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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03
Notice of Incorporation.
TO WHOM IT MAY coNcERN:

We, the undersigned, in pursuance Of the
authority vested in us by our respective
branch lines, hereby associate ourselves to-
gether into body corporate under the corpor
ate name Of the Audubon County Farmers
Mutual Telephone Company. The principal
place OF business OF this corporation shall be
Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa. Its business
shall be to construct, maintain and operate q
farmers mutual telephone system which may
also do toll business It's authorized capital
stock shall be fifteen thousand dollars; five
thous dollars OF said stock shall be paid in
cash at the commencement of business and the
balance shall be paid for said stock is sold.
This corporation shall commence business on
the 10th day Of August, 1903, and con.
renewal and succession. This corporation shall
be composed OF several branch telephone lines
consolidated, but each branch line shall con-
struct, pay for and maintain it's own line and
superintend its own private business, which
shall be managed by a president, secretary and
treasurer, who shall constitute the board of di-
rectors of the branch line for which they shall
have been chosen and shall be elected ut the
annual stockholders meeting of tho branch
line, to be held on the second Monday in De-
cember. The business OF this corporation,
cept as herein otherwise provided, shall be man
aged by board OF general directors. Said board
shall be composed of the president, secretary
and treasurer of the corporation, together with
the president of each branch line. The presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer of the corpor-
alton shall be elected by the stockholders at
the general stockholders meeting to be held an
nually on the second Monday in January. The
private property of the members of this cor
poration shall be exempt from the corporate
debts. The highest amount of indebtedness to
which this corporation shall at any time sub
ject itself shall be on -half of it's paid up CAPT
tai stock.
J. H MAHARG
\. NJ. LUsE
j. p. KEITH
JOHN NAILoR
By CossoN Ross. ATTORNEYS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03
EXTRA.

James Hicks attended the state fair.
Miss Rachel Brown returned from
Newton Monday.
Miss Minnie Campbell returned from
Des Moines Monday.
George Henshaw made a trip to
Des Moines last week.
J. C. Powell spent few days in
Des MOines last week.
Nick Doffing made a short trip to
Des MOines last week.
Mr.. Minis, the superintendent of the
Extra schools, has arrived.
Miss Cleo Odell. of Greenfield, is
visiting among relatives here.
Miss Maud Campbell returned from
her trip to Colorado Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Cecil, of near
Atlantic, spent Sunday in Extra.
Mrs. Laura Delahoyde visited last
week with her son Hugh at hurry.
Miss Florence McAnnich left Mon
day for Cedar Falls to attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wilde were
amonglthose who attended the state
fair.
Mrs. Fred Delahoyde came in from
Guthrie county and spent Sunday at
home.
Alfred VOORHEES, started Monday
for duck hunt in the northern part
of the state.
Misses Zilpha and Carrie Gault re-
turned Monday from visit to friends
in Des Moines.
Miss Blossom Brinkerhoff has re-
turned from her vacation and has re-
sumed her duties at Gault's store.
The new Thursday Club Calendar
was printed last week and will soon
be distributed among the members.
Mrs. Petri and grandson Johnnie
Voss returned from Postville Friday,
where they have spent the summer.
Mr.. Isaac Reed, late of the regular
army, stationed in California, is Wis
iting at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Fl. L. Wissler.
Mrs. DR.. Riley has received a com
municatiOn from Mrs. Fletcher, the
President of the Iowa Federation of
Woman's Clubs, asking her to accept
the craftsmanship of the committee of
library of the Federation. Mrs. Riley
felt obliged to decline as it would re-
quire more time and work than she
could with her duties give to it, yet
appreciates the honor bestowed upon
her and the Thursday Club.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03
ELKHoRN AND KIMBALLTON

A. c. Nelson is hauling brick for a
new barn he expects to build next
spring.
Mrs. Soren Faaborg and daughter
Dorthea are going to eastern Neb-
raska this week to visit relatives.
The Ladies Aid Society, of Kimball-
ton, expect to hold picnic at the
Hans Fabracius home at Fiscus Thurs
day.
M. N. Esbeck, Thorvold Jensen,
Thomas Thompson, Viggo Rasmus-
sen, Nels p. Christensen and several
others went to Lake View Tuesday for
few days outing.
School will commence at No. s.,
Sharon, next Monday with Miss
Louis, of Oakfeld, teacher. Danish
school will also commence at Peter
Lykke's Monday with Therese Grum-
strup teacher.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03
BRAYTON.

