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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
GRANDMA COLE AND SONS.

the other nine children were born. In
1898 Mr.. Cole joined a Il secret company
that went over from Cleveland to Canada
and joined in the Mckenzie rebellion.
Mr. Cole received a minnie ball in the
leg back of his knee. He was kept by
friends four months in Maiden. Canada,
and returned home across Lake Erie on
the ice in February 1899
The Cole family moved to PoweShiek
county, Iowa, by team. They started
from Delaware county on October Four
and landed i'll the northwest corner of
POweshiek county on November I, 1859.
August &, 1861, j. w. B. Cole enlisted
in Company &C" Tenth Iowa, and he
served four years. August 10, 1862 II.
+. Cole enlisted in Company B,
Twenty eighth Iowa, and he served
three years. On October II, 1862, John
S Cole, the father, enlisted III Company
ID" Thirty seventh Iowa. He died
at home while on furlough, December
%. 1862 January ) 1864, +. Fl. Cole
enlisted in Company b, Twenty
eighth Iowa, and he served for twenty
months II. Z. Cole left a wife and
two children. Z. II. Cole left wife and
three children. H. f. Cole died at
Audubon. Iowa, April 20, 1893. Three
sons are living. i'll Audubon Grandma
Cole has besides these three sons living.
sixteen grandchildren, fOrty-One great
grandchildren, and six great great
grandchildren, making five generations.
John :. Coles grandfather Mathew
Cole, served as captain in the war of
revolution. His brother, Thadeus Cole,
as private; his brother-in-law, Ehenezer
Gay. served us colonel. Mr.. Coles
cousin, John 0. Cole, was Il direct
descendant of James Cole, who went
with the Rev Thomas Hooks through
Connecticut Valley in 1885 and bought
lands of the Indians and laid out the
city of Hartford James Coles name is
on the monument to the first settlers.
The funeral services were held ut the
Christian church ut Two O'Clock on
"Wednesday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. Charles NannOy, of DeS MOincS.
the pastor of the church in Audubon.
She united with the Baptist church in
1910, but since coming to Audubon had
belonged to the Christian church. The
Womens' Relief Corps, of which Grand
ma Cole was an hOnored member and
the Vice-PreSident for twenty-five years,
attended in body and participated In
the services. She also belonged to the
Rebekah Lodge in Audubon. The pail
bearers were MeSSrS. H. w. Wilson, ID.
l.. Thomas Ed. b. Cousins. Cornelius
Gates. L. A. McGinnis and \. j. Eddy,
all of them being among the old soldiers.
The castet was covered with many
beautiful flowers which bore silent teSti-
mony to the love and esteem in which
the deceased was held by the community.
The body was laid to rest beside her
husband III The Maple Grove Cemetery
at Audubon, Iowa, to await the morn
ing of the resurrection,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
VIOLA DOINGS
dr. Thomas shelled corn Saturday.

Mr.. Thomas shelled corn Saturday
Ed Baker went to Dickinson county
Tuesday.
Assessor Aaron Anderson is making
his annual rounds.
II. LaFoy and wife were Audubon
callers Saturday.
c. b. Hendricks is building a flour
house near the Viola Store:
c. NJ Beck and wife were business
callers in Audubon Friday
r. l.. Hoffman and wife visited at the
Doctor Jewel home Thursday
Several from Viola attended the Blake
and LaFoy wedding Wednesday.
X, Rasmussen and wife went to Men
10 Saturday to visit their son Fred.
John Sampson and wife have begun
housekeeping i'll their elegant new home
Housekeeper wanted! Inquire of Jake
Schaffar bout mile east of Viola Store
George Texter has moved into the
residence formerly occupied by Merle
Rippey.
Harley Emily has built new auto
mobile and repair shop on the d. Samp-
son farm
Fred Reynolds and Louise NJ. Coffield
were shopping at Viola Center Store on
Saturday.
Ed Prather and VIM Thompson done
some repair work on the building occu-
pied by b. Smith.
The young people were entertained at
the Floyd Clifford home Thursday. All
report fine time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
OAKfIELD AND BRAYTON

