Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-06-10
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The Misses Eva Gibson and Co.
liza Soar visited Manning Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Mosier went to
Marne, Monday, to visit her mother.
This section is badly in need of
rain. Crops are suffering, especially
small grain,
We are compelled to defer COM
ment on the school exhibit till an.
other week.
Capt. Foster is assisting in the
brick laying on the Audubon County
Bank building.
Charlie Wheeler spent Monday
and Tuesday in Atlantic, and did
Coles big circus.
Rev. Thompson and wife return
ed from Extra to their home at
Manning, Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Gleason and three
children started for Red Oak this
morning, to be absent fortnight.
Enos Given came up from Allan.
tic Saturday and remained over
Sunday with his many friends here.
Ed Brown was confined to the
house several days last week. Peter
Roth attended to the ". S. express
DR.. ]. II. Lowe has settled Il,
Newton, Kansas, the place which
F. III. Field and wife have selected
for their future home.
Ed. Delahoyde starts tomorrow
morning on visit to irien dis at Grin
nell, and from there he will go to
Arkansas to be absent several weeks
Hon. Silas Wilson, of Atlantic
started Monday morning for Wash
ington, ID. c., and will visit other
points before his return.
Mrs. Catharine Moore, u sister.in
law OF the late Mrs. Emma Bilharz,
from Seneca, Ills, arrived here
Saturday, and will keep house
for Mr.. Bilharz, and have the care
of the children.
Mrs. 6. b. Russell went to Dcs
Moines Saturday afternoon. She
was accompanied by "Bea" Nash
who will remain during the summer
with her grandmother Nash, and
attend kindergarten school.
DR.. ]. ID. Holmes returned Satur.
day evening from his prospecting
tour. He has visited several Of the
southwestern states and the Pacific
Coast, and returns home satisfied
with residence in Audubon.
Rev. J. II. Yaggy and family oc-
cupied their new residence Tuesday.
1t is very substantially constructed,
is said to be a model of convenience,
and is in every way desirable addi-
ton to the structures of Audubon.
Nj. Nichols and Theo. Myers,
with their families, went on fishing
expedition near Extra, Tuesday.
Knowing the veracity Of the average
attorney, we have spared them the
embarrassment of divulging the size
Of their catch.
J. II. Zeller, Secretary of the
Farmers Mutual Insurance Com
pany, has received his large policy
register, and is now all ready to
commence business. We under
stand that the company's prospects
are very promising.
MARRIED.-At the residence Of
Fl. M. Talbot, Tuesday evening,
June s, Mr.. w. ]. Blair, of Shelby
county,to Mrs. M. w. Vandeman, Of
Jasper county, the Rev. E. B. Cous-
ins officiating. The happy couple
started by the way of the North
western for their home in Shelby
county Monday morning.
AT meeting of the city council
Monday evening it was ordered that
the stock yards below the Rock
Island depot be used for shipping
purposes only, and that stock be
kept therein not TO exceed twelve
hours. Considerable feeding, await
ing shipment, has been done there of
late, which since the warm days have
come, created nuisance to residents
Whereabouts.
]. C.. Moore went to Carroll last
Friday expecting to return the same
day, but for some reason was unable
to catch the return train. Mr.. Moore
being the faithful and efficient leader
of the Cornet Band, the commence
ment exercises of the schools, held
on that evening were deprived of
services OF that body. The band
attends all local entertainments so
regularly that their absence on any
occasion is very conspicuous and
notable.
Capt. Z. S. Foster went to his
home on recent evening to find on
his liable a calf bound copy of the
latest edition of Webster's unabridg-
ed dictionary, together with the
compliments of a friend. The Cap
tain's surprise was only equaled by
his qualification with the handsome
present. He prizes the gift at once
so useful and ornamental far above
anything else of equal value, which
could have been given him, and
doubly appreciates the friendship of
one whose wisdom dictated the
selection.
David Rogers, by five years the
junior brother OF A. G. Rogers, Esq,
visited that gentleman during the
latter part of last week and over
Sunday. Mr.. Rogers is in Uncle
Sans employ as route agent, run
ming from Calmar, Winneshiek
county, to Sanborn, O'Brien county.
He is a veteran in the government
employ, having for five years han.
died the mails on steamboats, and
sixteen years on trains. This long
service in a department which ex-
acts such rigorous examinations be-
speaks exceptional ability, and doubt
less in these latter days Mr.. Rogers
has been obliged TO undergo the