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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
AN OBITUARY OF MRS. BOWMAN
A Victim of the Railroad Accident
Over at Coon Rapids, Iowa

We take the following from The Coon
Rapids Enterprise concerning the life
and death of Mrs Bowman:
Mrs. Gertrude Bowman, one of the
victims of the terrible railroad accident,
died on Friday morning, October 4, 1909.
AT frst II was thought that she was not
seriously hurt, the excitement and
anxiety for her children and mother
who were seriously injured no doubt
giving her strength and courage fan
beyond her normal strength. Then, too,
the injuries being internal We're not SC
easily noticeable and the doctors had to
wait a short time for developments
The death of this good woman isl pecu-
liarly sad one, her life passing out when
four children most needed her care and
in II way very deplorable and shocking.
To those bereft the sympathy of entire
community goes out in tenderness.
Gertrude Gillispie- Bowman was born
in Viola township, Audubon county,
Iowa, October g. 1876, being thirty three
years old ON the day of her burial. She
grew to womanhood in Viola township
and lived there all her life except four
years which time she lived over in Coon
hlpi'lS DIV WIS Tue tlIcSI UtuknIeT Oh
Catherine and George Gillispie On
December ~ 1896, she was united in
marriage to j unes Edward Bowman and
TO this union We're born four children,
namely Harold Edward Bowman. aged
eleven years: George Wilson Bowman,
aged eight; Charles Clifford Bowman,
aged five; Corine Bowman, aged two
years, Besides leaving u husband and
four children TO mourn her death there
are n father mother, five sisters, three
brothers, all of whom were present ut
the funeral and mourn her loss. She was
a woman ofkind and angelic disposition
II loving and ideal mother and wife,
very fond of home and her children. She
was loved and respected by all who knew
her and will be greatly missed i'm the
community in which she lived. She was
for years II member of the Methodist
church ut Viola Center. The funeral
sermon was preached at the home of
Mr.. Will Bowman in Coon Rapids, Iowa,
by Rev. John +. Gibson, of the Metho-
dist church. on the Sunday morning
following at / of the clock. Her remains
were laid away in the Coon Rapids
Cemetery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
BY ALBERT C. ROSS
DANGER IN PROSPERITY.

1t seems almost contradictory that
prosperity can introduce an element of
danger but at this time such is the case.
At no other period in the history of the
west have farmers been so prosperous as
for the past five years. Prices of all
farm products are high, farmers are
coming money and good farm lands
have doubled in price. The reason Of
it is the great demand for food products,
Labor is actively employed, wages are
good and consumption at its highest.
In this everything is the most favorable
possible for the farmers of the country
But along with the high prices upon
which the farmers prosperity rests there
is all over the land widespread com
plant over the cost of living Every
opponent of the present tariff legislation
of the country is taking advantage of
these conditions to insist that tariff re-
duction is necessary in order to reduce
the necessities of life The cost of living
must he reduced. To the men who work
in our cities the present cost of living is
high and in some cases is a serious bur
den. This fact makes these people easy
to reach with any promise of easier con
ditions. And so it comes about that they
will vote for low tariffs upon the promise
of cheaper prices. The facts are that
hfarl, Of raln toe, 10,
products of the farm and not of the fac
tory. 1t is food and not clothing that
has SO greatly advanced in price. An
advance in the price of raw cotton has
somewhat raised the price of cotton
goods. Wooden goods and shoes have
made little or no advance. Ordinary
metal goods used in the husehold are
but little advance. Fuel is about the
same price it has been for years. But
food is high and farm lands are high be-
cause this is So.
The complaint against prices may lead
to the election of "A Democratic president
in 1912, Sufficient dissatisfaction will
easily produce that result To reverse
the present protective policy of the coun
try would mean business stagnation,
business stagnation would largely reduce
consumption and reduce the price of
food products. A material reduction in
the price of food products, would in turn
destroy the farmers prosperity and re-
duce the price of every acre of farm
land in Iowa from $40 to $25. This dan
ger to some degree confronts Iowa, farm
ers in the midst of the most prosperous
conditions they have ever known. -Adel
News
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
Best Business Friend

