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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
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IOWA WINS HONORo.
State College Triumphs Over otrer
Institutions at Stock Show.

Chicago, Dec. General Manager,
the remarkable 10months-old calf,
which weighed 1910 pounds at the
opening of the international live stock
show, has gained an average of two
pounds day under what stock raisers
call ''the rapid scientific feeding
process" This calf, which is owned
by the Iowa Agricultural college, won
first prize yesterday in the special
class of calves under IL months old.
The Iowa college also carried off
first prize in the class for cows II
months old and under "a months old.
These victories, together with first
prize for the five best steers shown
and the highest award won for it's
class by Tama Jim, steer that was
named for Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, caused the Iowa Agricultural
college to triumph over all the state
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations. Minnesota got second hon
ors for the college bred" stock.
Individual farmers won more honors
for Iowa yesterday by taking the CHEF
prizes in the car load lots OF slime
exhibit
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
wAPELLo CASHIER SHORT.
W. n. Cotton Confesses to Deficit
of S23 900.

Wapello, Dec. Wv. II. Cotton,
cashier of the Wapello State Savings
bank, was arrested yesterday on the
charge of ENLIGHTENMENT. According
to estimates the alleged defalcations
will aggregate $4,000. The amount
has been made up by the stockholders
of the bank and the business is being
conducted as usual. Cotton gave bond
for his appearance and was released.
A special session OF the grand jury
was called for today and the case will
be laid before them. It Is said the
alleged deficit has been made during
the past ten years, when 1t appears
sums of money, large and small, have
been taken. 1t is said the stockhOld-
ers had such complete confidence in
Cotton that for the past year they did
hot require him to give bonds. If this
is true the loss will have to be made
up by the stockholders, as the assets
of Mr.. Cotton can not possibly re-
place the loss.
Des Moines, Dec. 2.-Auditor of
State Carroll has been notified of the
resignation of w. Fl. Cotton, as cashier
of the Wapello State Savings bank OF
Wapello, Louisa county, and his con-
fession of a shortage of $4,000.
The shortage was called to the at
tention of the directors of the bank
by Bank Examiner Mckee and Direc-
tors Otto and o. II. Weaver immedi-
ately made good the shortage so that
the bank is unimpaired and now in
perfect condition.
1t was rumored last night that Col
ton may be arrested. He is utterly
unable to make the shortage good.
What became of the money remains
an absolute mystery. When the direc-
tors confronted Cotton with the knowl-
edge of his defalcation, the official re-
poI& TO the auditor shows, he con-
fessed that the shortage amounted to
$23,100. He was asked what he did
with the money. He refused to say.
Wapello. Dec. 3.-The defaulting
cashier" w. Fl. Cotton, was indicted by
the grand jury late yesterday after.
noon of the crime of grand larceny
in the sum of s25,300 in funds belong
ing to the Wapello State Savings
hank, and at o'clock last evening in
the presence of the court and few
spectators, was sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary at FIT. Madison for term OF
two years and six months.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
.ENFoRcE FIRE ESCAPE LAW.
Owners Of Buildings at Des Moines
Notified They Must Comply.

Des Moines, Dec. 5.--More fire es-
capes and Of better pattern will be
erected at once on all the apartment
store buildings in Des Moines. No.
tees to that effect have been sent out
recently by the fire department. The
owners of the buildings and the pro-
prietors of the stores have been noti-
fed that the improvements must be
made at once. The coming of winter
when fires from natural causes are
likely to occur and the dangerous con.
struction of such buildings, have de.
termined the fire department to com.
mence at once the bringing of all large
buildings up to the full compliance
of the state law.
Nearly every department store in
Des Moines falls under the ban.
When they were constructed, no state
fire escape law was on the statute
books. The escapes erected were tc
fulfill the requirements of the city ordi
nance providing for the erection OF
the same. The state law, more strin
gent and more applicable, has since
been passed and practically every
building will have to have new fire es
capes.
The notices sent to the proprietors
and property owners have been met
with promises for early improvement
The ladder fire scapes on these build
ings will be exchanged for steel stair
ways, beside more Of them will be
erected, than before and greater care
taken in their location.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
KNOCKS OUT THE
COMPULSORY LAW
Parents Can Claim They
Teach Them at
Home.
QUEER CASE AT SHENANDOAH
Parents Refused to Send Children
to School and Jury Promptly A1-
quits Them on Trial-State Super
intendent Is Puzzled.

