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x LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Ernest McKibben and Andrew
Christensen were business callers to
Audubon yesterday, returning to
Brayton this morning.
Rem Phelps. who was in Atlantic
on business in connection with the
settling up of an estate, returned
home yesterday afternoon.
B Hans Hansen and c. H. Topping
expect to leave this afternoon for
Bloomfield, Ia, on business visit
for the Canadian Pacific Land Co.
: Miss Nellie Turner resigned her
position in the ready-to-wear depart
| ment at the Alderman Co. store
Monday She will take a much
needed rest before beginning work
elsewhere
Soren Bertelsen of Brayton re-
turned home last evening after a
business visit in Audubon. He ex-
poets to leave in few days for Chi
cago to enter the U. S. Marine hospi-
! tai and receive treatment.
Mrs, Michael Smith, daughter,
! Mrs. CO. Heath of Brayton and Mrs.
Oscar Johnson of Extra, who were
called here for the funeral of their
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their homes last evening.
Miss Clara Phelps, who has been
at Plover, Ia. ct the home of her
sister. Mrs. c. Watts, returned to
Audubon yesterday. Miss Marion
and Russell Bagley and Glenn Turn
er autoed to Manning TO meet her.
Mrs. l. d. McCarville went to At
| lantic this morning to attend the
funeral of her uncle, Simon faulty.
who died at Lincoln, Nebr., the re-
mains being shipped to Atlantic for
| burlli, which occurred this morn
! ing.
Mrs. c. A. Pardee returned last ev-
! ening from Upton, Ia, where she
i was called on account of the critical
illness of her sister, Mrs. M. E.
Mochler. Mrs. Mochler died after
! her arrival at Upton and she re-
manned for the funeral
When down to see Reilly "the
shoe man." ask him to show you
some Of his war relics and souve-
Mrs. He has some nice ones.
We appreciate two nice ones from
him, a Belgian coin and a miniature
tack hammer, made from a junked
auto of General Pershing's.
F. A. Gronert and Ed Gronelt re-
ceiyed the sad message yesterday
morning that their father had died
Tuesday at his home in Pine ISLAND
Mimi. Ed Gronert departed for
Pine Island last evening to attend
the funeral which will occur today.
f. A. Gronert of the Audubon Mill
ing Co., was unable to go on account
of the absence of his partner, Vern
Culver in Colorado.
M. c. Cardio of Atlantic, who
was stricken ill while in New York
City tie meet his son Joe, one of the
returned soldiers of the 16Sth is in
a critical condition at his home in
Atlantic. Mr. Cardio has many
! friends in Audubon who will be
! grieved to learn of his illness, as he
! has visited in our city quite often.
Just as we go to press We learn of
his death which occurred last night.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
Still a Secret

ooh, dear, feel so miserable"
Whats the NATTER"
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
BRAYTON

Lieut.. ]. E. Rees and wife were
guests last week of Jens Mikklesen
and wife, the ladies being sisters.
Lieut.. Rees is stationed at a camp in
Texas
Andy Bjorn who has recently re-
turned from France and who is visit
ing his parents at Kimballton, was
in Brayton Monday calling on his
many friends.
Ralph Juhl has been discharged
from the army and returned home
last week from Camp Pike where he
has been stationed since entering the
service.
L. p. Rasmussen and wife and
H. NJ. Bartlett and wife were in
Atlantic Friday night to attend a
social affair given by the Odd Eel
lows.
l.. p. Rasmussen and family went
to Camp Dodge Sunday to see a
cousin who was in the battle at YER
dun and was severely wounded.
VIM. Thielen and family of Allan
tic, spent a few days last week at
their farm east of town, going from
there to Carroll for visit.
Miss Emma Christensen of Grand
Rapids, Mich. is visiting at the Eli
Hansen home and with other friends
in this vicinity.
Ben Sykes, who attends schools in
Indianola, spent the week end with
his parents, c. B. Sykes and wife.
Mrs. John Nissen came up from
Atlantic last Thursday and remained
over night with friends.
Mrs. Earl Lewis from near Anita,
visited last week with her parents,
Bob Dafford and wife
Miss Marie Freeman spent Friday
night in Atlantic with her sister,
Mrs. Lewis Heath.
Mrs. Merrill Myers of Des Moines
is visiting her parents, A. F. Ander-
son and wife.
James Larsen is having a new adj
dition built to his house.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
HORSE OF INTELLIGENCE

