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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06
FART LOANS
At 5 Per Cent. Complete set of
Abstract OF Title 10 all Lands
in Audubon COuHty.
CHAS. BAGLEY.

Doctor Carrie Bro0ks-WoOd, Dental off
ice opposite Commercial Savings Bank.
"A wedding permit has been grant
ed to Clara JorgenSen and Viggo
Rasmussen, both of Sharon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06
The Iowa Methodist Hospital
At Des MOines, Represented Here by Rev.
L. X. Billingsly, the Financial Sec.
rotary.

On Sunday morning and evening
the Rev. l.. K. Billingsly OF Des
Moines, spoke in the M. f. church,
presenting the interests OF the Iowa
Methodist Hospital which Is located
at Des Moines. Mr.. Billingsly is
acting under appointment by the Des
Moines conference as the Financial
Secretary and devotes his whole time
to soliciting funds for the benefit Of
that institution. The hospital was
opened for the reception OF patients In
January 1901. During the first year
$50 were received and treated, the one
building then in use having only forty
beds. Since then another building has
been erected and they have room for
10 beds. Last year they cared for
1859 patients and this yeor the number
will probably reach 1000. Plans are
now being made for third building
which will be erected during this year.
There are fifty nurses and staff Of
seventeen surgeons; and two ply sici-
ans who are on duty all the time
Although the hospital was organize.
| by the Methodist Episcopal church
and belongs to that denomination, all
people in need are received withoutre-
| gard to sect, creed, color or nationali-
| ty Those who are able to do so, pay
| for treatment and care. Those who
are not able to pay are given the same
care and treatment, rule OF the in
stitution being that the nurses shall
not know the one from the other.
Only one-fifth of the patients last year
were adherents of the Methodist church
| The board of directors is chosen by
| the four annual conferences in this
state and is backed by their moral
and financial support Subscriptions
are taken for the purpose OF erecting
buildings and paying the expenses OF
treating the many poor people who
are unable to pay for themselves. Mr..
Billinsly received pledges Sunday
morning from sixteen person amount
ing to more than three hundred dollars
to be paid in installments during the
next five years. The object is one OF
the most worthy and should have the
sympathy and support of the people OF
our state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06
Items OF Interest to the Renters
OF Audubon County, From
Washington Springs
South Dakota.
Jerauld County has Harvested Another
Crop that Is Second to None In the
u, 5.

The average amount OF twine pei
acre used by the farmers in Jerault
county was three pounds.
Hogs on the local market to-day are
worth six dollars per hundred.
The johnson Brothers were in town
the other day trying To rent farm for
next year and have written their bro
ther.in-law that South Dakota was
good enough for them, strange what
queer ideas people will get after rent
ing In Iowa for years and then har-
vest one of Jerauld counties crops.
"A letter from Carl Root who bought
land in Jerauld county last year writ
ten TO James Hunt, says that he never
raised better crop in his life.
Frank Hopley who bought farm in
Jerauld county last year gave the
young people time for their life. the
event being social hop in his large
new barn that he has Just completed
Texas, how about it? | never said a
word, still they have millions of acres
for sale in the Pan Handle, and If you
want to get piece of it you will have
to hurry as it will soon be all gone,
and the price is still going up.
Jerauld county Is located in the
about 80 miles from the Iowa line and
about 60 miles north of the Nebraska
line and Is strictly In the corn belt,
but III you arc looking for gold bricks
stay away from there as we don't raise
them In that country neither do we
raise Az bushels OF wheat per acre at
Sl.O0 per bushel, neither does Iowa.
viii Davis, living south Of Yves
slngton Springs over the line in Davi-
son county will have over 700 tons OF
alfalfa hay, he has just began to cut
his second crop, he has 1870 acres in
one field.
When you buy farm in Jerauld
county you are buying IL in country
that has made good, and you don't
have the whole country to select from
either as 90 per cent OF the land is not
on the market at any price, neither
Will one crop pay for the land even II
IL Is selling as cheap as itdoes in Can
da or Texas, and neither would one
crop pay for the land in Iowa when IL
was selling from. $500 to 5000 per
acre.
We have few improved farms for
sale In Jerauld county ut from $50. 90
TO S5O.uo per acre, and some unimprov-
ed quarters at from $40 90 to $35. 90
per acre on very easy terms.
When we sell you farm in Jerauld
county you buy IL the same as though
you were buying an Iowa farm, direct
from the owner at what IL Is worth ut
the present time and are not paying
some company $500 or $40, 90 per acre
to sell 1t to you.
Moral go with me aud see the coun-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06

