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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02
PEORIA |. Whitfield
Surveyor For Audubon County Dies Al
His Home In Extra, Iowa

Mr.. p. |. Whitfield, the County Sur
veyor of Audubon county, passed
away at his home in Extra, December
20, 1907, at the age of Seventy-Fiye
Years and Ten Months. The funeral
obsequies were conducted at the Extra
Christian church by his pastor, Elder
G.. +. Poulsen, pastor Of that congre-
CATION, and the body was laid away
in the Extra Cemetery on Wednesday
afternoon following his death on last
Sunday morning. He was born at
Williamsport, Tennessee, February
20, 1882 His parents moved to lndi.
ana in 1888, where his father died. The
family came TO Keokuk county, Iowa,
in 1915. and to Cass couuty, at later
date, where his mother died in 1862
Mr.. Whitfield spent two years In col
lege at Muscatine and one year in
printing Office at Ottumwa, and some
time on a government survey in New
Mexico. He then returned and helped
to survey the Rock Island Railway
from Davenport TO Iowa City. In 1888
Mr.. Whitfield came TO Audubon county
and stopped at Hamlin's Grove when
there was only six houses in the entire
county Mr. Whitfield acted as land
agent and assisted in the laying out of
Omaha, Nebraska. He was appointed
organizing sheriff, and called the first
election held in Audubon county; this
was in April, 1856, and the cabin OF
John s. jenkins near where Oakheld
and Brayton is now located was the
voting place. On the first Monday of
the following August a general cleo
ton was held; Mr.. Whitfield was can
didate for county surveyor; was elect
ed and held the Office for twenty-five
years. la the spring of 1857 he moved
to Extra, and there he continued to
live until the day OF his death. He
was married on February %, 1860, to
Mss Louise G Montgomery, of Extra,
Iowa, q daughter of Mr.. l.. b. and
Fannie (Boyls) Montgomery; Mrs.
Whitfield was horn in Hancock county,
Illinois, and at the age of fifteen years
came with her parents to Extra. The
father was a native of Pennsylvania,
and the mother was born ia the State
of New York. both are dead and lie
buried in the Cemetery at Extra Mr..
and Mrs Whitfield were the parents Of
seven children: Clinton j. Whitfield;
Mary, the wife of Albert Sewell, at
Alamosa, Colorado; Minnie, the wife
Of ]. M, Barber, at Kirkman, Iowa:
Forest Whitfield, in South Dakota;
Car! G. Whitfield, out in Montana;
Elbridge Whitfield, of Chicago, Illinois;
and clara B. Whitfield, teacher;
most Of whom we're present at the
funeral Mr.. Whitfield was member
of the Independent Order OF odd
Fellows. MIR. and Mrs. Whitted we're
members of the Christian church. Her
father, Mr.. L. B Montgomery, was
one of the first settlers in Audubon
county. He was county superinten''
dent of schools for two terms.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02

of Atlantic; Anthony Davis, of near
Hamlin Station, an uncle OF the bride.
A merry band of friends had gone to
the Extra depot, Tuesday afternoon,
to see them safely started for Nevada,
where he is superintendent of the city
schools; and while they we're patiently
holding the sack, this happy pair just
sneaked of down to Brayton: took the
train from there, and now their Extra
friends declare by the great horned
spoons that they never can forgive
them for such measly trick.
Wednesday evening, January 2,
1908, the Extra Eastern Star Lodge
and the Extra Masonic Blue Lodge
held very pleasant and enthusiastic
Joint installation of their newly elected
and appointed officers. To make the
occasion all the more enjoyable Rev.
Fl. L Wissler, of Cincinnati, Iowa,
former Worthy Patron of Exodus
Chapter. was present and acted as the
installing officer for the Eastern Star:
EASTERN STAR OFFICERS
Mrs ID Z Stranger, Worthy Matron;
Mrs Lissie Gault, Associate Matron:
Doctor John Riley, Worthy Patron;
| Mrs A l. Voorhees,, Condolences;
Mrs Dena Statzell, Assistant;
| Mrs r G Watterson, Treasurer;
V B Hellyer, Secretary;
Mrs Anna McAninch, Adah;
Mrs A c Guernsey, Ruth;
Mrs Joe Wheeler, Esther;
| Miss Ethel Hicks, Martha;
Mrs John b Connrardy, Electa;
! Miss Emmaline Spencer, Organist;
| Mrs II Il Dimick, Sentinel;
Mrs r c Wafterson, Warder;
! Mrs Newell Jobes, Marshal
BLUE LODGE OFFICERS
John Schlater, Worshipful Master;
Fred Bartlett, Senior Warden;
! E d Powell, Junior Warden;
| Fred Walert, Treasurer;
! VB Hellyer, Secretary;
Thomas Coglan, Senior Deacon;
r Watterson, Junior Deacon;
Oscar Wheeler Senior Steward
Peter Jensen, Junior Steward;
H H Dimick, Tyler.
The ladies of The Eastern Star had
a tempting luncheon prepared which
they served to those assembled and
altogether a most enioyablesevening
was passed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02
Allison Post G A r

