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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12

in the capture of Columbia, South
Carolina; and was in the grand re-
view in the city of Washington, at
the close of the war before President
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded to
the presidency at Lincoln's death;
Secretary Stanton; General Grant;
General Sherman, and others. After
this review he was mustered out,
May "a, 1865. He enlisted on July 10,
1861, in Company c, Eighth Iowa
Volunteer Infantry. At the battle of
Shiloh, on April 6, 1862, he was Sc
verely wounded in the left breast and
left for dead on the field of battle.
During the second days fighting he
succeeded in crawling from the rebel
camp back through the northern lines
where he was given surgical treat
ment and as soon as possible was
sent to his home. When the Twenty
fifth Iowa Volunteer Infantry was or
ganized and mustered in at Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa, September 81, 1862,
Mr.. Palmer, who had organized a
company at his home town, while his
arm was still in the sling, was elect
ed captain of Company A and return
ed to service. He was promoted to
aforementioned of the regiment on
June 8, 1868, at the siege of Vicks-
burg. Since the war, Mr.. Palmer,
while devoting his time to farming,
has served the state in the capacity
of State Senator in four General AS
semblies and as Railroad Commissions
er fora number of years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
IOWA GIRL POUNDS A BANK
Young Woman Collects Money From
the Settlers and Carries it Home
in Stocking.

Mason City.-Carrying the money
as she collected it in her stocking,
Mrs. lima Franchere-Roach, form
er Mason City girl, who recently
married Joseph Roach and with him
went to live on a claim in South
Dakota, with the aid of her husband
has founded bank at Faith, S. D., a
new town in the newest part of the
state. Her husband, who for some
years here, was attached to the First
National bank, and since with the
First National bank at Mitchell, S. D.,
decided to be first on the ground with
bank in the town of probably 100
people.
Mrs. Roach, who is young lady
of considerable energy, on pony,
started out to make a canvass of
the farmers and claimholders settled
in the vicinity and before night came
home with $1,000 in cash which she
had tucked in her stocking as she
had collected it. With this as nu-
cleus for the deposits of the bank,
the First Bank of Faith started.
Faith is now some fifty miles from
a railroad, but the line is surveyed
through that section and Mr.. and
Mrs. Roach's farm happened to be
the one selected by the road promot-
ers for the site of the proposed town.
The farm in part was laid out in
town lots and at present there are
thirty shacks with sixteen more in
the course of erection.
Mrs. Roach is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. N. F. Frainchere, for years
residents of this city. Her sister.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
IMPORTANT NEWS
NOTES OF A WEEK
LATEST HAPPENINGS THE WORLD
OVER TOLD IN ITEMlZED
FORM.
EVENTS HERE AND THERE
Condensed Into a Few Lines for the
PerusaI of the Busy Man
Latest Personal Infor-
nation.
Pc RSONAL-.

Rear Admiral McCalla, U. S. NJ,
died at Santa Barbara, Cal, Of apo
plexy.
Rev. Alexander McLaren, the noted
Manchester (England) preacher, died
at Edinburgh.
Paris reports say the engagement Of
Jay Gould and Miss Beatrice Godfrey
Van Drummer will be announced soon.
Lieut.. Sir Ernest H. Shackleton, R.
N, holder of the farthest south record,
lectured in. Chicago and was presented
with the Helen Culver gold medal by
the Geographic society Of Chicago.
Princess Nobuko Fumi-no-Miya,
1S-year-old daughter of the en-
peror of Japan. was married to Prince
Asaka.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
has rallied from the effects of a second
operation and physicians at Washing
ton report his condition to be encour-
aging.
Thomas H. Croft, founder Of Pasa-
dena and a California resident since
1873, has been committed to the state
insane asylum at Patton. Cal. follow
Ing stroke Of paralysis.
Informal announcement was made In
New York Of the engagement of Miss
Mary Hartman, daughter of Mrs. E.
ii. Hartman, one of the richest wom-
en- in the world, and Charles Cary
Rumsey, sculptor, and son of Law
renee D. Rumsey of Buffalo.
James A. McClurg, extensively in
terested in mining in the west, died
at Denver. Col, Of pneumonia. Nc
Clurg was son-in-law Of David H.
Moffat, the banker and builder of rail-
roads.
Prof. Frederick L. Paxson Of the
University of Michigan has been noti-
fed of his appointment to the chair
Of American history at the University
of Wisconsin. He will present his
resignation to the University of Michi-
gan regents at their next meeting.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
COLONEL DAVID ]. PALMER
Farmer and Soldier Of the Civil War
With a Remarkable
Record.

