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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
BANK GUARANTEE BUSTED

Quite Juror was raised III some states
a year ago by the new scheme for the
enactment of laws for guaranteeing
bank deposits This populistic move.
nent became so popular in Oklahoma
and Nebraska that the legislatures which
We're controlled by the followers of Mr..
Bryan put laws of that character on the
statute books requiring all banks Other
than National to unite and pay regular
assessments in order to provide fund
TO pay depositors in case of the failure
of any bank. The plan looked very
feasible at first sight, but all honest and
conservative bankers conuldn't under,
stand why they should be compelled to
assist in paying the losses occasioned by
the methods pursued by dishonest or in
competent men in the banking business.
But like many other similar schemes
worked up and promulgated TO impress
the popular mind in order to gain politi,
cal advantage it bids to be very shortlived
Down in Oklahoma the failure of bank
whose depasits ran well up into the
hundred thousands soon swallowed NJ
the small sum collected Us a guarantee
and the banks are refusing to put up
more money. Over in Nebraska suit
brought to test the validity of the law
has just been decided by the United
States circuit court and the law has been
so badly riddled that the decision will
undoubtedly be affirmed by the supreme
court when it is carried to that tribunal
on appeal.
The Nebraska law required that all
banks must be run by corporations. The
court holds that they might just as well
pass law demanding that all other
kinds of business should be run by cor
porations instead of individuals. The
court also denies the right of state to
compel solvent institution to pay for
the losses sustained by an insolvent one
which would be taking property without
due process of law III there is any
reason why the banks i'll Audubon,
which are run by capable conservative
and upright men, should help pay the
losses of a Carroll bank that was wreck
ed by speculation we have not yet heard
il giyen
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
THE SHORT LINE RAILROAD
RUNNING FROM DIES MONIES ON
TO ATLANTIC AND OMAHA
Grading All Done From Council Bluffs
TO Treynor and the Tracklaying
VIII Soon Begin Out There

Now that the people interested i'm the
Des Moines, Audubon and Omaha Rail
road have held a public meeting over at
Guthrie Center certain parties repre-
senting the Omaha and Iowa Short Lin,
have been there to interest the business
men of that town in the promotion and
building of their line That is the same
road that secured vote ON tax im
Greeley township, the proposition being
defeated by good majority, The thing
that interests the people of Audubon
and Shelby counties is the fact that if
Guthrie county should give its aid TO
that line there would be little or no help
toward boosting and building line
through these counties, Following is
what is given in The Guthrian concern
ing the project and the meetings
Thomas Flood banker and business
man of Freynor was in this city Wednes-
day in company with C, T. Kirkwood
and George Artist, of North Branch, in
interest of the Omaha and Iowa Short
Line Railroad. To run from Omaha to
Des Moines and through Guthrie county
Mr.. Flood informed the writer that the
money to build the road from Treynor
to the Bluffs had all been raised by the
citizens of that village; grading is being
done and material for laying track and
building bridges is being forwarded as
rapidly as needed. He says his people
are very anxious as are all the people
along the west end of this road to see it
extended eastward from Treynor The
latest survey brings the line east to At
lantic and from there it runs on up the
Troublesome to North Branch, from
where an easy grade TO Guthrie Center
can be found up Bear Creek A meeting
will be held in Guthrie Center on next
Friday to get an expression from our
citizens rs TO what they will do i'm the
way of subscribing for stock in this
road. So far rs the writer is concerned
he is in favor of any road, be il inter
urban or steam, that will relieve Guth-
rie Center from the excerable service it
now receives. Let the people turn out
and hear what our friends haveto offer.
The meeting will be held in Milligan
and Moore's Office at eight o'clock 1t
is hoped that everyone interested will
be in attendance
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
NO AMERICAN SHIPS

