Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-07

of them earlier by spraying? or
course, THIS Is mere guess, as l
have not seen the conditions with
you"
A state convention by mail Is some
thing new, but 1t was carried out sue,
cessfully by the peoples party In Des
Moines on June 80. During month
or six weeks extensive correspond.
ence among the populists had been
going forward with reference to the
selection Of delegates to the national
convention, to choose which the con
vention was called. When the heads
OF the movement met in the parlor
of the Iowa hotel they acted for rep
resentatives OF their party in all of the
counties and whose letters were con.
ceded as much prominence as the. del
egates would have been had they
been in attendance. The delegates
to the national convention will pro.
coed at once from their homes with
out mourning the expense OF first
coming to Des Moines. That is said
by the leaders to be the reason that
l.. II. Weller of Nashua, w. ID. Olney
OF Des Moines, j. X. Norman of Abba,
Leonard Brown Of Des Moines, Ii. &.
Cue, formerly OF Des Moines, and s.
Harvey OF Des Moines were about the
only populists present when Chair
man Norman OF the state committee
called the convention to order and
proposed l.. II. Weller for chairman.
w. ID. Olney was secretary and this
temporary organization was made
nprmAnnnt Mr. NnlInr In
for vice-president, but when the Iowa
delegates get to Springfield they are
likely to shy his castor into the pres.
idential ring.
Hon. John Cownie estimates the
Iowa corn crop at seventy.five per
cent. The stand will not exceed
sixty-six per cent" he said, returning
from tour OF the southern part Of
the state. IF we have the most IA.
vorable possible weather conditions
from now on we cannot gain to ex.
coed three-fourths of a crop. There
are too many single stalk hills to per.
NIT us to enjoy full crop IL every
other condition from now ON proved
absolutely perfect.
There are about 100000 acres OF
corn In Iowa this year. We will lose
100000 acres because OF the fact
that a third of the stand Is lacking,
Instead OF three stalk hills, we have
two stalk, one stalk and blanks
This Is the nubbin OF the difficulty
with the corn this year. II is not so
much in the cold weather that we
have had; 1t is in the poor seed and
the slack stand"
A small acreage of fax is reported
for this season in the fields OF north.
ern Iowa. But IL is reported as not
likely that the price OF oil cake
which has recently become so popu.
lar as fattening feed for cattle and
hogs, will be advanced. Only a few
years ago the farmer who kept oil
meal to feed his hogs was a curiosity
and the one who would feed 1t to cat
tie was almost unheard OF. But to.
day the price of oil meal makes
considerable difference in the cost
of feeding cattle, as it, in combina.
tion with corn, makes a most nutriti.
GUS finishing feed.
The state executive council bought
about $1,000 worth OF lie Grand
Iowa, stone for the completion of the
state hall OF history. price of
seventy-eight cents foot was agreed
upon, the stone to be laid down In
Des Moines at that figure. Approx,
mately $1,000 cubic feet will be re-
quired for the completion of the build.
ing. The stone comes from the
a n Whiph fur oh
ed that which went into the west
wing of the structure.
Governor Cummins has named the
commission to have charge of the
erection of a monument to the Iowa
soldiers who died and suffered in
Andersonville military prison. For
this purpose the recent legislature
appropriated $10,50O. The commits
sion is composed OF the following
members: Captain NJ T. Russell, Des
Moines; NJ. V. b. Evans, Beaman,
Grundy county: ID. &. Bishop, Al
toona; w. C. Tompkins, Clear Lake;
Captain J. A. Brewer, Des Molnes.
The ex-Prisoners War association,
state organization OF those who suf.
fered In southern prisons during the
war, urged the appointment of Cap
tain Russell, Captain Brewer and Mr.
Bishop, especially. This association
has annual reunions at the state fair
grounds and is thoroughly represent.
alive of the veterans of the state.
Mistress-"You seem to have
good deal of company, Mary" Maid
"Yas'm. Deys what call my rain
beaux. Seven different colored gem
tlemen. Yas'm."-Princeton Tiger.
Bluejowls-"Where is the manager
today?" Propps-"Oh, he has taken
a telescope and gone down to a bath.
Ing beach to pick out a leading lady
for our new comedy.
The bamboo sometimes grows two
feet in twenty-four hours. There are
thirty varieties of this tree; the small
est is only six inches in height, and
the largest one hundred and fifty feet.
Crabshaw-"He has the inventive
faculty very highly developed" Craw-
ford--"What has he inventedY Crab
shaw-"Nothing, SO far as | know.
But when his wife goes out he can
think OF things to keep the baby anus
ed by the our."-Judge.
when 1 was boy" said the gray
haired physician, who happened to be
in a reminiscent mood, Il wanted to
be soldier but my parents persuaded
me to study medicine" ooh. we'll"
rejoined the sympathetic druggist
"such is life. Many man with whole
sale aspirations has to content himself
with retail business, -Chicago Daily
News.