One of the most picturesque figures
In the Iowa republican primary, June
7th, is Col. David J. Palmer, an old
soldier who seeks nomination for re-
election to the Office of Railroad Com
missioner, which he has efficiently
held for several years and of which
board he is now Chairman. Mr.. Pal
mer, who is by occupation farmer
at Washington, Iowa, is one of the
oldest soldiers of the Civil War, with
a remarkable record. He was with
General Grant at the siege of vicks-
burg and in the Chattanooga cam
paign; through the Atlanta campaign;
up through the Carolinas. resulting
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Iowa Wards Cost $3.50, 900 increase.

Within year the population of the
state institutions of Iowa has increas-
ed 2 1-2 per cent, but the cost of sup
port of the institutions has increased
IA per cent. The quarterly report for
the quarter ended April shows, that
the average population for the quart
er was 9,026, as compared with 1928
the year before, an increase of 20S.
The cost of support of the fifteen in
situations for three months was $431,-
594.76 as against 1871, 051.S6' the cor
responding quarter of 1909, an in
crease of s60,542.90. The state institu-
tions of Iowa, with but slight increase
in population, are costing substanti-
ally a quarter of million dollars
more than they were. -
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
GEN ERAL NEWS.

A press dispatch from Washington
announced that John D. Rockefeller
had abandoned the idea of securing a
national charter for his proposed foun-
dalton. Starr ]. Murphy, personal
counsel for Mr.. Rockefeller, and
speaking for the Standard Oil presi-
dent, said the statement was entirely
without foundation. Mr.. Murphy also
said that Mr.. Rockefeller had nothing
to do with the Economic and Gener-
al Foundation" for which charter Is
being sought from the New York legis-
lature for IAN aged man of wealth."
said to have s2,500,O00 to spend on
charity.
Edward VII, king of Great Britain
and Ireland and emperor of India, is
dead. His illness, which lasted less
than week, became serious only three
days ago. The king returned to Eng
land from vacation on the continent
ten days ago in the best of health. He
had reigned nine years. He was sixty
nine years old. The Prince of Wales
succeeded to the crown Immediately,
according to the laws of the kingdom,
without official ceremony. He will
take the oath of Office before the priyy
council and will be proclaimed king as
George V. His first off cial act was to
dispatch to the lord mayor the an
nouncement of his fathers death, In
pursuance of custom.
More than half of the male popula-
ton of Palos, Ala, is believed to have
persisted as the result of the explosion
in mine No. Of the Palos Coal and
Coke company. About 200 men-45
white and $50 negroes-are thought to
have been killed. Eleven bodies have
been found.
Irving Hanchett, the fifteen-year-old
boy who was convicted of the brutal
murder Of Cleire Tedder, thirteen
year-old girl, near Deland, Fla, in
February last, was hanged at Deland.
Three firemen were killed and three
others were injured at Macon, Ca,
when the tire on an auto engine ex-
ploded on the way to fire and over
turned the engine. The engine was
going at high speed when the accident
occurred.
Moving-picture men have offered to
assist the study Of geography and his
tory In the New York schools by pro-
viding educational pictures free.
Approximately 5000 trainmen and
conductors Of the New York Central
railroad east Of Buffalo will receive
wage increases averaging 80 per cent.
by decision by E. e. Clarke and P.
H. Morrissey, arbitrators in the con.
troversy between the railroad and its
employees.
The National Association of Retail
Grocers opened their annual meeting
In Springfield. H., being welcomed b,
Governor Deneen.
The annual tourney of the Woman,
National Whist league began in Chi
cago with about 200 players takin,
part.
In less than 15 minutes time tn
senate considered and passed the per
sion appropriation bill carrying abou
s156.O0O.00O. II is now UP to the pres
dent for his signature.
Southern Methodists opened thei
sixteenth quadrennial general confer
ence at Asheville, N. C.
Through the arrest at New Yorl
of two men employed on the War,
line steamship Mexico. Mrs. France
]. DAILY. wife OF paymaster in tn
United States army. win recove
jewelry valued at $1,000. supposedly
stolen and concealed aboard the shi
by the prisoners.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
C0WN|E IS BLAMED
BY Board Of Control for Outbreak
at MitcheIIviIIe Reformatory
REPORT MADE TO GOVERNOR
The State Board Takes Up In Detail
the Hearings and Quotes From
Witnesses as They Are
Examined.

