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The Washington times., 1911-04-06

Doc Meyer has many things to learn
about fielding flies and grounders, and
spends a lot OF time every day having
some one bat to him. I'll learn If !
stick to it," says Meyer.
The Washington times., 1911-04-06

zeb Milan. the Tennessee flyer. likes
The Washington times., 1911-04-06

Jack Lelivelt wants to visit a bat fac
tory at Louisville, and watch them turn
out his bats, claiming that only then
will he be satisfied.
The Washington times., 1911-04-06

Doc Gessler seems to have little diff
Guilty in making the long throw from
the foul line TO third and gets the ball
over to Elberfeld with just the proper
hon
The Washington times., 1911-04-06

They talk lot about sunfields," says
Doc Gessler. The Boston sunfield is
vicious, and so is the White Sox's sec
tion. I've played the sunfield in Cincin-
natl, too, but none of them has any
thing on the Washington sun patch"
The Washington times., 1911-04-06

Germany Schaefer the comedian Of
the Nationals, is watched eagerly by the
Atlanta fans who flock to the park to
see the practice games for some of his
circus stunts, but he keeps pretty quiet.
The Washington times., 1911-04-06

Clarksville University in Tennessee"
says Elberfeld. and that was enough
for me. Football is too rough. I'd
rather stick to baseball, where a man
has some chance"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Jim Brenton stiII Going Down.

The Nevada Journal says that Jim
Brenton, at one time mayor of Des
Moines and for q couple of terms
superintendent Of schools of Polk
county, but now Rapid City, South
Dakota, is afflicted with softening of
the brain and guardian has been
appointed to look after his interests.
AT present Brenton is under bonds
charged by the federal authorities
with selling liquor to Indians. Excess
sive use of liquor is said to be the
cause of his present deplorable condi-
ton. Brenton had one of the most
meteoric careers of any man who ever
became prominent in Des Moines"
We knew Jim and knew him well
when he was County Superintendent.
He made pretty good officer. But he
commenced going down. His first slide
was to the office of mayor; then he run
an ice wagon and after that one of Ben
Parker's saloons. His present troubles
and condition are mentioned in the
item above. Jim had large capacity
and weighed over three hundred pounds.
But whiskey and its attendant evils got
him down just as it will anybody else
who INDUCES his taste in that direction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
A Card From Montana.

A card from E. J. Fenton of Eureka,
Montana. says that Mrs. Fenton will re-
turn to Audubon county for a visit in
September. Concerning their crop he
says: I'VE have a bumper wheat crop,
some claiming it is ahead of 1908 when
in this valley it reached the 80 bushel
mark. The acreage in potatoes larger
than ever Put in before. If reciprocity
terminates million dollars worth of
those tubers will suddenly hop the line.
Have usual hot days and cold nights.
go up the Kootenai 40 miles in B. c. as
night watch for Mill Company. At the
Min settlement 800 per month is offered
for teacher with camp board $lO0 a
day. Camp board means the bunk
house place. VI your bed is good it is
your own fault, sinceyou tote your own
bed around. Take up your bed and
walk is demonstrated all through this
part of the west. Mining camp, mill
and ranch are all alike. If man
should ask to be shown to bed the fore
man would point to ten thousand
acres of vacant land and say sleep
where You dunn please" | think of
writing to Hiss Stearns for young
teacher for the Mill settlement
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
A VERY SAD AFFLICTI0N
Mr.. And Mrs. Clyde Miller Lose
Their Little Son By
Accident.

On Thursday of last week the friends
and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Miller were much shocked to hear that
their little boy Lyle Jas very sick and
more so little later to learn that he
was dead The child had been taking
medicine for several days for malaria
with which he had been troubled.
Thursday afternoon he and his little
sister and the two sons of Finley Berger
while playing together found box of
pills or tablets and ate some of them.
The other three were not seriously
affected, but Lyle was taken very sick
with symptoms of poison. Physicians
were summoned but all their efforts to
restore him failed and he died about
five o'clock. OF course the parents
We're crushed beyond measure to lose
the boy and especially to have his death
brought about in that way. But no
matter how much care has been taken
to prevent accidents they will sometimes
happen in disastrous way.
Austin Lyle Miller was born January
2, 1907. and died August II, 1911, aged
4 years, months and 10 days The
funeral was held from the home of his
parents at two O'Clock Saturday after
noon, August 10, 1911. Rev. @. Fl.
Schlesselman pastor of the Evangelical
church officiating at the service, and the
burial was made in Maple Grove ceme-
terry. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller will have
much sympathy from the people of
Audubon in this serious affiiction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
PROPOSED MONUMENT
TO CONFEDERATE NAVY
Congress Asked To Make Big
Appropriation To Build A Fine
Monument To Treason.

