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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
HAMPTON OFFICER ON MIS-
SION OF GREATEST HONOR

Hampton, Ia, May 31.-Excep-
tional honor has come to one Hamp-
ton boy in France-Lieut. Ralph r.
Stuart, son of Mr.. and Mrs. l. L.
Stuart.
Mr. Stewart received a letter yes
terday stating that Ralph had been
chosen by officials of the American
army, to be one of three officers who
should proceed to Vienna, Austria,
as representatives of the UNITED
States in the Inter Allied Commits
sion. The United States, England,
France and Italy will have similar
representation. He states that
Some 400 officers asked for the ap-
pointment. The two other men
chosen were lieutenant colonies.
The party with which he will go to
Vienna is made up of fourteen men.
They expect Austria to sign the
treaty by June 8th, after which they
will return home.
Lieutenant Stuart was born and
reared in this city, attended the
Hampton schools, graduated with
honors, and attended the University
of Iowa one year. Then followed
four years at George Washington
university, Washington, D. c., where
he completed his law course.
He practiced in the courts here
until the outbreak of the war. With
other Hampton boys he went to FIT.
Smelling. Minneapolis, to the Off
GERS training school and from there
to France.-Des Moines Capital.
Mr.. Stuart is a brother-in-law of
L. G. Bagley of Audubon. r
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
CLEAN UP YOUR ALLEY
NO NATTER WHO

A well known and well liked lady
of the city. who is prominent in af-
fairs of city betterment and improve
ments of nature to benefit home
conditions, and everything of well
fare nature, who is not adverse to
telling a good joke on herself, re-
Gently told one that is pretty good.
She had her eye on the rear of her
own premises. especially the alley,
and was hoping for an extra half
day to get them in shape. She was
suddenly brought to a halt in public
endeavors, when a man who was in
the alley on business, regarded her
with a fine scorn and took no pains
to hide his disapproval.
! You're the lady Nam, that goes
over the town making speeches, and
telling everyone how to run their
businessi Looks like you would
stay at home and mind your own
business and clean up your yard and
alley so Teller could get through"
This was enough said, and the al
ley was cleaned forthwith.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
b. G. RoorON DIES

B. G.. Bottom died near midnight
Tuesday, May 27th, being in his
91st year. His wife preceded him
several years ago, since which time
he has been making his home with
his daughter, Mrs. w. c. Yeager.
While old age brought on the usual
infirmatives of body and mind. the
deceased was able to walk about
much of the time until few weeks
ago when he was confined to his
bed. He passed away cas- in a
sleep, quietly and without struggle
Mr.. Booton for near half century
was a respected citizen OF the COM
munity living a large part of the
time in Viola township, Audubon
county, where with his devoted
wife, large family was raised. At
ter quitting the farm he moved to
Coon Rapids. retiring from active
life. His remains were laid to rest
yesterday afternoon in the Viola
cemetery, the funeral being con-
Quoted by Rev. II. E. Copeland
Coon Rapids Enterprise
Mr.. Booton was the father OF G. ID.
Booton our fellow townsman. The
friends of Mr.. Booton extend sympa-
thy in the loss of his father
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
JUST FOR FUN
His Nearest Relative

A recruit is one of the conton-
ments when called up for examina-
tion was asked:
What is your nearest living rela-
tive?"
what you mean, relative mis-
teri" returned the recruit.
20, I mean your nearest living
kinsfolk"
wal, that's my aunt you're talk
ing bout"
Several other questions were an
swered satisfactorily, when there
came:
"In case of death or accident, who
shall be notified?"
my mother" Immediately from
the selective.
"But you told me just few min
utes ago that your aunt was your
nearest living relative that you
have" objected the officer.
"You asked me who my nearest
Twin kin was, didn't you? Wal,
Aunt Liz-she lives just two miles
from where I been Twin; mother
lives five."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
w. ID. GRAVES WRITES

