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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17
NEWS FROM GRAY

VIM. Beattie was seen on the streets
Friday. He is an old acquaintance of
some of the people here. He was moth
ing but young fellow when he was
here last
Miss Else Schroeder and Roy Swaney' 4
two boys are out spending week with
her parents. Mr.. Swaney and wife
went to Chicago in the auto last week.
A surprise party was given at the
Will Signal home, Thursday night for
his son, Willy. 1t was a nice gathering
and all spent a pleasant evening.
Edison Farrell and wife had few
young people gather to spend the even.
ing with their niece, Miss Stanhope, il
being her i4th birthday.
d. Asmus, is having a new house
built on his farm, southwest of here,
where Mr.. Sonkson is farming.
Gertrude and Beatrice Stephany
of Carroll came down Saturday between
trains to visit friends.
Mrs. Petersen and son, Sylvan, came
home, last Thursday after long visit
with her daughter.
Miss Vera Arnold and VIM. Leet at.
tended the picnic given out at Eden
Valley, Thursday.
Mrs. Elmer Audas went to her home
in Dorchester to visit with her parents,
short time.
Elmer Jensen and Virgil Bates went
to Ross to spend Sunday with Samuel
Rutherford.
Mrs. T. B. Creveling came Friday to
make short visit with friends and
relatives.
Jim Cameron is working in the hard
ware store during l.. Groteluschens
absence.
Louis Groteluschen is improving at
this writing of which everybody is glad
to hear.
The little son of Jim Shaw and wife
died Thursday. 1t was about week old.
Cameron Ross and Harry Laubender
were in Manning, Monday evening.
Wilbert Clarke and family Sundayed
with his sister, Mrs. Austin Linn.
Mrs. Audas and Mrs. Higgins ate
Sunday dinner with Mrs. Foster.
Rev. Arnold and wife attended the
picnic at Eden Valley. Thursday.
Ed Steere had the misfortune to
break his leg one day last week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

Mrs. Emma Cakes Glasscock of Ok
lahoma, who has been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Cakes, the past
six weeks, accompanied by two child
rem, will depart for home Saturday.
Mrs. Chas Caldwell her sister, will &C
company her to Omaha. Since leaving
home, Mrs. G.. has learned that they
have had ten inches of rainfall. This
will be sufficient to make them fine
cotton crop. Other crops were destroy.
ed by the drouth of the early part OF
the year.-Harlan Republican.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17
HERE AND THERE

Who would be boy again? Well,
who would not be a boy again? The
happiness of boyhood days has never
been equalled. Yet some minor trouble
did visit us those days Don't you re-
member Bill, how after a long days
ramble among summer hills and along
the laughing brook we used to come
home in the twilight tired and weary,
to fall asleep on the porch. Don't you
remember when bedtime came how
mother would say, come boys wash your
| feet Don't you remember Bill, what q
terrible ordeal it was to wash that sore
| toe, / can see you yet as you stood in the
moonlight by the gloryvine rubbing your
sleepy eyes with your dirty right hand,
while with your dirty left you held a
battered straw hat Come, Bill, let US
sing
You had a stone bruise on your heel,
| had toe without nail;
But we were happy just the same
AS together we roved the vale.
Geo. Robertson the station agent at
Hamlin has his eye on a position else
where in Iowa and may leave Hamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson have made
themselves very agreeable to the Ham
lin people and their departure is viewed
with much regret.
f. d. Shiffiet came home Wednesday,
Immediately loaded his personals in a
car and started it for Glenwood in care
of e. " Adams, while he and his fam
lily boarded an automobile and sped
away on the wings of joy to the same
destination.
Vern Adams who when an opportu-
nifty to go with Fred Shifflet to Glen
wood and re-enter the creamery as a
prospective B. M. presented itself threw
down the pitchfork, bid adieu to the
farm and became VERNE on the spot. |"
While Ruby McNutt was riding
across the pasture playful horse ran
near to him, wheeled and kicked, strik-
ing him on the leg. No bones were
broken, but the bruises were quite
serious.
A man (?) whose impudence exceeded
the limit of federation was in Hamlin
soliciting pictures to enlarge. His
sudden departure saved his face.
Bob Campbell and wife, of Atlantic
departed for their home after pleasant
visit with his mother, Mrs. Geo. Moore,
in Greeley
The Radcliff thrashing force from the
south part of the county, is making its
annual run, with some extensions in
Greeley.
Mrs. Grant Kness drove up Monday
and helped to cook for Rhinehart's
thrashing crew at the Arthur McNutt
home.
Mrs. Mary May is expected home
soon from Anamosa where she went to
attend the funeral of relative.
A mild form of sickness prevented A.
X. Nelson from mingling with the
thrashing crew this week
Nels Christensen, of Greeley, brought
a bunch of hogs to Hamlin in the cool
of Monday morning.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