Have you seen them YETI
The most useful little house
hold article ever invented,
Given away with ladies shoes
this month.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06
A New State Fair Feature

An entirely new feature for the Iowa
State Fair this year, Aug. 20-28, will
be pavilion night shows where all
prize winning live stock will be shown
under most favorable auspices. There
will be special program which will
show how domestic animals OF all
kinds are made use of in all the civil
lied countries Of the world. There will
be dairy maid show; trained collie
driving sheep, old fashioned teaming
with oxen and old style wagons, etc.
There will be best music and other
features, 1t will be at once u live
stock show and hippodrome. On the
last night, August %, the race track
show will be combined with the pavil-
ion show and Liberati will furnish the
music for the greatest show of this
kind ever given at q Fair.
The reduced rates granted for the
Iowa Fair will be appreciated by all
Iowa people. The rate will be cent
aud half per mile each way.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06

Miss Julia Smutney, ofDes Moines
is here for visit with her brother,
Edd Smutney, tie furniture man.
The Christian church people are
away for a picnic, today, in the Stan
ley Grove on the banks OF the 'Botna
over southeast from Audubon.
Mary had merry Wid,"
With trimmings white and blue,
And everywhere that Mary went
That lid shut out the view.
Exchange.
Mrs. Nelson and daughter, Miss
Laura Nelson, of Harlan, arrived on
last evening for visit with her son,
r. ID. Nelson, Cashier of Farmers
State Bank, and his wife.
Clarence Drake and wife departed
last evening for Boston. At Chicago
they will join trainload made up OF
nothing but printers, swing around NJ
into Canada and come down through
the Green Mountains of Vermont.
This community was blessed by a
copious rain last night, accompanied
by an electric display during which
lightning burned up two oat stacks
belonging to Mr.. Settlemire, north OF
town.
Clifford Brooks was kept very
busy last week with his optical work.
Hegives notice that before many weeks
he will return to the University.
Doctor w. J. Charters, Extracting
Specialist, located over First National
Bank at Extra, does first-class work.
Write or call and see him. lift
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06
SENATOR
ALLISON
dead.
27 SENATORS WILL
COME TO FUNERAL
WILL REACH DUBUQUE IN
PRIVATE CAR SATURDAY
FUNERAL TO BE HELD SATUR-
DAY AFTERNOON AT A. O'CLOCK

DUBUQUE, IOWA. AUGUST 4, 1908.
Senator William b. Allison is dead
This announcement came this after
noon at One O'clock and Thirty three
Minutes from his residence on Locust
Street, where hehad passed away, and
struck the community, the people of
the state and the nation like thun'
derbolt from clear sky. The end
came as the result of sudden heart
weakness, according to the statement
of Doctors Hancock and Lewis, his
attending physicians.
Three weeks ago Senator Allison
consulted Chicago physician and a
fortnight ago the senator went to the
country home OF Mrs. Fanny Stout, a
few miles from the city, to escape the
torrid heat and secure the benefit OF
country air and quiet. He remained
at the home of Mrs. Stout until last
Saturday morning when hewas moved
back to his city home. During last
week nurses were supplied to care for
the senator for the first time since his
illness and this was the first intima-
ton any one had of q change for the
worse in his condition. The senator
lost consciousness after last Saturday
and did net regain his mental facul-
ties up to the time of his death. He
had been under the constant sur
VIGILANCE of physicians for the last few
days. Saturday morning when Sena-
Tor Allison was removed to his city
home his condition grewrapidly worse
His mental vigor was wholly spent and
his condition was one Of absolute de-
pendence. Two nurses were in con-
slant attendance upon him, while every
means was adopted to insure his rest.
Senator Allison suffered from the
worst form Of prostate enlargement,
which made relief difficult and result.
ed in state Of coma. Kidney trouble
also added to the ailment. AS is usual
in such cases the senator suffered fire.
quently from periods Of faintness and
weakness and while these continued he
lost possession of his faculties. These
spells have frequently occurred OF late
and the last OF them had its beginning
on Friday, and finally resulting in the
patients death. Funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon at Four O'clock.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06

try for yourself, you can make the
trip in three days and the fare is only
70 w for, the round trip whether you
buy land or not,
Respectfully.
-, II. G.. Leach,
Phone ql3 Audubon, Ia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06
The County Shoot