The men of the South have not yet
lost their nerve. The last and boldest
thing is to ask the government they
did their best to destroy to appropriate
the money to erect o memorial to trea-
son. John Sharp Williams of Mississ-
ippi, the democratic leader in the senate
il author of the bill and has succeeded
in getting it out of the Committee. We
quote the following from the Marshall
town Times Republican concerning this
last effort of the south TO put the Con-
federates on par with the men who
saved the union. That paper says:
Senator John Sharp Williams has a
bill before the senate to appropriate
$225, 900 to the building of a monument
to the confederate navy, commemora.
tive of its cou. age and constancy. Ii
would stand in the national military
park at Vicksburg and match with the
memorial to the federal navy which is
now in process of completion at that
place. The bill has come out of the
military affairs committee with an I'M
animous endorsement.
This bill should certainly fail of pas
sage. The war is over and the wounds
have healed. North and South are
equally proud of the common valor
and constancy of blue and gray. On
the green battlefields of the bloodiest
struggles of civil strife the men who
fought them are meeting in common
citizenship in brotherhood which re-
tains all the admiration Of one brave
and faithful man for another while
forgetting all the animosities of strife.
If monument shall be reared to the
courage and constancy of confederate
sailors or soldiers. or to the women who
cheered them on north as south there
would be no lack of individual approval
and contribution. But to ask the gov
eminent against VIII 4 these mistaken
men waged brave and constant war
during four years when the life of the
nation balanced on the verge of de-
struction is the Mysteries not the joy Of
reunion.
The bloody shirt has lost its value
as political asset of cheap partisanship
and become badge of contempt;
but there is no occasion fora revolution
from one kind of cheap politics to an
other. However brave the confederate,
and he was brave as the man who
fought him which Is the highest ad-
jective of heroism, he levied war in
treason against the United States.
Within a generation of the rebellion he
urged and which he continued while
he had strength to stand it is absurd
to the ridiculous to demand that the
nation he fought shall memorialize his
manly virtues side ty side with the
monument whereon it confesses its OBJ
legation to the patriots who preserved it.
The bill should be killed IL is moth
ing less than the neurosthenia of poll
tics, the mandolin stage of alleged
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
what About The Library Building

Some people wonder what is being
done about the erection of the Carnegie
library building. In order TO satisfy
this curiosity and interest we made IN
quiry yesterday of Mr.. L. s. Van Cor
der, president of the board of trustees,
who gives the following information.
The work has been pushed along as
rapidly as possible. Everything that
is done must be submitted 30 Mr.. Car
negie's representative for his approval.
After deciding upon the site it took con-
siderable time to secure the papers neces-
sary to give legal title to the ground
Then resolution from the city council
had to be secured and approved, and
papers drawn for the transfer of the
property of the Columbian Club at Che
proper time. The question of plans has
been under consideration for some time.
This is one of the greatest Importance.
The members of the board are wise in
making haste slowly. How to get the
best building for the money is the ques-
ton. An architect has been here, plans
have been made and submitted for exa-
mination. When the board comes to a
decision the plans must go to Mr..
Carnegie where they will have to take
their turn in the order of business and
may cause delay of several weeks.
Changes will probably be required and
it may be that new plans may have to
be made After the plans have been
chosen and approved it will be necessary
to advertise for bids for given time.
SO the probabilities are that nothing
more can be done this fall than to get
ready for building early in the spring.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
POLITICS is A
VERY FUNNY GAME
So Says The Register And Leader
In Commenting Upon Action
OF Insurgents.