The following letter written by w.
d. Graves will let his friends know
what he is doing in the Y. M. c. A.
work overseas, so we publish this
much of it, censuring couple of the
pages of a personal nature:
Coblenz, Ger, May 4, 1919.
Mr.. H j. Savage,
Audubon, Iowa.
Dear Friend: You wanted me to
tell you a little of what was going
on here. Well, We are all working.
l was located around Nancy all fall
and most of the winter before l came
to the army of occupation. We had
down there, the first of January, = &C
cording to the army investigation,
in the Y. M. c. A. in france and
England 1917 workers and 1907
huts with the American soldiers, and
in addition to this the Y. M. G. A.
had ITO huts and $50 American
workers in the French army. We
have in the army of occupation 81
huts and 16 y--dar construction at
the present tfrnvs- ~uld of had
them up soner but couIs
them We were to have had 49,
the first of March and just got them
q
about done with hut erection. The
French Endorsement or the Y. M. G.
A. Is contained in a message from
Paris, which announces that every
corner of France is to have it's Foyer
Der Soldat. The French war office
is sending post card inquiries to
100000 villages asking the authori-
ties of each community questions as
I.,.-o - Noh saIs xar n
Foyer Des Soldat and the communi-
ties willingness to cooperate under
the general plan. The communities
with the governmental assistance
will provide the land and labor ne
cessary for buildings, the Foyer Des
Soldat supplying the material. The
Y. M. C. A. will open each canteen
and maintain it until the commun-
ity is ready to take it over. II looks
to me like that is a pretty good en-
dorsement for the "Y."
OF course there is some complaint
of the Y NJ c. A. For instance,
there had been a prolonged shortage
of chocolate. Finally several boxes
came and were divided pro rata
among the secretaries in the field.
The secretary with a battalion Of
Marines got his proportion; the Sec
rotary with an engineer outfit got
his supply. They planned 1t to go
as far as possible by limiting each
purchaser to one cake. The boys
always understood these limitations
and co-operated helpfully; but mag
ing the engineers secretary with his
canteen near the front suddenly raid
ed by a crowd of tired, hungry Ma
rines begging for chocolate and too
tired to hunt their own canteen. The
SECRETARY could only say here is all
the chocolate I have and it is meant
for the engineers Well, the Ma
rines would naturally turn away dis
appointed and angry and say they
guessed the Y. M. G. A. was not in
tended for the army; il was just for
the engineers. Well, suppose he
had let the Marines have the choco-
late that was intended for the en-
gineers? When the engineers came
in a few moments later for their
chocolate and the secretary would
say, I let the Marines have 1t, what
would they say? So you see, one
or the other bunch is bound to be
sore.
In the army commissary each COM
pany has its own and there is where
they have to buy. But the "Y"
canteens sold to all of them unless
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
THREE DANISH HEROES BACK

Chris K. Jensen, who makes his
home at the Andrew Jorgensen
home, Peter Jensen, brother of Chris
Jensen, the blacksmith, who is still
overseas and Peter Hansen, who
makes his home with his brother,
Chris Hansen, three of Audubon
county's patriotic young Danish peo-
pie, who left Audubon last July for
Camp Pike with the 1856 Audubon
county soldiers, arrived home Tues
day afternoon. They went from
Camp Pike to Camp Merritt. N. j.;
after which they were sent overseas.
All three of them were in Company
G, 129th infantry, and arrived at
Brest, France on the same boat and
at the same time, from which place
they went together to practically the
same places that Albert Rubel was
and saw action in the army of occu-
patton, in Germany. They left Ger
many for France and from Brest
took passage for America, arriving
in New York May 22nd. They re-
ceived their honorable discharge
Monday and returned to home and
friends as soon thereafter as posi-
BILE. The young gentlemen are
looking real we'll and all state that
they are more than pleased to be
back in Audubon again. And their
friends indeed were glad to greet
them at the depot and upon the
streets. So many were shaking
hands with them that 1t was almost
impossible to gain an interview from
the men. Clark Sloan, another Au-
dubon man returned home the same
day, after being overseas for several
months and at different United
States cantonments. He was in
such a hurry to reach home and
mother, and who can blame him,
that we only got to say hello to him
and have not interviewed him since
his arrival
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
ROUND TRIP

