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New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
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TrARDROS~ CpTEA9E. a young English gen
II tleman. engage a -',nl a. rhe Hotel Jniver-
rI--r night q 4lt cf fr he'd rushed lnto MS room,
hF-terca-y begging Iau-aEe npt 10 ler his pursuer,
The later. TWO men. burst through the door af
connecting room. despite Courage protests. and
demanded the rIgnr rt search rhe room saving
tlat the tneE were hunting dangerous
-rl-.lec terrible ,.,- the iarkue~- with terrible
,-., Fr.,r -r.. mo l,I1-, r4 ----Ir. r,e ,T IN.
Thought be heard rne -1.-- e Hr ~hlr- and
detected al odd perfume nlt when he finally
managed tJrr au rae Ea-- a.- sign ~ a person
The porter. whom be -iamar-... insisted rha,
l- heard nothing and r.- -.r.' morning HLr1Ee
received notice from -le l.--. management order
my 1,ul Hur tn~ Great ...-- Ir.farce
lie brought rue hotel r.i- p. TERMS tE explaining
h.- standing and tArea'eH-fg a ~r.--i't. irt
and aug. passed nea-. e<.la..aE rae same rc--
t-ulc THAT ue had HHr-"e1 -a a.- room tnr a-Enf
Courage met Nj Aase Nta H.s-. rae .aar
woman Ia quest 4- -.s r-.ae arri 1u- .ire-
She r.ll l.rl --a- Doe ,a .- defended was --i.r..-
.I -arartse 1 ..--,.--.. ID tremendous secret.
,-e--. the man g---r...-- -.rh -a tr- and
f--4frer ar rle Same LHrr.- a-- Ha~ tHll thar ne
tle bearer .f rae -@o-e i. a1l~ ., -.te and death
Courage runs dinner a--L All e. aHa Todd her
that size was rlr .rf H ll- .' r'l.+ ever care p.
..rG rtl4t bis -ile and .-- were aer- she then -.l
rH- secret
The following aay Courage wa. d-lel,-- ts
l.- room aua wH-r be- aV ae r-e ueE- atrer'..,.-.
...' .f rlc Ue~-au- at.r. he ulH-f c4ucerurt
had .ef, rhe hotel He 4.-Eu-re,iit Departed tIr a-
home, and a-r -s,i~a f. ma 'fue~f a.r--i'i.
there having ueel sem af Adele
Quest told Courage '.-a- lc Na- ar'IeF cote.
fHe notorious --it vl. L4t nearly hrluRtt 4l.
Europe n. war iie asked fac .lftrr re take h-
burden aud carry D. su rs rle end
Lady Delu--.lr-. 3-rage ne-giyor. and Quest
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09
THE GREAT SECRET

