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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23
MUSIC, MusIc,,

Instrumental aud vocal. New rec
ords for the Victor victrola. The
Nevada club has Just received direct
from the Victor company ship
ment OF all the late records. includ-
ing the Turkey Trot. n Nou Talk
in Your Sleep Don't Mention My
Name. IN fact. all the late and
up-to-date records Come and hear
ths Victor victroia IN It's realistic
reproduction Of ali late vocal and In
strumental music Free lunch and
nudwelser beer on draught
f-i2-tf
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23

Ladies tailor-made suits-one-
piece dresses, skirts and shirtwaists
in all the newest STYLES and fabrics
at McKim Co. store. 4-1s-tf
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23
The Bill of Fare as it Was Served.

lie following grub 1.-THE lack of letter The bi
led wrapping bang rope
,. the used in bow-knot upper rig
arrivals in Tonopah, owing to hand corner
FLAPJACKs
White Elephant Encouragement
Booze a la Jim Butler
BEANS
Lothrop-Davis Packing
Mother Grieves' Style
Steam Beer a la Golden
MULLIGAN
A la Davidovich Plamenaz Gin a la 0ddie
SUMMIT LUNCH
la Jack McQuillan and Flies.
Booze Nizpah
Tough Beef Steak la Stimler Bull Con Booze
GREEN FRONT SALAD
Tea Cup Whiskey Charles Miller Sleuth
TAMALES
A la zabriskie Booze a la Higbee
DESSERT
Literally Ice Cream la Jack Salisbury
MORE BOOZE
A la Curtis Well
BURRO LEDGE
Cheese a la "Cal' Brougher
Booze la Harry Ramsey
CORDIAL
Brandy Punch, la Shorty Kendall
MUDDY COFFEE
Casey and Arden
WATER
Crow Springs served in Buckets
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23

Everyone should take the home
paper; Il evidences the right splrit
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23
GREEN 'FRONT.' SALAD
TAMAIES

Tea Cup Whiskey, Charles Miller, Sleuth
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23

The following grub" of bill
printed balng
paper the lin upper
hst arrivals o to hand
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23
MUDDY COFFEE
Casey and Arden
WATER
Crow Springs served in Buckets
CIGARS

Cabbage de Hennessy Floro Wingfeld
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23
FLAP-JACKS

White Elephant encouragement
Booze a la Jim Butler
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23
SUMMIT LUNCH

SUMMIT LUNCH
A la Jack McQuillan and Flies.
Booze Mizpah
Tough Beef Steak la Stimler Bull Con Booze
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23
DESSERT

DESSERT
Literally Ice Cream la Jack Salisbury
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23
BEANS

Lothrop-Davis Packing
Mother Grieves' Style
Steam Beer a la Golden
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-23

A la Zabriske Booze a la II
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22

thy of the committeeman from this
state we are hopeful that the square
deal mentioned will not be with
held"
In acting ON the board suggested
Barker will be thrown in frequent
and almost constant consultation
with the leaders Of the anti-Taft
forces in the state. It appears, how
ever, that this fight has begun en-
tirely too late to ever amount to any
thing in Tennessee or the South, ex-
Cept to kick up row, and the pro-
posed boiling contingent to Chicago
may Eaterialize but it will all be
loves labor lost. 1t simply appears
to be the old fight Of the outs against
the inns, but even at that it promises
some lively scraps and interesting
Developments.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
THE LOCAL ORDER
Of ODD FELLOWS TO
HAVE CT Ub ROOM
THE WORK OF FITTING UP SAME
ALREADY IN PROGRESS RY
THE CARPENTERS.
ACTIVE FOR SEVENTY.ONE YEARS
Boys in Grey and Boys in Blue Visited
Its Halls During the Sixties and
None of the Property Was Ever
Disturbed by Either Army.

