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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29
NORWAY.

Telegraphic service between Nor.
way and the United States, which is
limited to the lines by way of Eng.
land, became a matter of serious an
noyance to Norwegian business While
1t often takes week for the exchange
of messages and sometimes cable
grams disappear altogether because of
delays caused by the British censor
ship and overcrowding. there is new
trouble because of the breaking of two
direct cables between Norway and
England.
On behalf Of the crown the attorney
general. Sir Edward Carson. asked the
prize court to condemn the Norwegian
steamers Alfred Nobel. Kim and the
Bjornstjerne Bjornson and the Swe.
dish Fridland which have been de-
tanned for some time by the British au-
thorities. The attorney general as
serted these vessels had been carrying
absolute and conditional contraband
from America intended for German
consumption.
On February !. 1915. Christiania had
q population of 250,677. There was q
decrease Of 796 in the year. But this
does not mean much. The street car
service is extended far into the sur.
rounding country and people are con-
stantly settling in large numbers out
side the city limits. There Is every
reason to believe that the population
! Of the community increased
The Norwegian government, accord
ing to Morgenbladet. has made ar
rangements to facilitate obtaining
supplies from America by telegraph.
Ole Eliassen Prastoy. the Oldest per
son In Norway. died at the Alstahaug
poorhouse. He was one hundred and
six years and two months old, and was
sick only very short time before he
died. Practically the entire population
of the community attended the funeral
services.
A Christiania dispatch to the Daily
Mail says that "a German steamers
which took refuge In Norwegian ports
since the beginning of the war have
left these ports In the last few days
for an unknown destination.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29
SCANDINAVIAN news
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGS IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the seandlnavlans
In America.
DEN MARK.

A man from Birkerod went to Hill
lerod and took on too much Of load.
Towards morning he felt tired, and
warm and comfortable as the weather
was, he undressed and went to bed In
ditch. When he finally awoke from
his slumber he was astounded to find
that the circumstances indicated that
he had been turned into soldier. All
his civil clothes were gone. In their
place was soldiers uniform with a
saber and leather girdle. He could
not continue his journey stark naked.
SO he had to don the outfit. The story
does not mention what sort of recep-
ton he was granted by his better-half
upon his return home. but 1t has been
ascertained that the uniform belonged
to deserted military laborer at Hell
Singer.
Denmark seems to be in q mood TO
grant everything that the Icelanders
see fit to ask for. Now they have
passed a law authorizing the use of an
Icelandic flag, and the king is pre-
pared to sanction the law. The flag
Is blue. The leaders of the different
political parties represented in the
rigsdag held caucus and agreed to
comply with the requests of the Ice
landers.
A Danish commission recently went
to England to endeavor to induce the
British government to except Dem
mark from the general embargo on the
expectation of coal. The chairman OF
the commission. banker and member
Of the cabinet, reported upon his re-
turn that his mission had been very
successful. The Danes may have prac-
tically all the coal they need from
England.
A problem which has confronted the
farmers OF Denmark for some time,
namely, the construction of motor
which may be used with profit In place
Of horses, seems to have been solved
by the Danish Tuxham Manufacturing
company, which Is turning out the
Tuxham motor pillow. The motor can
be used not only for blowing, but also
for practically all other kinds of farm
work. The pillow can turn over from
three-fourths to one acre of ground an
hour and the cost of the oil for that
amount of work is only IA cents. One
man can run the pillow. The motor may
be used for running small threshing
machine. A number of plows have
been sold both in Denmark and abroad
A man in Hjorring lost his bicycle
and neither he nor the police could
find it. So he had to buy a new one.
Now he was more careful. He painted
in large red letters, Stolen from" and
his name.
This reads like fable, but II seems
to be true. Fireman Eriksen and wife
Of Saby were both born in the month
Of March, in the same street. in the
same house, in the same bed, and aft
er happy married life of "a years
they were buried on the same day in
the same grave.
About one hundred marine mines
have been picked up along the west
coast Of Jylland during the past few
months. Now the pesky things are no
longer drifting ashore and navigators
breathe more freely.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29
IN SUCH PAIN
WOMAN CRIED
Suffered Everything Until Re-
stored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Florence, So. Dakota. --"I used to be
very sick every month with bearing
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

