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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
FORMER AUDUBON COUNTY MAN
Alleged That He Eloped Leaving Ills
Family Destitute.

An Exchange says that Frank M.
Miller, of Glidden, who in company
with young woman, eloped last De-
cember, leaving his wife and six small
children in destitute circumstances, re-
turned to town last week. The family
came to Glidden from Audubon county
about four years ago. They rented a
farm about seven miles from this place.
After leaving his wife, it is supposed
that he went to Nebraska, but no search
was made for him. His wife sold what
little stock that remained ON the farm
and moved to town where she rented a
house. The other day he came to her
house and demanded money of her and
threatening to knock her down if she
refused to comply with his request.
Marshal Hageman was notified and Mil
Ter was arrested. He was arraigned be-
fore Mayor Porter the next morning
and fined for disturbing the peace. He
was then rearrested and committed to
Jail to await the action of the grand
jury.--Ex.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
NOW IN EXTRA SESSION
Called Together By President Taft
To Consider Tariff Board And
Reciprocity With Canada

Congress Convened on Tuesday in
extra session. The occasion is very
unusual and the result will probably be
far reaching in its effect upon the
country and the political parties. If the
Democrats will do what the President
asks and then adjourn theyt may
strengthen their position. But they
will not do that. Instead they will not
be able to resist the temptation to show
the Republicans what they can do to
the tariff and the tendency will be to
rip it up and down and crosswise before
they get through with it. At present
the democratic claim of electing the
next president is not made without
good reason. But tradition has it that
whenever the opportunity presents itself
that party will surely hang itself
before it lets up President Taft has
furnished the rope and it remains to be
seen what use will be made of it.
Now that the democrats are in con-
troll we wonder how the insurgents feel
about it. We wonder what they have
gained by their rule or ruin policy ex-
cept little revenge And what recog-
milton will they receive for their work
of defeating the old leaders and putting
the opposition in power? And what
satisfaction and profit will the people
of Iowa get from the work of their dele
cation and other insurgents in Congress?
The action of Murdoch and Norris and
Bristow and Cummins and others from
Iowa will be watched with much inter
est both from what they may do and
what they may not do. This is their
opportunity to legislate for the people
in whom take SO much interest just
before the election.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
SENATOR LAFE YOUNG
MAY HOLD HIS SEAT
Unless The Deadlock Is Broken And
A Senator Chosen Before
Legislature Adjourns.

There was a short paragraph in the
Des Moines dispatch to the Cedar Rapids
Republican of March gath which might
not have attracted more than casual
notice. It read: Late gossip over the
senatorial situation includes the report
that Senator Young expects to hold his
seat in the United States senate until
March 4th, 1913" On the editorial page
of the same paper appears this: THE
latest theory is that if the legislature
fails to elect senator that Senator
Young may be able to hold over" The
editorial fails to tell why Senator Young
may be liable to hold over. This is the
fact: If the Iowa legislature had ad-
journed previous to the 4th Of March
without electing senator. Senator
Young's time by Appointment would
have expired. 1t did not adjourn. When
that time arrived it was still balloting-
Senator Young's time not having ex-
pired by reason of no election his name
was carried on the roll of the 62nd con-
gress which came into existence March
4th. 1911. Senanor Young is now men,
Der of the 62nd congsess. So far as the
Iowa legislature is concerned Senator
Young's name would not be displaced
by its failure to elect senator to fill
what is known as the Dolliver vacancy.
If that vacancy is not filed by election
by the legislature the name of Senator
Young will remain OH the senate roll till
the senate itself removes it. 1t is the
judge of its own membership, and it is
altogether unlikely that any member of
the senate will offer resolution declar-
ing Mr.. Young's seat vacant. In this no
harm could befall the state of Iowa.
Under the present conditions no man in
the state is so peculiarly fitted to repre-
sent its people as is Mr.. Young. So far
Us the Eagle is concerned it has no tears
to shed if the legislature fails to elect.
The republicans of Iowa could not be
better represented than by the continu
ance of Senator Young. -Vinton Eagle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
First M. e. Church.

