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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-14
MRS, WILLARD SULLIVAN ATTENDS TOURNAMENT

Mrs. Willard Parker Sullivan left Satur- day for Richmond, Va, where she will participate in the Old Dominion tennis tournament. For many seasons Mrs. Sul- livan, as Miss Connie Evans, has won distinction in these annual tournaments and her success has been rewarded re- peatedly with interesting and handsome trophies She is one of the souths best women athletes and her friends hope that success will again meet her efforts Carrying off the cup in this contest is a most distinguished honor. There are par ticipants from many states, including Vir- ginia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl- vania and others.
 TOP SCORE IN BRIDGE GLASSES
 The closing game of Miss Anne Curtis s'bridge to the score" class has been played and the awards made to those win- ming top score. Miss Belle DeBardeleben and Mr. Mudd Martin, who won the same distinction last year. have made the high est score for the evening class. The other members of the class-a group of the most skillful players in the city-are Mrs Henry B. Gray, Mir. A. W. Nelson. Mrs. Viola Roden Redin, who completed Mrs Bradley Saunders series and MT. Wilson Brown. MT. Joseph Walker and MT. Ed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-14
Buffalo Lithia Springs Hotel Opens June 18th.

 at all  ZNicina medical A.. w.. Manauer B. k HAYS Resident Physician Buffalo Lithia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-14

Mrs. George F. Harrington plans to leave in about ten days for Montreal, N. C., to pass the remainder of the heated term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-14

Mrs. F. M. rntwwiIeer left yesterday morning for Lehigh to visit her sister Mrs. Priestly Toulmin at her summer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-14

Miss Frances Dashiell of Columbus, Miss, will be an attractive addition to the coterie of younger visitors. She is expected today to visit her cousin, Miss Fannie Dunn. Miss Dunn will introduce her to a small coterie of friends Friday at luncheon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-14

MT. and Mrs. George c. Harris and Miss Jamie Harris, who have spent seven weeks in Atlantic City, Baltimore, New York and other places in the east. have home. MT. Harris friends will be interested to learn that his health is much improved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-14

Mrs. Priestly Toulmin, who has spent the past several months at Lehigh. ex- poets to return to Birmingham early in Tp1v
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-11-01

over new territory and becoming
more destructive in the region already
infested, it threatens serious conse-
quences unless prompt measures are
taken to subdue it. " -Bul. 10 u. s.
Dept. Of Agri., 1894, p. 7.
AS pest to cultivated crops, the
Russian thistle cannot be compared
to Morning Glory, Canadian Thistle.
johnson Grass, or White Malva. But
to grain and uncultivated crops it is
the worst weed pest known. 1t not
only crowds out all other growths,
but takes form the ground large
amount of uIishment which is al
ways needed In grain field.
~ METHODS OF CONTROL
q In controlling weeds we have two
different. classes to deal with, &C
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-11-01

cording to the method of growth.
One class is constantly sending up
new shoots from an underground stem
and can be controlled only by constant
summer knitting. To this class belong
Morning Glory, Canadian Thistle,
johnson Grass and White Malva.
They are especially harmful to such
cultivated crops as beans, beets,
berries and other small fruits. TO the
second class belong plants with only
one tap-root from which must come
all nouris hment to produce seed for
next year. They are absolutely de-
pendent upon seed for reproduction,
while the members of the first class
may be produced by seed, but usually
from a growth on the underground
stem. To this last named class belong
the tumbleweeds including the Rus
sian Thistle. In the methods Of con-
troll, then, we are to deal with plant
when once cut off before the seeds
mature. the next generation is i'm
mediately stopped. The main thing
is to know when and how to go about
the work in the different crops.
The spring blowing will destroy
what seeds have ger minated after the
fall blowing, and the next important
step is to get the grain in before a
dry spell, so that it may get start
of the thistle.
In some localities it has been neces-
to resort to summer fallow, but in
this country much of the land will
raise cultivated crops, and the pest is
easily controlled by cultivation.
"Oats, when properly grown, often
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-11-01

