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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
THE TRAVELLING SALESMAN"

The only play which ever received the endorsement of the United Com mercial Travellers and the Travellers Protective Association, is "Tl1e Tray cling Salesnan,' James Forbes lat est comedy, which Henry B. Harris will present at the Park Theatre, Sat urday April 1st, matinee and night. Incidentally it is the only play ever written which truthfully depicts that most interesting of all American char acters, the modern commercial traveller. Written for the sole purpose of enter taining all classes of playgoers it has more than made good, as is evidenced by the fact that it played for more than nine months in New York and for 21 weeks in Chicago to crowded houses. MT. Forbes it will be remem- bered, is the author of ''The Chorus Lady" a play that has been an attrac- tion to thousands of theatregoers by reason of it's collection of slang phrases of unique originality. Its suc- cessor, The Travelling Salesman D brings to light slang idioms that throw the audience into convulsions of laugh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29
PARK THEATRE

Already public curiosity has been aroused to a considerable extent in the coming of the funny musical farce ''McFadden's Flats at the Park Thea tre. Friday evening, March 31. There has been no comedy produced in years in this country that has been more successful and the mere announcement of its appearance should be an assur- ance of a we'll filled house. This com edy has been a sensation in former years and it has been brought up to date by the interpolation of new jokes and new music. The company is said to be first class and the cos tumeS elaborate
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Attest:


Senator LATE Young is right in say
ing that the farmer will get the worst
of it through the reciprocity treaty,
but he is altogether wrong in assuming
that the farmer deserves sympathy. He
is not entitled to anything of the kind
The farmers, more than any other class
have been the beneficiaries of the pro
tective tariff, which, by creating a big
home market for their products, has en-
abled them to secure fair remuneration
for their toll But, instead of appreciat
ing this fact. they have devoted them,
selves to attacking other beneiciaries to
the system and have elected men like
Cummins and La Toilette. who have
worked increasingly for several years
past to undermine Protection. They
have been as unsparing in their denun-
Citations of the 'robber baron" manu-
facturer as any Cobdenite, and have
managed to bring about a condition of
affairs which seems bound to result N a
repetition of the former disastrous at
tempts to abandon Protection, and II
farmers suffer in consequence, they will
have only themselves to blame. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Finds His Relatives.

A short time agoa gentleman residing
in Philadelphia came to Audubon in
search of relatives whom he had never
seen and only knew their names TO be
Isaac and Mary, the following being the
circumstances:
Years ago his father, long since dead.
received letter mailed at "Hamlin's
Grove" from his sister and signed
Mary" and in the letter in referring
TO her husband she called him Isaac and
that was all. The letter was laid away
in some secure place and when the
mother was on her death bed she told
her son of the letter and of the slight
chance their was of their ever being
found and identified. Time passed and
as he had no relatives living in the east
the longing came to him to come west
and institute search, so taking the let
ter ON which the county and postmark
were still visible he came to Audubon
and at hotel began his inquiries. The
host could not enlighten him but referred
him to one of the Oldest settlers, Charles
IL. Van Gorder who after racking his
brain in running over the names of all
the Isaacs and Marys within memory's
walls and taking into consideration the
location of the long since discontinued
postoffice 'Hamlin's Grove" the names
of Isaac and Mary Lewis came to his
mind and it was not long until Mr..
White was in telephone COMMUNICATION
with his uncle and going down there
found that his Aunt Mary had gone be-
fore, but was warmly greeted by his
uncle and cousins with whom he passed
pleasant two weeks visit.-Ex.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

The Republican party faces crisis.
1t cannot go backward and survive. 1t
must go forward. 1t must adopt thor.
oughly progressive policy upon all great
public questions. Ii must stand for
human rights as above property rights,
or it will go down as the Wing party
did. 1t cannot continue with reactionary
policies and with reactionary leadership.
Thus spoke James r. Garfield, son Of
the dead president. in an interview
while in Des Moines recently to deliver
q lecture, Now we are inclined to think
Mr.. Garfield is right when he says the
party is facing crisis. Knit there is mo
crisis except what he and Pinchot and
the other insurgents have brought about
by their denunciation of the party and
its great leaders. The Republican party
has always gone forward and has al
ways been progressive but not toward
the Democratic party and coddling the
democrats to get their support are the
very fellows that look wise and talk
platitudes like the above young Garfield.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Bats And Dreams Politics.

