Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-20
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Moines. August is. 1908,

Iowa lines the road will place on sale
a one thousand mile ticket at the rate
of two cents per mile. the use Of
which will be unrestricted. Is causing
considerable discussion among local
railway men. The issuance of such q
ticket will have far-reaching effect.
in that It will mean two cent q mile
rate for all Iowa points and also in
the territory embraced by the Great
Western. The ticket being unrestrict-
ed as to the user, every one can pur-
chase one and II unable to use that
much transportation can allow some
member of his family or other parties
to do so. All that the road will re-
quire Is that the transportation be
purchased in one thousand mile lots.
Mr.. Stickney claims that the issuance
of such a ticket will not mean a reduc-
ton in the passenger receipts, on the
contrary, will increase them, as 1t will
have a tendency to increase the
volume of travel. Instead Of people
waiting for reduced excursion rates,
they will use one of the tickets. The
introduction of the tickets will mean
its use by all other roads in Iowa, as
they will have no resource but to
meet tne competition.
Lieutenant General Young, com.
mander of the United States army,
and Adjutant General Corbin will at
tend the dedication of the Des Moines
army post when that event occurs this
fall II is understood, also, that Gen.
eral Bates, in command of the depart
ments of the Missouri and Of the lakes,
will also be here. It is possible that
General Chaffee may come. Congress
man Hull said that Secretary Of War
Root had told him that he, himself,
would be here II II were not for the
fact that he may be in Europe at the
time. Since then the dispatches say
that he is about to retire from the
head of the department. At any rate
Adjutant General Corbin will be here,
and General Young. Several squad.
rons Of cavalry. recently withdrawn
from the Philippines, are awaiting at
the Pacific coast for quarters, and as
soon as the Des Moines post Is COM
pleted they, or as many of them as it
will accommodate, will be removed
here. This occasions more than or
binary activity at the post, and 1t is
possible that II will be got ready for
a troop or two by the first week in
October. The nature of the celebra-
ton attending the opening of the post,
and the reception by Des Moines Of
the distinguished men who are COM
ing on acount of that occasion. has
not been determined. That II will be
an elaborate and notable AFFAIR ia GER.
tain Tba war department has been
giving the matter attention for some
time. and Congressman Hull has held
one or two conferences with the Off.
Gals about II.
Full pardon has been granted 10
$50 ,ar,sn 1o,,oar go, 80 rort
Ma5,son FOE the LiiIirs IN 1sos ~
..Taxas1 patar a raarn wahstar MO .
conn,ctod IN 1908 ana given twelve
nears TIC NOS noro,aa 7nora thon a
year a.a accsntad = nositinn az Hre.
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ia nsaf,,, I,sa He has NOV, haen
aiao,, Weldon "a g. rastorad 20 his
Civic rights The murder of aTexas"
paEer 2 notorions negro occurred In
Connc,, pinf,s ono avaning dur;ne the
fall camnaign ana indiractIv was the
rasn,t of a nrominent nuarrs,
p,chora waoner ~ tho Davennort
r,rn can,e;rde Won The dist;nctiop ~
heins the host all around athlete ar
tha n,nateentb gatbarino ~ the Ovsr.
Missisainni Tnrnhezirs AZ mas Mo;na.
On the 10Th and 1Itb The society
which he ranresents WAS esnecialIy
snnoassf,, r. aIso won erst In TIC on.
naratns work and carried away t,rst
priza for team work for both mon and
Moxbaim Of Clinton carr,ed swav srsi
bonors IN al, three divis,ons
Ranorts On the condition of the
fruit nj the close of JpIv are now in
the off,ce ~ Secretary Wesley Greene
NJ the uorticnlturaI society from, eli
the counties NJ the state They hear
out in large measure the earlier est.
mates which were based on martial
raturns from the Counties hnt make
n rather better showing for the sum.
Nor ana fall ann,as Tha correctad
retnrns nm the fr,it nrosnects for the
state make the following showing.
Armies summer 50. fall "a. winter
40 Plums American. Ia. Jananese
10. Euronean II. Pears n Peaches
90 Cranes Ss A short time apo
Mr. Greene said the fruit cron wonld
he this wear about the same as in 1870
In that year there were 3,129.S62
pusheis OF apples. Mr.. Greene predicts
a aoou me Wa SAME .evs soIi anS usa ss .n,s
anples promise fairly well. hut the
winter crop will be small and prices
high.
After thirty wears of preparation and
e,ebteen wears Of active writing ex.
Governor BENJAMIN F. Cue of this city
is about to pronounce his task Of writ
ing a history of the state of Iowa from