Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-08-19

DR.. John Riley was in town to-
day.
81. Mccormack and family are
visiting in Crawford county.
Mr.. Richards Of Atlantic, arrived
in town yesterday, and will finish
the interior painting of B. S Phelps
house.
G. II. Colson now has his paint
shop on Broadway, and is rushed
with sign work, in which he is in
deed an expert.
The attendance upon the Social
Glass entertainment was larger than
on the first evening of the presenta-
ton. The net receipts of the two
entertainments was $s4, which will
be devoted to the purchase Of street
lamps for Broadway. That amount
will purchase five good lamps,
which, judiciously located, will prove
useful, if not equal to the needs Of
the street.
"A handsome bunch of white dutch
oats was brought to this office last
Thursday afternoon by ]. w. b.
Cole. 1t was raised by Oscar Eaton,
and is said to be but an ordinary
specimen from a field Of fourteen
acres. The heads are we'll filled,
and the straw is as bright as one
could wish to see. The field will
yield from sixty to seventy bushels
per acre.
While Baxter & Baker were sink.
ing well for Robt. Sizer last week,
near the railway track three and
one-half miles south of town, they
unearthed very fair specimens of
coal, and are confident that a good
vein is near that place. They have
found convincing evidences of coal
in two other localities in the county
and think that it might be mined in
paying quantities.
A large portion Of the best com.
munities OF the state have held meet.
ings and given public expression to
their sorrow for the death of Rev.
Haddock at Sioux City, and con.
tributed funds to the relief of the
widow and to assist IN ierreting out
the criminal. A goodly number of
Audubon people have expressed a
disire that such meeting be held
here. If some one would take the
initiative step, doubtless rousing
meeting could be held in Audubon.
The good ladies of the M. L.
church society took the occupants of
the parsonage by surprise last
Tuesday afternoon, and carried
baskets laden with good things from
their kitchens. They spread the ia.
bic, and the entire company with
the Rev. and Mrs. Bot enjoyed n
visit OF rare pleasure. They left a
fine cashmere dress tor Mrs. Bot,
and departed in the twilight with
the benedictions of the pastor and
his family.
l. d. Johnson, OF Lincoln town
ship, has produced sample of the
best corn we have seen this season.
Five ears brought to this Office yes.
lerday weighed four pounds, were
well filled, and would Withstand the
rigors of an August frost. lie ex.
pressed desire that it be designated
as Democratic corn, and in this we
will humor him, and would add that
were all things democratic as sound
as this corn we should be pleased to
endorse the principles.
Joseph Gaylord and Let Hill re.
turned from Spring View, Neb.,
Saturday evening. They report
that town as one of the booming
localities Of the west, but differing
from many of its neigh bors in that
its growth is substantial and prom.
ises permanence. All the Audi
bon county people in that locality
are prospecting, and testify that that
section is a good one in which to To-
cate. These gentlemen will return
to Spring View within few weeks,
to locate permanently.
II. w. Van Gorder is meeting
with gratifying success in his marble
business this season. Mr.. r. K.
Hirons is proving very successful
solicitor, and thus assures good
business in the shop. Mr.. VanGor-
der has ordered a car load of fine
which will arrive next
week, and has nearly enough work
to utilize the entire invoice
of material. 1t is pleasure to us to
note the prosperity Of any line ofin-
dustry represented in the city.
The clothing store of B. F. How.
aid is presided over by John Scott,
and Mr.. Wheatly has been transfer
red to the dry goods department.
We have not been informed as to
the cause ofthe change, but suspicion
that the class of patrons in the dry
goods department is more congenial
to Mr.. Wheatlv's taste. which we con-