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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Iowa Falls, Oct. 2S.-"Murder In the
second degree" is the verdict in the
case of the state of Iowa against M.
o. Clemens on trial here for the MUIR
der Of Will Burghduff. of Union.
Clemens and Burghduff had trouble
and Clemens had made threats
against Burghduff's life, accusing
Burghduff of insulting his wife and
threatening to kill him before the
week had passed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31
BY d. C MOTT.
AUDUBON,
IOWA.

Much excitement prevails among
pearl hunters at Taylor's Falls, MINI.
John Emery found shell in the river
which contained large pearl perfectly
round and of that peculiar luster
which makes it very valuable. Those
who claim to know say it is the finest
ever found in the west and is worth at
least $1,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Woodward. Oct. 2s.-The little five
year old son of Clarence Lemocker,
a farmer near here, set his fathers
barn on fire. The little fellow was
so excited that he ran into the burn
ing building and hid in an oat bin
and was burned to death before he
was found
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Eldora, Oct. 26.-The state In the
Clemon's murder trial rested and the
witnesses for the defense are on the
stand. Clemens, who was on the stand,
testified that the quarrel with Burgh-
duff resulted because the latter in
suited the defendants wife and he
killed him to protect her honor. The
wife of the defendant corroborated
the DriSnnar,s ayidenna
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Buffalo, N. Y, oct.-The New Do
nestle Sewing Machine Co. has today
been awarded, at the Pan-American
Exposition. the highest prize, the COW
eted gold medal, for the best family
sewing machine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31
State Courts Exceeded Authority.

Dubuque, Oct. 24.-An important de-
cision has been handed down by
Judge Shiras of the federal court. 1t
was the case of James Peters VS.. w.
S. Malin. Peters is an Indian on the
Tama reservation and Malin is the
government agent. The trouble grew
out of the forcible acts of Malin, who,
as guardian, undertook to force In
dian children to attend the Industrial
school. Peters brought suit in the
United States court and was award
ed damages. An appeal was made for
a new trial, which the judge has re-
fused. He holds that the state courts
exceeded their authority and had no
jurisdiction to appoint Malin guar
dian over Indian children, the tribe
being under control of the United
States
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

The old yacht America, which first
brought the cup to this side of the At
lantic, Is still in service and was
among the feet of spectators of the
last races.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Des MONIES, Oct. 24.-Rev. Conrad
Hooker, to whom Mayor Harlem
bower oered place on the
police force, has declined the
position in a letter to the may
or in which he reiterates his con-
tempt for the police force, declined
to retract any of his criticisms and
accused the mayor of "trying to
shield the surrender of his admins
tration TO- the agencies of vice by
making grand stand plays, such as
offering to turn the city over to the
ministers" The mayor has left town,
directing his private secretary to
swear in any preachers who may APP
ply for places on the police force.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31
rroops for the Philippines.

Washington Oct. 26.-Three regi-
ments of infantry and two battalions
of regiment of cavalry have been
practically selected for service in the
Philippines.
These are the Twenty-seventh in
fantry, eight companies of which are
at Piattsburg barracks, N. Y, and
four companies at Fort Mcpherson,
Ga; the Twenty-eighth infantry,
eight companies of which are at Van.
couver barracks, Wash; two at Boise
barracks, Idaho, and two at Fort
Wright, Wash, and the Twenty-ninth
infantry, eight companies of which
are at Fort Sheridan. H., and four at
Columbus barracks, Ohio.
The cavalry selected are eight CON-
panies distributed between the Pres
lido at San Francisco, at Benecia
barracks, Cal, and at San Francisco.
These troops have been ordered to
hold themselves in readiness for or
ders to Manila.
They will take the place of those
regiments which will. be withdrawn
on account of the expiration of the
terms OF enlistment of their enlisted
men, and will consequently not in
crease the force in the archipelago
beyond it's present strength of $4,000
men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Underwood, Oct. 2s.-At 1918 yes
terday morning burglars blew open
the safe of the Rock Island ticket
Office and secured a considerable sum
Of money. They then looted the safe
Of the Rees-Gabriel Lumber company
of large amount OF money and Jew
elry. There is no clew.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Philosophy may keep man from
doing wrong, but 1t cannot make him
better.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-18
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

Robertson & Wilder have moved
their law offices to the Stangenwald
building, Merchant street. rooms
5O2O6. 2O7, second foe l6-lw
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
More Jobbery.