The Russian Thistle belongs to what
is commonly known as the goosefoot
family of plants Chenopodiaceae) and
is closely related to our common pig
weed, scientifically known as Amaran .
thus retrofexus, and to the Eastern
tumbleweed. Though it is called Rus
sian Thistle and Russian Cactus, be
cause of it's spines. it is not thistle
at all. but tumbleweed, and in Eu-
rope is rightly known as the Russian
Tumbleweed.
Young Plant. The young plant ap-
pears W 18th two needle-like leaves or
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-11-01

cotyledons. Soon other similar leaves
appear and the plant begins to stool.
The foliage is light green and very
tender at this period and is readily
eaten by sheep.
Adult Plant.-The adult plant aver
ages from l to feet in height and
branches profusely from the single
tap-root at the base. The spread
often reaches feet, but the more
general size averages from 2 to feet.
Where three or more plants grow to-
gether they assume the general shape
Of single plant--a fattened sphere.
Root consists of single white tap
root. with many smaller roots coming
from it near the tip. When this root
is severed the plant dies, thus making
it easily killed by cultivation.
Leaves long and needlelike, aVerag-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-11-01

choke out the thistles, and hence
escape injury. If, on the other hand,
they are sown thinly or on poorly
prepared land, the thistles may com
pletely ruin the crop. Millet, the
only grass largely cult ated for hay
in the Dakotas, is such a rank plant
that it is injured very little by any
weed. IL. H. Dewey.
CROP ROTATION
The possibilities offered by this
system of eradication in this county
make the problem here much simpler
than in some other places where only
hay and grain can be grown.
Much of the land shown in the chart
as infested with the weed is now in
orchard and cultivated crops.
[ should recommend, then, that the
system of rotating crops be employed
by all farmers whose land is capable
of such method, which includes
practically all of the now Infested area.
1t is useless to clean up infested
fields if the weeds are allowed to grow
and mature along the public and
private roads. Such is the case at
present along private roads.
The one important factor necessary
Ill Uu6 vi C1lS pCOU 10 SOh-
certed action of all the farmers. 1t
is useless for one man to clean up his
fields il the first winter wind is going
to bring a host of rolling thistles
from his neighbours place to reinfest
his own. Such is too often the case.
IMPORTANT
1. Let no weeds seed.
2. Get grain in early.
3. Fire stubble, if possible.
4. Plow immediately after the crop
has been harvested.
5. Plow shallow.
6. Destroy the weeds now before
the seed ripens.
7. Plant cultivated crops or alfalfa.
8. Cooperate with your neighbor
and with the county comm issioners
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The Russian Thistle.
By E. O. Essg Horticultural Commissioner County, Calf

ing from q to inches. The tip is
armed with sharp spine.
Flowers borne in the axis Of the
leaves and protected by the spiny
bracts. Color, white to purple with
prominent yellow stamens.
DESTRUCTIVENE
GA weed new to America made it's
appearance a few years ago in the
wheat raising region of the northwest,
and has already caused damage to the
estimated amount of several millions
of dollars. Spreading rapidly as 1t is
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Wanted.

a good woman TO work ut the City
Laundry, A steady job and good
wages TO the right one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Harvesting AS 1t Used To Be.

The harvest season is upon us. Quite
different it is to the times in the long
ago when the whole neighborhood had
to exchange work in order that the
crops might be saved. 1t took five men
to bind the wheat, two to shock it and
two to run the reaper and a boy to
carry the water. That made ten peo-
pie that the farmers wife had to cook
for and it took several days to harvest
the big wheat field. Different varieties
of wheat were sown so that it did not
all ripen at the same time and in this
manner the harvesting crew was able
to take care of all the grain in the
neighborhood After the self rake or
dropper came into vogue it took one
man less to handle the reaping machine.
Later on the Marsh harvester came up
on the scene. This was machine
upon which two men rode and bound
the wheat by hand as fast as the bund-
les were of sufficient size. In heavy
grain it made them hustle. Then came
the modern binder and with it an at
tachment for gathering the bundles.
Now two men will do the work that re-
quired ten in the olden days.
In the place of cooking for an
army of men in harvest time the
good housewife sees no difference be-
tween harvest and the corn blowing
season. Cedar Falls Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
cosson Resigns senatorship