Mr.. Rogers and children Sundayed
at the Ora Corner home.
/, Elmer Audas went to Manning in his
automobile, Friday.
Mrs. Kittell and Ada were up to visit
friends last week.
Ross Higgins was in Manning on
business, Friday.
Harry Lamp was in town, Tuesday,
to visit friends.
Harry Bates and family were in Man
ming, Tuesday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

Ed. Finch went to Carroll Saturday
morning to meet DIR. Clifford the eye
specialist of Omaha and have his eyes
treated. If not meeting him there he
would go on to Omaha for treatment.
ID. w. Wood and wife DIR. Carrie
Wood left Sunday for Mason City to
visit with relatives and from there to
Mitchell to visit with her brother DIR.
Clifford Brooks. They returned home
Wednesday.
r. G. Spencer and family and Mrs
DIR. Rosenbladt and children are camp
ing this week on the Rosenbladt farm
south of Extra. Robert has promised
the reporter fine mess of fish, and We
hope he may be able to keep his prom
Use.
DIR. and Mrs. j. F. Rosenbladt ha6
the pleasure of entertaining her cousir
Sherman w. Needham of Sigourney
last Saturday night. He is editor Of
the Sigourney News one of the best ant
leading papers of the eastern part o.
the state. We acknowledge pleasant
call from the gentleman.
Geo. Viewer had hard luck las
Thursday while coming from De-
Moines in his auto. He left there al
$50 q. IN. expecting to get here for din
ner, but had two blow-outs and ont
puncture enroute, and arrived home a
$40 D. m. 1t took him two and one
half hours to come from Guthrie Cente
riding on rim.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17

w. o. Henry, the auctioneer can sell
your property and get best prices. Stock
sales a speciality. Write, wire or phone
IS, Audubon. Iowa. 16tf
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
State Is the VioIator.

w. L. A. Johnson, state labor COM
missioner, has been sending out let
ters to fire marshals over the state
insisting that they rigidly enforce the
state law requiring that fire escapes
be erected on all buildings three or
more stories in height G. A. Will
marth, fire marshal at Topeka, has
countered with a statement that it is
only on state and other public build
ings that he law is not already COM
piled with. Mr.. Wilmarth uses the
state capital building as exhibit A in
his reply, citing the state house is not
equipped with fire escapes as required
by law and that it is the most strik-
ing illustration Of neglect in enforcing
the law to be found anywhere in Kan
sas. Mr.. Wilmarth says that the only
difficulty he has had in securing COM
pliance with the law is on public build
ings.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Ask 100000 Damages for Six Children

Wichita, Kan.-Dessie, Merl and
Geula Allen and Grover, Harvey and
Leli Hartenblower, the six children
injured by Santa Fee passenger train
near Rose Hill February T. have filed
damage suits aggregating 100000
against the railroad company. The
children were on their way home from
school in a covered wagon, the day
being stormy. AS they were crossing
the Santa Fe track near their home
the train struck them. Two of the
Allen children were carried nearly
half mile on the pilot of the engine
before they were taken off and Grover
Hartenblower was so badly injured
that for a time his life was despaired
of. The suit asks for $4,000 damages
for each of the children, alleging that
they suffered injuries from which they
never will be able to recover.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Clean Sheets for Hotels.

"Clean sheets for hotels" is the or
der which DR.. S. ]. Crumbine, secre-
tary of the Kansas board of health,
has given his hotel inspectors. Dr..
Crumbine discovered that certain ho-
tel keepers are violating the clean
sheet" law in two ways.
Here is one evasion" said d..
Crumbine, chat certain hotel keepers
are using in this state. The law speci-
fically requires that every bed must
be provided each morning with two
fresh, clean sheets. Some of the pro-
prietors are lodging by using the up
per sheet twice. The upper sheet
usually remains fresher and neater
looking than the lower, so some OF
them put the upper below and use 1t
a second time.
The other way is to run the used
sheets through a warm roller. This
presses them after fashion and
freshens them up"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Degree of Honor Elects State officers.

