Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-02

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We'd sail away and never light,
And never light, know.
Arthur Shoesmith and family spent
Saturday in the atmosphere of happi-
ness of the Will Hogueisson home
since the advent of that baby boy.
Morning breeze soft from the west
Bringing vigor, vim and zest-
Oh! I'll sing no nore-how rude
Thinking l meant breakfast food!
A peculiar bit Of history is about to
repeat itself. The whipping post, it
seems, will have to return to take care
of wife beaters.
Come, gather round the organ now
And let us play and sing
About the sunshine on the hills
And the approach of spring.
The Misses Minnie and Jamie
Blake were summoned to the bed side
of their sister Mrs. Jake Burkhardt
in Melville TUESDAY. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Eagen conveyed them thither.
/ met my neighbor Jack today,
And Jack, says he, SPY jing!
NV blood is warming up, Bill,
/ hear the voice of spring"
The pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clint Rucker was the scene OF social
dance Thursday evening. Things had
to go this way in order to keep the
COW bells silent.
A vivacious little boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hogueisson on
Washington's birthday. Will thinks
July 4th a small affair as compared
with Feb. %.
A message from Melville Monday
morning, announcing an alarming
change in the condition of Mrs. Jake
Burkhardt, summoned the James
Blake family hurriedly to her side.
The old Stuart house on the south
half of section Il is being torn down
and converted into minor out build
ings. The old building has been a
land mark for about twenty five years.
1t has been guide board to many q
weary wanderer on the painless prai-
ries of Audubon county.
Rev. Chas. Bentley has accepted
the call to Bows City and remove
thither Immediately. Greeley regrets
to lose Mr.. Bentley. He is one OF the
most earnest laborers for Christ that
have ever figured in the history of the
Union Baptist church. He is actuated
by an intense anxiety to make the
| teachings. of Christ predominant.
In spite of the scowling and sloppy
| roads, a small crowd congregated in
the Union Baptist church Sunday
| morning, Feb. 26, to listen to the fare
| well sermon of Rev. Chas. Bentley.
His text was taken from first Samuel,
| l7-3i, which relates to the destruction
of the boastful giant Goliath by the
| the youthful hand of David, a rosy
little SHEPPARD lad of Israel. One
very beautiful thought CLEANED from
the sermon is that the seemingly in
surmountable Instructions in our way
crumble into insignificance before an
answering confidence in God.
We recently read of rail road
wreck, one of the victims of which had
his brains crushed completely out
The surgeons dressed the CHASTITY
wound and to their surprise the man
| recovered and is now living, though
| brainless. That man can live with
out brains seems likely to prove a
happy discovery, as Uncle Sam can
now remove great menace to society
by performing a similar operation on
some of his congressman. They could
retain their seats in the legislative
body and in sense prevent va
cancy, but it would be preposterous
to still permit them the privilege OF
debate. A de-brained legislator
would be far less dangerous than some
who have appeared upon this stage OF
activity with surplus in their cranla:
The above remarks have no personal
reference. They refer to legislative
blunders in general, and slipped from
my pen just after reading consecutive
ly, two items of interest, the first OF
which was an introduction in congress
of bill to increase the president S
salary to So, 900 a year and retire him
on an income of $25, 900 per year.
The second one referred to the rejec-
ton of bill which would have pro-
vided a poor old soldiers destitute
widow and children with scanty So
per month. We are marvellous pro-
ducers, but there does seem to be some
thing disgustingly awry when it comes
to distribution.
A WELCOME CALLER.
Oh! rosy, romping, gleeful spring
Came rushing in today
And threw her arms around my neck
Not one word could | say.
| was so happy in her arms
just lay there and smiled,
While she, with one hand meath my
chin,
Said, "Winter, weary child,
''Come let's go out and wake the
flowers
And ramble long the streams
Reality is lettering there
To yield your charming dreams.
Then skipping hand in hand we went,
And round and round we whirled
Like merry children DER the field,
All careless of the world.
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