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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18
NEWS notes.
FOR THE
BUSY MAN
Most Important Happen"
ings of the World
Told in Brief.
PERSONAL.


Gov. Hughes absolutely refused to
become a candidate for the vice-presi,
Dental nomination.
Gov. Johnson of Minnesota declared
he would not be a candidate for a
third term
Charles B. Ullmo, formerly a French
naval officer, was publicly degraded
at Toulon as a traitor and spy.
Representative A. A. Wiley Of Ala
bama, member of the past four con-
crosses, was reported critically i'll at
Hot Springs, Va.
Miss Annie S. Peck, we'll known
mountain climber, is going to Peru to
make a second attempt to reach the
summit of Mount Huascaran, which she
believes is the Hottest peak in the
western hemisphere.
Raymond Hitchcock, the actor &C
cused of mistreating young girls, was
acquitted by jury in New York.
The empress of Germany fell from
her horse while out riding, but was
uninjured.
]. U. Barnes, president of the in
solvent Minnesota Title Insurance and
Trust company, was found guilty of
grand larceny at Minneapolis.
The state board of pardons of Hi
nois refused to pardon Herman Billick
of Chicago, convicted of the murder Of
Mary Vrzal.
George W. Wood, Levin A. Wood
and Forest B. Wood pleaded guilty
in st. Paul to conspiracy to defraud
and were fined $4,000 each.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18
New Secretary is Named.

George A. Wrightman of Chicago,
formerly assistant secretary of the
Illinois Manufacturers association,
has been appointed secretary of the
Iowa State Manufacturers associa'
tien to succeed Dr. A. c. Hutchins Of
Des Moines, who resigned. The
headquarters will be in Des Moines
with offices in the Croker building
At the annual emeting it was decided
to make Des Moines the headquarters
with a secretary in charge who could
give his entire time to the work.
Mr.. Wrightman comes highly re
commended from the Illinois associa
ton and was selected from a long
list of applicants. Because of his
professional duties DR.. A. C, Hut
chins, who has done effective work
for the association, was forced to re
sign.
The Iowa State Manufacturers as
ISOLATION was organized in Des
Moines in 1903 as result of feel
ing among the manufacturers in the
state that their interests were becom
ing of such importance that con
solidation was necessary to obtain
beneficial results. Its headquarters
and offices have been with DR.. A. C
Hutchins of Des Moines. 1t has been
influential in securing legislation and
freight rates from the railway com
panies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18
Changes In Pure Seed Law.

SHdu9So w TuTS 0CCu Lave
That the pure seed law of Iowa,
which went into effect July 4, 1907,
and which after years trial has
been found defective, should be chang
ed and amended was the decision
reached by the Iowa Seed Dealers as
ISOLATION which met in second an
nual convention at the Chamberlain
hotel. The provisions of the law
were literally torn to pieces by the
seedmen who attended the conven-
ton in the discussions which were
held.
For several hours at the afternoon
session, State Commissioner H. r.
Wright stood before the convention
and answered questions asked by the
seedmen in regard to the law. Mr.
Wright heartily agreed with the men,
bers of the organization that the law
is unsatisfactory and needs to be
changed.
The chief objection found with the
present pure seed law is that there is
no way to get after small town seed
dealers who receive consignments of
seeds marked "unclean seeds; to be
reclaimed" and remove these tags,
selling the seeds as the cleaned pro-
duct. Mr.. Wright said that the law
should be changed so that farmers
could take samples of seeds to some
state commission which would ex.
anime the seeds and label them ac-
cording to the impurities. In this
way the farmer would be informed
as to the quality of the seeds and
could sell them only under the tag.
Prof. l.. H. Pammel of Ames, one
of the three trainers of the seed law,
said that since the law has had a
years practical test he has seen its
defects and admitted that it needed
remedy. He said that there should
be provision for state commission
to set a standard of seeds. He also
declared that he favored an amend
ment to the law which will take in
under the pure seed law all vegetable
and flower seeds, as well as agricu-
ture and field seeds which are now
covered by the law.
Commissioner Wright said that dur
ing the past year he has observed be-
tween 500 and 1000 cases Of where
seed dealers might be prosecuted I'M
der the pure seed law but because OF
the law being new one he had over
looked minor offenses. He declared.
however that in the future he would
prosecute every violation of the pro
visions of the law.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Toasting the diplodocus, by drinking
TO its health, as was done by the Der
lin enthusiasts, presents several puz
zles, rema ks the Pittsburg Dispatch
AS the health of the diplodocus has
been for many centuries either pass
recall, or--in its fossil state-superioi
to the lapse of time. it does not ap
pear that drinking to its preservation
can be particularly effective. How
eveS, rs 1t could do no harm to the
diplodocus, and the coasters seemed t.
enjoy It. there is no need for objection
to It. provided 1t Is not done too fire.
quantity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

