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VOL XXIX A PLEASANT SURPRISE Some twenty-five intimate friends of Mrs. H. G. Rice perpetrated and carried into execution a pleasant sur * prise on her last Saturday evening. She and Mr. Rice had been out to their daughter. Mrs. Harrison Stan ley, twelve miles northeast of town, to help them while the threshing crew was at their place. When Mr. and 'Mrs. Rice came to town Satur day evening and went to their home they found it occupied and the table set tor supper. This had all taken place while both of them were in the country. As soon as Mrs. Rice had time to collect her thoughts it came to her that the occasion was the cel ebrating of her fiftieth birthday anniversary. The surprise was com plete in every detail but it did not disturb either Mr. Rice or his good wife, and as is always the case the lit tle surprise ended in one of the most pleasant occasions of the season. o EYE SEVERELY INJURED Otto, the six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Rattenberg, living on the hill just east of Hamlin, recently suffered a severe Injury to his right He had placed a tin can on a , UNfor hla towther Willis to shoot at s ’?? ped h ttS 1 V 1 ? and his brother flr^S^ tb ® bu,l .® t glancing off the can, strULUJ * ln ® ", tie fellow in the eye. The considered a serious one by physician, who treated him sevWSni days and then advised his father to. take him tb a specialist at Des Moines The father and little boy went to Des I Moines on Saturdays evening train. ; o WILL TEACH AT DES MOINES Mrs. Bertha Lamoreaux, daughter, Miss Yvonne and her mother-in-law. Mrs. J. M. Lamoreaux. after a visit here with the former’s sister, Mrs. Herman Reinemund and family, left for the latter's home at Atlantic Sat urday evening. Mrs. Bertha Lamore aux has been teaching a six weeks summer school at Morningside col lege, Sioux City this summer and after a visit at Atlantic will return to her school duties at Des Moines, where she has taught the past six years. GRAIN STACKS BURN Thursday of last week while threshing at the Claude Jaynes farm in Greeley township, a spark from the engine set fire to the separator totally destroying it. Four large stacks of wheat belonging to Claude were also destroyed. The seperetor was a new one and had only been used three weeks and was the prop erty of Fred Wahlert. Jr. AUTUMN’S NEWEST MILLINERY!! A U The Smart Style VELVET SAILORS— New Blocks— Clever Brims and Crowns. BLACK AND WHITE COMBINA TIONS—VeIvet Hats with Facings of White Silk, Satin or Hemp Straw. THE “SLOPING CROWN’’—A Novel Conceit in Tall, Short-brim Turbans and Sailors. Pretty Oblong Effects in Toques and Turbans NEW FALL MERCHANDISE ARRIV- Do your fall buying early. We have received our complete shipments of New Fall Dress Goods, Silks, Millinery, Coats and Suits. Dress Skirts, Ginghams and Percales, Towelings, Table Linens and Napkins, Blankets and Comforts, Hos iery and Underwear. A partial ship ment of Kid Gloves and a partial ship ment of Outings. On account of the big war in Europe prices have been advanced necessarily on all Imported merchandise, by the Im porters of this class of goods in the east. We bought our Fall Merchandise last Spring long before the war was thought of and own it at the old prices which pre vailed last year. Not a price will be raised by us until absolutely necessary later on when we will be compelled to reorder goods. We will then have to pay war prices and sell at a higher price. We especially advise our customers to supply their needs at once in the fol lowing lines: Ladies and Childrens Kid Gioves, Laces and Embroideries, Dress Goods and Silks, Millinery, Dress Trim- WILSON & The Audubon Republican DOUBLE HEADER NEXT SUNDAY Next Sunday afternoon all lovers of the National game should be pres ent to help boost for the home team when they combat on the local dia mond in two games of bate ball, one with Carroll and the other wtth Ded ham, two of the strongest amateur clubs in the state. As Audubon has been playing a No. 1 game this sea son, these games should prove inter esting to all base ball fans and fan nettes. Our boys are practicing faithfully for these games and prom ise to make a good showing against their opponents. The first game will be called promptly at 1 o’clock and the second game immediately follow ing, so as two full games can be com pleted. The price of admission for both games will be only 36 cents. Mrs. A. J. Hunt entertained her Bunday school class at dinner