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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15
THOMAS LAWSON
CALLS ON CUKKIkS

Des Moines, Feb. Thomas w
Lawson, OF Boston, yesterday called
upon and invited Gov. A. B. Cummins
to serve with four other distinguish
ed men of America on a committee
to which he will turn over his New
York Life and Mutual Life Of New
York proxies and which he asks to at
tend the coming annual meetings OF
these two companies for the purpose
of electing good, honest, sound bust
ness men as directors.
Governor Cummins replied that he
would consider the proposition, and
after conference with Governor
Johnson of Minnesota. one of the
other members, would make definite
answer.
Following this conference, Lawson
upon invitation expressed in resolu.
ton, addressed the house of repre-
sentatives.
The conference between Mr.. Lawson
and Governor Cummins was held In
Governor Cummins' private Office at
the state house. Mr.. Lawson was &C
companied by Z. ]. Ridgeway. one OF
the publishers OF Everybody's Maya
zine, in which Mr.. Lawson's story.
"Frenzied Finance" appeared.
Mr.. Lawson told Mr.. Cummins that
the other members Of the committee
will be Governor Johnson OF Mime
sofa, Senator LaFollette of Wiscon.
sin, Governor Broward Of FLORIDA, and
eX-Attorney-General Monnett of Ohio
He said he had received large mum
Der OF proxies from policy holders
in the New York Life and Mutual Life
Of New York, which, with the theirs
he expects to get and which he is con-
tident will come in if the committee
plan goes through, will give him con.
troll OF both companies.
The proxies are so worded that Mr..
Lawson cannot vote them himself.
He must turn them over to a commit
tee Of unquestionaby responsible
men, TO be named by him, which COM
mittee will attend the annual meet.
ings and vote the proxies.
The Boston fnancier attaches no
conditions whatever to the handling
Of the policy proxies which he wishes
TO place in the hands OF committee
Of governors of whom the Iowa exec
utiVe is one.
II will not even suggest the name
of single man for officer or director
of the companies" he said, in explain
ing his idea and his offer. 81 wish
the committee to which | am willing
10 turn over these proxies to use
them as their best judgment dictates
TO the end that the policy holders
interests may be protected.
Thirty or forty per cent of the
present cost of insurance can be saved
10 the policy holders. This commit.
tee can see to it by voting these
proxies that that saving is made to
the 100000 heads of families who
hold policies in this country.
THE committee will have proxies
representing majority of the policy
holders of the New York Life and
re New York Mutual Life compan
les, II they take the proxies that
have been signed 20 me. They can
effect the result l have outlined"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15

A lady and her little daughter were
walking through a fashionable quar-
ter when they came to a portion of
the street strewn with straw, so as to
deaden the noise of vehicles passing
certain house whats that for.
map" said the child: to which the
mother replied: 1.-THE lady who lives
in that house, my dear, has had lit
tie baby girl sent her" The child
thought moment, looked at the oaun-
tity of straw. and said: "Awfully
well packed, wasn't she, MAJ"
Even the milk of human kindness
may contain a few germs.
A Swede and an Irishman were out
walking together when a storm came
up. The rain fell violently. They
took refuge under tree. The tree
for about fifteen minutes made good
refuge. Then it began to leak. The
cold raindrops began to fall down the
Irishman's neck, and he began to
complain. "Oh, never mind" said
the Swede; there are plenty OF
trees. AS soon as this one is wet
through wen go under another"
No. Maude, dear; there is no simi-
'arity between an heirloom and Q
windmill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15
SECURITY OF THE IOWA
LIFE INSURANCE LAy