The annual meeting OF the Audubon
Gun Club was held at the Fair Grounds
on Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. Mr.. George Maxwell, the one
armed professional, was high gun, he
breaking 1897 targets out OF 400. The
other professionals scoring as follows
Fred Gilbert 382
~ Mine $1,000 -----------. --------3I6
IL IL FltslmmOnS- -----------------370
r @ Whitney 304
the county shooters score card each
looked this way:
g Petty -370
Frank Adams 1854
Fred Vermilya 1862
rern anderson 5O1
II w Wilson, ------------------5O f
y ~ lulDObL- ------ ------ $1,000 O4O
Fred Campbell won the Commercial
Club Cup handicamp shoot by break
ing forty-seven targets out Of the pos
sible fifty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-06

G. S, McLeran, D. D. S. office over
Smiths Drug Store, Audubon.
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Her Experience Dear.

But you surely make enough out
Of them now ] observed. You're
more fortunate than thousands"
"Ah-nOw," she answered. Yes, 1
win just a little row. But 7 bought
nv experience pretty dearly"
They ali do mat" 1 laughed.
Those who court capricious Fortune
must be prepared TO Withstand her
frowns as well as her smiles.
she didn't frown on noe when / first
played-she cursed me- the old wo-
man declared vehemently. Il had the
most outTag eously bad luck"
well, I wish madame good fortune
today" I answered. smiling. and
turning. left her.
At about 4 o'clock I CHANGED TO pass
the center table. whereat the dark
complexionsd young man usually play
ed, and noticed him sitting there, d
friend standing behind him. he had
stiu his card before him. as usual reg
istering. Mott 7r Viau was sitting or
posite with her shabby old purse and
twenty CT thirty louis piled before her
/ took Q turn round the treute-et-
quaraErN rooms, rs is my habit each
hour OF the day, then returned TO the
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The Vengeance of Mother Viau

''Ah, 1t is too valuable to part with,
she answered. Besides, why should
I aid the tripOt? You remember two
months ago, when I had a louis on
cling hut and won, and that fool OF a
crOupier paid it TO a thief OF a Rus
sian. the chief de partie refused 20 pay
ne. although / complained 10 the ad-
ministration. They treated me with
contempt because / was an old woman.
and now ! don't mean to assist them,
although it is in my power" and she
gave vent to low grunt OF self-satis-
faction.
The idea OF the half-witted Mother
Niau being IN a position TO assist the
administration OF the Casino was too
absurd, and / could not refrain from
laughing. / knew well this grievance
over the cinQ-huit incident, bat the
whole matter had been thoroughly in
yesugaJed IN the bureau Of the aGrlin-
istTatiOn. and II had been proved most
c0nClusively that the louis was not
hers.
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The croupier's voice sounded above
the hum, the wheel was spun. and the
ball once more fell, when, to the
amazement Of all. in the same monot-
ouous tones there arose the words.
HUT! Noir, pair Ell manquer"
The young man, by that single turn
Of the wheel. had won three thousand
four hundred francs, and quite a SEN
sation was caused as a few moments
later the croupier took the note which
had been sraked, spread it before him,
and. adding others, folded them in
half and handed them across to him,
saying;
"Troi mile cinq cents francs,
m'sieur," then, almost without q
pause, added. ''MessieUTs, faites vos
jeuxp'
To this invitation the young man did
not respond. but remained carefully
registering the numbers, until about
6 O'Clock he got up, bowed TO Mother
Viau, who took his chair, and then
walked jauntily out.
Half an nOur afterward the eccentric
Old lady, in passing me on her way TO
the atrium, exclaimed:
Mon dieul What a coup! You " ere
there and saw it, If he had played on
the quarter premier 1 could have IN
derstood. But to follow the hut
amazing"
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And madame has wop today?' l
inquireC
"Ah, - m sieur. This Is one Of my
bad days, you know" and she sighed
mournfully. as is the habit Of elderly
people. Then she hobbled away.
Regularly each day the young man
who had effected the coup returned to
the same table with his pencil and
card, playing but little, but always
diligently registering the winning mum
bers.
For fully a week I saw nothing of
Mother Viau. The absence of such a
regular attendant was commented up
on by the croupiefs. and 10 was con-
Guided that her old enemy the as,h-
ma was troubling her az 81. Like
many aged people. she was fond OF
discussing her ailments. and her astn-
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PerSOnal
tin, of the Surveillance Department, 7,

