Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-11-04
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at present.
Mr.. Gray is at home again, from
Chicago.
]. 5. Fisher and wife visited over
Sunday with Audubon relatives.
Otto Whit,hauer accompanied NJ.
Nichols to this place last Friday
night.
ii. Packard went TO Atlantic last
Thursday morning to attend his
mother who is not expected to live.
Mart Ruggles has taken a job of
corn husking u couple OF miles from
town.
Captain Eli delivered two Of his
interesting lectures here, last week
on "Lite Among Sea Monsters"
giving onc.third OF gross receipts to
our Sunday school. His lectures
were Interesting and Instructive, and
NJ he guarantees to make you laugh
whether you want to OF not, which
he always does, you get your mon.
ey's worth Of fun, and the rest gratis.
We would be glad to see the Jolly
old Captain visit Gray again.
Frank NJ. Van Pelt was in Gray
day or two last week, talking in
surancc rs usual.
\ big load of republicans went
from Gray to attend Hon. X. g.
Cousins meeting in Audubon, Fri.
day night. They report most
interesting meeting and good time.
J. +. Schroeder had a ditching
outfit to move his building over onto
Main street last week. Twelve
yoke of cattle, four men, four heavy
bull whips and profanity enough to
damn Audubon county were requir.
ed for the work. Mr.. Schroeder
will remove his meet market and
restaurant to this building in short
time.
Mr.. Perkins "felonious" hand has
so far healed that he is able to re.
sumo work in his shop again.
On the farm Of VIM. Lecte, three
miles west Of Gray, Frank McLaugh-
I'm and his hired man have raised
over four thousand bushels of corn
this season, and have the major por-
ton Of it cribbed. They have not
done great amount of loafing or
growing about hard times, however.
AT the lyceum Saturday evening
the question was "Resolved, That
foreign immigration should be pro-
hibited." Affirmative, Link Steerc
and DAVID McMurray; negative,
David Frazey and Frank Rees; de-
ciSlon for negative. Some features
of the debate were as laughable AS
Captain Els lecture. A large
crowd was present and enjoyed
the program. A parody by Miss
Evans was a great hit and brought
down the shanty.
Quite nm uproar was created last
Monday morning about one o'clock,
by the discharge of guns and revolv-
ers by lot OF fellows who
thought to charivari newly
married couple at the hotel. Whose
treat is it, Sam1
Elder Foote filed an appointment
for Rev. Elliot near Manning, last
Sunday.
Messrs. Lancelot and Rees have
put In four large electric burners, OF
sixty.iive candle power each, IN their
store room. THIS will give them
abundance of light, and will be
great help to them during evening
trade.
Melvin Nichols, of Audubon, adj
dressed the democracy OF Gray and
all surrounding country, at the school
house last Friday evening. The
first halt hour OF his speech was
devoted to repeated declarations that
he wasn't afraid to meet Mr.. Hanna
in debate, no sir! and that the chair.
man Of the republican committee
was afraid to send man to speak
with him. If we mistake not, that
part OF his speech bearing on county
affairs was most humble and pite-
Gus appeal for votes, BE it said to
his credit, Mr.. Nichols INDUCED in
no abuse of anyone, but when his
speech Of Friday night is compared
with his speeches in the last presi.
dental campaign, II looks good
deal as though he was working on
the plan of "anything for Office"