There are in New Haven about 1000
persons who have come from a sin.
gle province in Italy. They pride
themselves-and well they may-on
the fact that during the last 20 years
not one of them has been sentenced
to Jail in New Haven, there has not
been a single divorce case. no one
has been implicated in murder case
and there have been few civil actions
among them. 1t is evident, either
that these Italians are most uncom
monty good people by nature, or that
the air of Connecticut makes it still
the land Of steady habits"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

A young man in New York was ar
rested for kissing girls on the street,
but explained he kissed them because
seeing so many pretty girls set him
crazy. What a wave of OSCILLATION
would strike Baltimore, exclaims the
Baltimore American, if the number Of
pretty girls turned masculine heads
like that.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

France is confronting serious prob.
lem in the excess of the death rate
over the birth rate. 1t is more than
a national-it is a world tragedy for
a nation so conspicuous in history
and in romance, in poetry and gallant
achievement as France to be com,
PEELED to face, even remotely, the pros
pect Of dying out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

A foreign nobleman who has been
visiting in this country says that
American girls are foolish to marry
for titles, as the titled husbands are
40 good and do not represent the best
of their class. He need not be giving
this out for information, after the ii
tied fortune hunters themselves have
been doing everything in their power
to publish broadcast the same knowl
edge
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

A new German law provides that
the German language shall be used al
all public meetings in all parts OF
the empire. This is part of the sys
tematic effort to bring about the Ger
manization of Alsace, German POLAND
and the Danish districts of Schleswig
Holstein. The number of people af.
fected is about 100000. Language
is the mightiest implement OF con
quest
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Depositors of a busted Japanese
bank have formally requested the
president to commit suicide, whereas
in this country the depositors are ex-
pected to do that.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

The symptoms are that the print
paper and wood pulp schedule will
have to wait and take it's chances
with the others. Meanwhile it will
remain sacrosanct.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Gold has been discovered in the
Philippines. Those islands may yet
pay handsomely. Alaska was long
called Stewards Folly" But it is one
of the finest investments any country
ever made.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

1t is reported that a well-known
football player is suffering from the
effects of overstudy. This sounds ex-
tremely like a story that can be cor
rectly classed with the nature fakes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18
Dedicate Methodist Organ.

DR.. Louis Falk of Chicago intro
duced the great organ of the First
Methodist church to the Des Moines
public Thursday evening. 1t was the
first time that the organ has beer
heard, and the event was a feature
of the dedicatory services for the new
church and the dedication of the
organ. DR.. Falk, as master of the
organ keyboard, brought out the four
great organ parts in his well selected
programme. The organ is composed
of almost 5000 pipes. 1t is capable
of producing the most exquisite
tones, The vox humana, the vos
celeste, the dopple flute and the
quintadena being especially not
worthy. Its range of tones and fiexi
bility Of the pedal organ was disclosed
by the Bach number, preclude in d
DR.. Falk's technique and orchestra
tion were especially excellent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

There are 800 paint factories in this
country, making over 100,00O,O00 gal.
Ions of paint year and the business
demand is increasing faster than the
facilities,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