Judge Prouty discovered on looking
into the cotton bill that the southern
democrats had arranged it to double
the rates on southern cotton. Since
then there has been likelihood that con-
gress would adjourn without action on
cotton.
Everybody is laughing at the south
ern democrats.
But how is that different than for
Iowa after spending ten years in agita-
ting for tariff revision, and specifically
demanding Canadian reciprocity to send
out such cry of woe because Canadian
reciprocity has actually come. and tariff
revision begun on them instead of on
the other fellow
Senator Kenyon has made the atmos-
phere eloquent with denunciations Of
Illinois corruption, and Senator Cum
minis has assailed the Aldrich commits
sion with zeal and determination.
But when it comes to the Remsen
board, in Secretary Wilson department,
much more extravagant than the Al
drich commission, and the conspiracy
against DIR. Wiley, much more nation
wide in importance than the worst
charged against Illinois, there is not a
peep from Iowa.
Is it any wonder that every once In
awhile there is disposition to fall back
on Senator Delivers comforting belief
that it is Providence that takes care of
the American people, and not themselves
nor their leaders?-The Evening Tri-
bune of Des Moines.
Yes, Uncle Harvey, it is a mighty
funny game, especially for us fellows TO
stand off and see your fellows, for
whom you have made the wellxin ring
for ten years, desert you and take to
the woods at the first opportunity to do
something for tariff revision for which
they have been yelling long time.
But that is just the way politicians will
do. After newspaper has hollered for
them and worked for them they will
desert him or deny him at the first op-
portunity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24

The next business of the association
was the appointment of Primary
Board of Trustees, one from each town
ship to organize an Audubon County
Historical Society. Following is the
committees: Audubon township, Mrs.
Geo. Kness; Cameron, John Lovelace;
Douglas, A. ii. Edwards; Extra, III. F.
Andrews; Greeley, William Wahlert;
Hamlin, r. w. Mullinger; Leroy, Ella
NJ. Stearns; Lincoln, A. G.. Forsbeck;
Melville, J. W. Mcclure; Oakfield, Nels
p. Hoegh; Sharon, o. II. Jacobsen;
Viola, d. d. Sampson. Mr.. Edwards
then read his report and the meeting
closed. Dinner was next in order and
from the looks of the large baskets and
boxes filled with good things, and the
way they ate sitting in the park and on
the lawns, they didn't lack either for
appetites or something with which to
satisfy them.
The afternoon program for the day
band and singing by the glee club; after
which Mrs. f. s. Watts of Audubon
delivered fine address lauding in par
ticular the pioneers and the old settlers
of this county Her address was well
iOtOlNCO anu n cOlO ny
Miss Carrie CAN'T was graciously re-
ceived and generously applauded; but
the time was too limited to respond to
the encore. President Bonwell then
introduced Mr.. Andrews who spoke on
the times of war and the struggles of
peace made by the settlers and pioneers.
While all these good things were being
said and done and all the crowd could
not get into the park. the races were
being given for theiothers on main street.
After the races were over game of ball
was played by Extra and Audubon,
Extra winning by a score of. Is to 9.
Other sports enjoyed were the circle
swing, the merry go-round, and the
shooting gallery. Though there was a
large crowd there was no disturbance
of any kind and no case of intoxication
so far as we know, which speaks well
for the people and the management.
The Old Settlers Reunion of August
Is and 10, 1911, was one of its most
successful meetings. II was closed by
a fine display of fireworks in the even
ing, which was witnessed by one of the
largest crowds ever seen in Extra.
THE WINNERS Or THE RACES.
free Tor all, lUU yards:--lst, Elnar
Miller, 2nd, Chas. Hedley.
IS years and under, 100 yards;-1st.
Chas. Hedley. 2nd, Walter Frieze.
Fat Mans Race, so yards:-1st,
Marion Rummelhart, End, VIM. Witte.
Lean Mans Race foot and over: =
LIST, Orvie Young. End, Chas. Kommas.
Boys IA years and under. rs YARDS
LIST, Frank DimiclS, End, Clarence Jen-
sen. 3rd, Link Stetzel.
Three legged race, so yards:-1st,
Jensen and Stanley, End, Ben and
Henry Schwarting.
IL years and under, IS yards:-lst,
Harold Smith, 2nd, Roscoe Koob, 3rd,
Gerald Kroeger, 4th, Ben johnson.
Pony Race:--1st, Willis Young, End,
Glen Scott, 3rd, Carl Stanley.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
JUDGE GREEN TO COUNCIL BLUFFS
Where he Enters A Partnership
With Attorney Geo. II.
Mayne.

