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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

ADJOURN ABOUT APRIL IS.
Members Predicting a Full Hundred
Days Session.

Des Moines. Feb. THE general
opinion is that the Twenty-ninth gen.
eral assembly will not adjourn before
April Is. This date has been set by
a number of conservative members of
the upper body as the earliest possible
moment at which the session can close.
A leading senator. who has been in
favor of short session from the first,
said that he did not see any way to
close up the business of the session be
fore that date.
THAT will be allowing about 100
days for the entire session." said he.
81 think we can get through by that
date. but. Of course. 1t might take
longer. do not think 1t will take
less time. You see. with tomorrow
we close the fourth week of the SEES
sion, and what have We accomplished?
We have passed but two or three i'm
portant measures. and these were such
that they require practically no time
for discussion.
1T is true that the committees are
beginning to get down to har'i work.
and this week have disposed OF large
number of bills. but there are many
measures which will require time for
discussion, and while the committees
are working hard afternoons. when the
more important measures come up for
discussion, the forenoons will pass SO
rapidly that we will not know where
they have gone to. OF course, we will
begin to hold afternoon, and perhaps
evening, sessions little later. but, do
the best we can. l feel sure the session
will last until the middle of April.
IF you stop to consider the number
Of important measures yet to come up,
you will get better idea Of how the
matter stands. There is that merger
bill. 1t may pass the upper body. but
1t will never get through either house
until 1t has been discussed thoroughly.
There are the bills for a change In the
method OF railway taxation, the equal
uffrage measure, which Is ,lways
given the courtesy of discussion. the
larger special appropriation bills. such
as the Louisiana purchase appropria-
ton and others. besides other import
ant matters which will take time to
dispose Of"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13
SHILOH COMMISSION REPORTS.
Asks for Authority to Use Part Of
Funds for Dedication.

Des Moines, Feb. 10.-The Iowa
commission for the erection of
monuments on the battlefiend Of
~hIlch, made report to Governor
Cummins Saturday. From the report
it appears that the commission has
entered into contract for state mon
ument, the contract price being $24.-
600. It has also entered into con-
tract for eleven regimental monu-
ments, the contract price being $751;
O51. 1t has paid out s365.35 for de-
signs. plans. blue prints and minor
items, making a total of $43,216.30
that is considered needful for the i'm
mediate work of erecting the monu-
ments. The personal expenses of the
commission up to this time have been
81 ,256.67. The appropriation of the
Twenty general assembly for
the erection of monuments on Shiloh
field, together with the expenses Of
$4,000 was for the expenses of the
committee and $4,000 monument
fund Taking out of the monument
the items mentioned, except the one
of S1,256.67, there remains balance
of $4,783.65. In making the contracts
for the monuments the commission
has had In mind appropriate dedica-
tory services on the completion of the
work. The commission in its report
to the governor dwelt on the need OF
suitable dedicatory exercises and said
that it doubted it's authority to use the
balance in the monument fund for
such purposes. 1t advised the gov
ernor that 1t desired such legislation
as would give it discretion In the mat
ter.
The governor sent the report to the
legislature. together with a communi-
cation from himself, In which he re-
lated the facts. He says that on the
| commission consulting with him he
advised that. while he regarded the
dedication Of so worthy and notable
work as important as the work It,
self, he could not under the terms OF
the act of the Twenty-eighth general
assembly. making the appropriation.
approve the proposed expenditure for
| dedication. He advised the commits
sion to submit the facts to the general
assembly. asking for authority to use
so much of the unexpended monument
fund appropriation as might be neces-
sary to defray the expenses of dedica-
ton. The governor also advises, that
provision be made for the actual ex-
penses of a committee of the commits.
sion incurred in supervising the work
of the contractors during the construc.
| ton of the monuments.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13
REVOLUTIONARY MEASURE.
Hobart's Plan to Improve Country
Roads.