Without any thought of sentiment or
suggestion that we owe allegiance 10
anyone, the cold hard truth il that the
retail merchants of our town are the
best business friends we have. You
meyer ordered $40 lightning rod of
your home merchant and then found
your note for thousand dollars in the
bank next day rs n result Gon never
paid him $50 for a range that warped
out of shape in six months without
your wife getting the money back. He
never charged you S15 for trailer
buggy that you found ont afterward
could be bought anywhere for $50 The
home merchant lives where he does bust
ness and his success depends on making
u friend of you and your neighbor and
he knows how to make good " He is
now the one great factor in our CONNER
cial system and this is true solely because
he renders ms better service than we can
get elsewhere Take him away and our
home town is gone Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
Cannot BE Carried Against Lives OF
Those Who Nav be Killed

The owners of automobiles Us well as
the general public may be interested in
the following discussion rs to insurance
against accident and the personal labil-
ity of the owner and drivers Of such We
hicles: ...
The owner of IN automobile may in
sure his car against fire or other casual.
ties and he may insure his own life
against death or injury, but he cannot
take out insurance that will cover the
man that is run over by his car. In
other words, he can not shift that re-
sponsibility. He must himself be held
responsible for such accidents. The
theory of the laws and the decisions is
that it would be contrary to public policy
TO permit reckless drivers TO take out
such insurance. Owners of cars who
hire chauffeurs to operate them, we take
it, may take out insurance under the
employers liability laws. That il no
man should be prevented from insuring
himself against accidents i'm which he is
not directly concerned. But the law i'm
such cases should hold the hired chauf.
feur personally responsible and i'm certain
contingencies might try him for murder.
The owner OF "a car should be allowed to
insure himself against the mistakes or
the recklessness of hired man, the same
as other employers of labor are now per
mitted to take ont insurance. But the
man who is driving car should be held
personally responsible for all accidents
that are caused by such operation of
car on the streets or highways Any
other course would be fraught with
great danger to the public for it would
cause reckless driving to be carried to
the limits
Such is the effect of the decision re,
Gently rendered by the attorney general
of the state and it is not likely that the
laws will be changed in this respect.
Good public policy demands an adherence
to the theory of personal responsibility
on the part Of the man who is driving
an automobile.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
AN INTERURBAN RAILROAD
DIES MONIES, COUNCIL BLUFFS,
OMAHA RAILWAY COMPANY
Business Men OF Guthrie Center Unite
In Urging Subscriptions to the
Stock of This New Company


The Guthrian Of Guthrie Center gives
an enthusiastic account of meeting of
the business men of that place in the
interest of the new Inter urban Railway
from Des Moines to Omaho by way of
Audubon, The Guthrian says:
meeting of representative business
men of Guthrie Center was held i'm the
rooms of the First National Bank on
Friday last to discuss ways and means
for the construction of an Inter urban
Railway from Des Moines 10 Council
Bluffs, NJ, III, Miller, Vice President
and general manager of the Des Moines
and Sioux City Inter urban was present
w, ID, Milligan was made chairman and
II. A. Grissell secretary Of the meeting.
Mr. Miller stated that in order TO secure
the road il was necessary for the coun-
ties Of Guthrie, Audubon, Shelby to raise
| subscription OF stock to the amount OF
$3.50, 600 each; that Audubon and Shelby
had already raised about half of their
quota On motion Of II. G. Lame, which
was carried, an effort will be made to
secure the stock in this county. Doctor
Bower moved that committee be ap.
pointed 10 draw up stock subscription
ilN Nll'iil NllItlHltNl IptlOIS
Bower, Forlice, l4onsdale, A.. b. GILES
pie, l.. G.. Lane, The committee report
ed the following blank which was adopt
ed. The stock is not assessable. You
pay for only what You subscribe for and
ny the work on the road progresses. Ii
Is a safe investment as il draws the six
per cent dividend of first money earned
after the five per cent interest is paid
ON the hondson u road running through
the best part of the best state in United
States, In other words IL represents II
second mortgage on all property of the
company. The road will always he man.
aged by board of the best and most
honorable business men of the towns
along the line rs they only are qualified
to be directors they only having one
share of common stock H. most cases,
balance of common stock being held in
trust by the treasurer 90 prevent any
chance OF anyone selling any ta enemies
who might want 10 injure the company
or speculate. The directors are in near
" every case your leading banker of
your own town who represents You and
IN in II position 10 irresponsible for good
management SO You see no spectators
can possibly go along the line, jump up
and get control as there is no object for
the directors to sell rs the Investment
would not be an induccment to betray
clients and dopositors Of their banks.
Every precaution has been taken to
make this six per cent preferred stock
absolutely safe for the people and no
possible chance for any graft whatever,
SO that the road will always he owned
by the people and operated for their
benefit and convenience.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
State Teachers Association

