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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-08

Some of Iowa's hot air space filters
have been spreading the report during
the past week that Gov. Cummins is
to resign the governorship and resume
the practice of law at once. There can
be no occasion for such action on his
part and he himself says he never
contemplated such a thing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-08

Dubuque is making an effort to
secure Lenox college away from
Hopkinton. while the latter town is
making desperate effort to raise $75.-
600 for an endowment so that they can
keep the college.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-08

According to decision handed
down by Attorney General Byers, the
governor of Iowa has the power to
pardon life convIcts in state prison
without waiting for the Legislature
to give its recommendation The de-
cision is one of the most important
given by the attorney generals office
in many years and upsets long GUS
tom under which the legislature has
first approved petitions for the pardon
of life men before the governor took
action. The power of pardoning is
vested in the governor by the state
constitution in section which says
"the governor shall have the power to
grant reprleves, combinations and
pardons after conviction for all often
ses, except treason and cases of i'm
peachment subject to such regulations
as may be provided by law
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-08
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For President
WILLIAM IL. TAFT
of Ohio
For Vice President
JAMES : SHERMAN
of New York
For United States senator
WILLIAM b. ALLISON
of Dubuque county
For Presidential Electors at Large
THOMAS L. ANDERSON
of Warren county
JOHN II. ANUNDSEN
OF Cerro Gordo county
For Governor
b. +. CARROLL
of Davis county
For Lieutenant Governor
GEORGE w. CLARKE
of Dallas county
For Secretary of state
w. G. HAYWARD
of Scott county
For Auditor of State
JOHN l.. BLEAKLY
OF Ida county
For Treasurer OF State
w. w. MORROW
of Uniou county
For Attorney General
II. w. BYERS
OF Shelby county
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
JOHN +. RIGGS
of keokuk county
For Clerk of Supreme Court
II. l.. BOUSQUEF
OF Marion county
For Railroad Commiss ioner
n. $. KETCHUM
of Marshall county
For Presidential Elector, 4th District
G. ID. ELLIS
of Floyd county
For Representative in Congress
GILBERT Il. HAUGcN
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-08
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-08

Dubuque will celebrate its 10th an.
niversary the last week in August. At
least 5000 visitors are expected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-08

Uncle Sans pure food law has cut
the seventy or eighty thousand Japa-
nese of Hawaii out of their national
drink and there is good deal of
soreness among the Orientals as a
consequence This tabooed liquor is
known as saki. a product obtained by
the fermentation of rice. and the
reason that it has been debarred form
entry to United States ports is because
salicylic acid appears to be necessary
as preservative in exporting An
application has been filed by newly
formed company of Japanese who pro-
pose to make the drink in Honolulu
provided they can get the necessary
license, and in the meantims the
Japs are substituting beer. cheap
wines, and other American liquors for
their national beverage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-08

The election of Taft means peace
and prosperity. 1t means that the job
will again begin to seek the man
instead of the man the job 1t
means an end of harmful wrangling
and fair chance for orderly progress
to make headway. 1t means the pre-
servation of all the good that is in the
Roosevelt administration and elimina-
tion of that which is bad 1t is not
strange therefore. that as Roosevelt
and anti Roosevelt republicans sup
ported Secretary Taft before his nomi-
nation, so now every faction of the
party, each finding abundant reason
for sympathy, is ready to salute him.
New York Globe
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-08

THE United States Post Office
Department requires all sub
scriptions to weekly newspapers
to be paid. Look up the Yellow
Address tag on this paper and see
how you stand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-07-08

\ BONA Eide Circulation. larger
~ than any English paper in
winneshiek county ever had,
makes this the best for Adver.
tisers. We grow every week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
GENERAL NEWS.