II the matter were to be put to a
votes of males between 10 and 20, the
schools would be closed and all mathe-
NAUTICAL problems would be worked out
on score cards.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Perhaps London did not care for
THE College Widow" because 1t had
never met her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

The collection of anthropoid apes In
the Regents Park Gardens, London, Is
the finest ever brought together.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Germany sends 29 900, 600 feathers
year to England for millinery pur-
poses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Ogden Armour carries only $3.50
with him when he is in Europe. He
doesn't want to be tempted to over
tip the walters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

A Philadelphia doctor says now
that it is whiskered men that make
kissing dangerous. He must have a
friend in the safety razor business.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Great opportnAIsies exist In Spain
nor American farm implements.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Every father of seven or more chill
dren is practically exempt from taxa
ton in France.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Raisuli is hard man to kill. A face
like his would have been the death
of an ordinary man long ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

A lecturer asserts that American
babies cry because they are overfed.
How in the world did he ever find out?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

A Columbus, o., man saved his life
by clinging to a mules tail. The grave
yards are full Of men who tried this
method and failed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

C;1.Ha exported $1,S39,O23 worth of
tobacco, s965,31O worth of cigars, $24,
2S4 worth of cigarettes and $11,555
worth Of cut tobacco in March, 1908.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

With a big deficit in her budget
Japan is not yearning for war at the
present moment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

One firm of four men having their
headquarters near the Illinois river
gather 100000 Worth of pelts every
year, which are sent to Europe.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18

Among flowers the chrysanthemum
Is said to live the longest after being
cut.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18
Fiftino Church Debt.

Fitting Church Debt.
Every cent of Indebtedness was lift
ed from the new First Methodist
church at Tenth and Pleasant streets
before the magnificent structure was
formally dedicated by Bishops w. F.
Mcdowell and David H. Moore. The
new church building was erected at
cost of $4,000.
The subscriptions at the two ser
vices Sunday Appropriated $4,000,
with a guarantee from the board that
the remaining amount could be rails
ed from among the congregation.
The subscriptions yesterday morning
reached $4,000, and in the evening
amounted to $11, 408.90.
The largest single subscription
given was that of $4,000 by Henry
Harris. The next largest amounts
were six $1,000 subscriptions given by
w. r. Marshall, the Epworth league,
the Sunday school, the ladies' So
ciety, the choir and Gardner Cowles.
The remainder of The subscriptions
ranged from $500 down to So. Pre-
vious to the subscription raising at-
tempt on Sunday 400 members of the
church has given $4,000, several
$4,000 amounts being in single gifts.
The church received $4,000 from the
sale of the old church building leav.
ing but 100000 to be raised before
the building could be dedicated ac-
cording to the rules of the church.
Bacoalaureate by DR.. Medbury.
1t was an imposing procession that
marched Sunday morning from the
main building of Drake University to
the University Place Church of Christ,
where the baccalaureate sermon was
given by, Rev. c. S. Medbury, chap
lain of the university. The Inc was
made up of the president, Hill NJ.
Bell, speakers, guests of honor, the
chaplain, board of trustees, deans Of
the various schools and other mem
bers of the faculty in the order or
their seniority; seniors in liberal arts
and Bible, law, medicine, music,
education, primary, kindergarten, ora.
tory commercial and shorthand.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18
Tubercular War to be Exhibited.

The fight which the state of Iowa,
through its board of control, is max
ing upon tuberculosis and its kindred
diseases will be illustrated by an ex-
hibit which is to be made at Washing
ton at the big tubercular conference
held sometime during the month of
October The Iowa committee made
up of DR.. Henry Albert, state bacteri-
ologist. DR.. Kerschner, superintendent
of the Iowa state sanitorium, DR..
Koto, state veterinarian, and A. e.
Kepford, state lecturer on tuber-
culosis, will complete the arrange
ments for the Iowa exhibit
The problem of visiting nurses will
be worked out in the meantime. The
homes Of the poor are the ones where
the disease, Is found to be most pre-
valent, and it Is said to develop under
conditions which contaminate and in
feet greater number. The effort to
promote cleanliness and to prevent
the existence of conditions which
cause the tubercular germs to pro-
pagate and develop.
The determined stand which Iowa
has taken in the national fight against
the dread disease was recognized last
week at Chicago where the National
Association of the Study and Pre-.
yention of tuberculosis chose Gov. A
B. Cummins as one of it's directors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18
Foreso Chicago to Canvass Vote.