DR.. T. J. Arne. an antiquarian, has
made very interesting discovery
near Upsala- 1t is dwelling place
from the stone age. having been In
habited about two thousand five hun
dred years ago, Among the objects
found are fragments of urns, the or
naments of which are very interesting.
Relics from the stone age have been
found in Upland before. but never any
thing similar to this. The attention of
Doctor Arne was drawn to the place
by man who brought him some flint
chips and potsherds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

The Ringsjo settlement in southern
Sweden was visited by severe frost
as late as the eighteenth Of June. The
temperature dropped sir degrees be-
low the freezing point. and the potato
vines were killed on high ground.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

Men Not Needed.
Owing to the wet weather. several
farmers who applied to the state en-
ployment bureau for farm hands in
Iowa to help harvest the small grain,
have written in that the ground is
so wet that harvesting can not be
carried on, therefore the men are not
needed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

Question Unsettled.
In the governors office an interest
ing question has developed. The Of
ficials are in doubt as to whether the
country is now in the 139th year OF
Independence, or the 140th year. Fol-
lowing the rule the courts have es-
tablished, II would be the l39th year,
one faction contended. But as the
present day is after July 4. 1915, the
country is in the 140th year, others
said. The question is unsettled.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29
Seven Men to Be Selected.

Seven Men to Be Selected.
Dean Marston OF the state highway
commission said he will confer with
Governor Clarke with reference to the
formation of voluntary commission
to study the road situation in Iowa.
The members of the highway commits
move as a step in the right direction
and not reflection on the present
paid commission. The seven men to
be chosen for the commission will be
picked in a few days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29
Ready for Distribution.

Ready for Distribution.
The 1915 supplemental supplement
to the code, with its index, is now
ready for distribution and copies may
be secured at the Office of w. 8. AL
len secretary OF state. The work of
printing an emergency edition of L.
500 has been rushed. 1t was original
ly intended to sell this publication for
fifty cents but It Is now found that
seventy-five cents must be asked for
it. The books are bound in card
board.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

About one hundred marine mines
have been picked up along the west
coast Of Jylland during the past few
months. Now the pesky things are no
longer drifting ashore and navigators
breathe more freely.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

To Make Valuation.
c. F, Haney, attorney in the divi
sion OF valuation OF the interstate
commerce commission. is going ovel
the books in the secretary Of state!
office to get the corporate history O
the Rock Island line. This line II
made up of more than 100 smaller
roads. Owing to the present diff
culties Of the line, the interstate com
merce commission is attempting t
make valuation OF the property.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

State Will Condemn Land.
The attorney general has sent out
notice that the STAKE will condemn
land at Iowa City for the location OF
the new dental building and the de-
tention hospital at the state univer-
sity. Land will be condemned also
at the college for the blind at vinton.
The states agents have been unable
to purchase the land in question at
what they term to be reasonable
prices.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

Many More Exhibitors.
All OF the steel required for the
sheep barn at the fair grounds has
been shipped to Des Moines. The con-
tractor says he will have no delays in
the work and expects to have the
building finished by Aug. 10. On the
strength Of the new building. there
have been many more exhibitors en-
gage space to display sheep at the
1915 fair.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

A freakish thunderbolt struck the
ground near Kungsengen in the parish
Of Stockholm-Nas. 1t cut a furrow
two feet deep and half as wide. No
less than seven trees standing far
from each other we're splintered.
Rocks that happened to be In its way
were hurled aside or even splintered.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

Action Brought by Towns on Line.
The state railroad commission will
give five days to the hearing OF the
Atlantic Southern case. The opening
arguments will be made at Red Oak.
The commission will make an inspec-
ton of the line and arguments will
be heard at Des Moines with regard
to the case. The towns along the line
brought action to prevent the road
from being abandoned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