Puma Freeman was shopping in Ex-
ira between trains Friday.
Jocum Jensen had business calling
him to Anita Monday.
Mrs. Reno Ordway has been visiting
at the Morey home in Audubon the past
few days.
Mrs. Soren Anderson and daughter,
Amelia, spent Monday with relatives in
Audubon
Frank Jenkins and wife were in Au-
dubon, Tuesday, shopping and calling
on friends
Mrs. Moxa Call of Nebraska has been
visiting at the James Barhan home the
past week
Fred Ceranek. wife and son passed
Friday night with her aunt, Mrs. Jack
Coe, at Extra.
Lutte Freeman returned to her duties
at Audubon Friday after visiting here
with her parents.
Opal Cannon spent the latter part of
last week with her sister. Mrs. Frank
Basham, at Extra,
Frank Lambert and Horace Bartlett
were transacting business i'm Atlantic
one day last week.
Geo. Clark and wife of Orient came
Friday for visit with Arthur Cannon
and other friends,
A number Of our citizens attended a
Danish Brotherhood dance i'm Atlantic
Wednesday night.
Ingvaard Birk. who was injured some
time ago by kick from horse, is now
able to be mp and around again
Harry Miller went to Des Moines
Monday where he will go before the
pharmacy board for another examination
Mrs. A. f. Andersen has been i'm At
lantic the past few days helping 10 care
for her father, who has suffered stroke
of paralysis.
Mrs John Cotton and daughter Marie
returned to their home at Kearney, Ne
braska, Monday after a weeks visit
with the Burton and Idle families.
Edith Andersen came home Saturday
from her school duties at Des Moines to
see her sister, Mrs A. G.. Colvin. who
with her husband will soon leave for
their home at North Yakima. Washing
ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
GRANDMA COLE
HAS PASSED AWAY
AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF NINETY
SEVEN YEARS AND NINETY
SEVEN DAYS
Funeral Services Held Wednesday
Afternoon At Two O'clock
At The Christian Church
In Audubon Iowa

Grandma Cole is dead. At Two O'clock
Monday morning, January 81. 1910, her
spirit took its flight to the better land.
Though il had been known for several
weeks that she was growing more feeble
and there was little hope OF her recovery
yet when the word passed from lip to
lip that she was gone there was the sin
cerest regret that her life was not spared
vet "A year or two more until she could
finish "A SOjOurn of a full hundred years
Of this earthly life. From the year 1912
to 1910 is long. long time. From that
time TO this her eyes had seen her cOun-
try develop from IA weak struggling
republic trying to maintain, through
great difficulties, "A humble place among
the nations of the earth, to Il tirSt-ClasS
power to which all nations look for guild
ance in all that pertains to the advance
ment of mankind. Her ears had heard
the march of civilization from a narrow
strip along the eastern coast toward the
west till even the Great American Desert
has blosSOmed like rose Her heart
and mind had kept step with all the
forces for good which haye made her
country pre- eminent among the nations.
She stood for the church, the school and
lOl lNul pei thilNN' ll'l N'Ni ~
upright very little thinking that to
herself and such rs she the country owes
its greatness. Always working with and
for others she may truly he said to have
been the salt of the earth. Her children,
her neighbOrS. and the community can
say they are better for Grandma Cole
having lived. Her influence for good
was never better than when her feet
were Slipping DER the brink into the
valley of the shadow. She was a grand
example of the power of Christ Jesus to
keep us in all the vicessitudeS of life;
and after Ninety seven Years could say
e Surely goodness and mercy have fol
lowed me all the days of my life.
Rowena Harrington was born October
%, 1872. in Burlington. Otsego county,
New York. She married John ). Cole
January H. 1880. in Howard, Steuben
county, New York TO them ten child
rem were bOrn-eight boys and two girls.
Among them We're two pairs of twins.
William p Cole was born in September,
1892, and died in January. 1898. AT Pen
Yam. Yates county. New York. In 1894
the family removed to Rockport, Cuya
hoga county, Ohio, near Cleveland. There
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
Columbian Lecture Course Closed

