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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Stated in Cold Figures.

1t costs on an average about $3.50
to cure an incipient consumptive or
to care for an advanced case of tuber.
culosis until death. If he is left in des-
titute circumstances without proper
attention he will surely infect with
his disease at least two other persons,
and possibly more. Considering that.
the average life is worth to society
in dollars and cents about 81 500, the
net loss which would accrue to COM
munity by not treating its poor con-
sumptives in proper institutions would
be, for each case, including those who
are unnecessarily infected at the very
lowest figure, $4,250. On this basis, if
the poor consumptives in the United
States who are now sick were segre-
gated from their families, and either
kept in institutions until they died, or
else cured of their disease, the saw
ing to the country would be the enor-
nous sum of $1,275, 100000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
IMPORTANT NEWS
NOTES OF A WEEK
LATEST HAPPENINGS THE WORLD
OVER TOLD IN TENTED
FORM.
EVENTS HERE AND THERE
Condensed Into a Few Lines for the
PerusaI of the Busy Man.
Latest Personal Infor-
nation.
PERSONAL.
A. c. ROSS, Publisher

DR.. N. d. Hills of Brooklyn would
rather be a preacher than million
aire. Recently he discovered rich
coal vein in ranch he owned in
British Columbia. He sold the prop
erty to western men at profit of $751;
O0O Now the coal is said to be worth
$5,0O0,OO0.
William H. Robertson, American con-
sui at Tangier, Morocco, who Is In
New York on a vacation, advocates
tn abolition of his Office as unneces-
sary.
The two children of the late Mary
Croker Burton Harrison, first wire
OF Congressman Burton Harrison,
will inherit nearly 100000 each
from the estate left by their mother,
who was a daughter of the late
Charles F. Crocker of San Francisco.
A. ]. Hoskins, farmer OF Upper
Alton, ILL.,, has sold to the united
States for 100000 his patent rights
to range finder.
Shcrburn M. Becker. widely known
throughout the country as the BOY
mayor" Of Milwaukee, has purchased
q seat on the New York Stock Tx
change for $4,000, and in short
time will make his home In New
York
Andrew Carnegie has awarded a
$4,000 annual scholarship to Dennis
Chabot. a boy pianist Of Pittsburg'
Pa, who will study in Europe.
Judge William H. Holt OF Loulsvlhe,
IN said to be the choice Of President
Taft for minister to Switzerland.
e. L. Poole of Havana. Cuba. has
bought of the Philippine government
the San Jose Friar estate OF b5'ooo
acres In the island Of Mindoro, to De
used as a sugar plantation. The pur-
chase price was 1857 900. II is under
stood the buyer represented the Have
meyers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
GOOD WORK IS LOVED WORK
And Therein One Should Find the.
contentment That Is Chief
Part of Life.

II man doesn't love his work. he
had better get something else to do.
But the trouble is that such people
will hardly love any kind of work.
The trouble is in them. They lack
intelligence. If they knew enough
to know good work, they would soon
learn to love it. The manual-train-
ing scheme has this in view-to sur
round the job man is doing with
such intelligence and taste as will
make 1t attractive to him.
"The man who is in love with his.
job gets more contentment out of life,
than any other" says Brander Mat
thews; and he gets great part Of his,
contentment in doing his work right.
No man can love his work who shirks.
No man can be contented who is dis
honest about his work. This is shirk-
ing or doing it negligently. So these
things always go ogether-honest.
work, contentment and love of the job.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16

The consul in London of continen'
tai kingdom was Informed by his gov
eminent that one of his country.
women, supposed to be living in Great
Britain, had been left a million of
money. After advertising without re-
suit, he applied to the police, and
smart young detective was set to
work.
When a few weeks had gone by his
chief asked him how he was going on.
'T've found the lady, sir"
Good! Where is she?"
"At my place. / got married to her
yesterday"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
ACCOUNTING ITCHING.
Eczema for a Year-Got No Relief
Even at Skin HospitaI--In Despair
Until cutlcura Cured Him.

