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I The Audubon Republican I
II LARGEST
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MANY AX MURDER
I WITNESSES ARE DEAD
l|-f TENTH, AND MOST IMPORTANT,
| WITNESS IN VILLISCA AX <
\ MURDER, IS DEAD.
Alice Willard, one of the wit-
Kpm nesses who became prominent be
i cause of her testimony In the Jones-
J Wilkerson slander suit, growing out
fIS of the Vtllisca ax murder investiga
fpM tions, died at her home in Villisca
Wednesday following -several weeks
IjK of illness due to nervous break-
I down.
J Mrs. 'Willard’s startling testimony ,
] In the slander case and her affidavit ,
| issued about the ill-treatment she
~ had received at the hands of Attor- ,
pW ney-Oeneral Havner and state agents
created much comment.
She also reported at that time of
g|t receiving numerous unsigned threat
ening notes warning her not to give
H testimony in the case. Notwith
standing all threats and the grilling ;
of the attorneys, Mrs. Willard gave
jl her testimony before numerous
* grand furies and many times in
D court.
H 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- i
mission of the murder iwhich result
ed in the killng of the Joe Moore
t 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 whicn
Mrs. Willard claimed she heard.
She testified that two other men
were with Mansfield at the time,
naming them as Harry Whipple and
John Ovlatt.
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.
J. H. Noell, photographer, who
• testified to having heard a conver
t sat ion in the Jones store, committed
suicide after the Kelly trials. Rev.
George Kelly was accused and tried
fo*-,the murder, and acquitted.
• k. W. Beeson, attorney for the
/ JoneS, committed suicide on the day
that he was to appear in court in
Council Bluffs to defend 'Bert Mc-
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 Wllkerson
charged bad guilty knowledge of the
crime, died of pneumonia at Carbon.
Rev. W. J. Ewing, wttn wnom
Rev. George Kelly stayed the night
of the murder, and who gave testi
mony at every trial growing out of
the ax murder, is dead, as also are
< Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Peckham, who
!•. lived next door to the Moore home
4 at the time of the murder, but mov
ed away later because of ill health
of Mrs. Peckham.
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No. 396, I. O. O. F. In th«lr hall oa
Monday evening of each week. All
visiting brothers ash invited to at
tend. Leo Riggs, Sec.
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• Sunday school at 2 p. in.
The Villisca ax 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 a satisfactory solution.
DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
The pastor will attend the annual
conference of the lowa district at
Council Bluffs on Friday and Sat
urday of this week, but will return
for the services on Sunday, Sept.
18 th.
Sunday school at 9:48.
Service In the Danish language at
11 o’clock.
Service in the English language
in the evening at 8 o’clock.
Bible study meeting at the par
sonage Tuesday evening.
Meeting of the Young People's
society Wednesday evening at 8
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
2Ah, and will be continued until
tors will preach: Rev. H. L. Jen
sen of the Bethany church at Kira
ballton; Rev. J. H. Vammen of Ne
ola, and Rev. V. R. Staby of Omaha.
A program will be published later.
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET
Regular meeting ot Aretes Lodge,
M. E. CHURCH NOTES
Sunday school at 9:55 a. m.
Epworth League at 7 p. m.
If yon need storm window notw Is
s good time to get ready for winter.
Bee Holger Undholm,
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,f«¥ WENT TO HIM HEAD”
Sudden Riches Caused Arbuckle's
Downfall, Stepmother Says.
"So Roscoe is charged with mur
der. I cannot but pity the poor boy.
It was his money that did it. Too
much money went to his head.”
This was the statement of Mrs.
Millie 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
ilies of San Jose,” to tell of the early
life of the film star, who was born
in Smith Center, Kansas, in 1887.
"His father mistreated him terri
bly," she said. "Once I interfered
and saved him from what I believe
would have been a 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 a 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 hastened by an in
junction from his brother, Harry, to
"get out and go to work."
DANISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Exira and Hamlin
Last Sunday afternoon we chris
tianized through Holy Baptism, Al
ice Aiin Mortensen, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Hans M. Mortensen.