IL is enough to make the stones
weep to hear Bro. Alex Grisell talking
of the congressional contest and laying
down the ultimatum that politicians
must be barred Alex himself bears
many scars of political battle, and has
Scared the other fellow more or less
always in a diplomatic and painless way.
Alex eats and dreams politics and thrives
on it. His talk of barring politicians is
either a decoy or joke.-Fontanelle
Enterprise.
Say Mac, why should you doubt as?
Give US a chance. Practice the great
est of all virtues charity. until we have
q chance to prove our reformation.
Don't prick US with our sins, and short
comings for the purpose of exciting our
passions in the hope that we might back
slide, and again wallow in the slime of
political chicanery. In the words of
Rip Van Wrinkle, I'VE have quit, :"
but-you know the rest The Guthrian.
We wonder how long Bro. Grisseil
would have grace sufficient to overcome
temptation II the head Of Saunders or
Gilliland should appear above the poll
teal horizon in the present campaign
for congress.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

No. 54-1120 acres, ~ miles northwest
from Pierre and Fort Pierre, all under
fence, so acres in fine state of cultiva-
ton. Modern house 26x26, II stories,
plastered and piped for water and gas
from Artesian and gas well which fur
nishes strong flow of water and natural
gas. New barn 60x64 with NOW room
for 100 tons hay. Indiana stave silo
16x26, holds 100 tons. Tool house and
other buildings. Ice house full OF good
ice. This land lies along the Willow
creek and is exceptionally well located
for st-class stock and dairy farm.
The owner has acquired competency
on the place. Best deal in big stock
ranch proposition in the State. Price
$l7.5O per acre. Will carry $500 at o
per cent for 5 years.
JEFFRIES LAND AND LOAN Co.,
Fit. Pierre, s. D., Stanley County.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Surprise For Mrs. VIM. Owen Sr.

At the country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Owen on Easter Sunday very
pleasant surprise was given Mrs. Owen
in honor of the occasion of her 9th
birthday. Mr.. and Mrs. Owen had gone
to Audubon to attend church service
and while away their relatives and
friends to the number of about go came
with well filled baskets of good things
taking full possession and the table
was spread with the best of everything
that the good country wives know how
to prepare. The table was loaded with
turkey, boiled ham, roast beef, dressing,
salads and eight different lSindsof cake,
besides numerous other edibles. Upon
their return from church the surprise to
Mrs. Owen was complete, but Mr.. Owen
knew of 1t before hand. Mrs. Owen though
surprised was equal to the occasion
and made them them all welcome and
babe them enjoy themelves. They then
partook of the bounteous dinner and to
say that they did themselves Justice
would beputtingit mildly. The follow
ing persons were present: Fred Sun
berg and family, @. III. Priestly and
family, VIM. Fry and family, Chas Hig-
gins and wife, Robt Fry and family,
John Sunberg and family, John Griff-
it'll and wife, w. NJ. Crees and wife,
Dick Owen and family, Chas Owen,
and family, Fred Owen and lady friend
Miss Eta Burr, Mrs. Phin Hollenbeck,
Oliver Winters, Roy Bell. VIM. Wendt,
and Fred Andersen. Mrs Owen was
the recipient of very beautiful rock
ing chair and many other useful pre-
sents. The company departed wishing
Mrs. Owen many more birthdays. We
congratulate Mrs. Owen on this occasion
and Join her numerous relatives and
friends in wishing her many more such
happy birthdays. m -.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
The Brick plant improvements.

