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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
REV. KELLY FREED;
WILL WRITE BOOK

Rev. Lyn G. Kelly is a free man,
providing he is not tried before the
insanity commission and sent to the
asylum.
The jury that heard his second
trial for the Villisca ak murders of
1912 thus decided at S:35 O'Clock
Saturday night on the first ballot, af-
ter four hours and twenty-five min
utes consideration.
The preacher spent Saturday night
at the home of E. p. Mclean, of Red
Oak, the first night he has slept out
side of Jail for eight months. Mr..
and Mrs. Kelly will stay at the Nc
Lean home until the preacher re-
cuperates from the strain of the two
trials, when he will resume work on
the book of his life he is writing.
Attorney General Havner would not
say whether an attempt would be
made to put Kelly in an asylum.
There was much joy among the So
called Wilkerson crowd
The jury which left for its rooms
at 4:10 o'clock Saturday afternoon
was told by the jury that it could
return one of five Terdicts: Murder
in the first degree, murder in the
second degree, manslaughter, not
guilty or not guilty because insane.
Kelly spoke aloud IA the court room
for the first time Saturday. During
his argument, which was the last
for the day, Attorney General Havner
touched on the bloody shirt alleged
to have been left at the Bluff City
laundry in Council Bluffs by the
preacher. Havner said the defense
neglected to ask Mrs. Kelly whether
her husband took any extra clothing
with him when he left Macedonia
for Omaha on the trip on which he
is alleged to have left the garment.
Kelly, who was closely following the
Attorney General, half rose from his
chair and exclaimed, ASK her now"
He sank back when Judge Wheeler
raped for order.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
SURPRISE WAS COMPLETE

On Friday night, November 23,
the Misses Blanche Waddell and Irma
McNutt planned and carried to a
successful issue a surprise on their
young friends at the Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Dawson home in Viola town.
ship. To say that the surprise was
complete is putting it mildly, for
when the young people TO the num-
Der of SO, marched in on them they
hardly knew what to do. However,
they soon gained their equilibrium
and made every one feel at home. In
playing the various games the time
passed only too soon. The girls had
made preparations for refreshments,
and the supper that was served was
very much enjoyed. After supper
the time was passed in games and
social conversation until the time
came to say good night. The young
people upon whom the surprise was
perpetrated will soon, with their par
ents, move to Audubon, and they will
be greatly missed by their circle of
young friends.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1917

and does it in less time than when
fed to any other kind of livestock.
In times of food shortage, therefore,
the hog is the greatest emergency
meat producer.
A great increase in the pork pro-
duction is not only justified by the
long shortage and the demand for
pork and fats. but by the feed stu
alton as well. While it is true that
the corn crop of Iowa and number
of other states of the corn belt has
been overestimated both as to quail
ity and quantity, the nation does as
a whole have a tremendous crop OF
grain suitable for hog raising. Feed
your soft corn to hogs this winter.
Save your best corn for the next
pig crop.
The hog scarcity, the enlarged de,
mand for por and fats, indicate that
the highest price ever paid for hogs
will be seen next year. There will
be money in hogs. The government
has taken steps to protect the farm.
er in securing a good and profitable
price for his hogs, and to fix stable
minimum price. The present regu-
lation fixes the minimum price to be
paid for hogs to be $3.50. This
means that the farmer is assured of
price not less than $3.50 for his
hogs. The intent Of the government
is to stabilize the price so that the
farmer can count on getting for each
100 pounds of hog ready for mar
ct, thirteen times the average cost
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
MISS LYDIA JENSEN
INJURED BY STREET CAR

