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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
Recoyers 1000 Damage

Mrs. LYDIA Harreil, widow of Leo
Harrell,. has recovered $4,000 dam
ages from her foster father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Ras-
mussen of near Roland. The trou-
BILE arose over visit which Harrell
made to the Rasmussen home, ac-
companied by his attorney J.F. Mar
tin and deputy sheriff on Novem-
Der Is last, just previous to the mar
riage Of himself and Miss Rasmus-
sen. The young lady sought dam
ages on the grounds that she had
been assaulted and forcibly detained
by her foster mother and a John
Christian, who. she says, attempted
to drive her future husband away at
the point of a shotgun.
Harrell and the girl married few
days later and went to Nevada to
live. A short time after action for
damages was started. While wait
ing for the case to go on trial. the
husband died suddenly at Nevada
hospital.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
Wanted to Go Back to Pen

Because he had spent so many
years in the penitentiary that no 9TH
er place seemed like home to him.
John Smith of Iowa City, threw a
brick through store window and
stole, pair OF boots, while the pro-
prietor and several others stood by.
Within "a hours Smith had entered
plea Of guilty and was on his way
to Fort Madison to serve a ten-year
sentence imposed by Judge Ralph
Otto.
"I want to go back to the peni-
Tertiary to die" said Smith when ar
rested. am sick and tired Of
trying to earn an honest living. Be-
sides, I am getting too old to work. /"
He does not expect to live out his
present sentence. Smith asserted
he had served In Joliet and other
penitentiaries, and had deserted
from the army before entering upon
his life Of crime.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
Woman Commits Suicide

An unidentified woman about "a
years old committed suicide Friday
night by jumping into the Missouri
river from the street car bridge at
Council Bluffs. The woman walk
ed to the toll keepers lodge, paid
her fare and continued about 100
feet when she climbed to the top OF
the iron railing, hesitated Just mo-
ment and then sprang into the icy
waters. The toll keeper noticed she
acted somewhat nervously and con-
tinued to watch her, but was too
far away to reach the woman and
prevent her from committing sui
eide. The body was carried swift
ly down stream and has not been re-
covered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
Young Babe BURNS to peath

Florence, 19-month-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Alexander, liv-
ing south of Walnut died from burns
received Monday evening. The baby
left alone in the house while her
mother was at work outside, found
some matches with which she set her
clothes afire. When Mrs. Alexan-
der returned to the house the clothes
were burned from the little ones
body and life was extinct.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
High Priced Hogs Dead

Henry Uittenbogaard of Sheldon
lost two hogs the other day. Lest 1t
might seem a trifiing item the Re-
publican, hastens to explain that one
OF them, Sheldon Wonder, was valu-
ed at $4,000 and deal was pend
ing at the time Of its death. The
other, somewhat more ordinary, was
valued at only $4,000. The death
OF one was caused by infection and
Of the other by pneumonia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
Winterset Man Hangs Self

Edward Manther OF winterset. a
barber, committed suicide Saturday
evening by hanging himself In a
barn loft. His body was found by
his wife and cut down by neighbors.
Poor health is said to have induced
dependency and caused Manther to
commit suicide. He was 40 years
old and was born In Winterset. Early
Saturday evening Mrs. Manther went
to town and upon her return home
she could not find her husband. She
looked in the barn and then visited
the home of neighbors. inquiring X
any had seen Mr.. Manther Later
a return trip was made to the barn,
and Manther's body was seen hang
ing from rafters in the hay loft. He
had evidently stood on a box. threw
the rope over the rafter, fastened II
70 HIS neck and kicked the box away.
Manther's father died recently and
since that time Manther has been
failing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
NOTICE

The board of trustees Of Douglas
township will receive sealed bids
for road and drag superintendent,
until noon of April 5th, 1920. The
board meets at Douglas Center April
5. 1920. The board reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all
bids.
M. d. GRAVES,
12-3t Township Clerk.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
weds Refore Going to pen