In an editorial upon this subject the
Des Moines Register and Leader OF
February 8. speaks as follows:
1.-THE action of the Royal Union Mu-
tual Life Insurance comuany in pub
fishing In full ana at it's own expense
the report of the most thorough ex-
animation that has ever been made
into the conduct of insurance COM
panies in the state, Is without prece-
dent. We believe no other company In
the United States has before made
public every criticism on its man
agement covering the full period Of its
life as a company.
There are several reasons why the
publication is to be commended. The
report, while making some minor criti-
cisms on the conduct Of the company.
shows that probably no business in.
stitution in the state has been more
carefully or more honestly managed in
the past twenty years than the Royal
Union. The report also makes plain
that Auditor Carroll had been using
his Office for the purpose the people
intended and has been without any
particular noise or advertising con-
Quoting an investigation into the con-
duct of life insurance in the state,
that is not surpassed for thorough
ness by the Legislative investigation
recently closed in New York"
The Des Moines Capital OF the 9Th
says:
"The Royal Union Mutual Life In
surance company has nothing to con-
ceal. That company has published IL
the daily papers a full report of the
examination recently made Of its af-
fairs under the directions of the auditor
of state The company publishes it
all, even the criticism = concealing no
thing Salaries are given and the fees.
Some fees, not great in amount, were
criticised by the auditor and the COM
pany Immediately suspended all such
fees for the future. This report ap-
peared in The Capital yesterday am
subscribers are invited to examine tt
critically. 1t is just such report as
could be expected from company
Hon. Frank ID. Jackson, as president,
and Sidney A. Foster, ESQ.,, as sec
rotary. The report lays bare the in.
terror workings of one of the strong
companies of the state-a company
that has been built up practically by
two men. Messrs. Jackson and Foster,
who have devoted their lives to the
business. The board of directors is
practically the same as at the start
some twenty years ago. No legisla.
tive committee could discover ha.f as
much relating to the business OF In
surance as the auditors experts dis.
covered in their recent examinations.
The Capital congratulates the Royal
Union on being able to stand com.
plete publicity of all its affairs, large
and small. The showing Is one Of
which the officers Of the company
may well be proud. They deemed II
best to take the public into their con.
fidence. The law ought to require
such reports to be published once
each year. Publicity is the best
remedy in respect to everything OF
the nature of life insurance. In Great
Britain the laws require exhaustive
reports from all corporations annual
ly."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15
FIND MRS. tCKLES
GUILTY OF CRIME

Cedar Rapids, Feb. TO- The jury
in the case CT Mrs. Zetta Eckles.
charged with murder of Constable
Peter Martin, returned last night a
verdict Of manslaughter Mrs. Eckles
shot Martin dead while he was at.
tempting to take furniture from her
house on writ of execution.
The defense contended that he was
an invader of her home because the
writ was outlawed and that the fur.
niture he was attempting to take was
exempt.
Their testimony that Judge Thomp-
son of the district court advised the
woman to resist any attempt to take
her furniture was uncontradicted by
the state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15

A little girl. who was having her
hair combed, noticed that 1t gave
forth crackles and sparks, and asked
her mother the reason. There's
electricity in your hair, darling"
With awe in her voice the child re-
piled: "Oh, mother, aren't we wonder.
fully made! | have Electricity in my
hair and grandma has gas Ia her
stomach"
Maid-"Are you at home to Mrs.
Toney, mum? She's at the door"
Mistress-'T am II she has a new hat
on-not otherwise. Cleveland Lead.
er.
"Sody crackers? Yes'm." said the
countrv store keeper; 81 got 'em.
Ill-er-send 'em ZIP to you!" "well,"
replied Mrs. Medders, 81 did low to
take 'em with me-" "Yes'm, but, We
see, Bill Bruser he's a-dozin' on ton
o. the bari Jest now an he amt in the
best O. humor to-day."-Philadelphis
Press.
This new lun nous paint Is splen.
did invention!" declared the fond
young papa. "How SOP" asked Mr.
Newlywed "Why, you Just paint the
baby's face with II and you can see II
to give him his hottie without light
ing the gas!"-Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15
State MAY MAKE
OWN CLOTHING
Board of Control Considers
Manufacture of Its Own
Clothes.
CONFER WITH PRISON TAILOR
He Suggests Making Custom Cloth.
ting by State Wards-PIan to Sc
lect Likely Students and Teach
Them Tailoring.