Ed Delahoyde transacted business
in town Thursday.
l.. N. Griffith was business caller
in Audubon Thursday.
J. w. Johnson, of Atlantic, was a
business caller in town Tuesday.
Chris Thompson and wife spent
Sunday with Sam KEGS near Lorah.
f. III. Franklin purchased fine
riding horse of Frank Jenkins Mon
day. ~. II
Misses Daisy Heath and Zephyr
Smith were visiting friends in Allan
tic Thursday.
II. j. McGovern was delegate to
the democratic county convention at
Audubon Thursday.
Moses Rothchilds, of Davenport,
was looking after the grain business
in town Wednesday.
John PARROT, of Audubon, spent
Sunday with his brother, Charlie Par
rott, north of Oaktield.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03
JOINT RESOLUTION No. 2.

| FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTR
TUITION OF THE STATE OF Iowa,
PROPOSING THE REPEAL OF SEC
TIONS THIRTY-FOUR (34), THIRTY
FIVE 1857, AND THIRTY-SIX 1861, OF
ARTICLE THREE (3), OF SAID Con
STITUTION, AND PROPOSING TO
ADOPT THE FOLLOWING IN LIEU
THEREOF AND AS SUBSTITUTE
THEREFOR:
BE it Resolved by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Iowa:
That sections thirty-four (34), thirty
five (35) and thirty-six (36) of article
| three (3) of the constitution of the
state of Iowa be repealed, and the
following be adopted in lieu thereof:
Section "a. The senate shall be
| composed of fifty members, to be cleo
ted from the several senatorial dis
tricts established by law, and at the
| next session of the General Assembly,
held following the taking of the state
! and national census, they shall be APP
pOrtioned among the several counties,
| or districts of the state according to
population as shown by the last pre-
ceding census.
Sec. 30. The house of representa-
| tives shall consist of not more than
| one hundred and eight members. The
| ratio of representation shall be deter
| mined by dividing the whole number
| of the population of the state as shown
| by the last preceding state or national
census, by the whole number of cOun-
ties then existing or organized, but
each county shall constitute one repre-
sentative district and be entitled to
one representative but each county
having a population in excess of the
ratio number as herein provided, of
three-ffths or more of such ratio
number, shall be entitled to one ad-
| ditiOnal representative, but said adj
dition shall extend only to the nine
counties having the greatest popula-
| ton.
Sec. SO. The General Assembly
shall, at the first regular session held,
| following the adoption of this amend
ment, and at each succeeding regular
session held next after the taking of
such census, fix the ratio of represen-
tation, and apportiOn the additional
| representatives as hereinbefOre re-
quired.
! Be it Further Resolved: That this
| resolution and the amendment to the
constitution therein contained and
| proposed, be, ana Jne same is hereby
| referred to the next succeeding GeneI.
al Assembly for action. And the sec
rotary of state is hereby directed TO
cause the same to be published for
three months previous next preceding
the day of election of members OF the
next General Assembly, as provided
by law.
Approved April 5, 1902. s21y13
| Okoboji Lakes-Spirit Lasfl The
G. M. & st. p. Ry. sells excursion
tickets fare and One-third, every day
30 daY limit That's the place to- nn
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03

Mrs. Mertz visited in Audubon Fri
day.
Mrs. Fest is on the sick list this
week.
Mr.. Lacy is putting new roof on
his house.
Grant Lancelot returned home last
Thursday.
Hite Packard was an Audubon visi-
tor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lathrup visited at
Denton's Sunday.
Lewis Groteluschen and Chas New
ell went to Omaha Friday.
Arden Shelley will teach the interme-
diate room of the school this year.
Ella Denton went to Manning Fri
day to visit her sister Mrs. Lathrup.
Mrs. Wulf, Of Manning, visited
Sunday with her mother Mrs. Higgins.
H. B. Packard attended the demo-
cratic convention at Audubon Thurs
day.
Mrs. Rasmussen, of Clinton, came
Wednesday to visit her niece Mrs.
Jensen.
Mrs. Denton went to Manning Sun
day for visit with her daughter Mrs.
Lathrop.
Mrs. Ed Lancelot, of Hubbell, Kan
sas, is visiting friends and relatives
at this place.
Russell Shelley drove to Glidden
Sunday and Clara came home with
him Tuesday.
Mrs. Campbell is visiting this week
with her mother at Audubon and TAX
ing in the fair.
Austin Linn and family went to Au-
dubOn Tuesday to visit relatives and
attend the fair.
Miss Ethel Owens, of Audubon, Wis
tied with her friend Mary Higgins
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Loa Charleston, who has been
visiting at the Rem Hicks home, re-
turned Saturday to her home in
Boone.
Ormsby Beers, James CARRIER, Ham
Buckner, Laura Buckner. Dennis
Buckner and Sam and Lewis Walters
attended the show at Audubon last
Thursday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03
BY CossoN 4 Ross, Attorneys.
Notice of Probate of Will.