Lane Corbin, prominent farmer
near the little town OF Homer, in
Ham lton couny, sold a big black
horse to Government buyers a year
ago. The horse was shipped to the
remount station al. Camp Dodge and
afterwards vent to France with a
large consignment of horses and
mules. About the time the horse was
sold Mr. Corbin's son, Rue, enlisted
in the army. He too was sent to
Camp Dodge and from there to
France as a member of the 18th
Field Artillery. In France he was
placed in charge of the horses that
We're to draw the big guns to the
battle front. When he would go
among the horses one, big black
fellow went through all kinds of an
tics which finally attracted the atten-
ton of the young man and upon a
close investigation he was amazed to
discover that it was the big, black
horse from the old farm away back
in Iowa. The horse was first to
make the recognition and in horse
language it manifested it's delight in
meeting some one from home. Rue
was placed in charge of his old Iowa
friend and the two became real
pals" and the young man declares
that his only regret in leaving
France is that the horse must be
left behind.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
OBITUARY

Sarah Nickery was born at Salem,
Ill April 10, 1858, being the
daughter of Joshua and Mary Wick
cry. Her father was a soldier in
the civil war and died soon after his
discharge, leaving a widow and six
children, the deceased being the
youngest. Her marriage to b. F..
Mendenhall was solemnized June s.,
1882 at Muncie,, Ind. For six years
they lived in Randolph county, Ind,
and then moved to Audubon. They
made their home for tiye yenrs on a
farm in Douglas township, then NOV
ed into town, where they have resid-
ed since. For some 15 years Mrs.
Meudenhall has been afflicted but
was able to perform her household
duties. Last Friday afternoon she
attended to somt business matters
and when she arriv, ! home was TAX
en- very sick. A doGtor was called
and an operation was said to be me
cessary. Saturday morning the
journey to Carroll was made and the
operation performed that afternoon.
The word came at two o'clock Sun
day afteroon that she has passed
away and the body was brought home
Monday for burial.
The mourners inc.ps Re B. F Men
denhall, the husband; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mendenhall, an adopted son;
three step-daughters and one step
SON; also two brothers, John Vickery
and Thomas Vickery, 10th OF Mis-
souri,.
A good wife, mother and neighbor
her decease occasions much sorrow.
The sympathy of all friends is ex-
tended to the bereaved in their hour
of grief. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Mack at the Pres
byterian church Tuesday afteroon
and interment was made in Maple
Grove cemetery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
sHEEp MEN HELD MEETING

At the meeting of the sheep and
wool growers held last Friday even
ing, May 9th, a county organization
was formed. The following officers
and directors were elected: Ward
L. Hoyt, president. John Nailor,
vice-president; A. F. Herndon, sec
retary-treasrrer; John Koenig, jr.,
L j. Thomas, T. j. Coglon, John
Twist, Oren Colee, E. M. Nielsen,
Chris Christensen and ]. l.. Parker,
directors.
Representatives from all parts of
, the county were present to listen to
Mr. c. NJ. BEEN, of the Bureau of
Markets, who came here to explain
the purpose and plans of the Iowa
Division of the Fleeced Wool States
Growers Association. The plans
for marketing wool as arranged ~
that association appealed to the
men present and others visited by
Mr.. BEEN during the day.
The National Wool Warehouse
and Storage Co. of Chicago have a
contract with the Iowa Division of
the Association to handle the wool
for the members ON the commission
basis of 2 " cents per pound. This
charge includes the receiving. grad
ing, insuring, selling and delivering
to buyers all wool consigned to them
by members of the association. The
warehouse company also agrees to
make individual returns on each
mans wool paying him for his wool
on the basis of quality. The grad
ing and receiving, etc., will be done
under the inspection of two repre-
sentatives of the Iowa division of the
association, namely c. J. Fawcett of
Malcolm and A. j. Secor. of Keosau-
qua, two practical sheep and wool
growers of southeastern Iowa.
All men interested in sheep and
especially those who have wool to
sell this year are urged to inform
themselves upon the Wool Growers
Association and its plan of market
ing wool before disposing of their
wool crop Ask any of the officers
above named or see the county
agent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
TRY 1T

