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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Adiouesueat Yesterday After Very Short
Session. Appointed Election
judges.

After being in session only one
week, which is the shortest term
for a number of years, the COM
missioners' court concluded the
business of the term and adjourned
at noon yesterday.
The last important business
transacted was the appointment OF
election judges of the general cleo
ton to be held in November, 1908,
as follows:
Millican, No. Lee Thomp-
son, presiding Office; B. NJ. Curd,
A. !. Edwards, Tom Woolsey.
Wellborn, No. "A. W. Roy
der, presiding officer; w. II. Nc
Vey.
College Station, No. 5-N. Nj.
Burford, presiding officer; r. r.
Royal, Frank Stasney, J. IL.
Suber. Jr.
Bethel, No. 81. ID. Joies, pre-
siding officer; Anon Williams,
John Ferguson. I. b. Todd.
Kurten, No. 6-John Hearn,
presiding officer; Philip Endler.
Jim Lloyd.
Cottonwood. No. &c. w.
Blanton, presiding officer; jeff Cas-
ties.
Edge, No. s-W. ]. Mcdonald,
presiding officer; 7. W. Drew,
Bud Orr, Ebert Moore.
Bates Store. No. 9-Mose lips
comb, presiding officer; W. w.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17
LARGE SETTLEMENT.
Personal injury Suit Compromised
For Fifty Thousand Dollars.

New York. Feb. i6.-One OF the larg
est settlements ever made by rail
road company In suit for personal In
juries was closed when. in the action
OF Edward Kleist OF New Rochelle for
100000 damages against the New
York Central Railroad company. the
latter settled for $4,000. Mr.. kleist
who Is fifty years old. was riding In a
New Haven train Dec. 20. 1905. when
Harlem train crashed into II. Mrs
Kleist suffered a broken hip. became
paralyzed and lost the power OF speech.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17
Bulk Given TO Institute.

New York. Feb. i6.-By the will OF
the late Mrs. Mary II. Pratt, widow OF
Charles Pratt. who was prominent
ofiicer In the Standard I'll company.
the greater portion o. the estate is be
queathed To the Pratt institute. found
ed by Charles Pratt There are also
a number OF other charitable requests.
While the amount Of the estate Is not
given. Il Is known the o. Pratt estate
amounted to several millions or dol
Inns
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17
Reid Has Influenza.

London. Feb. 16.-American Ambas
sador Reid has the Influenza.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17
OPERA HOrSE WILL HAVE LIGHTS.

Manager Jno. B. Mike requests the
Eagle to announce thai the opera house
will have fine electric tights tor the per
formances the coming week. MIR. Fritz
Braaiz has connected up the electric wires
Of the opera house with his dynamo and
will give personal attention to the light
service at each opening of the opera house
during the week.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17
ASSIGNMENT MADE.
Firm Was One OF the Oldest Of iss
Kind az New York.

New York. Feb. ic.-Edward =. Coo
and W. II. Knox. surviving members
OF the firm OF Cardenas q Coe. gen
eral export and import merchants OF
this city. have made an assignment
The firm Of Cardcnas a Co Is one
of the Oldest In its line In the city,
and has done large commission. ex'
port and import business with both
South America and Europe. Its spe'
cialties were coffee. hides and os'
trich feathers. Charles Buckley Hub
bell. who has been named rs assignee
said the amount involved In the fail
ure undoubtedly Is large. but no de
tails are available.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17
THOMAS SHOT TO DEATH.
Texas Lumber Man Slain Near Hobart
by a Specialist.

Hobart. Okla. Feb i6.-Charles
Thomas. a lumber dealer OF Alvord.
Tex. was shot and instantly killed on
a Rock Island train near Hobart by
DIR. Il. ID. Beauchamp. a specialist OF
this city. The shooting occurred over
family troubles that began In Man
gum. Okla. several years ago. Beau.
champ was taken to the Hobart Jail.
Thomas was brother OF Judge John
r. Thomas OF this city. congressional
committeeman for the Fifth district,
and OF w. n. Thomas. agent OF the
Fort Worth and Denver railroad at
Fort Worth.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17
BANNisTER EMPIRES.
Shot by Suspicious Negro Whom IA
Ordered to Halt.