table and watched the play. There
Glanced u be more people in the
rooms than usual that afternoon. and,
with one or two heavy players. the
game was running pretty swiftly and
with just a little exeit ement, for one
man was losing heavily. with luck en-
tirely against him Like most men
who are not in the habit Of playing,
with the loss Of hts money he had lost
mis- self-control ana was now hingins
on notes and louis recklessly.
Suddenly zero turned up. whereupon
the young man, whose name had
discovered To ne FeTdlnaHd0 Bordoni.
an Italian from Milan. placed four
hundred francs "a cheval upon the
numbers Z and Is
"Messieurs faites vos jeuxr' cried
the croupIer. The game was made.
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tendants had returned and the crou-
pier had placed the notes beneath the
little brass grating before him.
The young Italian seemed prsoccu-
pied for a moment. consulting his
card; then after an apparent calcula-
ton, placed 4 note upon the number s.
He lost Six times IN succession he
lost, trying various numbers, when,
in desperation, he placed his stake
again upon &. with the maximum on
the black.
The ball fell with rattle and hn1l
click.
HUT! Noir pair e. manque." cried
the crOupieE.
lie had won another 1900 francs.
At this moment the excitement be-
came intense, for the croupiers, after
counting rapidly all the money re-
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ma was always aar pet subject Of con
versauou
one brilliant afternoon. as I stood
on the Cssi1o steps talking with two
men, I saw her approaching, Hobbling
painfully as usual, but wearing a new
bonnet OF rather gayer appearance
than her usual headgear. and a dress
of black, watered silk. relieved by
some violet at the collar. She carried
the weII-worn bag. and greeted me as.
leaning heavily upon her stick and
pausing TO regain her breath, she
gained the top "a ;he steps
YES I've been aid up, she an
swered in reply 80 my question. My
cough is so troublesome and my
breathing so bad that I don't get any
sleep at night, DR.. Johnson-Lavis
says it's nothing, but I'm an Old WON
an. and L suppose he doesn't Ike 10
tell me the truth-thar I'm worn ont
NO. no, madame" I laughed. You
must not libel yourself. 1 fancy YOU
catch cold when YOU come out Of the
rooms They are always too hot, and
as YOU walk home the dew is falling
and the cold wind comes In from the
sea"
perhaps you're right, m'sieur, she
replied. Perhaps you're right l
shall have to take greater care OF
myself and go backwards and for
wards in closed cabs. much as / hate
them. I had my own carriage once,
before the tripot ruined me
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JeWelry of RdmeSeS Family Found

Theodore NJ. Davis excavations in
the Valley OF the Tombs Of the Kings
at Thebes have again been rewarded
by the discovery of royal treasure,
writes Professor Sayce in The London
Times. In a chamber cut out OF the
rock at the bottom OF a shaft some
thirty feet deep he and his assistant,
Nh. AyTton, have discovered the jewel
~ Of Queen Tausert, the granddaugh-
ter of Rameses II, and the last sover-
eign Of the nineteenth dynasty.
The chamber was filed with clay
washed into it before the entrance TO
the shaft had been closed, and con-
cealed by the fallen debris Of the cliff
above. and in the course OF centuries
the clay had become almost as hard
as stone. The work Of extracting the
Jewels that were embedded in 1t has,
consequently. been long and arduous
more especially as they were strewn In
different directions
The tomb. IL would seem, was orlgi-
nally that of some private individual
and the jewels must have been re-
moved from the Queens own tomb and
thrown into it for some unknown rea-
sen. Probably they were at the time
in wooden box, which has now per
ished.
The inscriptions on some OF the jew
elry make II clear that Tausert was
married 10 Seti II, the grandson OF
Rameses II; some of the objects, in
fart. belonged 10 that Pharaoh. Two
large golden epaulets. for example, bear
the Kings name. and are formed OF
poppy heads hanging from a plate
which itself hangs from q golden bar.
OF rather screw. Al the two ends OF
this latter are roseate and a blossom
OF globular shape, when ars screwed
onto the bar
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Big Winning Repeated.