We presume there never was
newspaper in any locality that gave
all the local happenings. 1t is Of
ten that someone comes or goes that
the reporter does not see. 1t hap
pens that the family is missed sever
al times. They get the impression
that the editor does not care to men
ton them. This is a mistake. In
most country towns the local work is
the hardest work connected with a
newspaper A man may be good
editorial writer, but fiat failure in
the local work, and vice versa. Edi-
torial material is obtained by study,
by reading newspapers, sometimes
by using scissors. Persons and To-
cal happenings can't beread and clip
ped from other papers, not by a Jug
full. 1t takes physical as we'll as
mental exertion to get out four or
of this size. Most people take a
local paper to get the local happen
ings. Don't be afraid to tell the
editor or reporter that you have
friends visiting you There are lots
of people who are interested in your
friends. You owe it as duty to
them to let your friends know of
their doings Perhaps you think
the paper shows Partially, but Just
see If the paper doesn't treat you
right if you give it a chance. Use
the telephone. Call us up and tell
you your news. Phone No. no.
Manning Monitor.
Note:-The above stunt would be
appreciated in Audubon. We are
unable to get all the arrivals, SO will
be obliged If those having visitors
will phone us. Only last Friday
We were told by local parties that
we failed in mentioning arrivals at
their home. And then many come
by auto that we fail to see. Just
try the phone occasionally and see
how it works. Phone No. %.
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EAVNER FINDS PLACE
FOR JUDGE CULIISON

Des Moines, May 13.-Judge
Shelby Cullison of Harlan. who has
been doing special work for Attorney
General H. M. Havner, has been ap-
pointed as one of the assistants in
the attorney generals office and will
take up his duties at once.
1t was Judge Cullison who direct
ed the acquittal of Attorney General
Havner for oppression in office when
the case brought against Havner by
y. N. Wilkerson was transferred to
Shelby county.
When the attorney general sought
to employ him as extra help during
the session of the Thirty-eighth as
sembly the attempt raised a row in
the senate and Cullison's name was
stricken from the list. ?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
STANDARD OIL WORTH
MORE THAN TWO BILLION

The statistics show that the pres
ent market value of the securities of
the Standard Oil Co., is about ST.
500, 100000. The parent company
oragnized with capital stock of
500, 100000. In 1911 when the
government dissolved" the oil trust
this stock was selling for 100000
600. Since 1911, the stock has ad-
vanceG in value 525 percent AT
that time Mr.. Rockefeller owned 20
percent of the stock. If he has held
this same stock it would at present
represent a value of $625,000, 900.
The Standard Oil Co. of Indiana has
just declared a quarterly dividend OF
6 percent, making a total of "a per-
cent for a year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
TRAFFIC. PROBLEM

The Lizzie" stalled directly in
the path of traffic, with it's front
wheels cramped at an angle. The
traffic cop waited while cars and We
hicles crowded in behind The
driver of the jitney climbed out and
worked with the crank. Finally the
cop walked over.
Hey, you" he demanded, (which
way are you going?"
The driver stood up and wiped his
forehead on his coat sleeve.
How in hell do l know" he
snapped. 81 amt got the engine
goin' yet"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
EDWARD CARPER WRITES