At least 200 miners are believed to
have lost their lives in fearful disas
ter in the Rikovsky mine at Yusovo,
Russia, caused by an explosion of gas.
A Milwaukee man who hanged him
self left request that his body be
cremated and the ashes given to
young woman for tooth powder.
Three small children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams Claus were burned to
death in a fire which destroyed the
family home at Windsor, Col.
The federal authorities have for
hidden the issuance of passports" to
travellers by the Office of the governor
of Ohio.
Mexico will ask the United States to
punish severely the local authorities
of Del Rio, Tex. and possibly others of
the state under whose authority they
acted on the grounds that the officers
knowingly failed in their duty by al
lowing persons who partook in the
Las Vacas raid to return to the Texas
side Of the river and to bring with
them their wounded
JuSliCc DIoCHCu VI the new 4Ork
supreme court decided that making
oral, individual bets on races was not
against the law.
More than 500 persons were lost by
the upsetting of boats in a storm at
Batavia.
The grand jury at indianapolis re
turned an indictment against Henry
V. Marshall, president of the Western
Construction company, charging him
with presenting false and fraudulent
claim against the city for asphalt
street patching done by his COM
pany.
Miss Mary Joy Newland of Detroit
was married to Count Limberg of
! Prussia.
Nine. Sherstnova, who was confines
in the political prison at Kiev, was
shot and killed by one of the sentinels
who discovered her signaling with a
mirror to some of her co-prisoners.
Women suffragists made a riotous
demonstration at the parliament build.
| ings in London and some of them
! were arrested.
The mobilization of all British war
ships in home waters for the annual
maneuvers brought together 301 YES
sells with 6S,G00 officers and men.
The Equitable Life Assurance So
ciets is to erect in New York an office
building of 62 stories, 900 feet high.
Ten passengers were injured, none
fatally, in Pittsburg, when the con,
| troller OF street car exploded the
! red-hot debris of the mechanism being
| blown into the car.
Mrs Julius Kruger and three of her
| children persisted in fire at Milwau
kee. Kruger and one son were res
cued, seriously injured.
, An explosion and fire in a San Fran,
| cisco grocery store caused the death
| of four persons and the injury OF
| three others.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
NEWS OF A WEEK
TOLD IN BRIEF
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS GATH.
Erred FROM ALL POINTS OF
THE GLOBE.
GIVEN IN TENTED FORM
Notable Happenings Prepared for the
Perusal Of the Busy Man--sum-
mary of the Latest Home and For
eign Notes.
PERSONAL.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
| started on an extensive tour of the
west in the interest of the work of his
department.
Congressman James s. Sherman ar.
rived at Utica, N. Y, and was given a
great welcome, with music, fireworks,
parade and speechmaKing.
Herbert j. Hapgood, president of
"Hapgoods, Incorporated" the brain
brokers at 305 Broadway, New York,
and Ralph l.. Kilby, Mr.. Hapgood' S
private secretary and a director of
Hapgoods, were arrested on charges of
fraud.
Joel Chandler Harris (Uncle Re
mus is seriously i'll at Snap Bean
Farm" his home in the suburbs of At
lanta.
Commander Robert e. Peary COM
pleted his plans for another attempt
to reach the north pole.
Lieut.. Gov. George II. Prouty was
nominated for governor of Vermont
by the Republican state convention.
William H. Taft cleaned up the bust
ness of his Office as secretary of war,
turned over the portfolio to Luke
Wright, and turned his attention to
the presidential campaign.
Bert M. Fernald of Poland, Me-,
was nominated for governor of Maine
by the Republican state convention.
Ferdinand Dudenhefer, formerly a
state tax collector in New Orleans,
was found guilty of embezzling about
$4,000 of state funds.
Robert Jardine, ten years DID, is ac-
cused at Lesueur, Mimi, of the DELHI
crate murder of another child.
Mrs. Philip N. Moore of st. Louis
was elected president of the General
Federation of Women's clubs.
Bishop Henry C. Potter Of New
York was reported to be near death.
Steven J. Adams, fire chief of Buda.
pest, Hungary, is serving as fireman
in New York city to learn American
methods.
Robert Ohnmeiss, Jr., cashier of the
Marine Trust company at Atlantic
City, N. j., was arrested charged with
a defalcation of $20,500. He made {
confession in which he says that he
played the stock market.
The shah of Persia proclaimed 6
| general amnesty in order to restore
tranquility at Teheran.
Secretary of State Elihu Root went
to William Muldoon's health institu
ton at White Plains again for course
of medicine ball throwing, hard walk
ing and riding, cold shower baths anc
plain cooking.
John w. Gates visited st. Charles
H., to say good-by to his mother be
| fore leaving for Europe. He bought q
stock farm for $4,000 and gave it tc
| E. j. Baker.
Ralph A. Aldrich, wanted at Ne
| vada, Ia, on a charge of forging notes
amounting to nearly $4,000, was ar
rested in Springfield, ILL.,, and admitted
he was guilty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
OBITUARY..

Murat Halstead, one of the leaders
In American journalism for over half
a century and widely known as a Wig
orous editorial and magazine writer,
died at his home in Cincinnati in his
seventy-ninth near.
Gen. George S. Batcheller, judge u
the international tribunal of Egypt,
died in Paris of cancer of the mouth.
r. P. Nevin, who founded the Pitts.
burg Daily Leader in 1872, and owned
it until few years ago, and who es.
tablished the Pittsburg Times, is dead
aged So.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

When the question of relinquishing
to Turkey some forts on the indian
coast was under discussion, the late
Lord Salisbury wrote to Lord Cromei
privately: Il would not be too much
impressed by what the soldiers tel
you about the strategic Importance Of
these places. 1t is their way. Ii
they were allowed full scope, they
would insist on the Importance of gar
risoning the moon, in order to protect
us from Mars" That was written be
fore the beginning of the more or less
profitable current discussion as to the
Availability of the next outside neigh
Dor of the earth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
tuberculosis Tests a Frost.