Dcs Moines, Feb. 11.-Iowa may
make her own clothes. The state
board of control is considering the
ACCESSIBILITY OF making tailors out OF
enough convicts at the Fort Madison
penitentiary to manufacture tailor
furnished the inmates will be tailor
made. Custom made suits are now
bought. There is difficulty In fitting
the inmates satisfactorily. The sys-
tenn proposed OF making all OF the
suits at the prison. by tallors, will
obviate this difficulty and probably
secure better work for less or equal
money than the board now Is able
to get on contract.
This plan o. course conflicts with
absolutely no Iowa industry.
made clothing Of all the inmates OF
all of the institutions.
j. t. Kruger. who has been the
tailor at the Fort Madison prison for
six years, was in conference with the
members Of the board at the state
house yesterday. respecting the
project.
He stopped in Des Moines on his
way from the insane hospital at
Clarinda to Fort Madison. lie was at
Clarinda to measure q large number
Of the patients for clothing TO be
made up at Fort Madison lie manu-
featured a number of. suits at the
hospital, but can work 10 better ad-
vantage at Fort Madison.
At the prison he has n force Of ten
or twelve convicts In the tailor shop
now, engaged in making the clothing
furnished to the ConviCts in the
prison. This number OF convict tail
ors can be increased to any figure
almost.
II is the plan of the board Of con-
troll to select fifty or sixty likely stu
dents and put them at work tailoring
rnder Mr.. Kruger and furnish them
with the cloth and findings with
which to make all OF the suits worn
by the 5000 men and boys who are in
the various institutions.
If this Is done practically all suits
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15
"Pestoffice stonen sa,,.a

In the early history of Cape Colony.
before the FIRST permanent settlement
had been made, it was the custom OF
the captains of passing ships to leave
letters for Europe underneath a large
stone on the shores of Table bay. 10
be called for by the next returning
squadron. Several of these "postof1ce
stones have been discovered and one
is now In the entrance hall Of the gen.
eral postofice in Cape T yn. An.
other has just been found. built into
the southwestern bastion of the cas-.
tie. The stone must have been used
In building the wall. which was com.
pleted In 1879. or more than fifty years
after the date of the inscription II
bears. II records the stay In Table bay
Of some English ships, the Lesser
James and the Abigail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15

In the early DAYS Of Kansas, Judge
Strang was district Judge on the
bench in Dodge City. Every time
he was absent the lawyers of Dodge
City would elect an old .ex-Confeder-
ate colonel. practicing law there. as
Judge pro tenn. A stranger drifted In
to Dodge City and soon noticed the
old rebel" was always chosen Judge
pro TEN, He couldn't understand 1t.
He asked an attorney how 1t came
about. "Oh. we do II because we
like to see the old sardine take the
oath Of allegiance to the United
States" said the attorney.
Thomas Edison once told this
story: I'm the year 1873 man from
Massachusetts came to California
with a chronic liver complaint. He
searched all over the Coast for
mineral spring to cure the disease.
and finally he found. down In the San
Joaquin Valley. spring, the waters
of which almost instantly cured him.
He therefore started a sanitarium.
and people all over the world came,
and were quickly cured. Last year
this man died. and so powerful had
been the action OF the waters that
they had to take his liver out and
kill II with club"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15
FIRE AT MORNING SUN

Morning Sun, Feb. Sire starting
in a defective flue destroyed eleven
buildings here last night In the main
business portion OF the city.
chemical fire engine was Of little
use and no water could he obtained.
The fire. after being driven by stiff
breeze along the main street. finally
burned itself ont The loss is about
go 900 fully covered by insurance.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15
McLain Home DAMAGED By Fire.

Iowa City. Feb Q The residence
Of Judge Emlin McLain. Justice OF the
supreme court OF Iowa, was damaged
nv fire to the extent OF several thon.
sand dollars on Wednesday. The
FIRE caught from the explosion OF
gasoline which the servant was using
in cleaning The fire was speedily
suhdued without serious damage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15

Passerby-"Ts that your pork down
there on the road, guv'nor?" Farmer
Pork! What dye mean? There's
q pig o. mine out there" Passerby-
"Ah. but there's a motorcar just been
by."-Ex.
Miss Passey-"A fortune-teller has
told me where should find my future
husband" Mrs. Stipulate-"Good-
ness! give me her address at once.
Perhaps she could tell mo where nv
present one is. "-Judge.
A big hearty voice is like a big
hearty appetite: 1t should be con.
trolled.
Reporter-"Uncle. to what do you
attribute your long life?" Oldest in.
habitant--"I don't know yit, young
Teller, They's several OF these patent.
medicine companies that's dickerin'
with me,"-Chicago Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15

A little over year ago, "The
Widows and Widowers' Society" was
formed in New York City. The object
Is to bring bereaved men and women
together. and induce them to condole
with one another. Their coincidence,
SO far, has resulted in fourteen mar
riages.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15
MOTHER and THREE
CHILDREN BURN