At the regular meeting of l. 0. O.
F.. No. 8 at its lodge rooms this week
it was decided to turn portion Of
the rooms on the second floor of
their building on Main street into a
club room fit it up With appropriate
furniture and secure line of mag
|azines and otherwise make it an at
tractive place, and looking to that
end partitions are being removed,
windows arranged and doors moved
to make convenient for the proposed
plan
This idea has been under consider
alton short time and when put to a
vote of the lodge there was not a dis
senting voice, and it will be done at
once. The furniture to be chosen
will be of mission green and will be
Of the very latest patterns, in chairs,
tables, book cases, divans and such
other furniture as is desired. The
floor is to be covered with rugs and
aruggets to harmonic and the paper
ing and curtains will also be in har-
mony with the other furnishings.
The room is of ample proportions,
and when arranged according to the
pians will be a most attractive addi-
ton to the property of the lodge. The
committee appointed to have this
work done is composed of DR.. f. A.
Timmons, Ben Devers, Whit Hight,
Den Lazarus, Henry Holman, with
power to appoint all subcommittee
necessary to carry out the lodge in
structions.
This lodge has now more than one
hlndred active members on its roll,
and during all the extreme weather
of the winter the enthusiasm and in
terest never Jagged, and the growth
during the past six or eight months
has been rather phenomenal, and this
new step on the part of the order is
calculated to attract further atten-
ton.
Columbia lodge No. is next to the
oldest lodge in the state, No 2 long
since having dissolved. On Sept. II,
fS41, Jas. NJ. White, J. r. Shelton,
Chas. Brandon, Lee HOLMAN and Geo.
W. McQuiddy made application and
on the 18th they went to Nashville
and were initiated into Tennessee
Lodge No. 1. The headquarters of
the order was then at Baltimore, and
they at once made application for a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22

charter for the purpose Of organic
ing a lodge in Columbia. This came
in due time and on the light of Oct.
4, 1841. they with seven other men,
bers organized Columbia Lodge No.
3, and never since that time has the
lodge been under suspension even of
a temporary character. During the
troublous times of the war members
of both armies attended it's sessions
and participated in it's fellowships,
frequently members of the grey and
members of the blue forces being in
the lodge rooms at the same time,
and never q dollars worth of It's prop
erty was disturbed by either army.
Many have been initiated into this
lodge that have acquired more than
The ordinary local acquaintaaces.
Among these were Judge Fleming,
who was for long time chancellor
VI IAlo uioIiiSI, Coiio'o'i'i - hii'''
who was afterwards Grand Master;
VIM. H. Polk, a brother of President
Polk; Ben Bingham, who was born
at Hampshire, went to Memphis and
affiliated with the order there and
was later elected Grand Master, and
Col. A. M. Looney, and many others
who have lent credit to the order
and an honor to good citizenship.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
BARKER RENDERED
MANAGEMENT OF
ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN
WOULD HAVE CHARGE OF TEN.
NEssEE HEADQUARTERS BUT
DECLINES HONOR.
WILL Be ACTIVE ANTI.TAFT
Says Postoffice Department Is Manip-
ulatlng Delegates for President and
Two Delegations May Result to the
Z Chicago Convention in June.

Although the Roosevelt followers
throughout the country are making
no Roadway toward getting delegates
|ed's Tennessee apostles are deter
mined to keep up with the crowd on
making a noise, and accordingly have
opened up headquarters at the Hermit
tage at Nashville. The whole scheme
is fathered by W. J. Oliver, of East
Tennessee, and is being fostered by
John G. HOAX, Monroe Monday, who
is the national committeeman, and
others of the old Brownlow follow
ing.
Among the latter class is William
Barker, of this city, who was in Nash
vile Wednesday in response to a tel
egram from Oliver. Barker was Of
fered the management of the Middle
! Tennessee campaign for the Sage of
Sycamore Hill, but would not ac-
knowledge the same when asked
about it. He merely stated:
81 don't care to answer that, but |
will say that l suggested that a chair
man be selected and that a commit
tee of three as an auxiliary board be
created, and that l would act on this
board This suggestion was accept
ed and will be acted upon as early as
expedient with the conditions.
"This movement In Tennessee Is
being promoted for the sole purpose
Of getting square deal. The entire
Southern delegation is being manipu-
lated for President Taft through the
postoftice department, according to
my opinion, and I claim that it is the
most gigantic political machine ever
formed in any free country. If we
do not get square deal, then we are
prepared to hold a convention and go
to Chicago before the national COM
:nittee. However, with the sympa-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
J. S. BURNEY
Is INJURED
FALLS THROUGH BRIDGE WITH
TEAM IN ROCK SPRINGS
COMMUNITY.