May she by faith attain her great
Inheritance.
On account of the pastor’s attend
ance, of the convention at Council
Bluffs no church services will be
held next Sunday. No Young Peo
ple’s meeting takes place during this
week.
Next week, from the 20th to the
25th the mission meeting at Exira
will as follows: Tuesday evening
Rev. Bing from Elk Horn speaks;
Wednesday evening Rev. G. B.
Christensen from Ebenezer; Thurs
day —-n’ng (English) Rev. Hansen
from Audubon; Friday evening Rev.
Jensen from Bethania; Saturday ev
ening Prof. Rev. P. S. Vig from
Blair, Nebr., givps a lecture. Sun
day, the 25th, no service at Hamlin,
but at Exira Prof Vig will deliver
the morning sermon.
C mmumon sirvice 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 2:30 the
will also address the meeting, fclos
young people, in English. Prof. Vig
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 24th,
at 10 o’clock; at Exira at 2 o’clock
in the afternoon of the same day.
GUTHRIE COUNTY FAIR
The next big event In Gutnrie
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 it promises to be
a 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
mencing at ten o’clock to decide the
championship of the county. Many
fine attractions hare been secured
and a big field of horses will race
for the liberal purses provided by
the association.
Hundreds of Audubon county peo
ple will no doubt attend. H. A.
Covault, the secretary, has also ar
ranged a large list or free attrac
tions.
SHOW CATTLE KILLED
A pure bred cow and a heifer, be
longing to E. B. Thomas were killed
and two men seriously Injured earl"
Saturday morning when a Hock Isl
and freight train went through a
small culyert at Meadow, Nebr., a
small station twenty miles out of
Omaha. Mr. Thomas iwas returning
to Audubon from Lincoln, tflfb his
show herd. Wm. Fennenn and Al
bert Booth, who have been employ
ed by Mr. Thomas, were In the car
with the cattle when t&e accident
occurred. Eleven freight cars were
derailed. The men In the car wore,
seriously Injured and that they es
caped with their lives Is a miracle.
Mr. Thomas won some good prizes
with his cattle at the Lincoln fair.
He said the display waa not as lgrge
as at the lowa State Fair, but tt j
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IN THE MINISTRY
JUSTHFTY 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
j city Monday morning on their way
to Red Oak, where they will attend
the Des Moines conference of the
. Methodist Episcopal church, which
i will be in session all of this week.
( Rev. Smith has preached more
' than 7,500 sermons, and seen 2,600
people converted and taken into his
[ church, preached innumerable fu
■ nerals and married countless num
. bers of couples during his long
- career.
i Though in his seventy-sixth year
and contemplating a half century’s
. pastorate in lowa, Mr. Smith pre
[ fers to be called the boy preacher of
i the conference rather than the dad
■ dy. Since he preached his first ser
( mon at Perry, when his salary was
• S3OO a year, he has continued in the
ministry throughout all the inter
. vening years without a break.
• During this period he filled' the
[ charges in nearby towns of Lewis,
I Walnut and Hancock. He was also
pastor of the Audubon charge at
i one time. For the past five years
, he has been at Dedham.
He came to lowa from Coshocton,
Ohio, with his parents in a prairie
. schooner in 1866, settling on a farm
twelve miles from Des Moines. He
■ was a student in the public schools
l of lowa, a member of the second
i graduating class at 'Simpson college,
i and the first editor of the Slmpson
. ian, the college paper.
i Mr. Smith became a member of
the conference at Sioux City in 1871
when the western half of tbe state
was the western lowa conference.
When the conference was divided he
. elected to cast his fortune with tbe
. Des Moines conference. For forty
r two years he preached three times a
Sunday; in the next six years he
t preached three times one Sunday
and twice the next; and only in the
. last two years has he preached but
1 twice each Sabbath day. During the
j first ten years of his work his aver
. age annual salary was but $385.
j The Rev. and Mrs. Smith celebrat
ed their forty-sixth wedding anni
-5 versary- at Dedham Friday. They
i have reared a family of six children,
; five of whom are college graduates,
; tour alumni of Simpson college and
. one of Missouri State university.