Mis- Lidia Jensen, who went to
Camp Dodge two weeks ago to see
her brother, Herman Jensen and bid
him goodbye before his departure
for Camp Pike, Ark, suffered bad
ly crushed right foot when alighting
from the interurban car that took
her from Camp Dodge to Des
Moines. She had been visiting her
brother at the camp. Following the
accident she was Immediately taken
to the Mercy Hospital where med
ical care was given her. Amputation
of part of one toe was necessary to
avoid an abcess or developing Of
blood poisoning, and it is hoped that
nothing of more serious nature re-
suits and that she will rapidly i'm
prove and be able to return home
| in the very near future. Her sister,
Miss Signe Jensen, visited and re-
manned with her sister several days,
returning to Audubon Monday even
ing, advising her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Jensen, that Miss Lidia
was not doing as well as she wished
for. Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen left on
the early Rock Island Tuesday morn
ing to be with their daughter. Her
man Jensen departed with his COM
pany Wednesday of last week for
Camp Pike.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
HERE is SOMETHING
YOU DID NOT KNOW

If you haven't observed it for your
self, you may as well know that you
are only getting $50 yards now when
you buy a spool of thread. You
used to get 200 yards but you don't
any more. So far as mere male be-
ing is concerned he never could un-
derstand what any person could ever
want with 200 yards of thread, but
to the woman who sews, the cutting
off of fifty yards is really a serious
matter. By the simple little expedi-
ent of using more wood in the spool
and putting a little less thread on it
they are charging a good deal more
for thread without making any fuss
about it. Twenty-Five per cent off
is thirty-three and a third per cent
on. This applies. so the dealers say,
to all standard threads.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
per bushel of the corn fed into the

per bushel of the corn fed into the
hogs.
Mr.. Roy Coverdale, representing
the Agricultural Department, was in
Audubon the latter part of the week,
and decided that the best way to push
this government campaign in Audu-
bon county was through the Audubon
County Animal Industry Association,
of which G. A. Foley is president,
and John Horning secretary They
will be assisted by e. B. Thomas,
and in the next few days the above
gentlemen will visit every township
in the county to perfect township
organizations. A chairman will be
appointed in every township and also
in every school district. These var
ious chairmen will be asked to call
upon every farmer in his district
and to secure the following infor-
nation:
Name; town; county; sows bred
last year, spring, fall; pigs raised in
| 1917; how many sows will you breed
this winter.
1t will be a big undertaking for
the above named gentlemen to push
the work in this county, but they
of this campaign which is being pro-
NOTED by the U. S. government, and
give their utmost aid to this patriotic
cause. We must win this war, and to
do so there must be more meat pro-
duced, and a large increase of fats
for the manufacture of explosives.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
TRY FOR AVIATION CORPS

Will II. Cramer of Spirit Lake was
here a few days last week with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cramer,
to enjoy a visit and say goodbye.
Will returned to Spirit Lake the last
of the week and on Monday morning
of this week departed for Minneap-
oils, where he expects to be able to
pass the examination for the Aviation
Corps, and it is his ardent wish, as
well as that of his mother from
whom we received this information,
that he will succeed. Mr.. Cramer Is
a young man who has done well in
life and no doubt he will do equally
as well in his new venture. 1t is
sincerely hoped by all his friends,
that he will return safely to his folks
and acquaintance.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
CHANGE IN TINE TABLE

The evening train schedule on the
Northwestern has been changed, TAX
ing effect Monday, November 26th.
1t is due to arrive here at $40 in
stead Of 3:45 and will depart at 4:05
instead Of 4:35 as heretofore. But,
1t failed to come any where near ar
irving on schedule time the first day.
No change in the time of the
morning train daily, or Sunday train
will be made for the present. The
change in the afternoon train will be
a good accommodation for transfer
passengers going south on the Rock
Island $3.50 train.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
SAVE THE BROOD SOW

Save the brood SOW" is the slogan
of a campaign to be carried to every
farmer in Audubon county within
the next ten days. This campaign is
a government measure, and is to be
pushed the next ten days through
out the United States. 1t is another
measure adopted to help win the
war. There is a marked shortage in
pork, and with the increased demand
for pork, and fats, for the manufac-
ture of explosives, the demand is an
urgent one.
The world is short 100000 hogs.
The United States needs a 10000
600 increase in 1918 to feed our al.
lies. our armies and our people, and
to furnish fats for the manufacture
of explosives. Four more brood sows
to every Iowa farmer will produce
Iowa's share of the increase.
The hog is the most economical
four footed meat producer known.
A bushel of grain fed to hogs re-
turns more pounds Of edible meat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
BREAKS BONE In FOOT