The Tramp & Tramp Co. have added
a number of new improvements to their
brick and tile yard this spring. A new
dry pan, elevator and screen have been
installed. The dry-pan has two large
revolving wheels which chrushes the
clay almost as fine as -four and is then
carried by the elevator to the screen and
ON to the making machine. The tailings
left after screening reverts back to the
dry-pan and is ground over. They have
four kilns now and intend building one
or two more this spring. The material
they now use is shale and fire clay
mixed and is shipped in from Frazier
and Fort Dodge. They began their
spring work last week and have the
brick made for the canning factory
building and are making the blocks this
week. They employ fifteen men now
and will add five or six more to their
force this summer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
THE STATE OF IOWA
PARADISE FOR FARMERS
II Is Noted For Its Corn, Cattle,
Climate, Character And
Citizens.

Iowa is prolific theme and its people
are wont to boast of the charms of its
landscape, the healthfulness of its eli
mate and the culture of its citizens
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil refers to
il as follows:
Her hills, valleys, prairies and wood
lands are the richest in the world. She
has more tillable acres than any like
area in the world.
The state was paradise for the red
men before the whites came. For the
white race she has been the center
from which has radiated leaven of
brain, Drawn, beauty, wealth and
character to bless and benefit all the
sister states in the union.
And now in the morning of another
bountiful season we are laZily and
slowly awakening to the fact that
while we are feeding world of people
and furnishing other sections of the
country with prominent citizens and
officers, we have as yet but scratched
the surface of our boundless resources.
We have been sleeping all unmindful
of the rich stores in our soil, of the
beauty of our woodlands. our streams
and our fields and meadows, rich in
luxurious abundance. And while we
slept our young men have been lured
from their native heaths by the siren
songs Of the cities and the ever appeal
ing lure of the golden west. We have
ignored our own richness to chase rain
bows in other lands.
But now there is coming a better day.
We can beat the world raising apples
and some other fruits. No land can
compare with us in the quality and
quantity of our corn, our cattle and
hogs and vegetables. Our climate is
manly and healthful. All we need TO
do is to stop shutting ourselves up in
stuffy rooms and away from the Iowa
ozone which reddens the check as it
does the surface of the Jonathan apple.
We are waking up TO our possibilities
and the glories of the old Hawkeye
state. Wherever our sons have roamed
they still loye and still cling fondly to
the memories of the old mother state,
and whenever two or three are gathered
together they organize an Iowa
society. To be born in Iowa is badge
of honor the world over. We should
not be less loyal at home than our sons
are abroad. Let us boost for Iowa.
Let us stamp made in Iowa" ON all
our manufactures stamps the
brand on our corn, cattle and swine as
it stamps wv" On the wings of the
locusts-and in this manner turn
streams of gold toward our borders as
in years past they have flown from US.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
FIFTY WONDERFUL YEARS
SINCE THE WAR BEGAN
Americans Should Be Thankful That
The Bitterness And Hate Have
Passed Away.

This year marks the semi-centennial
of the beginning of the Civil war--tho
secession of the Confederate states, the
firing on Fort Sumter, Mr. Lincoln 5 call
for volunteers.
Fifty years ago-less than the span
of single life-this country was be-
ginning the most ensanguined intestine
war of modern times. And yet today no
scar is visible, the national solidarity il
complete, the national feeling is undi-
vided!
OF what other great nation that has
been split by civil discord can 1t be
said that the brief space of half GEN.
fury sufficed to remove all traces of the
bitterness which such conflicts nat
urally engender? OF none.
We alone of all the nations of the
world that have known this scourge of
civil war were free of the dynastic re-
ligious, racial and even deeply rooted
local differences that serve TO keep the
chasm open for centuries after war has
thrown bridge of steel across it.
We alone of all the people who have
divided against themselves were really
one people in our deepest sentiments
and ideas of government, even while
the thunder of the cannon was SEEM
ingly announcing to the world the fact
of irreconcilable antagonisms.
And for this reason, after the lapse
of a brief period, the people Of the
North and the people of the South
flowed together like adivided wave that
leaves no trace of junction-fowed nat
urally, irresistibly, completely together.
Today what do we see? Not only a
reunited country but country so
united that the idea that it could ever
have been otherwise is coming TO seem
more and more like the Pigment of a
dream. Only the lessening line of vet
Grams and the benefits they won remind
us how recent is this ancient history of
the Civil war.
Americans may well pause and give
thanks that the scars which elsewhere
last for centuries have been with US so
completely obliterated; that the chasm
which elsewhere is only bridged is with
us entirely filed; that, although the
Civil war had to come to vindicate the
great principle of human liberty. il left
us in very truth lone and indivisible.
Inter Ocean.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Telling The Whole Truth.

