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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01

And do you indorse that statement
Would you be happy II you disliked
Jack?"
'Oh, WE'LL couldn't do that. you
know. He is--Jack. But you will
see her tomorrow night at the
Smiths dinner"
A desperate resolution had come to
him. He must see the girl at Parker's.
Accordingly, he wrote note. trying
to express all he felt. Then he walked
into Norton, marched boldly into Par
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
The Latest Fad.

Miss Cutting says she's going to
fence a good deal next winter.
"She ought to be an expert, she's
been fencing all her life with her
.ongue."-Detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
OF Course Not.

stella says she has remained sin.
gle from choice"
Il don't doubt II. But she doesn't
say whose choice II was. milwaukee,
Sentinel.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
Sometimes SO.

Teacher-Willie, can you tell me
the meaning OF leisure?
Bright Scholar-It's place where
married people repent.-Cassell's
Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
Philosophy.

Scranton, please, sir, your
daughter has eloped with the coach.
man.
Mr.. Highliver-Well, 1t might hare
been worse. She might have run off
with my French cook.-N. Y. Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
By Deduction,

Wiseman-Primitive men plowed
the earth with sharpened stick.
Slocombe-You don't mean to say
golf dated SO far back?-Casselrs
Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
The BrTdht Side.

The boy stood on the burning deck
And smiled serenely, too;
He said: There's no one here to ask
is 1t hot enough for you""
Houston Post
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
CORDIAL INVITATION.

Bookkeepor Ito porter) Take a wet
cloth Antoine. and clean up the boss
private Office. II looks as II he had
to write to his mother-in.law again In.
wiling her TO make him a vislt.--Fiie
gende Blaetter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
Ministers as Labor Delegates.

Ministers as Labor Delegates.
The Misinterial association Of Des
Moines will be asked to elect two fra
ternal delegates to sit in the meetings
of the Trades and Labor assembly,
to participate in the discussions and
otherwise lend their assistance to that
labor body. They will have practic.
ally every power of labor delegate,
except the right to vote. This was
determined upon at a meeting of
the executive committee of the Iowa
Federation OF labor
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
Dedicate Court House.

The formal dedication of the new
Polk county court house, the holding
Of special entertainment in the
building, the opening up of all of the
offices, and general inspection of
the $650,000 mansion built by the
county Is matter which has been
brought to the attention of the Des
MoiEes advertising committee. The
matter will be considered by the COM
mittee and it Is probably that date
will then be set. 1t is also suggested
that 1t be named as County day"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01

Customer-Couldn't you run this ho-
tel without bar?
Hotelkeeper-Not very well.
Customer-Why not?
Hotelkeeper-Because nobody vol
unteers to tell me how to run II ex-
cept intoxicated indlviduals.-Chicago
Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
He-It is reported around that yov
Family Ties.

DIggs-Dld you hear about Mrs
Weeds?
Biggs-No; what OF her?
Diggs-Why, she married her form,
or husbands brother last week.
Biggs-You don't say!
Diggs-Yes; and now she refers to
the late lamented as her deceased
brother-in-law.-Ch Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01

Come and dine with me tonight.
dear boy?"
mo, thanks, old chappie. That
would mean / should have to wire to
my wife and 1t isn't worth it."-Lon-
don Taller.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
Il Is.

while fishing at Seabrook the
other day man caught five-pound
catfish that had a beautifully en-
graved solitaire engagement ring In
its stomach"
That's most original place ia
wear an engagement ring, isn't tip
Houston Post
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
THE GIRL AT THE MILLINER'S
By ISABEL HOWARD

Copyright. 1904 by Joseph b. Bowles)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
stIIi a Novice.

otITI NOVICE.
us Bunkerton much of q golf play
err"
"oh, he puts up fair game, but he
still has an idea that his locker was
made merely to hang his clothes In"
Chicago RecorG.Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-01
May Be Voting Machine,