Less than two hours after Fred
Leroy OF Sioux City had pleaded
guilty In district court TO larceny
charge, he and Mrs. Billie Speers OF
Kansas City, were married in Sher-
III Jones' ofrice by Justice Brouii-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01

lette. Leroy and three companions
were held for attempted robbery of
the Smithland bank In February.
Each pleaded guilty to larceny Of
an automobile in which they made
the trip to Smithland from Sioux
City, rather than face the attempted
robbery charge. Mrs. Leroy as
serts Leroy is not guilty but entered
a plea of guilty to save his pals from
a longer term, II having been agreed
by the four men that all or none
plead guilty. She expects he will
be quickly paroled from the Fort
Madison penitentiary to which he
was entenced to alive year term, last
week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
Blind Thirteen Years, She Sees

Blind Thirteen Years, She Sees
Totally blind for thirteen years,
Mrs. Douglas Bend, SO years old, of
Liberty, Mo-, and temporarily a stu
dent at the Nebraska Institute for
the blind, sees today thanks to Heal
err Hickson. With three other
women from the institution she at
tended the James Moore Hickson
healing mission in Council Bluffs
last week. and is now able to see
many objects and to read the head
lines in the newspapers.
Her case is one of the most re-
markable of the many that have
come to light since the close OF the
mission. One of the three women
is sister OF s. r. Mcdonald of
Council Bluffs, at whose home the
women were guests during the mis-
sion. Mrs. Mcdonald told of the
wonderful cure and Of the sensation
which was created In her home fol-
lowing the mission. She said
Tuesday afternoon as our guests
returned from the mission Mrs.
Bend said to us: Why, coming here
on the street car and looking out Of
the car window could see the tele-
phone posts and the wires at the
top, saw other objects that l have
not seen for these thirteen years;
and say, can see all Of you peo-
ple.'
"Wednesday, after the mission
that day, Mrs. Bend startled us by
picking out that days issue Of the
Council Bluffs Nonpariel and spell
ing out the headline at the top of
the page.
1--WE said Look again and see IL
you can read any more She did
and spelled out the lines in the other
smaller lines of type.
"It was so wonderful and Mrs.
Bends happiness was grand and
wonderful to behold. She declared
to us she believed she would even
tually recover her entire sight"
! Mrs. Mcdonald said that neither
Of the other three women, friends OF
Mrs. Bend, were able to realize any
Improvement in their sight but the
experience of Mrs. Bend cheered
them and encouraged them so much
they believed that by practice of the
teachings OF Mr.. Hickson they too
would. in time, be able to share Mrs.
Bends Joy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-04-01
The Champion Poor Roads story

The Champion Poor Roads Story
A Jamaica man tells the follow
ing yarn illustrative Of the wretch
ed condition OF the road between
there and Dawson. He had occasion
to go to that town. and not realizing
Just how bad the roads were, at
tempted to make the trip with a
team and buggy. The team was a
good one and the buggy and extra
stout one and he had negotiated all
the mudholes successfully until he
came to one that was particularly
bad, when he noticed mans hat, as
he thought, floating along In deep
rut. The Jamaicaite idly flicked
the hat with his whip and nearly
jumped from the buggy when voice
from under the hat wanted to know:
What in h---ll he was doing?" The
Jamaicaite excused himself and said
he did not know that the mud was
that deep or that there was anybody
under the hat. THAT deep" says
the voice under the hat, why man, I
am standing on load OF hay!" We
can't vouch for the truthfulness OF
this yarn. 1t does not seem posi-
BILE. Still, the mud does get pretty
deep on some Of the ungraveled
roads of Iowa.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13
SOUTH IS TURNING
AGAINST CALOMEL
Mr. Dodson, the Liver Tone"
Man, Responsible for. Change
~ for the Better. g...s

Every druggist In town has noticed d
great falling of In the sale of calomel.
They all give the same reason. Dodson's
Liver Tone Is taking It's place.
"Calomel Is dangerous and people know
It," Dodson's Liver Tone Is personally
guaranteed by every druggist who sells
it. A large bottle doesn't cost very much
but if it fails to give easy relief in every
case of liver sluggishneps and constipa.
ton, just ask for your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is pleasant
tasting, purely vegetable remedy, harm
less to both children and adults. Take
a. spoonful at night and wake up feeling
fine; no biliousness, sick headache, acid
stomach or consti pated bowels. 1t
doesn't gripc or cause inconvenience all
the next day like violent calomel Take
dose of calomcl today and tomorrow
you will feel weak, sick and nauseated.
Don't lose day.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13
What we would like to know