Mrs. Smith has beep a wonderful
i helpmate to her husband, which
. caused him to remark:
. “My fifty years in the ministry
i (would not have been possible with
- out my constant helper. She is able
, to fill the pulpit better than I, and
r has served aa superintendent of the
Sunday school, chorister, pianist,
‘ teacher, and leader in the mission
ary societies. In. 1916 she was chos
-8 en a lay delegate to the conference,
. the highest honor which can be con
- ferred upon a woman of the church.”
8 District Supt. M. R. Talley, who
- ■was a boy under the pastorate of Mr.
? Smith at Diagonal, says that this
- veteran minister has helped to make
t some of the strong charges of the
1 Des Moines conference what they are
today, and that no other man in the
l Des Moines conference has had the
, distinction of serving for fifty years
£ in the same conference.
WOMAN’S CLUB
The Woman’s Club held its first
regular meeting Thursday afternoon.
Sept. Bth, at the home of the pres
ident, Mrs. Geo. Weighton. About
forty members, including several
new ones, were present. It was de
cided to continue the support of the
Belgian orphan adopted two years
ago.
A letter containing her picture
was received from her guardian and
read to the club.
The plans for the coming year’s
work iwere outlined and discussed.
A very interesting and Instructive
program has been arranged. The
subjeot for the afternoon was "Va
cation Talks,” and after several had
responded, light refreshment* were
served by the hostess, after which
all departed-, feeling that the com
ing year will be one of the most at
tractive in the history of the club.
FRANK SAMPSON INJURED
Frank Sampson was Injurpd late
Monday afternoon when a round on
a ladder gave way, wlile assisting
some workmen repair a cistern at
the residence of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Mary Layland. A deep gash
was cut In the back of his head,
which required several stitches to
close. Hl* head was also otherwise
badly bruised. He was unconscious
for a short time, but soon revived.
Today he is still laid up and It may
be several days before lie Is fully re
covered.
PIANO FOR SAUK CHEAr
I have a piano, in good condition
with bench and music cabinet that
I am offering for sale cheap. Also
a Ford Conpe. I want to get rid
of them at once. Enquire of Elmer
Bailey.
"Blind Wire*” tonight—Crescent
EXPECT A WINNING TEAM
1 Simpson College Banking Reputa-
I tlon on New Athletic Dircctar,
Who (a Now in Charge.
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C. 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
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CECIL A. CUSHMAN
1 fall when the Methodists measure
1 strength with Grinnell, Coe, Cornell
1 and a half dozen other lowa col
' leges.
Cecil A. Cushman, protege of
Moran, will be athletic mentor at
Simpson. He arrived in Indianola
: last week. He has been coaching
at the East Texas State Normal Col
-1 lege, Commerce, Texas, and has had
1 two years training under Moran, the
' famous Center College coach.
’ Cushman is a stickler for strict
training rules and is going to insist
that every member of his team live
up to training rules. He will intro
duce a system of mass athletics at
1 Simpson and every student in col
' lege will be required to take some
1 form of outdoor physical work, re
-1 ceivlng credits for It.
Coach Cushman will have to de
-1 velop a team from practically green
! material, but by the fall of 1912
r Simpson should place a veteran team
* in the field which ought to cope
1 with any college in lowa. He has
! had a talk rwlth Moran and all of the
Center College mentor’s new plays
which will be used against Harvard
this fall have been made available
for the Simpson team.
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’ EVANGELICAL CHURCH
’ Prayer meeting on Thursday at
* 7.45 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
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Preaching at 11 a. m.
1 The announcement of the Sunday
evening service will be made next
T Sunday morning
There will be a reception of mem
-3 bers again next Sunday morning.
1 Last Sunday evening a Young
5 People’s 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
5 young people’s meetings, and we are
* expecting great things of them. *
Viola—Mt. Zion
Beginning next Sunday morning
at eleven o’clock will be held a ser
ies of evangelistic services continu
ing at least ten days. Rev. James
P. Sullivan and wife, of x Lincoln,
Nebr., the successful evangelists of
the recent tent meeting in Audubon,
will be in charge.