at her delightful country home last Sunday. The class numbers sixteen and they are regular attendants at the Mel ville Center M. E. church. The class thoroughly appreciated the favor and everyone of them are enthusiastic pupils and loyal to their teacher. It was a pleasant gathering and goes to show the interest that is being mani fested at Melville Center. The church is now being supplied by Rev. Freedline, of this city. After the meeting, of the annual conference to ■A<4*nJ,'A beginning Sept. 9th, the Melville peotfl* hope to have a circuit established regular services will be assured future. Marion Griffith, a veteran of the Civil war, has just received a draft from Washington, D. C, for $220.37 which represents secured and back pension. The increase comes to Mr. Griffith on account of his age and was brought about through Congressman Green. Mr. Griffith appreciates the action taken by Uncle Sam and his host of friends hope he will live to enjoy the pension for many years to come. It is just and proper that Uncle Sam should take care of the boys who wore the blue during the 60’s, and who sacrificed their lives that the Union might be preserved. HHOI'LDER BADLY INjf REn o Little Miss Harriet Gleason '»<* HAS RESIGNED HER POSITION with a very bad accident Sunday »f- Mrs c A Loßg ia confined to her ternoon at the home of her sister Mrs.-^^^ me with g tumor of the stomach Frank Hart. While in the act of au ,< her condition is such that her placing a chair at the dinner table er, Miss Anna, who has been she had the misfortune to pull out the employe of this office nearly tiye socket joint of her right shoulder, rs Signed her position Monday causing her much pain. A physl- jL ’ to ue able to care for her moth clan attended her and she is doing as . the \time being. We are sorry nicely as could be expected at pres- . the Services of Miss Loss, but ent, but is compelled to carry her reaHle that .her place is with her arm in a sling. mother Dr 'Pecker of Atlantic was called in consutt-M'on with Dr. Fulton Monday noon anti they decided that an operatibn would.he Impossible on aocount of the locat!9 n of the tumor. One of our prominent young men visited his lady friend in a neighbor ing village last Sunday and did not arrive home until about'2 o'clock a. m.. Monday. When he arrived at the parental home ha had on a straw hat and overcoat and under the latter he was carrying two tine spring chick ens. We have been unable to learn where, any chickens have been miss ing as no complaints have been i made. ~ Features! Stylish Trimmings—Fashionable colors. ING DAILY ENTERTAINS 8. S. CLASH ANY CHICKENS MISSING? mings, The fine grade of Hosiery, Table Linens and Linens of all kinds including Napkins, Towelings, etc, Hair Nets and a great many items in our Notion De partment. We have a great line of Merchandise this fall to show you. Our store is packed full with the largest stock wo have ever carried, and at the present time ail prices are as low as at thib time last year. We are advising you to sup ply your needs now, and we are sure a great many of our customers will thank us for this advise by December 1. Il is our opinion that the great Eur opean war is just stniting, but if it would end tomorrow it would take six mcnths or more to disband the 25,000,000 suldiets and get them back to their farms. Mills, Factories and work shops. And several more months would elapse before they would be able to ship us more of their goods. This is bound to make the imported goods now on hand in this country sell at a premium within the next 60 days. FREEMAN AUDUBON, IOWA THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1914 AUDUBON ROBBED OF GAME The local base ball team went to Elkhorn last Sunday and in the after noon played a game of ball with the Elkhorn team. With the assistance of Hansen, the Elkhorn umpire, our team met defeat by a score of 8 to 2. According to local fans present, the majority of his decisions were rank and one in particular, when Finney, catcher for Audubon caught an Elk horn runner several feet from the home plate, he called him safe. This decision caused a howl from the Aud ubonites and even the Elkhorn peo ple and players censured the umpire for this decision. With • Audubon runners on base he would invariably call balls strikes on our players and Anally became so brazen that he was put out entirely and Dr. P. E. James was called to finish the game. All the Audubon players played good ball with the exception of pitcher Berg, who was