Herds Doing Fine.
According to word received by DR.
J. l. Gibson. state veterinarian, the
French and Marsh herds which were
returned to the state for a 80 day
quarantine, are doing fine. The tes
animals which have been running
with the herds for more than a month
do not show any signs of the foot ant
mouth disease.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-29

her clothing caught fire as she tried
to start a blaze In the stove with
kerosene.
Eight thousand persons witnessed
the motorcycle and automobile races
held on the Alta half mile speedway.
The races were minus thrills. as no
accidents occurred.
Roy Neptune, % years old. was
drowned in the fair ground pond at
Charlton. His body was recovered.
Following the presentation of Pc
tition to the Presbytery Of Water
loo. nearly hundred members OF the
church at Mason City have planned to
organize new church at the latter
place.
The jitney buses at Fort Dodge
have cut the street car fares fifty per
cent, according to c. H. Crooks. gen.
eral manager Of the Fort Dodge, Des
Moines and Southern.
Frank M. Ullery of Redding won
first honors in the state fair essay
contest, according to the announce
ment of County Superintendent Miss
Eta Rider and two assistant judges.
Two young men of Waterville fig
ured in bad accident when the spir-
tied team they were driving ran into
an auto. The auto was travelling at a
high rate OF speed toward the team
and confusion in turning caused the
collision. The horses heads went
through the windshield. one being
killed outright.
According to records at the office
of the county clerk at Storm Lake,
164 marriages took place in the year
ending July !. February was the
most popular month, thirty licenses
having been issued. Ten divorces
were granted.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-15
Testimony in KerI
Divorce Suit

Occur d'Alene, Idaho, Oct. i3.
In the divorce case of Il. II.
Kerl, prominent farmer, before
Judge E. l.. Bryan Of Caldwell to-
day, Mrs. Kerl put several wit
nesses on the stand to prove that
her husband had spies watching
her. Counsel for Mr.. Kerl, cross
examining Mrs. Kerl, asked her
if she was not subject to delus-
ions, and if her belief that she
was being watched was not pure
lly a ngment of the imagination.
Mrs. Kerl expressed the belief that
her husband had her watched.
Attorney LaVeine, for the hus-
band, brought Witnesses to show
THAT Mrs. Kerl was not careful
enough in correcting her son.
Witnesses testified that the boy
ldrove nails in the walls and saw
ed chairs.
Mayme Zolber was the princi-
| pal witness today, testifying as
90 mysterious noises about tn,
| Kerl place in the autumn of 1914
These noises were supposed to b.
made by one Of Kerrs spies. Mis-
Zolber also testified that Mrs. Ker
painted a nude picture of he
young son. No such picture wa
offered in evidence.
J. e. Maxim, former bartende
of the Idaho bar here, later
handy man around the Kerl hOus
z testified regarding charges mad
; that Mrs. Kerl drugged cider j
lorder TO catch any intruder an
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-15
Indian Lands
At Public Sale
THOUSAND ACRES OFFERED
UnOCCuped Lands On COeuT dAIene IHdan Res
erVatiOn te Sold at PIummer

The remaining unOccupied
lands on the Occur d'Alene In
dian reservation will be sold at
public auction at Pummer be-
ginning November 10. This is
a continuation of the sale held
at Coeur d'Alene September ist,
at which time only $50 acres were
sold out of the entire i9,527.55
acres.
The lands will be disposed of
only for cash, to the highest
bidder, and at not less than one
dollar per acre.
Bids may be made either in per-
son or by agent, but will not be
considered if received through
the mail.
No person will be permitted to
purchase in his own behalf more
than 6iO acres of these lands, hut
a person acting as agent may
purchase $40 acres or less for
each individual from whom he
has obtained a properly executed
power of attorney. Such agent
is not disqualified from also pur-
chasing land in his individual
right.
The sale will he under the sup
ervision of The superintendent of
Opening and sale of Indian reser-
vations, who is empowered to re-
ject any and all bids which in his
opinion are less than the actual
cash value at which the lands Of
fered should be sod.
Non-mineral aflldavits will be
required covering all tracts pur-
chased. They may be executed
either by the purchasers or by
Their agents, but must in all cases
be- based on personal knowledge
Of the land by atlantis. A spec
ial affidavit must also be execut-
ed by each purchaser who appears
at the sale in person.
Printed copies of the Regula
tions governing the sale, togeth
er with forms Of the above afn
davits and also of the requires
power of attorney, may be obtain
ed by addressing either the Com
missioner of the General Ian
ONCE, Washington, d. c., or TN
Register and Receiver Of tn
United States Land ONCE at COeu
. d'Alene, Idaho.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-15

