Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-07
HEED THE WARNING
Iowa State Doing In Their Power
ToShow The Low Vitality Of Oar
Seed Corn.

good enough to plant. The weeks
trip along the Rock Island has
shown conditions to be in deplor-
able state. Not more than one ear
in ten will germinate properly. The
termination tests for the towns
thus tar made chow the following
percentages of fertility: Van Meter
Is; Dexter IL; Stuart 8; Guthrie Gen.
ter Is; Adair II; Audubon 10; Extra
%; Atlantic 8; Lewis IL; Walnut Is;
and Avoca IL. It was believed when
the train started out that much
better showing would be made this
week than last but the hopes were
not long lived.
In fact, conditions have become
so bad that in his speech at Allan
tic last night, Professor Bowman
declared that if the Iowa far.
mer did not put more brains inte
hie work that be would be better
off te cell his farm and invest the
proceeds in per cent mortgages.
He declared that testing the corn is
the only possible way to make a
scientific art out of what has been
too long haphazard occupation.
He asserts that Iowa farmers have
always risen to the occasion hereto
fore and he has faith in them this
spring but they must teet their
seed corn.-Daily Capital.
Nela Hansen had his drug store
papered and cleaned this week and
now it looks like new store.
d. E. Stranger went to Casey
Monday where he goes to look after
business pertaining to his farm at
that place.
Miss Boust of Audubon and La
vina Faust visited Saturday night
and Sunday at the Ed Dryden home
in this city.
Margaret Hensley of Walnut came
Saturday and is visiting this week
with her relatives, Georg. and
Graz ndma Gill.
Carrie Gault went to Atlantic Fri.
day night to attend the entertain
ment given by the Grinnell Glee
Club, returning home Saturday.
John and Nick Mertes returned
Saturday from their land inspecting
trip in Nebraska aud says they are
we'll pleased with some parts of it.
DIR. koob aud two daughters, Mu-
riel and Kathleen came up from
Brayton Monday afternoon in their
auto and spent short time in our
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Watterson and
daughter, Minerva spent Sunday at
the Gene Pratt home near Anita,
Harvey Jensen taking them down
in the auto.
Roy Dryden came home Saturday
from Dee Moines where he has been
attending Highland Park College.
He will remain here short time
when he will leave for Canada.
Vivian Heath who is staying at
the DR.. Oldaker hame aud attend
ing school in this city went to her
hon- near Anita Saturday where
she will spend her spring vacation.
Governor Carroll is to have opposi-
ton for a denomination if the wishes of
large portion of the insurgents go for
aught. The progressive press of the
state is full of anti Carroll talk and ii
looks as though this in itself will serve
to bring some active opposition into
the field. The bone of contention seems
to be not so much Carroll's administra-
tive ability as a fear of results should
Gov. CarrolPs friends control the state
convention. There are those who seem
to think that he has proven himself ut
terly incompetent, but this we believe
is untrue. Ofcourse, he is not as bril-
liant man as his predecessor and that
tends to minimize his abilities, but
there are few states favored with such
governors as was Cummins and we
doubt not that Carroll measures up
with the average governor of the state.
He is prudent, honest, industrious. We
believe he deserves another term. The
majority of the republicans of Iowa,
however are progressives, and if it is
necessary for them to stand back and
allow Gov. Carroll to pack the conven-
ton with standpatters who will adopt
a standpat platform-one antagonistic
to our two senators and MAJORITY of
our representatives in order to have
him renominated we do not blame
them if they make fight. We believe
that some kind of compromise can
be effected and that such fight should
be avoided.