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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04
THE BIG GLOVE CONTEST.
The Fitz Simmons-Corbett Fight Likely
to be Held In Navada.

The Fitz -Corbett Fight Likely
to be Held In Navada.
The Senate and Assembly having passed
the glove contest bill and the governor hav-
ing put his signature to it. has paved the
way for the holding Of this kind Of athletic
sport 10 the State without interference, and
IS q representative Of Dan Stuart, the pro.
motsr Of the FitEsimmons Corbet contest,
has been in attendance during its passage,
it is as good as assured that the 6ght will
come of at Reno, Virginia or Carson. The
Governor n signing it said he wished to do
what the people wanted and as most Of them
were in favor of the bill becoming law he
bowed to their will The license Of $1,000
is high, and better it should be 90 as it will
practically prohibit all the fake and snide
contests which has brought the manly art
into disrepute. II the contests are brought
of according to the law as it now stands,
there is nothing so very bad in them, and
we contend that they are not as brutal by
far as the game all society applauds of foot
ball, where hundreds upon hundreds are
seriously injured and many killed every
year.
From this time on Nevada will be target
for newspaper sarcasm because it is to be
the only State in the Union which will tol.
crate and license prize fighting pure and
simple The San Francisco Post opens the
ball as follows:
Among the many diversified industries
which place our neighboring State Of Nevada
in the front rank of American common.
which will produce for it a greater return
than that which is about to be introduced.
We refer to the in iustry to be promoted by
the bull now passed the Nevada Legislature
authorizing prize fighting under State aus
pices. Under this bill the sagebrush State
will soon no doubt become a paradise
of boxing. To it the elect of all part,
of the country will travel at stated inter
walls, and the battles that will take place
within its borders will secure for it lasting
place in the temple of fame.
Now that silver mining is on the de
cline aud that the sage brush State does no
produce great deal of gold. it is a gooC
idea to encourage the Propagation of boxing
gloves and twent.four foot rings throughou
that region. There is nothing in the clImst
of Nevada, SO far as we known, which is in
imical to the growth Of these modern neces
sities of civilization.
The Post is opposed to prize fighting, bu
il the brutal sport is to be tolerated. w
know of no place better adapted to it thai
Nevada. The air of the mountains is brac
ing, the location is far from the maddeniuI
crowd, there is no chance for the contagoi
of immortality to spread the distance is to
great for the reformers to get there, and
ell in ALL Nevada is an ideal place for th
fight.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04
NEW YoRk's SANITATION.
The Infant Mortality During the HO
Spell Was Remarkably Low.


The appeal to the public conscience
told at last. With that attack in the
churches, which has not been without
blame, the new era began. That year
(1S79) 4 public competition evolved the
present type of tenement, far from per-
feet, but an. immense improvement on
the wicked old barracks. The sanitary
reformers got the upper hand, and their
work told The death rate came down
slowly. 1t is to-day, at the end of 80
years, quite 25 per cent. lower than
when the health department was or
ganized, and New York has been re-
deemed from a reproach for which
there was no excuse, for no city in the
world has such natural opportunities
for good sanitation.
The immense stride il has taken was
measured by the mortality during the
unprecedented hot spell of last sum
mer. 1t was never so great as, indeed,
there never was an emergency like ii
since records were kept. During the
ten days it lasted the heat claimed many
more victims than the last cholera epi-
iemic during its WHOLE season. Yet, he.
yond those killed by the direct effects
of the sun, the mortality was singularly
low; the infant mortality--ever the
finger that points unerringly To the
sore spots in a community, If any there
be-was so noticeably low as 70 G. /
feeling almost of exultation among
the sanitary officials And it was shown
| by comparison with earlier hot spells
that the population yielded more slow
ly TO the heat. Where it had taken tive
or three days to reach the climax oi
sunstroke, it now took five. The peo
pie, better housed better fed anC
breathing clean air in the clean streets
had acquired power of resistance tc
which the past had no parallel. TIL,
sanitarians had proved their case
Jacob Riis, in Century.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04