foTe9o CnIca9o 10 canvass vote.
The members of the executive
council will hardly be able to attend
the republican national convention.
Under the primary law tt council
is the canvsssing board for the vote
for all state and district officers. 1t
is required to begin this work on the
second Tuesday after the primary
election.
The members of the council have
fear that they will be unable to COM
plete the work IN time to go to Chic
ago for the republican national con-
vention of Wednesday. They may be
able to get away Wednesday night
and it is possible that the sessions OF
the convention will be continued so
that they will see the bulk of it, if
they are able to go. But the real in
terest and entertainment of the con-
vention comes before the actual con-
vening of the gathering, and this the
council members will miss If they re-
main to count the vote.
They have held numerous confer
ences with respect to the matter with
view to seeing If it could be adjust
ed so that they could go; but ex-
animation of the law discloses that 1t
is definite and specific in term and
they will have to begin the work next
Tuesday. This cuts Governor Cum
Minis, Auditor Carroll who is the re-
publican nominee for governor;
Treasurer Morrow and Secretary Hay
ward out of the most interesting part
of the national convention.
Calhoun county is one of the
smaller counties of the state, the
number of voting precincts in that
county is but twenty-one. The total
cost of printing and election expenses
reaches $1,873.50. In some counties
there are as high as fifty-nine pre-
cincts, as in Polk county, and forty
in Scott, Woodbury. and other coun-
ties within the state. In these the
expenses will be proportionately lar
ger. Cost of these expenses are, by
the provisions of the new primary
aw, met one-half l.y the state and
the other half by the counties.
Des Moines has moved up another
notch as an insurance center. The
Endowment Accident company of
Sioux City has been absorbed by the
Great Western Accident association
of this city. President F. B.. Hawley
of the Great Western returned from
Sioux City Friday, having made the
necessary arrangements to take over
the business of the Sioux City com
pany, and Manager w. G.. Tallman re-
manned in Sioux City to compete the
details of the merger. The combina.
ton will add much to the strength Of
the Great Western company.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18
Ora Williams Goes to Lincoln.

Ora Williams Goes to Lincoln.
Ora Williams, well known news
paper man of Des Moines and Iowa,
lately associated withe Cummins
campaign, has gone to Lincoln, Neb.,
where he will become the editor OF
dry farming magazine and a series
of publications on agricultural sub
jects. H. W.Campbell, who has Sc
cured recognition fro mthe agricul.
tural department. at Washington for a
scheme to develop arid
territories by constant till.
age, is behind the project.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-18
Twelve Thousand Raised.

Twelve Thousand Raised.
The Y. w. C. A. members and
friends have so far averaged over
$1,000 day for the first eleven days
of June, the twelfth thousand being
secured on June IL. Nearly zoo
pledges have been secured to date
and the association is that much
nearer an unincumbered building
The big sign on the headquarters In
the Fleming building is watched
every day by the interested and
curious, and has talked to large au
dience against mortgage.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-08-15
VIEW OF BLAINE WASHINGTON AND VICINITY