The supreme court has decided
that voting machines may be used
In the general election In Winneshiek
county this year. The order of Judge
A. N. Hobson setting aside the con-
tract for the machines was annulled
by the supreme court, which holds
that that question can not be determ-
ined In an injunction proceeding. The
case In question involved the ques-
ton of contract and should have been
limited to the question of valid cleo
ton. The contract proposition can
be determined Id proper proceeding.
Compete for Church Honor.
Eager to secure the honor OF laying
the cornerstone of the new Tifereth
Israel Jewish temple, l.. Ginsberg bid
for the honor at the site at Third and
Crocker streets and finally secured
the prize at the price Of 500. g. Cohen
acted as auctioneer and he also sold
the privilege of putting the box Of
documents In place for SIS to Joseph
Chapman. The bidding was spirited
and the two hundred present also con-
tributed a substantial amount before
the record of donors was put In the
box of the corner stone
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26
ries, the eight storied being most MI

rtes, the eight storied being most nu
merous.
The Call and Examiner buildin
were almost totally destroyed in H..
earthquake and many other SKY scrli'
ers We're severely shaken. rrivNed ~,
damaged.
One of the chief buildings which col
lapsed was the new poStotice. ,Thi>
was a substantial structure OF granite
costing to exceed S%a,OnO.OoO. WI.
not striking from an ARCHITECTURE"
standpoint, the %postottice was impress
i've from its m~aSSiveneSS.
The Postal building was badly dam
aged, and the operating room was ;
wreck. Power of every kind was d.
stroyed. and there were no lights, Ell
Their gas or electric. Neither the Pal
, ace hotel nor the ST. Francis WAS de
stroyed as far as the framework goes
but the inside plastering and Gecora
tons We're greatly damaged.
The business section of the city from
Market street to Mission street an,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26

Otner imposing euitices, many or
which have been more or less severely
injured, are the Hotel st. Francis. the
Palace hotel, the Hall of Justice, the
Mutual Bank building, the Pacific Mu-
tual Life building and the Callaghan
building. The greatest property dam
age resulted in the manufacturing dis
trict and the greatest loss of life in
the tenement house district.
The chief street of the city is Mar
ket, running %diagonally for many miles.
The destruction Of many of the depart
ment stores and other business blocks
on Market and Mission streets was al
most complete. Fire added to the hor,
rors of the situation, and, us the water
mains had been burst by the shock
the fire department was helpless. The
flames ate their way along Market
street, and other fires started in differ.
ent parts Of the city.
AS the earthquake occurred but d
little after : o'clock in the morning
| practically the entire population was IL
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26

happened: "ltS houses were le1t unoc-
cupied and unprotected, its former
trade ceased, its lots fell to Il small
part of their value, its two weekly
newspapers were suspended, ana inc
town, deserted 10y the bulk OF It's III
habitnutS. WAS ut one time without Il
single officer clothed with civil author
ity."
After the first rush to the gold dig
gings the town began to regain It's lost
ground, and ere long the influx OF Eo!d
seekers gave quite an impetus to us
growth. The town was Incorporated
in April, 1850, and the first common
council elected proceeded with diligence
to plumber the city treasury. The
same year the state was admitted 10
the Union. and when the tcamcr Ore
gon brought the ~ncwS-thrrc was no
telegraphic communication i'll those
days-business was entirely suspended
and the entire population rushed to the
wharfS to welcome the harbingcr. Inc
town had about 10000 inhabitants at
that time, and when the people were
informed that the signal flags of the
Oregon indicated that California was Il
sovereign state Of the United States of
America "a universal shout arose from
10000 voices on the wharfs. in the
streets, upon the hills, housctops and
the world of shipping in the bay
In it's early history the city suffered
from several disastrous fires. Between
December, 1910, and June. 1851, six
CONGREGATIONS played havoc with the
growing young town. Better buildings
were planned and several fire compa'
MES were organized. These were steps
in the right direction. 1t was also dis.
covered that the fires We're started by
criminals who proited by the confu.
sion.
This fact and the inetficiency an(
corruption of the city government lee
a large number Of citizens to organ
ize the famous vigilance committee
which ruled the place in 1851. Quite {
number of crooks were lynched b!
the committee, others were driven out
like John Oakhurst, the leading figure
in Bret Harte's "Outcasts of Poke
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26