Des Moines, Feb. Ex-senator Ho-
bart of Cherokee, has introduced in
the senate what is regarded by the
friends of the good roads movement
as the most practicable measure on
this subject that has been taken up
in the legislature with serious chance
of becoming law in long time. 1t
proposes to do away with the present
method of organized road districts
and to make the county a unit for all
road work, with the county supervis.
ors as the responsible authority.
The bill provides for repeating a
good deal of the present road law and
enacting a new law In its place. There
may be levied county tax of not over
one mill, to be expended by the su-
pervisors wherever they choose, ex-
cept that taxes paid by cities and
towns shall be expended on roads in
side the cities or towns, or leading
into them, as the councils may direct.
Aside from this county tax there shall
be levy of not over four mills, to be
expended by the supervisors, but the
part paid by each township shall be
expended within its limits. Thus the
supervisors can adopt a general sys-
tenn of road work which wlil be worked
out to satisfactory results, something
impossible under the present law. A
supervisor of road work, who shall
be an expert road builder. is provid
ed for, to be named by the supervis.
ors.
This bill has the support of the mail
carriers association Of the state. and
is said to be In favor among the farm
ers generally, among whom much sent
iment has been aroused in favor Of
better roads because of the demands
Of the rural postal routes. ..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

Payne. Among bills introduced were
the following: By Langan, to establish
a BARRIERS examining board Of three
to license BARRIERS; by Calderwood,
permitting boards of supervisors in
counties of over 10000 to increase the
salaries of county recorders to 81
600; by Moore, amending the military
code of Iowa, providing that the Iowa
National Guard shall consist of four
regiments of infantry. one signal COM
pany. and at the discretion of the COM
mander-in-chief, two troops of cavalry
and two batteries. II requistion Is
made by the president the governor
shall order into service the National
Guard. Enlistments In the guard are
to be from one to three years. Bill is
general revision Of the code on
minor points,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13
-FOUR BURNED TO DEATH.
Woman and Three Children Victims of
fire al Waterloo.

Waterloo, Feb. Sire last night,
caused by the oyerturning Of a lamp,
resulted In the death OF Mrs. Ed Kush-
ner and two children, a girl of IL and
boy of 8. One otner cnild was fatal
ly and three seriously burned. The
children were playing arounu table
on which a glass lamp was standing.
1t was pulled to the floor and blazing
oil spread to the clothing of the mother
and children. The terrorized mother
made no attempt to get out OF the
house, but huddled in corner Of the
room clasping her little ones to her
while the flames spread about them.
Firemen succeeded in saving four OF
the family without serious injury. but
the others were so horribly burned
that death soon followed. The ac-
cident occurred about o'clock. Two
Of lne children were dead when taken
from the ruins of the house. but the
mother lived until 8 o'clock a. m.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13
SURPLUS is sse7,e72.
Auditor and Treasurer Estimate
Funds available.

Des Moines, Feb. 8.-Financial esti-
mates on the surplus in the state
treasury have been submitted to Chair
man Hughes, Of the house appropria-
tions committee, and Chairman Jun
kin, of the senate ways and means
committee, by Auditor Of State Mer-
riam and Treasurer Of State Gilbert
son. They estimated the surplus
available for the expenditure by this
general assembly at $697,672.17. That
is to say, If the state levy be not in
creased-the assessment of property
remaining about the same-the legis-
lature has available about 100000
for extraordinary appropriations.
Probably it will add s1.000,000 to this
and if it gets $4,000 war claim it can
take care of everything.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

ed, and II at this election q majority.
of the votes cast are in favor of unit
ing the districts another election u
to be called to choose board OF dis
rectors for the new district. II the
districts consolidated have a total pof,s
ulation of less than 500 they are tn
be governed by BOARD Of directorf(
consisting Of three members, and III
more than 500, by board consistina|
of Ave members. The bill also prof.
vides that school townships and civil
townships may be organized as inde1
pendent districts in the same manner}
This does not apply to cities and towns!
which constitute districts OF themf
selves. Another bill has been intro
duced providing for the transporta-
tiOn of uupils
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13
MOTHERS AWFUL PLIGHT.
Finds Child on Top of Stove, Burned
to Death,