The Iowa State Teachers Association
will be held in Des Moines on November
4, 3, 6, 1890. Business headquarters
will be at the Slavery Hotel. Railroad
rates will be one and half fare for the
round trip The rates at the hotels will
be from fifty cents a day, where two oc-
cupy the same room, to three dollars
for one person; European plan; meals at
cafes, Write to State Superintendent
for program.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
Residence Lot Sale

Notice is hereby given that the Luth-
eran Congregation at Elk Horn, Iowa,
will offer for sale about 40 choice resi-
dence lots on the beautiful college
heights addition adjoining the Danish
Lutheran church and college at Elk
Horn, on Saturday, October 30, at 1O
o'clock I'm.
Terms are one-fifth cash and the bal
ance March /, 1910
JENS RASMUSSEN,
Alb Route I, Elk Horn, La. Sec.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
Two Dollars a Year

Is the bargain rate secured by this
paper for subscriptions to The Des
Moines Evening Tribune from now to
January /, 1911. Regular price is $3
for II months The Evening Tribune
publishes the latest National and State
telegraph news, reliable market reports,
honest editorials, excellent magazine
features and no offensive advertisements.
Exery issue is an ideal home newspaper
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
Good Farm for Sale

A well improved farm of 100 acres ten
miles east of Audubon. Good six room
house, barn 24x50, crib and granary 23
feet square, two wells, and water in
pasture containing 25 acres, 60 acres
seeded down One third to one half
cash and balance can remain on the farm
Inquire at this office 30tf
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
Anita Had BIG Fire

On Monday evening October II, Anita
had u destructive fire. II commenced
in IA livery barn which was consumed.
together with three head Of horses and
most all the carriages and other contents,
including u large quantity Of hay and
grain. II also burned u blacksmith shop
and with much difficulty the lumber
yard and Touring mill were saved
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
Big Apples For Sale I!

Apples for sale at Twenty-Five Cents
per bushel; all hand picked. AT the J.
II. Black farm, Two and One-half Miles
West of Griswold Iowa.
41-S GLENN BLACK, Proprietor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21

Get Col. Mertz to cry your sale. 4ltf
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-21
Wanted!

Good horses for market. Good farm
mares for sale at all times. f. .. NIX
LASON, Audubon, Iowa.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22
Fifty Dollar Dinners.

DINNERS at $50 n plate are as COM
mon in New York as Eve dollar din
ners are In London and Paris" said a
chef. "Our extravagant dinners are
no better than the cheaper foreign
ones. Their cost Is caused not by the
exquisite cooking Of exquisite materi-
ais. but by the use Of exotic foods
whose expense h their chief recon-
mendation. What do I mean by ex-
otic foods? Well. ! mean cane sugar
instead Of the ordinary beet root kind
for the compete; I mean Wild rice In
stead Of the cultivated for the canvas
back; mean sole brought alive from
England and sterlet from Russia. when
our own native fish Is better condl-
toned: I mean dollhouse strawber.
ries as big as apples. pears rs big ~
coccanuts and grapes as big as peaches.
all tasting rather like raw pumpkin
but looking very fine In blizzard
weather Foolish foods; but. then.
it's only foolish people who eat fifty
dollar dinners. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22
Long MINDED Preachers.