Last Saturday evening while driv-
ing the cows from pasture. at the
farm of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Weeks, their son, Ambrose Weeks,
received broken bone just above
the ankle of his right foot when the
pony he was riding slipped and fell.
In falling, Ambrose made a jump
from the pony and alighted with his
full weight on the foot. The injury
was quite painful and he was immed-
lately brought to the office of DR..
Brooks, who reduced the fracture
and sent him home much relieved
Ambrose is getting along nicely but
is compelled to use crutches. It will
be some time before he will have full
use of the injured member.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
u. s NAVY NEEDS 1000
FIREMEN BY DEC. IS, 1917

Lieutenant George E. Ketterer,
Recruiting Officer at Des Moines, has
received an urgent call for 400 fire.
men for duty on Uncle Sans Man-O-
War vessels.
Owing to a large number of new
vessels going into active service the
first of the year, these men must be
enlisted at once.
Men between the ages of 81 and
35, who are physically qualified, can
enlist.
Do you want to learn engineering?
Fastest advancement in the navy.
No previous experience necessary.
Learn to operate large engines and
motors. Pay while learning, $50 a
month, clothing, medical attention,
board and room free.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
HAS A NIFTY MACHINE

Simon Foley, a successful farmer
residing a few miles south of town,
Friday of last week purchased of
A. e. Beason what is known as the
"Autoped," one of the first of its
kind to be used in Audubon. This is
a tiny little machine with Two small
wheels, tires 151Ax2A inches, with
steering gear, standing room for one
person, and is capable of speed OF
rs miles an hour, the power pro-
peller being a gasoline engine. 81
mon looks too cute for anything when
riding about his business with his lit
tie machine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
DESERVE LOAD OF BUCKSHOT

Last Friday night some person
called at the home of Charles Tramp
Sr, near the brick and tile plant, and
purloined 20 fine. plump chickens
from the hen house. AS a general
rule Mr.. Tramp does not get very
angry, but when he reported this
matter to us last Saturday morning
it would not have been very healthy
for the guilty party to be within
hearing or striking distance, for he
was considerably agitated. A great
deal of chicken thieving has been go
ing on for several months, and it is
a shame that the culprits doing the
dirty work cannot be apprehended
and sent up for life, which is none
too severe for a chicken thief.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
GUS KEITH WRITES BROTHER

B. A. Kieth received a letter rec.
emily from his brother, Gus Keith.
aged 40 years, and veteran of the
Spanish war, stating that he has vol
unteered and that he is now stationed
at Fort Mcdowell, Calf, with Co. IT.
Mr.. Keith, before leaving here in
1899, ran a cafe for short time, and
has not been back for a visit since
leaving Audubon. Bert was delight
ed with the news and pleased to
know that Gus, like all the rest OF
the Keith family, vas patriotic. All
who knew Gus are satisfied that
he will give a good account of him
self, when and wherever he is.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
WILL MOVE TO NEW LOCATION

Miss Anna Andersen, the Milliner,
who has been in the Harper building
since she purchased the business of
Mrs. Carr, informs us that some time
early in January she will move into
the room now occupied by ]. j. Haals
as barber shop. This will make an
ideal location for her increasing bus
mess. Mr.. Haals has rented one of
the rooms in the new building now
being erected by John Butterton and
will move his shop to his new loca-
ton as soon as the room is ready for
him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
WILL SUBMIT TO OPERATION

]. II. Moon, former resident of
Audubon, but who left here some 10
years ago, and now living at Spirit
Lake, came last week to visit his
mother, Mrs. Sarah Moon, for cou-
pie OF days. Monday evening of this
week he went to Des Moines on bus
mess, after which he enters the hos
pital at Griswold to undergo a sur
gical operation. His nephew, DR.. l..
E. Moon, now of Omaha but who will
take charge of the hospital at Girls
void in the near future, will perform
the operation for his uncle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
THEIR AMBITIONS

