Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

John Myers, a clothing merchant and promi-
nent citizen OF Adair, committed suicide Mon
day. Mental depression OH account of losses in
business is supposed TO be the cause for his
death.
The Register recently gave strong exposure
OF the existence and extensive patronage OF
opium dens In Des Moines and made u plea for
a state law against the evil. A bill was intro
duced in the legislature Monday providing a
penalty Of i've years in the pententiary for the
proprietor OF the opium joints, and fine not
exceeding $1,000 Or six months IN Jail for the in
mates. Iowa has no law against the use of
opium and the dens have been run without in.
reference of law.
PuDlic spirited citizens OF Anita are forming a
COMPANY to put in electric light, in that town.
Concerning the electric light project, the Anita
Republican very sensibly remarks, that while
electric lights are needed, a good water supply
Is much more serious need, and urges the
doubling OF the water supply in preference to
electric lights.
Jefferson's health officer, Dr. Enfield, re-
Gently had occasion to visit, professionally, the
Greene county Jail and he will appear before
the next grand jury TO condemn the building as
In pampering Jail birds, but no man, whatever
his crime my have been should be kept In a
jail, the sanitary condition OF which, would ELL
danger his health.
A despatch sent out from Iowa Falls regard
ing as mysterious cattle disease reads: Early
II the fall II large number OF farmers I'm this
part Of the state reported the loss OF cattle from
some mysterious disease, but Of late the re-
ports have grown less frequent and it was
thought the trouble had died out, hut last week
Joseph Harper, large cattle raiser living
northwest OF the city lost nine head of fine
steers within a few hours after turning them
into field Of cOrnstalks. The victims of the
disease had 1t in Its most virulent form and be-
fore dying became raving mad, attacking
everything that came In their way. No one
has been able to explain the cause OF this
strange disease and no remedy has been found
that is potent enough to save the lives of the
cattle attackek by it. Various theories are ad-
vanced by those who have made the disease u
study but many OF them have been disprOven
by practical tests. That 1t is u stomach trouble
Is admitted by all, but what IL Is that brings OIL
the ailment Is as yet indefinitely explained.
Hardly farmer in this section has aped the
loss Of one or more head during the past fall
and winter and as the loss has followed the feed
Ing on cornstalks, most feeders are inclined to
abandon corn stalk fodder until the matter can
be explained, or some remedy discovered that
will at least partially combat the disease.
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Mcclure Magazine for March will contain i'll
teresting passages from speech made by
Abraham Lincoln, in the Illinois legislature in
January, 1899 undoubtedly the earliest speech
OF LincOln's Of which any record remains, and
one hitherto unnoticed by his bographers. 1t
is in his most attractive vein-that mingling of
genial candOr with perfect clinching argument
for which lie afterwarn became so noted
Along with these passages will be presented
some entirely new anecdotes and "reminiscences
of Lncoln'S service in the legislature and of
his humble beginning as u lawyer at Spring
Held. And there will be Il full quota of LIN
coin pictures among them four portraits of
Lincoln, two of which have neveI been pub
lshed, and Il view Of his first law Office.