A writer in the Patrie says that the
working day of the sultan of Turkey,
with his secretaries, is from six o'clock
in the morning until noon, when he
partalSes of a slight breakfast, and
afterward goes for walk in his park,
which has been designed after the Eng
lish fashion. When he returns TO the
palace he gives audiences up till eight
o'clock in the evening. He dimes most
ly alone, occasionally in the company
of an ambassador. In the evening he
plays with one of his children. takes
a turn at the piano, which he loves,
bis favorite composition being la
File de Nine. Angot. Chicago Times
Herald.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04
Biennial Reports of the Secretary of
State.

The biennial report Of Secretary Of State
Eugene Howell is at hand and is q very con-
else and complete work. We find that by
the act of the Legislature of 1898. which
was dominated by the Silver party, the
consolidation of State offices, the reduction Of
salaries Of State Officials, over $2S, 900 was
saved to the taxpayers Of 1898 96, as CON-
pared with the years OF lS9394.
10 effeoting this reduction the Lieutenant
Governor, who hitherto has received salary
Of 81, 700 year, was relieved Of the duties
of Adiutant General and State Librarian
and his compe ensstion reduced to per diem
of ten dollars per day while presiding in the
Senate. The Governor as Commander.in-
Chief Of the National Guard, was empower.
ed to appoint an Adjutant General whose
sole and only compensation was mileage
when travelling on official business. 1t was
made the duty Of the Secretary Of State to
act as state Librarian without compensation
The Governors salary was reduced 81 900
year; the Attorney Generals salary 200
year; the Secretary Of State, Con-
:roller and Treasurer each 5000 year,
and the salaries Of all deputy State officers
were reduced from 81. 900 to 81, 200 q year.
A great reduction was also made in the ex-
penses of the Supreme Court. The salaries
Of the Justices were reduced from &c. 900 to
a, 500 each per annum, and the Secretary of
State was made ex.officio Clerk Of the Sup
RENE Court without extra compensation, the
whole reduction in salaries amounting to
S2s, ,7S5.
In review the Secretary Of State says he
entered upon his duties on the Sth Of Jan.
uAry 1895.
The consolidation of the offices Of the Secre-
tary Of State, Clerk Of the Supreme Court
and State Librarian was something never be-
fore attempted. and is the only consolids.
tion effected in the way of retrenchment
and reform in State offices in Nevada. BE
was compelled to face the duties Of three
different Offices that have always been under
three different and separate official heads.
The sum of $40. $50 is now paid for con-
Quoting the said offices, under the consoli
dation, for q term of four years, against
$40. 100 formerly paid to my predecessors fol
doing the same work in the three sams
Offices, thus making saving to the State Of
$50. 42O during his term of Office.
The combined salaries of the two deputies
ne in the Secretary of States Office and
one In the Library, amounting in the agsrs
gate in sl60 per month, is less than th'
amount, sl66.s6. formerly paid to the on'
deputy in ths office Of Secretary of Stat
prior to his incumbsncy.
The Legislsture made additional appro
priation for benefit Of the Lieutenant Cover
nor as Librarian from lS9l.4 when on othe
dpty, 90 follows: 1891. Sl60; 1898, 1862
1863, $25S. Total $5S4.29 in addition t
his sal.r already stated.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04
unhuried Slain.

The war between Chill and Peru Is
already ancient history, but traveller
who lately returned from South Amer
:ca states that on the battlefield of
Tarapaca the dead are still lying just
as they fell. There were 1000 of them,
and nearly 1000 horses are also left un-
buried II never rains at Tarapaca, and
the sun has dried the corpses, and the
nitrate in the soil has preserved them,
and up on the plateau, 5000 mummies
lie in ghastly confusion with the broken
swords and hpyonets as fresh-looking
IS the day of the memorable fight,-N.
Y. Ledger.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04
Wanted Idea !s,:: $as s s.s::! :!$:!; sss

Write JOHN wEDDERRORN & CO., Patent Attor-
neys, Warrington, D. Co. for their $3.50 prise ones
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04
south American Jswelry.