Missouri Valley, Feb 1l.-Mrs Ed
ward Lett and her three children
were burned to death in fire which
destroyed their home on South
Tenth street late last evening. The
Oldest child was but 4 years OF age.
II is not known how the fire started.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15

At meeting OF trustees II was de-
cided that st. Matthias school at Mus.
catine should be improved to the ex
tent OF 10000 The increased enroll
ment Is the cause of the enlargement
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15

When good nature is noisy Il Is
almost as disagreeable as III nature.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-02-15

The Pottawattamie-Ha county
drainage ditch case that was appealed
from the district court in Pottawatta-
ME county. has been decided In an
opinion handed down by the supreme
court. The action was brought by
X. A. Brown to restrain the county
authorities from letting contracts to
construct the drainage ditch. The
county court decided in favor of the
county supervisors, and the plaintiff
appealed. The supreme court affsrms
the action of the lower court.
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in
and them ands
mako thanks
am
anybody that prolonged lives
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VETERANS TO HEAR !.
. OF CITY'S GL0RIES

Ten thousand folders, telling of the
beauties and wonders of Minneapolis,
will soon be in the hands Of as many
g.. A. R. post, secretaries all over the
United States. No wonder or beauty OF
Importance in the city. has been omitted
from the list, and on the whole the
folder will be a most effective
TI.booster''. Of Minneapolis as the, en-
campment city fol-. this year. ..l.=
club, who is something Of a sign
painter when It. comes to doing things
with long words, is author of the
folder, and. IN preparing it he more
than spread himself. The booklet con
| tains a fund Of useful information
about: the city, offering a sort of intro
duction to prospective visitors. There
are cuts of fine buildings and resi-
dences, lakes, parks and manufacturing
plants, SO that everybody will find
something of interest. HI. -. -
The purpose of the first booklet ; is
to- prepare the ground Thousands of
them will be distributed thru post sec
retaries. It contains a word Of hearty
welcome to the veterans and an appre-
citation Of the honor they are bestowing
on the city. - ~. !: -. -. =. ?
Other literature on more specific fea-
lures in connection with the encamp-
hielit Will follow, and tor the encamp-
ment week there will be a handsome
official guide full of useful information
Of every. sort All points OF interest
| will be listed with full directions for
| reaching them. The guide will be amply
! illustrated with maps Of the business
; and residence sections, and cuts Of
every sort. With a guide any stranger
who can read will be able to find his
way about the city with ease. A com
plete streetcar line directory will be
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creek. It is best suited for homes for
wage earners and small capitalists: The
high, well-wooded property is believed
to be the best large tracts of land re-
manning unsold in Minneapolis. f..
The site for the new home district is
a beautiful one. Oak, elm and maple
trees stud the tract, and, altho right
in the city, the effect is rural, III.
Thorpe Brothers were particularly
anxious to acquire the Martin property.
as they had great success in handling
the adjoining tract, which they plated
last year. and named Fort Avenue ad;
dition. This tract contains l79 lots,
al of which were, sold within three
months Of the time the addition was
opened. Many of the lots are now
covered with new houses. 49,.
Similar success is expected from the
sale of the new tract, which will be
called the Fort Avenue supplement, and
this large acreage near the shores OF
Rice lake, which has lain idle in. the
possession Of the late MI. Martin since
1860, will blossom with homesteads.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-12
City Il eWs
'WOLFER TO STAY
AT SALTWATER
WARDEN REJECTS THE OFFER
FROM ILLINOIS.
Terms Were Tempting, Including Sal
airy Of $4,000 in Short Time, Be
sides Living Expenses-Loss Of
Wolfer Would Have Been Embarass-
ing just Now.