Aprll 10, 1919.
Dear Bird Your welcome letter
received yesterday and also one
from Pearl and was glad to heal
from you folks and to know that
you are all well / was glad to hear
that you are moved and like the
place. You have been cooped up
in that little house for quite a
while. / expect Theodore and
Ralph are pretty busy this time of
the year. We haven't much to do
now since we shipped our patients.
i have been guarding for the last
two weeks. Am working on detail
now, but about all we do is kill
time, which is harder job than
working Next Sunday is Easter.
don't know whether they are going
to have any eggs or not. IL they
don't think will go over to a farm
house where they serve meals and
get a supper and bottle of wine.
They make every kind of a drink
over here you could think OF. Tell
Ralph will take a good one for
him. l guess we are billed to stay
here long time--about three
months from the way ! hear. /
would like to be home by the Fourth
of July but don't think we will, but
ought to be there by fair time any
way.
Yes, when | do get back we will
have a dance. / guess | told you
about my trip to Nice in another
letter. | am going to Paris one of
these days and see what kind of
town that is. / think that IL they
sign the peace terms one of these
days they would send us home faster
but if the Germaas don't sign it we
may have to give them another lick
ing yet. Wen, can't think of much
to write. Address my letters the
same as before, A. p. o. 7sS, Base
Hospital les, Mesues, France. Write
whenever , ~ feel like 1t. ! remain
as ever,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
REPUBLIC TRUCK FOR SALE

have a Republic truck for sale
at $3.50. This truck is in the very
best of condition and is priced at a
bargain. If you want a truck for
farm use, here is what you have
been looking for. Better see us to-
day for this offer will not last long
at the price we have put on the
truck. c. II. WILDE.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15
FOR SALE

A Ford sedan. almost new. Will
sell reasonable. Enquire of D. w
Wood. Phone So. 20-2t
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16

and the returning soldier seeks the
way to independence. the American
farmer has been twice stirred.
The war taught him that, instead
of merely being a born slave. des-
tined to sweat, for sweat's sake, he
was the backbone Of the nation.
Andwe can discover no reason why
the farmer shouldn't receive decent
compensation.
Mo- reason why he, alone of the
worlds workers. should do 16 hours
a day with Sundays besides.
No reason why his investment and
labor should not receive the due per-
oentage of profit that every other
business and effort demands and gets.
He'll get what is coming to him,
or a number of us will not eat with
the regularity that appears to be an
established custom with the average
eater.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16
Auto is Good Investment for Farmers

telephone a "pleasure telephone" (no
one would have the heart nowadays.)
Nor would you call your feet pleas
ure feet" simply because you can use
them for pleasant walk. Would
you call your voice a pleasure voice
because you can sing? The street
car is far more pleasurable than
some automobiles, and yet 1t is not
called pleasure street car"
Every ambitious man aspires to
own an automobile. and in trying
to make his dreams come true he
handicaps himself by thinking of the
automobile as pleasure car" in
stead of "business partner" II
he will divorce the pleasure idea
and consider 1t from utility and
business standpoint. he will soon re-
a.ize the pleasure Of owning an au-
tomobile. 1t should be looked upon
as means OF getting ahead in the
" rid and accomplishing more.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16
THE oRDwAY NEW ERA
Autos Increase Land Values 49 Billions

