davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
PEOPLE FOR SQUARE DEAL
People of Agricultural States WILL
ing to Be Reasonable in Regard
to Transportation, Is Belief.

! South Dakota is an agricultural
state, like Iowa. 1t depends upon
products of the soil-corn, wheat,
oats, hay, cattle and horses-for it's
income. During the war when prices
were high and transportation re-
manned at pre-war levels because the
government was operating the rail-
roads at a heavy monthly loss, the
people of South Dakota prospered, as
we did in Iowa and elsewhere. Now
conditions are changed in South Da-
kota as we'll as in Iowa and else
where. The end of the war knocked
the bottom out of the price of farm
produce. To add to. the difficulties of
the farmers of South Dakota-and
Iowa-the interstate commerce COM
mission fixed rates for transporta-
ton service at almost double pre-war
levels. This was made obligatory be-
cause under government manage
ment the average pay of transporta-
tion workers had been pushed up
from $S40 per year to more than
$4,000.
This changed condition has
brought protest from the people Of
South Dakota. The governor Of that
state has gathered information on
the subject and he is making de-
mand for reduced charges for trans
portation service for his constitu-
ents. He presents an array Of facts
which will get a mighty response
from the people of this country. The
people as a whole believe in fair
play. They will stand for a square
deal under all circumstances when
all the facts in a given controversy
have been presented.
Right now transportation workers
are balloting on the question Of
whether or not they will accept re-
duction in pay amounting to IL per
cent below the extreme war peak.
The reduction would bring the an
nual pay of workers to point be-
tween $500 and $1,000. 1t was
above $4,000 until the cut rate be-
came effective July 1st last.
Can you imagine fires Of indigna-
tion burning all over Iowa and South
Dakota when strike is ordered in
transportation business because of
refusal to accept this IL per cent
cut in wages made by the railway la
Dor board in the hope Of making it
possible to make some reductions in
freight charges? Will these agricul-
turists be for or against the strik-
ers?
Looks as though strike in the
transportation industry under exist
ing circumstances would be about as
sensible proceeding as the act of a
simpleton who tried to puncture a
hole in stone wall with his head.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Extra and Hamlin

Last Sunday afternoon we chris
tianized through Holy Baptism, Al
ice Ann Mortensen, infant daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans M. Mortensen.
May she by faith attain her great
inheritance.
On account of the pastors attend
ance~ of the convention at Council
Bluffs no church services will be
held next Sunday. No Young Peo-
pies meeting takes place during this
week.
Next week, from the goth to the
25th the mission meeting at Extra
will be as follows: Tuesday evening
Rev. Bing from Elk Horn speaks
Wednesday evening Rev. G. B.
Christensen from Ebenezer; Thurs
day c~cn'ng (English) Rev. Hansen
from Audubon; Friday evening Rev.
Jensen from Bethania; Saturday ev-
ening Prof. Rev. P. S. Wig from
Blair, Nebr., gives a lecture. Sun
day, the 25th, no service at Hamlln,
but at Extra Prof Wig will deliver
the morning sermon.
Communion service commences a.
10 o'clock.
Sunday school postpones till the
afternoon at 2 o'clock, when Rev.
Svendsen from Jacksonville will ad-
dress the school. and at $3.50 the
will also address the meeting. Clos
young people, in English. Prof. Wig
ing service in he evening. All ev-
ening meetings commence at eight
O'Clock. All are invited and shall
be made welcome.
The confirmation class of Hamlin
meets Saturday morning, the gath,
at 10 o'clock; at Extra at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon of the same day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH

The pastor will attend the annual
conference of the Iowa district at
Council Bluffs on Friday and Sat
urday of this week, but will return
for the services on Sunday, Sept.
18th.
Sunday school at 9:45.
Service in the Danish language at
IL o'clock.
Service in the English language
in the evening at o'clock.
Bible study meeting at the par
sonage Tuesday evening.
Meeting OF the Young Peoples
society Wednesday evening at s
o'clock. We note with pleasure the
late increase in attendance. There
is still room for YOU.
Please remember that our mis-
sion meetings start on September
24h, and will be continued until
September 28th. The following pas
tors win preach: Rev. II. L. Jen-
sen of the Bethany church at Kim
ballton; Rev. ]. H. Vammen OF Ne
ola, and Rev. v. r. Staby of Omaha.
A program will be published later.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
GUTHRIE COUNTY FAIR