'T was troubled with a severe itch
Ing and dry, scrufy skin on my ankles,
feet, arms and scalp. Scratching made
1t worse. Thousands of small red pim-
pies formed and these caused intense
itching. / was advised to go to the
hospital for diseases of the skin. did
so, the chief surgeon saying: IT never
saw such bad case of eczema" But T
got little or no relief. Then I tried many
so-called remedies, but became so
bad that almost gave up in despair.
After suffering agonies for twelve
months, I was relieved of the almost
unbearable itching after two or three
applications Of Cuticura Ointment. I
continued its use, combined with Cuti.
cura Soap and Pills, and was com.
pletely cured. Henry Searle, Little
Rock, Ark, Oct. 8 and 10, 1907"
Potter Drug b Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Now and Then,

He is capitalist now in an Ohio
town, but he was not always thus.
He has progressed along various lines,
and one mark of his progress is the
open-back shirt, comparatively mod
ern invention. To this he is yet new,
and recently commented upon it to a
friend who was in his room while he
was dressing.
Look at me-" he said, sticking his
head through his shirt. when | came
to this town l hadn't shirt to my
back, and now-now, haven't back
to my shirt
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Governor Wants Better Highways.

Governor B. F. Carroll in his ad.
dress before the Iowa Implement
Dealers Association in the Y. M. C.
A. auditorium advocated better roads
throughout the state, the creation of
the Office of state road engineer, the
setting aside of 80 per cent of the
state road tax for road dragging, less
grading and more dragging of roads
and the narrowing of all country
roads.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Not up to Modern Standards.

"Your wife's new hat makes her
look like queen" said the man who
tries to be complimentary.
Don't let her hear you say that"
answered Mr.. Bliggins; Il have
looked through the histories and l
never yet saw picture of queen
who looked as if she enjoyed first
class milliner."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
kidnapping Charge Dismissed.

Mrs. Laura McConkey will not be
tried for kidnapping her own child.
The criminal case against her and
her mother, Mrs. j. W. Balm of Kan
sas, was dismissed by County Attorn-
ey Lawrence DeGraff. Rev. John
Med. Horn still has custody of the
child. 1t is very possible habeas cor
pus action will be instituted by the
mother to recover possession of the
child.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
GEN ERAl NEWS.

Seven sailors are known to have
persisted, 10 others are adrift on Lake
Erie or frozen to death or drowned,
two vessels. the steamer Clarion and
the steamer w. G. Richardson, have
been lost as a result of the storm
which has ragged over the lakes. The
Clarion burned to the waters edge in
Lake Erie, off Southeast Shoal. Point
Pelee, Ontario, and the steamer w. c.
Richardson went to the rocks five
miles west of Buffalo.
Official returns from 12S of the FOG
precincts in Los Angeles, Cal, cut
down the lead Of Mayor Alexander
over George Smith, the Republican
candidate. from 1900 to So. The re-
suit is now in doubt.
Mrs. Susan Stewart, wife Of Pay
master General Stewart, U. s. NJ, re-
tired, of South Orange, N. j., died in
Washington at the home of Rear Ad-
miral Andrew Dunlap, where she was
visiting. She will be buried in the
National cemetery at Arlington.
Open-air schools for children in the
tenement districts are recommended
In the annual report Of the New York
Association for Improving the Condi-
tion of the Poor. which is making a
crusade against tuberculosis.
Teachers in st. Marks public school
In West Orange, N. j., got a new
piano by selling roasted peanuts,
after the school board refused to pro-
vide the instrument.
Attorney General William H. Stead
was ordered to appear before the Illi-
nois supreme court and file brief and
argument in the case of Booth versus
The County Clerk of Sangamon Coun-
ty, the question at issue in which is
the constitutionality of the amend
ment to what is known as the "Juul"
law, passed by the general assembly
at its last session.
The annual meetings Of Oklahoma
Live Stock Breeders associations
opened in Enid. together with an ex.
tensive stock show and auction sales
of hundreds of blooded horses, cattle
and hogs.
President Taf. was reelected presi.
de: of the American National Red
Cross.
Secretary of the Treasury Mac.
yeagh issued detailed explanation OF
the workings of the new income tax
with instructions for the guidance OF
all kinds of corporations.
High prices of foodstuffs are being
Investigated by the United States dis.
trict attorneys office at New York be.
cause of complaints by the largest
wholesale grocers that there seems to
exist a conspiracy among some manu-
facturers to maintain prices to the
consumer.
Pietdzyk, confessed murderers of IA
year-old Hattie linda of Milwaukee
were taken into court Unexpectedly
and pleaded guilty. They were sen
fenced to life Imprisonment.
The Pacific feet sailed from Ma
Mia for ports in China and Japan.
Horse tracks made last June are
being preserved by the prosecutor a.
Lyons, Kan, in the case of Ora Tur
ner, whose trial on the charge of muir
dering Roy Snyder opened. The state
will try to prove that the tracks neal
the scene of the murder are those o.
Turner's horse.
Senator Cummins Of Iowa has in
troduced a railroad rate bin which
in a sense is practical substitute fol
the present interstate commerce act
Because of the high price of cotton
mills in the Manchester district o
England win begin short-time sched
niles next week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
EntwistIe viii Case Is Settled.