The following officers have been
chosen and will be installed on the
Ninth of January at the Court House,
to which the public is invited to attend
Following the ceremony luncheon will
be served by the Ladies Relief Corps:
Clark Wilson, Commander;
l. A McGinnis, Senior Vice:
Wesley Fl Jay, Junior Vice;
ID l. Thomas, Chaplain;
Ell w Wilson, Quarter Master;
A Culver, Surgeons;
A II Edwards, officer of the Day;
Martin Smith, Officer OF the Guards;
John N Brockway, Sentinel;
Ed B Cousins, Adjptant;
E Freeman, Sergeant Major;
RIA Ping, Quarter Master Sergeant;
D l. Thomas, Patriotic Instructor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02
Undertaking a
Speciality

ton and realization OF the hopes,
struggles and labors of these people
for the past twenty years. During all
OF these years the good people. of
Sharon township and vicinity had
gone about their daily and yearly vo.
cations with this one idea uppermost
in their minds. Many we're their dis
appointments and delays and many q
good man and woman have gone to
their last reward with their hopes un-
realized but firm TO the last In the be-
lief that 10 was soon to come. True 10
is that OF railroads on paperthey have
had many but now they have il in the
real article and the quiet of the hills
is now broken by the reverberations
of the locomotive whistle. On the beau
tiful New Years day the first passen-
ger train pulled into Kimballton load
ed to its utmost capacity with visitors
who came to help celebrate the event.
The holiday took on new aspect, the
flags of Denmark and America were
flug to the breeze, and all of Kimball-
ton and Sharon township were there
to meet the visitors, to cheer them and
bid them welcome. 1t was perhaps the
largest crowd ever seen in Kimballton
and all were intensely interested and
joyfully enthusiastic. All ages class
es and conditions were there repre-
sented to meet, mingle and pass con-
CALCULATIONS and the usually formal
Happy New Year to you" came forth
with a greater fervor and new mean
ing. Men whose locks were like the
driven snow, whose eyes we're dimmed
with years and whose footsteps totter-
ed were to be seen seemingly inspired
by return of youth. A bounteous
dinner provided by the good people of
Kimballton was there for all. After
dinner all who could gain entrance
gathered in the hall to listen to the
speeches To the causal observer 1t
was like any ordinary meeting, but to
him who looked deeper there could be
detected in the atmosphere and the
very attitude of the crowd an under
current which spoke Volumes There
we're short talks by the officers of the
new road, and from some who had la
bored hard in its behalf OF polished
speeches and gilded rhetoric there was
none, nothing but plain heart-to-heart
talks. The scene was bordering upon
the dramatic; twenty years of struggle
rewardeds and the road an accomplish
ed fact. The trials, labors and failures
of the past was here retold and their
memory served to sweeten aud enhance
the value of the hour of success.
AN EYE WITNESS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02
A HAPPY NEW YEAR AT KIMBALLrON

January lst, 1908, will in all proba-
bility become an important date in the
history of the town of Kimballton,
Iowa. The coming of that day brought
not only the new year but at the same
time it produced new oruer of things
A completed road bed, real loco
motive drawing real cars was there in
evidence to demonstrate the fact that
the long wearisome years of frequent
disappointment and delay had not
been spent in vain and that In the fut-
ure would usher In a new order of
things. That day marks the culmina-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02

be able pay bills the first of the coming We don't
you cheaper elsewhere
buy that's your business
1--WE undertaking business lifetime
they all knew the Smutneys
We will you with $4,000 you
competitor county didn't stay with We handle
strong battle and always in the lead VIII
6gh should will Are afraid OF OF compete
much banty weight afraid of chanedup ele
We have had business who tried tell how to
business Those didn't time that's lead
cnch AS Ed the bills wants to butt in We
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02

