Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-04-09
Foster For Senator

Some months ago we announced that
Guthrie county would present the name
of Hon. John w Foster for state senator,
and as it is Guthrie's turn to have the
Office and Mr.. Fosters equipment for
the place is well known, his nomination
without opposition was at once quite
generally conceded throughout the
district. Recently he has been in deli
cate health and few weeks ago it was
doubted if he would stand for the nomi-
nation but he has returned from the
hospital much improved, and parties
here, whose names were under considera-
tion in case Mr.. Foster did not run, have
cheerfully given up their aspirations
and withdrawn in his favor, so that he
will be the only candidate from Guthrie.
Leading Dallas and Audubon repub-
licans have given assurance that nomin-
alton for senator this year will be made
in accordance with precedence and
fairness and as Guthrie county republi-
cans can unite and have united upon
Mr.. Foster and present solid front in
his support, we confidently predict his
nomination.
To those unacquainted with Mr..
Foster, il may be said he, was born fifty
seven years ago in log cabin; built by
Guthrie county hands from Guthrie
county logs 1t was situated on the
prairie Just this side of the Dallas
county line near the present site of
Linden. Things were exceedingly
primitive in Guthrie county at that
time, as it was only seven years since
the coming of the first white man.
Guthrie Center was less than year
old and Panora then mere outpost,
was the only settlement between his
fathers cabin and the open Indian
country of northwestern Iowa. The
Spirit Lake massacre which occurred
when he was a wee child, aroused the
authorities and soldiers were stationed
in northern Iowa and for many years
| military camps were maintained to
check the savages and incidentally
afforded protection to the pioneers of
Guthrie county.
He attended country schools and be-
gan teaching when he was sixteen years
old, and he taught many terms in
Guthrie county. He attended college
at Ames, paying his way for the most
part by working extra hours and at the
completion of his college course, he
settled down here, and was elected
county auditor of Guthrie county,
which position he held three terms,
having been elected to his third term
without an opposing candidate on any
ticket. He is now president of the First
National Bank of Stuart and president
of the First National Bank Guthrie
Center He owns farms adjoining and
near the town of Guthrie Center aggre-
eating 1910 acres; and generally speak-
ing is man of affairs and large bust
ness capabilities. He is genial, honest,
generous and public spirited. Ofrecent
years he has been especially well known
as good roads booster of the safe and
sane" type and one of his addresses en-
titled Hard Dirt Roads, has been ex-
tensively circulated and published as a
bulletin by the road departments of
some of the neighboring states.
| To those who are concerned about
putting public affairs on sensible and
econmical business basis, he will be
hailed as the man Of the hour and
Guthrie county therefore claims her
turn at the Office of state senator and
offers one of its own products as a can
didate THE Guthrian,