The next big event In Guthrie
county will be the Guthrie County
Fair at Guthrie Center on Tuesday.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
Sept. 20 to 23 inclusive, and from
present indications 1t promises to be
record-breaker. There will be a
splendid exhibit in all departments.
the stockmen especially are taking a
great interest in their exhibits this
year and all available space will be
used by their exhibit. There will be
ball games every morning, COM
meneing at ten o'clock to decide the
championship of the county. Many
fine attractions have been secured
and a big field of horses will race
for the liberal purses provided by
the association.
Hundreds OF Audubon county peo-
pie will no doubt attend. H. A.
Covault. the secretary, has also ar
ranged large list OF free attrac-
lions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
LOST ENDS OF TWO FINGERS

Chris. Jensen, employed at the
South Side meat market. lost the
ends OF two of the fingers on his
right hand last Sunday morning. He
was making some sausage and I'M
consciously laid his hand on the ma
chinery which was in operation. In
an instant the tips OF his two fingers
were caught In the cogs and cut off
Just below the finger nails. He was
taken to a physician, who gave him
surgical attention. II no infection
results the wounds will heal and It is
not thought that amputation at the
first Joint will bs necessary, The
injury is giving Chris. a great deal
Of pain. He Is taking life as easy as
possible and Il may be several weeks
before he VII be able to get back to
work.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
.,EY WENT TO HIS HEAD"
Sudden Riches Caused Arbuckle's
Downfall, Stepmother Says.

80 Roscoe is charged with MUIR
der. cannot but pity the poor boy.
1t was his money that did it. Too
much money went to his head"
This was the statement of Mrs.
Mollie Arbuckle, stepmother Of
FATTY" Arbuckle, of San Jose, Cal
ifornia, when she learned of the
plight of the famous film comedian.
He never had an education" Mrs.
Arbuckle continued. HE never pass
ed the fifth grade in school. I'm
sorry for him, but if he is guilty he
should be punished. His crime, If
such it was, is not to be excused"
The little mother of two blind
daughters paused in her work of
washing clothes for the "best fam
lilies of San jose" to tell of the early
life of the film star, who was born
in Smith Center, Kansas, in 1887.
Ills father mistreated him terri
bly," she said. "Once interfered
and saved him from what I believe
would have been fatal beating at
the hands of his father. But Roscoe
owed me nothing. I only did what
his mother would have done"
Some time ago when Mrs. Arbuc-
kle was sick, neighbors, against her
will, wrote the film star and urged
that he assist her. At that time he
was quoted as saying, "Mollie Ar
buckle never gave me meal" This
statement hurt Mrs. Arbuckle more
than the denial of aid.
For Harry and Arthur Arbuckle,
Roscoe's two brothers, the step
mother had nothing but praise.
Roscoe Arbuckle left the shelter
of his stepmother's home IN Santa
Clara in 1904. He had lived there
three years, neighbors said, and his
departure was fastened by an in
junction from his brother, Harry, to
"get out and go to work"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
SHOW CATTLE KILLED

A pure bred COW and heifer, be-
longing to e. B. Thomas were killed
and two men seriously injured early
Saturday morning when Rock ISL
and freight train went through a
small culvert at Meadow, Nebr., a
small station twenty miles out Of
Omaha. Mr.. Thomas was returning
to Audubon from Lincoln, WeTh his
show herd. VIM. Fennenn and Al
bert Booth. who have been employ
ed by Mr.. Thomas, were in The car
with the cattle when che accident
occurred. Eleven freight cars were
derailed. The men in the car were
seriously injured and that they es-
capped with their lives is a miracle.
Mr.. Thomas won some good prizes
With his cattle at the Lincoln fair.
He said the display was not as large
as at the Iowa State Fair, but tia
competition was keener.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
ENJOY A FAMILY REUNION