Independence, the Spanish settlers be-
gan the work. and when Vancouver,
the explorer, visited the place in 1852
the preside represented the military
authority. while the pueblo and mis-
sion stood for the civil and RELIGIOUS
factors respectively. The mission was
seculariZed in 1881 and a town lai
out the year following.
In 1916 an American man-o:-war. un.
der command of Commodore John 2.
Montgomery, entered the h1"!w. IN !
hoisted the stars and stripes owe" ii
town. Mexico. which succeeded SDu:l
as the owner of California. was the
at war with the United States. and tln
act of Commodore Montgomery ended
her dominion over San Francisco.
Montgomery appointed Lieutenant
Washington A. Bartlett to be E'risco's
first alcalde, Or mayor, under the new
regime. Under Spanish and Mexican
rule the iowa was u sleepy,
I've place. but with the coming of Amer
leans and the discovery of gold in 1884,
there came an era Of growth and hu
tie. THIS did not cventuate at once
for TIE first news Of the discovery
gold practically dr;,opulated San Fran.
cisco
The town was sulittcn as by a plague,
n one historian thus describes what
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26

Flat" and the city went through a pu-
rifcation process that was of great
benefit to it.
The aspect Of San Francisco at his
time was not inspiring to intiowing
gold seekers. 1t vas a s~tragglin~ med
ley Of low, dingy adobes. frail wooden
shantles. born in an afternoon. with a
sp"inkling of moro respectable frame
houses and a mass Of canvas and rub
Der habitations. 1t was mainly a CITY
or tents, rising in q crescent upon the
shores of the cove From Clark point
1t sklrted the land to Telegraph hill,
along the Clay street slopes, tapering
away to the California street ridge.
n larger number passed to the south
west shores of the cove, beyond the
Market street ridge, a region sheltered
from clustering winds and provided
with good spring water and named til
Happy Valley.
stockton street, stretching from Sac.
ramento to Green streets. presented
the neateSt cluster of dwellings. ana
Powell! street was the abode of churches.
for OF the six churches in existcnc, in
the middle of 1850 three grace is
sides and two stood upon cross streets
within half a block. Mason street.
above it, was really the western limit
or the city as Green street was the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26
.hern. Beyond Mason STR,

northern. Beyond Mason street
the trail to the Preside, past sc,t,, IAN
cottages, cabins and sheds, amid ne,
rles and gardens, with Il branch n ua,
to the Marine hospital, on r;inaa
street, and another to the North r,.a,.
anchorage, where spectators umn
planning Il wharf to attract sctllonnn,.
After the vigilance comMli,ir. 1n'
banded the criminal element hrmu'
boldcr, and in 1856 the crime and rna
ruption in the city had become int,
cradle to those who wished TO Iivn
decent and orderly life. When Edi,oa
King Of the Bulletin, who ha1 10
nounccd the thugs, was murdered w.
James p. Casey, Il new vigilance Nv
ganization was created. and in a trw
days Casey and another mur.lnr,.
named Cora were executed i'm front -
the committees headquarters. ,I.nr
lawbreakers were later put to DEAN
and the regime of the California chad
man" came to an end.
1t has been asserted that San rr,n
cisco is the most cosmopolitan city in
the world, and by cosmopolitan is
meant a population from all parts Of
the world. Not long ago the records
Indicated that 43 per cent of the pro.
pie of the city were born in foreign
lands, not in two or three different
countries, but in practically every land
under the sun. According to the M.
tional census reports for 1890, San
Francisco had a total population Of
29S,997. OF these 172, 1856 were native
born and 1851 were born outside Of
the United States. Fully half the
grown persons in the community re.
moved to California from alien lands
while a large percentage of the other
half and Of the general body of chill.
dren were Of foreign parentase. In
1900 San Francisco had a population
Of 342, 7S2, Of which 81 per cent was
foreign born.
San Francisco has long been famed
as one Of the wide open" cities of the
United States. AS in the days Of
1910, the gambler devotes himself to
his vocation with little interference
from the authorities. Prior to the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26