A Kansas editor announced he would
try for one week and he is still in the
hospital. He didn't get past the first day.
The following item appeared in his
Mondays issue and since then the boys
are getting out the paper. This is what
he said: Married, Miss Sylvia Rhode
to James Cannaham, last Sunday eve
ming at the Baptist church. The bride
was an ordinary town girl who don't
know any more than rabbit about
cooking and never helped her mother
three days in her life. Shei not a beauty
by any means and has agait like duck.
The groom Is an up-to-date loafer, has
been living off the old folks all his life
and don't amount to shucks anyhow.
They will have hard life while they
live together
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
GOOD OPPORTUNITY
FOR ALL REPUBLICANS
Action OF The Democrats In Con.
gress Should Make Il Easy For
Republican Harmony.

BY starting out on a programme
which ought to be objectionable to in
surgents as well as regulars the Dem
ocrats are making it easy for both
wings Of the Republican party to get
together. Last week Chairman I'm
derwood of the Ways and Means Com
mittee introduced bill to put ON the
free list about hundred articles now
dutiable. As these articles comprise
many things which the farmers produce,
there Is likely to be revolt in the in
surgent territory which will be far
more pronounced than that which has
taken place in the northern tier OF
states in opposition to Canadian recip
rocity. If this bill should pass in the
shape in which Underwood placed it the
projection line would be broken at many
important points. Moreover, many
millions of dollars of revenue now col
lected would be lost, and new sources
of taxation would have to be devised to
avert a deficit There is an apparent
surplus of about &, 000, 600 for the fiscal
year thus far, but this leaves out the
payments for the Panama Canal.
which, in the beginning, were included
in the ordinary expenditures. III these
were counted in now there would be a
deficit of over SOS, 000,0 900.
It is far from certain that the nomi.
nal q. 900, 900 surplus now visible will
remain to the end of the fiscal year two
and half months hence, but In any
case the margin ON the credit side viii
be small, il there should be any such
margin. Yet the Democrats propose to
sweep all that surplus away and replace
n NV n deficit II would ha interesting
to know what kind of taxes the Demo
Gratis intend to levy in order TO make
both ends meet in the governments
accounts. The legitimate expenses OF
the government will keep on increasing
with the country's growth in population
and trade. Economies are excellent,
and there is room for them in several
departments, but there is line beyond
which economy can not go without
injury to the public service This con.
sideration will demand some attention
now that the Democrats have set out
on q wholesale abolition of custom
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Arbor Day April 2sth.

Gov. Carroll has issued the following
proclamation for Arbor Day. April 2Sth.
Realizing how vital and inseparable
are tree culture and forestry to the de-
velopment and conservation of the re-
sources of our state, desire to call the
attention of the people Of Iowa to Arbor
day, which has by custom grown nat
ional- wide in observance.
Therefore, /, in conformity with es-
tablished custom, do hereby designate
APRIL 2Sth. 1911, AS ARBOR DAY
and recommend that it be observed. by
our schools, with appropriate exercises
and ceremonies, the planting of trees
and shrubbery; and that our cities and
towns, in accordance with the spirit of
the day, take occasion to beautify their
streets and park with natural foliage.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused to be aft
xed the great seal of the state of Iowa.
Done at Des Moines, the capital of
the state, this 10Th day of April, A. d.
1911.
B. +. CARROLL Governor.
Attest w. G. HAYWARD,
Secretary Of State.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Democratic Opinion.

