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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19
The Town Of Audubon.

B, lieving this q proper time to
give a brief sketch OF the early history
Of Il town, we requested Mr.. T.. j.
Fire, man, who has been one of It's first
citi. ems from the beginning and was
the first mayor OF the town, to write
All article, giving some incidents and
"reminiscences of those early days,
but he was SO busy making prepare
tit MS for the celebration, that he found
it impossible to comply with the re-
que st. He did give us access to q
scrap book, containing letter written
by him in the Fall of 1879, from
which we gather the material for the
following article:
1t was some time in August, 1878,
that Mr.. Freeman accompanied j. L.
Drew the Land Commissioner, and
other officers OF the Rock Island on q
trip through the valleys of the East
Botna and Blue Grass Creek in this
county. The result was the selection
ot he present site of Audubon. About
the middle of September, Mr.. Free
III; received a plat of the first sub
division of Audubon for record, and
S, on after directions were given for o
sale of the lots after due notice had
bee given. On October 7th, he Occu-
pied the first building erected on the
Town site, which had been built by the
e. mpany. On October 18th, the first
lois were sold, and Mr.. Freeman was
mi CHI surprised to find that instead OF
ha wing but few sales, at the close OF
the first day they aggregated the sum
OF ST, 100. ID. w. Matthias, the Frahm
Brothers, and the ClOughley Brothers
w, re all at work on their future bust.
II, SIS houses before night of the first
day. The first improvements were ex-
pt nsive because all the building ma
l.rial had to be hauled from Atlantic
or Carroll, rs to 80 miles away. The
10 ilrOad did not reach here until De-
cember 9th, 1878, when Mr.. Freeman's
flee was used as station, express
flee, land agency, and general as.
s.mbly room for everybody. Blu
soon after, the present building wa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19
identified with it have been a great
power for good through all the years
of its history in this community.
THE NET HoDIsT CHURCH.

We next called upon Mr.. A. III.
Roberts, who gave us some reminis-
cences of the troubles and triumphs
of those primitive times in organizing
the church aid putting up u house for
worship. At the Des Moines confer
ence IN 1875, the Extra circuit was
divided and a new circuit formed
called Hamlin which included all of
Audubon county north of Extra. Rev.
d. Nj. Bay was sent as pastor and
served one year at salary of $500.
Rev. q. II. Detwiler then served two
years, and in 1878 he was succeeded
by Rev. j. w. Lewis, under whose
passionate the class in Audubon was
organized. The school building was
erected that fall and on December Is
the first religious service was held,
Rev. j. w. Lewis preaching the SER
mon to congregation of fourteen
persons. From that time on services
were held every two weeks, first in the
school house then in the court house
and later in the second school build
ing and then in the new church. The
first communion service held in the
town was at a Quarterly meeting on
February 8, 1879. The first Sunday
school was organized on the 18th Of
April 1879 with A. II. Roberts as
superintendent, the number of scholars
being %. And for more than year
this was the only Sunday school in
town. On September 22nd of that
year, articles of incorporation were
executed by the trustees, and steps
were taken looking toward the erec-
ton of a church edifice. The founda-
ton having been put in by the trus-
tees, contract for enclosing the
church was made with II. A. Chaplin,
on the 18th of May 1885, for the sum of
1875. This building was 30x5O with
a corner tower l0xl0. After many
hard struggles the church was com
pleted and on the 18th of December,
1880, it was dedicated by presiding
elder Smith, the expense being about
$4,000. At that time $3.50 was raised
and the church cleared of all indebted
ness except $500 due the church ex-
tension society which was paid in
annual installments. The parsonage
was built in 1885, and the present
church erected in 1891. Did time and
space permit many incidents might be
given that would be of interest es-
pecially to the younger generation.
This short article is not intended to
be history of the churches in Audu-
bon but simply a brief sketch of the
two that were first organized, and
that erected the first church buildings.
Not only the two that we have men
toned but the others that followed
have been towers of strength for JUS
tice and humanity here, and beacon
lights toward brighter and better
home hereafter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19
1873 Celebration Of 9th Anniversary Of Audubon 1905