They did very we'll on the start
and kept the high school boys on
the defensive for the greater part
of the first half In the third
quarter the high school boys had
the town team on the defensive
the greater part Of the time and
in the last quarter were able to
make gains right along and finally
secured a touch down by an end
run which put them within yard
Of the goal line, from which they
put their man through the CEN
ter for the required distance.
The high school team has
some very good material and
should develop into a team that
can give a good account of itself
with any of the high school teams
in this section. They did good
work at straight foot ball but
were not sure enough with the
ball for forward passes, but they
will improve along this line with
practice. Their first regular
game will be with Tekoa next
Saturday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-15
Jury Says FeTTell
Was Not Drunk

A jury in Justice Schulte's
court found Al Ferell of Fern
wood not guilty of being drunk
Wednesday after a trial which
lasted the greater part of two
days. Ferrell was arrested Sat-
urday evening by the police on
the charge of drunkenness on his
return from a trip to Spokane.
lie was taken before Justice
Schultz and plead not guilty. His
trial was set for Tuesday and
when the case was called he ask
ed for a jury trial.
Attorney r. b. Norris defend
ed Ferrell and a number of wit
nesses were called i'm the case,
Ferrell himself admitted that he
drank i'm Spokane and also on the
train coming out here. Mr.,
Norris maintained that although
man might have been drinking
and was under the influence OF
liquor, so long as he did nothing
TO interfere with others or t,
break the peace he could not be
found guilty under the ordinance
The jury, after being out some
time, evidently took the same
view, as they braught in a YER
dict of not guilty. City Attor
ney H. R. Taylor prosecuted tn,
case and it was a hard Tough
battle between the two attorneys
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-15
Complimentary Men
ton of Local Lawyer

In looking over the account OF
the proceedings Of the supreme
court in the Lewiston Tribune, We
noticed that the only case which
was commented on at all was one
i'm which Allen A. Holsclaw or
this city appeared as one of the
attorneys. The Tribune says:
Junction City Placer Mining
Co., a corporation, respondent,
VS.. M. 0. Reed ct al appellants.
The arguments for the appellants
were presented by A. A. Holsclaw
of st. Maries and H. A. Reese Of
Lincoln, Nebraska and for the re-
spondents by G. w. Tannahill.
This is a case involving the right
to certain placer mining ground
i'm the Pierce City mining district,
the appellants claiming a long list
of errors in the lower court. The
presentations on opposing sides
| by Messers Holsclaw and Reese
for the appellants and by Mr..
Tannahill for the respondent was
unusually interesting"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-15
Sneak Thief
SnatChVS Purse

A lady, stranger in the city
whose name we were unable to
learn, lost her pocket book
Thursday morning and as re-
suit is left in the city without
funds. She was on her way to
Butte and had arrived here the
evening before. While on her
way to the train she stopped at
Sparrow & Glidden's to purchase
a magazine and left here pocket
book lying on the counter.
She went on to the depot and
did not miss it until she started
to purchase a ticket. She re-
turned to the store at once but
the pocket book was gone. A
young man who was in the room
stated that he had seen a mar
ipick up the pocket book and &c
out with it. He gave a descrip-
ton of the man and the police
lwere informed and commenced ;
search for him but he had disap
lpeared.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-15
Miss HOfStettVr Enter
tainS A. 0. c. |. Club

On Monday evening Miss Estel-
la Hofstetter entertained the
members of the A. o. C. l. club
at birthday party in honor or
the Vice-president of the Cub,
Miss Verna Lyon. Thirteen
members were present and each
brought with her a useful gift.
These were placed together in a
basket and presented to Miss Ly-
on. The initiation of three new
members, Miss Lillian Keatins,
Miss Helen Nesbitt and Miss Lucy
Rawls, afforded much merriment
during the evening, at the close
Of which delicious refreshments
were served.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-15
FinIander Charged
With Having WhiSkey