vicksburg, Feb. i6.-J. A. Bannister.
the white switchman. who was sho.
by an unknown negro. died. Bannis-
ter was an employe OF the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley railway. and before
daylight found a negro prowling about
the railriad yards. When commanded
to halt. the negro tarned around and
fired his pistol at Banaister. The bull.
let penetrated his abdomen. and there
was no hope for his life. A negro an
swering the description OF Bsnnister's
assailant was arrested by Waterman.
but while being taken to police head
quarters escaped.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17
Gamer, S. d. Martin, John Kasar-

Gamer, ). ID. Martin, john kasar'
elk.
Bryan, City Hall, No. ro-Jno.
F. Ettle. presiding officer; T. X.
Lawrence. J. o. Chance, Geo. J.
Nedbalek.
Bryan. Courthouse, No. II-R
G. Tabor, presiding officer; NJ. +.
Dansby. r. c. Oliver, l.. F. Chmel'
esky.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-02-17
marry Lorpes, Dead.

San Francisco. Feb. 16.-Harry Cor
bett. the well known sporting man and
brother OF J. J. Corbett. was found
dead Saturday r-orrs-y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Subsoilina In Orchards.

The advice is given to subsoil or
chards before the trees are set. This
may sometimes pay, but generally It
will not The theories in favor of 1t
are not carried out by actual expert
ence. Whether or not subsoiling will
pay is a matter that will depend on
the character Of the soil. II the soil
Is very compact below the line touch.
ed by ordinary blowing, subsoiling
should be very beneficial. It is impos-
sible to establish a rule that can be
applied to all soils, and most orchard
soils do not seem to return a profit
ON the labor of slbsoiling. The roots
Of the trees have great penetrating
power and will dip deep in ordinary
soils If they find plant food by SO
doing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10

The Japan walnut has been grown
with considerable success on the
grounds of the Michigan experiment
station, from which this branch was
taken.
Of sub-tropical appearance. While
they develop most rapidly upon rich
loan soil, such as is commonly known
as black walnut land, they thrive I'M
der almost any condition, provided
there is a fair amount of plant food
and moisture in the soil.
The trees come into bearing when
planted three or four years, and from
that time bear continuously, IL given
good care. The nuts are produced in
large panicled clusters and somewhat
resemble the common butternut, or
white walnut, except that they are
slightly smaller and more nearly
ovate in FORM. They crack very read
lily and the kernels are easily removed
from the shells. They lack the strong
flavor OF the butternut. and on this
account would be preferred by most
persons, although 1t does not COM
pare with the hickory nut. pecan and
other nuts.
The luxuriant growth, handsome TO
liage, and the hardness of the tree,
make 1t very promising as an orna-
mental tree, and the productiveness
and edible qualities of the nuts give
to 1t additional value.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
GARDEN NOTES.

Vines and trees and almost every.
thing grown on the farm are benefited
by lime and ashes.
Spray peach trees with lime water
as thick as can be used. 1t will pro-
tect tho buds from cold.
Pasturing sheep In sod pasture is
advised. They are not apt to injure
the trees. they enrich the soil. and
their close cropping prevents the evap-
,ration OF moisture which occurs In
long grass.
Rhubarb is easil grown In the Gel
lar for winter use. Spade up the roots
before the ground freezes too solidly
and then allow TIL IN to freeze thor
oughly. Place the b In q box In the
,llar and cover e roots to keep
them dark. Keep them free from
frost, and the sta b will grow and
supply the table without further
Gouble.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10

such terrible force that the point Of
the horn pierced the saddle.
AS they fell the stirrup iron scalped
his head for space four inches In
length and In breadth. He scrambled
to his knees and saw the horn actually
within the bend of his leg. With the
energy of self-preservation he sprang
to his feet, but after tottering step or
two tripped and came to the ground.
the rhinoceros passed within foot
without hurting him.
AS he rose for the second time his
after-rider came up with another gun.
Half pulling him from his horse. Os-
well mounted 1t and galloped after and
caught the rhinoceros. Keeping back
the piece of scalp with his left hand.
he held the gun to his shoulder with
his right and shot the brute dead.
On the return journey to the cape he
met with the most serious accident Of
his life. Stalking two rhinoceroses.
he was lying fiat when they came
within 20 yards of him. The nearest
Of the two came near stepping on him.
Hoping that his sudden appearance
from the ground would startle her and
so give him chance of escape, he
sprang up and dashed alongside of her
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Method OF HuryIng Potatoes.