a few evenings ago Colonel Albert w.
Swain, Consul General ut Southampton,
England, made talk at social gath
ering in which he called attention to the
absence of American merchant marine.
He also said that our great fleet, which
went around the world. was supplied
with coal from Golfers sailing under for
eign flags In connection with what Mr.
Swain said these facts may be restated
and recalled
Our ocean tonnage is 200, 900 tons less
than one hundred years ago. We now
carry less than eight per cent of our for
eign commerce. In 1861 we carried sixty
five per cent. OF the 292 merchant steam
ships that passed through the Suez canal
last January only one carried the Ameri-
can flag. We are now paying about
$500, 600 day to foreign ships for car
rying American commerce. All leading
maritime nations pay about S2S, 600, 900
subsidies to their merchant marine and
We pay w Oulo Ehiiu
before we adopt free trade and thereby
challenge the manufacturers of the void
t. free competition in our own market
we ought to have at least dozen Ameri-
can ships engaged in international traffic
1t took forty nine foreign ships under
foreign flags to carry coal to the coaling
stations ahead of our sixteen battleships
while making their late cruise:
Proud spirited citizens who are in the
habit of Boosting in regard to American
accomplishments can afford to consider
q few of these facts. Surely the free
trader ought to consider them. In what
shape could we compete with the world
in regard to products if all our freight
were carried in foreign vessels? Des
Moines Capital.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
THE PUBLIC is LENIENT

The American press and pnblic have
been very lenient with Commander
Peary They have felt sorry for him
They have realized how great has been
his disappointment, after twenty three
years of searching for the north pole.
To find that in the hour of victory
another man reached the desired and
much sought goal ahead OF him. is q
realization great enough To stagger an
ordinary man. That it has in measure
unbalanced Mr.. Peary seems to be the
only kindly conclusion that one can
come to-
But the whole attack on DR. Cook has
been "a disgrace to America We have
in this instance man of the highest at
tainments, a man who has impressed the
whole world with the sincerity of his
statements, and yet he is branded before
the whole world as liar, q fakir and a
gold brick" handler. man whom
the entire nation and the whole world
honorsis thus branded by another Amer.
lean. And this brand is placed upon
him by the merest of hearsay testimony.
Two unknown Eskimos are used for this
purpose. They are not present. We do
not know their views except as they
come through Mr. Peary. The Eskimo
is conceded to be shifty character and
these particular Eskimos had every
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
A LAND EPIDEMIC
The Same Craze for Land Found All
+ Through the West

On the street, in the business houses,
on the trains and everywhere the one
absorbing topic of conversation is about
land. No matter where located-Cana-
da Minnesota, the Dakotas, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado--or in our
own peerless state of Iowa, tits land,
land, land, until it seems that everybody
is land crazy. There is hardly business
man in Dysart who is, not interested in
a farm or two, either nearby or in some
remote locality, and it is all making
them good profit as an investment
The question is will it continue to give
them the good returns, both in crops and
increased land values which it has in
the past few years? When will the land
craze cease and the apex of speculative
prices be reached? We have placed the
limit in this section of Iowa at $3.50, but
many claim that 5000 per acre will be
the price. --Dysart Reporter.
There are a number of reasons to ac
count for the continued and increasing
interest in the purchase of lands through
out the West. Because of the good
crops and high prices of farm products
the farmers have surplus and no place
except land for investment. Because OF
the general good times throughout the
country, money has been plenty and
ready to loan for low interest and long
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
sheriff crees Attends Services

Sheriff Crees who went to Fort ,Madi-
son Saturday night in charge of Bert
Lacey who had been given an indeter-
inmate sentence of twenty-five years,
was invited Sunday morning by Warden
Saunders to attend divine services in
the chapel of the penitentiary He did
so and reports that in a choir of twenty
one of the inmates he saw Frank j.
Henshall and heard his voice ring clear
and loud in the singing of sacred songs.
The sheriff brings the news that because
of good behavior since he was imprison-
ed, Mr. Henshall will be paroled next
January. While at the station here
ready to take the train Mr.. Lacey had
a message announcing the death of his
mother, which event occurred Friday
October %, 1909, at the Soldiers Home,
up in Marshalltown.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
Death Of Prior Darland

Mention was made in this paper last
week of the sudden and serious illness
of Prior Darland, but the hope was eX-
pressed that he would have q speedy re-
covery. But that was not to be as he
grew worse and passed away at O'Clock
Saturday morning. III
Prior Lambert Darland, son Of Isaac
NJ and Eliza Ddrland, was born in
Douglas township, Audubon county,
June 30, 1894, and departed this life
October %, 1909 At the time of his
death he was % years, months and %
days old. The funeral was held on
Monday afternoon from the Presbyterian
church conducted by its pastor, Rev. A.
B. Miller. All the living members of
the family were present save one brother
The deceased was laid TO rest i'll Maple
Grove cemetery
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28