WANTED!-Good Horses and Mules
They must be we'll broke and fat. Bring
them TO my barn and let me see them
Also good brood mares for sale at all
times. II you have horse or mule for
So le bring it in; or If you want TO buy
good brood mares come aud see what
| have. f. o NIKLASoN, Audubon
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02

The Chicago aud Northwestern
Railway is using gasoline Motor
Car On its lines west Ut the Missouri
very fattering results The car at the
present Is In operation between Nor
folk, Nebraska, and Bonesteel, South
Dakota, making the "trip of l52 miles
daily la each direction; aud the car is
said 20 be popular with the travelling
public. Its found 10 be we'll adapted
30 their requirements and 10 operated
quite economically.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02

For sALE-Single and Rose Comb
Brown Leghorn Cockerels.
Mrs. G FL. HEUERMAN,
J0w3 Audubon Iowa, Route 2.
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DO you need glasses? Wait and see
Clifford Brooks who will be here al
Christmas time. Att
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02

For SALE!-Wh Wyandotte Cock
erels! MRS r. E. MILLER, Audubon
Iowa. Route Two! 474
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02

F. ROSENBLADT, M. d.
physician and Surgeon. Office up stairs IN
] Howald block, Telephone No. z, Audubon
Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02

Cut Flowers for all occasions
Leave yours orders with PRICK DRUG
90 stiff
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Cash poultry and egg market
Phone 23l, Audubon Produce Co.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02
For Sale

A wchoice male Duroc-Jersey pigs.
Call or write THOMAS LAW, r. +. ID.
No. 3. Att
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CHARLES L. SMITH, NJ. d.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Phone No 34I
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A. l.. BROOKS, NJ. D.
DHYslOIAN AND SURGEON. ONCE third
i door south Of Russells store, Auhuhcr
iowa.
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Plenty of'money for farm loans.
BoYSEN Il BEASoN.

a.. j. MANTZ
A TTORNEY AT LAW. ONCE over First Ma
n tional Bank, Audubon, Iowa,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02

K. +. OHILDS. NJ. ID.
DHYBlUIAN AND SURG EON. once rooms
over Frick's drug store building, Audubon
Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-02

AN EYE w ITNEss.
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have but motto and that is underse all competitors
wish to thank the people of Audubon and vicinity for
patronage during the 1907 if any
during 1908 give call and bear mind don't
unless it is saving of money you the quality be
New-York tribune., 1908-10-10
AMOUNT OF SG9, ,O38, goo DUE
Decree IN Consolidated Steamship
Lines Case Entered.

Portland Ne. Oct s.-A decree setting forth that
the amount due on the bonds and coupons Of the
Consolidated Steamship Lines of Maine, the hold
ing corporation of the various steamship companies
formerly controlled by c. w. Morse, of New YORK
which went into the hands of receivers after the
financial disturbance Of year ago, mortgaged 10
the American Trust Company, is S6SoSS2D, was
entered by Judge Putnam, in the United States
Circuit Court, here to-day. The court orders that
IF the indebtedness is not paid within five days
after the entry OF the decree all shares OF the
capital stock the various corporations mortsaged
10 the trust company shall be sold
The mortgaged stock Of the Consolidated
Steamship Lines was ordered 10 he sold as one
parcel the date of the sale 10 be fixed by the
masters.
A draft decree submitted to Judge Putnam to-
dav gives stockholders of the Eastern Steamship
Company until November "A to appear with 1nhds
sufficient 10 pay outstanding claims, and orders
the assets of the company sold at auction WITHIN
one month after the date mentioned. An upset
price Of s1.25GO00 for the assets is fixed judge
Putnam announced that formal entry of the de-
cree would be made at Boston next Monday,
prior to which date any party might file an
amendment.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-10
"TAXI' STRIKE OVER
Company Ends Last Hope OF RecoS-
ton for Union.