"a thread. Germany knows exactly when to
snap Il. The English fleet VIII be allowed u
leave hlel harbor, without doubt, but every
channel outside can be SOwn with mines IN
twenty-tour hours. Ii | had proofs of what |
know Is being planned, l would give them to
YOU, but l haven [. Go and do Your best
without them. The French Ambassador may
have something TO say TO Your ministers IN a
few DAYS which should open their ewes"
shall do my best Slr Gilbert saId slowly.
- but ours Is an unsyS plCious nation. / am
air,ld shall be told that for Admiral Fisher
u abandon his visit TO hIel now, without
some very definite reason, would be Inpos-
slble'
Adele shrugged her shoulders. After all, -"
She sand, Il Is Your affair. England has no
claims upon me l have never lived here.
never sh4I-nowi Ny work hes IN France
NtlA take my advice. Do what YOU can with
Your ministers"
She rose to her feet. and IN order to re
one SIDE. She set N4gaski on the floor
slowly he made his way toward me. shifting all
the time \ few feet from the curtain he
stopped HIS hair stuened HIS little beaiv
ewes We're Ike black diamonds. He barkei
N4g4s6i,' his mistress called.
He did not move. Neither dared 7. Tor he
was within 3 few feet of me.
Adele came across the room. Have YOU
any secrets behind that curtain, Sir Gilbert ,'
She asked
&C. A cat most likely" he answered nervously
" Let ME pick hln up for y1u."
Adele stopped down, but he euded her
With "a low grow. he -prang through the open
ING. and fastened his teeth II my trouser~
Adele turned - my cousin. and her face was
.iS pale AS death
Ilers was only one person IN the world -
she sad. II whom Nag4sli used to behave
ike that Sir Gilbert What is there behind
that curtain, insist upon knowing. II there
have heeo listeners To our conversation. II VIII
cost me my life
| stepped out. Il seemed % me that con-
cea-ment was no longer possible She stared
al me II lewildernent. ! had forgotten my
beard. my Shaveu h4I-. and my shabby clothes
Sle 6Il not recognize me.
Has tins person been here all the t,ue2 i
tins trap, She demanded turning 10 my
cousin with flashing ewes.
stepped forward. Adele l sand, don't
YOU know me-
She started violently She boxed steadily
At me for = moment ID dumb 4ulazerueut. Her
checks were asheu. her ewes dIlared. And then
recognition came. recognition II which there
Wa also an element of terror. inn she
cried. " Inn ON. God Her hands Went To-
her throat Her ewes seemed a. though they
would ievour me. Yet She Wa not wholly
sure. took her into my arms.
l. was another man whom they shot
But I spoke as one might speak L. the dead
Adele had tainted N my arms
T5 5e -1rrras1 rs1- SaEt-Y
New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

.at and take her into my arms was almost
--reS-StI bic
II have come TO see YOU. ST Gilbert" she
sand. ' because | thought YOU would like 10
snow something 0f what ! am going u do.
au and your cousin were great friends, were
E.1 Dot,
We were indeed % Gilbert answered.
Then She continued Il may he some
satisfaction ta- yau o. know that ms death
vtU not be altogether UuaverEel- ! know
more about II and the reason of Il than voU
can ] know that he WAS murdered. brl-
Rally murdered. because he had stumbled INTO
the knowledge ot some very extraordinary
political secrets. and because AS Al English
man. he was striving t. la what he believed
e. he ms duty. HIS enemies were too many
and too powerful. But what he began. she
leaned little forward 70 her chair mean
Z. finish.
VIII you not be running the same rlsk, he
.-NeG
Her lips parted IN quiet sco-n. a woman
does not count the risks, when She has lost,
through t-eacle-v. the man She cares for,
She saiG quietly But i1r tins. I should have
Iceu neutral I 4u not al Enghshwon4n
.-- .-e.t, i1 fact I tLluk my Svnpathies were
with thase who are working for her downfall.
t-- everything Is changed now. ! am gong
@. Paris tonight. and to-ruor-ow I shall see
rre Minister or Nar and General Bertillet.
Noe part u tins great Plot, Al any rate, shall
Z aW-N
Tel me-" nay cousin asked, what is the
great plot,
The old habit WAS powerful with her. She
.... ze5 ne-vouzlv about -ne room "I cannot
-e.. E.E. she answered." only tins. L j. "A
v u-e--C,.E Thought out scheme, which, i Il
MAS carried our successfully, would mean the
9 E--4L II you- country. The part of Il
which 7 know arv-hiuE about Is the part
ss--ue secures the neutrality II France and
-aak- Up the alliance. ! mean t. prevent
--4t
Take me in-o vau- c1ntdence Miss Van
i sV-- Colbert begged
She shook her head. Eau are wiser not
z. ask thac. s-, said. " L Is one Ht those cases
where knowledge means death. But I can II
least give YOU 81 E.--. Have v1u any -o;tl-
,--e ~ Al with any member ~ you- Govern
--e~-,
I.rt-e." Oil .e-- admitted.
Then persuade Them not To send YOUR
E.s- q. h-e
G.It e-t rose =. his 5ee,. ana stood on the
hearth rug laaE--g down IL her But. my
...-- Young LADY. ce u- tested. there are
certain international Laws winch every nation
r- pelts- The game o- Way has IT. r-ies-lsn-
written. perhaps. Hut nome the le-, binding
y le visit ~ the English feet Z. German wate-s
. An a--4-- 81 courtesy
she -nre-~Ep-eL a.-r -uthie-~iv. Did YOU
-re- he4- II u W4- -..p called the Name %
She asked scl~--u'.r. d. you remember
what happened r. .e-5 Can't va- understand
that THESE Things -l- Zee 4--41gel' Your bet
Ter under t4r----- H--.- Germany hangs upon
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03
Oakfield and Brayton