Congressman w. r. Green is to enter
the practice of law in Council Bluffs,
beginning September /. On that date
he will enter an active partnership with
George III. Mayne, one of the well
known attorneys of the city, under the
firm name Of Mayne q Green.
Offices for the new firm have already
been established in pleasant suite of
four rooms at the south end of the
second floor of the Merriam block. Mr..
Mayne is in receipt of letter from
Judge Green, stating that he expects
to return home next week. Nonpariel.
We understood from Judge Green
before he left for Washington that he
had such proposition under considera-
ton. He assured us though that he
would continue to reside in Audubon
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Rev. Freedline Invited To Return.

Rev. Il. G. >McDade, superintendent
of the Atlantic district, came up last
Friday and held the fourth quarterly
conference of the Audubon Methodist
Episcopal church. The annual reports
of the pastor and other officials show
the church to be in prosperous condi-
ton both spiritually and financially.
During the year about 20 new mem
bers have been received and the church
building and the parsonage have been
improved at an expense of about three
thousand dollars, most of which has
already been secured by cash or sub
scription. Before the meeting adjourn
ed resolutions were passed compliment
tary of the work of Mr.. Freedline, and
extending hearty invitation TO return;
also an urgent request TO Bishop Medley
and his cabinet TO re-appoint MIR.
Freedline to this charge for the en-
suing year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24

Though trade has been light this
summer in all kinds of business. it will
likely pick up pretty soon. For time
in this section it looked as though there
might be nothing but short crops of any
kind. But the small grain was fairly
good and all of it saved in fine condition.
Despite the very dry weather, the corn
has kept growing and filling out in q
way to surprise even the most hopeful.
And though the crop will not be large
one it will average up pretty well.
Yes, very well for such year. Since
the rain of two weeks ago the outlook
is so much better that the farmers have
lost much of the encouragement that
hung over them during the summer.
They will have to economize to some
extent as the outgo for expenses will
be limited more or less for the coming
year. Business will soon hven up as it
always does in the fall of the year. If
congress would quit ripping up the
tariff, business would become more
stable and money be available for in
vestment. Under present conditions
it is said that much of it is being sent
abroad for investment. 1t is hoped this
may soon be checked by a change for
the better here at home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Public School Notice.

Supt. Smith requests us to announce
that all pupils who wish to enter the
high school for the first time are re-
quested to call at the Office of the super
intendent in the high school building
sometime on the Wednesday, Thursday
or Friday of the week preceding the
opening of school ON the first Monday
in September. And all juniors and
seniors are also requested to call at the
same time for the purpose Of registering
again as the normal course has made
some changes in the course of study
Pupils who have work that they have
been making up will help the school
people by seeing to that during those
three days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Celebrate Silver Wedding.

Jens Andreesen and wife living just
north of town celebrated their 25th.
wedding anniversary Monday, August
81, 1911. A large number Of relatives
and friends were present to participate
at the big dinner after which ice cream
was served. They all met ON the lawn
in the afternoon and listened to fine
lecture delivered by Rev. j. p. Christian
sen of the Danish Lutheran Church of
Audubon. In the evening supper was
served and after supper, ice cream
again. Mr.. and Mrs. ANDERSEN were
the recipients of many beautiful pre-
sents A social time was had at night
with songs and music, after which all
the guests departed wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Andreesen many more years of
married bliss
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Senator Kenyon Pleased Atlantic

Atlantic extended kindly welcome
to Senator Kenyon Tuesday. Standpat
stronghold though this county is, and
OF variance with some of the things
the senator advocates. its people in
goodly number gathered at the Chau-
tauqua tent to listen to him.
And they weres not disappointed,
for the Senator'S talk was in every
sense worth the money" He is not
an orator and lays no claim in that
direction. but he has way of getting
near his audience which makes him a
good public speaker and his logic and
ample fund of common sense contribute
TO make what he has to say worth
while. There have been no speakers on
the Chautauqua platform here who
made a more favorable impression and
the management is entitled to prdch
praise for securing him. Atlantic am
Cass county's impression of the osw
senator was pleasant one, regardless
of politics, and one which will be last
ing.-Atlantic Daily News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Pianos AS Common AS Cows.

