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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-16
LODGE MEETING.

Richmond Lodge OF Odd Fellows
will make the meeting or January -
q social event
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-16
Not More Than Twenty-Five of
The Entire Number of Dead
Bodies Have Heads, Says
The Coroner in Statement.
FUMES OVERCOME PEOPLE.
NsTATE BUILDING INSPECTOR HAS
GIVEN CAUSE OF THE FIRE,
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION -
PROPER BURIAL OF THE DEAD.

BoyertOwn, Pa, Jan. 16.-Bearing
up bravely under Ihe awful blow
which it received in the destruction OF
the RlOades opera house by fire on
Monday. this thriving little borough
today came to full realization OF the
fact that one-fifteenth of its poDula-
ton was wiped out of existence by the
disaster.
The figures compiled by Coroner
Sjrasser at nightfall show that there
are 113 dead as a result of the fire.
When a cenCus is taken it is thought
the list will reach 200 dead. The list
of dead includes one fiji eman, who lost
bis life fighting the fire, and one man,
Jacob Johnson, who died today from
injuries received in the blazing play.
house
Three charred bodies were recover
ed from the ruins of the building yes
terday, and of the 1GS bodies. or re-
rlains, that lie in the iuDrovised nor
cues, 11J nave been officially or Dal :
TALLY identified by sorowing relatives
Or friends.
Pathetic Scenes at Morgue.
The scenes at the schOolhouse,
which has become an imDrovised NOR
que, We're heartrendi1g. Children of
tender years in some cases We're call.
Cd upon to assist il making the idanti-
tlcation of parents who went to death
il the fire and panic. and, again feeble
men and women searched for the form
Of 4 lost son or daughter.
Coroner Srasser opened an Office
i'll the mansion house and has estah-
Eshed a bureau of information, whore
he granted death certificates and
Signed insurance papers. The repre-
scntatives of scores OF insurance com
panies are in BOyertown paying off
claims as fast as they are presented.
The coroner says that not more than
- OF the entire number of bodies re-
moved from the fire have heads.
There are several trunks that probab-
ly will never be identified, as there
we're a few strangers in the audience
that witnessed the play.
Hall Full of Gas Fumes.
Building Inspector Hickman Of
Reading, who made an inspection of
the opera house which was destroyed,
said tonight:
In my opinion the people in the
hall were overcome by The fumes frJm
The tank used in connection with the
| tahleau lights, and simply could lot
help themselves. A man told me
that he reached in the doorway to Aa-
sist a woman from the building and
that he was nearly overcome by gas
II was not in the hall when the tire
started"
John Rhoades and his grandson
who were supposed to have been Ill,
ed in the fire, and Mrs. John Dyer, an.
other supposed victim turned up to
Gay.
A committee has been appointed to
make a canvass of the borough and
arrange for the proper burial OF the
| dead. A call has also been issued for
volunteers to help dig the graves nee.
essary to bury the victims.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-16
THE WEATHER PROPHET

lNDlANA-Much colder and fair on
Thursday night. except snow in
extreme northwest portion: cold
wave: Friday fair, not SO cold;
brisk to high northwest winds
Thursday.
OHiO-Rain or snow in south: snow
in north portion Thursday night;
much colder: Friday fair except
snow furries in the northeast por-
den,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
Timid Diamonds.

The iapidary was about to cut the
tail off tadpole-shaped yellow dia-
mond.
THE chances are" he said, chat
this fellow will turn white from ter
ror when l split him. he does, his
value will go up 200 per cent"
The lapidary set his steel knife in
position, he prepared to strike on the
knife's back a momentous blow.
Wish me luck he said.
And the hammer fell, the amputated
tail dropped into the box underneath
and 10, the yellow diamond that had
been split was now quite white.
The yellow faint" the cutter ex-
planned. was only in the tail. Yet
the faint was reflected all through the
stone, and this made it seem of a uni
form yellow throughout. Now the
faint is gone, and our yellow diamond
is pure white one. The miracle hap.
pens fairly often"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
Elk Horn