Mrs. L. c. Johnson and daughter,
Miss Mildred, who recently returned
from visit to points in Illinois, at
tended family reunion near Adair,
ILL.,, while on their visit, and the fol-
lowing account of the affair was
printed in the Adair paper:
cat the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Russell. the Hoyle family re-
union was held on August %. Mr..
John Hoyle, of Wasco, Calf, and
Mrs. Sarah Johnson, of Audubon,
Iowa. being the guests of honor.
they being the brother and sister Of
Mrs. M. A. Chenowith and Mrs.
John Lafary, of Table Grove, and
Mrs. Angelina Chenowith, of Gales
burg. A brother, Edgar Hoyle, Of
Washington, Iowa, had not received
the word until long distance phone
call reached him about 1880 Sun
day. He with his wife and SON start
ed as soon as possible and arrived
here at $3.50, it being the first time
in 20 years that the four sisters and
two brothers had been together. One
sister who lives at Cuba was not
present. Those present were:
Mrs. John Hoyle, of Wasco, Calf. /;
Mrs. Sarah Johnson and daughter
Mildred, of Audubon, Iowa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Hoyle and son, Wash
ington, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Russell and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. A. Chenowith, Mrs. Angelina
Chenowith, Galesburg; Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Palm and two children, Mrs.
Nellie Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Walt
Freed, all of Galesburg; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lafarey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Lafarey and four children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reno and four
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Rifle Reno,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Walters and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Ennis Hamm, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hughes and son, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo Swearingen and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Locker and two
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Duff Ham
mond and four children, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hoyle and two children,
of Macomb: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Walters, Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Quigley
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walt Chenowith
and three children.
They came with well-filled baskets
and good dinner was enjoyed by
all. Watermelon was served during
the afternoon. They all remained
until late hour and all voted Mr..
and Mrs. Russell splendid hosts"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
FRANK SAMPSON INJURED

Frank Sampson was injured late
Monday afternoon when round on
a ladder gave way, wNle assisting
some workmen repair cistern at
the residence Of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Mary Layland. A deep cash
was cut in the back of his head,
which required several stitches to
close. His head was also otherwise
badly bruised. He was unconscious
for short time, but soon revived.
Today he is still laid up and It may
be several days before he is fully re-
covered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15

The heavy downpour Of rain late
Tuesday night made it necessary for
the officers of the Audubon County
Fair TO postpone the fair one day
and carry the program over until
Saturday. The heavy rain made the
race track so heavy that It was Inn
possible to have any races yesterday.
The sun came through in fine
shape about nine o'clock and by
noon the roads had dried so that
many people came with the expecta-
ton of attending the fair, but there
was no admission echarges at the
gate and no program of any kind
carried out. !
Today will be considered the first
day, as Tuesday, the first day is Civ
en- over to entry day. AS this Is
written, the weather is fine and all
indications point to good weather for
today. There will be record-break-
ing crowd today, tomorrow and Sat
urday il the weather is favorable
The first night show will take place
tonight.
There have been more entries in
all departments this year than in
any other year. The horse, cattle,
hog and corn departments have an
exceptionally strong showing.
A new feature is to be inaugural
ed this evening when there will be
Night Horse Show Just before the
night show, in front of the amphi-
theatre. This will be glittering
display of the Kings and Queens OF
the turf, showing all classes of har-
ness, running and draft horses. II
will be show where pretty girls
and pretty horses will vie with each
other for first honors. This is the
biggest display ever shown In west
ern Iowa and something never be-
fore attempted at a county fair.
Much of the success of this venture
will be due to the efforts of d. W.
Randolph, president Of the fair as
ISOLATION. Through his efforts the
horsemen and horse breeders kindly
consented to put on the show.
All of the free attractions are ON
the ground. They are splendid
looking lot of folks and will no
doubt entertain the thousands who
will attend the biggest county fair
in Iowa.
The big entertainment feature Of
the fair will be the night show when
Harris Beauty Parade will give
full and complete program in place
of the old-time display of fire works.
Before this big show begins. there
will be an hours entertainment Civ
en- by the other free attractions.
Never in the history of the associa-
ton has such large sum of money
been expended for entertainment
which they hope will meet with the
hearty approval of the public.
Continued good weather will put
the association on record this year
as having the best exhibit and most
diversified program of any.
There was some uneasiness about
securing a tent large enough to ac-
commodate the pure bred cattle ex-
hibitors, but with the tent now on
the ground they have been adequate
ly provided for. Unless the unfor-
seen happens, we may state that next
year win seq some splendid new
barns built to take the place of the
ones destroyed by fire late in May.
The people of Audubon county are
going to be loyal to the fair-it's
their fair. and can only be made q
success by attending 1t. The offic-
ers and directors have confidence In
the people Of the county and hope TO
see them on che grounds every day It
is fit to be there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
THE FAIR Is POST
PONED FOR A DAY
HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT
MAKES 1T NECESSARY TO CAR
RY FAIR OVER SATURDAY
Fair Grounds Flooded