ill and he did fairly well. RECEIVES INCREASE IN PENSION HERE ON ANNU.U- VISIT Mr. and Mrs. O. G. -Ritchie and grandson. Clifford Coonrod of Cole ridge, Neb., arrived in ~n Tuesday night for a visit wRh the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. w • Aldrich. They made the trip by t»l»to as they have been doing for several years past. TEACHERS FOR THE COMING YEAR The New Ones Who Come For the First Time, are Exceedingly Well Qualified After careful consideration of a large number of applications during the past four months, the teaching corps for the next year has been en tirely selected. The following are the new teachers who are coming this fall for the first time. Miss Edith Reedy of Des Moines is to have the second grade. Miss Reedy had her normal school work in Nebraska, and has had additional training at both Drake and Highland Park. She has also had teaching ex perience at Roland, lowa, Polk City, lowa, and In a subnrban school in Des Moines. Miss Anna Wilson of this city is to have the third grade. Miss Wilson completed the normal course at Drake University, and has had suc cessful teaching experience at Prim ghar and Ames. lowa. Miss Lena Tostlebe of Cedar Falls will have charge of the fourth grade. Miss Tostlebe completed the normal work of the State Teacher's College, and has also had post graduate work in Northwestern College of Illinois and at the State Teacher's College of Cedar Falls where she finally took a Master's degree in didactics. In ad dition. Miss Tostlebe has bad con siderable rural school experience, and was also supply teacher for the city schools of Cedar Falls. Miss Margaret Shay of Lake Mills, lowa, will teach in the fifth grade. Miss Shay has had some college training in the University of Minne sota. and has had successful teaching experience in South Shore. S. D., and in Lake Mills. lowa. Miss Elizabeth Rrettell of Mingo Junction, Ohio, will have charge of the music and drawing work. Miss Brettell has had two years work in the Conservatory of Music at Ober lin, Ohio, and in addition has com pleted the two years course in pub lic school music and drawing of Ohio University at Athens, Ohio. She has also had some teaching experience at Mingo Junction, Ohio. Miss Mary J. Shaw of Indianola. lowa, is to be the English teacher in the high school. Miss Shaw com pleted her four years of college work at Simpson College where she was given her A. B. degree last June. Mr. Arthur C. Siedenberg of Elk Hound. Wis.. will have charge of the science work in the high school. Mr. Siedenberg is a graduate of the Uni versity of Minnesota, and during his college course, specialized in the science subjects. He has also had bfigjness college work, and has had soma teaching experience in one of the business colleges of Wisconsin. Thiit dpmpletes the list of teachers who are |o come to Audubon for the first time?\ Those who return again this fall aXv Miss Abbie Los.ther berry. klndekarten; MUw,' Marie Wolff, first grkfle; Miss.'■Vila Hurd, Miss Mary Davit, and /"Miss Mabie Keith, grammer <lei*timeut; Miss Ruth Waltsou. 1-atin and German; Miss Dora 1. Clark, high school work and domestic science; Mr. F. 8. Mor ley, high school principal, and Mr F. W Johansen, superintendent. o SWALLOWED < TILLAR BUTTON The two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Taggart swallowed a cel luloid collar button last Friday. Mrs. Taggart was frightened when she discovered what the child had done. She telephoned Dr. Brooks who an swered the cull immediately Upon his arrival the doctor found that the button had lodged in the wind pipe and he was powerless to give the child assistance. He suggested that the only proper thing to do was Ito take the child to the hospital in | Des Moines for an X-ray examination. | The doctor. Mrs. Taggart and the noy lost no time in getting to the hos pital where an X-ray failed to locate the object that night after two hours constant work. The next day the search was continued, and finally the button was located In the child’s stomach. The doctors believe the child dislodged the button in the wind pipe and then swallowed it. After locating the object the doctors soon had the child out of danger. Mr. Taggart was hot at home I when the accident happened, but was on his return home from Canada. He was found in Omaha and went direct from there to Des Moines. Mr. and Mm. Taggart brought their child home Monday night. He Is still in a critical con dition from the severe ordeal through which he has