reason not to tell Mr.. Peary the truth.
And yet their words are quoted to place
u brand upon another American, man
who has been honored by the world
The whole Peary attack is a disgrace
to America. Nothing more unseemly
or contemplate has occurred in America
in many years. The man who has per-
petrated these attacks will reap the re-
wards of his efforts and they will not be
such as will grace the name of an ex-
plorer and discoverer. Peary has for
ever furnished his achievements, by the
i'll natured and unfounded aspe 'sions he
has heaped on man whom he should
have hailed rs fellow in the world 5
great work. Cedar Rapids Republican.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
BUTHWEG & HANSEN

time. Because of the fact that the good
lands in the west are practically all
taken, the people are becoming alarmed
lest they may not get any of it. And
because the lands have been rising in
value rapidly money invested i'll that
way has brought large and quick returns
Go anywhere west of Chicago and you
will find the same craze concerning lands
and land investments. And we are in
formed that lands farther east are be-
ginning to feel the influence from the
west and causing some increase in valves.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
AUDITORS OFr1oE, AuDuBoN,

IOWA, UCtOber 70, IVUU !
Board of Supervisors met pursuant TO
adjournment Members present NJ. ~
Esbeck, G.. NJ. Ross and +. ID. Searls.
This being the day set for final hear
ing in the matter of changing highway
No. 353 in Oakfield township, to avoid
bridging, and all claims for damages
and all remOnstrances having been filed
and the Board being fully advised in the
premises, the Board Of Supervisors of
Audubon county, Iowa, Order the Is
tablishment of said change in said high
way according to survey rs follows
Commencing at the angle in the north
east part of lot s in section 3. township
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
WILL RETURN JUDGE SMITH
IN SPITE OF STRONG EFFORT TO
HEPBuRNIZE THE DISTRICT
No Available Insurgent Willing To
Take The Chances In Running
Against The Present Member

Hon j. G. Nlilliman. of Logan. the
former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa.
while ut Des Moines last week declared
that the Republicans of the Ninth Con
gressional District are going to return
Judge Walter J. Smith TO Congress even
il there is, rs he declared, A movement
to HepburniZe Judge Smith ut the cleo
ton next fail In discussing Ninth
District politics MIR Milliman said: The
Republicans will have their coats off for
Judge Smith The insurgents, as they
are called, have no man who will take
chances of running against Smith but
they do have n plan, SO il is reported, of
Hepbnrni2ing the Judge ut the election.
That is they will allow him To be nomi.
mated at the primaries and then defeat
him ut the polls That is the way il is
understood in many parts of the Ninth
District, He also stated that there il
not much chance of Attorney General
Byers entering the list against Congress-
man Smith Exchange,
Somebody is evidently trying TO get
up scare. The time was when an effort
to iepburnize the Ninth District
might have had some show of success
because of the bitterness that had been
aroused between the factions of the
party but that time has passed and most
of the Republicans belonging to both
fashions are heartily glad of it, While
u good candidate would poll strong
vote against Judge Smith at the prima-
ries there would be buta small per cent
age Of either faction who would vote
against the nominee ut the polls whoever
he might happen TO be. Some effort
may be made from outside to create a
dissension within the district and there
may he vigorous fight for the nomina-
ton, but the nominee will he elected
with but "A small per cent of less,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28

Tn motion consent highway, 40 feet
wide, was established as follows:
Commencing ut the Ridge road ut II
point near center Of section %, town
ship 10, range 30 thence west on the
south side of center line 1865 feet; thence
north variation II degrees ~ minutes
west S4l feet; thence north variation 3;
degrees west 3lS feet and intersecting
county road No. 2ls in section 2s-10 ,3G
and terminating at said point
The Board of Supervisors, on their
own motion, in order To establish a
change in county road No, 353 in Oak
field township whereby they could avoid
costly bridging and low bottom land and
thus secure Il better public road;
RESOLVED, in accordance with sec
ton 421 of the Code. to condemn a strip
of land, owned by Hans G. Hansen and
Nels 9, Jensen, described as follows;
Commencing ut the angle in the north
part of lot = In section 3, township ~,
range 30 in county road No. 3j3, thence
north variation 50 degrees 30 minutes
west $50 feet thence north variation 90
degrees west 453 feet 10 intersect county
road No, 353 ut point $40 feet south OF
correction line between lots and in
section 3, township ~, range 30 as sur.
veyed and plated Said road to he fifty
feet wide. One o'clock y. IN. October 30,
1909, Is set for date of final hearing in
this case and the county Auditor is in
structed to give legal notice to Hans G..
Hansen and Nels g. Jensen, owners Of
said land, OF these proceedings. The
following dislnterested persons of Audu-
bon county, Iowa, are hereby appointed
to assess the damages arising by reason
of the establishment of said highway,
towit: Thos. Davis j. Shingledecher
and j. Ii. Maharg
On motion Board adjourned to meet
again Wednesday, October 20, 1909
ED b. COUSINS, NJ. N. ESBECK,
County Auditor. Chairman
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
Happy Ever Afterwards