A writer in a Des Moines paper says
that fifty-fve years ago there was mot
a piano in the state of Iowa; but that
today they are as common as cows. In
1857 Captain Francis X. West brought
the first one to Des Moines by shipping
it down the Ohio and up the Mississippi
and Des Moines rivers. The second
was brought there by one DR.. Grimmell
on q prairie schooner from Iowa City,
who was an uncle of W. H. Lehman the
first dealer in pianos in Iowa and is still
in the same business in Des Moines.
This instrument belongs to farmer
near Norwalk. There are no figures
showing how many there are IN the
state but Des Moines alone has over
10, 600.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Cost OF A cnautsuqua.

The Harlan Republican says the re-
ceipts for season tickets for their Chau-
tauqua aggregated just about $500.
The receipts for single admissions
amounted to exactly $l05Os5, making
the total receipts a little more than
$500. which will just about cover the
expenses. They had nine days instead
of seven. The figures above show that
to run an independent chautauqua the
expenses approximate $500 day or
$1,000 for seven days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Henry schrader Coming Back.

A deal was closed on Monday whereby
Henry Schrader became the owner of
the William Diest farm of 240 acres in
Section 10 Cameron township at a price
of $3.50 an acre. Two years ago Dick
Northup sold it to VIM. Zellmer for
1925 an acre and year ago he sold to
Deist at $40 an acre. Mr.. Schrader
went up to Canada last spring but pre-
fers to return, so has bought this farm
for home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
A Very Sick Editor.

J. c. McCabe of the Logan Observer
has reached so critical stage in his
illness that all hope of his ultimate
recovery is abandoned. He is no
longer able to leave his home, though
still able to take his allotted nouiisns
ment and receive his intimate friends
men and will show heroic fAnt in
his struggle for life, and here's wish
ing him much of life's pleasure yet and
as many days as he may have without
great suffering His trouble we believe
has been diagnosed as cancer of the
stomach. He is greatly reduced in
flesh from not being able to take any
solid food. Harrison County News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Crops In South Dakota.

We have heard repeated statements
that South Dakota is dried up That is
largely true OF the half west of the
Missouri. In the eastern half the rains
have been spotted just as they have
been in Iowa. A letter received this
week from our agent at Dell Rapids,
whose farm lies adjoining. SAYS; In
our locality crops are good for this
season. Corn is fine. in fact the biggest
crop we have ever had. if nothing hap
pens it in the future. Oats think will
make 45 bushels to the acre, barley 25,
and wheat 20. think the Ross and
the Crisp farms have the best crops for
miles around. Its very wet now and
lots of grain unstacked and spoiled.
But ours is 0. X.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Oklahoma AS,ry State.

An Oklahoma paper is credited with
saying that; 1T is so dry there that
wagons are going around with their
tongues out. Ice has to be soaked in
water all night before it is wet enough
to make lemonade. The catfish kick mp
such a dust in the bed of the river that
the river has TO be sprinkled before you
go fishing. A spark from an engine
set fire to q pond and burnt up lot of
bullfrogs before the fire could be extin-
GU shed. and the crawfish holes in low
pla es are being pulled up and used for
gas pipes"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-24
Hon. D. C. Mott Visits Here.

Hon. ID. G. Mott of Marengo ran out
guest at the home of Geo. III. Buck over
Sunday. Mr.. Mott had not been here
for about five years and consequently
saw some changes for the betterment of
the town. He and his son, Frank, are
the editors of the Marengo Republican
and are making it a good property. Mr..
Mott was honored LAST year by an APP
pointment as member of the Board of
Parole of the state, place that he We"
fill with much credit. =