Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-05-05
Happenings

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Day, by wearing a whit carnation on
that day.
The United States Army is testing
q new machine gun. 1t fires three
shots minute, weighs only thirty
pounds and can be operated by two
men: one loading as the other aims
and fires it.
Fruit growers of Michigan report
that the outlook for all kinds of fruit
was never better. Cherries, plums
and peaches have been injured some
what but other fruits give promise of
an abundant yield.
Prince Tsai Tao, brother of the
prince regent of China, who is in this
country, recently visited the Wash
ington navy yard and capitol. He
placed wreath upon the tomb of
Washington, our first president.
Texas has several thousand square
miles of territory, more than all the
territory under the rule of the Kaiser.
Think of it. Texas is larger than the
German Empire. Russia is the only
country of Europe which has more
territory than Texas.
The earth passed through the tail
of q comet in 1861 and no one was
aware of it at the time, and in fact it
was not known until q year later
when an astronomer gave the belated
news after figuring out the orbit OF
one of the heavenly wanderers.
Ruth Bryan-Leavitt, daughter of
William J. Bryan, who secured di.
vorce from her former husband seve-
raj months ago, was married last
tuesday at her fathers home at Fair
view, Neb., Lieutenant Reginald AL
than Owen of the royal engineers.
who is now stationed at Jamaica is the
groom.
Queen Wilhelminia of Holland has
invited former President Roosevelt
and Mrs. Roosevelt to be her guests
at the Royal Chateau at Het Loo up.
on their arrival in Holland. A spe-
cial train is to meet the Roosevelt
party by the queens orders and carry
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt to Het Loo.
From there they will 60 direct to the
palace, where they will be guests of
the queen for several hours.
The state parole board has reported
to the governor the case of q young
boy at the Anamosa reformatory who
has served agar in that institution
for breaking and entering car. He
has steadfastly maintained his limo.
cence and the board has found that
his story is true. Another prisoner
has confessed that he alone was con-
cerned iu the crime and that the boy
was an entire stranger to the guilty
man. The board refused to divulge
the boys name who will be freed.
Mrs. G. N. Shepard, who is living
with her son near Irwin can remem-
Der Halley's comet of 1885 very dis
tinctly. She says: "It was beauti-
tiful sight, but was pretty much
frightened, because people talked about
the end of the world and my uncle, in
whom had great faith, said: well
if the comet ever hits the earth it will
cure burn it up." Mrs. Shepard is
still very strong although she is eigh-
ty seven years old. Until year or
two ago she kept house for herself.
The first performance OF the Passion
Play for 1910 will be given on May
10th. Already thousands of Ameri-
can tourists are on their way to the
village of ODER Ammergun Bavaria to
witness it. Whether the peasants
will be able to give performance as
often as might be desired is ques-
ton, for the play, beginning at eight
o'clock in the morning and continu-
ing until nearly six in the evening,
with an hours intermission at noon.
is great physical strain upon the
participants. I'll f.fs3 Is
Nine elephants ofthe Ringing show
stampeded and escaped last week at
Danville, Ill. For several hours they
were at large although the entire force
of police reserves gave chase. The ell
ephants stopped for nothing except
brick and stone buildings. Small
frame structures, coal sheds, fences
and trees in their path were turned
over, uprootsd and thrown to one side.
More than 100 homes were visited by
the elephants and the damage was
considerable. Several persons we're
hurt, some seriously. Truck gardens,
orchards and many buildings were
ruined before the animals were cap
tured.
Four young Indians from the lama
reservation have laid aside their
blankets and moccasins and donned
the overalls of the laborer and are
working in the fat tory ofthe Marshal
town buggy company. Although the
Tama reservation ia an near MarshalI-