Parsons, Kan.-The sixteenth ses-
sion of the grand lodge of the Degre
of Honor of the A. o. U. w. of Kansas,
convened in this city. Leavenwortn
was selected as the next place Of
meeting of the grand lodge in 1913
and the result of the election of Off
GERS is as follows: Grand chief of
honor, Mrs. Matte NJ. Ludemann, Kan,
sas City, Kan; grand lady of honor,
Mrs. Cora B. Jenkins, Winfield; grand
chief of ceremonies, Mrs. Sophia Dick
erson, Gypsum City; grand recorder,
Mrs. Georgia Notes.-The, Hiawatha;
grand receiver, Mrs. Julia A. Thomp-
son, Norton; grand usher, Mrs. Eliza
B. Taylor, Parsons; grand inner
watch, Mrs, Cora Lee, Elk City; grand
outer watch, Mrs. Amy Graves, Caney;
grand medical examiner, DR.. Jessie S.
Newkirk, Kansas City, Kan.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12

Wichita, Kan.-When Filomena Gar
"a, a Mexican, convicted of second de-
gree murder, was brought into court
to be sentenced, he said through an
Interpreter that he did not know the
nature of the charge against him.
At the request of the attorney fol-
Cara, Judge Wilson allowed the in
terpreter to tell Cara that he was
convicted of numbering Ricardo Es-
pinosa by stabbing him through the
heart with dirk Asked as to what
he wished to say, Cara pleaded guilty
on self-defense. Judge Wilson then
gave Cara a sentence of 80 years in
the state penitentiary at Lansing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
% COLLEGES WANT TO
KNOW ABOUT HARVEST.
The Rah! Rah! Boys Are Coming to
the Wheat Fields.

Topeka, Kan.-Twenty-eight col
leges located at different points in the
east have applied to Charles Harris,
director of the state free employment
bureau, for information about the
wheat harvest. The list includes Yale
and Harvard and many other of the
leading universities and colleges OF
the country. The students want to
know what chance there is to work
in the Kansas harvest fields this sum-
mer.
The latest communication was re
ceived from Georgetown university at
Washington, d. c. In reply to it Mr..
Harris gave the writers all the infor-
nation they asked for and more. He
told them of the students from other
schools who had put in applications
for harvest jobs. He stated that every
college of any Importance in the coun-
try furnished its quota of harvest
hands in Kansas every summer Mr..
Harris expects more college students
in the harvest fields this summer than
ever before, his belief being baseo
upon the number of inquiries received.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Think Ru,, should q. Retained.

The students at the Pittsburg
branch o fthe state normal school are
standing by r. S. Russ, principal of
the school, who was removed a few
days ago by the board of regents OF
the state normal. They are sending
out a signed statement covering the
case. They state that they have ap-
pealed to the board of regents, but
that the appeal was of no avail
and that now they appeal to "the PEG,
pie Of Kansas"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Wichita Votes for r. r. improvements,

Wichita, Kan.-Wichita made sure
of its promised $2,00O,O0O elevated
tracks and union depot by voting the
$4,000 bond issue demanded Of the
city by the railroads. There was lit
tie opposition to the bonds, the vote
standing 1919 for to 71S against. Work
on the elevated tracks will be COM
menced at once. The railroads unit
ing in the work are the Rock Island,
Santa Fe, Orient and Frisco. The four
railroad yards lie in one section of the
city near together and the union de-
pot will be located in such manner
as to necessitate little change in
trackage.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Hotel keeper Kills wife and Self.

Rock, Kan.-Bart Alderman, aged
SO, hotel keeper of this place, shot
and killed his wife, Lennie, aged 26,
and then fired a bullet through his
brain, killing himself. The bodies Of
the two were found when guests at
the hotel, alarmed at the absence Of
the Aukermans, broke in the door to
their room. Residents here are un.
able to assign any definite reason for
the tragedy, but it is supposed that
Alderman was jealous of his wife.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Expects s5 Per Cent Crop.