Mrs. MAIDS Nelson has been on the
sick list.
Carl Christensen spent few days
in Omaha last week.
Town lots and farms for sale. En-
quire at Landmarks pank.tf
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bruhn of Hooper,
Nebr. are here visiting with relatives
and friends.
The new residence of Mrs. A. L.
Boysen is nearly completed and ready
for painting.
The platform dance given here last
Saturday evening was we'll attended
and was financially success.
Good Single Horse and new Top
Buggy for sale by H. G. Madsen.
Kimballton.
Several from here took advantage
of the reduced rates to Atlantic last
Friday evening to hear our Governor
and Senator Berry of Indianola speak
Mr.. Disbrow, piano tuner IRON At
lantic was doing work here last Mon
dav and Tuesday. Mr.. Disbrow is
an expert at his work and has all he
can possibly do.
The remodeling of the Elk Horn
Mercantile Co. store was begun last
Saturday. The rainy. weather de-
layed them some. This will he an ex-
cellent building when com; listed. i
Last Wednesday afternoon at the
church here at 1880 O'clock occurred
the marriage of Miss Enneborg An
ker and Rev. Schmidt of Blair Nebr.
Dinner was served at the BRIDES
home after the ceremony. Mrs.
Schmidt is we'll known here, she is
the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rev. Anker. Mr.. Schmidt is pastor
of the Danish Lutheran church at
Blair, Nebr. We wish them much
happiness.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
(amgronNeMs

Amos Fancher sold fine lot of
fat cattle Saturday
William Parrott lost a valuable
horse and colt last week.
Junt Zion was hanging paper for
William PARROTS Wednesday.
William Ballou's were Sunday
visitors at the William Parrott home.
James Baker was caller in this
community Saturday on his way to
Audubon.
Miss Maggie Twist was an over
night visitor with her friend. Mrs.
Mabel Sehrader Wednesday night.
William schrader and family were
up from Audubon Friday and Sat
urday planting potatoes on his farm
Henry Sehrader and family now
are the owners of fine new
carriage which he purchased last
week.
Rev. johnson of Des Moines de-
livsred a fine discourse at Eden
Valley Saturday night to large
congregation of young people.
Harry Schrader, Clara Cyrka,
Miss Minnie Neitzel and a number
more Of Eden Valleys young people
attended the baptismal held by the
Evangelical church in William
Perrine's pasture Sunday afternoon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
AudubonToMnship

There was pleasant dance at John
Petri's Saturday night.
Henry Huss and family visited at
George Kness's Sunday.
Charlie Jensen still remains SER
iously i'll with pneumonia.
John Hammann and family visited
at Christian Heckman's Sunday.
Misses Anna and Lily Jensen visi-
ted with the Hans Petersen family
the first of the week.
Jake Wahlert jr. of south Greeley.
has finished remodeling his dwelling
and is building fine large barn.
Mrs. Sarah Littletield is having a
fine large barn built on her farm near
the Audubon township creamery.
Miss Susie Hickman has been over
near Adair helping her sister, Mrs.
Julius Jergens care for a very sick
child.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fouts of Galva have
been visiting relatives in this town.
ship and west Guthrie County, the
lady is a daughter of Fred Krum's.
Fred Bartlett, Audubon County's
Fair Director from this twp. was in
Audubon Saturday attending the
meeting of the officers and directors.
WANTED-R j. Gilchrist candi-
date for Sheriff on Republican ticket
wants about 100 good republican
votes in Audubon township on June
End.
The Audubon Twp. Republican
ticket is as follows:
Trustees-Thomas Rogers, Charles
Boehme and Henry Tibben.
Clerk-Joel l.. Swinehart.
Constable-Wm Petit.
Justice OF Peace-Wm. Kirkham
Committeeman-Charles Boehme
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
PATRIOTS MUST BE MARksMEN
It's Easy to Boast, But Hard to Fight
a Real Enemy.