In the city the toiler had just
been advanced in salary. Now" he
chuckled, II can begin saving to buy
a farm" In the country the agricul.
turist looked at the check received
for his seasons wheat. Another
crop or two like this" he unused,
land l can move to the CITY,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
NOTICE

The Audubon Creamery Co. will
hold a special meeting Saturday. De-
cember Is, 1917 for the purpose OF
hiring cream hahlers. Meeting will
be held in the new creamery building
At two O'Clock D. m. 47-2w
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29

A. Johnson, who has been assist
ing at the Rock Island, resigned his
position last week and will work at
Boone. where he has accepted a po-
sitiOn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
Total

Acknowledgement is also made Of
the generous contribution of coats,
caps, bonnets and clothing from Ack-
erman Co., Jensen & Weaver, l.. E.
Wray.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-29
FUND FOR BELGIAN
AND FRENCH CHILDREN

Following is list of those con-
tributing to the relief work for Bel
gian and French children now in
Holland:
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At Red Rock Ranch

They asked the men at town to
tell them why they were not allow.
ed to so into that ranch, and all
they could say was that they sup
posed the ranchers did not care for
strangers. SO they decided they
would find out what he was doing.
They waited until night and got
some pistols and then went differ
ent ways. They found a note which
said, There is detective around
here, so beware of him, for we do
not want our presses and things
stolen, and do not let the counter
felt press go. Sack Tod"
All looked at each other, so they
knew the detective and gave him
the note. He sent for help. They
came and started for the ranch, {
When they got there, they drew out
their pistols and then surrounded
the house. They got everybody but
Sack Tod, so they got TIE counters
felt money and they gave 1t TO the
governmcnt.-Georgo Cummins, 5B
Grade, Vale School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-27

Once upon 4 time there was a
ranch called Red Rock Ranch
They had a counterfeit set to make
their money that way.
There was man who was a de-
tective whose name was Ray and
he was going around trying to find
out who had this counterfeit money.
So he went around to warn every
body; but they did not know that
he was detective.
The man who owned the ranch
was named Sock Tod, and he would
not even let anybody come down
the lane of the ranch. He put a
man TO watch this lane.
Tom, Dick and Sam were broth
ers who wanted to learn as much
about the world as they could, so
they came west, and one of the first
places they saw was Red Rock
Ranch. They did not know any
thing about the ranch SO they tried
to 80 down the lane, but the man
came out of the bushes and stopped
them, so they went on to the town.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-27
BY MYRTLE GIBSON
CHAPTER /.

cav go along and git that string,
now" demanded Rob.
"Well don't see why you always
make me do everything for you, its
not my kite you're maxim" and
Robs six year old brother Tommie,
grumblingly proceeded to the house
to get said string.
Mother was sitting by the fire
knitting and Tommie, in not very
manly tone of voice, demanded to
know where the string was. After
giving Rob his string, Tommie was
preparing for nice romp with
Shep, when who should call him but
Mrs. Brady, the hired woman, to
send him around to the brown store
on the corner to get a measly bag
of salt and then on arriving home
it was, "Tommie, please fill the
chip basket with chips"
So while lamenting his fate out
in the wood shed he decided upon
very bright idea. to Tommie's
notion. Why not just run away for
a little while and make mamma,
papa and bossy big Rob wish they
had him back once more A pic
ture of the members of the family
rushing madly about hunting afford
ed him much satisfaction. Then he
thought maybe he had better tell
them he was going so as to give
them one more chance to ask for
giveness. So when Tommie de-
posted the basket Of chips behind
the stove he gave look of supreme
wisdom at old Mrs. Brady and
mounted the stairs with much dig
nifty at the thought that he would
soon be his own master. He wrap
ped clean shirt and few hand
kerchiefs in tight wad; then
pocketing six cents, his sole financ,
ial amount he marched proudly
down to his mother and announced
his intention of leaving. Sc didn't
even look up from her knitting and
he supposed she would commence
begging him to stay at home but
she remained calm and not one bit
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-27
OUR COOKING CLASS


