Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-22
GREELEY GREETING.
Winter lags and weeps in rags.

Winter lags and weeps in rags.
Grandpa Egan is still in doubtful
convalescence.
Revival meetings are in progress at
the u. b. church with Revs. Sigler
and G. Sloan at the helm.
Robert Twist and Miss Mae Carter
spent the Sabbath in Greeley at the
Kness home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frew Colee's carriage
was on the east Greeley roads, sun
day.
George Alt of Hamlin township
spent q pleasant Sunday at the Frew
Hays home.
Sickness is keeping the Frew Hays
children out of school. At this writ
ing they are convaleScing under the
care of DR.. Rendleman of Extra
James Blake was recompensed for
his stormy trip to Chicago by getting
a good market for his cattle.
Sam Duttler of Melville is caring
for the James Egan farm while Mr.
and Mrs. are occupied with duties in
connection with Mr.. Snyder's illness.
The fact that Gov. A. b. Cummins
is once more available to the people
OF Iowa for governor gives them an
opportunity to continue the service Of
one of the most brilliant executives
that ever welded gubernatorial
scepter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidell, of Des Moines
were here to attend the Anciaux-Arm-
strong wedding. Mrs. Sidell is sis
| ter of the groom, known here in her
| madenhood as Miss Fanny Anciaux
After the sparks from this Scintilating
event have all settled, they will return
to their home.
DO not go into sick room and tell
| the patient that he looks bad. / you
| are unable To bring him cheerful news
refrain, at least, from telling him dis
couraging news.
| The tone Of VIM. j. Bryan's letter
from Hong Kong wonld indicate that
/, he Will resign as trustee of Illinois
| College because the trustees of that
institution are in favor of accepting
funds from Carnegie. He says in sub
stance that Carnegie and other trust
owners are attempting to subsidize the
! colleges of America to prevent the
teaching OF economic truth Lee-Wo.
Iok- a-Chongl Mr.. Bryan will be as
progressive as Chinaman when he
gets back TO old America.
II must he admitted that the conven.
tlon Is more economical and conven.
lent piece of political machinery than
is the primary The former is indca,
tive OF higher state of civilization
than is shown by the cumbersome auG
expensive primary. The ease witt
which corrupt politicians can gair
control and manipulate a convention
makes it dangerous piece Of ma
chinery to screw To the wheels of Just
ice until very high standard OF hon
esty is reached. SO democratic is the
primary that it completely battles the
political thug. He cannot get defin
tie hold upon it. There are too many
units for him to deal with. 1t is from
the foregoing premises that we draw
the conclusion that in the course Of
: evolution the primary should precedt
the convention. Now comes the very
important question:: 'Have we reach
ed that stage of civilization where our
integrity is such that we can be in
, trusted with conventionY' The ans
wer lies in our history, an inspection
of which reveals a shameful misuse o
7 the convention. We have not used i
to the best interest of the people. w,
permitted it to fall into the hands o
thieves. AS we look at it, so far al
the primary is concerned, we are flee
, ing from corruption and our only re
fuge is to make the primary as vesti
bule to candidacy. When we becom,
good children, then we shall he per
mitted to resume the convention.
a LOST SOUL.
! His race is run, what has he done
To set his soul awning?
Here's cause to sigh, to see it die,
A poor, pin-feathered thing.
Besmirched by lust, blinking in dus
After LIES sensual revel
Then comes along, humming a sons
l And picks it up, the Devil.