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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
FARM FOR SALE

We have for sale farm OF IA acres.
located on MaysyiIIe and Mt. Carmel
pike, about three miles east of Orange.
burg. The Improvements on this farm
consist Of one six-rOOm House, Tenant
House Of four rooms, two Tobacco
Barns, usual Outbulldings with both
sets Of Improvements. About 100 acres
Of this farm is now in grass, some of
which Is Bluegrass. Here is n real
bargain in land, and a place that any
good farmer can make money on. Come
in and let us tell you about Il.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15

Sixty countieS.
Many Changes In Senate.
Senator Balkema of Sioux county
was renominated for senator by two
to one over P. Swensen.
Swensen ran on Johnston or mud
roads platform in an effort to defeat
Senator Balkema, who is author Of
the road commission law.
Senator r. F. Jones Of Villisca, who
resigned to become member Of the
state board OF education and decided
to run again for the senate was de-
feated by W. c. Ratcliff of Red Oak.
Karl LeCompte of Wayne county
and e. M. Smith Of Madison county,
both republican newspaper men, were
nominated for the senate.
Former Speaker Ed Cunningham
was defeated for the nomination to
succeed Senator Joe H. Allen, by H. 8.
VanAlstine.
Former Senator G.. F. Coburn Of
Plymouth defeated Former Represen-
tative w. p. Dawson Of Cherokee for
senator from that district.
Ben Edwards will succeed Senator
Doran Of Boone county.
A. l.. Rule of Cerro Gordo was NOM
mated for senator and former Sena-
tor B. w. Newberry of Clayton.
Thorne Comedies Defeat.
Congressman Kennedy was again
chosen as the republican nominee for
congress in the First district when he
defeated Clifford Thorne by major
ity of 800 votes.
Kirkpatrick Nominated.
SAINT Kirkpatrick OF Ottumwa was
nominated for congress by the demo-
Gratis Of the sixth district over L. 8.
Remington of Newton. The fight was
very hitter, but the democrats thought
Kirkpatrick, who served one term and
was defeated for denomination for
second term, should have the nomin-
ation.
Haskell Defeats Ring.
w. g. Haskell was elected senator
from Linn county over H. c. Ring by
q handsome majority. Randall and
Knicksrbocker were elected represen-
tatives.
The nomination for attorney gen.
eral and railroad commissioner must
be made by the convention, unless
late returns revolutionize the half Of
the counties reported.
In the tenth district Chris Ottosen
was defeated for congress by Frank
p. Woods. who was rsnominated by q
vote Of two 10 one over hin oppon-
eat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Libby, Mcneil q Libby, Chicago
Then the Star TwInkIed.

Long had he worshiped her at dis
lance, but his shyness prevented him
from proposing.
Then, one night, for the sweet sake
Of charity, a theatrical performance
took place, in which the charmer was
the leading woman and more adorable
than ever. Afterward the shy ad-
mirer drew near his sweetheart, made
valiant by the sight of her beauty.
you are the star of the evening"" he
said. as they stood alone in a corner.
you are the first to tell me So"
said the damsel, with happy blush.
Then" he retorted promptly. may
I claim my reward as an astronomer
The woman looked puzzled.
What reward?" she asked.
why, the right to give my name
to the star have Just discovered" the
young man said, speaking boldly at
last.-Answers. London.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
BLUEJAY ENDS CHICKEN FIGHT
Prize From Hen, Rooster and
Guinea.

A black hen, game rooster and
guinea hen on the farm of Samuel
Dodd, near the Passaic county line,
discovered and fought for nearly an
hour over good-sized rat which had
been crippled by the rooster.
Each bird asserted its claim to the
prize in the best way 1t could. When
the fighting was firing the combatants,
along came bluejay which settled
the ownership by picking up the rat
and flying into corncrib.
The farmhands and others who had
watched the battle asserted that the
bluejay's trick entitled the bird to all
the honors that have been heaped up
ON the species.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15