To properly fight tuberculosis in
Iowa cattle and hogs it is believed
there must be discovered some better
means of testing the live animals.
Some Investigations have been going
on at the state farms at the institu-
tons.
1t is found that cow with little
scratch on her foot or any part Of
her body will respond to the tuber-
culosis test even if she hasn't any
tuberculosis germ whatever. One COW
at one of the state farms, in vigorous
health, responded to the test and her
fever ran up to 108. Whes she was
slaughtered it was found that she
didn't have any tuberculosis what
ever, though there were two little
specks found in one part Of her meat
there being some question as to what
they were.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

Long ago Defoe reminded his coun
trymen, in The True-Born English
man." that the Englishman is com
pounded of many races. The compound
is more complex in this country thar
in any other, and we have high hopes
Of the mixture. In a Wisconsin town
named Roosevelt, which is Dutch, of
ficers elected were-if reporters anc
telegraThers erred not-Strzelewicz
Cichocki, Szalai, Zakozewicz, Swetlik
Tevlaw, Ked2iorski, Perzanowski, Or
Zechowski, Lemanski and Waltel
Tyler. Possibly, suggests Youths Com
panion, Tyler is misprint for Tylov
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

Those new words that have beer
written to fit the tune of Dixie" rep
resent total waste of time and labor
on the part of the author. as NIGH
have been expected. Nobody wants
them. Does anybody suppose that &
new version of Home, Sweet Home,
ever could supplant the commonplace
but immortal song known by tina.
name?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

American men, according to a dis.
affected continental husband of an
American girl, are slaves to their
wives slightest whims. AS yet, how.
ever, we have heard of no movement
for the emancipation of down-trodden
American men. The trouble with
them is that they glory in their
slavery
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

Leon Delagrange, the French aero
pianist, who has just driven his flying
machine more than six miles at Rome
while the king and queen of Italy
looked on, says that his machine now
needs only few minor improvements
to solve the problem of dirigible flight
We have an idea that he will find thai
making these few minor improvements
is like putting on the finishing touches
to make perfect poem.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
A Desertion Reauisition.

The first requisition for man
charged with wife desertion has just
been issued from the executive office
at the state house and ]. f. Dawson
under arrest at Sioux Falls, S. D.,
will be brought back to Iowa on the
strength of the requisition, it being
assumed that Governor Crawford will
honor it. Dawson and his wife and
three children lived in Des Moines
He was a plasterer and a first class
workman receiving high wages. Daw-
SON left home when two Of his child
rem were i'll with measles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
Bison Society Wants Cash.

Des Mo1nes people who wish to as.
sist in preserving the nearly extinct
American bison are asked for small
contributions by President William t.
Hornaday, president of the American
Bison society, in letter received by
Mayor Mathis. Congress appropriate
ed $4,000 to buy bison range m
Montana and the society is now
engaged in raising $4,000 by popular
subscription to stock the range. Mr..
Hornaday says it is desired that
every state in the union be repre-.
scented in the subscription list.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

The present liberal parliament has
been in existence long enough foS the
London cabmen TO learn that it is diff
ferent from its predecessors. An of
ficer OF the house Of commons sale
the other day that ten years ago the
yard of the parliament building was
filled every night with cabs waitina
for a fare. Nowadays cabs are scarce
and the motor-cabs do not wait abou,
the building at all. Many member.
ride on the public buses" or the I'm
derground railroad. and save theil
money; they regard a cab fare as a,
unnecessary expense.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

At last Homer has met his only real
rival. The seven cities" which claimed
the blind bard are \outnumbered by
the municipalities which claim the
author of Casey at the Bat" The
love for really great poetry has not
declined.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

The Kalamazoo man who was struck
by lightning three times must prove a
great source Of encouragement tc
those politicians who have held then
lightning rods for long time without
getting results.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

Thousands of years hence, when
scientists are looking for relics of
prehistoric man, probably they will
.ome across several ancient automo-
biles in Siberia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

Germany thinks it is entitled to a
two-cent postage with the United
States if Great Britain is. The cost
of transmitting letters written in Ger
man is no greater than that of send.
ing messages expressed in shorter
words.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

Woman suffrage in Finland is said
by a male scientist to have increased
insanity in that country. We expec'
to see this statement mildly disputed
not to say laid out stiff and cold.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

The use of snake venom is increas.
ing in the practice of medicine, and its
price is soaring upward rapidly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

A celebrated doctor says that the
sun is not bad for blondes, as has
been reported. Did the doctor never
see a blonde complexion that had
carelessly been left out in the sun?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

An Englishman has discovered a
new Illuminating gas. Perhaps 1t Will
throw some light upon those English
Jokes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

When woman won't she won't
Ind the reason she won't Is because.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

Persons whose incomes do not keep
pace with their aspirations will be
glad to learn that it is quite correct
now to wear topazes, if they prefer
them to diamonds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
A Fortune in Pennies.