Last Thursday evening the last mum
given in the Presbyterian church. 1t
was lecture which had been looked
forward to with special interest by many
on account of the reputation of the
speaker Miss Gertrude Won Petzold of
London. She is in this country to fill
the pulpit of the First Unitarian church
of Des Moines during years absence
of the pastor and is making an impress
sion on the social, religious and civic life
of that city. Many thought that Miss
Won Petzold had been unfortunate in Sc
lecting for her subject "Ibsen and his
writings" from the fact that few in the
audience would be conversant with her
theme. However, it was so handled
and the problems of the different plays
were so brought out that her hearers
were intensely interested. Miss Won
Petzold is a woman of a striking person
atty, is a student of the questions of
the day, and i'm her own country is a
champion of the rights of woman. Mrs.
John A. Nash was the hostess of Miss
Won Petzold during her stay here and
on the evening of the lecture entertained
the Library Board in her honor. We
are informed that the managers of the
lecture course are well pleased with its
financial outcome; there being a credit
balance after all expenses have been
paid. Most of the lectures and enter
tainments have given good satisfaction.
Miss Won Petzold writes to friends
here that when she returned to Des
Moines she received a cable from London
announcing her mothers death and
that she would leave for home ut once
to be gone for several weeks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
NEWS FROM EXTRA

Berta Gano visited in Audubon Tnes-
day.
Mrs Roberts at West Extra is very
sick.
Matte Elwood visited in Audubon on
Sunday.
Edwin Delahoyde is among the sick
this week
Little Fred Hawks is unedr the doc
tors care
Jim Bradley has returned from out
in Nebraska
Ross Gillespie was in Des Moines first
of the week.
The masquerade at the skating rink
was very successful.
John Vandebrake returned Sunday
from weeks visit at home.
Mrs. p NJ Christensen is very sick
ut her home in The Heights
Mrs. Nels Hansen is entertaining
sister from Michigan this week.
Mrs. Omer Witthauer went to Audi
bon Saturday to visit her mother
Hans Petersen has bought his partner
MIR. Jensen's interest in their general
store
Andrew Jensen is selling his stock of
clothing at cost and we understand he
will farm.
Laurel Hawk went to Atlantic Satur-
day to he with her sister who underwent
an operation.
Mr.. Christensen of West Extra who
bought the John Peterman house is
moving up town.
Mrs. Ira Johnson and mother of Mrs
Al Fredericks went To Anita Saturday
to visit relatives.
Kathleen Dimick is studying music
with Mrs. Fred Cotton, coming from
Brayton each Saturday
Mrs. Hans Hansen of West Extra en-
tertained the school teachers Thursday
evening at a six o'clock dinner.
Mrs. John Cotton and daughter Marie
returned to Kearney, Nebraska, Mon
day after short visit with relatives
here.
Mrs. Grace Hensley Wilkens was
operated upon at Iowa City, Saturday.
1t was successful and she is doing very
nicely.
Mrs. Charles May will return to her
own home this week and James Walker
and his mother, Mrs Trent, will break
up housekeeping on account of Mrs.
Trent's poor health.
frankie Belle Crane came up from
the farm Monday to assist at the Fred
Cotton home as several of the inmates
are on the sick list Mrs. Cotton still
being confined to her room
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03

Another of the series of parties being
given this winter by some of our young
folks came off Saturday evening when
about fifteen young folks loaded them
selves into bobsled and drove to the
Bartlett home southwest of town, where
they indnlged in Pancake Party.
Games and other amusements including
the pancake contest were participated
in during the evening and after dainty
repast was served, all departed for their
homes in the wee small hours
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
Library Benefit Banquet

On st. Valentines night, February IA
a banquet will be given for the benefit
of the public library and reading room
1t will he given in the parlors of the
Presbyterian church and on account of
limited space it will be necessary that
that all tickets be bought before that
evening. Tickets will be 81 GOA plate and
can be obtained at w. H. Cowles jewel
nv store
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
OUR KIMBALLTON
NEWS LETTER
ELK HORN COLLEGE BURNED To
THE GROUND SUNDAY NIGHT
Both Buildings Totally DESTROYED
At A Loss OF Twenty Thousand.
Insurance Ten Thousand.