What we would like to know ia
now Senator Warren c. Harding can
expect to get On with Hon. Harry c..
smith and Hon. Ralph ". Tyler Nv.
ing In the same State. We have M
doubt that Harry can tell how it can
90 done to the absolute satisfaction
or tho Republican voters of the Buck.
eSe 0"te. All he has to do is to con
suit with the able editor OF the Cleyo-
'ahd Gazette and follow the advice
given Brother Smith will insist that
any colored leader, who can Doll about
slXty-thousand votes i'm q Rcpublican
primary, should be entitled to ho
heard and all others should keep ST.
lcnt-unt;l he is heard.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

the theories and advocated many of
the policies, which were directly
traceablc to Mr.. Bryan. The trouble
with the distinguished Commoner fl
his disposition to lead and to be too
far in the lead In the advocacy OF
radical ideas.
tio gave tho laboring movement its
greatest impetus and he sent tho
trusts OF tho nation into discard. Ho
advocated woman suffrage and the
constitutional amendment was enact.
o" as a result Of his steadfast advo.
cacy or the movement. He took up
the cudgcl against the liquor interest
champioMng the movement with
nus fervid rhetoric and invinciblc ora.
Tory and the result was n
victory for the Prohibition Party in
side OF both of the dominant parties,
The temple he had built up, he went
III this year to tear down by a negn.
i've opposition and as result tho
democratic Party under the leader.
snip of President Woodrow Wilson
has met its greatest defeat.
In language that is ironical and
c&ustic, Mr.. Bryan calls upon pres;.
ocht Woodrow Wilson to resign and
TO permit Senator Warren G. Harding
VINO has just carried the country in
'he recent Solemn referendum on
'hc League Of Nations issue to enter
the White House of the Nation md
10 carry out the demands Of tba moo.
f'c AT the earliest possible moment.
II VIII DC seen and realized that this
IS an indirect way of rcbulxine prcsi.
oeht wilson for saying one thing and
CONG another. He has been adyoca [.
'"& world democracy and yet when
inc voice o. the people has been hoard
. ANA registered, he refuses to obcy tho
mandate cncouched IN this voice and
, winch has been registered at tho
polls.
we take it that Hon. William J
'fEan bong above want is now dovo,
'ns the remaining years Of his life j.,
comp letting the reforms that hovc on,
I S'''u'cd his work Of Il lifetime. Co,
! 'aih 1t is. he will yet prove 10 bo III,
'cf''"hle stumbling block that bars
me way To Democratic success and
DC can only be removed by rccor
milton of his power and by the ADOPT
, ION of the principles that he advocat
, cS. Until death removes the one q,
/ the other, IL will be Bryan and vii
son and Wilson and Bryan President
! Wilson has not accepted as final. tn,
verdict recorded at the pots and from
his recent utterances will make an
e""rt to reverse that verdict as tn,
years roll by.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13
TWO WHITE, FIVE COLORED. DIE,
IN BALLOT FIGHT.
Wholesale Lynching Follows Race
Clash in Florida

Orlando, Fla. Nov. 3.-Fivc Negro.
cs have been burned to death and
another hung to a tree as the result
oil fight which started Mt the polls
at Ocoee, near here, last night, after
election officials had refused to per
nit Nose Norman, a Negro, to vote
on the ground that he had failed to
pay his poll tax.
Two white men were shot and kill
cd and several others. including a
former police chief wero wounded I'm
the fight which preceded the whole
sale lynching.
The Negroes burned met death In
houses in which were fired. Tho
sixth Negro killed was taken from a
jail early this morning by mob.
According to accounts received here
Norman left the polls after being re-
fased vote and returned later with
shotgun In his automobile. He was
ALLEGED to have mado threa g against
me election officials and finally was
knocked down when he reached for
the gun. He escaped into the Negro
section where it was reported the No
grocs were gathering In crowds.
Later when an attempt was made to
arrest Norman fire was opened from
the house in which the man had talk
en- refuge. Lee Borgard and Elmer
McDaniels, white men, we're killed.
An attempt was made to run the Ne.
eroes from the house. which finally
was fired. One Negro. Jules Perry,
was arrested and he was the man
who later was lynched by the mob.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13
but outside Of those limits, Repubrl
canism Is still in discard.
DEMOCRATIC STATESMEN
INDICATED.