is made of them here. At that time,
there were three newspapers; The
Advocate, Independent edited by
Paine & Thacker; The Times Repub-
lican edited by f. III. Kimball; and
The Sentinel Democratic edited by
H.. p. Albert. There was one bank,
managed by Whitney & Van Gorder;
three drug stores, by VIM. Cloughly,
and A. H. Roberts, who are still in
the business, and DR.. M. II. Graves.
Among the other names with which
the present editor has become some
what familiar, are those of Wilson
Burnside, G. b. Russell, T.. Bilharz,
ID. +. Soar, Geo. Gray. Stuart 4 Son,
A. A. Zaner, Nash Il Phelps, and that
of Mr.. Freeman himself, now proprie-
tor of the Electric Light Plant.
The first officers elected for the in
cOrpOrated town of Audubon were the
following named gentlemen: For May
or, E. j. Freeman: Recorder, j. l..
Stotts; Trustees, A. II. Roberts; Noah
Keller, j. ID. Holmes, w. Fl. Scott,
Wilson Burnside, and p. Nc Kinley.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

DRY that nearly controls all the rail
ways. Last year IL sold nearly III
billion dollars worth of steel rails,
the price To our own roads being vi. 90
To $500 more IA ton than the price TO
the roads In other countries, the duty
being ST. ~ "a ton. He declared him
self against any duty that enables
them To sell at home for more than u
fair profit. He urged the common
men Ia drive the railroads and other
Industrial corporations out of eau
cuses and conventions out of poll
ties altogether. 70 do this he de-
clared himself in favor Of u primary
law so that every voter could have u
fair chance 10 cast his ballot In favor
OF the man ho wants nominated. The
governor closed his speech by refer
ence To the pass system" which he
considers the greatest weapon of the
railroads, declaring they should he
prohibited from giving any except To
employees and consider IL u part OF
their wages. Governor Cummins Is
u good orator and entertained his
audience both by the matter aud
manner of his address.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

The big sale yesterday by Phelps Il
Barnhart attracted IL large attendance,
Notwithstanding the unpleasant wealth
er. Mr.. Phelps reports the sale and
prices as very satisfactory. His bust
ness affairs are closing up SO rapidly
that he expects TO return to his new
home in California much sooner than
he had hoped for when he came.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

more might be written did time and
space permit. Suffice it to say that
the barbecue, the fireworks, the vaude-
vile exercises, the foot ball and bas-
ket ball games, the concerts by the
bands, and the moving picture show
were all given according to program.
That the people enjoyed the day and
the celebration is evidenced by the
fact that they stood on the streets in
the cold and wet hour after hour until
the program was finished. Taking
Woodmen Day in August, and this
Anniversary occasion together, aud
the people of Audubon have made u
record for entertaining that will be
hard TO surpass, andinot easily main
tanned
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

AS decoration for the Anniversary
was the order of the day we concluded
to give our paper a touch by present
ing the faces of number of the many
handsome gentlemen of this city. We
aimed to have q cut of Mr.. Freeman,
the first mayor, but failed in search
for it; and one also of the other men,
bers of the school board, j. M. Ora
ham and w. H. O'Connell but did not
succeed, the cloudy weather prevent
ing the artist from finishing up some
work in time. In addition to the cuts
we have given just little of the his
tory of the beginnings Of the town,
the churches and the schools which
we think will be of some interest to
all our readers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

Hon. A. g. Rankin is in Audubon
this week In the interest of temperance
in general and the enforcement of the
liquor laws in particular. On We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday even
ings the meetings are in the M. Il.
church, his addresses on these even
ings being principally in favor of the
Estate Marshal" bill which will be
presented to the Legislature next win
ter. Mr. Rankin is u speaker of great
power and is fully informed on all
phases of the temperance question and
the laws on that subject.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

Mr.. |. S. Sherman of Ross, the sta
ton agent at that place and secre-
tary Of the Ross Gun Club. was down
to Audubon this morning. lie reports
II pleasant and successful shoot at
Ross yesterday aud kindly furnishes
the following figures, the humber
given in each case being so many out
of total of 200. Mr.. Budd, 1917: +,
II. Adams, 1856: Fred Vermilya l75: c.
A. Petty 49,; Mr.. Barger l7G; Gus
Rober IA; II. w. Wilson l73: f. l..
Anderson 1863; Mr.. Frahm 1856: Mr..
Oldaker l4S; Mr.. Knox l3g.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