One of the principal occupations of
jewellers in the cities and towns Of Chilli
and Peru is making gold crowns set
with precious stones for the heads of
images in churches and cathedrals,
They usually are adorned by wealthy
women, who thus pay homage to the
Isaints.-Chicago Tribune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04
STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS


NATIONAL DEPARTMENT
JOHN P 10 rs, United States sen.tcr
WILLIAM NJ STEWART. United States -snatoY.
NEwLANps, r. prtst niative In Congress
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
O II BELKNAP, Chief Justice Supreme Oouft
N BosHIFIFLD, Assoc ste Justice Sup Court
MASSEY, Associate Justice suprere Court
DISTRICT JUDGES.
O MACK. First District
L FTTz0E AID, Second District
CHENEY. Third District
GEORGE TALBST. Fourth Distrtai
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
R sADLER, Governor
kELLhY. Governors Private Secretary
EUGENE owsLL. Secretary Q. state
JAMES JUDGE. Attorney General
Q A LA0RAvK, State Comptroller
J WESrkRFIELD, State reAsurer
A PRATT stSte Land Register
II CUTTING. Superintendent Public Instiuc-
ton
COUNTY OFFICERS.
IA DENTON. senatort
GEORGE WHITNEY. Assemblyman
Il FREUDkhTHAL, Sheriff and Assessor
GouDRIUn, Cierk
II " fUnNER R rider
MP D00LKY, Treasurer
R McEAMEE. District Attorney and lE1.ofncio
School supennt- ndent
JOHN FRANKS. Public administrator
W d PREVTTT. Surveyor
JOHN SIMPSON, Co onmissioner. l 'ng term
JAMES GILES. CommiRs uner, short term
LUKE sYHHUs. Commissioner. hold ever
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
q HARTUNa. Justice Of the Pea e. Phoebe
JANIS HUI Sc, Constable, Pi0ohe
3 II 1A9. Justice OF the Peace Del amar
JOHNSON. Constable. DeLADsr
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04

WANT sD-sEvgRA Al FAITHFUL MEN OR wO
w men to travel for responsible established
house In Nevada Salary $3.50, payable SIS weekly
and expenses Position permanent. References
knclosed sef-Addressed stamped envelope. The
National, star uuilding, Chicago.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04

JOHN P 10 NES, United States sen.ter
WILLIAM N STEWART. United States -sna
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-04

O II BELKNAP, Chief Justice Supreme Couft
N B0NNIFlFLD, Assoc ste Justice Sup Co
AAssEY. Associate Justice suprr,re Court
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

required standard in the other branches.
At an early date the department will
issue short syllabus in each new sub
ject as guide to persons desiring to
study during the coming year. AS soon
as the general assembly adiourns this
plan will be attempted. We are very
certain that it is disastrous to scholar :
ship to endeavor in an institute of two
weeks, to cover the ground contemplated
in the new law. Much can be done in
a summer school Of six weeks, but even
then an entire year of study is not too
much time in which to accomplish this
purpose. We earnestly hope that the
summer institutes will not be turned
into fitting schools in which especial at
tention will be given to the added
branches, to the exclusion Of other i'm
portant subjects. There is very great
opportunity for wrong information in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08
EDUCATIONAL COLUrIN.