While returning to his home from
Columbia Tuesday afternoon late, ].
s. Burney, who lives in the Rock
Springs community, had the misfor-
tune to get fall which resulted in
The breaking of his left leg. He had
driven to town in his wagon, and or
crossing bridge across deep ra-
vine near home the bridge broke
through and he and the wagon and
team were precipitated to the bot
tom which was a fall of about twenty
feet. In the fall his leg was broken
and he was otherwise badly bruised.
He was brought to Columbia and
placed in Dr. Pillows Infirmary for
treatment. The team was not badly
hurt, and it is rather remarkable
taat Mr.. Burney escaped with no
more injuries than he received.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
WILL LAY CORNER
STONE ON FRIDAY
At. Mt PLEASANT
HAY-LONG SCHOOL ANNEX BE-
GINNING TO MATERlAClZE
IN PHOSPHATE CITY.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT COMES
Exercises Will Be Under Auspices
of Masonic Fraternity, With the
Local Order Directing-Reason for
Voting the School Bonds.

There will be big things doing at
Mt. Pleasant Friday afternoon when
the corner stone of the Hay-Long
Public School Annex will be laid UNI
der the auspices and direction Of the
Masonic fraternity, the local order
having charge of the exercises, with
C. C. Ross as Worshipful Master.
This is the beginning of the frui-
ton of the hope of the highest and
best school interests ever manifest
ed in the Phosphate City, and it was
for this that the school bonds were
voted there, only a few months ago.
1t will be a sort of holiday for the
town, and State Superintendent ]. w.
Brister and County Superintendent
John p Graham will grace the occas-
ion with their presence and fire the
enthusiasm with their eloquence.
Hay-Long school is situated in the
western portion of the town on an
eminence overlooking almost the en-
tire business and residence portion,
and can be made one of the most
beautiful schools in the state If only
the necessary work is done.
The exercises will be held n the
afternoon and any who may desire
to go from Columbia can leave IN the
lao train and reach there in time.
In addition to the usual exercises
on such occasions, and the speaking
of Supts. Briter and Graham, DR.. J.
s. Hill, chairman of the board Of ed
ucation, A. L. Ward, of the building
committee, w. H. Long, mayor, and
c. w. Johnson, superintendent Of the
city schools, are to be heard in short
speeches.
Upon the whole 1t promises to be a
most interesting occasion to outsiders
and a most important one to Mt.
Pleasant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22

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NEW MACHINERY
GUESTS MARKET

w. ]. Guest has added some splen-
did new machinery to his meat mar
ket The new machines are a meat
slicer and a new improved sausage
and bone mill combined The sau-
sage mill has a capacity of grinding
100 pounds every three minutes and
grinds bone almost in the same time.
The machine is operated by electric
ity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
some PRACTICAL REASONS why
"CLARKE'S" DOUBLE DISC HAR.
ROWS Are SUPERIOR TO ALL
Others

There is no neck-weight, because
the tongue is jointed and can be used
with or without tongue and tongue
truck.
The team is hitched nearer the
work than others, this makes lighter
draft.
1t cuts the soil twice on all kinds
of land; others do not.
There IL reason, and you can see
for yourself. Clark's Getaway Discs
have more cutting surface the size
of the disc considered, than others.
They are built for double work only.
When does a farmer ever want TO do
halfway work by cutting his ma
chine in two?
We invariably sell Clark's to the
best farmers as our sales on this
celebrated harrow show more than
all other makes combined.
Street, Martin & Vaughan Co.
81 DIV 1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22

Suffered day and night the tor
roent of itching pileA. Nothing help
ed me until l used Doan's Ointment.
The esnlt was lasting.-Hon John r.
Garrett, Mayor, Girard. Ala.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
COUNTY CRIMINAL
COURT IN SESSION

The county criminal court is in
session today taking up some special
cases carried over from last month,
and setting the docket for next term
where there had been any arrests
made on the indictments found by the
last session of the grand jury.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-06-06

GeIbRmorb elmer Greti in.
Rprth ADAMS. MaH.. 5. Sunt.
Erau ghriitina 9ommer. cine 76lap'
rice Hrau, rpeIhe iih tros ibres alters
burb hertuliihe 4rGfte ausseihnets,
bsaino gslbitmorb, neil ihr SDbn
Gussn q aia. sefasssH spslss. sab
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-06-06

iie It4pere arbeit i'm ool3hofe perrihs
tie. Die alte Dame ipar pole 8 JuB
orob uno bate ibre syreube an ben
IhperTten t0rperlihen 4rbeiten. Sn
GeutIhlanb orbtitete fie in eIneln
oolahofe uno pollts bier NIT dusr 9ss
malt bieielben arbeiten auf Dem 3olas
bpfe ibrss Sobnss osrrI6ssn.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-06-06
rs. SatrgAm8.
Wetterberi1t.