Mai. Gen. George W. Goethals, gov
ernor Of the Panama Canal Zone, de-
MED at Washington that he had re-
signed. He indicated. however, that
he would retire soon.
William G. Lee Of Cleveland was re-
elected president of the International
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at
the Triennial convention of the order.
in session at Detroit. Mich.
Arthur Warren Waite obtained a
stay of execution on an appeal notice
filed at New York by Attorney w. r.
Duel. Waite was sentenced to die the
week of July 10 for the murder of
John e. Peck
Incomplete returns received at Jack.
sonville. Fla. indicate that Governor
Park Trammell defeated United States
Senator N. p. Bryan for denomination
in the Democratic primary.
kilograms urging the adoption Of an
aerial preparedness" plank were sent
from New York to the leading dele.
gates of the Republican national con-
vention at Chicago by the Aero Club Of
America.
Eighty-three lives were lost, hun,
dreds or persons were injured and
much property damage was done
through large section of Arkansas.
Missouri, Illinois and Mississippi by
tornadoes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
HARDING IS winner
Overwhelming Majority Given
Sioux City Man for Cove Tor
DEFEAT SUFFRAGE BY 5000
Moore Wins Out for Lieutenant Gov
ernor-Allen Nominated Secre-
tary Of stste-SeveraI Con-
tests to Convention.

Des Moines.-Complete returns from
ninety-four counties insured the de-
feat Of the equal suffrage amendment
by a majority of about 5000. These
ninety-four counties gave suffrage
1928 to 1896 against.
Tremendous votes against suffrage
In the east Iowa river counties de-
feated the amendment. None OF the
counties fronting on the eastern Dor
der of the state returned majority
in favor OF suffrage. The biggest vote
for the equal ballot was returned In
the middle section of the state. The
farm vote appeared to be about equal
" divided. It had been generally
counted upon to be the determining
factor in the election.
The nomination of Lieut.. Gov. w.
L. Harding by the republicans for gov
ernor is assured. Harding polled more
votes than both Attorney General
George Cosson and State Senator JOS
eph Allen combined in the eighty-fve
counties from which complete returns
on this contest have been received.
These counties gave Harding $3.50.
Cosson 4S,477. Allen 3S.491 and Carl
Kuehnle 1881.
There no longer is doubt Of the
nomination OF w. C. Brown for treas
urer Of state. Ninety-seven counties
give Brown 70,25S. Hoyt 49.5Ss and
Thomas 64,227.
Judge o. A. Byington Of Iowa City
was nominated by the democrats for
senator in the Iowa-Johnson district,
defeating Senator James A. White who
was a candidate for q third term.
H. M. Havner of Marengo, candidate
for attorney general, will have about
100 more instructed delegates in the
coming republican state convention
than George Wilson of Des Moines, &C
cording to the returns from oil the
counties but twelve, and John Fetch
er win be a strong third.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Painless Dentistry.

A tourist while doing" California
noticed long shanty which displayed
the following sign: Teeth yanked
out without twinge.' AS he hap
pened to be suffering from toothache.
he entered the shanty and asked the
dentist:
do you extract teeth without giving
PAIN"
"Waal. reckon SO, stranger"
"All right; pull this one out" indi-
eating the offending molar.
The dentist whistled, and in walked
his assistant with club.
Nov, pard," Quoth the dentist"
stun him!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
T0RTURING SKIN TROUBLES
That Itch, Burn and Disfigure Healed
by cutleura. Trial Free.

Battle with plenty of Cuticura Soap
and hot water to cleanse and purify.
Dry lightly and apply Cuticura Oint-
ment to soothe and heal. This stops
itching instantly, clears away pimples,
removes dandruff and scalp irritations,
and heals red, rough, sore hands.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Line Turns In Fire Alarm.

Albert Brewer, eighteen, Of Reilly
avenue. went fishing few days ago
at Ivory slough. The fish did not bite,
so Brewer shouldered his pole and
started for home.
At Marceau and Reilly avenues he
passed fire alarm box. The door
was open. The line caught the hook.
It was the first bite Brewer had all
day. The line jerked the hook down
with such force that an alarm was
sounded.
Brewer heard the Jingle Of the alarm
and ran home. The police arrested him
ten minutes later and charged him
with turning in q false alarm.-St.
Louis Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
MeEic0s, Revolt

Gen. George Bell, Jr., military COM
mander at FL Paso, Tex, was informed
that mob of Mexican civilians and
Carranza soldiers attacked the United
States consulate In Durango city. The
building was burned.
Arbitration of differences between
the United States and Mexico through
an international commission is now q
possibility. says q dispatch from FL
Paso, Tex.
Anti-American demonstrations which
began with an attack on the United
States consulate In Chihuahua City
are being continued throughout south
ern Chihuahua and Coahuila.
A mob of several thousand persons
attacked the American consulate at
Chihuahua, Mex, tore down the official
consulate shield over the door and
shattered all the windows. Americans
were stoned by the mob.
Pablo Lopez. Villas chief lieutenant
in the raid upon Columbus, N. NJ, paid
the penalty for his crime, facing a
firing squad OF constitutionalist sol
diers at Santa Rosa. Mex.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Domestic

