Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-02-17
WATCH SEED CORN
Farmers Are Urged to Use Care
In Selecting Seed.
PROCLAMATION is ISSUED
February 20 to March 4 Have Been
Designated Az Special Days In
Which To Test Corn for
1916 Planting.

Des Moines.--Goyernor George w.
Clarke has issued proclamation set
ting aside the week of February 2Sth
to March 4th as seed corn week. He
requests that during that week farm
ers make a test of their seed corn and
that bankers, merchants and business
men in general interest themselves in
the situation and assist In producing
good seed corn for their locality. The
governors proclamation follows:
my attention has so very frequent
ly been called to the very serious seed
corn situation in Iowa and to very
many tests which have been made
showing very little OF the 1915 crop
Of sufficient vitality to justify plant
ing without making a test of each ear
and much of II so low In termination
that new seed should be produced.
And it having also been urged that
every ear to be used for planting from
the 1916 crop should also be carefully
tested and that the greatest possible
publicity should be given to the situa-
ton and the imperative necessity for
the greatest precautions to be taken.
! do hereby name and proclaim the
week from Feb. 2Sth to March 4th as
Seed Corn Week.
And request that during that week
the farmers OF the state make thor
ougn test OF their seed and that bank
ers, merchants and business men in
general interest themselves In the sit
uation and assist in procuring as far
as possible good homegrown seed for
their locality. Nothing can be OF great
or material importance. to the state"
Fire Causes 106 Deaths.
Iowa had a fire loss OF s6,006.9l4
In 1915 and Jos persons lost their
lives during the year. according to
the annual report filed by o. o. Roe,
state fire marshal. with Governor
Clarke. Thirty.four persons died as
the result Of fires caused by gasoline
or coal oil.
or the total number OF fatal fire
accidents, thirty-eight OF the vic
Tins were women and forty-eight
were children.
The fire marshal recommends
larger appropriation for his depart
ment; inspection Of state and local
electric wiring; adoption Of gaso-
line storage law; Standardization OF
chimneys and roofs in towns; regn-
lation of moving picture shows aud
equipment; inspection. of gasoline
and carbide lighting systems; adop-
ton of law regulating telephone OPP
orators duty in transmitting alarm
Of fire.
State After Railroad.
The state board OF control has ask.
ed Judge J. H. Henderson. commerce
counsel, to go after the Burlington
route in order to get switching rate
at the state hospital for insane at
Mount Pleasant The general assem-
bly, appropriated $4,000 for switch
at that institution. The Burlington
has refused to connect with the
switch. II also says it will charge IS
for every car handled. II connection
10 made. The state claims this rate
IL excessive. and demands lower
one.
More Census Figures.
The population Of Guthrie county
In 1915 was 1916 and of Page coun-
ty PATH, according to an announce
ment made by A. U. Swan, director
of the state census.
The population of ninety-fve out
OF ninety-nine counties on which re-
ports are complete was 2.291.054 In
1915 compared with 2.149.63s in 1910.
The population of Shenandoah is
s,637 and of Clarinda, 4,47S. Panora
has 1,107 and Stuart 1881. Guthrie
Center has count OF f,67S.
State Spelling Contest.
Frank d. Joseph, deputy superin-
.endent OF public instruction, will be
In charge of the state spelling con-
test at the 1915 state fair. He says
mat only children under the eighth
grade will be eligible to enter. Each
county will select a champion. and
.ae ninety.nine champions will come
to the state fair to compete for q
state medal.
Returns from Convention.
A. L. Urick. state labor commission
e, has returned after ten days SEES
sion with labor commissioners at Ash
lille, N. C. He says that from re-
ports at the convention Iowa is In the
lead as far as advanced social legis-
sation is concerned. This state also
protects its laborers as well as any
sther, he says.
Illinois Stock still Barred.
The Iowa animal health commits
Sion has refused to withdraw the or
der prohibiting the shipment OF stock
from Illinois to Iowa, owing to the
presence OF foot and mouth disease In
that state. 1t has been practically
determined that Illinois will not be
tree shipping territory until the cat
tie disease has been entirely stamped
out
On account OF lack OF funds, the
,ooard says 1t can do no more to aid
the farmers in stamping out hog chol-
era than is now being done.
Paroled Before Imprisoned.
William Stanton, convicted OF break
ing and entering. was granted a pa
role by the state board OF parole.
stanton was released before commit.
ment to the penitentiary.
The hoard WAS puided In eranffny