Rev. Sullivan is a man well worth
hearing. Reared as a Catholic, he
was converted at the age of thirty
five years, and in the remaining nine
years of his life, has led forty thou
sand souls to Christ. Out of the Bi
ble, illustrated by an abundance of
his own personal experiences, he
brings a worth-while message. Espe
cially would we urge you to be pres
ent, both Sunday morning and even
ing, as we believe that if you hear
these two messages you will not
want to miss a single service.
We believe that the only thing
that will solve the religious, church
and moral problems of Viola toiwn
ship and community is an old-fash
ioned religion of the religion of
Jesns Christ. If you are a Chris
tian in the community, come and
lend your help. If you are not a
Christian, come and get right with
God, and find the "Life that Wins."
Series Sunday morning at 11
and in the evening at 7:30. Also
each night during the week at 7:46.
I/4>ST ENDS OF TWO FINGERS
Chris. Jeneen, employed at the
South Side meat market, lost the
ends of two of the flafers on his
right hand last Sunday morning. He
was making some sausage and un
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. It no Infection
results the wounds will heal and It Is
not thought that amputation at the
first Joint will tys necessary. The
Injury Is giving Chris, a great deal
of pain. He Is taking life as easy as
possible and It may be several weeks
hefore he wll be able to get back to
WMk.
BODY OF SOLDIER
TO ARRIVE FRIDAY
REMAINS OF HENRY MILLER,
KILLED IN FRANCE, TO BE
BURIED HERE.
! Mrs. Conrad Miller, of this city,
1 yesterday received word rrom the
war department at Washington, that
the remains of her son. Private Hen
ry Miller, killed in France in 1918,
had been shipped from Hoboken, N.
J., Wednesday morning and that
they would likely arrive in Audubon
early Friday morning. About two
weeks ago Mrs. Miller received word
that the body of her son had arriv
ed in the United States, but it has
taken several days before the last
lap of the Journey could be made.
Funeral services will be held next
Sunday afternoon at 2:30, rrom the
Presbyterian church, in charge of the
pastor, Rev. Wm. Mack. The Amer
ican Legion will attend the funeral
in a body and Private Miller will be
given full military honors.
Young Miller was among the first
to leave Audubon when tnis country
became involved in the world war.
He left the farm and went into camp
i where he remained until sent over
seas. He was a splendid soldier and
made the supreme sacrifice tliat Jus
tice might go forward unhampered
I and future generations enjoy the
fruits of freedom.
ENJOY A FAMILY REUNION
Mrs. L. C. Johnson and daughter,
1 Miss Mildred, who recently returned
1 from a visit to points in Illinois, at
tended a family reunion near Adair,
111., while on their visit, and the fol
• lowing account of the affair was
1 printed in the Adair paper:
“At the home of Mr. and Mrs.
• John Russell, the Hoyle family re
' union was held on August 28. Mr.
• John Hoyle, of Wasco, Calif., and
’ Mrs. Sarah Johnson, of Audubon,
lowa, being the guests of honor,
' they being the brother and sister of
1 Mrs. M. A. Chenowith and Mrs.
• John Lafary, of Table Grove, and
1 Mrs. Angelina Chenowith, of Gales
' burg. A brother, Edgar Hoyle, of
1 Washington, lowa, had not received
1 the word until a long distance phone
1 call reached him about 11:30 Sun
• day. He with his wife and son etart
• ed as soon as possible and arrived
here at 5:50, it being the first time
in 20 years that the four sisters and
two brothers had been together. One
1 sister who lives at Cuba was not
present. Those present were:
Mrs. John Hoyle, of Wasco, Calif.:
Mrs. Sarah Johnson and daughter
r Mildred, of Audubon, Iowa; Mr. and
l 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
1 Mrs. John Lafarey, Mr. and Mrs.
3 Harvey Lafarey and four children,
1 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reno and four
3 children, Mr. and Mrs. Rile Reno,
} Mr. and Mrs. Harve Walters and
son, Mr. and Mrs. Enis 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
3 Mrs. John Hoyle and two children,
• of Macomb: Mr. and Mrs. George
f Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Fay Quigley
• and Mr. and Mrs. Walt Chenowith
and three children.