The policy Of extravaganza and
graft which characterizes every
thing the Bourbon government of
Missouri under takes is beginning
to show up at Pennington, where
the state is trying to get a new i'll
sane asylum built. The prospects
for an early opening of the new
asylum to the admission of patients
are not very encouraging to the
people of this section of the state,
who are now sending their insane
patients to the ovcrcrowded asy-
ium at Fulton. Even the Demo
cratic papers are getting restless
over the situation, as is shown in
the following paragraphs:
Surely there is much useless de-
lay in building and equipping State
institutions in Missouri. The new
hospital for theinsane is an example,
Before the buildings were started
over a year ago the old board took
Il trip to study the best styles in use
IN the cast, Now the new board.
its architect and his clerk are on &
trip. That hospital should have
been completed and occupied a
wear. 1t was authorized because
Southeast Missouri was tired OF
sending its insane people at great
expense, to Fulton and Nevada
Gov. Dockery will do we'll to looE
into this matter, and have his ap
pointees do the work the state
has appropriated the money for
Dunklin Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

The battle between the Steel
Trust and the AmaIgamated Asso-
citation of Steel Workers, is ap-
parantly, for the supremacy OF
one combination over the other.
The question of wages does not
appear to be involved in the pres
ent trouble at all any further than
that it should be settled by agree
ment of both parties. Justice OF
cause rests on neither side, for
each seems to desire a dictatorial
advantage over the other, though
the prcponderence of public SYM
pathy is probably on the side OF
the workers. Labor, when it or
ganizes to take away from men the
freedom of employment may be
just as depotic as capital when it
seeks to dictate the wages of labor,
and there should be legal limita-
tions to both. All fair minded
people will be glad to see the pres
ent trouble settled upon the equa-
BILE basis that labor shall have i
voice in the adjustment of its
wages, but without the right OF
dictation that only organized labor
must be employed.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
Sought Death in Threshing Ma
chine.

Lee Simmons. son of J. r. Simmons
living ten miles north Of Cabool. Texas
County. committed suicide Oh July
18th by jumping head foremost into
he mouth Of a steam threshing ma
chine while in full motion. He pre-
pared for he act by giving his pocket
book and keys to his brother, but tell
ing him nothing Of his intentions.
n few minutes before his leap into
the grinding mouth of the machine
he asked a workman what the result
would be should he jump therein.
He was told that it meant instant
death, and was asked if he cOntem.
plated such Il thing, and gave an in
significant answer.
After sitting about the machine. he
volunteered to feed. and cautioned hi:
brother. who was running the engine
to give it fell speed. He held the
wheat back until the machine was a,
full speed. then jumped into the CYL
incer headlong. The back part of his
head was torn off. exposing the brain.
His body was pulled oct before it was
badly mangled. He was about II year
old and single.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
Round About Us.