There are 159 teachers certificate
in force in the county at the present
time. OF this number II do not desire
to teach during the spring term. that
leaves 142 who desire to teach. There
are 127 schools in the county, thus leav-
ing Is persons who hold certificates
without schools.
TO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
1t is yet much too soon to outline def
nitely the ultimate conclusions of the
general assembly upon changes in the
law. 1t seems quite probable that the
new code will not go into effect for sew
eral months. It is certain that to
to branches upon which teachers are ex-
amined under the present. law there will
be added few subjects for the first
class certificates only. The new school
laws will not go into force 30 early as to
affect the summer examinations. or
certificates granted under the present
law, which will apply until the new laws
become operative, will hold for the full
term for which such certificates are CIV
en-. Consequently every teacher who
now holds first class certificate has
over year in which to work up 10 the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

them matters, and it is evidently wiser
to wait until the new laws are in print
and it is known definitely when they
will go into effect, before venturing to
interpret them. In allowing all first
class teachers to receive credit for ability
to teach added branches, if such instruc.
ton is desired, it will not be the inten-
ton of the law to impose any hardship
upon teachers. On the contrary, the
effect will be to keep our best teachers
abreast with those of the same nominal
rank in the adjoining states, and to
guarantee to them suitable credential
for preparation in subjects additional to
those in which they may prehaps be
called to give instruction, but knowl-
edge of which cannot fail to make such
a teacher of increased value to the
school so fortunate as to secure his SER
vices. HENRY SABIN.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

has so diminished that the demand will
not nearly be met in year or two, and
the young crop coming on is very small.
No safer investment can be made by a
farmer than to turn his attention to
raising good horses in the next few
years. He can't commence too soon,
either, as it will take five or six years to
mature the animals for the market"
We hope the Express is right, and one
has reason to think it is when the large
number of horses shipped out is consid-
cred. During the past year car after
car of horses has been purchased in this
immediate vicinity and sent out from
the Audubon stations. Scarcely week
passes without horse buyer being in
town and only last week, three cars con-
tanning sixty-four head of horses were
sent to the Chicago and Kansas City
markets.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

The citizens of Silver Creek township,
Ida county, have held an mitigation
meeting and appointed a committee to
wait on the Fort Scott Investment COM
pary-C. r. Blackman, G. D. Bird and a
Mr.. Searles-and demand reparation to
j. j. Barley, who. it is alleged has been
cheated out of his farm. The state
ments made at the meeting indicate
that the kansas land company" above
mentioned took Barley to Kansas and
showed him nice farm and induced
him to trade his Ida county land for it.
He afterwards learned that the land was
''plastered" with mortgages, and trouble
came on which drove his wife to suicide
and ruined his home and family. There
is intense excitement and if somebody
is not hurt it will be because PREPARATION
is made in some manner. This teaches
that good Iowa land is good property
and farmers should cling to their hold
ings with hooks of steel.-Carroll Her.
aid.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

We believe that the subject beet cul-
ture is worthy Of investigation on the
part of the farmers of every county in
Iowa. Experiments at the Agricultural
college, have satisfactorily proven that
the Iowa soil is well adapted to the cul-
ture of the sugar beet Prominent and
trustworthy business men of the state
have made arrangements for the smanu-
featuring plants, conditioned only on
the securing of a sufficient acreage of
of beets to supply the factories The
manufactures will furnish seed, tested
and guaranteed. They also will fur
nish complete instructions as to plant
ing and cultivating the crop. If planted
and cultivated according to directions
the promoters say that an acre of
ground will produce from 1719 to 20
tons of beets, for which the factory will
pay $500 per ton. According to the
plan made public, Audubon county will
be asked to furnish 800 tons of beets for
the Des Moines factory. That at the
above prices and with a successful crop,
no doubt beet raising would be prof.
table. We hope some of our farmers
will look into the subject and try a
small amount of ground for beet raising.
The chance of profit in the experiment,
would, it seems, make it worthy of trial.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08
CENTRAL STATION.