District Court in and for Audubon County.
State Of Iowa g..
Audubon County BIB
To all whom it may concern:
Whereas, on the 27th day of April, A. ID.
I9O3, paper purportlng TO be the last VIII and
Tes lament of jam r. Clasen, late of said
County, deceased, was filed in my office, and
was by me opened and read, and the 18th day
of Oct, 1908, appointed and fixed by the court
as the time when the same will come before
the court at the Oct. term thereof then to be
held, for final proof and probate, the duly
executed last Will and Testament of the said
jam T. Clsaen, deceased, at which time all
persons interested may appear and show cause
why the same should not be admitted to pro-
bate,
Dated this 21st day of Aug. 1908.
l.. J. HILL
35w3 Clerk of the District Court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03
Boys Wild Ride For Life.

With family around expecting him
to die, and son riding for life, Is
miles, to get DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for consumption, coughs and colds,
w. II; Brown, of Deesyille, Ind, en-
dured deaths agonies from asthma
but this wonderful medicine gave in
slant relief and soon cured him. He
writes, II now sleep soundly every
night" Like marvellous cures of con-
sumption, pneumonia, bronchitis,
coughs, colds and grip prove it's merit
Ior all throat and lung troubles.
Guaranteed bottles SOC and 81. Trial
bottles free at the Roberts drug store.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03

Mrs. w. H. Bowlsby, of Winterset,
Iowa, had lost many chickens with the
roup. After she tried Scarless Lini-
ment on their heads and throats she
lost no more. For sale by all drug
and country stores.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03
Excursion Rates to Street Fair at

Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at reduced
rates Sept. 5 to IL, inclusive, limited
to return until Sept. IL, inclusive.
Apply to agents Chicago & North
Western R'y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03

VI
s sssss o. i County, IS.
Josephine Hinkley,
Ella Hinkley cDole, and
her husband, Estes Nc
Dole; Charles Huxley; ~
George H. Hinkley and
wife, Lulu Hinkley; Ed Original Notice.
ward Hinkley and wife,
Anna Hinkiey; Harry October TIE m, A.
Hinkley; Bowman Hink- ID. 1903.
ley Frank Hinkley; +. L.
CIendenin; p. H. Vessel;
DeRue Bros. w. IL.
Christison; H. schatter-
man; Pierr & Co. ana
Ezra Smith Defendants.
To the above Named Defendants:
You are hereby notified that there is now on
file the petition of said plaintiff, Josephine
Hinkley, in the office of the clerk OF the dis
trict court of said Audubon County, Iowa,
claiming of you that the plaintiff is the owner
Of an undivided one-third interest in the fol-
lowing described real estate to-wit: the south
west quarter of the northeast quarter and the
southeast quarter Of the northwest quarter, in
section ], township 70, range IS, Audubon
County, Iowa, and that Ella Hinkley McDole;
Charles Hinkley; Harry Huxley; George H.
Hinkley; Edward Hinkley; Frank Hinkley and
Bowman Hinkley are each the owner Of an I'M
divided two-twenty- first interest in said real
estate, and asking that the shares as above set
forth be confirmed and partition be made, or if
the same cannot be equitably divided, then
that said premises be sold and a division of the
pfOceeuS maze DeJWe6n Un6ln accoru1nB 10 incl
respective shares provided, however, that the
unpaid claims as follows, Josephine Hinkley
$137 "a with interest at per cent from Feb. 2S,
1900; FL. Clendenin $500 with intere't at per
cent from December Q, 1900; p. ii. Vessel
$27. 90 with interest as last above DeRue Bros.
$500 with interest as last above; w. H. Chris
tison $24.60 with interest at per cent from
October 10, 1900; II. Schatterman $500 with
interest as last above; Pierr Co. $22.69 with
interest at por cent from December 6, 1900;
Ezra Smith S2l.70 with interest at per cent
from January II, 1901 George III. Hinkley
Sl36. 90 with interest at per cent from Deem
Der 10, 1900; and George II. Hinkley 1922 95
with interest as last above, filed against said
estate be first established and paid out of the
total proceeds from the sale of said real estate
and that plaintiffs attorneys be allowed and
paid the statutory attorney fees for their ser
vice and costs of suit. For further particulars
see petition now on file. And unless you appear
thereto and defend before noon Of the second
day of the next term OF said court commencing
at Audubon, said county and state, on the 18th
day of October, 1903, default will be entered
against you and judgment rendered thereon.
Dated at Audubon, Iowa. this Sd day of Sep
tember 1903. NASH & PHELPS,
CossoN 4 Ross,
36w4 Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03

