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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
St. Valentine Day

Monday was Valentine Day. OF IL
Charles Lamb said This is the day on
which those charming little missives
yclept valentines cross and interiors;
each other at every street and turning.
The weary postman sinks beneath a load
of delicate embarrassments, not his own.
"St. Valentine was a humble bishop of
Rome who achieved sainthood by being
beaten to death on February Il, in the
year 21S A. D." About this time the
birds choose their mates, and probably
thence came the custom of young men
and maidens choosing valentines or
special loving friends on this day"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
JUST A PRIVATE.

Peter Brittin. stockyard commits
sion man Of Chicago, died a few weeks
ago.
He had Il history.
Back in 1861 Brittin landed at Cas-
tie Garden fresh from Germany.
He went direct to Wisconsin, where
he had job working on a farm.
Then Lincoln called for volunteers.
One day the little German heard the
drums beating up for volunteers"
saw the flag and the crowd and got Il
gun and started south with the others.
He could speak no word Of English.
He didn't know any better than to
stand on the firing line IN front of the
bullets and got eight separate wounds
a. different times. Each time when
the doctors fixed him up he grabbed
his gun and stood up for more.
Like the legendary cat. Peter Brttin
seemed to have nine lives.
Once they left Peter on the battle
field for dead. He lay there for days
neglected and helpless. Finally the ne
gro hostler Of Il surgeon brought him
some water.
Don't bother with that little Dutch
man." said the surgeon; hell die any
way" .--
Perhaps Peter would lmve died that
time if kind Confederate surgeon had
not found him and nursed him back to
life.
Peter got away before his wound
was healed. found his company, got
his gun and never stopped fighting I'M
til somebody told him the war was
over.
Peters name was never mentioned
in the newspaper dispatches.
He was just a private.
He was of that grand army, Federal
touched elbows with each other
through dust and mud and under
brassy skies-iust privates, to be piled
in great windrows after the battles
that made generals famous.
Peter Brittin had no bitterness in
him as a Union soldier. He simply
fought because he was built that way.
And when the war was over and he
understood it all and remembered the
kindness OF the Confederate surgeon
and nurses there was no feeling in his
heart against the gallant men whom
lie had fought. There was ouly a surg
ing sense OF fraternity and brotherly
love-
He was just a private.
And he was fine type Of the Amer
lean citizen who fights hard when he
fights. but who always fights fair and
who dearly loves "A generous foe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
Would Always Be Busy.

Not long since in Il village in the
inrth of Scotland. the parish minister
meeting farm servant who is Il mem
Der of his flock. the following CONVEX
sation ensued:
Parish MiniSter-Well, John, ana
how are things doing with You? l
hope you are keeping well.
Farm Servant-lIech, sir, it's hard
work | haze To dae. Nae rest from
morn tae NIGHT. Work an work, an
no minutes Peacc for me.
Parish Minister Well. John. we must
all do our share in the work Of this
world. Remember, it is only the prep
aration for better world, where there
will he no more work To he done.
Farm Servant Weel, sir. that may
be for the likes o. you. but I'm no sac
sure that there will be naething for
me to dae in the other world. II will
be the same thing there, and III he
told. John. clean the snn." John,
hang DOT the moon" John. light the
stars and so on. I've nae doubt
they'll find always something for me
TO do, unlucky man that am!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
RT5,I
Pay Your Subscriptions

Ordinarily we expect pretty good re-
turns from our subscribers during the
months of November and December,
But this year, owing to the bad condi.
ton of the roads most of the time and
the very cold weather part of the time,
many people could not come to town eX
cept to do little shopping for Christmas
and they were then too busy to think of
anything else. Now that the holidays
are about over and the sleighing is good
we hope that AL Of our subscribers who
are in arrears will come in and pay up
TO date. Aud in order to even up il
might be IA good thing to pay year in
advance We know that II dollar or two
is "A very small sum TO most of our pat
rons but the whole sum we have to
carry costs us not less than Il hundred
dollars year in interest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
THE WEDDING BELLS RING
For Carl Forsbeck Of Gray and Miss
Neva kicfer Of HazeIton