They came with well-filled baskets
and a good dinner was enjoyed by
all. Watermelon was served during
the afternoon. They all remained
until a late hour and all voted Mr.
and Mrs. Russell splendid hosts."
MANY ATTEND HOG SALE
The attendanee at the Fred Seiv
ers pure bred Poland China hog sale
Tuesday was materially reduced on
account ot the inclement weather.
Many buyers from a distance who
came by rail, were In attendance,
but many others who had hoped to
drive overland were unable to get
here. Mr. Selvers had an oftemg oi
40 head. In this sale there were 33
choice spring boars sired by lowa
Timm, the big boar that won the
first prize at the state fair this year.
There were also four head by Long
King, and three by Big Bob, and
were mostly out of the daughters of
Big Bob, Col. Jack and Smooth
Jones.
The average for the sale was a
little better than *llO per head. This
is not a bad average by any means,
while of course it is not in keeping
with prices of a few years ago. Mr.
Seivers is well pleased with his sale,
which would no doubt have been bet
ter had the weather been mors fav
orable.
S«ll Your Old Books.
Qo over the old books that are
stored In your attic or away in some
dark corner. You’ll he surprised to
And how many there are thut you havo
no more use for. Take them to* a
second-hand book dealer and dispose
of them. It’s qo easy way to get the
money for the new book* you have
wanted hut didn't have the necessary
money to buy.
"Drag Harlaa” Friday. Creacent.
PEOPLE FOR SQUARE DEAL
r 1 IN'oplo of Agrucultural States WUI
- ing to Be Reasonable in Regard
to Transportation, Is Belief.
South Dakota is an agricultural
state, like lowa. It depends upon
products of the soil—corn, wheat,
oats, hay, cattle and horses—for its
income. During the war when prices
were high and transportation re
mained 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 lowa and elsewhere. Now
conditions are changed in South Da
kota as well as in lowa 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
lowa—the interstate commerce com
mission fixed rates for transporta
tion 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 SB4O per year to more than
$2,000. ' »
This changed condition has
brought a protest from the people of
South Dakota. The governor of that
state has gathered information on
the subject and he is making a 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 a re
duction In pay amounting to 12 per
cent below the extreme war peak.
The reduction would bring the an
nual pay of workers to a point be
tween SI,BOO and $1,900. It was
above $2,000 until the cut rate be
came effective July Ist last.
Can you imagine fires of indigna
tion burning all over lowa and South
, Dakota when a strike is ordered In
transportation business because of
t refusal to accept this 12 per cent
cut in wages made by the railway la
bor board in the hope of making It
( possible to make sjime reductions in
( freight charges? Will these agricul
( turists be for or against the strlk
, ers?
t Looks as though a strike in the
transportation Industry under exist
ing circumstances would be about as
sensible a proceeding as the act of a
I simpleton who tried to puncture a
hole in a stone wall with his head.
BRAY T O N
Mrs. D. W. Powers and daughter,
Miss Marie Powers, departed Mon
day morning for their home at Ke
oma, Alberta, Canada, after spend
ing the summer with their daugh
ter and sister, Mrs. F. L. Freeman
and family.
Leo Purcell ,of Neola visited last
week with his sister Mrs. Percy Free
man. Mrs. Freeman accompanied
him home to visit her parents, Frank
Purcell and wife.
Mrs. Kate Hansen and mother,
Mrs. Miklesen, and Anna Rasmussen
returned the first of the week from
Walbeck, Neb., where they visited
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Nelson went to
Corning the first of the week for an
extended visit with thetr daughters,
Mesdames Peter and Chris Christen
sen.
Mrs. Wm. Glass and children went
to Extra Friday and visited until on
Saturday with her brother, Charles
Jenkins and family.