X The fair grounds were badly
4 flooded last night as the result
4 of the heavy down-pour of rain
+ about midnight. The horsemen
X were compelled to lead their
4 horses from the barns, in water !
+ up to their arm-pits. The hog
4 house had more than two feet
4 of water i'm it, and this morning !
4 at eight o'clock there was more 4
= than a foot of mud and slime i'm I
4 the brick building at the en- !
X tran to the fair grounds.
X The entire quarter stretch I
X was covered with water, but re- I
X gardless of the mud and water, 4
X the fair will go on in full blast. 4
4 The cattle and hogs will be re- I
X leased so the owners can take 4
X them home is they desire, but
+ the owners say they will leave =
4 them if the weather continues =
y as favorable as IL is this morn =
\ ing. !
X The creek west of the Rock 4
X Island depot was out of its !
+ banks and water came within a I
y foot of being as high as it did I
+ three years ago. The current !
4 from the stream was so strong
X that long stretch of track was I
+ washed out near the Nash l
+ bridge. The morning train was I
4 annulled, but it Is thought the
4 track will be repaired so that !
\ the afternoon train can reach !
\ town.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Prayer meeting on Thursday (
AS D. m.

AoyNA AAS~tAho va SANASN~-s
7.45 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at IL a. m.
The announcement OF the Sunday
evening service will be made next
Sunday morning
There will be reception OF mem
bers again next Sunday morning.
Last Sunday evening a Young
Peoples organization was effected,
with Naomi Moreland as president,
Florence Kopp as Vice-president,
Lowene Butterton as secretary, and
Nellie Heuerman as treasurer. The
young people are very enthusiastic
over the opportunity of having the
young peoples meetings, and we are
expecting great things Of them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
in THE MINISTRY
JUST FIFTY YEARS
PASTOR AT DEDHAM PAST FIVE
YEARS ROUNDS OUT HALF
CENTURY OF SERVICE.

Rev. c. w. Smith, pastor of the
Methodist church at Dedham, ac-
companied by his wife, were in the
city Monday morning on their way
to Red Oak, where they will attend
the Des Moines conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which
will be in session all of this week.
Rev. Smith has preached more
than $500 sermons, and seen $500
people converted and taken into his
church, preached innumerable flu
nerals and married countless num-
bers of couples during his long
career.
Though in his seventy-sixth year
and contemplating a half century's
pastorate in Iowa, Mr.. Smith pre-
fers to be called the boy preacher of
the conference rather than the dad
dy. Since he preached his first SER
mon at Perry, when his salary was
$500 year, he has continued in the
ministry throughout all the inter-
yening years without a break.
During this period he filled the
charges in nearby towns of Lewis,
Walnut and Hancock. He was also
pastor of the Audubon charge at
one time. For the past five years
he has been at Dedham.
He came to Iowa from Coshocton,
Ohio, with his parents in a prairie
schooner in 1856, settling on farm
twelve miles from Des Moines. He
was a student in the public schools
of Iowa, a member of the second
graduating class at Simpson college,
and the first editor of the Simpson
ian, the college paper.
Mr.. Smith became a member of
the conference at Sioux City in 1871
when the western half of the state
was the western Iowa conference.
When the conference was divided he
elected to cast his fortune with the
Des Moines conference. For forty
two years he preached three times a
Sunday; in the next six years he
preached three times one Sunday
and twice the next; and only in the
last two years has he preached but
twice each Sabbath day. During the
first ten years of his work his aver
age annual salary was but $685..
The Rev. and Mrs. Smith celebrat-
ed their forty-sixth wedding ami
versary> at Dedham Friday. They
have reared family of six children,
five of whom are college graduates,
four alumni OF Simpson college and
one of Missouri State university.
Mrs. Smith has been a wonderful
helpmate to her husband, which
caused him to remark:
"My fifty years in the ministry
would not have been possible with
out my constant helper. She is able
to fill the pulpit better than /, and
has served as superintendent of the
Sunday school, chorister, pianist
teacher, and leader in the mission
airy societies. In. 1916 she was chos-
en- lay delegate to the conference,
the highest honor which can be con-
ferred upon a woman of the church. "
District Supt. M. r. Talley, who
was boy under the pastorate of Mr..
Smith at Diagonal, says that this
veteran minister has helped to make
some of the strong charges of the
Des Moines conference what they are
today, and that no other man in the
Des Moines conference has had the
distinction of serving for fifty years
in the same conference.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
MANY AK MURDER
WITNESSES ARE DEAD
TENTH, AND MOST IMPORTANT,
WITNESS IN VILLISCA AK
MURDER, Is DEAD.