AS soon as troops come within $500
yards of the enemy to-day they are
broken up into squads of eight, over
II yards apart. At 1900 yards the
line is composed of individual men
about two yards apart, and so the an
proach is made, each man being sup
posed to take careful aim and pump
accurate lead into individual enemies
Every man in the modern army is, or
rather is assumed to be, the captain
of his own soul
The unframed citizen, who compla-
Gently waits for the presidents call TO
arms before he shows his military
mettle, is like the traditional gentle
man, who, on being asked if he could
play the violin, answered that he didn't
know, as he had never tried.
An expert rifleman to-day, says Ru-
pert Hughes in Broadway Maya
zine, showing the making of Amer
lean soldiers, is able to plant bullet
in man a thousand yards distant.
at every shot. He might lie in hand
made trench and destroy a hundred
unskilled marksmen before they could
reach him. have seen recruits who
had shot for an hour with both eyes
open and wondcred why they never
got on the target. A patriot who
doesn't know enough to close one eye
and align the two sights and to take
the proper elevation and windage is
only a windbag when he spouts his
jingoism. He is like the reformer
who does not know what a primary is
or where it happens.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
MckinIey's sinqinq.

Governor Mckinley was not mu-
sician," said Opha Moore, who was a
member of his office staff when he
was governor of Ohio, "but he had
smooth, soft voice of musical quail
ty and he was fond of the simpler
hymns. Often when we were working
quietly here in the office low, sweet
humming of familiar tune-gener-
ally a Methodist hymn-would come
floating out from the governors pri-
vate office, and it was good to hear
Columbus Dispatch.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
COMPLETE TRIUMPH OF DAISY.
Dread Alternative Compelled the Sur
render of Parents.

When Daisy was Is, she called her
room.
Dear papa and mamma" she said,
1T is time that we came to an under
standing. Hereafter 1 desire to select
all of my own clothes without any
suggestions"
Naturally papa laughed at this.
Mamma was discreetly silent.
And" continued Daisy, 81 will re-
ceive my callers alone"
II hope" said papa now growing
sober, that this is all, Daisy dear.
You know we have been very fond Of
you. Indeed, may say that am
worn out over the struggle to keep you
going"
Too bad abeut you. papa" said
Daisy. But, no. It's not all. ] must
go to the matinee at least once a week.
Then l shall, of course, go next term
know the name as soon as l decide.
After this you must take me to Europe
These are the essentials. There is also
the matter of my coming out, but that
can be arranged later. l merely wish
now to give you due notice that must
no longer be hampereG"
Suppose" said Daisy's father, that
we refuse to consider your modest re-
quest. What then?"
Daisy smiled She was fully aware
of her power.
Then" she repeated, 81 shall take
pleasure in telling everybody what
goes on at home every day."
Realizing that they were up against
it, both parents joyfully gave in
Harper's Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
Out of the Ordinary.

Say" queried the high-browed man,
as he entered the drug emporium.
"have you Buncums Balm for Bald
ness?"
NO" replied the druggist. but"
"Oh, yes,' interrupted the pros
pective customer. "of course you have
something just as good-but l want
what / want See?"
You are mistaken. my friend" said
the pill dispenser. Il haven't anything
Just as good-but l have something
hat is far better"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
Tarpon Nearly Eight Feet Lone.

The worlds record for a tarpon
catch was broken here yesterday on
the Panuco river by the countess of
Wilton, who has been here for the
season with her husband Sir Fred
erick johnson, in their yacht Zenaida.
The fish is seven feet ten inches long
and 4S1a inches in girth The former
record, not well auth enticated, was
held by the American consul at Trini-
dad, being seven feet four inches in
length. = Tampico Correspondence of
Mexican Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
THE GARNER" FARM
Twenty Eight Miles South Of st. Paul
Is the Experimental Farm Under
Control Of James Gregg

Mr.. James Gregg 80 we'll known
around Gray is the manager of that
fine farm near St. Paul, MINI. know
as tho Farmer Farm, where oil the
experiments in stock, land or grain,
is gone into in detail, and carefully
written up for the big Agricultural
Paper up there by the above name.
They handle thoroughbred stock.
Seeing the advertisement Of Mrs.
Lancelot's Rose Comb Rhode Island
Reds chickens, he sent an order for 8
settings last week. Mr.. Gregg al
ways bays the best.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
Keats Window in Rome.