Rev. Robert HI. Murray was in town
the first of the week as guest of Rev.
A. r.. Grant. Though Mr.. Murray is
young man but nineteen years old,
he was recently appointed by the
Methodist Episcopal Conference as
pastor of Audubon circuit composed
of the congregations at Bethel, Ross,
and Melville. He will probably take
up his residence In Audubon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

Henry Clay and w. L. Tomlin OF
Des Moines were here several days to
oversee the barbecue provided for
Monday. In the bank east of the
street leading to the Northwestern
station cave was made about Oft.
wide, 6 #. high and IT long and lin
ed with brick, in the middle of which
stove was placed. On either side
the beeves and hogs were hung over
poles, the doors were closed and the
fire kept going for about twenty-four
hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-19

As stated elsewhere, the decorations
for Monday were very noticeable aud
pleasing. II seems invidious Ia give
special mention Of any among SO many
that were attractive. a few however.
We're SO di llerent from others that we
noted the windows Of Reinemund's
store in which the designs were made
entirely Of red and yellow corn: OF Jen-
sens furniture store where the name
Audubon was spelled out In letters
the full length OF the window; of
Smiths drug store and the Corn Ex-
change bank In which frames were
made OF the colors, for large pictures
of old aud prominent citizens, that of
f. j. Freeman in the store and Cap
tain Stuart in the bank.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15

permanent and allows the dairyman
to calculate with much certainty that
his income will no longer depend on
unknown conditions, but will be al
most as stable as any of the best in
vestments. The cost of making good
butter is about the same year AFTER
year, so that he is quite sure to de-
rive steady profit from his business
like regular income.
Such attachments are not arrived
at. however, by mere temporary ell
forts. Rather there must be con-
slant care exerted over the work from
beginning to end. Lessons must be
learned and the information gained
turned to practical use. Good COWS
must be obtained; they must be fed
we'll and in caring for them the most
scrupulous cleanliness pract1ced IN
every way. The work must be con-
Quoted according to the best known
rules upon which success is paseo.
The nature of milk and cream must
be studied and every precautlon
against infection by improper feeding
or watering carefully observed. There
must be strict management through
out all the work and any faults found
eliminated.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
Clarke County Creameries.

L. w. Hanson, state dairy instructor
and deputy state dairy and food COM
missioner, was in Vancouver, Wash,
recently, having just completed
thorough inspection of the diaries and
creameries in Clarke county. He says
that everything in connection with the
dairies and creameries is in fine shape.
He tested everything and found that
the milk supply was in good condition
and was being handled in first class
shape. The general tendency also
with regard to the entire industry
was in the right direction. Everyone
gladly received any suggestion Mr.
Hanson made. They all desired to
have everything in connection with
their butter making plant right up to
date. Mr.. Hanson said that the gen.
eral state of affairs with reference to
diaries and creameries in Clarke coun-
ty was at least as good as he had met
with anywhere in the state.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
WAR MN G!

We have received word from Wen
atchee that H. ID. Stanley, VINO mas
been canvassing for The Ranch on 4
commission basis, has beat his hotei
bills at that point and Cashmere. All
readers of The Ranch are hereby
warned not to do business with this
man. We will pay reward of 5000
to anyone who will furnish informa-
ton to the authorities as to his pres
ent whereabouts, together with intor-
nation sufficient to lead to his arrest
and conviction.
PUBLISHER THE RANCH.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
Experience With the Silo.
q. M. Hoff. Ridgefield)

I have farm of twenty acres in
Clarke county, Wash, about 20 miles
north of Portland, and two years ago
put ten COWS on it. I found l had to
do something to get the most and
cheapest feed. My creamery man ad-
vised me to build a silo and I did so.
I used it the first winter with good
results, the only difficulty being that
there was not enough silage to fill
it more than half full. I never fed
anything else on which the COWS did
so well. This year I put about 20
tons of vetches into the silo in June.
When the pasture dried up in Au-
gust I commenced feeding ensilage.
Instead of drying up, as they usually
do at that season, the COWS actually
gained after they began to get the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15