S. p. Daugaard started for South
Dakota, Tuesday evening, to guide a
party Of land seekers to that prom
ised land.
Horace Bartlett returned home
Monday from Avoca where he had
been at the bedside of his uncle, Mr..
Tip Cuppy, who has been very ill
for few days.
Iona Beers has purchased the
Pomeroy residense property, over on
the Oakfeld side, of ID. w. Powers,
and will move mis- family to the new
home in few days.
Among the people of Brayton and
vicinity who were at Extra, last Sat-
urday, upon pleasure and business
bent we noticed the following famil-
lar faces: Iona Beers, Howard Par
rott, Cliff Ballard, Marenius Jensen,
Will Pearson.
George Freeman tells us the best
g fish story" of the season. He said
one of Erwin jones' boys went out
one day this week and caught a cat
fish that weighed seven pounds.
Since tishways have been placed in
the dams below weir getting some
good'uns up ERE.
Word has been received here that
Mrs. |. p. Hallock, who has been So
iourning with her sister, Mrs. Jen-
ME Andrews, out at Los Angeles,
California, for the past few months;
that she would start on the home
ward way Tuesday SO that if nothing
intervenes the lady will arrive at her
home in Oaktield, the latter part OF
| the week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03

Professor Stiles went over to Marine
last Monday on business visit; then
his brother, taught school at the Acad-
envy and Miss Nellie Hocken berry
went down and taught at number
nine for Joe.
Jens Hansen, a good man of near
Brayton, went down to Coltax
Springs, Monday, to imbibe of the
healing waters for few days to see
what effect they would have upon his
health, which is not very good these
spring days.
Miss Clara Sheakley passed a few
days this week at the home of Mrs.
John Peterman, at Extra and Satur-
day evening that lady came down
with her and remained until Sunday
when MIR. Peterman came down and
in the evening his wife went home
with him.
Ask the price of three and four
inch tile at the Green Bay Lumber
Yard, in Brayton, before you buy.
Doctor Koob and Jim Larsen shoul-
dered their guns, pulled on thei. gum
boots and went up on the marsh by
Owen Ide's home, Tuesday afternoon,
and returned in little while with all
the ducks and Z" snipes" that they
could carry; and said that ducks were
flying thick that day.
Mrs. [. III jenkins was a passenger
to Wiota today where she goes to Wis
it her daughter, Mrs. Charles Scott.
From there Mrs. Jenkins will 90 to
Sac City where she will make her
home with her brother, Frank Devine,
who has position in the Zook Laun-
dry in that city. A man by the
name of Ed Anderson, living near
Brayton, was in the city today to
have his injuries attended to. He was
going home from town on a load of
machinery when the horses became
frightened and started to run; but he
managed to keep them in the road
for time until the wagon soon truck
Il stump or rock beside the road and
threw him out, with part of disc
harrow on top of him. The machine
was held so the weight did not come
on his body but on getting out from
under it he caught one of his legs or
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03