More than $4,000 in pennies is on
deposit to the credit of the children
of the West Des Moines schools. In
November, 1901, there was established
in this city what was known as the
Penny Provident Association Of the
Vest Des Moines public schools.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

We congratulate San Francisco on
having a new date. Until now 1t has
been "since the earthquake" Here
after it will be since the coming of
the feet"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

A story is told of a Connecticut
rooster that chews tobacco and tries
to expectorate like man. Evidently
the nature takers are dying hard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

If Peary is 80 certain he could find
The pole for $4,000, he ought to have
no trouble at all in mortgaging his
subsequent lecture trip for the money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

At present the 'anias, if we mistake
not, hold the record for fast ocean
travel, but the les have aspirations in
the same direction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

The French academy, when full, con-
tains 40 "immortals." Two of them,
Ludovic Halevy and Francois Coppee,
have lately proved their mortality by
dying.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09

Prof. Redlich of Vienna university
who has accepted an invitation to lee
ture at Harvard next spring, will not
speak in Austrian.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
Rock Island Cuts Tariffs.

In lowering its rates materially on
freight coming into Des Moines from
eastern points, the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific has stolen a march on
the other roads. AS the law requires
that change in rates be posted for
thirty days before the change goes
into effect, it will probably be some
time before the other lines can get
their tariff schedules revised and the
change working. In this way 1t is be-
lieved that the Rock Island will gain
a great increase in freight business.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
Interurbans Pay Handsome Profit.

Interurbans in Iowa continue to re-
port extremely satisfactory net earn
ings. On the business done in 1907
the net earnings were more than one
third of the gross earnings, but even
at that they were not as large In pro-
portion as they were In 1906. The
mileage of interurban lines In Iowa
increased more the fifty in 1907 over
1906. There now are ten interurban
lines in Iowa. The longest is that
which does business between Valley
Junction, Perry, the army post and
Colfax. The Waterloo Falls
line is the next longest, but the Fort
Dodge, Des Moines G. Southern In
nearly as long.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
Nineteen Counties Minus Socialists.

Nineteen Counties Minus Socialists.
Though not a socialist vote was
cast in nineteen counties and but one
socialist vote was cast in each of
thirteen others, the socialist state
ticket came within 200 votes Of the
prohibition state ticket Prohibition
lists attribute this to the fact that
John j. Hamilton was running for
governor on the republican ticket ana
the prohibitionists who also are re-
publicans all voted for him instead
of voting the third party ticket
The prohibition party, outside Of
Polk and Dallas counties, polled a
vote of 1888 in the primary election.
In the general election of 1906 they
cast 9,S72 votes. There was no con-
test in the primary election to bring
out the vote.
The socialists cast 1,l54 votes in
the primary, not including Polk and
Dallas counties. In 1906 they cast
8,728 votes in the state election
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
Rlodeett Wants Change Of Venue.

Declaring that there was universal
prejudice against him in Polk county,
d. Il. Blodgett, indicted for forgery,
has filed petition in the district
court asking to have the trial of the
case transferred to Boone county.
Mr.. Blodgett is afraid to trust his
fate in McHenry's court because, he
says, it has been reported to him
and he believes it, that Judge Nc
Henry made the statement that
"Blodgett is man of unsound mind
and an irresponsible person, unworthy
OF confidence and respect"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-09
Asks Aid For M,Greoor.

Asks Aid For M'Gregor.
Governor Cummins has issued
proclamation asking the public aid
for McGregor, which was devastated,
with all the surrounding country, by
the flood of last week.
He headed the subscription list
with contribution of $25.
The proclamation follows:
at has been made known to me
through committee appointed at a
massmeeting of the citizens of Nc.
Gregor, that on June Goth the people
of McGregor suffered extraordinary
disaster by an unprecedented storm
followed by flood that wrecked the
homes, business buildings and public
improvements to an extent tnaI
makes it impossible for the people Of
the city to repair the injuries with
their own means. I am further
advised that the consequences Of
failure to at once clear away the
debris of the flood and restore the
sewage system may be an epidemic or
disease.
Nov, therefore, L Albert B. Cum
Minis, governor of the state of Iowa,
do hereby appeal to the prosperous
and generous minded people of the
state for immediate aid for the I'M
fortunate citizens and city of Nc
Gregor Out Of our plenty let us
give literally in the hour of distress.
81 appoint the mayors of our
several cities and towns, and the
various civic organizations through,
out the state as agencies for the col
lection of such contributions as may
be offered. All gifts shculd be for.
warded to j. A. Walter, mayor of Nc.
Gregor Ia