in between. This, the correspondent
says, hac the tendency of forming an
air space and tends to retain the heat
better. The layer of straw should be
heavy enough so that when the last
layer of earth is put on that the
straw will form a four or fve-inch
thickness. II desired, coarse manure
can be piled on top after the first
freeze comes early In the winter.
Not the least among the difficulties
that beset the trucker, Ia that of Sc
curing reliable and efficient help. Not
only is the supply of help short, but
the wage rate Is increasing. Worst
of all, the laborers grow less and less
reliable and efficient. The better class
of men. attracted by higher wages and
shorter hours, are leaving the farm
and finding employment elsewhere.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Alternate Bearing Of Apple Trees.

Alternate Bearing Of Apple Trees.
1t has long been noted that In apple
trees there is tendency to bear on
alternate years. Prof. Bailey Of Cor.
lell university once said In the
presence of the writer that II apple
trees were severely pruned each year
they could perhaps be induced to pro-
duce a fair crop annually. In some
English experiments 1t was found that
during early life some of the apple!
trees bore good crops in succession
and some bore poor crops in success.
sion, but that ultimately both kinds of
trees fell into the habit of bearing on
alternate years. The subject of alter
nate bearing ia one that has been
studied. but Is still little under
stood.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Feed the Bushes.

How can you expect the currant
row to feed you II It Is not fed? In
thousands of gardens the currant Is
seldom treated to fertilizers. Yet II
Is one OF our most useful culinary
fruits. We advise every reader who
raises currants, says Farm Journal. to
apply top dressing Of manure around
each bush at this season. The same
treatment is what the gooseberi les
and raspberries also need. In the
spring the manure may be dug or cul-
tivxted into the soil.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Early Rhubarb.

A pleasing profit may be derived
from the sale of rhubarb in the early
spring If a little extra attention is
given the plants. After the ground is
thoroughly frozen, mulch the plants
with good layer of coarse stable ma
nure. which may remain until absorb
ed by the ground. When the buds APP
pear, cover the plants with kegs, bar.
rels or boxes, having first removed the
tops and bottoms. Take these of oc-
casionally to allow the stalks to hard
en-. and in short time you will be
ready to supply the always strong de-
nand for early vegetables.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10

to get In the rear. his hand being on
her as he passed.
She Immediately gave chase. A
quick turn saved him for the moment;
the race was over in the next. AS the
horned snout came tapping round his
thigh he rested the gun on the long
head and, still running. fred both bar.
rels, but with the smoke he found
himself sailing through the air. and 1t
was not until three hours later that he
recovered consciousness to find deep
cash In his thigh eight inches long,
down to the bone In all its length.
For nearly four weeks. unable to
get to the wagons, he made his bed
under bush.-Youth's Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
FIGHTS WITH BIG RRuTEs.
Experiences With Rhinoceroses Of q
Hunter In South Africa.

Wilson Cotton Oswell had two ter
rible experiences with rhinoceroses.
His son In the lately published BIZ
ography Of his distinguished father
records these adventures:
/! He had one pre-eminently good
horse, Stael. the very pick of all he
ever had In Africa, fast and most
sweet tempered and so fearless that
he would without whip, spur or any
urging carry his master right up to a
lion and stand perfectly motionless
within few feet of the brute while
Mr.. Oswell fired.
Returning to camp one evening on
Stael, he fired both barrels of his
rife at white rhinoceros. Instead of
dropping or boiling it began to walk
toward the smoke.
Oswell turned his horse, only to find
a thick bush was against its chest. Be-
fore he could fell 1t the rhinoceros
drove its horn in under the flank and
threw horse and rider into the air with
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
operatIon Of MuIct Law.