The Keats house in Rome, now
freed from debt and even making a
small income by partial subletting, has
been nursed into the state of worthy
little sanctuary, mainly by American
care On the steps of the Trinita
opens the window through which the
poet, finding the dinners grew worse
hurled the whole thing-tin box
plates. dishes, the inevitable pigeons
and the acid wine. Severn, his friend
and nurse, and much more than half
a century later the English consul in
Rome showed the present writer the
window and told the story.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
Along the Line

A. c. Scott and Coon Stonebreaker
made trip to Extra last week.
Rev. Kelley of North Branch
preached at Bear Grove Thursday.
Borden Shoesmith has built a big
barn on his farm near Guthrie center.
We hear that Alex Scott will take
an agency for stock food company.
Nal Bryan returned to his Coon
farm Saturday after spending a week
in town.
Will Bell planted a part of his
corn in April. He says it is nicely
sprouted.
Arden Shelley of Bear Grove is
patching on his farm. He says that
be is getting along nicely.
James Knight Is 80 we'll pleased
with his Glendon farm that he says
it will take $50 per acre to get it.
WANTED:-R. j. Gichrist candi-
date for Sheriff on Republican ticket
wants about 100 good republican
votes in Greeley ON June 2nd.
G. w. Murriel, Sr. has moved from
town to his farm. Heand wife could
not adjust themselves to the new con-
ditioDs so they came back to the sim.
pie lite.
Mrs Roe Higgins and Mrs. Otto
Lieb were trading in Guthrie center,
| Saturday. These former Audubon
County people are now living north
of Bear Grove. -
p. A. Armstrong, the Bear Grove
real estate dealer has been chosen by
the Guthrie county democrats to
stand for County Auditor at the pri-
maries. He has no opposition in his
party.
Chas. Stonebreaker OF Audubon
township went to Guthrie Center
last week with load of fine potatoes
He struck such good market that
he invested the proceeds in load of
farm machinery.
Fred Bell and wife of Ord Nebr.
and Ed Rich and mother Of Extra VI
sited with Will Bell and family at
Bear Grove Sunday. Fred came
through from Omaha on his touring
car. He will return the same way.
We hope the Audubon booster
committee will be able to get that
interurban road through from Des
Moines. Ii built it win be paying
proposition and add thousands of
dollars to real estate values along
the route. Let us all boost.
j. s. McLuen of Guthrie center
has come out as a candidate for State
Senator on the democratic ticket.
Sam has been quite prominent in the
business and political affairs Of his
county. Guthrie county although
strongly republican, at one time
elected Mr.. McLuen to the office of
sheriff. Mr.. McLuen is man of
ability and good Judgement and has
always taken an active part in poli.i-
cal affairs. HI was at one time Cam
didate for Auditor of State but went
down in defeat with his party. He
was strongly urged to come before
the June primary as a candidate for
Secretary of state and received extern
ded and favorable mention through
the state press. You will make no
mistake in putting cross before the
name of j. S. McLuen on June Sec
ond. If elected, he will look to the
interests Of the whole people. Mr..
McLuen is Guthrie center business
man and owns number of fine farms.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
News from the New England State,

If any one has any doubt as to the
virtue of Foley's Kidney Cure, they
need only to refer to Mr.. Alvin ri.
Simpson of Willimantic, Conn, who,
after almost losing hope of recovery,
on account of the failure of 80 many
remedies, finally tried Foley's Kidney
Cure, which he says was ''just the
thing" for him, as four bottles cured
him completely. He is now entirely
we'll and free from all the suffering in
cident to acute kidney trouble. Nick
Doffing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
Anticipated,

Did you ever figure out how much
few hundred dollars put aside every
year will amount to in timer"
YES answered Mr., Plodder A.
Long. But the man wifi whom in
vested 1t figured it out { ore I did,
and never gave me a chal at it,"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07

Insist upon DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. There are substitutes, but there
is only one original. 1t is healing sooth-
ing and cooling and is especially good
for piles. Sold by Nick Dotfing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
For Sale

The photograph gallery and fix
lures belonging to the estate of the
late Peter Anderson. Enquire at
Landmarks bank. ms
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
FOR SALE

New pool table and eight chars,
cost $21O. Will take$125 if sold at
once. m I
G.. e. MERIT
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
Gray News