Never have wedding bells pealed out
more joyously than they chimed ON
Wednesday, February y, 1910, ut the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Kiefer, in
Hazelton, Iowa, when Carl ForSbeck, of
Gray, Iowa, led to the Hymeneal altar
their only daughter, Neva Keifer, one
OF Hazeltons most estimable maidens.
After Il solo by Mrs. Earl Keifer, of
Chicago, the bridal party, to the strains
of the wedding march played by Miss
Gladis keifer, took their places in the
parlor where the sacred vows were
pledged the ceremony being performed
by Rev. 7. j. Elwick, of the NJ. T..
of Fayette, Iowa. The impressive ring
service was used, the golden circlct
being borne by dainty little Marion
keifer, of Chicago. Mr.. X. X. Kicfcr
was best man. while Mrs. Is t. Kiefer
charmingly gowned in pink silk was the
brides attendant.
The fair bride attired in a beautiful
gown OF white messaline satin looked
the personiiication of the lovely pure
life she has lived. Both bride and the
bridesmaid carried shower boqucts.
After congratulations solos were render
ed by Mrs. Fred Kay and Miss Violet
kiefer, after which an appetizing wed
ding supper was seryed TO the eighty
five guests The home was deliberately
adorned for the occasion with profu
sion of hearts and wedding bells Mrs
Willis Phelps, of independence, Iowa,
presided mt the frappe bowl.
Mrs. Forsbeck has always lived here,
her bright and cheerful manners, her
many talents making her young lady
OF which any town justly should feel
proud. She has been successful pri-
mary teacher, and is a talented artist.
Her many sterling attributes of charac
ter, her many good sensible qualities,
attractive personality, and true worth
have won for her the friendship of all
with whom she came in contact.
The groom during his brief visits here
has drawn to himself many warm friends
who hold him in high esteem and feel he
is worthy Of heavens last, best gift to
man; n good wife. All join in wishing
that the matrimonial life of this worthy
couple may be one Of unallOyed happi-
ness, and that their home may be
Not merely four square walls
Though with pictures hung and Rilded;
But one where affection calls:
Filled with shrincs the heart has buildcd"
The presents, which were many and
beautiful, consisted mostly Of cut glass,
silyerware, and linen. The out Of town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Forsbeck
and Mrs Lou Hansen, of Gray, Iowa;
Rev. and Mrs. Fred Young, Of Fayette,
Iowa; Doctor and Mrs. L. s. Moore, of
Grand Island, Nebraska; Earl Kiefer
and family of Chicago; Mrs. w. II. Coy,
of Oelwein, Iowa; Miss Anna Miles, of
New Hampton, Iowa; Harry Swartzel,
of Quasqueton, Iowa; Mrs. Ethel Yoder,
of Winthrop, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs w.
ii. Kiefer, Mr.. and Mrs G.. II. Gilbert,
Mrs. w. w. Wallace, Mrs. Willis Phelps
and Pauline Phelps, and Mrs. Ida Heath,
of Independedce A FRIEND.
We are pleased to give place TO the
report and join with many friends of
the groom in extending congratulations
to this estimable young couple.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
WHEN A WOMAN WILLS.

Did you ever try to make woman
do something she was determined not
to do?
Did YOU succeed?
Miss Martha MARKHAM of San Fran
cisco did not want an electric light
pole in front of her home.
The company did want it.
And this is how Martha, aided by
dozen pairs of stockings and a darn
ing needle. plus woman's wit, got
the better Of the company.
The big corporation had sent men to
dig hole in front Of Miss Martha M >
house. but when dozen employees
came the next day they discovered the
lady seated in a rocking chair placed
directly over the hole. She was busy
darning stockings.
The foreman politely asked her to
move.
Miss Martha did not bulge.
The foreman tried threats-in vain.
The lady darned stockings, and after
awhile "A crowd gathered. The crowd
jeered the foreman and his gang and
cheered for the plucky little woman.
There was CLINT I'm her eye that kept
hands off her rocking chair.
Then the foreman telephoned to the
police.
Three bluecoats clustered up. but the
buster did not move the slight wo-
man who held the fort. Finally they
went away. saying there was no city
ordinance that permitted the woman's
arrest.
And there Martha sat.
And there the gang waited.
Officers of the company came to rea-
son 1t out. Miss MARKHAM kept on
darning Ut takes q long time to darn
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
Heart toHeart
Talks.
A CHRISTLIKE MAN.
BY EDWIN A. .NYE.