Des Moines, Dec. 1.-Compulsory ed
ucation in Iowa is seriously threaten
ed as a result Of a test case tried at
Shenandoah in which a jury has just
rendered a verdict to the effect that
home education is an adequate defense
to a prosecution for failure to send
children to school as required by the
law.
The verdict has created quite a stir
in the Office of State Superintendent
Riggs 1t Is feared that the defense
will be used by everybody and Will
have the effect of multiplying the law.
One consolation afforded by this
case lies in the fact that the jury had
to be shown that the pupils in ques-
ton had actually been sufficiently ed
ucated at home to be on an equality
with those who had attended public
schools, or approximately SO. This
test may prove the salvation OF the
law.
The case in question involved the
education Of two children of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Dek of Shenandoah. This
couple has always declined to send
their children to public schools and
an attempt was made to enforce the
compulsory educational law this fall.
The parents demanded a jury trial
and Mr.. Dek conducted his own de-
tense.
1t was shown that he and his We
were formerly missionaries engaged
in the African field. They have Pc
culiar ideas about education and de-
cided to teach their children them
selves. They hoped to equip them for
missionary work They claimed that
they had done their work conscien.
tiously and that their children were
as far advanced in tLe common school
branches as those of similar age who
had attended public schools regular
ly. The jury conducted an eXamina-
ton of the children and found this
contention to be fairly well sustained,
though the children seemed rusty in
some branches.
The prosecuting attorney contended
that the Deks were not qualified to
teach their children according to
modern methods and hence were un.
able to afford equal advantages for
their education. Dek argued that the
modern ideas were all wrong and ap-
parently succeeded in convincing ,-.e
jury, as 1t quickly rendered verdict
of acQuittal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
STATION AGENT DISAPPEARS.
c. II. Evans Deserts Post at Buckeye
on Short inc

sBuckeye, Dec. Sc. d. Evans, who
for some time has acted as agent for
the Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Nor.
thern at this place, disappeared Satur-
day, and it is stated on good authority
that $155 in money belonging to the
company went with him. 1t is also
stated that the American Express
company also is loser to some extent,
but no statement as to the amount Is
Forthcoming.
F. r. Carson Of Dubuque, auditor
for the express company. has been here
and has been largely instrumental in
the efforts which have been made to
capture Evans. The missing agent
has been traced to Ames, and later to
Marshalltown.
Evans, it is stated, was to have been
discharged on account of drunken
ness, but anticipated the orders re-
leasing him from his duties and took
French leave. His wife went away
last Thursday, saying that she was ex-
pecting to leave him on account of
his Incorporate habits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
BALLET IN RED OAK JAIL.
Regards compIaeentIy His Three
- Months Sentence

Red Oak, Dec 3.-Letson Ballet.
the White Swan Mining King" ar
rived here in the custody of officers
and was placed in the county jail to
serve out his three months sentence
melted out by Judge Smith McPher-
son in the federal court at Des Moines.
Ballet entered upon his residence
in the county prison with apparent
unconcern. He ate a hearty meal and
assembled with the other prisoners in
the general reading room of the Jail.
There were eight other prisoners con-
fined in the Jail here all committed
for minor offcnses. Mrs. Ballet has
secured lodging in house near the
jail and will be allowed to visit her
husband only as often as the jail reg
ulations permit. The jailer stated that
Ballet will be accorded the same
treatment as that given to other pris.
oners.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
PLEADS GUILTY TO ROBBERY.
Karl karrer Admits Taking $1,522
From Bank at Treynor.