Ohio nnb Jnoidna: Grid
reaen unb ettpas tiibieres 9Detter am
Donneriiag. am Irsitag ih0nes Wets
ter. 8erdnnerlite, nah Rorben ums
idblaaenoe Winbe.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-06-06

,sasali." seasn ben 100 gu 8 ssipttiet
purbe, Der Sieser.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-06-06

Dus GerbpsReun.n uuf ben epioH@
EoipRs.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-06-06

gs,us arapare i'm unsariiHen par'
lament.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-06-06

IN le6ensIdnglihss 3u6rbaus un9tz
pancelt.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-06-06

Mm Wiitpoh pieoer sinem psinlid3en
gerbor antertporfen.
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Don Der. aonoonsr r5itanic" "suntsrius
1ungs saommihion
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8as iiber 6rau Qen1 Guiumano pers
bGngte 3oDesurt6eil
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9is bic Regieruns iih bsr.it srtldrt,
oh Tie in cine Rspiiion Der 8ers.
iaHuns pillissn nil.

). Bruce Ssmap
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-06-06

Dooiter, 8, 8. SUM. qrofsl-
Tor gborne BON Der lanoptrthHtdftli.
den administration in Booiter be-
hauptet bah Die Wei3euernte in GAto,
spelbe our9iAuitttih 100000 8u.
betrGat, in bieIem Sabre ntht ubsr
10000, 600 8u. eraeben perpe. Sin
lcnqer Binter unp bic Jniettenplass
finn nab Ieiner 2nliht bic llriahea
nas Die Grnte niht mehr als Al Ba,
per ader betragen peroe. Rar m
flolihen 5bsiIe bes Stcatsa let cut
glormaIsruts su srboffsn-
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;sn 9ab Ore, Mt6., beg Wloroes i'm
eriten 8raDs idulbig befunoen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
w. C. r. kendrick.


Donnellson Review: The Review
takes a great deal of pleasure in pre-
senting to the voters of Lee county a
candidate for the office of county at
torney who has consented to make the
race on the Republican ticket at the
solicitation of a host of friends among
Republicans. progressives and Demo
Gratis, and whose ability to fill that
office with credit and distinction is
vouched for by everybody who knows
him personally. Mr.. Kendrick is one
of the most prominent of the young
er attorneys in Lee county and during
his ten years practice has been uni
formly successful. He Is the son OF
Rev. A. Y. Kendrick, popular Metho-
dist minister we'll known in Donnell.
son and throughout Lee county. Our
candidate Is in the vigorous stage OF
manhood, his age being thirty-five
years, and in addition to a congenial
disposition he possesses the qualifica
tons necessary to fill the Office OF
county attorney successfully The
Review predicts his election by good
majority.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
IOWA.

ii. N. Whitney, Iowa Farmer, re-
ports: Iowa is producing a bumper
crop. The yields reported per acre
are SO unusual in many cases that it
is hard to strike an average yield.
However, figuring conservatiyely both
as to yields per acre and as to the
probable prices, which will prevail,
returns this season will total up in
value to $334,148,556. Last year our
estimate was 1906, 331 ,ooo.
The Iowa corn acreage this year
totaled 9,0S0,100 acres. Estimating
the yield at forty bushels per acre the
crop would amount to 363,204, 900
bushels and at valuation of Atty cents
per bushel "a lower figure than at the
same time last year,, would be $751;
602,000. The 1911 corn crop totaled
l250,000,0O0 bushels.
The acreage in oats this year was
4,665, 100 acres and with a yield OF
forty bushels per acre and valuation
iof thirty-two cents per bushel is es.
tinated to be worth S16,000,O00 more
than 1911. This years acreage OF
wheat, both winter and spring, total
ed $4,000 acres. Estimating the av-
erage yield as twenty-five bushels pei
acre the total yield would be 1000,
600 bushels, estimated value $1S,9OS,
100. Last years crop of wheat
brought s7.232,262.
The barley crop is greater this
year than last, but prices are lower
The timothy hay crop is worth SAL,
100000, and the timothy seed crop is
worth $4,000, 900. The fruit crop ii
worth around slo,o0o,o0O, in spite O.
! the apple crop failure.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
AT HARPER,s FERRY.