earthquake two Of the most prominent
corners i'll the city were occupied by
gambling dens. One of them, known
as the Cafe Royal, has been a veritabe
gold mine for it's proprietors.
The California supreme court has
rendered a decision to the effect that
the game of draw poker is not a game
of chance, but involves Judgment and
other elements as we'll as chance or
luck, and because of this decision these
places are permitted to be maintained.
They are %frequented by a hard look
ing crowd Of men, and many scandals
are told associated with these places.
a visitors life is probably safe in these
resorts, but his money is not. 1t is said
that the son of the premier of British
Columbia was 1eeced of $500 in the
cafe Royal a few years ago. He lost
$1,000 in cash, but stopped payment on
$1,000 In checks.
San Francisco has forty-seven square
miles Of territory, or about 10000
acres. within the municipal limits. The
finest residences are on Mob hill and
Pacific heights, both of which districts
command magnificent views of the
pay and the Golden Gate. The city
has six large parks and twenty-five
small ones, and Golden Gate park oc,
cupies over 1000 acres.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26
SAN FRANCISCO
IN HISTORY
Stricken City Long Permeated
With an Air of
Romance.
IN THE DAYS OF VlGLLANTES
How the Metropolis of California Was
Purged of misunderstanding of
Casey-The Days OF the Forty.
niners-Town Depopulat.
ed by the Rush of
Gold Seekers.
IN THE DAYS OF VlGILANTES

~AN FRANCISCO, the earthquake
W stricken city. has long been per-
W meated with an air of romance
and adventure. Nowhere may
one turn without being reminded Of
the legends that have been woven
around the f~orty-niners and their i'm
mediate followers. The names of the
streets and Of the business blocks. such
as kearney, Suffer, Montgomery, Du-
pont, Flood, Crockcr and Sharon. bring
to the mind of the visitor long forgot
ten stories of riot or adventure and Of
fortunes whose vastness nce excited
his wonder or made him incredulouS.
The site of the city was first visited
by Europeans in 1863, and in 1775 Blu
careli ordered a fort, presidio and mis-
sion founded on the bay. One year
later, the year of the Declaration of
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26

from the bay back was almost COM
pletely wrecked.
The most conspicuous building in
San Francisco, the city hall, is almost
totally ruined. 1t cost from S6,OOO.Go0
to 100000 took twenty-five years in
construction and was surmounted by
a dome 3332 feet high. 1t was thought
to be very solidly constructed. being
built substantially of brick. with the
walls covered by cement. The interior
of the dome was decorated with cN-
pensive marbles taken from the Pa
cifc coast mountains.
Another very fine building, which
cost Yer $4,000, 600. is the splendid no.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26

tel erected by Mrs. Herman Oelrich.
on fashionable Mob hill. Mrs. OelriclIS.
who is n daughter of the late Senator
Fair, has shown fine taste in the ar.
~chltcctural plans Of Fairmont, the APP
proprlatc name Of the new hotel. Seen
from the bay this structure, with its
classic outlines, makes the bcholder
mink OF a Greek temple. White and
graceful, it ooms above tue busy mar
ket places, the great wholesale district.
inc business section and pic,
turesqur Chinatown, which, by the
way, Is fast disappearing owing to the
encroaclm"ntS Of commerce and ue
dwlndling of III" Chinese population.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26

richest San Franciscan, owns a build
ing seventeen stories high, commonly
known as the Call building. On three
OF the corner sites, where Third street
.intersects Market, Is located the great
iSpreckels building, the home of the
Gall; the De Young building, the home
OF the Chronicle, and the Hearst build
Ing, occupied by the Examiner, the
three great Pacific coast newspapers
having contributed handsomely to the
building development Of San Francisco
IN recent years, The city now has It's
share Of tall buildings. on" being eight
cen stories In height. The major part
or them are eight, ten and twelve sto
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26
LONG USED TO
EARTHQUAKES
Golden Gate Metropolis Has
Been Shaken Often
In the Past.
PRESENT WORST EVER KNOWN
Some of the Skyscrapers and Other
Buildings Destroyed - Magnificent
City Hall In Ruins-Fires Ar.
rested by Dynamite-Earth-
quake of 1868 Described
by Mark Twain.
PRESENT WORST EVER KNOWN