Henry Wolfer will remain as warden
of the Saltwater prison. He admits the
fact of the offer from Illinois to be-
come head of the prison at Joliet, as
exclusively published in I he our
n al Yesterday, but says he will stay
by the Minnesota institution.
81 have fully made up my mind, 8
said Mr.. Wolfer, "and will decline the
Illinois offer. had hoped that moth
ing would be published regarding the
matter, but since the story is out /
might as we'll say that it, is correct.
The offer is the most flattering I have
ever received, and have had it under
the most careful consideration for sew
eral days. Ibegan my work as prison
official at Joliet, and it would have
been pleasant for some reasons to re-
turn there as head Of the institution,
but / have fully determined to stay
Mr.. Wolfer g decision was ANNOUNCED
after a long conference with the board
Of control. It is understood that the
board offered inducements to keep til ,
warden in Minnesota, not wanting to
lose his services at q time when the
Irvine plant needs the best and most
experienced mana cement, and when the
installation. of the branch prison calls
1 for the advice of a man with Wolfer g
experience. The present salary of the
prison warden is $4,000, but when the
:, new plant is in operation his duties
will be increased. and it is likely that
the warden has been promised a sub
| stantial increase in his salary. :. H..
/: The Illinois institution only pays
$4,000 but furnishes nearly everything
and it is understood that the offer from
! Illinois promised an increase very soor
to $4,000 a year. - .,..;S...s. 80.
4 The members of the board Of contro
are naturally very much pleased at thu
4 warden's decision. They were advised
! Of the. offer some days ago, and have
been in communication with Mr.. Wolfer
I If he had gone to Illinois the board
! would have had great difficulty in Sc
curing competent successor.
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MARTIN ESTATE. is SOLD
TRACT OF NINETY-TWO ACRES TO
BE PLATED AND PUT UPON
MARKET. p -. ~ . =. T.. d.

Lively bidding was an encoura cling
feature of the auction sale yesterday
at the courthouse, of the acreage prop
estate TRoppe Bro ai W secured a thu
tract of ninety-two acres for $4,000,
which is said to be 25 per cent higher
than the sale would have brought one
year ago. The property will be plated
in 40 by 40 lots and sold at S. down
and S. month. The sale was made
by Chicago attorneys representing the
executors of the estate. 49,
The Martin property lies between
Twenty eighth and Thirty-frst avenues
s, Forty second street and Minnehaha
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side, with Westrumite finish to make

side, with Westrumite finish to make
the roadways dustless.
foot Of property. The portion Of the
street to be improved is two and three
fourths miles in length. The entire ex-
pense Of the work is figured at $129,330,
Of which $4,000 is provided for in this
years city budget. This leaves $79,330
to be assessed. The city railway g por-
tion Of the cost is estimated at $44;590.
"A feature Of the improvement will
be the placing Of all sewers and gas
pipes in the boulevards.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-12
PERFECT LADIES" In A
. !. ROW ON The RIALI0

Strained relations have arisen be-
tween the management: of the Ralph
Stuart stock company at the Lyceum
and that of t'The Rance of Oudh.,' to
be presented at the Metropolitan. the
first three nights Of next week bv
the Roosevelt club. AS. is often the
case petticoats are the source Of the
trouble, but the unusual part of this
difficulty is that the petticoats are worn
by bearded men instead Of lovely ladies.
Ernest Fish0r Of the Stuart company
appears in Thelma this week and max es
Il hit as Britta,O the Norwegian ser
want girl. The Rooseve1ters are dis
pleased by Mr.. Fishers impersonation.
They claim that the Lyceum manage
ment copied the idea from them and
that in fact Mr.. Fisher has been visiting
the Roosevelt rehearsals ineognito and
there getting pointers on how to be lady
and that they should have ROYALTY on
his performance. 80 ..g5ts
Fhe stock company woman how:
ever, claims that he has not taken sug-
IN fact. the chorus girls of eThe Rance
Of Oudh, have been patronizing The
Lyceu1n this week to get pointers from
him. : & - :. - 80 -
| a Scandinavian created scene at the
Lyceum stage entrance Tuesday night.
When stopped at the door and asked
what and whom he wanted he stated in
[ broken English that he must see g Brit.
T ia, = as be knew she was an old friend
Of his in Norway. He was politely but
positively denied the privilege. He be
came. insistent and finally So obstreper
/ Gus that several of the stage hands were
called to the rescue and the young
/ Scan dinavian was carried into the alleyy
muttering Norsk oaths Of vengeance.
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Hale and Happy at 50

Mr. and Mrs Abraham Fourier Aged 80 and 76 Respectively
Who Recently Celebrated Their 57h Wedding Anniversary
Attribute Their HEALTH Strength and Longevity Duffy Pure
Malt Whskey, Which They Have Been Using for Years.