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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
1
The item notes Taylor Co official paper edited by R. V. Lucas with an advance yearly rate of 150 dollars. It mentions a May 4, 1911 date and includes a Bryan address from Des Moines at a demersta banquet, with major party figures present.
L. H. Kurtz, recommended as postmaster at Des Moines by Senator Cumming, was appointed by the president this week. He will succeed J. I. Myerlv within a short time now.
The Times Republican questions spending time on determining Senate Kenyon's stance on Canadian reciprocity. It argues that if a country editor’s opinion cannot be found after a month of effort, discovering a stance on a U S aerator would be unlikely to succeed.
In last week's Republican caucus Senator Kenyon voted with the progressives to place Senator LaFollette on the Interstate Committee and Senator Bristow on the Finance Committee. He says the move rests on seniority rather than progressive status.
The Times Republican spends nearly a column avoiding a direct view on Canadian reciprocity, delivering humor while withholding its position. The writer notes the paper’s silence mirrors political indifference on the issue and predicts it will claim stance only after party policy is decided.
In Iowa's Eighth district only Chariton and Corning lack federal buildings. Congressman Towner has introduced a 75000 dollar bill for a Chariton federal building and is positioned to aid Corning next. Bedford post office may join second class on July 1 if receipts and stamp sales remain strong, potentially securing a federal building like nearby towns.
The Times Republican questions if direct popular vote or legislative selection matters for U S senators. It notes Billy Lorimer’s ten popular elections to Congress and one legislative election with bribery charges, arguing the paper has no strong objection to either method but leans toward the legislature if it proves popular.
Sharpstown Review notes that County Treasurer Nye has consented to become a candidate for the state senate before the June 1912 Republican primary. It remarks he has many friends and is likely to be a formidable candidate, though it is still early.
New Market Herald reports County Treasurer A. D Nye plans to run for state senator at the June primaries next year. If he enters the race, all other candidates will know he is in the field.
Judge Towner introduces a bill in the House to appropriate 75000 to erect a post office building in Chariton. As our congressman sits on the post offices committee, passage is likely. Chariton’s post office was second class before Corning’s, and should receive priority. Corning will get its turn. The note praises the new congressman for early effective work for constituents and contrasts vacant vs filled office. In Sidney, a fiddling contest yielded 90 in receipts. winner E V Rhoades of Glenwood played pieces Babes in the Woods and The Girl I Left Behind Me. four-generation St Carter family represented. Audience disliked some traveling musicians but most enjoyed the show. critics warned locals prefer home performers to avoid “classical” fare.
The St Joseph and Maryville papers report J. E. Orme arrested Monday in St Joseph on charges of insulting women while soliciting life insurance. He is said to be well known in Hopkings and protests his innocence. Mrs Springs says he called her by phone for weeks and arranged a downtown meeting near a theatre. her husband stood nearby as officers intervened with a notebook bearing names.
A report notes a man named Mr. Orme linked to marred women in a frame up claim, while surrounding commentary recalls suits for damages from a recent storm at a Ringling circus. The Conway Record endorses A D Nye for state legislature, praising his work as county treasurer and urging continued political support.
Hopkins Bedford game noted as best exhibition in years with Bedford winning 2 to 0. Roger pitched well for Bedford as Hopkina failed to convert hits into runs. In the eighth, Brice’s fly to left field and Lewis’s running catch saved the day after Bedford filled the bases and Pevee nearly homered.
In Creston the police court spotlight falls on the so called moocher tramp who beggs from stores and poses as cripple or uses hard luck stories to gain sympathy. Three such men were caught and warned by Mayor Reynolde to leave town. Hobos may be lingering in Creston with some petit theft suspected, including a shoe theft attempt, prompting the mayoral push to oust and deter these visitors to keep the town’s shops secure.
A three man Lenox team Rev Joseph Godsell Albert Clesa and W H Madden received the Royal Arch degree at a Friday evening meeting at the Masonic Temple in Corning About sixty in attendance lunch followed with impromptu speeches Toastmaster B J Gibson presided The group discussed establishing a Knights Templar Commandery with strong support from Lenox Corning Willieca Prescott Nodaway and nearby towns The Corning Free Press notes the Templar order derives from the New Testament and the earlier degrees from the Old Testament with a charter and local extent urged by prominent Mason Jack Hill
The piece notes farmers slow to invest in quality stallions, preferring cheap scrubs. It cites licensing laws in Wisconsin Minnesota Pennsylvania Utah to curb non registered stallions, requiring owners to declare animals as grade. The illustration features Shire mares owned by Lord Middleton in York, England.
A northern lumberman with many horses uses a strict ration plan that preserves health and vigor. He soaks hay, grinds oats, adds bran, and serves ten pounds of mixed feed daily plus eight pounds of dry oats at noon. Over seven years no horse died under this regimen, compared with prior digestive losses.
A historical veterinary note suggests remedies for horse colic using gunpowder with saltpetre, charcoal and soda, and a second mixture of saltpetre alum charcoal and laudanum drenched into the animal. Cautions include limiting laudanum to under an ounce, keeping the horse warm and well blanketed, supplying water but not excessive, feeding, and avoiding overexertion or overheating.
A correspondent asks about growing alfalfa for dairy cows and the varieties. Start with a small field and expand if successful. any good corn land will grow alfalfa. Washington’s department of agriculture ranks alfalfa hay highest value among feeds, with alfalfa at 20.16 compared with clover 14.12, timothy 9.80, wheat bran 22.80, and shelled corn 20.16.
A farmer who keeps sheep over many years discovers profits vary by year. Some seasons yield higher returns, while timing purchases and sales remains challenging for optimal gains.
A distressed girl plans to run away after a quarrel over a pink gingham dress and a strict apron. She fears abandonment, but at luncheon a hopeful scene unfolds as her mother welcomes her with a turnover pie and the family reunion restores her hope.
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