Aunt Mary Wells is one of the
few "befo' de wah" darkies left In .
little Kentucky town. Recently
she was discussing with her employ
err the merry-go-round that was rum
ming up on the corner.
"Nawsuh, Mr.. Malcolm" she said.
'nawsuh. don't ride on none o.
dem things. Why, Mr.. Malcolm.
I've seen some o. these here fool
niggers git on that thing and ride
as much as dollars worth, and git
off at the very same place they gifts
on at. an I SEE to 'em, now You
spent yo' money, niger, whah yo'
been ?"-Saturday Evening Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
OPIUM

Opium is the dried juice of the
white poppy, a flower that grows In
many parts of Asia. A few days
after the flowers have fallen OF
the plants men go through the
fields in the afternoon and make lit
tie cuts in the poppy he'd Out of
these cuts milky juice oozes, which
dries into a brown, sticky paste.
Every morning the men go through
the fields again and scrape off this
paste, which they put into Jars. Lat
err on it is made into half-pound balls
and then packed for shipmet
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
MORE PARIS GREEN
THAN A YEAR AGO

A year ago the populace found it
difficult to handle the potato bug
menace owing to the scarcity of the
favorite enemy of that pest, Paris
Green. This year the druggists seem
to be supplied with the poison and
it is now on exhibition in drug
stores as a reminder that the time
for spraying the bugs with little OF
this poison is near at hand. The
potatoes have grown so rapidly OF
late in the last week and the bugs
are expectedto get busy soon on the
Job. However, the preparations
on the part of the druggists indicate
that the mandolin-backed bug is 60
ing to get his this year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
MEN MEANT FOR LEADERS

Some things are better as private
property. Others ought to be shar-
ed. In daily life, Robert Louis
Stevenson,s rule of distribution is a
good one: Keep your fears to
yourself, but share your courage
with Others" Those who follow
this rule always become leaders in
the end by sheer force of character
growth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
"GUDE TIDINGs o. MUCKLE JoY,'

The Scottish American reprints
the story of the first Christmas In
dialect from "The New Testament
in Braie Scots" a translation by the
Rev. William Wye Smith. Here
are sample verses duke ii:10-12.)
And the angel said. BE ma
gliff'd for I bring ye guide tidins o.
muckle Joy to the hail warld! For
thar is born T. We this day in Dauv-
ids toun, a Saviour, wha is the
Anointit Lord. And here is the
token for We; ye'se fin the BARN
rown't In a barriecoat Lynn In a
manger. The Outlook
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
NOTICE OF SALE TO
ENFORCE LIEN

Under authority given me by Sec
public sale at my garage, one Indian
Motorcycle, formerly the property OF
one Adj Lopi, of the last known adj
dress of Extra, Iowa ,as two O'Clock.
on the 21st day of June, A. d. 1919.
hereby reserve the right to bid in
the same at any price less than the
amount of my lien plus the expense
connected with this sale and allowed
by the section of the code supple
ment hereinbefore mentioned. Same
will permit purchase at considerably
less than sevenyt-five dollars.
(Signed) PETER JENSEN,
23-2t Holder of Warehouse Lien.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
MoNnERErL rs RIGHT

"oh, Mr.. Turnem-Down," ex-
claimed Stayupp ~ Schibble, II will
admit that my technique may per-
NIT of slight improvement, but You
must concede that l have a wonder
full Imagination. "You certainly
have, young man, returned the crus-
ty fiction editor, "if you imagine you
can sell your bunk to me-"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05

they were short, then they had to
limit them to so much to make it go
as far as it would. They all under
stood that. / am finishing up our
last hut now and have 81 men help
ing me. have a small bunch now
and sometimes large one.
Yours respectfully,
w. ID. GRAVES.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
HOME GROWN STRAWBERRIES