Five heirs of the late Edward En-
twistle, who started contest few
weeks ago for the purpose of break
ing his will, brought their dispute to
an end by fling with Probate Com
missioner James E. O'Brien stipula-
ton in which each one agrees to &C.
cept the sum of $500 as share of
the estate. Entwistle was "a years
of age at the time he executed his
will and one of the oldest residents
of Des Moines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Fall Cause of Death.

Mrs. Maggie B. Dow, aged about
IS years, slipped on the basement
stairway at the home of her son-in-
law, Hugh M. Schiller, and fell heavi-
ly to the cement floor of the base
ment, sustaining a fracture to the
base of the skull which caused her
death three hours later.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
BUYS Farm for Soldiers Home.

The state board of control has
closed deal with the owners of Oak
Bluffs, the beautiful homestead of
DR.. N. E. Mitchell, near Marshall
town, whereby the state becomes the
owner of the property. The home was
purchased for $4,000 and will be
used for the benefit of the soldiers
in the Iowa Soldiers home at Mar
shalltown. This addition will give
the home 17S acres of land.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Hull Makes GIFT to Press Club.

Congressman ]. A. T. Hull has pre-
sented the Press club Of Des Moines
with valuable collection of govern
ment documents and large map OF
the United States and its possessions,
issued by the land department,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
AWARDS ON FRUIT.
Exhibitors at State Horticultural
Show Made Happy.
TRUE WINS BIG PREMIUMS
Three-Day Meeting Closed With Elec-
ton of Officers-Fine Showing
of Luscious Looking Apples
and Other Fruit.

Des Moines, Dec. 1.-THE exhibit
ors at the horticultural show at the
state house were made happy when
the judges made awards on plates OF
shiny luscious looking apples and
other fruit.
The convention wound up it's three
day session by the election of officers.
The exhibits were arranged by dis
tricts and judges appointed for each
district.
The awards were as follows, no
first or second prizes being given:
Northern district, S. A. Beach,
Judge. H. True, sixty-three plates,
thirty-seven varieties, $37; l.. A. Gle
mons twenty-six plates, ten varieties,
$40: H. l.. Felter, twelve plates,
twelves varieties, $40. Sweepstakes--
C. H. True, first, with seventy-six
plates, thirty-four varieties SIS. Seed
lings-C. w. l.. Schmidt, first.
Central district, E. E. Little, judge
j. ]. Proudfoot, $50 plates, fifty
eight varieties $3.50; E. o. Worth,
sixty-three plates, twenty-one varie-
ties, 81; B. Stuart, III plates, thirty
two varieties, 5000; F. o. Harring-
ton, s;yty-seven plates sixty-three va
rieties, $3.50; Charles o. Garrett,
seventy-five plates, fifty varieties,
$780, E. Howell, lis plates fifty
four varieties SIS; William Bomber
germ, 218 plates, sixteen varieties,
S11.50; William Langham, pears two
varieties, ST.. Sweepstakes o. Gar
rett lat plates, eighty-five varieties,
first; F. o. Harrington, fifty-six
plates fifty-six varieties, second.
Grapes - William Langham, five
plates, first.
Southern district, G. r. Bliss, judge
j. w. Murphy, 1914 plates, 140 va
rieties $72; ]. Z. Bender, four plates,
four varieties, So; F. P. Spencer, six
plates, six varieties, IS; c. G. Blod-
get, fifteen plates, thirteen varieties
81; d. E. Moffett, thirty-six plates,
twenty-seven varieties, s14; ]. w.
Murphy, first. Seedlings-Mr. Dutor
crab apple, 81; F. c. Pellet, 81.
In addition to the awards the regu-
lar program of papers and discuss
ions was carried out.
Practically all the old officers were
reelected at the business meeting OF
the Iowa Horticultural society. The
list chosen is as follows:
President William Langham, of
Cedar Rapids; vice president, NJ. ].
Graham, Of Abel; secretary, Wesley
Greene, of Des Moines; treasurer,
Elmer NJ. Reeves, of Waverly.
Directors for the even numbered
districts were elected as follows:
Second district, John Forster of
Abba; Fourth district, DR.. A. B. Den.
mis-, of Cedar Rapids; Sixth district,
c. o. Garrett, Of Adelphi; Eighth dis.
trict, c. H. True, of Edgewood;
Tenth district A. L. Clemens, Of
Storm Lake; Twelfth district, Eugene
Secor, of Forest City.
w. c. Haviland, of Fort Dodge,
was elected a director for the Ninth
district in place of G. A. WINS, of
Iowa Falls, who died recently.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Girls Need Not Worry.