Services for next Sunday will be as
follows: Sunday School at 10 "a m. Ser
mon at II a. m. Subject The Power OF
The Gosple" Children's practice at 2:3O
p. m. Epworth League at p. m. Ser
mon at 8 p. m. Subject The Night OF
Betrayal" This one of the SERIES Night
Scenes In The Bible. Bible study We'd
nesday evening at 8 p. m. Choir practice
Friday evening all members and singers
wanted present, we are preparing spe-
cial music for the special occasions. All
are cordially invited.
j. III. FREEDLINE, Pastor,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
Uissotao - ~
New YORK elects A Senator.

The legislature of the state of New
York has been having deadlock all
winter on the election of a senator Like
Kenyon of Iowa, Sheehan was the lead
ing candidate, but some democratic in
surgent would not vote for him. Last
week Boss Murphy of Tammany went
to Albany and fixed up deal that g.
lected Justice O'Gorman a member of
the Supreme Court who gives up posi-
ton paying 1000 a year for one that
pays but s., 500 year. 1t will take much
honor to compensate for the loss of $40,
600 year or $4,000 during senatori-
al term.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
Regulate The Business.

Some of the railroads want to abolish
kissing at stations, because it delays
the trains. Maybe it does at some of the
towns but in sizeable place like Iowa
City, since the last census, kissing is
rather help. Usually there are about
twenty people waiting at the train.
Fifteen are going away and five are
there to kiss their friends and relatives.
The kissers do their osculatory stunt
while the ten passengers, who are pre-
sumably either married or friendless,
climb aboard. There is no unseemly
jam about the steps. The kissers get
on last, and traffic is entirely unimpair-
ed. Sometimes couple of the kissers
get ahead of the push and block the
car entrance for some minutes. This is
what causes the delay Regulation is
better than prohibition. Require all
kissing to be done at distance of five
feet from the car door.-Iowa City Re-
publican.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
John Weighton Arrives Home.

John Weighton arrived home from
Scotland Monday morning. He left
Audubon February 10Th and sailed
from New York City February 22nd.
The trip over on the 'Mauretania was
five and half days to Liverpool and
returning on the Campania was seven
days, nearly day being spent at
Queenstown where it required $50 men
q half day to load the mail carried by
the steamer. On the return he sailed
March 18th and reached New York
March 25th, and Chicago March 9th.
Considering the fact that Mr.. Weighton
has been away from the old home for
20 years he did not make long visit,
He found but little change in the
country but very much in the people.
OF all his school-mates he met but one;
and he admits that he had a pleasant
visit with one of his ''old girls who Is
the mother of seven children. When he
attended the old country church there
were few left who knew there was
such young fellow who had gone to
America many years ago. Speaking of
reciprocity with Canada, they think it
a scheme the Americans have Matched
up to annex Canada and they are strong
ly against that proposition. Business over
there is rather dull. Along the east
coast they used to build ships but most
of that has disappeared. They used to
make sail cloth but the use of steam
has cut most of that out. At Dundee a
city of 10000 people it used to be the
center of extensive Jute manufactures;
but men of capital went to Calcutta in
India and with cheap labor are shipping
better and cheaper goods back to Scot
land than they can make so they are
losing much of that business. The result
is talk of tariff reform which means the
adoption of a tariff on jute in order to
protect their business and the labOring
men of Scotland against the cheap labor
of the far east. Mr.. Weighton enjoyed
the visit with his mother and other rel
atives but had no inclination to remain
there to live.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
Hardy Catalpas For Iowa.

That the hardy catalpa is one of the
best Tense post trees that can be grown in
Iowa, is the conclusion reached by the
Iowa Experiment Station. Eighteen
year old trees that have been properly
cared for will yield from 1000 to 1850
posts to the acre. The gross annual
return per acre per year on the Iowa
plantations studied varied from
$1O.77 to $20.34. Copies Of bulletin 100
giving complete directions for growing
caitapas, can be obtained free by writ
ing to the Iowa Experiment. Station
at Ames.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
SOME BRIGHT COMMENTS
Made By legislators Wife In
Letters To The Daily
Capital.