Numerous inquiries have been re-
ceived as to when strawberries of
the local beds will appear on the
market. Several owners of large
patches of the berries say that they
will be marketing berries within a
week or so. The rain has been
rather hard on the fruit, but if the
sun stays out the berries will be
pretty good this year.
The berries from out of town are
coming in fresh every morning and
retail at a fair price They are in
better condition than is usual with
the shipped variety.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
They,re ANN Intrepid

Gust a moment before you start
to writing your interview with Flap
pers, the aviator" said the city ed
itor.
Eyes, SIR" replied the youthful re-
porter
"See IL you can't describe him
without using intrepid The word
has been a trifie overworked in con-
nection with the airmen. "-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
RETAINING INDIVIDUALITY

individuality is the salt of COM
mon life. You may have to live in
a crowd, but you do not have to
live like it, nor subsist on its food.
You may have your own orchard;
you may drink at the hidden spring
Be yourself, If you would serve 9TH
ers.-Henry Van Dyke.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
SOLDIERS LUKEWARM

The league of nations may be ire
mendously popular with the Ameri-
can people as claimed, but it cannot
be overlooked that many of the re-
turned soldiers are not very warm
for it. Those who have seen Eu-
rope at first hand are not especially
anxious to see the United States mix
too much in Europeal politics.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
The Safer Course.

The Frenchy and the Yank were
silent together on the fire step in a
trench. The Frenchy was smoking
one of those mysterious cigars made
somewhere in France.
The Frenchy turned to the Yank
and said: Twill you hold zis cigar
while I throw re grenade to ze
Boche?"
"Not on your life," said the Yank
"but I'll hold re grenade while you
throw re cigar. Ontario Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
USELESS HURRY

In an article in the American
Magazine, captioned useless Hur-
ry," Walt Whitman says.
"If a man can maintain a calm
and unruffled front while working
in the office of a small town daily
newspaper. he can be placid and Sc
rene anywhere. That is the final
and crucial test. have seen many
strong men reduced to physical
wrecks under the strain"
We say that Walt Whitman is cor
rect in his article.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
No Empty Stomach

A group of ,colored Harlemites
was standing in the mess line when
several German planes suddenly APP
peared overhead. In half min
ute the lines had melted to one man,
the top sergeant.
"Is you jes plumb crazy or don't
you know nothin,?" the sergeant re-
monstrated when the men returned.
"Well boss" replied the cour-
ageous Sam, heaven is long ways
from France, and I amt no hand to
go travelin' on an empty STUN
mick
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
EXEMPTION BOARD Is
GIVEN THEIR DISCHARGE

DR.. Halloran, H A. Northup and
Frank Wilson of the Audubon coun-
ty exemption board state that their
duties are now over as they receiv-
ed their discharge last week. The
work of the local board has been
completed for some time but the
discharge papers were slow in ar
irving. The members of this board
are mighty thankful to be mustered
out" as their duties during the war
were extremely trying and arduous.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
The Limit OF.

"Did your boy hang up his stock
ing on Christmas ever"
mo. He got a gunnysack and
left a note on it telling Santa to sc
as far as he liked"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
FISHING FOR DYES

II is not generally known that
there exists in the Mexican gulf a
half-brother to the cuttlefish OF the
Indian ocean, from which formerly
the worlds supply of India ink was
obtained.
The Indian cutie, when pursued
by sharks or other birds of prey.
exudes black. pastelike substance,
which discolors the water in its
wake, binding its pursuer, and.
screening itself from view, makes its
escape. This evidence gradually
comes to the surface in a foam and
is eagerly gathered by the natives,
who knead it. dry II, press 1t into
cakes. ready for the market-always
commanding a good price.
Draughtsmen have for two or
three centuries used India ink be-
cause OF its deep copy and indelibil-
ity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
Not whar I Is.