Colby, KAN. n. Fike Of Colby,
the largest wheat grower in the Unit
ed States, estimates that with favor
able wheat weather from now on he
will harvest from go to 65 per cent
of a crop. He has $500 acres in fall
wheat, 500 acres in spring wheat and
500 acres in barley and oats. In 1910
Mr.. Fike had sown to wheat $4,000
acres. The weather has been unfav.
orable for wheat this year. Next
season he says he will be contented
with one-half the acreage
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
BRINGS IN BIG SUM.
Kansas Inheritance Tax Law Nets
State $1oo,oeo Annually.

The inheritance tax law Is returning
close to 100000 year, according to
the figures compiled by the state tax
commission. The law has been in eff
feet two years and a month and the
commission has charged up against
Kansas estates a total of $197, 3S4.16
in that time. OF this amount, $102,-
S12.77 has been collected and is now
in the state treasury. The county
treasurers have reported a total of
$S2,344.05 paid in from the various
counties and the state treasurer has
received $20,46S.72 from foreign es-
tates owning property in Kansas.
Nearly half the money to be collected
has not been paid by the county treas
urers. Much of it has not been paid
into the counties by the heirs of the
various estates but the amount which
the counties have collected and not
paid is not known. There are several
big estates, the settlement of which
are still hanging fire, that when the
payments are made really make the
figures more than 100000 for the two
years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Threshermen Seek to Heal Breach.

Hutchinson, Kan.-The Thresher-
mems Association of the Southwest, in
convention here, voted to conciliate
differences with the rival organiza,
lions, the Interstate Association OF
Threshermen, and authorized the eX-
ecutive board to meet the directors
of the latter organization and endeav-
or to heal the breach. The thresher.
men of Kansas split two years ago
1t is now proposed that both organi-
cations be disorganized and a new or
ganization formed. The convention
here was attended by about 800 thresh-
ermen. Strong resolutions were
adopted condemning the state road
and bridge laws.
The following officers were re-
elected: President, E. G. Caldwell,
Halstead; secretary-treasurer, Tim
Payne, Oskaloosa; directors, John r.
Mcmillan, Americas; r. E. Carruthers,
Wellington, and d. Galloway, Cold
water.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
1914 MEETING at Parsons.

Salina, Kan.-The state convention
of the Modern Woodmen of America
adjourned after naming Parsons as the
place for the next meeting in 1914 and
electing Chas. N. Page of Oberlin,
consul, and c. H. Topping of Halo
we'll, state clerk for three years. Just
before the adjournment of the meet
ing, which was attended by fifteen
hundred men, false fire alarm was
turned in from convention hall where
the meeting was in session. The men
walked out without the least excite
ment.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Must Not Leave Home.

lola, Kan.-The efficiency of the
new Kansas abandonment law was eff
fectively demonstrated here when J.
Dalton, who had had some domestic
trouble, threatened to leave home.
He packed his telescope and took it to
to the depot. Before the train arrived
he was in the county Jail awaiting
formal explanation as to why he de-
fled the law which says tnat the head
of the family shall not abandon his
home and leave those dependent upon
him in want. Later he gave bond and
was released.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Herington Elevator Fire.

Harrington, Kan.-The big grain ele-
vator belonging to Robert T. Ray, one
of the largest elevators in Central
Kansas, burned to the ground at an
early hour the other morning. The
high wind made it impossible for the
fire department to combat the flames
and only through extra efforts were
they able to save surrounding build-
ings. The cause of the fire is I'M
known. The machinery in the struc-
ture lie run by electricity and 1t is sup
posed defective wiring was the cause.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
OUR STATE CAPITOL LETTER
DOINGS OF THE
KANSAS
STATE OFFICERS.
A Brief Resume of What Our
alfred Men" Are Doing, How
They Spend Their Time, Etc.
Trade Conditions in Kansas Bright