Council Bluffs, Dec. 5.-Karl Kerrer
pleaded guilty to the robbery of the
Bank of Treynor on October 6, when
he forced the clerk, Miss Frances
Flood, to give up $1.522 at the point
of a revolver. Karrer, who was a
saloonkeeper at Treynor, was arrested
the day following the robbery. = He
partially confessed and aided In the
recovery of all but 500 of the money.
He has since been in the county jail
awaiting the action of the grand jury,
which indicted him, and he promptly
pleaded guilty. He will be sentenced
Wednesday. The penalty Is from ten
to twenty years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

WORLDS FAIR CLOSES.
Will Be Very Little ~ Stockholders
When Debts are Paid.

st. Louis, Dec. r While it is i'm
possible to obtain Hhe actual receipts
and expenditures of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company before
the middle of December, Secretary
Walter B. Stevens of the worlds fair
made the following statement to the
Associated Press last night:
From reports that have been sub
mitted of the admissions to the
grounds up to 9 o'clock tonight, we es-
innate that the attendance on
Francis Day will be few thousands
In excess of 100000, and that the at
tendance for the exposition period
will be in the neighborhood of 49,
100000.
''In round number the exposition
company has expended $4,000, 900
since the inception of the worlds fair
project, and the expenditures of the
several states and territories have
reached a total of 100000. The re-
ceipts since the opening day, April 80,
have been about $10.000,000, consist
ing OF admissions and concession
royalties.
'In addition to these receipts wee
the funds, amounting to about $l2,.
100000, raised by subscriptions 60
build the exposition.
while it is impossible to state ex-
actly the financial condition of the
Exposition company on this, the clos
ing day. it can be authoritatively an
nounced that all debts against the
company have been paid, with the ex-
ception of a few current accounts,
such as salaries. ETC., and these will.
II is thought. consume nearly all the
surplus, SO that there will only be
small amount left for the stock.
holders.
From the amount of royalties col
lected by the Exposition company, It
is estimated that the concession &C
counts of the pike and other parts OF
the Worlds fair grounds have taken
in at least $4,000, O00."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
CHILD DIES IN AGONY.
Little Daughter Of Parents Near
Extra Is Burned.

Extra, Dec. 5.-The little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Huff. who live
about seven miles southeast of Extra,
was fatally burned.
The child was playing in a room by
herself when she secured some
matches and set fire to her clothing.
Before her mother heard her screams
and reached her side, the little ones
clothing was entirely burned off, her
face and hands were blackened, and
the flesh was burned to crisp. Re.
covery was impossible, and she died
within a few hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
He is Shot While Hunting.

Charles City, Dec. 5.--Michael He'd,
dens, a young man aged 20 years, &C
cidentally shot himself while hunting.
Ills body was found by his parents,
lying near the wood pile by his home.
His shotgun had been discharged,
tearing great hole in the abdomen.
1t is supposed that he slipped and fell,
discharging his weapon. The coroner
is now engaged in holding an iques,.
Heddens was a man Of good habits
and was unmarried.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Dcs Moines. Dec. s. 1904.

DVs MUiHts, DEC. o, I5UF.
Secretary of State Martins plural
ity in the recent election was 14S.566.
according to the official canvass by
the executive council. The total vote
on secretary Of state. however, was
only 4S2,304. Four years ago the total
vote on this office was 52S,325. Then,
Secretary Martins plurality was
96,054. The totals for the nominees
for secretary OF state of the different
parties In 1900 and this year are given
In the following statement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

New York is mourning the death of
a man who had the artistic faculty of
painting BACKED eyes so that they
looked as innocent as an innocent lit
tie baby's sky-blue orbs. 1t is hard
TO see how the Tenderloin will manage
70 get along without him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

Upton has about decided not to
challenge for the Americas cup rcvt
year. Perhaps. in view of the sue ~ )
OF the governor-elect of Massachu-
setts. Sir Thomas has decided that it
will be more profitable TO do his ad.
vertising in the newspapers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