One of the legislators wives has been
writing series of letters this winter to
her daughter, Mary, who remained at
home to do the chores while ma went
to Des Moines to keep an eye on pa and
the pretty committee clerks at the
Capitol. Here are few bright sayings
culled from the last letter:
It does seem like paying for dead
horse" to pay for flowers your pa gave
that girl clerk, or paying laundry bill
that has been running since January.
II the women insist on having the
ballot, standing shoulder to shoulder
with men, and -elbowing their way into
the trades and professions, Of course
that old idea of chivalry will die out.
This Legislature has done some things
that have shown real wisdom. One
was electing that man Stillman for
speaker Speaker Stillman is what we
used to call gentleman of the old
school" And Mary he can say the
incest things you ever heard. Here is
one of them: ITO describe woman
must needs dip my pen in the colors of
the rainbow. and dry the writing with
the butterfy's wing"
Mary, feel that lot of real good
men have been spoiled here this winter.
A man can only be Dragged about so
much until he becomes top heavy. Then
having no fires to build and no chores
to do, and wearing their best clothes
every day, is bound to have a bad effect
on a man. Your pa thinks that he
knows how how to run this country
pretty well. OF course / know that
from now on until he dies. your pa will
always be telling how they did things
when / was q member of the Bath
general assembly I am in hopes
though that he will come home and
take his old interest in the crops and
the stock and the church and the neigh
bors. Your pa thinks that his experience
this winter will make him ever so much
better as road supervisor. Mary,
don't forget to uncover the rhubarb.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
sixtieth Wedding Anniversary.

The Sixtieth wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Booten was cele-
brated at the home of their son-in-law,
w. C. wager and wife in Viola town
ship, Saturday, April l, 1911. Catha-
rine Derby and B. G. Booten were
married near Peoria, Illinois, April 1,
1851 and forty-nine years ago they en-
migrated to Iowa just east of Des
Moines. In 1875 they moved to Audi
hon county where they have lived q
greater part of the time since then.
Their present home is in Coon Rapids,
Iowa. but they have been spending this
winter with their daughter. Mrs. w. C.
Wager in Viola township. Mr.. Booten
saw active service in the civil war for
over three years. They have six chill
dren living, twenty eight grand children
and eleven great grand children. They
were among the early pioneers of Audu-
bon county coming here at an early day
and seeing many hardships with the
early settlers. The company was in
the nature of surprise to the aged
couple by their children and neighbors.
about fifty being present. A bounteous
dinner was served, the table being
loaded with all the the good things Of
the season provided by the company
all bringing with them well filed
baskets.
Those in attendance from away were
Mrs. Maggie Mooman of Prairie City,
Iowa, Mr.. and Mrs. James Durkin Of
Coon Rapids, Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Booten
and sons, Ray and Leo of Audubon. A
purse Of 81 was presented to the worthy
couple as memento Of the occasion.
They all departed wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Booten many more years of happy mar
ried life. They are both SO years of age
Mrs. Booten being one month Older
than Mr.. Booten and they are both still
very active despite their years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
ANDREW CARNEGIE'S
SECRETARY HEARD FROM
He Says They Are Ready To Furnish
Money For A Library Building
I'm Audubon.

New York City, March 30, 1911
John A. Nash, ESQ.
Audubon, Iowa.
Dear Sir
Responding to your communi-
cations on behalf of Audubon. If the
city agree by Resolution of Council to
maintain a Free Public Library at
cost of not less than Nine Hundred
Dollars year, and provides suitable
site for the building, Mr.. Carnegie will
be glad to give Nine Thousand Dollars
20 erect a Free Public Library Building
for Audubon.
1t should be noted that the amount
indicated is to cover the cost of Library
Building complete, ready for occupancy
and for the purpose intended. Before
any expenditure on buildidg or plans is
incurred, Mr. Carnegies approval of pro-
posed plans should be secured, to obtain
which please send sketch plans for in
spection. Respectfully yours,
JAS. BERTRAM,
Private Secretary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
JUDGE GREEN IS
STRONG CANDIDATE
1o6lcatloas Now Point To Very
Little 0pposItion To The Audu-
bon County Candidate.

