Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-03
excerpts FROM PAPER
BEFORE THURSDAY CLUB

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This is a part of the paper which
was read by Mrs. Cha, les Millimar
before the Thursday Club of this
city.
This is Greater Iowa week
Men are out in churches, school
houses and court houses telling OF
the greatness of the state and urg-
ing people to app, eciate the same.
This is Iowa week by a proclama-
tion of the governor, the governor
being booster
There is SO much to talk about
that the subject can net be cover
f, ed in a week. First of all every ora
tor will start with the soil, the
only soil that has run without a
fertilizer seventyfiye years. 1t is
the Iowa soil that has done the
farming. There has been precious
coaxing. We have been burning the
corn stalks; we are now burning
the leaves; we are neglecting the
fertilizing possiaili.i5s that accrue
on the place.
The farmer is just beginning to
realize that thee is a steady de-
n.and for his p oducts at good
prices and that he has a permanent
business.
Many good things are being said
of Iowa this week Many commune
ties viii be told lhings that they
have not Tho ugLt cf befor>. BY gen
eral coopeaa aation the greatness of
Iowa can be incrsas d to the com
fort and JOY of everybody.
Iowa, Beautiful Land
The affections Of her people like
the rivers of her borders flow to
al ms separable union.
Iowa was admi ted into the Union
Dec. %, 1916. At this time there
We're twenty-seven organized coun-
ties with a population of nearly
100000, and settl ements were push
ing toward the Missouri river. IS
years earlier in 1888 the first
white settlement lad been planted
within her borders, by Julien Du-
buque on the site of tt e city which
bears his name.
In 1888 the fist school house
was er5ct d by Dubuque miners
rhe same year the first pest master
Milo H. Prentice was appointed
aLG the rst m SIS of the Roman
Catholic Church w.s celebrat ed. The
following year, 1884 the first Meth
odist soci ty W s form ed. The first
newspaper in Iowa was issued Nav
II, 1885, and w e titled ''The Du
huque Wis ter The firt legislature
INST at Blu lingtor, Nov. L, 1898.
The first leg slatiye assembly
lad broad the foundation OF civil
equality on which has been con
st ucted oNe OF t. most liberal
goNernme, ts in the Union. Its first
act was to recognize the equality
of woman with man ! efce e the law
by providirg g that no ction com
menced by a single woman who in
termalli during the pendency
thereof, s all abate on account of
such ma ri ge.' Tlis principle has
been adcpe by all subsequent leg
is!ation in Iowa, and tcday woman
has full and equ;l civil rights with
men, except only the right of the
ballot.
Religious toleraticn WIS also Sc
cured to all, pc sonal lihe ty strict
~ guarded, the rights and privi-
leges of citizenship extended TO all
white persons, and the putty of e
lections secured by heavy penalties
against bribery and corruption.
The Judiciary power w vested
Iii Supr me Court, District Court.
Probate Court and Justice of the
peace.
Real estate was made divisible by
will, and intest te property divided
equitably among heirs.
Murder was made punishable by
death. and proportion; te penal les
fixed for lesser Grim S.
A system of ee schools, omen
fof every class Of white citizens. was
established.
Provision was mode for a system
o. roads ard highways.
Thus under this territorial organi
eaton, the country begin to emerge
from a savage wildern ess and
take oil the forms of civil govern
ment
Under the laws which have been
enacted from time to time the indus
tries of Iowa have grown and deyel-
oped until today her cattle are
worth more than the tobacco crop
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