Autumn maiden - full of fun
Football player chapter one.
Maiden waves flag of blue
From the grand stand chapter two.
Football player turns to see:
Down he tumbles chapter three,
Lost some scalp and, what is more,
Lost his heart. That's chapter four.
And he says AS surgeons mend,
:" I've won my goal!' And that S the enc
Except there'll be wedding soon
Then a loyey -dovey honeymoon.
New York Telegram.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28

~, range 80, in county road No. 358
thence north variation 81 degrees and
30 minutes $50 feet thence north vari
alton 90 degrees west l53 feet To inter
sect county road No 353 ut n point $40
feet south of correction line between
lots and 2 in section 3, township ~,
range 3G. Said road to be 30 feet wide.
Board made settlement with Hans G.
Hansen and approved the damages To
Nels G. Jensen at $50 rs returned by
the appraisers Of said road.
The County Auditor is hereby author
iHed TO pay all damages and costs, nc
cruing out of the establishment of said
highway, ont of the county bridge fund.
On motion r. w, Staley was allowed
S33 for repairing roof on court house.
On motion board adjourned.
En- b. COUSINS, NJ. n EsBECR,
County Auditor Chairman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
AUDUBON COUNTY BOARD
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ADJOURNED
SESSIONS IN SEPT AND OCT
Bills Were Allowed-Bonds Approved
And Certain New Roads Estab-
lished by Order of Board
AUDITORS OFFICE, AUDUBON,
Iowa, September 30, 1909.

AUDITORS OFFICE, AUDUBON,
Iowa, September 30, 1909
Board of Supervisors met in adjourn
ed session, Members present NJ n,
Ssbeck, c. Nj. Ross and +. d. Searls.
The official bond of IL, W. Wilson rs
member of Soldiers Relief Commission
was examined and approved
The claim of Hans Hansen for SD on
account of domestic animals killed by
wolves was allowed and the County An.
ditor authorized To issue warrant on
Domestic Animal fund for 30 per cent
OF same rs provided by law.
On motion the Board 10y written agree
ment with III. f. Fischer, guardian Of
August Rudnick insane, adjusted the
claim of Audubon county against said
Rudricks estate for costs of his keeping
at the Clarinda hospital and provided for
regular payment of future costs quarter
ly.
Board proceeded to consideration of
road petitions road grading and county
bridge work.
On motion Board adjourned to meet
again ut one pm.
On motion claims were allowed as
follows
Standard Bridge Co., bridge
work and material 1855 $4,000 90
Chicago Steele Tape Co., steele
tape -----..--,-------- 3 rs
Town of Audubon, street sprink
ling -----.-------------- 10 90
Ed b. Cousins, postage ------ 2 90
express --- 2 30
office expense. 60
Ella NJ, Stearns, extra help July
examination --.----. -. 8 90
Ella M, Stearns, postage ------. II 90
4" freight --- 20
telephoning 2 -
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-19
TWO BIG LEATHER
CONCERNSC0MB|NE
Central Leather Directors Vote
to Merge with U. S.
Leather Company.

JERSEY CITY. Aug. 19.-Action to
admit of the merging of the Central
Leather Company with the United
States Leather Company was taken by
the stockholders of the former company
at a meeting held here today.
The United States Leather Company
now controls 90 per cent. of the stocl
of the Central Leather Company. but
the proposed merging of the two cor
porations has been opposed by a small
minority of the stockholders until bach
dividends were paid them.
In line with their opposition they OBJ
jected TO a change in the charter of
the company to make it conform with
that of the United States Leather Com
pany, a necessary process before the
merger could be contaminated. At the
meeting the change was authorized by
the stockholders vote.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-19
JERSEY INTERPRETATIONS.