Judge w. r. Green of Audubon.
who h to be in the city next week to
had district court. is undoubtedly
~ strongest candidate yet in the race
foe congressman from the Ninth
DISTRICT He has his home county
solidly back Of him. every republican
newSpeper there having come out for
MIN without reservation, and his
strength In other counties in the dis
trict u surprising even Judge Green
and his friends. Over in Pottawatta-
mie. since the withdrawal of Senator
Saunders from the race the candidacy
a Judge Green has loomed up strong
and in the absence of any home candi-
date there it is altogether probable that
the judge win easily secure the delega-
tion from that county The delegation
from Guthrie is said to be assured for
Judge Green.
Can county is likely to go for Green
unless there are ZONE candidates to
take the honors away and there is
: stroug probability of Montgomery
county being for him unless Attorney
JunlEin changes his mind and decides to
get In The situation in the district
whsn the vacancy in congress was first
noted looked like o candidate from
every county. But Sen. Savage of
Adair has withdrawn from the race,
Senator Saunders will not try to get
Pottawattalmie, Senator Gilliland is
making no fight for Mills and Junkin is
making no effort to get Montgomery.
In Can county DR.. Porterfield and c. A.
Meredith are both being talked of but
no formal announcements have been
made and It il not safe to say at this
time whether the county will even have
. candidate. Adair county will I'M
doubtsdly send stand-pat delegation
to the congressional convention and
thsre h doubt whether Judge Green
could win that county even in a primary
election. Over in Shelby county Judge
Green h said to be second choice and it
10 10 b conceded that County Attorney
White win have the complimentary
vote Of that county. Harrison county
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06

A finely improved half section farm
only forty miles from Minneapolis, six
miles from good market, and one mile
to school and creamery. 1t has splend-
id nine room house; barn for 100 head of
stock; large granary; corn crib and
machine sheds; good well with plenty
of water; 100 acres under cultivation;
100 acres of fine meadow; timber enough
on land for family use. For quick sale
this farm is being offered at $500 an
acre. Owner leaving country and must
sell. For further information inquire Of
the undersigned. A. G, Ross.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
FREE PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Reasons Why They Should Be Sup.
ported By Public Taxation.

VSss~S ~ sDss~ sSNsssSsss
Such a tax puts the library on the
right basis as public institution. The
purpose of the library is the same as
that of the school, public education,
the enlargement and enrichment of the
intellectual life of the community, and
it should, therefore, be supported on
the same grounds and by the same
methods as the school.
1 3 The library supported by local
taxation ceases to be a charity, contri-
buted by the few to the many, and be-
comes the right and property Of all.
When I use a library supported by pri-
vate gifts. / am accepting favor;
when use a library supported by pub
lie tax. i am using what is mine by
right. The tax thus promotes a feeling
Of independence and self-respect in the
librarys patrons.
3 Taxation is the easiest and fairest
way to raise the needed money. Nine
hundred dollars raised by entertainments
subscriptions. sales, etc., means great
burden of labor. care and expense to a
few, and usually to net that sum very
much larger sum must be expended.
while $500 spread on the tax rolls would
hardly be felt even by the largest tax
payers.
4 1t adds dignity to the library and
increases the respect in which
it is held. To be made each year an
object of charity for which private sub
scriptions are solicited and rummage
sales held tends to bring it into contempt
and greatly lowers its influence in the
community.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
Mccort Remains In Audubon.

Mention was made in last week issue
about the Jack McCort meat market
being sold to two gentlemen from Des
Moines. but the transaction fell through
on account of the parties from Des
Moines not keeping up their end of the
deal. After all we are sure the people
of Audubon will be pleased to know
that we are to have Jack" still with
US. as he is the right man in the right
place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
Chrlstian Church.

Subjects for next Sundays services
are as follows: II o'clock God Overcome
by Man" SPIN. rs Denominationalism
Sinful" MIDI week experimenting We'd
nesdays at 8 p. m. Bible School each
Sunday at 10 q. IN. c. E. : p. m. Every
body cordially invited to any or all of
these meetings.
p. ]. POND. Minister.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
Special Train Next Saturday.