Des Moines, May Following are
some of the conclusions reached by
the members of the present state
board of control in its exhaustive re-
port of the conditions at the Mitch
ellville girls industrial school. The
report covers 181 typewriter pages
and gives in detail the testimony OF
seventeen witnesses, most of whom
were the girls at the institution. The
report alleges that Mr.. Cownie was
largely responsible for the lack OF
discipline and the unrest and that
many Of the complaints of the girls,
were, by their own testimony, untrue.
The report was filed with Governor
Carroll by the members of the board
and is signed by all of them.
The evidence taken and knowledge
otherwise acquired force us to the
conclusion that the late chairman of
the board of control was the chief
factor in causing the outbreak.
Miss Garrison objected to the bois-
ferrous manner of Mr.. Cownie towards
the girls and to his habit of putting
his hands on and being familiar with
them.
Mr.. Cownie criticised the food in
the presence of the girls. His course
was such that at times girls would
refuse to obey their officers.
Mr.. Cownie told the girls that Miss
Garrison was mean and quarrelsome
and could not manage the institution.
Another cause of the trouble was
raising the maximum age limit from
Is to IL years.
The girls are not allowed to wear
corsets.
Music has not been prohibited.
There is an orchestra of ten pieces.
There are pianos in every cottage.
Summed up the report is as fol-
lows:
When the present superintendent
took charge the discipline was lax
and the inmates inclined to disorder
The modes and methods of discipline
in force before and after Miss CARR
son took charge were the same in
general character. Corporal punish
ment was used by Mr.. Fitzgerald as
it is used by her. Under Miss Garri-
son, prior to March Is last it was in
frequent and mild. Since that time
there have been several outbreaks
and the punishment inflicted in one
or two of the later ones was more
severe than formerly and an unusual
number of girls were punished, but
We do not find that it was inhumane.
1t seems to have had the effect of
quieting the girls and they are now
receiving comparatively little punish
ment. They have been quiet for sew
eral weeks. We have enumerated all
the methods of discipline now in
vogue and do not think any of them
inhumane or subject to just criti-
cism."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Iowa Coal viii Be Hiaher.

Iowa coal will cost from 10 to 20
cents more per ton when the mines
begin to operate under the agree
ment now being formulated. Increas-
ed wages to the miners and other
concessions made to them by the op
orators will increase the cost of pro
duction at least 10 cents a ton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Booker Washinston's Agent Here.

B. Hosmer, who is a graduate
and the western representative of
Tuskogee Institute, Booker T. Wash
ington's great school for the practical
uplift and education of negroes, was
In Des Moines in the interest of that
institution. He has spoken to eight
or ten clubs, churches and other or
CARNATIONS during the ten days ne
has been in the city, and has given a
good account of Tuskogee and her
nine branch colleges. The institution
at Tuskogee, Ala, has had a wonder.
full growth during the last three years.
During the present year there is an
enrolment OF 1850 students from
forty states and many foreign coun-
tries. In all departments there are
156 teachers and officers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Macomber Funeral Held.