I A sidelight on the famous raid Of
John Brown on Harper's Ferry which
is especially interesting to Iowans
is to be found in the story of The
Rendition of Barclay Coppoc,'' told
by Mr.. Thomas Teakle in the October
number of .sThe Iowa Journal of His
tory and Politics. published by. the
State Historical Society of Iowa. 1t
will be recalled that John Browns
men spent the winter of 1S57-1S5S at
the little Quaker village of Spring
dale in Cedar County, Iowa. While
there Brown gained the admiration
of Edwin and Barclay Coppoc, two
boys of Quaker parentage who later
joined Browns party and were pres
ent at the Inflated raid on Harper's
Ferry. Edwin Coppoc was captured
and hung with his leader, but Barclay
escaped to his Iowa home Thereupon
the governor of Virginia sent requi-
sition papers to Governor Kirkwood
of Iowa asking for the return of Cop
poe to Virginia for trial and punish
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
The Leaves Give Thanks.

ne Leaves Give Thanks.
LBy Georgia Wood Pangborn.]
All the cheerful little leaves
Were lying mute and slain,
Their tender summer faces
MARRIED with age and pain
Through the threadbare forest
Strobe the wind and rain.
wept because the sky was grey,
Because the leaves were dead,
Because the winter came so fast,
And summers sweet was sped;
And because too was mortal
"All flesh is grass" said.
But while was lamenting
The woods began to sing,
The voice of all dead leaves came up
AS when they sang in spring:
Praise God" they sang, for winter
I And stormy harvesting.
Praise God who uses old things
To serve the new things, need
And turns us into earth again
That next years roots may feed;
Roots but for US and our decay
Would shrivel in the seed.
ITO the thousand. thousand summers
Our summer has been thrust.
But the snow is very gentle
Above its rage and rust.
Lie down, lie down, oh brothers,
With the thousand summers dust
-Scribner's Magazine, October, 1912.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06


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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
INCREASING RAILWAY RETURNS.

Current reports of the revival OF
railway traffic are verified by the Of
fetal returns for the month of July
compiled by the bureau of railway
economics from reports to the inter-
state commerce commission covering
over 100000 miles, about 80 per cent
of the steam railway mileage of the
country.
The increases in net revenue were
not, however, universal. For the
eastern group of railways the in
crease over July, 1911, was 1913 per
cent, or s2.01 per mile of line per
day; for the western group 1914 per
cent, or $1.29 per mile of line per day.
The net revenue of the southern
group decreased So per cent, or Al
cents per mile of line per day.
Taking the average per mile of line
for the month for the country as a
whole. total operating revenues in.
creased $50 or 81 per cent; operating
expenses increased $50 or 7.6 pei
cent; while net operating revenue in
creased 1858 or II per cent. Taxes
amounted to $45 per mile of line, an
increase of S.5 per cent.
The aggregate of ali net operating
revenue for the month was sS0,197,
743, am aggregate increase of s9,O37,
Ole. THIS net operating revenue pei
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION

tt0fN
In view of the widespread interest
in the present political situation ma
tional, state and local-there is
special timeliness in the appearance
of the first installment of History
of Congressional Elections in Iowa"
written by Professor L. B. Schmidt of
Ames, which is printed in the Octo-
Der number of The Iowa Journal of
History and Politics." published by
the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Professor Schmidt tells of the first
election of congressman from Iowa
which occurred in the fall of the year
1886, before the state had formally
been admitted into the union. Iowa
was at that time entitled to only two
seats in the lower house of congress,
but the rivalry for these positions be-
tween the whig and democratic can
didates was keen. At the election,
which occurred on October 26, 1916,
the democrats were successful in
electing their candidates, Shepherd
LETTER and S. C. HASTINGS, who were
therefore the first representatives
/ from Iowa. The story of this election
as told by Professor Schmidt, offers
good Illustration of the character of
political contests in Iowa seventy
| years ago.