Dean LEROY. who expressed the
opinion that ten minutes IN long
enough for sermon. would have met
with scant sympathy from some d..
vines OF past centuries. says the West.
minister Gazette.
Thomas Hooker considered three
hours fair average allowance for n
sermon. though. ON one occasion. when
he was III. he let his congregation OF
more lightly. Pausing nc the end OF
fifteen minutes. he rested awhile and
then continued his homily for two
hours longer. Cranmer's sermons were
each small book when set up In typ
and Baxter. Knox. Bunyan and Calvin
rarely reached Lastly. my brethren"
under two hours.
George Herbert once s.. Ia: THE par.
500 exceeds not an hour in preaching.
because all ages have thought that a
competency" but n certain rector Of
BiIbnry. Worcestershire. was OF an.
other opinion. for he never sat down
under two hours. The squire. we
learn. usually withdrew after the text
was announced. smoked his pipe out
side and returned for the blessing.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22

Under the head OF Japanese Delica-
a." the Berlin Prometheus gives a
MT of some Of the queer things which
are served to citizens Of the Flowcry
Kingdom who "hsve a refined taste.
IN the provinces which are so distant
from the sen that fresh fish cannot be
obtained readily. and where meat Is
not abundant. snakes and lizards are
considered good food and are prepared
In many ways. Grasshoppers rank
among the real delicacies. They are
always kept in captivity without food
for a day. then bathed and decapitated
and made ieglcss. Heads and legs
must be torn of. never cut They are
served In various ways, but dry. with
A salad dressing. n the most popuiar-
An insect OF the bee family which lives
IN the earth II also much sought.
This Is served with sugar or honey
when eaten raw. but II Is also made
into porridge. The chrysanthemum
exists not only In the poetry and art
Of the Japanese. but has an important
place on tine table. where 1t h met m
salad. candy and stew.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22

The negroes OF Africa are simple and
direct IN speech. II never occurs to
them. writes Mr.. X. II. Milligan IN
The Jungle Folk In Africa" that the
purpose OF language Is to conceal
thought. and to commiserate the Afri-
can for his color Is waste of SYM
patty. In illustration Of this Mr.. Nil.
ligsa gives an amusing conversation
with ono Of his pupils. One day when
I was talking to Bojedi something In
the course Of the conversation prompt.
III me 20 ask him whether he would
like to bs a white man. He replied
respectfully but emphatically I'm the
negative. wished 10 know his rea-
son. He hesitatsd to tell me, but ]
was insistsnt. and at last no replied:
swell. we think that We are better
looking
gasped when I thought Of the vast.
ly III looking faces had seen IN the
jungiea. and In apology for myself
said:
But you have not seen ds In our
own country. where there II no ma.
laris and where we are not yellow and
green"
He quietly asked what color We were
In our own country. to which I prompt.
ly replied. "Pink and white"
Looking at me steadily for mo-
ment. he remarked:
"Mr, Miiligan. II should see you IN
your own country I don't believe !
should know you"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22
LET'S STICK TO HOME RULE.

Arguing In favor OF local self gov.
eminent as opposed to Capitalization
the Current Issue says:
Each community is the best Judge
Of the local conditions and needs
and OF the good sense and practica.
bility OF new regulations to be lnau.
gurated outside OF the laws recogniz-
ed by all civilized lands as necessary
for the protection OF life and prop
erty and the preservation OF public
order.
The history of mining and boom
towns in the West Is an Illustration.
In their earleir days some OF them
were wild enough and tough enough
to satisfy the very Widest Ike Of
Wyoming. But they have mostly
been brought under the sway OF peace
and good order. not by a majority
vote of moralists living in distant
part OF the state or In other states.
but by the gradual self correction Of
local evolution and home rule As
property and vested rights increased
and the towns became more and more
the representatives of homes and
families and less and less the embodi-
ment OF the camp and the carousal,
solid and conservative citizenship in
variably assumed direction of Affairs,
and the community steadied itself for
its progress and good order.
THAT more was done for such com
munties and done more consistently
with local conditions and environment
by home rule than could have beer nc
complished by outside direction is a
self-eyident fact TO all who give any
thought to the basic principles OF
government under liberty and popular
rule"
The senior editor OF the Eagle
knows that this Is so for he has seer
IL ana snarcu III ~ va utoic euan "''
instance. He has seen a wild ans
woody western town-where saloons
and night. including Sundays. wher'
everybody who wanted to toted a pts
toll. and gun plays were more com
mon than prayer meetings-trans
formed by the operation OF interna
forces into town Of churches AM
schools. a local option town. wher'
the law Is as much respected as It q
anywhere.
Moreover. II is the belief Of the VIII
ness that II the effort had been mad
to force these reforms on the peopl
OF such towns by rangers sent from
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22