hUSuTdUGG tCU iuOuSdhus
Alex Jensen has returned from South
Dakota
Rev. Jorgensen left on Thursday for
Nysted, Nebraska.
Faboorg and Terkelsen transacted
business in Omaha last week.
Martha and Marie Petersen have
been sewing for Mrs. Nielsen for some
days
Anton Christensen helped in Faaborg
and Terkelsen's store during their alb
sence.
Rev. I'll. Jorgensen of Oak Hill visited
his parents, Rev and Mrs. .IOrgensen.
Friday.
The wife of Rev. Jorgensen and her
daughter Kamma visited i'll Elk Horn
Sunday.
Nels Nielsen and Nels Beck who had
been the guests of TIL. Muller left Mon
day for home III Ord, Nebraska.
Hans Madsen, Hans Hansen. H. C.
Madsen, with their families, visited
with MAIDS Madsen and wife Sunday.
A number of our citizens attended II
railroad meeting in Atlantic Tuesday.
Nearly all the old directors were re-
elected.
Meeting was held by the commercial
club last week. The point under discus
sion was the building of Il hall in Kim
ballton.
HarmMadsen and Peder Lykke made
a trip% Des MoineS Friday The former
returned the next day but the latter
continued his journey on to. the Bluffs.
Emma Hansen is inStructing gym
nasium class here. There are at present
ten young ladies attending. Miss Han
sen is graduate from the Grand View
College.
Roadmaster Osborne met with an &C
cident last week He fell in front of
the slowly moving engine hut luckily
it was soon stopped and Mr.. Osborne
escaped with only "A few scratches.
Some of the bright young people in
Kimballton are making arrangement
to play two " MISUNDERSTANDING
last part of February The chosen plays
are Den Fredie and lntrigene.
Both written by the Danish author Mr..
Hostrup.
ELK HORN, Iowa. January 81 The
Elk Horn College one of the oldest and
most important Danish institutions OF
learning in the country burned to the
ground here this morning. 1t was dis
covered on the third floor Of the new
building and in a short time had spread
to the old building. The contents were
gotten out but the buildings went up in
smoke in spite of all that could he done.
The loss is around SIS, 10000 with in
surance of about SlOO00.OO. The old
structure was built about twenty years
ago and the new one three years ago.
The college will be rebuilt and in the
meantime school will DE held in the
Town Hall
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
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-
tion 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 all of our subscribers who
are in arrears will come in and pay up
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03

to date. And in order to even up it
might be a good thing to pay a year in
advance. We know that u 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 hundred
dollars Il year in interest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-03
Important Notice

All persons indebted to me will please
take notice that on or before February
they must call at my store and make
settlement and thereby save trouble for
both of us. MILES ). KNESS. ~
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-02-04
General.

Aside from having hundreds OF lives
and millions of dollars worth of prop.
erty involved in marine disasters, the
United States life saving service man
aged to render assistance to many un-
fortunate persons in distress.
Schley calls upon Peary to submit
his proofs to the same body as did
Cook.
An enraged miner killed three and
then shot himself at Pittsburg, Ky.
Revolutionists in Nicaragua o a
great victory over government troops,
killing GEO and taking 1900 prisoners.
The defaulting cashier of the Big
-Four was sentenced to six years in
the state ~penitentiary.
Senator McLaurin died unexpected
~ at his home in Brandon, Miss, from
heart disease.
The attendance at the Omaha Corn
shows the last day was 1888. This
makes a total attendance for the en-
tire show Of 11S,303. as against a to-
tai last yea Of 95,S97.
President Taft yielded to the de-
mands of both Secretary Ballinger
and his critics for a public investiga-
ton of the whole subject matter I'M
DERIVING the so-called B~allinger-Pin-
chot controversy.
Industrial education, what it has &C
complished and its present conditions
I'm all probability will be made the
subject of a general investigation un-
der the supervision of the bureau of
labor.
Reports from the east say Mr.. Will.
lard has been offered the presidency
of the 2. & o. railroad.
Among United States m~arshals
named by President Taft was Creigh
ton NJ. Foraker of New Mexico, who
has held the Office there for sixtee1
years.
Incoming transatlantic liners repor
terrific weather during the passage.
The supreme court handed dow
some decisions and took a recess o
two weeks.
I'VE will report a general river ant
harbor bill about the first of Febru
ary," said chairman Alexander of tn
house committee on rivers and haI
bors.
Every American who takes his Gu,
of coffee might like to know that i
the ten months of this year he ha
helped use up just $64, O00,0 900 worth
or S45. 000, 900 pounds.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-02-04
STRIKERS MAY TAKE GRIEVANCE
TO WAsHlNGTON-RAiL-
ROADS FIRM.
May BE GENERAL STRIKE
Pres. Perham of tho Federation OF La
Dor Will Talk to Interstate Com
merce Commissioned That
Fails Will Go to Taft.