Three men were killed and three
were hurt as a result Of an explosion
at the plant of the United States In
candescent Lamp company at st.
Louis. Two of the dead were r. w.
Ferguson. general manager of the COM
pany, and Stanley Nogalski, the presi-
dent of the Laclede Iron works.
Justice Charles z. Hughes made an
effort to prevent the nation from at
taching political significance to his ad-
dress ut local girls school in which
he declared the American flag means
America united, strong and efficient,
equal to her task" Lawrence H.
Green, Justice Hughes private Sec
rotary. stated at Washington that the
address has no political significance"
Fifty-nine persons have been report
ed dead and more than 100 injured in
series of tornadoes that swept Ar
kansas. Three deaths were reported
at Hot Springs.
To the rallying cry Of Votes for
Women" thousands of women, from
New York to California, and from
Maine to Texas, met in Chicago at
the Blackstone theater in the first con-
vention Of the Woman's party.
Woman suffrage In Louisiana lost
out when the house Of representatives
at Baton Rouge failed to pass the bill
by a two-thirds majority, as required
by law. The final vote was: For
woman suffrage, So; against woman
suffrage, so.
Governor Ortiz of Union province
has been arrested charged with insti-
eating an attempted robbery Of the
provincial treasury, according to a dis
patch from Manila. One Of the treas
ury guards was murdered by the rob.
bers.
James J. Hill. the railroad builder.
who died early last week. did not leave
a will. and his widow filed a petition
in the probate court at st. Paul, Mimi.
asking that Louis w. Hill be appointed
administrator of the estate. the value
Of which is placed at s10.0O0.O0O.
Unofficial returns indicate that the
constitutional amendment providing
for woman suffrage was rejected by
Iowa voters at Mondays primary.
Ninety-three counties out Of 80 in the
state gave--for suffrage. 137,7so:
against, 149,669.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Rat Steals MANS elasse..

John Stark, grocer, struck at a
rat in his stable, and his glasses fell
in such position that they formed q
yoke in the path of the rat. into which
II ran.
The glasses stuck and the rat es-
capped into hole. carrying Stark's ia
vorite lenses.-Evanston (Ind.) Dis
patch to Louisville Courier-Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
European War News

The capture by the Germans of the
shattered Fort vaux was officially ad.
mitted by the war office at Paris. Moth
ing is yet known of the fate of Cen.
eral Raynal and his garrison.
The capture of Lutsk, in Volhynia,
and also of series Of powerfully or.
ganized Austrian positions, is an.
nounced at Petrograd. Fifty-eight OH.
GERS and 1000 men were taken.
It is admitted by the German admi-
rally that the battle cruiser Lutzow
and the cruiser Rostock sank from
shell wounds received in the battle
with the English fleet off Jutland. ac-
cording to a Central News dispatch,
dated Berlin.
vivors of the cruiser Hampshire. which
went down off the Orkney islands with
Earl Kitchener and members of his
staff. have been washed ashore on a
raft, according to an announcement by
the British admiralty.
The French torpedo-boat destroyer
fantasia has been sunk in collision
with another ship, says q statement
issued at Paris. The crew was saved.
The total number of prisoners taken
by the Russians In their giant Often
sive against the Austrians on the ESQ
mile Pripet.Pruth front has now
reached 10000, according to an official
statement from Petrograd. In addi-
ton 900 officers are prisoners.
Fort Vaux, one of the main defenses
Of verdun, has fallen. according to an
official statement issued by the Ger
man war ONCE at Berlin, which as
serts that the fortress fell into Ger
man hands Tuesday night. Seven hum
dred prisoners were taken.
The Greek government is preparing
to declare martial law throughout the
kingdom and arrest ex-Premier Veni-
zelos and his chief supporters, accord
ing to a Reuter- telegram to London
from Petrograd.
The British cruiser Hampshire. on
which Lord Kitchener and his staff
were on their way to Russia, has been
sunk of the Scottish coast by mine
or q German submarine. Search was
made for survivors, but none was
found. Official announcement Of the
destruction of the Hampshire was
made by the British admiralty at Lon
don.
The sudden blow struck by the Rus
SLAMS along the entire Galician front
of 275 miles from the Pripet to Rou-
mania, is considered in London bril-
liant beginning Of the long-awaited
Russian offensive. The Russians cap
tured $50 officers and $4,000 men.
Vienna says: "The attack of the
Russian southwestern army, which
had been expected for long time, has
commenced ON the whole front be-
tween the River Pruth and the bend
of the Styr, near Kolki. A great bat
tie has developed"
Troops of the allies have occupied
the telegraph offices, the port and Gus
tomhouse at Saloniki, according to a
Reuter- dispatch to London from that
city.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Personal