silage and are all doing well up 10
this time. There was about four feet
of the vetch silage remaining in the
silo last week when we filled 1t up
again. this time with corn. | had
five acres in corn this year, which
Welded about twelve tons of ensilage
per acre.
The size of my silo is 11x20 feet.
It goes into the ground four feet, with
the bottom and the sides to the sur
face cement. It's capacity is 60 tons.
We find that ensilage can not be cut
too fine 1t would surprise one not
familiar with it to see how eager the
stock is for it. When in the right
stage for feeding, silage has pleas
ant odor, but one cannot be too neat
in feeding it, to see that none Is
dribbled around. 1t is also necessary
to take pains to take the silage out
of the silo evenly. If this Is done IL
will keep in good shape.
In building a silo one must not
build too large for the number OF
animals to be fed, for If he does,
there is bound to be some spoiled
silage. I have sixteen head of stock
to feed from my silo, and feed just
enough to keep the silage fresh and
nice all the time.
was the first to build sllo In
this neighborhood. This season SIX
of my neighbors have built silos, as
they are engaged in the dairy bust
ness. The creamery men advise all
the farmers here to build silos and
keep more stock, and it looks like
there would be a silo on every farm
in this section next season.
I would be glad to furnish anyone
with the plan of my silo and a state
ment of it's cost.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
Where the oIeo People Erred.

We see the contentious of the manu-
facturers of oleOmargarine that 1t Is
pure and more wholesome and nutrl-
tious than most butter. On the other
hand. we notice the denunciations OF
those who condemn oleo because 1t
has sailed under false cOlors and pre-
tended to be what it is not. Both are
right to a certain extent. Chemists
are agreed as to the value OF oleo-
margarine as a food. 1t is all right.
Equally true is it that it should not
have been sold as butter when 1t was
not. The whole trouble lay in the
method of it's introduction. Manu-
facturers made mistake when they
attempted to conceal it's identity. 1t
would not have been so easy to sell
it at first under it's true name, as
substitute, but the serious blot on us
escutcheon, the cloud on its real
value, came about by this very thing
Had the makers boldly introduced 1t,
told the world just what it was, per-
suaded them to try it and compare 1t
with butter, gradually it would have
come to it's proper place in the regard
of consumers, and there would nave
been a considerable and increasing
demand for it by it's right name. To
day people are afraid of it. They feel
that it has been slipped upon them
without their consent and therefore
it must be bad Why else should this
secrecy have been maintained? They
feel aggrieved and suspicious. Oleo-
margarine will have to begin down at
the bottom and work up on it's merits.
It has started already, building an ad-
mirable foundation, but it's progress
will be slow and it's advancement far
below it's merits for long time to
come because of the eagerness OF its
producers at first.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15

Ill lighted, poorly ventilated dairy
barns harbor germs of disease. Tuber-
culosis finds such conditions most in
viting.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15

I think your Lilly's Best Scratch
Food is excellent and could not
be beaten. The hens lay larger
and better eggs.
LOGAN c. SMITH,
Marysville. Wash.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15
Eggs from a SOC Hen

bring as much on the market as egi
If you feed the ffty-center as caref
aristocrat you can get just as many
feed, not the breed, that makes
the egg. Lilly's Best Scratch
Food helps make the cheaper fowl
more profitable. It's made of clean
grains, seeds, meats & hard grits.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-11-15

FREE PREMIUM Mail us your. d.
name and we'll send you all Of the foil
free, postpaid:
1-Life-Size Checkerboard.
2-Lilly's Poultry Book.
Especial Offer compromising you I
PRODUCING our goods to your dealer.
today as there is only one offer good Il
locality.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-07
FORSYTH R E U Mo N
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN AND
ELIZABETH FORSYTH MEET
IN osKALoosA.
ottunnwa Members of the Family Pre-
sent at Delightful Annual Event
Next Meeting Will Be Held in Girls
woId-Those Present.