The last rites over the body of the
late ]. X. Macomber were held at
at the residence, 1920 Kingman boule-
ward. Hundreds of friends of the de-
ceased and the family, among whom
were many prominent members of the
bar, attended the funeral The house
was filled with flowers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
viii Repair Old Postoffice.

The appropriation committee at
Washington have notified Captain
Hull that the sum of 100000 has been
appropriated to repair the old post
Office building in Des Moines. Captain
Hull does not know just to what use
the building will be put, but this
amount of funds insures vast amount
of repairs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Mother Settles DAMAGE Suit.

Alice Brockman, mother of Neil
Brockman, who was kille1 a sh-.-
time ago while employed in the Agar
Packing plant, filed in the probate
division of the district court notice
that she had settled her claim against
the packing company for $1,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Seven Cars Are Ditched.

Ames.-Southbound freight No. 63
on the Northwestern was wrecked at
Randall, seven miles south of Jewell
Junction, seven cars going into the
ditch and the track torn up for dis
lance of 400 feet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Enalneer Dies after Operation.

Creston.-W. E. Renner, a Buri
ington engineer, died in an Omaha
hospital from the effects of an am
putation for crushed and shattered
leg, received in an accident at Pacific
Junction.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Min Fireman Killed hx ExpIosion.

LeMars.-Nic Zieman, aged 81,
fireman at the roller mills was scald-
ed to death by an explosion of fue
in the boiler. He survived his in
juries only few moments. He leaves
wife and child.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Davenport Cars colIide.

Davenport.-In collision between
a special west bound Bettendorf car
and south bound Davenport street
car number of passengers were in
jured, while both cars were bodily
damaged.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Richmond viii Not Appeal.

Council Bluffs.-Chief of Police
Richmond, who at first contemplated
contesting the district court decision
removing him from Office, has chang
ed his mind and will retire at once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Children demonstrate.

The pupils of the eighth grade of
the Grant school have circulated pc
tition of remonstrance against Lloyd
Roberts, banker at Abel, marrying
their teacher, Miss Marv Riser. They
wish the marriage to be postponed
for six weeks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Odd Fellows BUILDING Sold.

The Odd Fellows building at 613-
615 West Locust street has been sold
for $150,O00, but the members of the
finance committee refuse to divulge
the name of the purchaser.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Welded Sixty Years.

Mr. and Mrs. H. r. Heath OF 1929
Sixth avenue celebrated their sixtieth
wedding anniversary. They have liv-
ed in Des Moines for fifty-one years
and may justly lay claim to being
among its Oldest settlers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
oeorae w. Perkins Dead.

George w. Perkins, aged IS years,
former state railroad commissioner.
died at his home at Shenandoah.
Heart failure was the immediate
cause of his death, although paral-
ysis has weakened him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Asks for Depot.

The railroad commission has been
asked by the people of Clinton to or
der union depot for the city. There
are four railroads in the city and
their depots are scattered. The mat
ter will be Investigated at once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Epworth League Meets.

The Des Moines district convention
of the Epworth League will be held
in the Highland Park Methodist
church June 24-26.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
waterworks Company Formed.

There was filed with the secretary
of state the articles for the Bagley
Water Works company, to construct a
new system in the town of Bagley.
Capital $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Hanna VIII Speak.

Mayor Hanna will deliver the ad-
dress of welcome before the state
convention of the Swine Breeders
which will be held in this city at the
Coliseum some time during the early
part of June.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
BANQUET Nav 10.

The Model law senate of Drake On.
iversity will hold its annual banquet
at the Shrine Temple May 10. A num-
Der of out of town speakers will ad.
dress the assembly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Hamilton Refuses to Be Secretary.

John J. Hamilton has declined to
accept the position of secretary and
campaign manager of the Iowa Con-
Tstitutional Prohibition Amendment
association. He gives as his reason
business considerations of the most
imperative character"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
BRYAN Not Coming.

William Jennings Bryan will be un.
able to make the commencement day
speech to the three Des Moines high
school classes. owing to the fact that
he will be in Europe on lecture tour.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
rest Seed Corn or Go Broke?