oFCTdtloH OF MULCH Law.
Following is summary of the In
formation compiled at the Office OF
the secretary OF state relative to the
operation of the mulct liquor and ci.
gazette laws in Iowa during the year
Oct. l, 1905. to Oct. /, 1906:
Aaulct tax collected ..s.$1.474.145.2o
Number OF saloons .. 1.770
Cigarette mulct collected. 7,575.00
Cities IN which cigarettes
are SOLD ...............
Counties In which liquor
mulct Is In force. .... AZ
Towns, cities having saloons 24o
Prohibition counties - So
Townships having FALCONS. 81
II is the first time since 1889 that
an effort has been made to collect
data and Information on this Interest
ing subject.
II is disclosed that the mulct liquor
law Is In operation In forty-three OK
the ninety-nine counties OF the state,
though In many of those counties the
law is operative In only part OF the
towns or townships. In forty-threo
counties there art 240 cities and towns
and 81 townships In which the law Is
operative. and In which there's are Ito
saloons These saloons paid q rev.
enue TO county treasurers during the
year mentioned Of 81 ,097 052.52. This
was the 5000 a year mulct tax fixed
by the law. Half OF the sum went TO
the cities OF the towns In which the
saloons were operated.
Information was received also from
the treasurers Of the cities and towns
In which saloons are operated. These
2i0 cities and towns and 81 townships
collected additional license from the
ITO saloons Of $S77,092. The cities
and towns OF the state, In which sa-
looms are operated and the townships.
received the sum Of S920.61S OF the
$1,474.145,20 collected from the Ito
saloons during the year.
OF the $40 towns and cities how
ever, seventy-six collect no revenue
additional to the 5000 mulct provided
by the state law, and half OF which
goes TO the city In which the saloon
may be located.
The average tax paid TO cities and
towns was SS65.S5.
Auditor CAROLS report OF 1899
states that there were forty-eiEht
counties then In which the mulct tax
was operative, that the total colleo.
lions from all taxes was sl,i20,544.0J
and the average tax collected by tho
cities and towns was $S64.45. Since
that report Audubon Cedar, Emmett.
Iowa, Pocahontas, Sac and Shelby
have forsaken the mulct idea while
only Grundy and Monroe counties
have adopted It.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10

New York.-How Pastor Wagner's
heart would rejoice could he take a
peep inside the Waldorf-Astoria when
The two pretty Stallo girls are there!
The simple life at this caravansary
Of the very rich? To be sure! And.
mind you. the two young sisters, 16
and 16. are the richest girls In their
own right In all Cincinnati.
What's more. some day they will
own big slice of the Standard Oil
company, somthing like s15,000,00
worth.
These two charming young girls,
despite their great wealth, live accord
fng to rule. They rise by rule, eat by
rule. study by rule, play by rule and
retire by rule. Every moment of their
time Is regulated with the nicely Of
eiockwork.
In q word, they are being brought
up with the idea that great wealth
brings great responsibilities, even for
young women. And all their work and
play Is directed along these lines.
These two girls-each one picture
of health and beauty-are the daugh-
ters OF Edmund K. Stallo, Laura and
Helena. Their own mother is dead.
They are the wards of their GRANDPA
Their, Alexander Mcdonald, a director
IN the parent Standard Oil company
and president of the Standard Oil
company of Kentucky. He Is Cincin-
nati's richest citizen, though he Is as
much In New York, at the Waldorf-As-
toria, as he Is out there.
Early Left Motheriess.
Mr.. McDonald's wife, the young
girls grandmother, died three years
ago Their. mother, Mrs. Stallo, only
child of the McDonalds, died when
Helena was two years old. And now
these two beautiful grandchildren are
all that rich Mr.. Mcdonald has left,
and all his wealth will go to them,
ehare and share alike. They have al
ready inherited from their grandm IN.
er q million apiece. It Is only 1.-THE
of what Is to come from their grand
father, who Is their legal guardian by
order of the New York courts.
Miss Laura Is 16 years old, and Miss
Helena is just Is. Both are beautiful
ibrunettes. well-built, with rosy cheeks
and flashing eyes and a wealth OF
dark, wavy hair. Their governess
days all of this to their simple mode
of life.
! Not that everything that money
can buy Is not theirs. They have
horses and autos and pianos. They
travel In Europe or in the new world
every summer in the most luxurious
manner. They are in New York, as
they have been recently, several times
a year and rich suite In the Waldorf
Astoria Is always reserved for them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
INTERESTING JAPANESE WALNUT
Prof. L. r. Taft. of Michigan, Tells Of
Valuable Tree.

Some Is years ago new nut tree
was introduced, under the name of
Japan walnut, or Juglans Sieboldiana.
Although not very commonly planted,
1t has been quite thoroughly tested
In all of the northern states The tree
is of rapid growth, with thick branch
es and very large leaves, In a gem
eral way 1t resembles the walnut and
butternut, but is of more luxuriant
growth. The trees appear to be en-
tirerly hardy and present something
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Busse Not TO Hang.