The diminishing numbe- Of striking chaufeurs
OF the New York Taxicab Company VINO were
still hoping that the company would recognize
chauneurs union affiliated with the teamsters ana
cabmcns union. sent a committee to see BAN
bridge Colby attorney for the company. yesterday
afternoon to ask that the company reconsider lIs
decision to recognize the existing union. Co'o-
mel NJ j. Rcgan. Of the State Board OF Arolti"-
ton who had tried TO adjust the differences pe-
tween the company and the strikers. told the conf
mittee that there~vyas no possible chance OF the
company reccnsiderng its decision and that the
company considered the strike over
The first six cabs sent out from the cd street
garage yesterday each carried two Central ofice
men. While the strikers have not been afraid OF
;he special officers il was believed they would
not take a chance on a cab which might hold two
real detectives In all sixty cabs we're sent OUT
during the morning. At noon Harry Allen preSl-
dent of the company, said he had ninety cabs out.
and announced that the company was ready |"
resume business on che same scale as before the
strike
Adolph p Folmer. a strike breaker arrested on
Thursday night complaint of cahtnan tor
soliciting business without license. had ms case
l.t ove> TWO strike breaking chauncurs were
fined s. each for reckless driving Another was
fpeu 3 for driving a smoking machine In Central
Park. William Lynch, of No 5lS West 4sth street
fined s. for throwing a brick at strike
breaker. William Dennis was fined - Tor oelhE
dsorderIy
The only incident anywhere near exciting yester-
day when big touring car ran into taNlcao
ar ed street and Broadway. The touring car ac-
cording to the chauffeur. filled with strikers.
The detectives in the cab fred their IeVolNei0
in the air, but the big got away.
James Jackson a cab driver, living at NO ZIo
last 74th street. was arrested late in the after-
noon on complaint of Charles Kinda, one OF the
strike breaking chauffeurs, following collision OF
their vehicles in 64th street, near Broadway. Jdch
son WAS released on bail. Kinda accused jackson
Of striking him in the face with his whip.
Strike sympathizers gathered near the garage IN
West Cpd street last night and one OF them threw
= brick which struck strike breaker on the
bead hurry call for an ambulance was sent to
Roosevelt Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-10
NEW JERSEY FEDERATION TO MEET

The semi-annuaI meeting Of TIRE New jersey
State Federation OF Wouen's clubs % &c Heia
this afternoon viii be IN the nature OF an outdoor
fete II viii meet in the Palisada Memorial FsfA,
SO called because il commentaries the enorts %
the New Jersey women u preserve the FaISadeS
Delegates have been asked TO bring box iuao1
cons and tea coffee and lemonade will be serve1
en- the grounds.
The New Jersey women took up the nSht tor -
preservation Of the Palisades after the fan ''
indian Head in 1897. Mrs John a. Holland tNrS
Cecilia Gaines OF Jersey city, being then presisne
of the Federation They formed an lnteFS'SIs
league and appealed TO the public for money !"
establish a PaIisade Park. but the Palsade inter
state Park Commission set aside tire site tor ~ M
mark and asked the wonea To use the money tao'
had collected for monument 20 cofnnleinofs.'
1hs. efforts Of the women Of New Jersey 10 pr
serve the Palisades. To-dayS meeting viii GEE
prat. the completion OF this long and arduodS
canpaign and standing on the site Of taa mon1-
r,ent the women will open their meeting by siaS
ing America" The president Mrs, r. H. pawsea.
viii then tell how the work was brought 20
concIus ion. and Franklin w Hopkins. represent
ing the Interstate PaI,sade Park Commission. "iA
give an address.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-10
Usage OIL LEASES.
Interior Department Says Indians
Rights We're Guarded.