passed, but from present indications he will re cover. The probing in the wind pipe has made his breathing difficult. To -jeisve jeep isejg s Sunsea s[ eq Xsp IS S» YEARS YOUNG One of our efficient city fathers. Councilman Chris Henriksen had a birthday Sunday when he reached the 59th milestone in his life. He says he is Just as young as he used to be and it is therefore proper to re fer to this happy occasion as his ! being 59 years young. About 25 rel i atives and Intimate friends enjoyed a hearty dinner which was served on the lawn at his home in southwest Audubon. The party remained for | the evening at which time more re freshments were served. A royal ! good time was enjoyed and the occa- I sion made such a deep impression on Mr. Henriksen's mind that he will never forget the birthday that was celebrated in the year 19K. The I Republican joins his many friends in hoping that he may live to enjoy many more birthdays. ON OLD CHARGE Wm. Hughes, who was recently arreeted at Manning on a serious charge was taken in custody at the Arlington hotel by sheriff Sunberg the fore part of the week. Two years ago Hughes was indicted by the Audubon county Grand Jury on a charge of handling liquor contra ry to law. He left thp county at that time before the indictment was found and the officers of the law waited until he made his appearance in the county voluntarily. He was given a preliminary hearing and re leased on giving *2OO bail which was fufnished by his mothei|who resides at Bagley. His case will probably be heard at the Octobew term of the district court. We understand that he is also wanted in (*eene county on some charge or otb*. HAS RETURNED FROM DENMARK Is Compelled to Ferry Across Rivet to Sweden to Escape The Police Officers of Denmark Escaping by night in a small boat to Sweden, C. E. Born, the Council Bluffs tailor, returned Sunday from a summer visit to his uatlve land of Denmark, where he had extreme dif ficulty in avoiding service in the Dan ish army mobilizing for a poss ible fight with her old enemy. Ger many. Mr. Born declares that the people of Denmark have not at all forgotten their old grudge against the Germans for taking Schleswig-Holstein from them in 1864 and are now eager to take up arms and repay what they can of the old debt. They want that territory back again. Mr. Born being a reservist of the Danish army and therefore subject to the call to arms had quite a nar row and thrilling escape from the police officers, who would have been only too glad to have secured him and forced him to enter the army. Under cover of darkness Mr. Born was ferried by an old sailor across from ‘Helslngar, Denmark, to Hel singborg, Sweden, where the police officers had no authority over him. From Helsingborg Mr. Born took the train for Christiania, from where he sailed two weeks ago Saturday for America. Mr. Born says that the war is af fecting finances and prices materially in Denmark The war tripled the price of coal and is also sending the price of many other articles sky high. Gold and silver there is now the main ex change, just as It is in many of the other European nations. In one restaurant where Mr. Born proffered a five krone bill in pay ment for a meal It was refused and hts overcoat was held while he went out and got the bill changed into a form of currency which they would accept and then the bill brought only about four krones. BERT Monday morning Miss Pearl Col well came to Audubon from Atlantic and went to Carroll where at noon she was united tn marriage to Bert Freeman at the Carroll Presbyterian church by the pastor. Rev. Lester, witnesses to the seremony. Mr. Free witneses to the ceremony. Mr. Free man Is the son of Mr. and« Mrs. E. J. Freeman of Audubon and just re cently moved to Carroll, where we are informed he Is now in the con tracting business. He is a good work man at what ever he undertakes and no doubt will do well in .Carroll where the happy couple intend to re side. The bride is unknown to us, but for several weeks has been mak ing her home with. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Wasson in'Atlantic. The groom has numerous friends in Audubon who with the Republican will join in wishing the newlyweds continued —. -o CANNING SEASON IH OVER The Audubon Canning Co. closed the season yesterday after a big two weeks run. It was thought al firm the season would last longer, but the extreme hot weather and hot winds the past week matured the corn so fast that it became too hard for can ning purposes. The pack this year will be upwards of 700,000 cans and it is said to be the very best of qua- lity. The largest days run was 55.300 cans. 140 people were em ployed daily, which represents a large payroll. It will require 35 people to label and box the corn ready for ship ment. Manager Loveland is highly pleased with this year’s corn and he has already been offered a little above the market price for the output. Audubqn corn Is rated No. 1 and usually brings the top notch price. DEATH OF INFANT CHILD Lois Nora Rummelhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rummelhart of Greeley township, was born July 18th, 1913, and died August 22nd, 1914. at. the age of 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. She leaves to mourn her loss, her father, mother and three sisters, together with a number of other relatives and friends. The funeral services were conduct ed at the Greeley Center church Sun day afternoon, by Rev. Grinyer of Ex ira, after which the little one was laid to rest in the Exira cemetery. The sympathy of the community goes out to the bereaved ones in their sorrow. • TEAM RUNS AWAY Earl Maharg who drives one of the best teams In Audubon county, had a runaway Friday afternoon. He was hauling corn husks from the canning factory and on the way out of town the team took fright. They took a sudden turn on Church street and ran between the residence properties of Jens P. Jensen and Hugh Hardie. Not a great deal of damage was done, but marks have been left on both houses to tell the story of what might have been. No one was on the street at the time but a number in the neighborhood saw the runaway and were fearful that something ter rible might happen. HAVE ENJOYED Mrs. Phillip Kradle and son who have been here on an extended visit with the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Mogg, and other relatives, and Mrs. Lena Sterner and two chil dren who visited with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Sucher, depart tomorrow for their home at Chadwick, 111. Mr. K. and his son who accompanied them here returned home last week. Mrs. Kradle was a caller at this office the fore part of the week and instructed us to send The Republican to her ad dress for one year so she could keep thoroughly posted on the happenings in her old home town. FORMERLY LIVED IN AUDUBON Mr. and Mrs. John Kate of Dea Moines, her sister. Mrs Hufford, of Wayne, Neb., and Theo. Morrow, of Nevada, Mo , came to Audubon by auto from Des Moines the fore part of the week for a visit with old time friends. Mr. Kate was a former merchant here but is now a manu facturer in the Capitol city. Mr. Mor row left here some 11 years ago and owned considerable land in this vi cinity at that time. They have had a splendid visit and today return to Dea Moines. BIG CROWD AT RECITAL The Recital given at the M. E. church last Tuesday evening by the pupils of Prof. D. F. Gifford was well attended. The large church was packed and everyone was eager to hear the local musicians. Each num ber was well rendered. Owing to the length of the program no encores were allowed. The audience fre quently attempted to force an encore and in the piano duet by Harold Har mon and Garland Curtis, the ap plause was so great that tne boys simply had to return to the platform to acknowledge the hit they had made in the rendition of “Piff Paff.” Several of Frank Adam's violins were used in the orchestra, ineluding the last one he made, and for which he was offered a hundred dollars be fore It was completed. Prof. Gifford has a large class here and he Is working wonders musically. All of the pupils are enthusiastic about their work. He seems to have the happy faculty of getting the very best out of each and every pupil. He has done much for Audubon and vicinity and we can reasonably expect a great deal more from him in the future. MR. LEONARD BROWN DIES Mrs. J. Mel Graham received a tel egram Monday afternoon stating that her father, Mr. Leonard Brown had passed away at the Lakeside hospital in Chicago. Mrs. Graham left on the Tuesday Rock Island train to be pres ent at the funeral. Mr. Brown made his home here with his daughter for some time and several months ago went to Chicago to spend the sum mer with another daughter, where he took sick and was removed to the hospital, where he could be provided with the best of care. Mr. Brown was an intelligent man, a good poet and author, and during his life time had written a number of books. We expect to publish a full obituary