Ida Grove. Feb. S.-While Mrs. ]. B.
Eicherly of this city was over at
neighbor's telephoning, her infant
babe crawled from its cab. which had
been placed near the kitchen stove.
When the mother returned she dis
covered the child on top Of the stove
burned to a crisp. The poor woman is
n arly crazy with grief. Her husband
is travelling somewhere near Fort
Dodge. All efforts to communicate
with him so far have failed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

NJ. Berry is telling his brothers of
the French chamber OF deputies that
I'VE made the United States free"
Over here we have all along been I'M
der the impression that George Wash
ington and a few other Insignificant
patriots had a little to do with the
freedom.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

Indigestion and dyspepsia appear to
be the prevailing complaints at Har-
ward according to the report of the
medical authority at the university.
1t is usually thus among students.
Ever since Thomas Carlyle threw his
breakfast out OF the window aspirants
for intellectual prominence have cult
waited q more or less impaired diges-
ton
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

Up to date the damages demanded by
the sufferers from the New York tun-
mel disaster range all the way from
$4,000 to 100000. These plump fig-
ures throw some further vivid light on
the awful agony and suffering involved
IN the carelessness Of rich corpora
tion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13
Riot In q coIored Church.

Marshalltown. Feb. members of
the African NJ. u. church became in.
volved In o quarrel with their pastor
The latter drew a revolver, but did
not fire. The whole congregation. men
and women, Joined In the fight. A riot
call was sent to the police station,
who arrested the leaders. A large
number were injured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

Colorado now has locomotive made
OF her own iron and fed by her own
oil Under such circumstances she
ought to have no trouble IN getting up
steam for a great squirt up the noun
tain OF Progress.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

Senator Tillman should institute an
investigation of the car for his das-
tardly conduct in exiting Russian ed
itor who uncorked violent philippe
against the house of Alexander and
Nicholas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

There is a concerted movement
against the docking of horses tails in
Maryland which is likely to take the
shape of legislation. Let us hope the
lawmakers may show the possession Of
horse sense.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13
SLEW A MAN WITH HIS FIST.
But Jury Finds Him Guilty Of Very
Small Offense.

Sioux City, Feb. S.--Eleven men
found Frank B. Ferguson guilty of as
sault with intent to commit great bodi-
ly injury for killing Leonard Shelgren
with his fists January 5th last at the
home Of Samuel Surplice, sec Sixth
avenue. This offense carries with 1t
a maximum penalty or $500 fine GA
year In jail, SO Ferguson will ca
cape the penitentiary, where he has
twice been sent. Juror John Myers
was taken i'll with erysipelas and was
forced to leave the jury box. The at
torneys agreed to let the other eleven
men decide tn case. A number OF the
Jurors wanted to find Ferguson guilty
o. more serious offense, but at length
compromised. The verdict went far,
Their than lne indictment, which
charged manslaughter. in that the jury
found that the accused man was pos
sessed of an intent. while no intent Is
implied in the manslaughter charge.
Ferguson struck Shelgren three times
In the head. causing his death.
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A peculiar epitaph is engraved onI
a monument in Sleepy follow ceme-
terry, Tarrytown. N. Y. It reads thus:
Here lies the body of little Jane, who
ran out slyly and played In tha rain;
she caught the measles and II struck
inside, and In less than four short
weeks she died."
In one respect John Watson Of Cam
ton. Ohio. is a wonder. While boxint
with a friend he received Stage
Ing blow on the left ear. A few days
later. while smoking. he discovered
that he could make smoke come FROM
that ear. The doctors believe that y
fracture of the tympanum is the cauF
In proportion to population. Spat
Norway and Ireland have more bill
people than any other European cou
tries. Spain has ZIG per 100000; No
way, 208. and Ireland, Ill.
The minister of Baptist church n
Phillipsburg, Kan, Is confident tina
he can preach his best sermons whef
he has a well filed auditorium. H.
announces this belief in an advertif
ment which reads thus: There sty
remain a few vacant seats at the req
lar services In the Baptist church
this city. The pastor will. and c
preach better sermons II the seats
all filed with worshipful attendan
VIII you not Gomez"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