Suddenly the gray whlskered man
WFo had played on the first day OF bis
success made his appearance behind
Madame Viau. and placed one hundred
francs eH plein on the number S.
He won, ard BOrdoni also won, hay
Ing staked three thousand francs on
the first dozen.
Once again at the table the excite
mont grew intense. for about o'clock
the young italian. whose luck was lit
tie short or marvellous, winning two
zeros In succession, again broke the
bank
Again the seventy thousand francs
allotted % the table on the commence
ment OF the play was replenished. but
ere the rooms closed that night Bor-
doni and the stranger opposite, who
merely exchanged smiles Of satisfac-
ton now and then. had won the whole
Of that sum, IN addition to that lost
BY other players.
When the cTOupier had cried Mes
sieurs, la dernieret' and the ball had
fallen for the last time. I caught sight
OF old Mother Viau anC saw how agi-
tated she was. Our eyes met. She
smiled at me IN triumph.
Next day. and the next. both men
played, ana, although they did not
actually break the bank. their win
nings were enormous. They lost sell
dom, but, playing judiciously, and
never with stakes less than a thou
sand francs. any losses were quickly
recouped by the extraordinary luck
which had come to them.
After a week during which the pair
now joined openly by Mother Viau.
who tossed on her notes just as vigor-
ousiy as they dId-played necessarily
IIom the opening Of the rooms TIL the
close only aUsentiug themselves ten
minutes day in order TO get a drink
OF lemonade and eat a sandwich. the
trio became the center Of attraction.
Their winnings were so phenomenal
mat The table was now given 2OJ.OO0
francs day instead OF 10000 In or
der that the bank should not be so fire.
quently broken. Sometimes. Of course.
they mad short run Of III fortune. but
II quickly passed. and they would at
once regain by playing Ell pleln on S
or 2, or a chevaI on 70 ard Is. on Il
and i, or on Is and 81
II II were A system it was certainly
a remarkable one. for they seemed to
have actually vanquished the hazard.
Indeed, so serious an aspect did mat
ters assume within a fortnight that
the administration were beginning TO
feel uncomfortable. for never IN the
history OF the Casino had such per
sistent good luck followed a trio Of
players. II seemed as though they
could not lose.
l had. OF course. long before re-
ceived orders 70 keep a strict watch
and try and discover upon what cal
culations the remarkable system was
based, but. although I had several
chats with Mother Viau, l could. how
ever. learn nothing.
i warned you once that De Thezil-
lat would pay half a million for my
secret. m sieur," she had answered.
smiling mysteriously. You laughed
then. I wonder whether De ThezIIlat
laughs now?"
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al Watched Lucky Two.

The excitement had by this time
Increased, and when the croupier in
vited those around tIe table 20 put
down their stakes. scarcely a piece
was put on. All eyes were upon the
two lucky players. The young Italian,
looking up. noticed this and flushed
slightly, as If annoyed at being the
cynosure Of so many envious eyes,
but slowly, very slowly, he took one
of the notes he had won, folded il,
held il in hesitation for & second. then
placed il a Cheval on the line between
IS and g.
AT that instant Mother Viau, ever
ready to play, flung a louis on zero
with the dexterity of a croupier.
The ball fell. zero won. and the ugly
old lady crooned to herself as she
piled before her the 40 francs she
won.
Again the Italian played and lost,
and even again. with the same result
The gray haired man held back lie
Was not a habitue OF ths rooms, but
was, no doubt, a prudent player. Bor-
DOM had lost six times i'll succession,
when at last he placed a folded note
f-il t'l'-lA blt the hAtlDtE -
The excitement, which had been
only momentary, had now died down,
only, however, TO be revived by the
croupier's announcement a few mo-
ments later,
"Vmgt-uuatre! Noir, pair ct passe,"
A chorus OF EXPLANATIONS followed,
for the lucky PLAYER had again won
the maximum.
The gray-haired man on the oppo-
site side Of the table glanced across
at him and knit his brows with envy.
Then, counting some gold he pushed
II into zero.
Again the bah was launched. ard
again it fell-on zero.
Once more the croupier paid out
5000 francs, at the same time ringing
his little bell and sending one OF the
blue-coated attendants with parcels of
gold to exchange for notes at the
other tables.
MessieuTs, faites vos jeuxi''
Again the cry sounded after the at