Test Seed Corn or Go Broker
''As the result OF the action of spec
ulators who are flooding the state
with poor seed corn, the farmers of
Iowa will be broke next fall unless
they thoroughly test their seed corn"
said Dairy and Food Commissioners
Wright Commissioner Wright has
been busy prosecuting as many of
these fellows as possible for him to
get evidence against, but the condi-
tions are still serious and unless great
care is given to the testing of seed
corn millions of dollars will be lost
to Iowa farmers. 1T is a crime, this
neglect to test seed corn this year"
said Commissioner Wright. "The
state is being flooded with carloads of
seed corn of very poor quality and
those farmers who plant their corn
without testing will go broke this
fall. warrant you $4,000 farmers
have bought seed corn from these
spectators. For instance, three car
loads are on the tracks at Storm Lake
and are being sold out to the farmers.
This corn costs the spectators rs
cents and they sell for So, claiming
it is the best 1908 seed corn. That
which has been tested has not shown
over "a or 40 per cent termination.
In some instances half of the ear has
been mouldy. One farmer bought $4S
worth, and not bit of it tested over
"a per cent"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-05-12
Crop Season Far Advanced.

Despite the acrobatic weather OF
the last two weeks, the crop growing
season is still far in advance of the
average and the general crop outlook
Is very promising, according to the
statement of DR.. George NJ. Chappell,
section director of the Iowa weather
and crop service, in his weekly bulle-
tin of crop conditions for the week
ending May /. The bulletin is as fol-
lows:
The fore part of the week was I'M
settled and unseasonably cold, with
freezing temperature and snow fur
ries over the larger part of the state,
but Thursday and Friday were Excess
sively hot with high winds. The max
imum temperature on those days
ranged from 80 to SO degrees, which
caused an excess of temperature for
the week The precipitation was
very light and at many stations, es-
pecially in the western portion of
the state, it was nil. Reports indi-
cate that the hot, dry winds and gen.
eral droughty condition, following so
closely after the severe freezing
weather, are affecting the grass and
small grain crops in the western dis
tricts where the drought has been
the most severe. But for the state at
large, those crops are in good condi-
generally. Rain is, however, needed
in all districts to soften the surface
soil and to start the growth of the
plants. The late varieties of fruit
seem to have escaped serious damage
from the recent freezing tempera.
ture and garden truck is recovering
under the effect of warm weather.
Practically all Of the corn ground is
ready for the planter and the planting
will become general during the com.
ing week. The season is still far in
advance of the average and the gen
eral crop outlook is very promising.
The Huttig news., 1910-05-21
Tribal Custom.

Knowledge of tribal customs is not a necessary equipment of the diplomatist. but to an anthropologist ignorance of them may be fatal. The government at Manila realizes this after it's inves legations into the recent death of Dr. William Jones. It appears that, in re. turning to the head waters of the river Cagayan in order to obtain the boats. he unwittingly crossed a dead line that had been established by a hos. tile tribe He was met by a party of warriors, who offered him a dish oi fish as a token of defiance, in accord ance with tribal custom. Not suspect ing that he was thereby accepting their challenge, he ate the fish, and was immediately attacked. He man aged to fight off his assailants with his revolver until he could reach a boat. in which he escaped, but he died five hours later from his wounds. His body was rescued by friendly natives The investigating party has recovered the valuable ethnological collection made by Dr. Jones during his two years stay in the hills, and it will be sent to the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago.
The Huttig news., 1910-05-21
Povert4 in HaYti.

Abiect poverty is the condition oi much of Haytis population. There is a brisk demand there for old con. densed milk. preserve, butter and lard cans. of which are made practically all the cooking and table utensils they use. Old condensed milk cans have handles put on them and be come drinking mugs. Cooking is done in old fve-pound butter and lard cans. These latter are also the meas ures universally used for the sale oi corn and other grains and sirup Petroleum, milk and other liouids are
 old by the bottle, an ordinary quar- wine bottle being used.