Doubtless you have read The Little
Minister" and perhaps also ''Senti-
mental Tommy" by J. NJ. Barrie, the
noted writer of Scotch stories.
If so, you must know Barrie has
great and tender heart.
Poor Barrie!
His life's happiness was cruelty
blighted. He married Il wife whom he
loved with all his great nature. She
probably did not love him. At least
she was untrue to him. She was not
only guilty, but boasted of it.
A "friend" whom Barrie had helped
up in the world was the betrayer.
What would you have done:
You would have doubtless given the
woman scorn for scorn aud secured Il
divorce, or, If you are violent man,
you might have killed her and her be-
trayer and been eXonerated by jury
on the plea of 1.-THE unwritten law"
What did Barrie do?
! He forgaye the woman and tried to
save her!
And he simply did what Jesus did
when that woman was brought to him.
Jesus, you remember, said to the ac-
cusers, LET him that is without sin
cast the first stone" And he wrote in
the sand while the men SUNK away
and, rising, said, Neither do | con-
denim thee; go and sin no more"
Barrie said, STAY AND SIN NO
MORE"
Nevertheless. despite the Christlike
action of this great man, springng as
it did from sore and bruised heart,
the world vents its contempt and calls
him weak" and Il coward"
No!
He had soIemnIy promised to ''love
and cherish his wife until death part
ed them. And he could not forget
what she had once been to him. And
Instead of showing his weakness he
showed a tremendous strength of char
acter as we'll as a tremendous love
when, bitterly wronged, he forgave his
wife and tried to help her to retrieve
herself.
Is it not so!
Surely it is sad comment on this
Christian era to say that the world
at large would have held Author Bar
RE in greater esteem had he gone, like
Othello, to the chamber the woman
had desecrated and killed her with his
own hands!
Well
1t is not without consolation that j.
NJ. Barrie should feel that some, know
ing his inner travail of soul, should
love and esteem and admire him more
than before.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
How To Save $4,000

We will help you own sweet toned
Hamilton Piano and save $4,000 of
your Piano money. People often say
"IF L HAD ONLY KNOWN IN
TIME We want you to know that
there is great difference in the price
of high grade instrument when you
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from the factory and are able to save
you from 5000 to $4,000 on "A high
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Ellington and Hamilton Pianos Come
i'm and see them Let us explain more
fully the high quality, demonstrate the
sweet singing tone and tell you how easy
it is to own one of these high grade
Pianos on terms that are sure to please
Won. Prick DRUG COMPANY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17

a dozen stockings until the ; O'clock
whistle blew. Then the street gang,
union men. left the battlefield In full
retreat.
That evening Miss Markham had
the hole filled NJ and the grass re-
placed. and though, weeks have passed
the pole has not been planted.
when Il woman wills she will, and
when she won't she went"
Maybe the feminine diplomacy comes
as a heritage from the woman of the
stone age. who had nothing but her
wit to iuterpose against the club OF
the primitive man.
Anyway
The mere man who tries to beat a
woman at her own game will get left
There may be exceptions.
A few women of today, Il reyersion
to type, will allow "A man to bully and
beat them and admire him for it, but
they are scarce and growing scarcer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17

married, and the two ran away to-
gether.
1t was three months before Mr..
Rhodes heard from his wife, and it
was through this letter:
Dear Dave-Oh. what shall l do? l am
so unhappy! | cry awhile and pray
awhile ! want to see you and Buster so
much. / ran across his little rings in
my trunk today, and you know the rest.
Oh, Dave, how | love you! IL we could
only blot out the past. Darling. If could
only see you. Tell me, what shall do?
This parting is not what it is cracked
up to be. honey. IL you had just killed
me and spared me the misery. / guess
IL will end with me to the carbolic acid
bottle. Think how happy we used to be
and pray God to make me happy again.
If only had you back | would be will
ing to be Your slave. Dave, there are
tears OF repentance on this letter.
EDNA.
Yearning. hapless soul!
Many Il woman has gone that way,
yielding to the impulse of captivation.
hypnotiZed into going away from Il
man she loved with man whom she
did not love.
Never loved her husband?
lcS, she ala. That Is very pam from
the tear bIotted human document filed
by the husband in the divorce court.
But she woke up to the fact too late.
Poor woman. -
The husband is like flint toward her.
and she has learned she cannot depend
Oh her paramount. If he has not al
ready abandoned her he will soon
tire. And probably he will leave her
helpless and 90 back to the bosom of
his family. That is the man Of it.
1t is easy to predict the poor things
finish-eitber by the carbolic acid route
or by slowly. slowly sinking into the
mire. where she was lured by the false
light.
There's grim warning in that letter
to the married woman who hesitates.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
The BeasOn Baby Better