1t does not seem to have occurred to
the committee OF arrangements in
charge of Prince Henry's visit to this
country that he might not like the
rapid pace they have scheduled for
him
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

1t is thought that the revised esti-
mate now being prepared of the tenn
perature Of the sun will place 1t close
to 1900 degrees Fahrenheit. No one
will care to see the exact figures.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

links says that Wagner's music
makes him feel like a man riding
astride piece Of ordnance being
drawn at mad gallop over a
cobble-stone pavement, with battle
ranging Just ahead.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

As the meetings of the trustees Of
the Carnegie institution are likely to
come in the midst of the hunting sea-
son, Mr.. Cleveland has declined to
serve as a member Of the board.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

In some of the remote mining camps
of the Northwest sack of -four is al
most equivalent to a sack of gold.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

China is to employ modern business
methods. This will make it necessary
to materially increase the size OF the
typewriting machines or abolish some
Of the Chinese characters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

In Paris THE Love Letters Of an
Englishwoman are considered In
fiammatory. The love letters Of the
Frenchwoman of the French novel are
a devouring confagraticn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

John F. Dryden, who has won In the
long contest for election as United
States senator from New Jersey, Is a
Pennington, Me-, man. New England
men have a faculty for getting there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

When he gets right down to business
there is more provocation in one
square inch of Kipling's rhyme than
in square mile Of anybody's else's
prose
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

New York fixed the responsibility for
the tunnel disaster with a promptness
that has pleased everybody excepting
the directors on whom the burden has
been placed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

The only chance the Indian has to
avoid hair cut is to learn to play
football or the piano.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

A Chicago man shot five times at his
wife, wounding her slightly. He IL
probably a French duelist in disguise.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

Miss Susan B. Anthony says women
viii quit getting married as they be-
come more intelligent. AS we can draw
on Europe for population it doesn't
matter much.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

Partisan women are boycotting Eng
lish governesses because the English
women are too stupid to see the print
tive humor of the ribald anti-English
political cartoon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

A Chicago woman has told her sor-
rows in song, and in consequence her
friends are always saddest when she
sings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

A man of Wooster, Ohio, is mourn
ing the death Of parrot that he has
had FOR sixty-one years. 1t is to be
hoped that Polly was prepared to die.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

If the sale of lecture notes at Har-
ward is stopped some Harvard stu
dents will have to get to work.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

When the country is in danger the
country yells for a strong president.
At other times the temptation is to
yell at him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

A new form of reciprocity has been
developed in New York. where the
women threaten to close the churches
unless the men shall close the saloons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

Fitzjames turns out to be another Of
Sybil Sanderson's insists. Perhaps all
SYPHILIS affections went overheard on
that very rough passage to Europe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

No thrifty ghost will be tempted to
place himself on exhibition before the
French academy Of science for the
paltry prize Of $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13
officer Shot BY Burglars.

Mason City, Feb. 7.-Detective Cow
an, employed by the G. NJ. & st. p.
railway, was shot down by car break
ers. The wound Is serious but not
fatal. The robbers escaped.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

One of the good signs of the times
Ia the steadily decreasing interest in
prize fights, or rather in the men who
talk prize fight
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-13

a telescoped train Is also an offen-
siye kind of railway merger.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1902-01-24
cOLFAx AND NORTHERN
Charter Of the New Rail Road
Has Been Filed.