For bilious attack take Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and
3 quick cure Is certain. For sale by
A. III. Roberts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03

Okoboji Lakes-Spirit LaAa,. The
G. M. & st. p. Ry. sells excursion
tickets fare and one-third, every day
80 day limit. That's the place to, &c,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-09-03
Original Notice.

In the District Court of Audubon County, Iowa
State of Iowa, &C
Audubon County, no.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

the Tonnage OF the former nearly forty
times as great az that Of the latter. One
OF the IMPORTANT products Of the LAke
superior cg0n. iron ore. 10 chiefly uEed
and 4 large proportion Of the grain
coming from Lake Superior passes from
nunaio TO the Atlantic coast by way Of
the Erie Canal and railroads er terins
the westward shipments through tho
saut Ste. Marie canals. coal. originates
u the territory contiguous 70 Lake ERE.
These conditions largely account Tor me
vessels passing the 81. Mary s River
canals 50 greatly excesn those Of tho
THE HgLLAnD CANAL.
tario and Lake Erie on the Canadian
1853, and enlarged II 1877 and again In
NV The length OF tho cana is g miles:
y 3e dc ase' e fe eis' and IL .S.a co Isl
about s., 10000. The annual collection Of
TOLLS on freight. passengers and vessels
averages q bout *225.0D. and the canal Is
ea fo H "a day avfnase ye ea1o wo
canals Of sault Ste Marie, Mich. anu
Ontario are located adjacentt 70 tho falls
IKE Superior with Lake Huron. and
.o@er or raise vessels from one loyel ~
the othe = d height OF II to 20 feet. The
canal oelonging 70 the United States was
ana 81 opened i ISIS, the length 81 "a otinai
ibeir9 1914 feet and provided with two
tandem locks, each being so feet In
length and ID feet wide. and allowing
ts ssass cost Of ve Sss aaSs IN 90
States government BY cnssnt ~ the
and BY Isl had increased lis length i
.n S aep,b % i sys:as ID
built single lock Sis fent long and 10 foot
s,os; With deptli EN- feet on the siIls,
which was loca ted 100 feet south Of the ,
fontsol Of Of the anal in March, 1sss. In
1851 the Stale Jocks, were torn down and
replaced by single lock 800 tset long.
loo feet wide and depth OF % feet Of
deepened to q fost. The CANADIAN canal,
! is miles long, $50 feet. wide and q feet
deep, with lock 900 fee! long, 80 feet vide,
on the north side OF the river during the
sears 1858 to 1895. The number of vessels
passing through the United States canal
y, 1912 vas 75Ss and through ,hs n The Cam y;
vessels passing through the United States
dian canal a.ohe. showing an increase o,
!;,:D II the number Of vessels pas,ffinsa
oec ease In the number through the
United States canal. the Increase II the
number passing through the Canadian
canal having teen due to the development
passing through the United States cana
tons ST in 1851. s.s8.as4 tons. against las.
~ N the yea, is,o: the freight ton,,hge y
tons In 1900. The Canadian canal shows
registered tonnage. In len: @.5t76el II 1901
I 4o4.s42 tons. against 2.l614 In 1870. A
The St. Mary's Fails and Welland canals
II found In conpa lson II their ngtirn.
tor tern, o. years. The number o.
tessels passing through the Well1nd
a 'redliction Of more than one.haif In thu
number OF vekse's. The number Of yes,
Yels RAISING through the ST. Nary's Fails
Canal In ls1a war, s,bl7 and In 1902
canals 2tG9 rt%el. as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
Such ski aid Know'e'ge Has
Seldom Before Been Seen y
. In R ohmond. 4.
APPROVED BY .EVERYB. DY
.Cha,les Linoo|n Smith Has Won
Gleat fsvlr and Popularity
by Giving JOY TO Hun
dreds Of Our People.