A young New Yorker who married
four western girls inside of four
weeks. gave as an excuse that they
were so fetching he couldn't resist
them. As he will fetch up in the
penitentiary very soon he viii have
ample time to reconsider his opinion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

Another Pittsburg heiress has found
a titled foreigner who Is willing to
marry for cash consideration. Pitts.
burg heiresses appear to be having
little difficulty of late in making it
possible for the world to see their
smoke. ..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

A man who has been exploring in
Central Africa says it is much safer
TO travel alone in the jungle at night
than In Chicago or New York. That
being the case, why go to the jungle
II you're looking for diversion?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

BY the terms of her uncle's will an
Indiana girl is to receive $4,000 if
she marries and not a cent if she re-
mains single. There are plenty of he
roes who will be willing to help the
poor girl get her money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

In thu bright Russian lexicon there
is no such word as mediation. We
don't know what tNe Russian word for
1t is, ana even if We could tell you you
probably wouldn't be able to pro-
nounce II
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

A New Jersey man while trying to
pay an election bet by riding a pig
was thrown off and one of his arms
was broken. For obvious reasons his
brains were uninjured, although he
landed on his head.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

Most men are such gross, material
creatures that they are satisfied II
their wives can make good fiapjacks
and look pretty on small amount of
money. even If they cannot repeat a
single page of the dictionary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

A dispatch from Washington says
money is plentiful. The great trouble,
however, is that no matter how plenti-
full money may be it is always neces-
sary 10 do something before one can
get any of IL.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

Why shouldn't Nine. Rejane declare
that the American society women are
the best-dressed in the world? They
get their gay gowns straight from
Paris.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

TeeS say that in the flashing contest
betEeAi Mrs. Potter Palmer's jewels
and tnn searchlights of the Wilhelm
der Crosse the diamonds were first
and the saaIchlights were nowhere.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

Count Jehai, Marie Joseph Alain De
dOls ds Fierrafeu. who took wife in
Boston Wednesday, will live in New
ark SOme Of his names will prOba-
bly, lie stored ia a warehouse.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

Andrew Carnegie has a large slice
OF his fortune yet remaining. He is
still in good health, but if anything
should happen to him
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

When that Brookline telephone girl
announced that she had been married
for a mouth without anybody's know
ing i, good many people said
"HuhO!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

Persons who join dcer-hunting cx.
cu' si0ns with the idea of returning
aliIe should take the precaution to get
as near the deer as possible when the
shooting begins.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

New York society men are wearing
what appear to be skin-tight trousers,
but a man with a search warrant
might be abls to find few layers Of
padding.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

chose swell girls of New York who
are wearing "poison rings" may force
the yOung men of their set to join
Prof. Wiley's poison class" in order
to become immune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

The Car lost 34,250 men at the bat
tie of the River ShaKhe. That's
enough to make him shakey.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

How does it happen that always
there is a chorus girl with him when
prominent man get hurts in an au.
tomObile smash-up?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

A woman won an automobile in a
lottery, and does not know what to do
with it. Let her trade it off for seal
skin cloak
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

The pen may or may not be might
Ter than the sword, but in the Hun
garian Parliament the inkstand is Ger
tainly mightier than the fist.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

1t is courageous woman who even
to keep men from going to Jail, will
admit that rhinestones instead of dia
monds glisten in her garter buckles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

Everybody has to tread lightly in
the vicinity of the French cabinet
these days, for the slightest jar might
upset it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

1t is a wise old Innocent bystander
who comes out Of the woods as soon
as the deer-hunting season begins.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

"A fool and his freedom are soon
parted" remarked the bachelor, upon
hearing Of the marriage of another
friend.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

"A Pennsylvania girl killed q tenfoot
snake with a hatpiI. Highball, or
hard cider? r......
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

Lord Curzon's departure for India
is gratifying indication that his
charming wife is going to get well.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
Admiral Davis Member Of Court.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The president
has announced that Rear Admir-,
Charles III. Davis will be offered the
appointment on the Degger Bank
court of inquiry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

When the curtain drops between
the acts. "a man Is reminded that be
needs few drops.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

You can whitewash reputation,
hut the spots will show through.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08
Ballet Beuins Sentence.