DIES MONIES, Iowa, April 6, 1897.
The past winter brought more than
the normal amount of precipitation. and
the spring has been unusually wet, with
less than the normal Of drying sloughs
and ponds have been filed to overlooking,
the soil is thoroughly saturated, the
roads are will nigh impossible, and field
work has been generally impracticable.
The season is ten days to two weeks
late in all districts. A few reports show
that beginning was made in seeding
wheat and blowing grass lands prior
to the heavy rains of April list to 4th.
1t will now require several days of dry
ing weather to put the soil in condition
for field work. The rains have brought
out the frost in all sections except the
northern districts. The conditions have
been favorable for grass, which has
made a fair start.
Generally unfavorable reports are re-
ceiyed from districts where fall wheat
has been sown. The plants appear to
have been winter killed to more than
the usual extent. Fall rye has Jared
somewhat better. Grass has wintered
fairly we'll, except in low ground, where
it has been covered with ice and water.
With seasonable warmth and drying
weather in the near future, the agri-
cultural conditions will be rapidly i'm
proved.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

The legislature has made radical
changes in the game laws Of the state.
1t abolishes the Office of fish commission
er and substitutes fish and game war
den for it. 1t undertakes to protect the
native birds as well as game. 1t pro-
vides for fish ways in all dams. There
was close vote on including blackbirds
in the protected list. Senator Phelps
moved to put blackbirds among the pro-
tected. The bill as presented excepted
blue jays, blackbirds and English spar
rows, the intimation of course being that
these birds are harmful and ought to be
exterminated. The senatearefused Is to
l6, to protect the blackbirds. Wilson,
the great ornithologist, estimated that
that the blackbirds of America destroy
twelve thousand millions of harmful in
sects every year, and that their value to
the farmer is immense. The objection
to the blackbird is that it eats little
corn occasionally, but the amount is
very small and is triflng compensation
for the good the blackbird does the
farmer.-Ft. Dodge Messenger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08
TIE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN.
BY J. e. GRIFFITH.

The preachers who have offered prayer
for the spiritual and worldly guidance OF
the legislators at Des Moines have been
paid the regular fee, Notwithstanding
ten cent corn and the prevalence of hog
cholera. There are people in every
community who would pray for FIVE or
ten minutes day for less than SIS or $40
a day. And still the State Register has
said nothing about letting it out to the
lowest bidder.-Carroll Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

yes, and political reforms are in line.
And we are not sure but the mayor and
city council should be reformed, and the
school board, and the Chronicle, and
many of the sidewalks, and prehaps the
churches. Come to think of it we have
lots of things that could be made better.
Even the roads just now are in bad con-
dition. Yes, come to think of it,
Woodbine is not all it might be and we
believe in reforms and are in for it.
Speed the day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

The Woodbine Twiner says: We have
been told by one lady of our city that
there was to be reform in Woodbine
and that the ladies intended to organize
and run the city right. We think
Woodbine needs reforms. Don't know
Just where; but let's help the cause.
Caucus reforms and clique reforms and
talking about your neighbor reforms
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

utes reading would
make me almost wild;
there were pulling and
drawing sensations in
my legs all the time,
so that 1 could not sit
still. In this condi-
ton 1 began taking
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

The Red Oak Express says: 1.-THE
horse is going to get back to the honor
able position it used to occupy in this
section-when good common animal
was worth 800 to $3.50. The supply
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

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Recently, other Affections came upon me.
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08
The Weather Crop Bulletin.

The first bulletin for the year sent out
by the Iowa Weather and Crop Service
is as follows:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

Boys White Shirts size H. price 25c From
IA up Soc Boys Summer Boys Stockings
Boys blue black bib overals from to Is
old good ones, Csc and Csc.
Mems Oveals from 30 40 waist ncusve... 25c
Mems Overas 40 waist inclusive Soc
Mems heavy blue, black, stripe, dab brown overals
with or without bib 5Oc csc and .........
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-04-08

Lot 2036 is Light Colored Heavy
Weight Cashmere, sack suit, we sold
at $l7.50-we have on hand sizes
36 and 42-closing price ... $12 90