Senator Thomas p. Gore. Of Okla
homa will no doubt review with oh
solute satisfaction the returns. which
tell Of the defeat Of tho Democratic
Candidate for United States Senate
The administration sent it's agents to
that State to defeat him because no
opposed tho League OF Nations and
the Versailles Covenant. AS n result
Oklahoma that did not have oil oppor
tunity to vote for the blind Senator
voted for Il Republican, who was vir
tually his proxy, in that he holds tho
same view relative TO this Treaty that
Senator Gore Las SO ably expressed.
BY the vote Senator Gore has been
vindicated and his opponent discredit
co and the reycrberatioHs Of the cleo.
ticn returns are still to DO heard In
washington. While the issues arc
not so clear Senator James A. Reed
OF Missouri, who was denied q scat
in the National Democratic Conven.
tlon after having been duly elected
by his constituents is experiencing a
similar sensation in that his State
mas gone overwhelmingly against tho
wilson League Of Nations and has
overturned the Democratic machine
in that State, which machine was in
the hands of tho Wilson Democrats
Ihc building ap of personal ma.
chimes inside Of the great national
parties is becoming descrvingly un
popular. Politicians under the guisc OF
craftsmanship have been saying ono
thing and doing another and the peo.
PIE nave gotten tired of THIS kind OF
deception.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Tho defeat of Hon. Champ Clark.
or Missouri is one of the tragic events
/" THIS election. This distinguished
statesman had served his people we'll
ana mis- retirement will be universal
~ regretted by all who have had the
opportunity to observe his spectacu
lar career. While disagree;ng with
President Wilson, no obeyed tho par
" call and as result. he has paid
the price for his devotion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13
a FURTHER REVIEW or THE
RETURNS.

Some of our people seem to labor
under the impression that in some
ole OF the wards in this city, the col.
ored people had a majority In the
number Of votes cast and accordingly
could elect representative to tho
City Council. AS n matter of fact
every ward in tho city went Democra.
H. and every precinct. but two went
the same. Those two were the Fifth
Irecinct in Lee Ward, which out OF
total vote Of 6S2. gave Attorney J.
p. Pollard $50 votes and First Madi.
son. which out Of total vote of $40
gave Pollard 450 votes.
Based upon the only information
available, the morning after the cleo.
ton, when the returns were incom.
piete, but the ratio Of voting fairly
reliable, the Republican presidential
candidate, Senator Warren G. Hard.
lrg was accredited with having poll
ell t21,610) twenty-one thousand.
rive hundred and ten votes In tho
state and Attorney ). II. Pollard, 70
preventative Of the Negro Republican
Organization had polled (6.s79) ak
thousand, eight hundred and seventy
nine votes. This was (31 per cent)
thlrty-one Per cent plus OF the the
total Republican vote. In other words
the regular Republican organization
in tho State Of Virginia polled (69
per cent? sixty-ninc per cent plu
OF the entire Republican vote in tho
State. This then clinches the regular
Republican organizations hold upon
the regular Republican organization
and that body SILL has the power to
deny representation to the Negro Re.
publican organization, which mado
such da"ing fight at the polls.
VIII the National Republican organi-
Zation recognize this racial discrimi
nation within the Party and will it
make it necessary to have another
appeal 10 the Party. when the nat.
ti"nal organization again assemblies 4
years hence? It seems TO us that there
arc stormy times ahead and it will
be ''foot-racc." and not walk for
recognition at the hands of the ReDub.
lican Party'S leaders. Retiring from
the regular Republican organization
will leave the present racial oligarchy
in control. Can coolncss, skill and
good Judgment be exercised to the
end that the dominating Negro-hat.
ing element may be over-thrown?
Hon. Henry w. Anderson promised
much and succeeded in doing little.
The showing in this State is not such
as to lend encouragement to the plan
for the overthrow Of the Democratic
in Virginia. Hon. G. Bascom
Slemp seems to have built q Chinese
wall around the Ninth Congressional
District for the Republican Party,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