Miss Ella Denton shopped in Man
ming Saturday.
Maxine Shingledecker has been
quite sick again.
The Rebeceas held special meet
ing Tuesday night.
The office inspector was here
the first Of the week.
Charlie Lynn Sundayed at the
Rob Grsenlee home.
Mr.. Grun returned to Gray from
Des Moines last week.
E. e. Rice and family were Aa-
dubon visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gray were
Manning shoppers, Monday.
No danger of drouth this spring,
getting plenty of rain these days.
Ella Forsbeek went to Manning
between trains Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mertz ate Sunday
dinner with Prof. White and wife.
Julius Hickman spent Sunday in
Audubon with his mother and other
friends.
The Misses Shaw, Bastendorf and
Schroeder were Manning shoppers
Saturday.
Mr.. M Crea is kept busy digging
cieterns, bitches, sewing wood, etc.
these days.
Messrs Farrell, Bridenstine and
Newell and families spent Sunday at
the Garmire home.
Pete Petersen has been siding, a
part of his house the past week and
is digging cistern.
Roy Packard is working with Jay
Bridenstine, and making his home
with them at present.
T. B. Creveling, wife and Irene and
also the Misses Hepp went to Man
ming Saturday in the auto.
Corner and Neitzel shipped cattle
to Chicago Sunday morning, Mr..
Neitzel going in with them.
George CARRIER sold his sorrel team
the first of the week. He feels lost
Of hi
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Altman will
move to Harlan soon. He was Gu
thrie Center visitor last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen McLachlin ar
rived here from New Jersey last
week to make this their home.
The little folks had good time
hanging May baskets last Friday
night. The writer received one.
Misses Slough and Bowen were
Carroll shoppers Saturday. The
greenhouse had to suffer that day.
Mesdames Dimick and Darlington
of Manning visited at the parental
home last Saturday at John Markley.
Mrs. w. j. Audas returned home
last Friday evening from her visit
at Malcolm, Des Moines and other
points.
The cold wave the past week Or
two put stop to all the house clean
ing, and heaters were very much in
demand.
Mr.. Charlie Mclaughlin took a
new buggy home with him to his
bachelor quarters Monday. Look
out now girls.
Dolph Carlson wrote back to friends
here that it took him over week to
get to Texas with Gray's car of goods
on account of floods.
Young Mr.. Roberts of Omaha is
here running the office and taking
care of Harry Bates business. He is
nephew of Mrs. Bates.
Miss Sadie Larry and cousin, Harry
Lacy of Cameron type spent Sunday
at the Rob Greenlee home and at
tended church in the evening.
Ormsby Beers is kept busy these
days. hanging paper. He papered the
Odd Fellows hall building clear
through. 1t will look fine in another
week, when the Dad Fellows and
Rebeccas pronounce 1t complete.
A white frost Saturday morning
finished up the fruit in this section,
it is thought. Let us all go down
to Virginia and see John Crows
folks these days as their straw berries
and garden-stutt is just ia the prime.
They have also planted an acre of Gu
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07

When you think of Indigestion think
of kodol, for it is without doubt the on
ly preparation that completely digests
all classes of food. And that is what
you need when you have indigestion or
stomach Notwithstanding that will
act promptly but thoroughly: some.
thing that will get right at the trouble
and do the very work itself for the stom-
ach by digesting the food that you eat
and that is Kodol. 1t is pleasant to
take. 1t is sold by Nick Dotfing-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07

WV <A' 4hs-oPCAAAAS SdC
Prayer Rev. Hayes
Roll Call
Minutes of Committee Meeting
Address Of Welcome - Ella Fors-
beck, N. G. of Gray Lodge
Responses Nellie Wicker, Audubon
Horace Bartlett, Brayton
Exemplifcation of Travelling
Password ------ - Gray Lodge
Music - --------- Brayton Lodge
Twelve O'clock Luncheon
loo p. M-Music Audubon Lodge
Presidents Address
Exemplification of Door Work
----------B rayton Lodge
disqualification of Balloting on
Candidates Audubon Lodge
Music ------------- Gray Lodge
Treasurers Report
Choosing Place of Next Convention
Election of Officers
Social Hour aud Six O'clock Banquet
500 P. N-Music 80 Brayton Lodge
Floor Work Audubon Lodge
Music -------G Gray Lodge
Question Box President
Music ---------- Audubon Lodge
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-07
County Convention Of Rebekahs

Following is the program of the
Audubon County Convention of
Rebekah Lodges, District No. 95:
1000 A. M.-Opening Ode
PRAYER Rev. Haves