Sheriff Charles Leaf was at
Fernwood Wednesday and ar
rested a Finlander named Mat
tison on the charge of having
liquor in his possession. The
sheriff found a quart of brandy
and a pint of whiskey on his per-
son.
In Mattison the officers think
they have a bad man. He was
brought to this city Wednesday
evening and lodged in the county
Jail. Thursday he was brought
before the probate judge to an
swer to the charge, Prosecuting
! Attorney Elder appearing for the
state. Mattison was bound over
for trial in the disiv1ct court.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-15
Council Accepts
Engineers Estimate
MORE CITY LIGHTS ARE ASKED FOR
Hemenway Asks Permission to Build Wooden
Store Building Within Fire Limits

A special meeting of the city
council was held Wednesday
evening, called principally to take
action on the estimate filed by the
engineer of the work done so far
by w. l.. Geist on the waterworks
Improvement job, action on which
was postponed at the regular
meeting to await the return of
Engineer Jaqueth from Montana.
There was considerable dis
cussion of the matter Mr..
Jaqueth had not returned and Mr..
Cormier still thought the esti-
too high while Mr.. Geist thought
the estimate on rock work too
low. The council finally ap-
proved the engineers estimate
after cutting out $4,000 on the
estimate for clearing.
+. e. Hemenway appeared be-
fore the council and asked per-
mission to erect a wooden store
building on the corner of Eighth
and Main next to the BungalO
theatre. He stated that he own
ed the adjoining building, that
there is now a wooden building on
the lot and that he proposed er-
ecling a much better building i'm
It's place, one that would improve
the appearance of the city and
would add no more danger from
fire.
The location of the proposed
building is within the fire limits
and the question was thoroughly
discussed. The cOuncilmen gen.
orally expressed themselves as be-
ing unable to see why the terri
tory between Eighth and Seventh
streets was ever placed within th'
fire limits as there are only three
buildings on the north side Of thu
street and two on the south sid,
in the block and, as they stated
the ordinance prevented that par
of the city being built up. Th
council could not grant the per
mission without amending or re
pealng the ordinance and tn
matter was referred to the com
mittee on fire and water with in
structions to report at the mex
meeting.
A petition asking for thre
street lights in the Governmer
Townsite in the south wester
part of the city was presented
This brought out the statemer
that the city is paying more no
per capita for street lighting tina
any other city in the country, thi
light was needed at the Tent
street dock and in several otht
places in the city. The que'
ton was finally referred to I'll
committee on water and light al
the council adjourned.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-10-15
Important Suit
Filed Here
PARKER ASKS DAMAGES FOR OVERFLOW
Will Test Washington Water Power COmpany'S
Liability for Maintaining "Bear Trap"

overflow the land of the plaintiff
and destroy his crops. Then
follows the allegation that he was
damaged to the amount of $1,000.
The same allegations follow
for each of the years 1911, 1912,
1913, 1914, and 1915, and a total
sum of $1,000 damages is claim
led, for which the plaintiff asks
judgment, together with costs and
attorney fees.
This will be one of the hardest
fought cases ever tried in the
courts of the state, as very much
more than the amount of dam
ages claimed by Mr.. Parker is at
stake. If he wins and establish
es the liability of the Washing
ton Water Power company for
damages caused by overflow every
lrancher and homesteader along
the st. Joe and Occur d'Alene
irivers and Occur d'Alene lake
whose land is overflowed by rea-
son of the maintaining of this
bear trap will have a like actor
for damages and the total vii
\ amount TO thousands of dollars
For this reason the company car
be depended upon to fight tn
case to the bitter end and if de
feated in the lower courts to car
ry it to the court Of last resort.
The outcome Of the suit will b
watched with much interest, no
only by the ranchers along tn
river, who are personally inter
ested in the outcome, but by th
public generally.