Forty-nine billion dollars are the
figures claimed as the increase in
land values in the United States in
ten years, said to be due to the ad-
vent and utility Of the automobile.
The authority-for these figures Is the
Romance of the Automobile Indus
try. by James Rood Doolittie.
The claim is that the automobile
has added more value to the real
estate of the United States than any
other single influence, agency or in
dustry thruout the world. Begin
ming with the year 1890, when there
were no automobiles in use In the
United States. the increase in land
values was given as approximately
one biilion dollars annually. In 1904
automobiles began to run regularly
and steadily; and in that year the
official census gave as the real estate
values in the United States $55,510.-
22S.057.
In 1914 the official figures compil-
ed by state comptrollers. state treas
urers and other state officers, cover
ing the whole country, gave total
for land values of the United States
of ,510- This Is an In
crease for ten years. of fifty-nine bill
lion dollars. From this increase take
away the natural increase which pre-
vailed before automobiles were used
one billion dollars annually, or ten
billion dollars for the ten years. IT
would leave the enhanced land values
in the United States in ten years
due to the automobile wholly and
solely-at forty-nine billion dollars.
Astounding sum. 1t is more than
enough to pay every cent ever spent
experimentally on automobiles; every
cent spent in effective and fneffec-
tive manufacturing of automobiles;
every cent paid for automobiles by
the public; every cent paid for run
ming and maintaining expenses of
automobiles; every cent spent for
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16

The term pleasure car" has done
much to hinder the sale of automo-
biles and has created a wrong i'm
preston more especially among peo-
pie who think they cannot afford an
automobile.
An automobile is first-class in
vestment for any family. and yet
there are many who wilfully deny
themselves of this pleasure simply
because they do not realize the value
of an automobile as an investment.
and many still cling to the old idea
that it is a pleasure vehicle.
Pleasure" is not the mission of
the automobile, and 1t should be the
last consideration when compared
with utility car" passenger car"
and business partner" You don't
call Pullman palace car pleasure
car" even tho you use it sometimes
for pleasure. neither do you call the
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16

good roads-and still leave enough
for a balance to retire the national
debt and build a system of roads
better than the widest enthusiast
has dreamed of. Enough to pay
every expense of motoring for ten
years to come: and after all that
equip an army and navy superior in
size, numbers and efficiency to any
thing of the kind the world has ever
seen.
These statistics quoted were from
pre-war figures. but there has been
no decline In land values. On the
other hand the increase has kept up
its pace of the previous years.
Then, with this great wealth COM
ing to the land holders OF the United
States thru the medium of the in
fuence OF. agency of the automobile,
they could well acord to build net
work of hard-surfaced highways thru
out the land over which these auto
mobiles might speed and the better
serve the people they have made
wealthy in the increased values they
have brought.
| But the tendency is rather to place
the burden f-road tax on the auto
mobile-the industry which has an
amazing advancement Of which in
dustrial history affords no parallel.
Less than two decades ago there was
nothing in this industry; today the
motor car is one of the worlds great
est agencies of progress. The au-
tomobile has eliminated distance, and
made our daily lives more full than
they ever were before. They give us
more time-more time for work
more time for play; and the means
for both work and play are ever al
our hand. 1t has well been said
that 1.-THE Hand of Genius has gra-
ciously given to mankind its Greatest
Legacy-the Automobile" 1t is for
this generation 60 more fully perfect
the product and to provide highways
! for its use.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16
"WHY DID YOU LEAVE
THE FARM, MY LAD?"

Why did you leave the farm, my lad?
Why did you bolt and leave your dad?
Why did you beat 1t off to town
And turn your poor old father down?
Thinkers of platform. pulpit and press
Are wallowing in deep distress.
They seek to know the hidden cause
Why farmer boys desert their pas.
Well. stranger. since you've been so
frank,
I'll roll aside the hazy bank;
I left my dad. his farm, his plow,
Because my calf became his COW.
I left my dad. twas wrong of course,
Because my colt became his horse.
I left my dad to SOW and reap
Because my lamb became his sheep.
dropped the hoe and stuck the fork
Because my pig became his pork.
The garden truck that made grow
Was his to sell. but mine to hoe.
It's not the smoke in the atmosphere.
Nor the taste for life that brought
me here.
Please tell the platform, pulpit, press
No fear of toll nor love of dress
Is driving of the farmer lads
It's just the methods of their dads
Typewriter ribbons for all makes
machines--at the New Era.