Senator George Cosson has resigned
his place in the senate now that his
election as attorney general is sure
thing This leaves vacancy which
will as soon as the governor designates
that special election in that district
is to be held, be filed by appointment
of the senatorial committee, consisting
of one man from each of the three
counties of Dallas, Audubon and Guth-
rie. AS Guthrie had the senator prior
to its going to Audubon it is conceded
that Dallas will get it now, and An
thony Mccall of Woodward is most
likely to be the man conferred upon. He
is an excellent republican and a hard
party worker. Exchange
The fellow who wrote the article
above may know what he is talking
about, but he may be little too certain
rs to conclusions as to the man who will
be the nominee. Audubon county
should have the unexpired term of
Senator Cosson.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
THE AUDUBON COUNTY
OLD SETTLERS PICNIC
Held In Audubon Thursday, August
The Eleventh, 1910, Had A
Large Attendance

Though not eligible TO membership,
the editoE regretted very much that alb.
sence from town prevented his atten.
dance at the old settlers picnic which
was held in Audubon, Thursday of last
week, Our migratory tendencies and
activities will always prevent our figur.
ing prominently as IN old settler any
where on earth but when il comes 10 "a
state picnic we can show ticket to
quite number AS we were not pre-
sent we can say nothing about il from
observation and but little from hearsay.
So we copy the following from the re-
port made to the Nonpariel:
The second annual picnic of the old
settlers of Audubon county, was held in
the park in Audubon yesterday. A very
large crowd was in attendance. Hon.
John G. Bonwell, presided. The meet,
ing was called to order mt 10 o'clock,
exercises being opened by speech by
the president, followed by an address
of welcome by Mayor Spencer Then
came an address by j. Nj. Graham,
which, with music ended the morning
program.
Lunches were had in the park. In the
afternoon music by the Audubon Cor
net band and male quartet, j, w, Ian
drum, f. @. Sampson, G, A. Marlin and
DIR, Chas. Burnside, was followed by
an address by Mrs, r $. Watts, talks
by Il. N. Taggart, August Forsbeck, Il.
Nj. Rasmussen, A. IL. Edwards, Hon, III.
f. Andrews, Il. j. Freeman and others.
These officers were elected j. G. Bon.
well, president; H. w. Stearns, vice
president; Ii, f. Andrews. secretary; A.
Il. Beason, treasurer. The next place
of meeting will be Extra.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
The Girl Who Makes Friends.

The girl who makes friends wherever
she goes is delightful. She comes into
room like sea breeze, fresh, laugh.
ing, nodding right and left with happy
impartiality. She is ready for any
thing, and never throws cold water on
your plans. She generally sees the
funny side of things, and she has such
a whole-hearted way of describing them
that you feel as if you had seen them
yourself. She does not retail gossip
though, and she does not know how to
be spiteful, or sarcastic, or bitter, and
she never exaggerates to produce an
impression. She knows how to be clever
and funny without being unkind, or
untruthful, or coarse. She likes every
body, not considering it is her duty to
suspect anyone of evil until he or she
has been proved good. She perfers to
consider the world good and honest nm
til it proves itself otherwise. She al
ways gets along, for she has friends
everywhere. Her heart is big enough
to contain everybody, and she never
forgets her friends or is forgotten by
them. -McCall's Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Great Audubon County Fair