we have the f1ourishing cities of Bel
bingham, Everett, Olympia, Tacoma,
Seattle, Anacortes, Blaine and many
others, each surrounded by RAPIDLY de-
gold rush one Christian G. Finkbonner
located on a tract Of land in the south
half of the city of Blaine, which he
afterwards homesteaded and sold to
David S. Miller. On Finkbonner's
place were several small buildings, one
of which was occupied by the office Of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. He also started the erection of
somewhat capacious frame hotel.
When the bottom fell out of the Fraser
veloping farming communities. Year
by year each one Of these places may
be seen to grow. New industries are
added, and in every line the cities be-
come greater The improvement OF the
country districts is even more marvel
Gus when one considers the great
stumps that block the way of progress
and the cost of removing them. Even
so, what thirty years ago was vast
forest is now threaded by excellent
roads, along which every few hundred
yards are substantial farm houses sur
rounded by orchards and clearings.
A section of fertile land in the mid
die west will support sixteen families
at the most. On Puget Sound the num-
Der can be multiplied by eight. Five
acres on Puget Sound will yield a bet
ter sustenance than forty acres in
Iowa. And this is not casting a re-
Election on the lands Of Iowa. AS we
think of this wonderful country and
the prospecting cities, we cannot doubt
that there is something more to the
Puget Sound section than the pictured
imagination of a railroad advertise
ment writer. Seattle today is city
of more than 100000, and is growing
at the rate of thirty per cent year,
and all Puget Sound is progressing In
proportion. Run back over the clear
ing house statistics for a year or so,
if you do not believe it, or better still,
visit any section of the Sound and note
conditions and progress, and returning
in twelvemonth, mark the advance
made.
This marvellous growth is not to be
attributed to any one cause. The lum-
Der and shingles, the fish, Alaska and
other shipping, agriculture, stock and
poultry raising horticulture and min
ing are some of the principal resources.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-08-15
CITY OF OPPORTUNITY
By Gus d. Montfort.

made this far by boat and from here
across country distance of some forty
miles to the Fraser River. So great
was the travel that trail was opened
from Blaine across to the Fraser.
Along this trail ran the wire of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
The old trail can be traced at places
today In those days of the Carriboo
excitement, which it did very shortly,
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-08-15
TN o a man who would describe the
city of Blaine, Whatcom County,
Il WASHINGTON today is presented

Il Washington, today is presented
a task of no little difficulty.
Were the person whom he was
addressing familiar with conditions
in Washington. and particularly
on Puget Sound, the matter of
description would be easy. It would
be sufficient to say that Blaine
is town Of 1000 people, surrounded
by arabic land, with deep and safe
harbor, having two large lumber mills,
ten shingle mills, four large salmon
canneries, two crab canneries, the ter
minus of the Great Northern ferry to
Vancouver, and is to have a twelve
stall round house and machine shops OF
the Great Northern railway, that Bal
four, Guthrie & Co. are considering
and will probably construct here with
in the next two years large ocean docks
and warehouses, and that Blaine has a
level townsite extending back from the
bay with just slope enough for good
drainage, that Blaine has as good eli
mate as any place on the Sound, having
less rainfall than Seattle and no fog;
that, in fact, of all the good places on
Puget Sound, Blaine is probably the
best today i
buC Ill IcCOIulu6 IhO Ae1C'o VIM
shall hereinafter follow the writer Will
try to bear in mind that many readers
may not understand conditions OF the
Sound country. For that reason it will
be necessary to give little history,
besides some reasons for local condl-
tons.
Half a century ago, when all of
Whatcom County which would support
trees was covered by forests of gigan-
tic fir and cedar, was the time when
the white man first settled in the vi
cinity where now exists the prosper
Gus city of Blaine. After the days OF
1849 thousands of adventures who had
tired of the hunt for gold in Califor-
MIA, scattered A considerable number
were attracted to the Carriboo gold
fields in the upper Fraser. This was
in 1859. Bellingham Cor Whatcom)
had reached the pretensions Of ham,
let and was a stopping place for many
of the prospectors in their journey
north. Semiahmoo Spit, which is close
to Blaine and just across the bay, was
also used as camping place by those
going north. The journey would be
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-08-15

the hotel was abandoned and the tele-
graph service discontinued. The dunn
Der in the hotel was carried off by
squatters and "squaw-men" to make
floors and castings for their rude habi-
tations.
In those days Tacoma and Seattle
consisted of few shacks. There was
nothing to indicate the future CONNER
cial greatness of Puget Sound. Today