Richard Andersen, of Atlantic,
spent last week with his grandpar
ents, P. P. Nelson and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Miklesen, of Oma
ha, are guests of her parents, C. G.
Thompson and family.
Niels P. Hoegh entertained his
relatives and friends Monday in hon
or of his birthday.
Holger Nelsen was transacting
business in Des Moines a couple of
days last week.
J. J. Lewis, of Kxira, visited his
daughter, Mrs. Cora Freeman, one
day last week.
Miss Anna Fredrickson, of Extra,
was an over-Sunday guest of Mabel
Rasmussen.
Christian Hansen celebrated his
birthday Saturday, with the help of
his friends.
Chris Nelsen went to the Atlantic
hospital the first at the week, for
treatment.
Frank Benham and wife went to
Atlantic Monday to visit his mother.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Hansen last Friday.
H. M. Bartlett was a business call
er In Atlantic Monday.
"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.
Wm. Kerwln and little daughter
returned yesterday from a several
days visit at lowa City with his
mother, Mrs. M. Kerwln, who accom
panied them to Audubon for a visit
during, ,Ir week.
THE FAIR IS POST
PONED FOR A DAY
! HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT
1 MAKES IT NECESSARY TO CAR
‘ RY FAIR OVER SATURDAY
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* Fair Grounds Flooded *
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* The fair grounds were badly *
* flooded last night as the result *
* of the heavy down-pour of rain *
* about midnight. The horsemen *
* were compeUed to lead their *
* horses from the barns, in water *
* up to their arm-pits. The hog *
* house had more than two feet *
* of water in it, and this morning *
* at eight o'clock there was more *
* than a foot of mud and slime in *
* the brick building at the en- *
* tran to the fair grounds. *
* The entire quarter stretch *
* was covered with water, but re- *
* gardless of the mud and water, *
* the fair will go on in full blast. *
* The cattle and hogs will be re- *
* leased so the owners can take *
* them home is they desire, but *
* the owners say they will leave *
* them if the weather continues *
* as favorable as it is this morn- *
* ing. *
* The creek west of the Rock *
* Island depot was out of its *
* banks and water came within a *
* foot of being as high as it did *
* three years ago. The current *
* from the stream was so strong *
* that a long stretch of track was *
* washed out near the Nash *
* bridge. The morning train was *
* annulled, but it is thought the *
* track will be repaired so that *
* the afternoon train can reach *
* town. *
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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 im
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
1 many people came with the expecta
tion of attending the fair, but there
was no admission echarges at the
gate and no program of any kind
5 carried out.
Today will be considered the first
’ day, as Tuesday, the first day is glv
-len over to entry day. As this la
1 written, the weather is fine and all
indications point to good weather for
today. There will be a record-break
ing crowd today, tomorrow and Sat
, urday if the weather is favorable.
• The first night show will take place
- tonight.
There have been more entries in
- all departments this year than in
i any other year. The horse, cattle,
hog and corn departments have an
t exceptionally strong showing.
A new feature is to be inaugurat
-1 ed this evening when there will be a
■ Night Horse Show Just before the
night show, in front of the amphi
> theatre. This will be a glittering
1 display of the Kings and Queens of
1 the turf, showing all classes of har
l ness, running and draft horses. It
will be a show where pretty girla
1 and pretty horses will vie with each
1 other for first honors. This Is the
• biggest display ever shown In weat
' ern lowa and something never be
fore attempted at a county fair.
t Much of the success of this venture
1 will be due to the efforts of D. W.
' Randolph, president of the fair as
sociation. 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 a splendid
looking lot of folks and will no
doubt entertain the thousands who
will attend the biggest county fair
in lowa.
The big entertainment feature of
the fair will be the night show when
Harris Beauty Parade will give a
full and complete program in place
of the old-time display of fire works..
Before this big show begins, there
will be an hour's entertainment giv
en by the other free attractions.
Never in the history of the associa
tion has such a 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 resord 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 wtll see 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, tnd can only be made a
success by attending it. The offic
ers and directors have confidence in
the people of the county and hope to
see them on the grounds every day it
is fit to be there.
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