TRENTON, Aug. 19.-Certifieates of
Incorporation have been granted to tho
following companies:
Philadelphia Art Metal Company
Camden; capital, $4,000; incorporators
David M. Patton, Jacob ]. Staley and
Albert w. Staley; to manufacture
metal novelties of all kinds.
Cartaret Corporation, Jersey City;
capital, s25, 900; incorporators, Charles
H. Weller, Harvey B. Hall and Carlyle
Garrison; to deal in real estate and en-
gage as builders. contractors, etc.
East Lake Sanatorium, Bridgeton;
capital, 5000 900; incorporators, Jacob G.
Streets, NJ. D., Joseph Tomlinson, NJ. ].
and John H. Moore, NJ. D.; to operate
a hospital and sanatorium.
Evening Times Company of the City
of Elizabeth, Elizabeth; capital $50, 900;
incorporators, Lucius T. Russell, John
]. MCGOWAN and c. ]. X. Langham; TO
engage as printers, publishers. etc,
publish the Elizabeth Evening Tines
Alberts, Buob & Van Ness Co, New
ark; capital, 800, 900; incorporators.
Conrad j. Alberts, Edward F. Buob and
Herbert C. Van Ness; TO engage in the
jewelry business.
United Fireworks Company, Trenton;
capital, $4,000; incorporators, Aubrey
Love, Hugh w. Kelly and J. Albert Ho-
man; to manufacture fireworks.
The Xylolith Company. East Orange;
capital, $50. 900: incorporators. Charles
O.. Geyer, Frank E. Ruggles and Gas
ton G. l.. Vale: to manufacture fire.
proofng compositions.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-19
The D MARKET.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-Butter-Strong
receipts. S,9l5. creamery specials, 2SQ2Sls
(~oficial price. 81; creamery, extras, 27h,
creamery, thirds to hrsts. 24m27; process
firsts to specials, 2SG2; western, factory
first. 21izG22.
Cheese-Hlgher: receipts. 1854: State,
full cream, specials. 15I16; do, small oil
large. eolored or white. fancy, 14A State
full elream. common to good, 1l19d14,
skins. full to specials, 3%dl2.
Eggs-Steady; receipts. 12,022; State
Pennsylvania and nearby. fancy, hem
g gsFgsrs yhit Sbt sesa2 2sa aSj far aa. to bs GnSies.
brown, fancy. 2sdSo.
Flour-Receipts. 1886; sales, 5000; was
more or less unsettled, with business
quiet.
among September wheat shorts over the
strong situation at Chicago was empha-
month this morning. Later positions were
steady but no higher. September, 11Ols4
1109s; December, 1o57sQlo6ss; May. lo7&q
Rye-DuI; No. 2 western. 76, nominal,
I. o. b. New York.
Corn-Receipts, 1850.
Beef-Steady.
Pork-Firm.
Lard-Strong; western, l2.l0d12M.
Sugar-Raw, firm; fair refining. 26l;
centrifugal, sc test, All; molasses sugar,
s.36; refined, steady; crushed, 675;
powdered. ais. graduated, sos.
Petroleum-Steady refined, all ports,
S.20RS.25.
conee-ouiet; No. : Rio. a4@74; No.
Moiasses%Dun: New Orleans. 2S@42.
Poultry-Alive, steady; chickens, 17d19.
fowls, l6@l6l2; turkeys, IA. Dressed,
steady; hroilers. 1000; fowls, 15lka1T.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-19
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1a.-Foreign grain mar
kets showed little response today to the
day. and as a result sentiment in the pit
here during early trading was inclined
to be bearish. Weakness of the North
western markets also had a depressing
Prices at the opening were 4 lower to y
az higher, september being at 1902 to
l02IS, and December at IS to asss. After
touching 1925 the price of September
dropped back again to around 102. De-
cember sold off to Hss.
The price of future deliveries of corn
advanced beyond yesterday highest
marks. The September option opened un,
for a time held within the opening range.
The strength of corn caused a firm tone
in the oats market early in the day. Sep
tember opened soy to hqf higher, at
Provisions were firm, Opening quota
tions were 5 lower to 20 higher.
The market became weaker as trading
progressed, a severe Stun pat Mime
the downward trend. Before the decline
was checked September had dropped to
10O5s. and December to- 96b. The close
was weak with September off 1., at
Later in the day the corn market weak
ened with wheat. September declining
to 65A. The close was weak. with Sep
Close: Wheat-september, 1oOhd1M; De-
cember. $685.: May, 99M.
Corn-sepfemher, s57sas6; December,
'' oats Mss sss@a4; December, IS;
PPoork~september, 22.22; October, 1915;
LardEseptember. 11.s5; October, 11.so;
Ribs-September, lilo; October, ll.45;
January, a.20q9.22a.