Last Wednesday We made apple
fritters. They were very nice. The
first thing we do when we go down
in the cooking class is to wash.
Then each girl takes her seat while
our teacher writes ON the board the
utensils which we are to get out of
our desks. The teacher first pass
ed the ingredients which We need.
We sift those. Then she passes us
egg and then milk we mix those.
And then put on some Crisco to get
hot. Then drop by spoonful into
the hot Crisco. When they are
done we put them ON our plates and
put them in our desks until we
clean up.-Lucile Hall, GA, White
water School.
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Running Away

sorry to lose him, and only merely
hoped he would enjoy himself.
Rob was too interested in flying
his kite to give much notice to
Tommie, SO when Tommie told him
he was leaving, Rob didn't express
any more feeling than to just say,
Jaw, you're crazy"
The warm April weather at 10
O'Clock in the morning was enough
to give anybody high hopes, but
Tommie didn't feel very elated over
leaving home but he tried to put on
a very brave front. When he turn
ed the corner that screened his
home from view who should be en-
counter but Jimmie G., his chum
swinging leisurely up the street
towards him.
[continued Next Week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-27
THE BIRDS

Freddie is a little boy whose faith.
err is carpenter. One day as Fred
die was out looking for some mail
he happened to look up in the
sycamore tree. 'SOh, N.Y." he said,
"Those birds are pretty" Freddie
was kind to birds and he said to
himself, II will have father to make
me a birds nest" So that night
his father made him birds house.
Every morning with the crumbs
mother throws away I can feed 1t.
Freddie began to see that the birds
loved him and they would come and
sit on his lap.-Edith Johnson.
GA Whitewater School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-27
SNOWFLAKE AND THE ENCHANTED PRINCE

whom he had never talked before,
MY dearest, when We get home
let all things in our house be
touched by your stick and see what
happens So Snowflake did so,
and they all changed into their
human. forms. Some were prin-
cesses, princes, kings, queens,
knights. rich old maids, servants,
merchants and others They all
walked away after they had touch
ed the cats box and each told a
different story. After this the cat
and Snowflake decided to put the
death chair" for the old woman
and she was so tired she sat down
in it and died instantly. Then
Snowflake and the cat buried her,
and when the cat came back he
touched the stick Snowflake held
IN her hand. Then he changed into
a beautiful prince and Snowflake
and the prince fell in love with
each other and SO they were mar
ried in his fathers palace and
lived together happily many years.
-Thelma Darbry.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-27

of red velvet to be put in it and a
gold dish for the lion to eat from.
Again the servants saw they had
failed to get rid Of Muccio, SO they
went to the old witch and told her
she must change the lion into some
thing SO dreadful that the King
would not want it near him.
This time the old witch asked for
more gold, and it took all the saw
.ings the servants had to pay her,
and this time Muccio was changed
into a dreadful dragon.
When the King went to the cage
and saw the. dragon in place of the
lion, he knew some wicked spell
was at work around him, and he
sent for the old witch in the woods.
Of course the King could give her
more gold than his servants, and he
asked her to find out what spell had
been cast over the black cat to
change 1t into so many different
shapes, for he did not know that
Muccio had been changed into The
black cat; he still thought he was
lost in the woods about the palace
and probably had died for want of
food.
The old witch, knowing she could
not get any more money from the
servants. told the King that for
barrel of gold she would tell him
what had happened. First she
caused the dragon to change to the
lion, and then the lion into the cat:
then she waved her hands and NUT
tered few words, and, to the sur
prise of the King. there stood his
servant, Muccio. before him.
After the old witch had hobbled
away Muccio told the King that he
was sure the servants had caused
all his troubles; aud the King call
ed the servants. who now were very
frightened, and they confessed all
TO him.
Muccio pleaded for them not to
be punished. and the King spared
their lives, but only on condition
that they should have no more
money to spend. but that they
should work for their food and
clothes the rest of their lives
For you are not to be trusted
with money" he told them; "you
need master as well as a King,
and now you shall have one"
So the wicked servants had to
wait on Muccio the rest of their
lives, for the King grew fonder of
him than ever and never let MIN
leave his side.