In discussing financial conditions In
the middle west, j. n. Dolly, state
bank commissioner, said:
Commercial and banking develop.
ments during April have been fairly
satisfactory. The money market has
had very easy range with large in
crease in deposits and less borrow.
ing demand. Buying for merchandise
for immediate and future delivery has
been good, better than for March and
preceding months of 1911.
For two years past the high prices
paid the producers for all sorts Of
farm products have made the banks
deal in large figures. 1t has taken
checks of nearly twice the former size
to handle a car of wheat, load Of
hogs or cattle.
with a fair outlook for crops over
the greater part of the farming terri
tory, even with some doubtfulness as
to prices the interest of the real back
bone of the towns, the bankers and tho
merchants, has been to keep things
moving and every effort is being put
forth to that end.
Secretary Coburn's official state,
ment of the condition of winter wheat
in Kansas is very encouraging. 1t ex,
ceeds expectations and the condition
has improved during April several
points.
"The tendency of the land move
ment seems to be toward the improv-
ed and partially improved west and
the farmers who are coming to settle
on the western farms are generally
those who want new homes and have
the desire to make start for their
children.
"The banks of the United States
have amassed more deposits within
twelve years than the banks Of Great
Britain have amassed in all their ex-
istence, and, of course, this means
corresponding increase in loans.
Farm work in the west and north
good weather is needed to enable the
farmers to finnish their farming and
planting A large acreage has been
planted in the spring wheat belt and
all small grains are progressing rap
idly all over the American and Cana
dian northwest. With good weather
for two weeks the seed will all be in
the ground.
Undoubtedly the conditions of win
ter wheat has improved In nearly all
sections, really the only poor wheat
being in southern and western Kan
sas and Oklahoma.
One of the large meat packers who
is in a position to read business signs
correctly, was quoted In a recent in
terview as saying that the decline in
meat products had not by any means
reached its extreme point. The rea-
son he gave is the over large surplus
supply on farms, the over-abundance
of feed grains, and in a measure a
falling off IN southern demands"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
FL Dorado Votes $4,000.

Ell Dorado, Kan.-El Dorado voted
$4,000 bonds to erect new school
building. The board of education re-
Gently decided to ask the people for
a $4,000 bond issue for an addition
to the high school, but the people Of
the town at mass meeting requested
the board to make the improvements
more extensive. The result was the
call for the $4,000. The high school
took very important part in the cam,
paign. The student body worked long
and hard for the bonds.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
NEWS OF INTEREST TO
OUR KANSAS READERS
THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF
A WEEK.
prepared for Our Busy Readers Who
Want the Whole News in
Little Space.
To EquaIize Kansas COLLEGES.

Topeka, Kan.-Thirty-five represent
tatives of the accredited colleges of
Kansas attended the meeting in the
office of e. T. Fairchild, state super
1ntendent. The meeting was called by
Superintendent Fairchild to get the
schools together upon standard for
all. Hereafter the accredited colleges
of the state, 10 in number, will have a
common standard and graduates from
all of them will be eligible to teachers
life certificates.
The heads of the institutions repre-.
sented appointed committee to COM
plete the details of the standardiza-
ton. The commission is composed Of
+. X. Sanders, Washburn; o. G.. Mark
ham, Baker; B. A. Reese, Campbell
College, President Culbertson, Col
lege of Emporia Professor Price or
Ottawa.
This committee will make up
standard course of study for all col
leges for both the liberal arts courses
and the normal training work The
representatives of the colleges and the
state board of education will meet
May "a to adopt the standards pre-
scribed The 10 schools represented
are:
The state university, state agricul-
tural college, state normal school,
Friends university, Fairmount college,
Washburn college, Ottawa university,
Baker university, Campbell college,
Cooper college, Midland college, Col
lege of Emporia, Southwestern col
lege.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
A READER CURES HIS
CONSTIPATION-TRY 1T FREE
family good

The editors OF Health Hints" and
Questions and Answers" have one ques-
ton that is put to them more often than
any other, and which, strangely enough,
they find the most difficult to answer
That is How can I cure my constipa-
tion?"
DR.. Caldwell, an eminent specialist in
diseases Of the stomach, liver and bowels
has looked the whole field over, has prac-
tised the speciality for forty years and Is
convinced that the ingredients contained
in what Is called DR.. Caldwells Syrup
Pepsiu has the best claim to attention
from constipated people.
Its success In the cure OF stubborn con-
gtipation has done much to displace the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
Crushed to Death by SUGAR.

Hutchinson, Kan-L. o. Green, SO
years of age, whose home is in South
Hutchinson, was crushed to death,
when floor collapsed at the Stefen-
Bretch Ice Cream factory and tons OF
sugar in sacks fell upon him, doubling
him into a shapeless mass and crush
ing him ALMOST beyond recognition.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-12
May Issue $500, 900 in stock.

The Strang electric line running
from Kansas City to Olathe, was
given permission by the state board
of railroad commissioners to issue
100000 worth of stock. The board
asked all sorts of questions of the
company as to the purpose for which
the money is to be used and made a
thorough investigation. The company
gave satisfactory answers. The com
pany proposes to double track the
eastern half of the line.