The Baton Rouge Truth says:
The charter of the Colfax and
Northern Railway Comany was
filed with the Secretary of the
State yesterday. The company
was incorporated in the sum of
$50, 0,O00.its charter extending over
d period of so years. The incOr-
porators are Peter McIlvried, of
Shreveport, president; VIM.
Edenborn, New York, vice-pres-
ident; Clarence Ellerbe, of Shire
veport, secretary and treasurer;
Mrs. Surah Edenborn, New York,
and Chas. H. Tearl, of Colfax,
La. The principal Office of the
company is named as Shreveport.
The charter states that the rail-
way is to run from point on the
Shreveport and Red River Valley
Railway to point at or near
WINFIELD, Winn parish, La, and
thence northwardly to a point on
or near the Arkansas line.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1902-01-24
A New PlaHer.

Another Improvement in the
industrial enterprises in and
around Winfield viii be q new
pIaner at the saw mill of John
Syendsen, which is located south
of town. He went to Shreve-
port this week where he purchas-
ed q machine and all the neces-
sary knives and bits to make all
kinds of lumber, mouldings,
etc. This Improvement in the
lumber business will be welcomed
by the builders of town who have
been unable to get building ma
terial fast enough to keep the
carpenters busy. Let the plan.
ers and all other improvements
come.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1902-01-24

Wonderful intelligence Displayed
Otters, minks, raccoons and oil
other furred animals, are appar-
emily aware Of the high prices
being paid for their skins BY the
old reliable house of fitzpatrick
Cromwell Co., Ltd, wholesale
dealers, GIG Commerce St., New
Orleans, La, for, it Is reported
that, in sections where these
prices are known, the furred
animals are VOLUNTARILY walking
into traps to avoid further mental
worry. (d6-3m.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1902-01-24
RAILROAD FROM CAMPTI.
Grading Commenced on
Road from there to
Winfield.

The Alexandria Town Talk of
Saturday says;
"Ghe large grading outfit of
Messrs. Epple & Hayes,the Valley
Railroad contractors, passed
through Alexandria at 1:30 p. m.
Tuesday and drove to the yard
Of the Iron Mountain. where
they were loaded on cars. The
outfit will go up over the Iron
Mountain and Valley to Campti,
La. and will be put to work
grading a road to WINFIELD"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1902-01-24
Beat out Of an Increase Of Ills
Pension.

Beat out Of an Increase Of Ills
Pension.
A Mexican war veteran and
prominent editor writes: "Secine
the advertisement of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhea Remedy, / am reminded that
as a soldier in Mexico in ~ and
'46, I contracted Mexican diar-
rhee snd this remedy has kept
me from getting an. increase in
my pension for on every renewal
dose of it restores me-" It Is
unequaled as a quick cqpe for
diarrhea and is pleasant and safe
to take. For sale by dealers in
patent medicine.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1902-01-24
A Prominent Chicago Woman
Speaks.

Prof. Roxa Tyler, of Chicago.
Vice-President Illinois Woman's
Alliance, speaking of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, says: 81
suffered with a severe cold this
winter which threatened to run
into pneumonia. Itried different
remedies but l seemed to grow
worse and the medicine upset my
stomach. A friend advised me
to try Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and l found it was
pleasant to take and it relieved
me at once. l am now entirely
recovered, saved q doctors bill,
time and suffering. and will never
be without this splendid medicine
again." For sale by dealers in
patent medicine.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1902-01-24
Shooting Bee.

1t is talked on the streets that
a shooting bee took place at
Hughes "Hotel and Restaurant"
on Main street yesterday morning,
viii Bevill getting . bullet
through his hat. He was injured
worse than anyone and only had
a hole through his head piece
Nothing definite can be learned
of the matter as nearly every
body are inclined to be mum on
the subject.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1902-01-24

The old idea that the body
sometimes needs . powerful,
drsstic. pursative pill has been
exploded; for DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, which are perfectly
harmless, gently stimulate liver
and bowels TO expel poisonous
matter, cleanse the system end
absolutely cure Constipation and
Sick Headache. Only CSC 1t n.
Bernstein's store.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1902-01-24

WINFIELD has one of the safe
est banks in the country. You
can do no better than leave your
deposits with them. jl7-2t.