An enjoyable family reunion was
held at the home of Archie Forsyth
In Oskaloosa recently, several mem
bers of the family from Ottumwa be-
Ing in attendance The Oskaloosa
Daily Herald Of August Is has the fol-
lowing interesting account of the nota-
BILE EVENT.
A veritable patriarch is Archie For
syth, of this city, the Oldest living
member, and the head of his family,
at whose home, 1915 East Seventh
avenue, yesterday, was held reunion
of the descendants of John Forsyth
and Elizabeth Mckinley, the young
est and only surviving of whose ten
children Mr.. Forsyth is.
The reunion Thursday was the sec
ond annual occasion of the sort and
was attended by fully a hundred rela-
tives and descendants of Mr.. Forsyth S
honored parents. Four generations of
the family were present on the occa.
sion.
The Forsyth family numbers over
$50 descendants of the sturdy Irish
parents, and when invitations were is
sued to the reunion they were sent
broadcast over America, from Penn
sylvania to the Philippine islands. The
family spirit is kept up by an associa-
ton, formed at the first annual re-
union last summer, and the entire ar
rangements for the reunion of the fam
lily, and the perpetuation of the fam
lily relations and traditions are in It's
keeping. Oskaloosa was this year
chosen as the meeting place because
1t is the home of the patriarchal head
Of the family, Archie Forsyth
Last summer, the reunion, held at
Griswold, Ia, the home of a goodly
number Of the familys membership,
was marked by the presence of Mr..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-07
SPLENDID PROGRAM
RACES AND SPECIAL ATTRAc.
TloNs AT ELDoN FAIR BET
TER THAN EVER BEFORE.
Large Crowd at Fair This Afternoon
Despite Threatening Weather -
Troop E, Eleventh United States
Cavalry, Will Give Exhibitions.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Eldon, Sept. 6.--(Special.)- Mot
withstanding the threatening weather
there was large crowd at the Big
Four fair early this afternoon and the
indications are hat the program will
be carried out according to schedule.
The exhibits in all departments are
unusually large and meritorious.
Yesterday was the opening day and
there was a big crowd at the fair
grounds all day. The day was devot-
ed to the placing of the exhibits, cree
ton of booths and stands and other
preparations for what the manage
ment believes will be the best fair
ever held by the association If the
weather is favorable.
The entries for the races assure a
fine speed program and Troop 3, Elev-
enth United States cavalry, of Des
Moines, is a special attraction and
gives daily exhibitions of daring rid
ing and difficult drills Special excur-
sion rates have been granted by the
railroads and large crowds are ex-
pected from Ottumwa and other cities.
tomorrow and Friday:
Thursday, September z.
Class No. 10, 2:15 pacing. Purse,
$500.
Pick Up, S. s., by Pankey John, j. B.
Eye, Ollie.
Pansy, b. m. by -, John Rey-
nard, Fairfield.
Joe Talley, --, Tom Talley,
Ollie.
Bob Thorn, C. S. by Fair Thorn, D.
Willard, Fit. Madison.
Riley Wilkes, - by Kitz W., j.
H. Bottger, Ollie.
Glass No. II, 2:15 trotting. Purse,
s4OO.
P. E. O., b. m. by Strawberry, H.
Woods, Eldon.
Miley Boy, b. s. by Mambrino Boy,
S. Mellinger, Burlington.
Black Wonder, , w. B. Austin,
Wapello.
Miss Waggles, CHI. m. by Alta-Vista,
j. D. smythe, Burlington.
Flossie o., gr. m. by Electro O.,
Anna Woods, Eldon
Friday, September 8.
Glass No. 13, $3.50 pacing. Purse,
$500.
sybil, b. f. b. Bernadotte, H. Woods,
Eldon.
Col Wood, b. g. b. Alerio, A. Meek
err, Ottumwa.
Joe Talley, ]. B. Eye, Ollie
Mary B. Hamilton, C. M Lloyd Ham
ilton, e. M. Thompson, LaHarpe, Ill.
Gen. Strawberry, gr. S. by Strath'
berry, Robt. McCloskey. Fl. Madison.
Aguinaldo w. S. Slime, Cen
terville.
Glass No. IA, 1925 trotting. Purse
$780,
Miley Boy, b. S. by Mambrino Boy
S. Mellinger, Burlington
Helen c., b. M by Strathmore, r
McC1oskey, Burlington.
Veiveteen, ---, w. B. Austin,
Wapello.
King Entertainer, b. S. by Enter.
tainer, F. Reynolds, Burlington.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-07
MINIATURE LOCOMOTIVE.
Jesse Long, of oskaIoosa, Shows Re-
markabIe Handiwork,

The following from the oskaloosa
Herald will be Of interest to the many
friends of the Long family in this city:
Jesse Long, a boy of IS, son of the
late Jesse Long, of the Iowa Central,
has built miniature locomotive and
has it on exhibition at the Chas. c..
Pike drug store. The engine is a
model made in imitation of tho 80
cla IS" compounds in use on the Iowa
Central. The lad spent many hours
at work upon the little model and has
done some very creditable turns.
showing remarkable knowledge of
the workin- parts of a locomotive. He
built the engine of such materials as
could be found at hand, and the uses
he has made Of crude material is to be
wondered at,