Remember that the special train will
arrive over the Northwestern next Sat-
urday morning at 8 o'clock and remain
here forty minutes. The lectures will be
free and given in the cars at thestation.
Returning the train will stop at Ross at
$3.50 and Gray at 9:45. The men and the
women, the boys and the girls are all
invited to attend these lectures.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
Low Colonist Rates To Pacific Coast.
Daily to April 10.

For daily and personally conducted
tours, via the Chicago, Union Pacific g.
North Western Line.
Personally conducted California tours
in Pullman tourist sleeping cars leave
Chicago every Tuesday and Thursday.
Double berth Chicago to the Coast costs
less than ever before.
For full particulars write S. A.
Hutchinson, Mgr. Tours Dept, 212 Clark
St., Chicago, or apply to ticket agent
North Western Line.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
Woodmen Meet At Brayton.

The County Convention of Modern
Woodmen was held at Brayton, yester-
day afternoon, to select delegate to
the state convention. Neighbors Mar
lin, Lang, Jensen, Croker, Drake, Par
rot. Swartz and Waggener attended
from Audubon, and S. c. Darlington from
Gray.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
GREAT Revival In Mareuro.

The Marengo Republican says the re-
vival in the Methodist church. whose
pastor is DIR. Morley, made great gains
the past week. On Sunday morning
Evangelist Jones held aloft the standard
Of Bible truth, and as he preached the
power fell upon the people. At the
close of the SERMON the altar was crowd
ed and score or more were led into
the kingdom. And the service ofpraise
and prayer continued until nearly two
o'clock. The same power and interest
attended the services through the week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
Why Carnegie Establishes Libraries.

I chose free libraries as best agencies
for improving the masses of the people,
because they give nothing for nothing.
They only help those who help them
selves. They never pauperize. They
reach the aspiring, and open to these
the chief treasures of the world-those
stored in books. A taste for reading
drives out lower tastes. Besides this.
believe good fiction one of the most
beneficial reliefs to the monotonous
lives of the poor. For these and other
reasons prefer the free public library
to most if not any other agency for the
happiness and Improvement of a COM
munity. ANDREW CARNEGIE.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06

has no active candidate as yet and is
fighting ground. The campaign of
course is still young but itappears from
the early reports that Judge Green has
the ground floor and by far the best
start in the race.-Atlantic Telegraph.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06

Remnants for less than cost at the
Wall Paper & Paint Store. Stf
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06
me County Board In Sessiou.

The April Session Of the County
Board is being held this week at the
Court House looking after routine
busineas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06

"A good 30-inch safe for sale. Good
q new. DIR. CARRIE WOOD. lott.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-06

-.See Oelke's for clover and timothy
seed. tt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
The Dec. Womans Home Companion.

The December Woman's Home Com
panion is a specially illustrated and
beautified Christmas number. 1t con-
tains, aside from the usual illustrations,
great many pictures in color. Stor-
les are included in greater number than
usual and several of them are extraor-
binary presentations of the Christmas
spiritual of action and the best kind
of sentiment. Some of the contribu-
tors Of the fiction are: Jeffrey Farnol,
Mary +. wilkins Freeman, Norvell
Harrison, Owen Oliver and Hubert
Footner.
One of the notable special articles in
the number is entitled "What Christ
mas Might Be-" lis an eloquent plea
by Charles f. Jefferson, pastor OF the
Broadway Tabernacle in New York
City. Other special articles worthy of
particular mention are American
Mural Decoration" "Flashlight Pho
Biography" ga Christmas Fallacy,"
'Iast-Minute Gifts" and the Profess
sional Parent"
The special departments, for which
the Womans Home Companion is fam
GUS, are filled with good reading-su
for example, as a remarkable article
on "The Healthy Baby" by DR.. Roger
II. bennett, great specialist in New
York, "a Girls Charities at Christ
mas" "Sam Lloyd's Own Puzzle
Page" and many other contributions.
The fashion, household, home decor
alton and handicraft features of the
Companion are remarkable for their in
terest and practically.