Reno Ordway was up at Extra on
Tuesday evening, for a little while
seeing business hum and calling upon
bis friends.
John McKibben and wife, from up
at Old Louisville, were down Sunday
calling upon their friends, Calvin
Dimick and wife.
Misses Edna Bison and Ruby Koob
were up at Extra, Saturday, and each
purchased perfect duck of an Easter
bonnet while there,
II. S. Wattles came home from
Carson, Monday, and the next day
was busy helping Merchant Hans
Hansen with the books in the store at
Brayton.
Mrs. ]. C. Hardman and daughter,
Mrs. Ed Elwood, were over at Har-
Ian few days this week calling
upon Mrs. V. j. Robinson, nee Belle
Hardman.
Miss Nellie Bookouts school, at
Brayton, observed Arbor Day this
year in a BETTING manner; got out
and planted trees in the school yard
10 help beautity the spot.
Miss Edna Bison went down to
Carson, Monday, where she will re-
main with her aunt, Mrs. Mack
Thomas while Mack is in the far
south. west looking for . new loca-
ton.
Uncle |. p. Hallock went out to
Omaha, Friday afternoon to look
after lumber with which to build
those monster red barns which he is
soon to erect upon his Riverside Stock
Farm, at Oaktield.
The Danish Baptist people, living
little way out north west of Bray
ton, have secured the service of a
student from theological school at
Morgan Park, a suburb of Chicago,
to preach tor them during his sum-
mer vacation and the gentleman is
expected to arrive in Brayton about
the fifteenth of the present month.
The base ball season for this year
was inaugurated in Brayton one day
this week by game between the
home team and the Extra club. The
game was gotten up more for prac-
tice than anything else but turned
out to be quite a stubbornly founght
battle, requiring ten innings to set
tie the contest and then the home
team winning by the narrow mar
gin of one score. Percy Freeman and
Hunter Perry, the home battery,
worked like beavers, as did every
member of the team, until the VIM
ming run was chased across the home
plate. Among the features of the
game was the excellent work done by
Kirk Knox, pitcher for the Extra
boys, who showed good form for so
early in the season and will keep
many clubs guessing before the sea-
son is over; Duff Varney caught Il
good game for Extra and will prove
a good man for the position. A
snappy double play was pulled Off
by Dyer and Menetee, for the visitors;
and Varney knocked out the only
run.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03
Kirk Merrick has a severe tussle
with tonsilitis for rev days last

Kirk Merrick has severe tussle
with tonsilitis for rev days last
week.
= Mrs. w. r. Koob was calling on
friends and doing some shopping up
at Extra, last Saturday.
A great big two.fisted baby boy
was born to Mr.. aud Mrs. George
Jessen, on Monday OF this week.
Uncle 1. P. Hallock is having the
native lumber hauled to his yards in
Oakfield with which to construct
those large red barns.
James Barhan, Ben Jensen and
Sam McGaffin we're on the market
Tuesday with good punches of hogs
which they sold to Mayor I. j. Nc
Govern.
Under the able supervision of John
Bergh the people about Oakfield and
Brayton are busily engaged in clear
ing out the cemetery and putting it
in first class shape.
Doctor Koob was called out to
Avoca, Monday, in consultation with
Doctor J. NJ. Emmert, Of Atlantic,
in the case of Mr.. Tip Cuppy who
has been so sick the past few days,
the ailment being typhoid fever.
Rev. George F. Lusk, of Cumber-
land, will arrive in Brayton the first
Part of May to take up the work in
the Baptist church here and will
preach his first sermon the second
Sunday in May, the thirteenth day.
We are told that the Reverend will
hold services here every two weeks
during the coming year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03