Lightning struck the Catholic church
at Cuba. Mo. on Wednesday of last
week and damaged the structure to
the extent of Sl00.
On Monday Of last week an old man
named William Schmidt. living near
Bellows Creek po>totiice. in jefferson
County, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself IN the head with a shot.
gun. He killed himself in a graveyard
over the grave Of his dead child.
Last Tuesday John Peace, a farmer
who lives in the ElatWoOdS, lost Il
horse in Il rather peculiar way. On
that day while moving meadow. the
team drawing the machine were fright
ened by brood Of birds disturbed by
the mower, flying into their faces.
The horses with the mower. ran at
breakneck speed until he sickle struck
fruit tree in the field. This threw
both horse to the ground. one Of them
breaking his neck. 1t is said they
were thrown fully thirty feet.-Iron-
ton Register.
The body Of a woman was fOnnd in
the St. Francois river about two miles
from Bismarck last Monday by some
boys who were fishing. Esquire Nor
ris empanelled a jury and held an in
quest. The body was in such a state
of decomposition that identification
was impossible: but it was supposed
to be the body of fallen woman
who had been in Pilot Knob for some
time, but who had disappeared sever
al days before. As no evidence of yio-
!ence could be discovered the jury
found that it was case Of suicide
Farmington Herald.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
UNJUST CRITITISM.

Edward Stanton Maclay, a clerk
in the Navy department at Wash
ineton, has written a history of
the navy's part in the Spanish war,
which has been adopted as a text
book in the government naval aca
deny. The historian charges Adj
miral Schlcy with being a coward.
a liar, a caitiff. an incompetent
and an unsubordinate. The friends
of Schley say the publication of
this criticism is but part of Il nasty
plot to take away from the Admiral
the credit of winning the naval bat
tie at Santiago. Secretary Long
of the navy has protested against
the use of this book in the naval
academy, and the author states
that he will modify his statements
in succeeding editions of the book
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

.icans. The fund Was then not
costing the taxpayers of the state a
cent. whereas they are now being
taxed to pay interest on the whole
amount at the rate of ) and 6 per
cent. Had the school funds been
left invested in government bonds
the greater portion of our school
revenue derived from these funds
would be coming from the United
States treasury, and the principal
could have been turned into cash
at any moment. AL! the revenue
that is derived from the worthless
certificates represents nothing
more than taxation, and the princi
pal is gone forever in hole Great
ed by Democratic extravaganza.
But the Monitor intimates that if
the school fund had been left intact
in government bonds it would have
been at the mercy of the money
sharks. 1t is quite evident that
some other kind of sharks have
gotten it after all this precaution.
The Monitor, following the lead of
the St. Louis Republic, now also
confesses that the certificates of
Indebtedness must be included in
state debit.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
During the storm Tuesday after

During the storm Tuesday after
noon lightning struck the barn of J.
Harrai in Belleview. There were sey-
Ell horses in the barn ana all of them
were knocked down. Two Of them.
belonging to ii. NJ. Collins, the Ironton
livery man, were killed. The team had
been driven out there by d travelling
man. and the horses had been put up for
dinner when the lightning struck the
barn. The other horses were not bad
ly hurt. Lightning has been playing
most singular pranks in this section
the past month, and the record of
''strikes'' has been unusually large
Ironton Register.
Charles Dobb accidentally killed his
mother on the 10th inst, near Dexter,
Mo. while out turkey hunting. He
came to d thicket where lie had trail
ed a flock Of turkeys. and discovered Il
molten in the vines that he thought
was made by one Of these fowls. He
raised his gun and fired, and was llOr-
ritied moment later to see his moth
er stagger through the bushes with
blood streaming from her head and
face. She expired in her sons arms
before assistance could summoned.
The woman was picking berries at the
time Of the accident. DObb is only Il
years old and is nearly crazed with
grief.
This hot dry weather also affects the
frog ranch. W. r. Skunk reports that
he found 39S killed by sunstroke Sat
urday. but that the increase of $685.
il6 for the past week made up for
the slight loss. Al Cunningham. L..
b. Skunk and Dred Baker returned
last Friday from Van Buren,, there
they had taken two boat loads
down the river to ship to market. The
graduating screens arrived last week
and when placed in position worked
entirely satisfactory. BY forcing the
frogs to JUMP through the screens
they are graded perfectly and sell to
much betteradyantage AS the drouth
will affect the price and quantity of
beef and pork, the company expects
! to realize handsomely on the products
of the ranch. Current
| Wave.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