The great Audubon county fair will
be held again this wear at the fair
grounts, September l3, IA, Is and IL.
The officials are making arrange
ments for one of the greatest fairs
ever held in the county. They are
making arrangements for some of
the very highest classes of free at
fractions ever seen here. Attrac-
tions that are costing them lots OF
money, but entertainments that will
please all.
The fair grounds are being cleaned
up, repaired and put In very at
tractive condition. The hog, cattle
and horse barns are being rapidly
filled and If you wish to exhibit any
of your stock, you should engage
your pens and stalls as soon as possi-
bile. The stock show will surely be
as good as was ever seen here or at
any other county fair. Bring in your
stock and advertise your herd Help
to make the county fair a grand sue
cess. Get them ready now and carry
away some of the liberal premiums.
The Corn Show will be big feature
of the fair again this year. Mr.
Nash has again taken hold OF the
corn show and has arranged for a
handsome lot of premiums for the
corn growers.
A new cement floor will be put into
the floral hall before the fair dates
and those who have hesitated to ex-
hibit in any of the departments in
the hall on account of the chances of
having their property damaged by
dirt and dust, can exhibit this fall.
There will be absolutely no danger
of your goods being damaged by dust
and dirt as 1t will be as clean and
safe as your home. Get your fancy,
art and other goods ready and bring
them to the fair. The fair is the
peoples fair and 1t is up TO the peo-
Die to help the management make a
great show of it. The management
will have everything there but the
exhibits and they are doing their
best to get the people TO bring In
their farm products and floral hal
exhibits. II looks now as though
every department would be well rep
resented. Be an exhibitor as well as
a visitor of the fair this season.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
TAFT AND IOWA REPUBLICANS
AS Seen By The Progressive Nom
parieI of Council Bluffs

If President Taft or any of his friends
in Iowa feel disposed to complain
about the character of mention given
him in the Iowa republican platform,
a little calm reflection will show that
there is no occasion for such complaint
Neither the president OF any other
republican can justly complain when
his republicanism is tested by the ma
tional platform of the party. That is
the test applied by the convention at
Des Moines last week. That convention
was of discriminating mind, with
first thought for principles and meas
ures, not for men Hence. it Endorsed
such efforts as President Taft and his
advisers have made to fulfill the prom
ises of the national platform, and which
have been in harmony with the decla-
rations of the convention.
1t will be found that only insofar as
the president and his advisers departed
from or neglected the spirit or the let
ter of the 1908 platform, do they fall
outside of the favor of the republicans
of Iowa i'm 1910. That is fair, that is
republican, and we do not believe that
on sober second thought anyone will
complain. The integrity of the party
must be preserved, if at all by faithful
adherence to its promises. That is the
Iowa idea Insofar as that is a de-
parture from the plan of extending
blanket Endorsement to men, without
regard to measures, it is an improve
ment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
SENATOR cuMMINs SAYS

Il reiterate what l have always said
In every campaign during the stormy
decade in which have been in public
office, We will fight with all the
strength that is in us before the nomina-
tions are made but when they are made
in the appointed way we will stand
shoulder to shoulder for the republican
candidates, and in that spirit l appeal
TO every republican in the state to give
his voice and his vote to every candi-
date on the ticket, whether national or
state.
The character of the problems which
now hold the first place in the Ameri-
can mind makes the republican view of
the constitution vital to the common
good. admit that the differences be.
tween republicans are many and that
they are important; but any republican
who, by reason of these differences,
votes for democratic candidate, will.
find that he has jumped from the frying
pan into the fire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
The Lord Raineth, The People Rejoice

After long dry spell the heavens
opened, the rains have descended and
the floods have come, but they are over
in Toxic Japan where thirty thousand
homes have been swept away. Here
the earth has swallowed up the water
like thirsty beast, and the willing
vegetation like the dropping spirits of
mankind has been again revived. The
rain came on Friday night commencing
about one o'clock and continued for
several hours. In all there was some
thing over two inches according to
official report. Then Saturday night
added much more and Monday morning
gave us a good old fashioned down pour
that completed the good work already
begun. The total was about five and a
quarter inches since it began on Friday
night These rains are worth millions
of dollars to our state. They practically
insure good crop of corn and good
pastures for the stock during the fall
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Special Examination--Scarcity of
Teachers