Miss limo Bison passed last Satur-
day with her friends at the Mrs. E.
Croy home, in Extra.
b. F. Simpson, of Stillside Stock
Farm, was at Extra, Saturday calling
on friends and looking after the tele-
phono lines.
Mr.. Hans Marquesen and family
were down from Extra, Sunday, hav-
ing good visit at the Merchant
Hans Hansen home.
Mrs. Blom has been unable to be
about the house much of the time
this week on account Of neuralgia
having so firm hold of her system.
Mrs. Nels Sorensen, wife of the
manager of the Green Bay Lumber
Company at Brayton, is among those
who are under the care of Doctor
Koob, this week.
MIR. Miller, father of Mrs. Stiles,
who has been postmaster out at Pan
ma for 10 these many years, passed
few days this week in BraytoD, call
ing upon his daughter and family.
The young people of Brayton and
vicinity indulged in May party up
at the plum orchard, a little way
northeast of Brayton, Tuesday even
ing, and a most enioyoble time was
had.
Rev. Lusk, who is to occupy the
pulpit OF the Baptist church in Bray
ton, every two weeks, is expected to
arrive on May eleventh and preach
his first sermon the following Sun
day.
Mrs. Chris Thompson and the
babies came down from Audubon
with CHS, Tuesday, and passed a
pleasant afternoon with her sister,
Mrs. Nels Thompson, and old-time
associates.
w. D. Pratt, good farmer from
over in the Crooked Greek Valley;
shipped car load Of tat hogs to mar
ket, Saturday, and Messrs. B. f..
Simpson and Sam Scharff shipped
another car load on the same train.
Andrew Christensen, son of Mr.. B.
Ill. Christensen; who resides up near
Ross has traded his land up there for
the farm j. P. Bendixen once owned,
about one mile and one-halt south
west of Brayton, and will move
down to the new home sometime
next spring.
The four year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels w. Hansen, while playing
about the yard, last Sunday, fell and
dislocated his shoulder. Doctor Koob
was called who mended the hurt but
the little fellow will have to remain
quiet few of these fine spring days
until nature has time to heal the
wound.
The switchboard, over at Rorbeck,
was brought to Brayton the first of
the week and now Miss Emma Lar
sen, the central girl, will have things
much more convenient for the tele-
phono business in Brayton is getting
to be so extensive that it makes a
person go some to keep up with the
calls.
One day this week while Calvin
Dimick was providing around in the
timber near his home he spied Il coup-
lie of wolf cubs and having his fowl
ingpiece with him he fired, killing
one of them; snapped the other bar
rel but the old thing wouldn't go off
SO Calvin ran up and swatted him on
the sid of the mead, but it didn't
hurt very much, for the little fellow
was as sprightly as ever, and in the
afternoon Mr.. Dimick had his cap
tive over at Brayton exhibiting him
to the delight of the inhabitants.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03

the blade and severely cut it; the
horses continued to run and finally
tell into the ditch with such force as
to break its neck. Anderson bound
up his injuries and continued on
home but today his side began to
hurt him and he came to Atlantic to
be examined, fearing internal injuries.
He returned with the assurance that
it was nothing more serious than a
sprain.-Friday Atlantic Telegraph.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03

For this occasion, the Rock Island
lines will MAKE rate of one fare plus
$l.0O for the round trip. Tickets will
be on sale June 1st to 4th, inclusive,
with return limit of June 18th, and
an extension will be granted to June
30th, upon payment of SO cents.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03

Drs. Oldaker & Hammer, Dentists.
Office over First National bank.
Rooms 5 and 6. One of the firm will
be In Brayton every Friday and every
Tuesday at Elk Horn.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03

We have plenty of money to loan on
real estate at five per cent-optional
payments.
LEET, BoYsEN & BEAsoN.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03

While a bilious attack is decidedly
unpleasant it is quickly over when
Chamberiain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are used. For sale by Nick
Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03

Annual Meeting, German Baptist
Brethren, Springfield, ILL.,,
rlay 81 to June S, loco.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-03
It will Make You
Money

SPECIAL FEATURES--ST RONG--Because of the
large strong cables, composed of No. l2h gauge coed
steel Strands Strong cross wires SECURELY tie the steel
cables together at fixed distances.
VARETY-Styles adapted for every purpose.
GALVANlZING--Wire thoroughly galvanized before
weaving, rendered thereby Weatherproof.
Observation-Disclosures amply ficient to provide
all necessary expansion contraction vary
ing temperatures.
ADJUSTABILlTY--Easil adjusted and erected to
fit the ground
GET THE GENylNE-- We are the only dealers in the
EllWood fencing Tags attached to the rolls If you
cannot find these tags it good that
ing is not the EllWood.
Don't buy other fence made in imitation of Ellwood
far pattern goes the wires of which smaller
and hence less durable.
Yours for low prices and square dealings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22

