Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
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physicians declines to permit him yet
to participate in public affairs.
w. ii. Chamberlain, recently ap-
pointed postmaster at Independence,
came near losing that office He had
several letters OIL file from prominent
Iowa democrats, but no petition from
the people of Independence. The case
was made up for the appointment of
Bissell, when Judge Hayes happened
to call at the postOffice department and
noticed the situation. He had the case
held up, notified Chamberlain. who i'm
mediately forwarded strong petition;
and then he was appointed.
The removal of the collector of Gus
toms at Des Moines was made solely
for political reasons. He is n republi-
can.
The nomination Of Narum, to be
postmaster at EldOra, has been with
drawn, OH account of the charges filed
against him.
w. g. BOardman, state dairy COM
missioner, was here recently as men,
Der of the national dairy union. He
expressed himself as having been
highly pleased with the lecture de-
livered by Professor Wiley, of the de-
partment of agriculture. in which it
was shown that butterine is deleterious
as an article of food, primarily because
it will not melt at less than 10 degrees
Fahrenheit, while butter will melt at
from So to 80 degrees, or by the natural
heat of the human body. Mr.. Board
man left for home with the idea that
there can be little hope for congress
Sional le gislatiOn which will prove
beneficial and protective to the dairy
products of the prairie states, on ac-
count of the dominant influence of
southern men, who appear to have
sufficient power to keep their cotton
seed product in the market, as the
principal component part of the imita-
tions of the dairy product. He said
that the deliberations of the national
dairy union developed the fact that the
bacteria of milk are friends of butter.
makers, and not their enemies. Dur
ing the process of souring, or ripening,
the milk bacteria rapidly multiply;
and their presence is the cause of the
necessary first stages of fermentation.
The lactic-acid organisms are promi-
nent factors in bringing about the
sOuring of the cream. by this process
of natural ripening, in warm places,
the cream churns more easily, and a
larger amount of butter is produced
than can be gathered from fresh cream.
Moreover, the chief value of this ripen-
ing process is the aroma, and with it
the flavor, which cannot be produced
from sweet cream. To obtain the
proper aroma is paramount object in
butter making. limitations of butter
are devoid of natural aroma, and are
without healthful and lifegiving pro-
perties. They have the appearance
without the substance. They have
none of the ripening processes nor the
valuable results of fermentation.
Alexander Charles has been charged
with being everything on earth except
a gentleman. His nomination to be
postmaster at Cedar Rapids stirred up
the bile of all of the friends of ex-Con-
gresham Hamilton. Charles is here
fighting for confirmation.
Jim Crystal, of Des Moines, has been
appointed assistant postmaster of the
Senate. He is a republican, but a good
and efficient official whom the demo.
Gratis believed to be deserving Of pro-
motion.
Senator Wilson is here to serve the
few remaining weeks of his term. He
is in very poor health and says that he
is anxious for the coming of the day of
his retirement. He is very popular in
the Senate, as he has always been in
Iowa. He was Iowa's greatest men,
Der Of the House of representatives
during the war days; and has served
his state with honor and distinction.
Terrence Post, G. A. r., of Keokuk,
is interested in the passage of the bill
creating the grade of lieutenant gen.
eral for General Schofeld, who married
Keokuk girl, Miss Kilbourne.
Congressman Hull was very much
surprised recently by the receipt of a
letter from the treasury department,
endorsing draft for $14O0, the bal.
ance due him for services in the army
during the war of the rebellion.
There is an Iowa colony under one
roof in this city. When their friends
come to Washington they can find Joe
Morgan, Bob Cousins, Dave Hender-
son, Capt. Hull and Iowa newspaper
men, all at one hotel, living together
like a happy family.
The Capitol building is one-eighth
of mile long, and the Iowa men walk
from the House aver to the Senate, to