What would you do If pack of
Germans SUDDENLY came right down
on top of us?" asked sergeant.
"Dey amt gwine to know whar
is" replied the private.
CLOVIS that SAM"
"Well you see. dey might know
whar l wuz, but not whar isl
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
Close to Being Twins

Two little girls, dressed alike. en-
tered store. when the man coming
to wait on them said: ''Are you
little girls twins?" well, pretty
near" said one of them; there's
only a pound difference"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
HAD HIS NUMBER

The newly accepted young man
was making up" to his sweet
impish small brother. Willie, evin-
cling a desire to inspect his watch
charm, the visitor lifted Willie to his
lap. In a pause of general CONVEX
sation Willie piped, shrilly: Am
I as heavy as sister Mabel?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
LOST COIN

Last week while making change at
some business house or at the bali
game Sunday, / gave out in change q
Belgium coin, which resembles an
American dime. Finder please re-
turn to H. j. Savage and get the
treats.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
In One Way.

ma, my arithmetic teacher Is a
woman with a serpent's tongue"
"How can you talk so Willie, of
such nice LADY,"
well, she's an adder, amt she?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
Fipuring the Finances

why don't you go into politics r
Cant afford it" replied the eau
tious citizen. ut has become al
most a custom for a statesman to
leave office a poorer man than when
he entered it. And I'm in debt
now"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
Spirited Meeting

II attended a seance last night"
ANY spirits raised?"
Eyes; a reporter present exhibited
a spirit of investigation, and this
raised a spirit of investigation, and
this raised a spirit of resentment"
Boston Eevening Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
You Oughta Know That, Uncle

Fine dog you have there, my lit
tie man." remarked the kind old gen.
tleman. What do you call him?"
Don't hafta call him." answered my
little man. "He goes every place I
do"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
As Usual

Hobbs-I suppose when you mar
ried your wife seemed the only wom-
an in the world.
gan to be rapid increase in the fe-
male population.-Boston Tran
script.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
Most Of Them Dull

Mrs A..-"Are you fond of enter
tanning callers?"
Mrs. B.-"Yes, but very few of
ours are of that kind. Boston
Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
Not Overly Pleased

81 don't know that I'm particular
ly pleased with the fact that women
can vote
You're not. Why?"
"The wife insists on knowing
whom l intend voting for"
well what of that?"
81 find it's just another cause for
an argument"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
TO AUDUBON CUSTOMERS

The Watkins man is still on the
Job. If haven't already called ON
you I will do so in the near future.
so please have a nice order ready for
me. Herman Schroeder, Phone
3S5-W, lis First Ave, Audubon,
Iowa. 23-zt
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
Testing the Theory.

mo man wants to be too hard on
his children's follies."
"Then. sir, II your daughter mar
ries me, will you make some allow
ance for herr"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
TRUTH AND LIFE

Where the seeking of truth be-
gins, always the life commences,
too; so soon as the seeking of truth
is abandoned life ceases. John Rus
kin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
The Mode of CONVEYANCE

Sometimes have travelled miles
in my dreams" ''Then you must
have done It on nightmare"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
The Fox Trot

Flanagan listening to new jazz
record) What kind iv music do ye
call that, Norah?
Daughter-That's fox trot, dad
dy
Flannigan-An' how many tin
cans did tn fox have tied to his tail
when he throtted?-Buffalo Ex-
press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
n Real Hero

Hero for hero, don't forget th'
one who curries the mules. He Il
in danger all OF the time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
DAILY THOUGHT

Houses are built to live in, not to
look on, therefore let use be prefer
red before uniformity, except where
both may be had.--Bacon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05
A RemarkabIe ASSUMPTION

"Really you are the only man
ever cared for"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-06-05

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