Alice willard, one of the wit
nesses who became prominent be-
cause of her testimony in the Jones'
Wilkerson SANDER suit, growing out
of the Villisca ak murder investiga-
lions, died at her home in Villisca
Wednesday following several weeks
of illness due to nervous break
down
Mrs. Wizards startling testimony
in the SANDER case and her affidavit
issued about the ill-treatment she
had received at the hands of Attor-
ney-General Havner and state agents
created much comment.
She also reported at that time of
receiving numerous unsigned threat
ening notes warning her not to give
testimony in the case. Notwith-
standing all threats and the grilling
of the attorneys, Mrs. Willard gave
her testimony before numerous
+, grand juries and many times in
court.
The testimony of Mrs. Willard
that was fought so hard TO keep
from the record was to the effect
that she had heard F. F. Jones and
Bert McCaull talking in the lot
north of the Moore home in villisca
on Saturday evening before the COM
mission of the murder which result
ed in the killing of the Joe Moore
family of six and the two Stillinger
girls, and that William Mansfield
was the man they were conversing
with.
Get Joe first and the rest will
be easy" were the words which
Mrs. Willard claimed she heard.
She testified that two other men
were with Mansfield at the time,
naming them as Harry Whipple and
John Oviatt.
Miss May Freeman, Of Lincoln,
Neb., and A. B. McCray, whom Mrs.
Willard said were with her when
she heard the men talking, are now
dead. The death of Mrs. Willard
adds another to the long list of
those prominent in the murder case
who have died, beside Miss Free
man and A. B. McCray.
]. HI. NOEL, photographer, who
testified to having heard CONVEX
sation in the Jones store, committed
suicide after the Kelly trials. Rev.
George Kelly was accused and tried
for the murder, and acquitted.
r. w. Beeson,. attorney for the
Jones, committed suicide on the day
that he was TO appear in court in
Council Bluffs to defend Bert Nc
Caull, whose case had been taken to
the Pottawattamie county court on a
change OF venue, charged with per-
jury, growing out of the murder
trials.
Harry Whipple, whom Wilkerson
charged had guilty knowledge of the
crime, died Of pneumonia at Carbon.
Rev. w. j. Ewing, with wnom
Rev. George Kelly stayed the night
Of the murder, and who gave testi-
mony at every trial growing out of
the ak murder, is dead, as also are
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Peckham, who
lived next door to the Moore home
at the time of the murder, but NOV
ed away later because of Ill health
of Mrs. Peckham.
The Villisca ak murder, commit
ted over nine years ago, still re-
mains one of the great mysteries in
, the annals of crime, for no one has
been brought to justice for this
greatest of murderous acts, although
countless efforts have been made to
secure satisfactory solution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
Sell Your Old Books-

Go over the old books that are
stored In your attic or away In some
dark corner. You'll be surprised to
find how many there are that you have
no more use for. Take them to q
secondhand book dealer and dispose
Of them. It's an easy way to get the
money for the new booka you have
wanted but didn't have the necessary
money to buy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
EXPECT A WINNING TEAM
Simpson College Banking Reputa-
ton on New Athletic Director,
Who Is Now in Charge.

G. B. Moran's pet grid plays which
made the Center College team, of
Danville, KY. the most talked-about
football outfit in America, will be
uncorked at Simpson college this
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
Drag Harlan" Friday, Crescent

Miss Leona Baker has gone to
Des Moines, where she will attend
st. Joseph's Academy the coming
year. She writes her parents that
she likes her work very much.
VIM. Kerwin and little daughter
returned yesterday from several
days visit at Iowa City with his
mother, Mrs. M. Kerwin. who accom-
panied them to Audubon for a visit
during .ir week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-09-15
PIANO FOR SALE CHEAT

have a piano. in good condition
with bench and music cabinet that
1 am offering for sale cheap. Also
a Ford Coupe. / want to get rid
OF them at once. Enquire Of Elmer
Bailey.