next week. MARRIED AT M. E. PARSONAGE Edward Holtz, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Holts of this city, and Miss Lillian Berg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Win. Berg, of Douglas township, were married at the M. E. parsonage yesterday afternoon by the pastor. Rev. J. H. Freedllne. Both are ex cellent young peopleand enjoy a large circle of friends who will wish them abundant happiness in their journey through life. For the present they will make their home with the groom's parents, but in the spring they will go to housekeeping on a farm. GOLF TOURNAMENT 'The local golf enthusiasts are con templating holding a tournament In the near future. A committee to ar range for it has been appointed, con sisting of F. H. Adams. E. F. Johnson and W. H. Cowles. In order to equalize the playing atrength of the players it will be a handicap -match.. As a basis of making this handicap' It is requested that each player keep a A uvoiA Wm each and turn it m to the ecommn tee as soon as poeaible so as final ar rangements can be made Must be Sold By September 10. 120 acres of good Audu- bon county land, is well located, close to town and school. Terms to suit. ARNOLD, ROSS & RASMUSSEN Fords! Fords Fords! == For Sale ■— ’ IFORD TOURING CAR taken in exchange for a Maxwell, serial No. 50,402. 1150 worth of attachments, including extra brace on front axle, road smoothers, de mountable rims, electric horn, tire carriers, etc. New in July. 1 FORD TOURING CAR serial No. 48,097 taken in exchange for a Maxwell. Both these cars are as good as new. , A. E. BEASON, Audubon, la Pioneer automobile dealer of Audubon county. NO. 35 SURPRISE MKB. HORNING Tuesday evening 25 relatives and friends called at the Fred Horning home in the southeast part of town and perpetrated a complete surprise on Mrs. Horning, the occasion being her 62nd birthday anniversary. Mr. Horning was as much taken back as was his wife. When they became aware of the reason of the call of the uninvited guests, they entered into the hilarity of the evening with as much zest as the others. The eve ning was pleasantly passed socially and an excellent spread from well filled baskets, brought by the guests was enjoyed. Mrs. Horning was the recipient of several beautiful presents, left by her friends to remind her of the happy occasion. At a seasonable hour the party took their departure, wishing Mrs. Horn ing many more such happy birthdays. TRIAL WAS POSTPONED Frank McNary, a man aged 33 years , was taken before Justice D. L. Thomas Tuesday afternoon on a warrant sworn out by Jack O’Brien. As we learn the facts in the case, Mr. O'Brien and Mr. McNary met on the Shingledecker corner four miles east of Audubon. Here McNary threw a bottle at O’Brien, inflicting a wound on the shoulder. O'Brien in turn struck McNary on the head with his buggy whip. Later the men met at the farm of Perry Carter where Bob Twist lives, and where they were do ing some threshing. Here some more trouble ensued. When court opened Tuesday afternoon McNajry asked for time and the trial was postponed un til next Monday when It is expected witnesses will be called and the diff iculties adjusted. ARE BECOMING E. F. Bilharz of this city has be come somewhat alarmed concerning the whereabouts of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bilharz. daughter Harriet and Miss Thompkins who are sojourning somewhere in Europe. It has been a little over a month that word from them has reached Audubon. It is quite probable that all of them are safe, and yet they are unable to poet any mail to this country. Mr. BU harz has requested Congressman Green to Instlt Je a search for them and if possible see if they can "be lo cated. The government will look after the matter immediately and through the American representa tlves in Germany, France or England, soon learn of their whereabouts. RETURN FROM EASTERN TRIP Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Van Gorder re turned to Audubon Monday from an extensive trip by auto through the New England states. They made various stops and enjoyed the pleas ures of the many summer resorts in the east. Mr. and Mrs. Van Gorder were delighted with the east and en joyed every minute of time. They were fortunate in not encountering a great deal of auto trouble, but they had just enough to make the trip orpa they will not soon forget. They a .4 ■.itvL bwv'u lavftie <Mi(i V KIJ Gorder is again st his desk at the First National Bank, as genial and I jovial as ever. w