Des Molnes, Dec. 1.-Letson Ballet
left last evening in charge OF Marshal
Christian for Red Oak, where he will
begin his term of three months in the
Montgomery county Jail. He will be
libts ated in March, 1903.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

The devil was awful smart to pre-
fer weeds that will grow without any
hoeing or watering.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-08

An order has just been issued by the
district court Of Kossuth county at
Algona, whereby an assessment OF
$4,000 is made on stockholders of the
State Bank Of Germania, and a num-
Der OF prominent Hardin county es-
tates and business men are included
in the list. .
To prevent the spread of contagious
diseases, a tribe in India adopts an
effective plan. The sufferers are at
once put to death.
In every mile of railway there ara
seven feet and four inches that are
not covered by the rails-the spaces
left between them for expansion.
A young postage stamp collector a
boy aged eleven, of Hamilton, Can
ada, wrote to the czar, asking for
some Russian postage stamps He
received from the car a complete col
lection OF Russian stamps in a mag
nificently bound album. The collec-
ton Is said to be worth several tnous-
and dollars.
Self-preservation prompted a bull.
fighter named Mopterito, at month";.
con, Spain, to leap over the barrier
OF the arena, to escape a savage bull.
Then he cut his throat with a razor,
as he dreaded to be called coward.
The advocates of short dresses for
women recently engaged lady to
walk for one hour through London S
most populous thoroughfares wear
ing long skirt. The skirt was after
wards washed in distilled water, and
then $50 drops of the water were mi.
crascOpically examined. They con.
tanned over $4,000 germs of such dis
eases as consumption. typhoid fever
and diDtheria. sFo ag
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-22

Daisy" at the cour; Square last eve
ling. The plty WIS veil received ana
there was scarcely a duI moment
frcm the gong mp q lie curtain until
Tho Tnal pcone Murray and Mack
took The role of comedians and rhey
furnished much mo-riient 10 be large
audience Hos,. iaoeii as Bert
hall and call D1y." came IN for liberal
applause and was encorec repeatedly
in his dancllg stults. Laura Pier
roni as oais, Maitland the English
Daisy IS /. coIHettish little actress.
Her songs are catchy and pleasing.
while he- iancing Is Of a high order-
ghe play is considerably Above the av-
erage ard furnishes an evening OF
aenuiae entertainment and fun.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-22
FEAR SURVEYING lNsrRumEYrs
indian Superstition Hampers Making
of Arsitrary Aliotments.

Muskoses, r. Dec. % The iieid
party sent out from he Cherokee land
office 90 loal.e arh,ua,y allounents
in the f'nt hills Of tie Cherokee ma
lion, is experiencing much difficulty
IN getting he iafomaton out of the
full bloods necessary TO a speedy term
ination of their work u rs feared
thaJ this bcanch II tho allotment worl;
caunot he completed before ne,t Jiiy.
the limo for he diseolution Of the
Dawes commission.
The frll Dloods have a strong ser-
slou 70 surveyors instruments. look
ing upon fheni as the means employ
ed BY the white man FOR their undoing
In many Instances they refuse 10 give
information relative to their Improve
ment Tie members Of The party lay
on a piece n ground adjoining The
improvements Of TIE stul born Indian
and a plat Ut his is sent to the lard
Office and fled as his allotment pro.
yiding SONS other 2ersCn mas not prev
iously selected IL for an allotment
Up 10 daie about 2lOo0 ailotments
and partial allotnents have been male.
and filings are being made On abou.
100 quarer sections day Twenty
two hundred contest cases have o.
ready been filed.