Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-08-15
CROPS ARE SPLENDID.
lowans in Nebraska are Prosperins as
Never Before-Audubon County Boy
Writes Of the Conditions.

Editor Audubon Republican.-Dear
Sir:-As the majority of the readers
of the Republican are interested in
hearing from other states, will write
a description of this part of the coun-
try as observed in my recent trip to
this place. Cedar county, Neb., con-
tains about TAO square miles and has
population of approximately $4,000.
The surface of the country is rolling
very similar to that of western Iowa.
The climate is the same with the ex-
ception of the nights being somewhat
cooler The crops are the same as
Iowa, with the exception of clover,
its place being taken here by alfalfa
which is to be found on nearly every
farm. The precipitation in the county
the past summer has been somewhat
slack and for two months the rain
AL was practically nothing which
hc1 the corn back. The 18th of July
dawned with a stady downfall of rain,
which continued all day. The total
t0'~~ nearly four inches and this
toverLsr with recent light showers
has brought the corn along o. X, and
most people living here expect a
bun DER crop. Small grain which has
been threshed is yielding fair; al
though considerable oats is just be-
ing threShed. Large tracts not hav-
ing been sowl until late in thes pring.
Small fruiS2, such as grapes, black
berries, cts, were comcThat injured
by the dry YEA, ler but tie yield is
good, considering prs :ailiLg condi-
tons.
The price of rel estate varies
greatly. The minimum ts,ng about
$55 and the maX.n"L, bei-g about
$40. The value being determined by
the improvements, proximity to mar
ket and fertility o: tie SOL, etc. A
few of the very best Improved farms
sell as high as $125, hut the average
farm at present can be purchase,
from SIS to 500 per acrl. har,!nEt ton
the county seat has a lop ll2tion OF
1900; Randolph about the same, AMI
Coleridge has about 600 These ere
the three main towns of the couu:y,
but there are many smaller onea
Nearly every town in the country sup
ports a base ball team, and week
seldom passes without from two to
four games in each town. l was TO Q
game last Thursday in Colerio Ee.
There were more than hundred at
tomobiles in town that day and near
ly five hundred tickets were sold,
which is. not so bad for a little coun-
try town. There are no Sunday games
all being played during the week days.
Coleridge is the home of Geo. Stone
for many years the first fielder of the
st. LouisBrowns and leading batter Of
the American league in 1906. Stone
was born and raised on the farm and
has never become swelled up on ac-
count of his success; he played with
Milwaukee of the American Associa-
ton last season, which will probably
be his last year in fast company as he
is slowing up and was released out
right early in the present season. He
has saved his money and has been
safely investing it until he now owns
several farms and has controlling in
terest in one of the ieading banks OF
Coleridgc.
The county is we'll supplied with
telephones and rural deliveries,
churches and schools. The rural
schools are under control of three di-
rectors for each school. The text
books are furnished free of charge,
and teachers are hired by the year at
salaries varying from $45 to SIS per
month, the compensation being deter
mined by the teachers experience and
scholarship. Nearly every town and
rural community has a ladies' sew
ing society, including from twenty
five members on up. They meet once
a week at the home of one of the
members of the circle and do con-
siderable work, such as embroider-
ing, quilting, ETC., and talking of cur
rent events. These weekly meetings
are great to stimulate the social at
mosphere of the county and keeps the
people from falling into decadence
and stagnation. The movement, al
though in its infancy, is rapidly
spreading and several adjoining coun-
ties are following the example of &C.
dar.
Sunday school picnics and dinners
are frequently held, which brings to-
gether large crowds and tends to up
lift the moral standing of the neigh
borhood. / was in Randolph Tues
day, August 6, to hear Elk. Gov JOS
W. Folk of Missouri speak. A large
crowd was in attendance TO hear him
and all join in saying that the govern
or is an elegant and experienced
statesman. For nearly two hours he
held the vast audience spellbound and
is splendid orator. He spoke in
regard to the great progressive move