st. Paul, Dec. 2S.-All Of the leaders
who have been in consultation with
President TIawley Of the sWitchmen's
union nave left the city and there were
no new developments in the strike
situation early today.
President Perham Of the Railway
Photographers, who was chairman OF
tho American Federation of Labor
railway section. is in Chicago today
and tomorrow evening he expects to
be in Washington where he Will confer
with members of the interstate COM
merce commission to learn If that body
or possibly President Taft may be in
duced to intervene in the dispute be-
tween the switchmen n the rail-
roads and thus avert q general strike.
Pres. G.. B. Howley, of the State
Federation of Labor. is in Duluth to-
day, leaving President Hawley and
his assistants alone in charge Of the
strike here.
Being asked if the report was true
that freight handlers, machinists and
clerks unions, which have grievances
Of their own, would go on strike with
out waiting further communication
from Mr.. Perham, President Hawley
said:
such action on the part OF these
unions would turn public sentiment
against the strikers and would not in
| any way help the cause. l am not In
favor of that kind Of a sympathetic
strike"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-02-04
FOR BUSY READE| rs rs
THE MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS
HERE TOUCHED UPON.
MANY MATTERS ARE INCLUDED
Doings Of Congress, Foreign 'nte''''
gence, Personal, General ana
Other Items Of Interest
Foreign.

Arthur Mason Tippetts Jackson
chief magistrate of Mask, IN the
presidency of Bombay, was assassl'
mated by a native while attending a
theatrical performance.
The Ethiopian government gave
official assurance that King Menallk
of Abyssinia still lives though his
condition is grave.
The estate of the late Consuelo.
dowager duchess Of Manchester, IS
valued for probate at $1,634,33o. Al
ter making provisions for her grand
son the V~iscount Mandville and the
younger children Of the duke OF Man
chester. the residue Of the property
was left in trust for the duke for lie
and for the successor to the title.
The Baroness Vaughan quietly bid
farewell to Belgium.
A Los Angeles man told OF cases Of
extreme cruelty practiced by Zelaya.
The pope appointed Rev. James
O'Reilly, now rector OF st. Anthony
of Padua, Minneapolis, Mimi, to the
b%ishopric of Fargo, \. d., and Kew.
F. NJ. Fallon of the provincial oblates
of Buffalo, y. Y, to the bishoprlc OF
London, Canada.
The Reichsrat at Vienna rose after
a continuous sitting of eighty-slX
hours and after passing a Dill modl-
flying the rules Of procedure Whlch
authorizes the president OF the cham
Der to suspend from one to three slt'
tings any deputy insultin him or ais
obeying the rules.
Commander Robert E. Peary smiled
broadly when informed that a Copen'
hagen dispatch had been received
quoting a paragraph Of the University
of Copenhagen in its preliminary
examination OF DR.. Cooks records, ano
failing to find proof that the physl
clan had found the North pole.
An official telegram from Buenos
Ayres states that the authorities nav
ing the 1910 exposition in charge nave
set apart a special building for Amen
can railway exhibitors.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-02-04
HOLD OUT.
Offer to Accept Wage Scale and Rein
state Men Gradually.

st. Paul. Dec. 27.-All efforts OF
Governor Eberhart to end the strike
have apparently failed because Of the
refusal of the railroad officials to agree
20 a rcinstatement of the men who
went out, to their old positions at
once.
Just at present the governor can
see no way to bring the co~ntendlng
parties together. The final disagree
ment came at loon today. when Third
Vice President Sladc OF the Northern
Pacific and j. NJ. Gruber, general
manager of the Great Northern, hand
cd the governor Il written c~ommunica-
ton in which they rcStat"d their Will
ingncss to submit the matter Of wages
and hours of labor to the Chicago con-
ference, but that they could not agree
to reinstate the men to their old posi-
tions at once. but would take them
back when there We're vacancies. The
railways have given the men until
Wednesday to accept their offer Of Fri
GaN