There will be no difference in the
wages paid to local telephone girls
after the Mutual company is absorb
ed by the Iowa according to an an
nouncement made by r. A. Walker,
general manager of the Mutual COM
pany.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16

If the women are to be credited,
every married woman finally dies of
a broken heart, and every old bach
elor has had his heart buried in a
grave for years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Arrest Trusted Postotfice Clerk.

Mel Pierce, aged 35 years, for ten
years one of the trusted clerks in the
postoffice was taken into custody by
federal officials, charged with riding
the United States mail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
DR.. Patrick Makes Address.

DR.. Hugh T. Patrick, professor of
nervous, and mental diseases in
Northwestern University Medical
school, was the principal speaker be-
fore the Polk County Medical associa-
ton at its regular monthly meeting.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Bind the Robber,s Loot.

Several checks, notes and other pa
pers taken from the safe of the Allie
man bank, which was robbed recently,
were found by some small boys in the
side of a haystack at East Twenty
first street and Easton boulevard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Girl Attempts Suicide.

Dependency, which is supposed to
have followed slight lovers quarrel,
tempt to end her life by drinking
and inhaling chloroform in her room
at the home of William Reeves, 11O4
West Fourth street. Only the inter-
ference of her fiance, P. c. Over, who
was in the room at the time, and the
prompt response to the police call
by Assistant City Physician Galloway
prevented the girls death
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Des Moines Girl Marries in West.

According to dispatches from Colo
RADIO Springs, Edna Barton, a pretty
Des Moines girl who had gone west
to marry railroad man, fell in love
with Edwin Nye, cashier in rest
aurant where she ate her breakfast
and married him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Fatal Car 1853 Again in Service.

Car No. 153 which made the fatal
dash down Nineteenth street hill
month ago, taking one life and in
juring more than fifty people has
been put back in commission.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
State FUNDS are Ready for christmas.

The state of Iowa has $4,000 or
more in its general fund out of which
the Christmas things are bought for
the state institutions. The funds con-
tinue to be as in the past few years
in most excellent condition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Pioneer Passes Away.

Hiram H. Dimick, one Of Iowa's old
est pioneers, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. e. G. Holden. Mr.. Di-
mick was born in Des Moines in
1929. He was one Of the most promi-
nent Masons in Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Let Contract for New City Hall.

Chas. Weitz Sons of Des Moines
will erect the new city hall for $3O1.-
$50. They were awarded the con-
tract by the city council over thirteen
other bidders
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Wins Third Baby Show.

Wins Third Baby Show.
Des Moines' third baby show Of
the season was held by the board of
the Home for Friendless Children at
the Shrine temple Frances Rather
inc Bargies who lives with her par
ents at 1918 Walker street, was
awarded gold locket and chain as
the prettiest girl baby at the show,
while Kenneth Freburg, Thirty-third
and Easton boulevard, received s!i-
yer cup for being the prettiest boy.
Mrs. Richard Lyons twin boys were
given solid silver spoon and Mrs.
c. j. London's baby was awarded a
cup for being the tiniest youngster
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Ward and Hill Elected Commander

WdTu anu FfTII EIeCtfu OuHIHdhueTs.
The local posts Of The Grand Army
Of the Republic and Women's Relief
corps have held their annual elections
of officers. Mia Ward will be COM
mander of Kinsman post the coming
year and ]. G. Hill of Crocker post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
Van Duyn Gathers Data.