Owing to scarcity of teachers a spe-
cial examination will he held at the
Court House, Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 30 and 81 AS Audubon county
is unable to furnish enough teachers
for all her schools, we haye been send
ing into other counties that have an
over supply of teachers and also into
other states but still we are short of
teachers. Some of our townships are
paying fifty dollars u month for first
grade certificates and forty-fve TO forty
eight for second grades Two townships
are paying forty for spring and fall and
forgive to forty-seven for winter.
Should this paper fall into hands of
any persons knowing of desirable teach
ers, teachers of good moral character,
they would confer favor upon us by
notifying the teachers or the county
superintendent. ELLA M. STEARNs,
County Superintendent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Party Went To Harlan

A party of masons went over to Har
Ian Tuesday, to assist in laying the cor
ner stone of new college building
about to he erected. The automobiles
of Charles Elliott, Frank Sampson and
w. Il, Kennels carried ID. L. Freeman,
Arthur Farquhar, IL. j. Mantz, A. NJ.
Currier, L. A. McGinnis, Bert McCleran,
NJ. G. Griffith, A. G, Harmon, Geo. w.
Preston, +. ID, Searls and Will Searls.
The address was delivered by Hon. w.
f. Cleveland, past grand master of the
state and present democratic candidate
for member of Congress.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Gov. Carroll Passes Through County

Governor Carroll and the Iowa High
way Commissioners made tour of i'm
spection last week over the river to
river road passing through Extra, and
Audubon county which have the dis
tinction and the benefit of being ON the
famous road. According to reports
the best part of the road was found in
Guthrie and Audubon counties. The
party drove the full length of the road
from Council Bluffs to Davenport meet
ing and addressing many crowds by
the way. The object of the excursion
was to stir up enthusiasm in favor of
making good roads throughout all the
state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Mr.. Chris Strong and Cecilia Jensen
Married After Some
Difficulty.

After waiting for the train to come
from Carroll bearing wedding license
and after being disappointed, Mr.. Chris
Strong and Miss Cecilia Jensen decided
to use the wedding license from Audi
bon county and asked Rev. Ansorge to
go across the line three miles south into
Audubon county and unite them in
marriage. Rev. Ansorge, accompanied
by John Reinhold, Jr., as witness, went
with the happy pair to the county line
and there spoke few words and signed
the papers that made them the happiest
pair in Audubon county. Under the
blue Sky, with the shining sun several
hours high, the pair surrounded by
golden grain and tassling corn, listened
with throbbing hearts 10 the words of
Rev. Ansorge What did they care for
the dust, the hot sun and the lack of
tlowersY As soon rs they were married
they left for their home ten miles south,
while those who had made the trip re.
turned TO Manning The Monitor con-
graduates Mr. and Mrs. Strong and
predicts their welded life will be far
happier than many who are welded in
a palace. Manning Monitor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Celebrate Golden Wedding.

BY the Murray News we learn that
Rev. j, w. Bott and wife celebrated
their golden wedding August 5th, 1910,
when large number of their friends
called upon them TO pay their respects.
This item is of interest here because Mr..
Bott was pastor here during the three
years from 1883 TO 1896. Mr. Bott be-
gan his regular work in the ministry in
1870 and continued until 1902 when he
retired But he is not idle yet but SER
wing country church with regularity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
Death OF Iowa,s oldest Minister

The death of Rev. DIR. William Salter
at Burlington removes remarkable
character, When young man 81 years
of age he came to Iowa and since April
1916 he served the First Congregational
church of Burlington rs pastor during
period of over "a years. Though 30
years of age he continued in active
charge of his church until his death.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-08-18
A Fine Home For Sale

Nv home consisting of twenty acres
well improved with new brick house
and new brick barn, and situated in
the town of Audubon only one block
from the Northwestern station is tor sale.
33tf. w. II. BOLTON.