"If you care to observe the bald
headed row." remarked the theater
gocr. you WIZ ind that there II great
variety Ia baIdheads. There are clip
teal bald spots. circular bald spots.
elongated egg shaped bald spots. bald
spots that ARE almost square and bald
spots whose shape can hardly be de-
scribed for the reason that they In
clude the entire circumference Of the
head. with the exception perhaps Of a
slight row Of finishing fringe between
the head and the neck. II Il wasn't for
the baidhcads the theater would be n
bore before the rising Of the curtain"
New York Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22

Murat Halstead. the great journGG(
OF war times, went to General william
T. sherman's headquarters once FOR
the latest news from the front" Hal
stead was armed with nSny fne intro
ductory letters. but decided to rely
mainly on one given him BY Thomas
Ewing, sherman's brother-in-law. he
found the general and presented
Ewinxs lsttcr. The general opened 10
somewhat impatiently. read a rev
Zines, folded it and said;
.Ah, you come from Ewing. ana you
desire 10 have al the latest news. the
NEXT probable move Of our army. ehl
Wen. there's q train leaving this town
for CINCINNATI at . o'clock. Hsrs. take
this ticket and step over there and get
yUur dinner and thso set on that
train"
~Wsll. but, Osnsesl Shsrman"- be-
IN the nswspapsf man. But Sherman
vsvsd him o6.
.x,s Over ana sst . good dinner. We
hsve plenty md always strive to treat
our frSenAs well. But be sure you
don't miss that 2 O'Clock trainr And
Halstsad obeysd.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22

A Remark able Race.

The Laprs are very fond OF stimu-
iating driaks. They think nothing OF
drinking fifteen or twenty cups Of cot.
fee day. while their consumption Of
punch Is on vast scale. IL Is no I'M
common thing 10 see numbers OF help
Iessly drunk natives In the streets OF
Tromso. especially when the sale OF
reindeer flesh has BEEN profitable. Yet
robbery and. indeed. crime In general
are practically unknown among them.
The innate honesty Of the people Is
quite extraordInnry.-w Wide World Mag.
axine.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22
Tn. Auesion.sr's s,ourslass.

An auctioneer OF Philadelphia col
lects all sorts Of objects pertaining To
his ancient calling. He has. among
other things. an interesting set OF auc-
tioneers' hourglasses. The auctioneer
a century or so ago concluded sale
not by saying 'Going. going. goneF'
and rapping the counter with his ham
mer. but n was his better method to
turn up a free running glass toward
the end of the bidding and to end the
sale irrevocably when the sand ran
out This saved confusion and dis
pute. The auctioneers' glasses In the
Philadelphia collection are picturesque
One Is OF tortoise shell and mother-of'
pearl. Another Is Of amber and gold.
A third Is Of teak and ivory.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-22

The Philadelphia Record quoted an
observant street car conductor to the
erect that the right hand seats are al
ways filed first He could not account
for this except on the theory that a.
most persons are right handed and &C
customed to turning to the right. II
might be simply force Of habit.
there h another probable reason
which he did not think Of" says the
Record. 1T Ii generally believed that
the right side Of q car n safer. An
old traveller once said to the writer:
In travelling always sit In the middle
Of . ear and on the right hand side,
The middle In safer than the ends In
q collision. and the right side Ia nc!
likely to be side swiped'' by project
ing objects on trains. cars or any We
hicles passing on the adjacent track