"HE recent disastrous earthquake
extending over so large 4 part
of the Pacific coast region and
wrecking such N extensive
section Of the city of San Francisco
was not the first of these catastrophes
known in the western metropolis.
though by all odds the most damaging.
For many years the municipal u
thorities refused to permit tall build
ings in the city because of the fear of
earthquakes, several Of which had al
ready been experienced. Finally the
anterdiction was removed, however.
and a number Of skyscrapers resulted.
Prior to 1890 there was hardly 4
building in excess of five stories and
only a few Of that height. Today there
is one eighteen stories high and quite
a number from twelve to fourteen
stories.
In the spring of 1898, about 10 o'clock
n night, the city had 4 seismic shock
that put to test its high structures. 1t
was the worst earthquake since 1868,
when for eight or nine blocks on the
main street (NIarketl the ground was
cracked open several inches.
In the upheaval Of 1898 the tall build
ings We're given a fearful shaking. and
some of their occupants We're made
dizzy and sick. The structures were
uninjured, and ever since that time
there has not been SO much question
Of the safety of high buildings Of mod
ern construction-that is, buildings of
structural iron frame and facings Of
pressed brick. terra Gotta or stone.
1t was NJ. II. De Young, the proprie-
tor and editor Of the Chronicle, who
was the pioneer in this respect. He
met with opposition from the munich
pal authorities fourteen years ago when
he decided to erect a ten story house
for his newspaper. 1t was believed to
be q dangerous undertaking because of
the earthquake fear, but Mr.. De Young
won out and thereby set an example of
enterprise to other wealthy men who
have since built more tall buildings.
For instance, D. O. Mills, the New
York banker. who owns a great deal
Of San Francisco property, has one of
the tallest and finest structures in the
city.
Claus Spreckels. known throughout
the country as the sugar king and the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26

bed. Men and women rushed wildly
forth in their night robes and fled in
panic through the streets. Many We're
caught by the falling roofs and walls,
and in the poorer districts the tene-
ments collapsed like eggShells. crush
ing and suffocating their inmates be-
fore they had time to escape. In many
cases fire finished the work OF death,
catching the victims as they We're
pinned still alive under the debris.
To arrest the spread of the fire along
Market street many buildings werc
dynamited.
The tract, of one railroad was &c.
pressed four feet or more for u dis
lance Of three miles. 1t one point in
the city the earth cracked open fo- !;
distance Of six feet. leaving Il yawrt@g
chasm of fathomless depth.
The destruction Of all telegraph wir.s.
except Il belonging to the poSta:
union, made it almost impossible f..
the stricken city to communicate VIII
the outside world. The severe :a',:rv
to the Western Union and Postal Of
fees. also the Associated Press, greatly
added to the difficulty.
The practical destruction Of six Or
eight blocks. coupled With the irnmensp
loss of life and damage to ~prnncrty
throughout San Francisco and TIE on
tire coast region, makes this the wo?".
earthquake disaster in American hi
tory, exceeding even the hist ;rir
Charleston earthquake Of 4 few year
ago.
San Francisco has suffered froui
many slight seismic shocks. one of
them occurring about a year ago. At
that time q long article appeared in
one of the papers. signed by 4 pro
fessOr in one of the observatories n"a,
by, stating that there was no part.
ular danger from these trcmOrs: of t.e
earth's surface. The coast region. Ac-
cording to this writer, was newer tnan
parts of the country farther east and
was therefore settling. He said PEG
pie should feel no alarm. as nothing
serious was liable to happen.
Evidently the earth's crust in the
Golden Gate region has been doing
some more Settling"
The most severe earthquake san
Francisco has known prior to tho W. :.
ent Il was in 1868. Quite a iift,,
damage resulted, though nothing +,
motely comparable to this. 1t VA III
1868 shakeup that was made fi,nor.
by Mark Twain. The most surprisil-
thing the genial Mark saw at t,lqt tim,
was the opening up Of the ing o!
his room, the lips Of the orin .p wori.
ing to and fro like a mouth and a bricl
slipping through and held in susurn.
sion, like one lone tooth on the law o.
an old man,
The last earthquake that occl.r"! i.
san Francisco was in January. l49y.
Several distinct shocks were felt earl,
IN the morning, causing the Vibrator
OF buildings all over the CITY. lhf
chief building affected was the =;
Nicholas hotel, which was severely
shaken. The walls collapsed in cor.
tail parts OF the structure, guests Werg
thrown out Of their beds and @furnitur
was destroyed.
III 1904 there was Il severe seismic
disturbance In Los Angeles, which wac
FELT throughout the city and for Il
rad!us OF several miles around
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-04-26

recent disastrous earthquake
extending over so large 4 part
of the Pacific coast region and