years ago. Twice the country has said that it will not have repudiafion. put he will not take no for an answer. sgss Mer snGud thaf tSe he' country is light unt he changes his mind.-until ne gTowsM the courage of conviction should keen R Now comes The World somewhat be- lated. but not too late. It asks whetns CT Mir. Bryan expects. when haru times come again, to inauGurSte ar- porous by cutting dollar instwol It says that the dismay. produced In Dem ocratic circles by Mir. Bryans state nsent Is hardly less noticeapie tnan sne delight manifested among Republicans And it adds that the Republican press of the country has enthusiastically welcomed the statement under tnc headline: 'grhe Same Old Bryan In ates what The Eagle said immediately after the statement was fortncomi,ntg. ,t The differences are substantially tlm- tied to phraseology.
 was welcomed home. With not nt. tie ado Bryan will be received. " cannot be charged agains. him that he has not been prodlgaf enough Jus. when the habit of calling him saIe ns, ann with the present occupant Of the White House had become prevalent. he declares himself to be more radi- cal than he was in 1696. Just when ii was alleged that his mental inches had been multiplied many times, ne declares that he has nothtng to with draw upon econonnics afestiens. Froaie than princeiyk Soon after his nrst defeas a cartoonist represented him AS d parrot divested of It's feathers. dt accounted for its tgibulations thus: know what's the matter with me- talked too much" He has not lost the habit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-22
NOT FOR BRYAN.
The Brooklyn Eagle Enters g Vigorous
 Protest.

Protest
 Brooklyn Eagle, 18th.
 All over the country, Democrats have two years hence they will have another to vote for Bryan T9 this es gram as fixed and determined. as a sort of fact accomplished long in ad- vance of the conyeptiSo,n Nor ef gre tneIe tSas are much mistaken. so enthusiastic is the homage paid 10 the Nebraskan, so keen is the competition among those who make obeisance to him There will be music when he returns. It IS certain that the band or bands will play. see the Conquerihg Hero response will not be grudging.
 Well, this sort of thing has happened before It has happened more than once, but history has no terTors for the Enthusiastic Their contention is that Bryan has grown; also that time has vindicated him. They would nave sald stead t of success. It Is complimentary, but not conclusive. It leaves much to those who are imaginative, and nttle to those who are anaiytiead: ond nt rea1s ins nressive. taking little account or the foundation. which may be in miniat9reti It assumes growth because aL Ies+ or nnSone % Some better evidence should he rorth- coming. ,,
 
 mil fashion, crown of thorns in hand, asserting that the people had been nocked and scorned until the hour of their calamity came. He thundered defiance He forged to the front as deliverer. There was nothing tnat could not be cured by the simPIe e carried with him the delusion that wealth could be created by machineIy; that debts could honestly be lfquidateo | at the rate of fifty cents on the dol- l lar, all of which proved that there was room for growth, morally or, men | tally. or both. Has he changed ms mind? Not in the least degree ez ,,,,d
 A few days ago MT. Bryan reamrmfed 1f, restoration of silver-the substitution | of the double for the single standard would bring still further prosperity | to this country. In other words, ne | Is the Bryan of the days of the cross | of gold He would still be silver question is. so to speak, more lHlni. al nent, more acute. And. shocld the | inflammation concerning corpora aons | subside or should the tide of pcs | perity recede, back to silver he Woul'' | go as the cure for anything and every l thing-back to fifty cents on the dol- | lar as a new way to pay old debts
 TO all this The Eagle had its re. | spects to pay In due course. July lS | 1t commented upon what Bryan ha1 | to say July 12. declaring if to be his 1 duty as a patriot. as man or nohoi; | to fight for what he thought would | contribute to the welfare of the eoun- | of silver Thinking so, he should once | more carry the silver case into nation | al convention with courage and az gression, with all the boldness or ten