The little year-old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. A. Beason has been dangerously
i'll the past week from pneumonia. Or
Friday morning DR.. Emmert of Atlantic
came up for consultation and on that
evening DIR. McClanahan of Omaha, a
specialist on children's diseases was here
for couple of hours. We are pleased
to note that since Sunday the baby has
been improving and the chances now
are in favor of its recovery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
TOO LATE.

You may look through the letter
printed below rs through window
and see a naked soul, remorseful and
despairing.
The letter was written by Mrs.
Charles D. Rhodes of Denver to her
husband in Chicago and was used by
Mr.. Rhodes as an exhibit in securing
a divorce from the woman.
Mrs. Rhodes became fascinated wit
one Harry Milsted. who was alre.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
TEACHERS FATHER
KILLED BY A TRAIN

Miss Ethel Glass n teacher in the
Audubon schools, was called To the tele.
phone office this morning at half past
eight to hear the dreadful news that her
father, MIR Glass, of Atlantic had been
killed 10y train last night somewhere
in the southern part of the state, but no
particulars could he given, Miss Glass
took the first train for home to share
the grief with the other members of the
family. Mr.. Glass was an insurance
man and was in Audubon not very long
ago on business.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
Low COIOnist Rates to Pacific Coast
Daily From March I to April IS

For daily and personally conducted
tours in tourist sleeping cars via the
Chicago, Union Pacific and the North
Western Line.
For full particulars write s. A. Hutch.
ison. Manager Tours Department, 2l2
Clark Street, Chicago, or ticket agents
North Western Line. "a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
Candidate For County Treasure

To the Republican voters Of Audubon
county. Iowa.
| do hereby announce myself as Il can
didate for County Treasurer to he left
to your decision ut the primaries on
June !, 1910. Any favor shown me will
be greatly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
HOWARD T.. KTTTELI..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
The Modern WOOdmeu

The Modern Woodmen, of Audubon,
are expecting and planning to have "a
big time on Tuesday evening, February
%, 1910, when they will have their annu'
al meeting for the initiation of class,
Il good supper and u general good time.
All lodges of the order in the county
are invited.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
Big Price For Horses

James Hunt of Melville township held
his cleaning up sale on Tuesday prepar
atory to moving to town. Among the
stock of horses sold were seven brood
mares one Of which brought 1921,
another $500 and seven IN average price
of $500.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17

For SALEl Special prices will be.
made ON several Short horn bulls III
taken within the next ten days. This
is done to make room for cattle To be
sold on March 30, 1910. The sale ON that
date will be almost exclusively COW
and heifer sale. EARL MAHARG.
Audubon, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
Want Bids For Road Work

The Trustees of Viola Township will
receive bids for the road work in that
township for 1910 until noon of Monday,
February %, 1910. Bids should he filed
with the Township Clerk.
J. w. MORELAND,
81 Township Clerk.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
Iowa land 5000 An Acre

A farm of 223 acres one mile west of
Red Oak was sold last week for 800 IN
acre making a total of $4,000. The
farm is well improved and was bought
for home by people who were renters
not many years ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
About The Weather

Our cold weather eased mp about the
middle of January and since that date
we have very pleasant weather, keeping
cold enough so ~ not to thaw very
much in any one day, Monday was
quite warm and springlike but since
that il has cooled off a little.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
A Fur Collar Found

Christian Heuss and wife called in
today bringing "a fine fur collar found "a
week ago about two miles north from
Ross The owner can get il by calling
ut this office, proving property and pay
ing for this notice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17