The engagement Of Prince Christie.
phores. a member Of the reigning fam
lily of Greece. to Mrs. William B. Leeds,
widow of the American tinplate mil.
lionaire, Is reported in London. The
prince is twenty-five years old.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Oisappointlnu.

Disappointing
II read today" said the young man
beside the girl on the sofa. that the
chance Of two finger prints being alike
is not one in $4,000, 100000"
That's awfully disappointing news.
dear" replied the sweet young thing;
81 thought we had everything In COM
mon."-Yonkers Statesman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15

Heroes are sometimes merely fools
who rush where angels fear to tread.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Foreign

The body of Gen. o. A. Fitzgerald.
military secretary to Lord Kitchener,
who was aboard the British cruiser
Hampshire when 1t was destroyed. has
been recovered, according to dis
patch to the London Express.
A decree of divorce was granted at
London to Mrs. Claude Grahame
White, wife of the British aviator.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
gram company at London from Picking
declares the eldest son OF Yuan Shi
Kai committed suicide after the death
OF his father. president of the repub-
lie.
The German food dictator. !" Adolph
Won Batocki. has announced at Berlin
that German civilians will not be per
mitted to eat meat for eight weeks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Opposed to II.

"Pop!"
yes, my son."
81 heard today that a complete
washing equipment for tourists, which
can be folded to occupy little space In
an automobile, has been invented"
THAT is very nice. my boy"
Very nice? Isn't there any place
in the world fellow can go where he
doesn't have to wash?'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15
Washington

II was announced at Washington
that President Wilson virtually has
completed a draft of the platform to
be submitted to the Democratic nation
al convention. The principal plank, 1t
is said. will consist of declaration Of
the administration success in guard
ing the honor and interests of the
United States and at the same time
keeping the nation at peace.
American Minister Russell at Santo
Domingo reported to the state depart
ment at Washington that American
marines near Ponds Verrettes, Santo
Domingo. on June 4 killed IA bandits
In battle with the natives. Two of
those killed were the bandit chieftains
Melelles and Codio.
In the seclusion of the National
Cathedral school lawn at Washington.
where he was presenting an American
nag to the honor graduates. Justice
Charles e. Hughes made his first pub
lie address since the opening Of the
pre-convention campaign. He told the
young woman graduates that the flag
meant America first, an undivided al
legiance and nation united and equal
to its tasks.
Figures issued by the adjutant gen.
erals ofice of the war department at
Washington based on reports from re-
cruiting agencies throughout the coun-
try, show that during the 70 days
elapsing since the Hay emergency res.
olution adding 10000 enlisted men to
the regular army was passed a total
of S.752 recruits has been enlisted.
Carrying only slight alterations from
the bill as 1t originally passsd the
house, the Oregon-California land
grant conference report was agreed to
in the house at Washington and will
now go to the president for his sigma
ture.
Louis d. Brandeis of Boston was
sworn In at Washington as associate
justice of the Supreme court or the
United States, the oath Of office being
administered by James ID. Maher.
clerk of the court.
The federal trade commission at
Washington has voted to make Com
missioner Edward N. Hurley Of Chi
cago chairman to succeed Joseph E.
Davies. He will assume the office
July /.
Foreign
The body of Gen. o. A. Fitzgerald.
military secretary to Lord Kitchener,
who was aboard the British cruiser
Hampshire when 1t was destroyed, has
been recovered, according to dis
patch to the London Express.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15

Jeanne dare never ran an inch of
baby ribbon In her suit or armor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-15

Alaska and 10 states of the Union
produce copper.
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