The new senator comes out of the
fight with clean hands AS republi-
can-and Iowa is republican in sentim-
ment-he will suit the great majority
of people. His candidacy, so far as he,
personally, is concerned, was carried
ON in thoroughly dignified manner.
He was never seen in the role of Office
seeker, but allowed his candidacy to
work out its own salvation. His friends
assumed high attitude throughout it
all and IL can be said for Kenyon that
he won on his merits. He was not the
first choice of the Cummins men; neither
was he the choice of the stand patters.
He occupied a middle ground and from
beginning to end his attitude and that
of his friends was such as to be credit
able to all directly concerned as well as
to the great state of 1owa.-Waterloo
Times Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Pays Newspaper Better.

Sometimes we think it pays" about
as we'll to be a knocker as a booster. A
man of means and influence may work
necessarily to build up townin almost
every way for years, without receiving
any commensurate reward; but let some
of the do-nothing knockers hatch up a
story and there are always lot of
people, who have better opinion of them
selves than others have, who will join
in the chorus, and sing the hallalujah
till the cock crows in the morning.
Adair News.
Bro. Stacey is correct; and it has been
our observation that the newspaper men
who do the knocking against the party
are the ones who receive the offices and
other considerations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
THE LIBRARY CARRIES
BY A BIG MAJORITY
0aly Two Ballots Spoiled By The
Women But Fourteen Spoiled
By The Men.

Audubon will have free public
library. The proposition carried by a
large majority. Not even the most
optimistic expected such large vote in
its favor. The men cast 31S votes and
gave majority of 1874 for the library.
The women cast 295 votes and gave a
majority of 200 in its favor. The claim
made by some of the knockers that the
men would give majority against it
wasn't good prophecy. Out of the 1854
votes by the men that were counted
only 100 were against the proposition.
The biggest joke of the season is the
fact that while IA ballots voted by the
men were thrown out by the judges,
only two of those voted by the women
we're not good because of mistake in
marking. Before the next election the
women should organize school of in
struction to teach some of the men how
TO mark their ballots.
Monday was beautiful day and the
streets were in good condition. When
the polls opened at 8 o'clock quite a
number were on hand to vote. The
board consisted of VIM Northup, =.
s. Wilson and James Lang who acted
as Judges; Charles Wolf, Harry Northup,
w. j. Laubender and Walter Brainard
who acted as clerks; while M. G. Griffith
held the position of guard. Councilman
Lang had the pleasure of handing the
ballots to the ladies and giving such in
formation as they requested, while
Councilman Northup had the honor to
receive their ballots and drop them into
the box. The women went to the polls
in pairs and punches. While they were
somewhat timid at first they soon
gathered courage and confidence and
really enjoyed the new experience of
voting at a public election. Much credit
must be given the women of the Colum-
bian Club who took the initiative in
bringing about the election; and to
them and many other ladies who were
active in advocating a favorable vote.
But the women shouldn't nor couldn't
claim all the credit, because quite a
number of the men were active and
effective in support of the proposition.
The contest all the way through was
without acrimony so far as we know.
Matters were well organized and several
teams and automobiles were on hand to
bring in the voters. All who favored
the library are very much pleased at
the result and those who did not will
now yield gracefully to the majority
sentiment as shown by the election.
BALLOTS CAST BY MEN
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20

house imposts. The Underwood bill
will arouse much antagonism in every
state from Michigan and Ohio TO the
Pacific slope. BY proposing to put
wheat, corn, lumber and many other
products of the field and forest on the
free list the Democrats are striking a
hard blow at the West, and also at
some of the Southern States. The in
surgents will find that this is an excel
lent time for them 10 rally to the sup
port of the regulars in opposition to the
Democratic program. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-04-20
Preferred Matrimony To War.

Men who do not want to do military
service make various ways to avoid it.
Up at Fort Dodge one young chap got
married last week to keep from having
to go to Texas with his troop. We hope
better luck for him, but he may wish
he had gone south instead Of Eurrying
into matrimony. We once knew a young
man who was said to have all his teeth
extracted in order to avoid the draft
during the war of the rebellion. -Anita
Republican.
We knew good minister who had
to stand trial because of such charge
by some over loyal citizens; but no
proved himself not guilty.