Fovernor Cummias on the 4th COM
mutted the death sentence Of Louis
Busse to life Imprisonment. Edward
A. Dawson. his attorney. Immediately
notified him OF the clemency extended
by the chief executive. Busse was to
have been hanged on Jan. IL.
The governor commuted the SEN
tence because the supreme court OF
the state had asked that II be done
for the reason that the court had
evenly divided on tie question of
whether Busse had had fair trial.
BY that division, the arbitrary rule
OF the law affirming judgments on
which the court evenly divides, Busse
was sent to the gallows. In their
personal capacity the members OF the
court then recommended clemency
on the part of the chief executive.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Wade VIM Have no Opposition.

Congressman Martin ]. Wade OF
Iowa City will succeed Charlie
Walsh as Iowa member Of the demo
cratic national committee. Mr.. Wade
has been given a clear field by the
retirement Of Cato Sells of Vinton,
which was announced at Cedar Rap
ids. Mr.. Sells says he Is going to
Texas to engage In business.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
TUsER PIT.
How Potatoes May Me Buried anf
Kept In Good Condition.

We show herewith plan for the
winter storage Of potatoes. suggested
by correspondent of the Prairie
Farmer. Two layers OF earth are
used with the straw, as shown at A,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10

Aged people dream less frequent
and less wildly than the young. Wo
ems dreams are more frequent, mi
vivid. and better remembered IL
'@ose of men.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Temple Of Sacred Snakes,

At Werda. In Dahomey. there is
tempe of sacred snakes. Here LOO
serpents are tended by priests, VII
feed them birds and mice. the offe
ings of the natives.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
For Two-Cent Faro.

For Two-Cent Faro.
State Librarian Brigham sent out,
Ia letter to the membsrs of the legis-,
lature a few weeks ago. asking them
to indicate the subjects OF legisi1tionI
In which they would be specially I'M
terested this winter. that he might
prepare references for them
His replies indicate that the cont
fare bill has the preference. but that
the primary runs IL close secondl
The new state ccrtllcation law seems
to have ELECTED strong interest amongI
many members. But insurance SUBJ
tects, especially that of deferred diyi.
dends, is third In the consideration OF
the members. Reformatory iegisla.
tion and kindred subjects are men.
toned by the members, but In the
four things mentioned there IL AMI
absorbing interest.
Librarian Brigham has II In mind
to secure all OF the references on
these subjects which the state library
can afford. that they may be promptly
ut the hand OF the members. IL will
be OF great value to the members. IL
will be Of great value to the members
to find quickly at their command all
Of the literature on the matters In
which they are particularly interest.
ed. 4
Reference to the 2 cent fare bill in
the letters Of the members really has
a broader meaning than mention OF
the single measure would Indicate.
There is absorbing interest in all
matters affecting the railroads--rates
and relations of the roads to the peo-
rle In the matter OF furnishing facili-
ties, etc, are all involved in the one
inquiry.
And this state of affairs has given
rise to speculation In political circles
as to what the railroad managements
are going to 40 with respect to main
tanning lobby at the legislature this
winter. y
There are Just as many determined
persons interested In the legislatures
work this winter who propose to do
all they can to make any railroad
lobby OF politictl character ineffec-
tive as there are some who think that
there is no harm at all In railroad
lobby.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
Ames VIII Ask s345,oco.

WIZ VoN PoTStSSSs
Including the additional support
funds. the trustees of the Iowa State
college of Ames will ask the iegisla'
ture for a total of $345. 900. One hun.
dred thousand for completing the cen
trail heating station and making tun-
nels; $4,000 for an addition to Mar
gaTet Hall, the young ladies' dormi-
tory; $4,000 for an engineering lab
oratory; 100000 is asked for furnish
ing agricultural hall; $4,000 for re-
pairing engineering hall; a like
amount for erecting a mechanical en-
cheering shop; still another $4,000
for dairy and poultry equipment. and
$4,000 for cement walk and grading.
Five thousand will be asked for niain-
tenance OF summer school, to be
started In 1908. Ten thousand dol
lars is also asked to improve the
water system. In the support funds
$4,000 is asked for the educational
fund, $4,000 for annual equipment
fund and $4,000 for engineering ex-
pertinent fund.