The Salem Republican-H Headlight
is right in asserting that the cry
for honest elections in Missouri is
not an issue that will gain much
support from the Democratic par
ty. Nine hundred and ninety nine
out of every thousand Democrats
in this state arc satisfied with the
success of their party without
questioning the means by which
that success was obtained as long
as they are confident that the gov
ernment of the state is being hon
estly administered, and an equal
proportion feel themselves tickled
over the idea that their party is
slick enough to overcome the other
side by any means. AS our Salem
conteml lorary says, Il Missouri
Democrat must be shown that
Democratic rule is touching him
harder in the pocket than honesty
demands before he will consider
the proposition of changing his
vote to the Republican ticket. The
best issue the Republicans of this
state have is the cxtravagant ex-
penditure of public money by their
opponents. Keep it before the
voters that they are being held ur
financially to kcepa party in power
and they will soon be heard from.
Missouri Republicans are making
gums every year, not only because
they want honest elections, but.
principally, because they want an
honest accounting of the funds
that are taken from the people by
taxation,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

The St. Louis Republic and other
Democratic papers like the Hills
boro Democrat and Salem Monitor +
want the discussion of the school
fund question dropped as dead
issue, which is equivalent to con-
fession that they have had enough,
and have no longer argument at
hand with which to defend their
party's unconstitutional Juggling
Of this fund. 1t is quite natural
that they should want to bury an
issue which is undoubtedly taking
the voters out of the Democratic
party. Nevertheless these same
papers are meyer satisfied to drop
an issue that might tend to Repub-
lican detection. Ever since the
latter party was put ont of power
in this state the Democratic papers
have been harping upon the
'Republican railroad steal" No
Democratic campaign in Missouri
is complete without frequent al
lusions from the papers above men
toned on the subject of the sale of
the states railroad interests some
thirty years ago by the Republican
party. The school fund issue is a
more live question to the people of
Missouri than the ''railroad steal"
ever was, for the reason that the
former sayors more of the loot than
the latter. 1t is matter of re
cord that the proceeds of the sale
of Missouri's railroads were used
in the reduction of state debt
which came to the Republicans
from the Democrats. On the
other hand, it is a matter of much
uncertainty how the proceeds OF
the sale of the school fund securi
ties were appliedby the party now
il power. The sale of the rail.
roads diminished taxation in this
state while the sale of the schoo
fund securities has increased taxa
ton. Republican papers are not
likely to drop this discussion until
the party which has nnconstitu.
tionalIy and flagrantIy mishandlec
a fund set aside for educational
purposes shall be shown up anG
put ont of power by the righteous
judgment of robbed people.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

In discussing the school fund
question the Salem Monitor comes
back at us with Il lot of supposi-
TONS. In arguing this question we
don't care to deal with suppositions
at all, but with plain facts. 1t is
not merely supposed that the party
in power in this state has mishan-
died the school funds, their disap-
pearance is an actuality which can
no longer be disguised by skiIlfu|
word twisting. The Monitor asks
us to name better investment for
the state school fund than the pres
ent certificates of Indebtedness.
Anyone but 4 Democratic editor
trying to cover up the tracks lead
ling away from the public strong
box after it has been looted by the
Democratic party would have hest
led at asking for such recon-.
ndation. What could have been
1fter or safer investment than
egernment 4-per cents in
" Democrats received the
he hands of the Repub
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

DR.. J. \. Segner Of East Ronne
Terre, was arrested on the 18th ult. on a
a charge of wife abandonment, says
the EarmingtOn Times. al.d was tried
before Squire Abe Herod last Satur-
day. The jury returned Il verdict of
guilty and assessed his punishment at
6 months in the county Jail and fine
Of s. so. Judge Jcre Gossom assisted
Prosecuting Attorney iIensley in the
prosecution: and Attorney Roop OF
De Soto appeared for the defendant.
DR.. Segner is we'll known in the south
end of this county, where lie has made
his home at different time during the
past few years.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that lette RS
of administration on the estate of Eva
Councilman, deceased. have been grant
ed the undersigned on the 18th day Of
June. 1901. by the Probate Court Of
Washington County. Missouri All
persons having claims against said
estate are required 10 exhibit them
for allowance within one year from
the date of said letters. or they may be
precluded from any benefit of such
estate: and il not exhibited within
two years from the date OF said letters
they will be forever barred.
WM. CoNzELMAN. Admr.
JuIv 2 141I
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