n 4 { = T. . ID V. "
Wherair, .llss this mans wonderful sue.
eess This rs a much mooted question,
Al question that In asked far and wide.
a question that scores OF people IN Rich
thond are putting 70 themselves and ask.
ipg OF their friends. Charles Lincoln
Smith 10. indeed, q marvel and some are
almost willing to assert that he
waArd Whether man Or wizard, tho
truth remains that his success IS nhS'
lnbhlAnal, Flow he does II no bns bur
7kin,Felf ID able 70 say Men 60 into HIS
handsome apartments at tMurphy's Hotel
Annex, shsptlcai as 10 his ability and a.
"a the chance o. their ever ngAln pos
sesslng d correct Vision They come out
WITH theif iaces shpwlnE traces Of Joy.
Thsys 10 again and again and finally
Within ~ Tow days they show N the!r
ununtenances RE very essence OF happl-
tbss,@ thelkw ak eptiosm all, Como. Their
tortuous pain has been relieved, head'
aches that have baffled all lreatmsnl TOR
Years ahd years have passed away. or
nav be it was ~ fatal blindness creep.
lng on little by little, that has been
checked, conquered or banlshsd entire.
Howl Who knows3 II ls done, and
that is enough A method simple enough.
YET known only to Charles LINCOLN Smith.
Simple enough, vat requiring an unsur.
nassed skll, and a knowledge Of the
muscular action OF the human eye that,
psraiapA, no othor mortal man Possesses.
the proof lies In the result, Detects
Of the avs that prominent ooulists and
'dtotor4 utterly fall to comprehend, Yield
ii a moment to his Wondarful tnethod
ana prescription CLASSES. strange y aay
itstn, but 10 stranger than It's H'lA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
DEATH, SICKNESS, FIRE.
Exciting Episode, in Which Cool
Heads Won 4 Victory.

tspecia, to The .D,spatch,)
ETNA MILLS. VA, Nov. aS.-.A few
days ago the daughter OF Thomas An.
derson. aged thirteen ono Of the most
thrifty ana respectable colorad people.
was standing BY a log fire al her home.
She turned around on the hearth and her
drsss caught fire. Although the rest at
The family was present the flames could
not be put out till she jumped Into the
horse trough Of water near by, But she
was 30 badly burned on her back that
she died. tn, girls mother had Eivel,
htrth to q child lust two weeks before.
and was ~.
Tho next day neiSnhors came "a bury
the girl. The crowd had gathered and
the house took fire in tr,. roof, TIE
commenced to fgh, the, fire, while the
dad girl lay IN the onfIln on the first
telaor ana the sick mother nm the n,cond
floor, Mr., Charles Smith. Of Nnttoway
lcet,nty, Charles Allen ~ Newnort News.
-"rd Joseph Norris. OF Richmond. were
hunting near BY. and AZ soon as
they saw the house on fIre, they ran
to tn, asslstance nf the coored paope
who had about given up. They. with
and. being Intelligent old tiren,en, sue
ceeded with the help Of the many coll
ored peop., In putting The fire out, Or
ders were given 10 get All the wa ter buck
eta that could be had, and they came
By the hundreds. Never ware so MANY
water buckets seen together at one place
In the county.
Ali the time while the fin, was being
nut out the daad girl and sipk mother
were not noYad from their rooms TIL
MT. Allen had tbs mother moved "a keep
fire watAr that was coming through the
roof. from pouring down on the
bad, Anderson thanked the hunters With
tears IN his eyes. and wanted to know
how It was that the lotd had STAT tAAhA.