Washington Oct. 9.--Another chapter in the con
troversy over the charges regarding the action "i
the government on oil land leases in Indian Terri
tory was furnished to-day when Frank Pierce, Act
ing Secretary of the Interior issued a supplement
tary statement in regard to the Usage oil land
leases Mr. Pierce says that as there have beeh
charges that the present administration faIied 70
safeguard the interests of the Indians he thought
it well to forth the exact truth The statement
adds:
In 1896 during a Democratic administration.
the entire Usage Indian RESERVATION. l4Ioeoo
certai,, I, p Foster for len Years from March
Is, 1895 the rate of royalty being fixed at 10 per
ter lease would terminate Congress provided
defnitely by statute for renewal OF tn!s IeSst ease
the President OF the United states shall deter
Said determination shall be evidenced by f nnng
with the Secretary of the Interior on or before
December 81 9O5 such determination
President and the Secretary absolutely no power
President vas directed to determine the ROYALTY
to be paid for oil Congress determined min o. the r
mined the area of the lease and the term for
Known or believed that the lessee was allied to
the Standard Oil Company, and the Department.
there is now such alliance. but it has no certain
knowledge as to this matter which SO far as the
as in any event the Secretary of the Interior
long as they obeved the laws Moreover in this
particular case the department had power TO do
nOtllnS except ItCOIIlllIeu ~ LiS lCSIutHt IilC
rate of royalty.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs investi-
gated the question of what would be reasonable
and adequate royalty for oil. and recommended
q the Secretary increase from 10 to X per
cent. The Secretary approved this report and
forwarded it to the President June s, 1905
The President the same date approved the
recommendation of the Secretary. and thus fixed
the royalty of 1215 per cent instead of 10 per
cent.
It be noted that this increase of
% per cent the royalty in force before that
time: also that at that time and until May l.
1905 the rate allowed for leases in the i've civ
iIized tribes 10 per cent. having been in
creased last spring to 1212 per cent by Secretary
Garfield. in conformity with the Presidents pre-
viOus action for the Usage oil; also that through
out the oil fields of Texas, Kansas and the East
the rate Of per cent is the usual one and rates
above 121a per cent seldom obtained,
by land owners of business, aCUmen-
New-York tribune., 1908-10-10
rgLEeRApHlc NEWS NOTES.

Cleveland, Oct. 9.-Samuel II. Brainsrd. twenty
eight years old who resigned recently a cashier
of the Medina County National Bank. arrested
here to-day by federal officials On charge of en-
beZzling $514 Of the banks funds. which. il is
said. had been made good ny his friends last June
Bail was furnished
Kansas city, Mo, oct 9.-Hen~y Bake, forty
two years old, once noted heavyweight pIgilist,
was run over and killed by a train here last night
Baker fought Jim Iedries eight rounds May l9
1897 in San Francisco.
Frankfort. Ky. oct. 9-F,aring an attack from
might riders OH Hickman Ky, Governor Wilson
has ordered Major Bsssett at Hopkinsville 10 dis
patch the Columbus company to the scene of the
trouble.
Chicago. oct. 9-Chicago Day. the annual ami
yersarN Of the great fire of ISL CeIebrat ed
to-day by the formal opening OF the $4,000
coo county building.
Abilene Kan. oct 9.-paniel Hart committed
suicide yesterday. following family troubles
While a child, it is said. Hart taken from an
orphan home by the late Mark Hanna. and was
--'"- 49, h""". family for a number of years.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-10
GAM AGENT GIVES OUT STATEMENT

[By Telegraph to The Tribure.I
Boston Oct 9-In regard to rUmors that +. n.
GAY & Co had been in financial troubles. state
ment was given out to-day by John I. Reynolds.
il. He said:
Acting under irrevocable power OF attorney |
have been managing the affairs of h. H. Gay x
% for the last two months More than 50 per
cent of the creditor banks have either aSSented to
a six months extension or expressed themselves
as favorable thereto.
The properties which have heen the heaviest
burden for the company are the Hudson River
Power Company and the Pittsburg, Binghamton &
Eastern Railroad
GAY K co. have number of gas, power and
traction properties among their assets, and eXpel Is
are now examining these. Much has been accom-
plished in the last month, and the atmosphere sur
rounding the company is good.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-10
LABOR FEDERATION SECRETS.
President of Cleveland Company Puts Gompers
in s'Ananias Club.

Cleveland Oct. 9.-Replying tonight to the
charges made by Samuel Gompers, president of
the American, Federation of Labor J. Ii Smith'
presideut of the Corporations Auxiliary Company
has addressed letter 10 Mr.. Gompers, reading In
part as follows:
If ,ou have been correctly quoted, you say that
.s1a conventions Of the American Federation OF
= noT are always in open session and the oilclSl
INV 1,rocaed{nss are given the press and pup
lie II YOUR purpose was TO convey the idea mat
there are nc secret sessions, and therefore none
,Uficn We could repC-t are you not eligible TO
membership in that famous club TO which many
have recently been assigned
Your official sessions may be open as You say,
Yet your unofficial sessions, committee meetings
and secret caucuses of which there are many, are
not only closed to the public and press but are
much more important and far-reachlng in tnelf
effects than YOUR Sc-called official sessions.
Do YOU not know il is well known fact that
practically all your official proceedings consist OF
The ratification Of the schemes cOncOcted at your
secret committee meetings and secret Caucuses?