The death of George w. Stevens,
President of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad removes from this life one
or tho best men, it had been our
pleasure to meet. He was able, no
sourceful and influential. In hts
dealings with his subordinates. he
was kind, resourceful, impressive
ana convincing. When he closed his
e' es IN death. that great railroad
system lost an official whose placo
It will be difficult to fill. Peace to his
ashes: rest to his soul.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

President Woodrow Wilson is get
ting out Of the White House and he
does not seem to he worried because
Senator Warren G. Harding will get
there. He offered him Il government
vessel and the use of his private
yacht. the Mayilower for his present
trip, but he did not accept Hon. Will
liam }. Bryan's suggestion TO olrc:.
HIM the White House, before his Tina
to get there.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

and without making you sick, you
just go back and get your money.
If you take calomel today you'll
be sick and nauscatcd tomorrow; be.
sides, it may salivate you, while if
you take Dodson's Liver Tone you
will wake up feeling great, full OF
ambition and ready for work or play.
1t ID harmless, pleasant and safe to
give to children; they like it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Most Colorcd folks like a good
time and they spend all of their earn
ings IN having ii, but there are thous
ands OF others, who enjoy thcmsclv
eS ana at the same time save stme OF
their money for 'thc rainy day"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13
a WORD ABOUT MIR. BRYAN.

You may say what you will, but
Hon. William j. Bryan of Nebraska
has revolutionized affairs in this coun.
try and has been tho indirect cause
Of well.nigh breaking up both of tho
political parties. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, during the years of his
strenuous career embraced many Of
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13
Take ''Dodson's Liver Tone" Insteadl

If you feel bilious, hcadachy, con-
stipatcd and all knocked out, just go
to your druggist and get bottle OF
Dodson's Liver Tone for q few cents,
which is harmless vegetable sub
stitute for dangerous calomcl. Take
spoonful and II it doesn't start
your liver and streighten you up
better and quicker than nasty calomel
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

No colored man was elected to Con
81 css during the recent land slide and
white House Of Representatives.. We
I'D get representation though in some
OF tho legislatures OF some of the
northern States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

The agitators are urging the rank
end file of our people to go to Afr.
ca. Those OF us who regard ourselv-
cs rs "citizens OF the United States,
that's ALL cannot sec our way to
cmigratc to a foreign land.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Hon. William J. Bryan Is happy
over the fact that at no time during
his control OF the Democratic Party
has he been guilty Of securing such
defeat as Governor James NJ. Cox
secured.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Confidence Is tho outgrowth OF
friendship and love Is tho outgrowth
of friendship. You can destroy all 8
by lack OF common sense and tho
exercise Of downright foolishness.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

folorcd folks. make friends with
the lie folks and keep doing il.
the time is coming when we shall
need both their goodwill and their
support
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Whom q man gets tired Of woman.
he J.. SO tired and when a WOMAN gets
tired OF a man, she leaves him forth
with, if not sooner.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Controlling ones passions is tho
most difficult task in this life and yot
some people can control their pass.
ions as absolutely they do the
Fingers on the hand.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13


in life is TO get husband and after
they get him their fondeet desire Is
to set rid OF him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

The outlook for harmony inside Of
the Democratic Party is about as fay.
trable as the outlook for peace in
Europe.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

ff YOU are polite and Obiiging to
While folks, You will naturally be
polite and cbliging to colorcd folks
and Vice-versa.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Teaching children properly when
they are young will save world OF
trouble IN teaching them when they
are older.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

dog is mans best friend. A good
woman is mans next vest friend and
bad woman 10 undoubtedly his
worst enemy.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Going down a hill is much easier
than climbing the same elevation.
That is why so many people prefer
going down hill.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

A person born wrong cannot he
made to live right either In this
world or in the world to come.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Some people are worried about the
people living on the stars. Most Of
us arc worried by people living ON
this earth.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Going to heaven is all right, but
too few of us consider what We eX
pcct TO do when we get there.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-11-13

Colorcd people, who look up arc
becoming more numerous than those,
who look down.