Walter Hensley, prosecuting at
toyney of St. Francois County is
being spoken Of in connection with
the Democratic nomination for
Congress in the Thirteenth district
next year. The Robb;tes will now
be kept awake nights deylsing new
underhand tricks to switch such
presumptious aspirants off of Mr..
RObb's track.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
PENSION ROLL GROWING.

Although $4,000 names were
dropped from the pension lists
through the deaths Of that number
of pensioners during the fiscal year
ending June 30th, there is net
increase of over 4 300 names to the
rolls by the granting of new pen
sions. The total number of names
on the rolls on June 30,h was
997.33 The number of claims
fled on the account of disabilities
incurred in the SpanishAmerican
war reach 1910. of which 10SG
were granted and 1859 rejected.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
WILL PUT 4 STOP TO IT.

1t appears that country mer-
chants are protesting against a
practice that has sprung up as a
result of the introduction of the
rural free mail delivery. 1t is al
legged that the mail carriers are
acting as the agents Of large mail
oder houses, soliciting orders fol
them. The Postal department has
started an investigation of these
charges and will probably put &
stop to the practice.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

The End Of the Deal is the title OF
an unusually good business serial story
which is to begin in an early numbe !
of the Saturday Evening Post. Of
Philadelphia. a famous transaction
on the Chicago Board Of Trade is tn e
basis upon which the author, Mr..
Will Payne, has founded this >trik Ing
romance of the wheat pit. \ charm
ing love story runs through the stern
and stirring plot.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
TEXAS MOSQUITOES.

The people living near the Beau-
mont oil fields in Texas are srf~
fering from a plague of mosquitoes.
The insects are said to rise out Of
the adjacent marshes in sach
swarms that they darken the sun
at times. Horses and cattle are
stung to death by them.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
S5.35 to Dexter, Mo.

OH the occasion Of the Military En-
campment at that place, August 5th
to 18th. will be S5.35 for the round
trip. For further particulars see B.
F. Kendall. local agent.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

The Piedmont Banner Dem
speaks of Bryan as failure as a
party leader. It's wonder some
of the rank Bryanite papers of this
section are beginning to look upon
Bro. Holmes as an hereto.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
Sl.OO Per Annu.n.

Coming in a year of Republican
prosperity the great drouth finds
the people better equipped to stand
such an adverse dispensation of
Providence that if it had befal!en
them under Democratic times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
MILITARY RULE RESUMED.

Three provinces in the Philip
pines, Cebu, Bohol and Batangas,
are again placed under military
rule, owing to their incomplete pa
ci6cation: The limited civilization
of the natives of these sections in
terferes to such an extent with civil
government than it is deemed i'm
practicable to permanently estab-
Iish such rule there at present.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24
FROM POTOSI TO BUFFALO.

The fare from potosi TO Buffalo and
return during the Pan-American EX-
position season. over the Iron Noun
tain Ry and connecting lines. will be
SD 30 for ticket limited to fifteen
DAYS for return passage. For further
information apply Ia b. E. Kendall.
Station Agent.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

Prof. Oscar Trigg of the Uni
versity of Chicago's department of
English literature in a recent lee
ture stated that the hymns used in
the Protestant churches are, as a
class, doggerel, pure and simple:
that there is more literature in a
dime novel than in a church hymn.
He says there is only one good one
amcng all the church hymns ever
written, and that is Newman is
LEAD Kindly Light"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-07-24

\ fire swept the business section
of Marshall, Mo-, on the morning
of July the 18th, causing a loss
estimated at s121, 900.