We can put you up 1000 pounds of
Worm and Hog Medicine For Ten
$1,000 Dollars, enough for one hundred
hogs for year. Less than one cent per
pound. Save your herd Let us explain
Off Prick DRUG COMPANY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-17
w all Paper

February Fifteen we will place on sale
an elegant line of 1909 Wall Paper At
Half Price Don't buy until you see us.
6tf A. II. ROBERTS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-05
FOUNDER Of PASADENA
COMMITTED To ASYLUM
Thomas Croft, Hero of BattIeShip
Monitor, Is Declared of
UnSound Mind

A pitiable scene was witnessed IN
Judge BordwelPs court yesterday af-
ternoon when Thomas H. Croft, at one
time heroic figure as lieutenant on
board the battleship Monitor, in Its
famous engagement with the Merrimac
during the Civil War, and founder OF
Pasadena, was committed as being OF
unsound mind by the insanity commits
sion.
Croft received several medals for
bravery during the Civil War, and won
marked distinction for his work on
board the historic old iron-clad which
marked the inauguration of the metal
warships of the present day. Like many
of the men on board the two famous
iron -clads, he became partially deaf
from the roar of the big guns behind
iron walls, and his deafness has trou-
bled him since nearly all his life.
Following the close of the war Croft
settled down in Indiana and became
interested in promoting the Indiana
colony, of which he vas director.
With seventy representatives of the
colony he came to California in the fall
of 1873, and founded what Is now Pas
adena, where he acquired title to con-
siderable property, his estate being
valued at we'll over 100000. He had
no children and lived alone with his
wife.
The tall old man was a we'll known
figure in Pasadena, but lately he had
become subject to a nervousness which
made him act peculiarly. He refused to
eat, and after every effort was made to
look after him properly by his wife
and friends, it was given up as fail
ure, and Justice Robert Mcdonald OF
Pasadena swore to a complaint against
him for insanity.
The aged man took no interest in the
proceedings yesterday. He sprawled
out on the table and lay like one dead.
Physicians who have examined him
state that he has only a short time to
live, and he will be made as comfort
able as possible in the county hospital.
He had to be carried bodily from the
court room by the hospital attendants
following the examination, during
which H. F. Newell and Mrs. H. M.
Joslin of Pasadena were witnesses as
to the state of the aged mans mind.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-05
MARY HARTMAN WILL
WE'D NOTED SCULPTOR
Widow of Railway Magnate Re,
fuses to Deny the Report of
Daughters Engagement

BUNFALO, N. Y, May 4.-The en-
gagement of Charles Cary Rumsey
of this city to Miss Hartman is con-
firmed by his family here. Rumsey is
a graduate of Harvard, class of 1902
and studied art in Paris. He is said
to be a sculptor of promise and has a
studio in New York. He is quite a
horseman, hunting with the Genesee
Valley hunt. His father, Laurence
Dana Rumsey, is a wealthy land holder
of this city.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Mrs Mary
Averill Hartman, widow of the late
E. H. Hartman, declined tonight to
discuss a report that her daughter
Mary will marry Charles Cary Rum
sey of Buffalo.
When Mrs. Hartman was informed
today that news of such an engage
ment was current, she sent back word
"I will neither confirm nor deny the
report
The entire bulk of the Hartman mil
lions were left without condition to
Mrs. Hartman, and it is inferred the
children in the course of time will
share the estate among themselves.
There are five children living-Cor-
nelia, the eldest daughter, who mar
ried Robert Livingstone Gerry; Mary,
Carroll, who was presented to society
a year ago; William Averill, now in
Yale, and Roland, a lad of thirteen
Miss Mary Hartman was said to
be her fathers favorite daughter. She
shared his love of horses and cattle,
his plainspoken ways and capacity for
affairs.
During his life, he took the greatest
pride in her executive ability, and at
his death she succeeded him as man
ager of Arden farms with their $4,000
acres and hundreds of head of cattle,
Mr.. Rumsey is a sculptor. His model
was accepted by a committee chosen
to build a memorial to Hartman at
Goshen, the county seat of Orange
county, in which Arden farms are sit
uated.
Mrs. Hartman and her daughter
spent the winter at their town house
in Fifth avenue. Mr.. Rumsey also
was much in New York this winter