27.-Otis Meliza OF
Red Oak was fined $500 for attempting
to defraud the pension department.
He asked for leniency, claiming that
his family was starving and that he
had need of the money. He will be
put in jail for month and on show.
ing that he cannot pay the fine of
$500 will be released.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
Bullet Throuol, - -: dow,

Denison, Ia, Nov. - Mrs. F. H.
Shoop of Sioux City, while riding with
her husband on Boyer Valley train,
was shot, but not seriously injured.
by a bullet coming through the car
window. She was brought to Denison,
where the bullet was extracted. 1t is
thought it was fired carelessly by
some hunter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30

The Dixie Jubilee Singers W i'll be
in Extra, Thursday evening, Dec. 4.
The Dixies give concert that will
pay to come many miles to hear.
Well look for you.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-11-30
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
Knoxville Opens Dec. IS.

Des Moines, Nov. 25.-The state
board of control has fixed Dec. Is as
the date for opening the Knoxville
inebriate asylum. There will be about
eighty-five patients at first from the
insane hospitals at Mt. Pleasant, Cher
okee, independence and Clarinda.