State Labor Commissioner Van
Duyn is beginning the work of gath
ering statistics for his annual report,
which is due in the summer of 1910.
The report is so broad and so COM
prehensive and entails so much work
that 1t is necessary to start at this
time in order to secure the data. Let
ters are sent to practically every en-
ployer in Iowa for facts and figures
necessary in compiling the report.
About 1000 letters are also sent out
to employees over the state for infor-
nation concerning conditions as they
see them from the workingman's
standpoint
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
decrease Of $3.50 in Tax Shown.

Des Moines, Notwithstanding to
figures compiled in the city auditors
office the per capita cost of running
the city's business was 1882 less dur
ing the first year under the Des
Moines plan than 1t was during the
last year under the old aldermanic
system.
fiscal year which closed April 1, 1909,
the first twelve months under the Des
Moines plan, the expenditures were
S9oo,546.61. Based on e population Of
100000 the per capita tax was 1886
but 1t is pointed out that s175,616.07
OF the expenditure was on debts con-
tracted by former councils, SO, with
that deducted, the actual per capita
cost was $3.50.
On the other hand, it is shown that
the per capita cost of 1855 for the
last year under the old Plan is too
low, for the debt of $3.50 900 which the
council accumulated in that time was
not considered as spent. Then it was
estimated the city had population
OF only 10000, SO that increases the
per capita rate $1.37 and makes it
$10.32.
These figures show that the per
capita cost during the last year of
the old plan was 1902, as against
$3.50 under the new.
w. w. Wise, who was member of
the board of public works during the
old regime, claims that the greater
part of the debt with which the old
council is charged was contracted for
things the present council has not
had to contend with. He points out
that large per cent of the money
was put in permanent improvements
such as paving around the present
postoffice and in the building of fire
stations Because of this he claims
the $4,000 should not be charged
up to the old council as dissipated.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16

and is expected to arrive within the
next few days to take up his duties.
John Bailey has sued the c. NJ. &
st. Paul railroad for $4,000 damages
for the death of his nine-year-old son
killed by the cars a year ago when
he was on his way home from school
at Mason City.
Word has been received from Cal
ifornia to the effect that Prof l. A
Ross of the State University of Iowa
is rapidly recovering from his recent
illness
Mrs. B. F. Carroll, wife of the gov
ernor, delivered an address at Mt
Pleasant in connection with the or
ganization of parent-teacher associa
ton.
William Boetcher of Burlington IL
fit of insanity. cut his throat with
a razor, but was discovered and rush
ed to the hospital in time to save his
lie.
The Cook ranch. north of Odebol
is to be cut up into small farms. Mr.
Cook will retain but four sections ou
of the 1900 acres.
Thomas Byrne, we'll known Du
buque contractor. is dead from in
juries received in runaway acciden
five weeks ago.
Ray Van Marren. an employee a
the Rock Island freight house. fel
and broke his nose while unloading
goods at Pella.
Scores of dogs have been shot BY
the police on account of mad dol
scare at Clinton.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-19
Annual Meeting OF the Rogue River
Fruit Exchange.

The Rogue River Fruit Exchange
held its regular annual stockholders
room last Saturday. The meeting
was called to order by Manager SEQ
will AT 1890 a. m. After reading the
minutes OF the secretary the finan-
cial report was read, showing the
condition OF the company. To the
surprise of most OF the stockholders
the earnings of the company, ex-
ceeded the expense account by $72,
This was considered rather a re-
markable incident considering that
It was the business Of the first year
In the history Of the Exchange.
On motion It was agreed to hold
monthly meetings In the future,
Then came the election of the board
of directors as follows: r. Thomas,
r. NJ. Robinson, G, A. Hamilton,
II. r. Gale and win Scoville. Dur
ing the day many speeches We're
made and II can be said that the
first annual meeting OF the Rogue
River Fruit Exchange was in every
way a success
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-02-19
Shall We Try 1t?

In some neighborhoods in New
Jersey they have very pretty GUS
tom of holding what is called har-
vest home. The people gather on a
certain day in a grove and the oc-
casion is given over to social inter-
course and dinner is prepared fit
for a king. While this latter is in
preparation a committee in charge
receives the guests and If it is known
that any of them have had differ
ences during the past year they are
required to meet and become recon-
ciled, and this must be done before
they appear at the table. This din
ner Is of the real old-fashioned kind.
Everyone Is to be at his best and
help make the occasion jolly and
worthy of the good cheer provided.
1t Is needless to say that the men
and women depart from the Harvest
Home at peace with their neighbors,
If not with the world.
Grants Pass might be benefited
by having Harvest Home.