Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-07-10

the executive committee in charge of
the entertainment of the Odd Fellows
Sovereign Grand lodge reported that
President Roosevelt had said to him
that he intended to be in Des Moines
during De week in September when
the lodge meets in this city. This IS
the first direct assurance of the presi-
dents intention TO come here received
by Iowa Odd Fellows.
Judge C. A. Bishop qualified as
Judge of the supreme court to succeed
Judge Charles NJ. Waterman OF Dayen-
port on the LIST. Judge Bishop will
nold office until his successor has
been elected and qualified. 1t is as
| sumed he will bs his own successor
| and that he will be nominated at the
| coming convention without opposition.
City Physicians Smith says the
smallpox has been stamped out of the
city. The pest house is cleaned out"
said Dr. Smith. There is not small
pox patient there and the city is free
from the contagion. II cannot be said
| this is due to the warm weather. for
| the weather has not been favorable.
1t has been due to the good work of
..ie city authorities in taking hold of
the disease properly, and the health
| department deserves credit
Judge McVey has announced that
ne is not ready to announce his decis-
| ion in the test suit brought on the
Griswold building and loan law to as
| cretain whether or not its provisions
/ applying to nonresident corporations
| transacting business in the state are
&lA
| eral Mullan had expressed a desire
| to be heard in behalf of the state and
| that he has decided to set aside the
recent submission of the case and to
order retrial This is the case In
which j. w. Brady. an agent of the
| Cooperative Mutual Home Association
of Kansas City, sought release by ha-
beas corpus. He was arrested on the
| charge of soliciting building and
| loan association contract for COM
pany that had not complied with the
| section of the Griswold law requiring
the deposit of real estate mortgages.
! etc, with the state auditor. In his APP
| plication for a writ he claims that the
| law is unconstitutional for the reason
| that 1t is an attempt to impose I'M
warranted regulations upon a legiti-
| mate business and for the further rea-
| son that the requirements made by the
law amount to a prohibition.
On the Fourth party of boys were
| shooting fire crackers and had with
| them a dog that evidently had been
| taught to retrieve. One of the boys
| lit a dynamite cracker and threw it
some distance away. Immediately the
dog made rush for it, and despite the
calls of the boys, took the big cracker
between his teeth and started to return
with it when it exploded. The dogs
head was literally blown to pieces
by the force of the explosion. it was
thrown some distance and did not get
up. 1t was killed almost instantly.
The committee on arrangements for
the entertainment of the republican
state convention July 80 has decided
to Put the picture of President Roose,
welt on the badge to be presented tc
delegates and others at the convep
ton.
The fourth annual meeting of the
County Attorneys association of lowe
will be held in Des Moines at pthe
slavery hotel July % and 20. D.~W>
Telford of Mason City is the president
of the association. and John McLennap
OF Des Moines is secretary.
On July 7, 8, 10. ~, IA and 16
rate of one and one-third. on the certi,
ficate plan will be granted on all rail.
roads within a radius of one hundred
miles on account of Midland Chautau.
qua, Des Moines, good returning to and
including July 20, when duly certified
! by the secretary and joint agent For
full information apply to e. C. Mus-t,
! grave, secretary, lis Second street
Des Moines, or local agent.
When Ringing Bros circus exhi'
IN Des Moines, Monday. July - 30
| people of this vicinity will see ..vr only
the biggest and greatest arenic exhi-
| bition ever given by these progressive
managers, but they will also witness a
| performance that is novel and original
| from beginning to end Ringing Bros.
have been remarkably successful this
year in securing European novelties
| of high order, and these new impor.
tations are as numerous as they are
clever. Most of them have been en-
| gagged for only one season, and they
| return to Europe at the close of the
| circus year. Among the new features
| are several trained animal acts of a
| most sensational character, includir
| comedy elephants. juggling seals ar
| other educated beasts. The sho ?
| opened the season in Chicago, and the
| three weeks engagement there was
| successful beyond all precedent. The
| Chicago Inter Ocean, speaking of the
| performance in that city, declared that
they surpassed in magnitude and in.
| terest anything of the kind ever seen
| there. The exhibitions in Des Moines
| will be identically the same. This
means great triple ring performance
| with over hundred big feature acts,
| to say nothing of q colossal horse bal
| let-the newest and most brilliant
| display OF its kind ever attempted
| An augmented menagerie, with thirty
elephants and a splendid specimen Of
| the giraffe. tremendous revival of the
| old Roman hippodrome and a new
| street parade, are incidental features
that will arouse local enthusiasm.
Ping-"Are Mrs. De Styles enter.
tainments very exclusive?" Pong
We'll. should say so; she has just
made application to have the CONVEX.
sation of her guests copyrighted"
Betzer-"Why do you have iron
bars in front Of your kitchen windows
and doors?" Shemster-"To prevent
the escape of the cook"
He-"Mrs. Wise seems to under.
| stand how to manage her husband
pretty WELL" She-"Yes. She lets
him have her own way in everything"
| Who is the hero of this piece?"
asked the man who was coming out OF
the theater. And the manager thought.
fully replied: The man who is put