Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-29

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Theodore Myers went to Atlantic
yesterday.
Mrs. b. w. Brown visited Allan.
tic yesterday.
Major Grafton went to Council
Bluffs Tuesday afternoon.
+. III. Field has sold his jewelry
stock to O'Connell Bros, OF Allan
tic.
| John Sanders and Will Moon
started this morning for Wyoming
Territory.
Miss Viola Sanborn, of Manning,
was the guest of her friend, Miss
Stella Herbert, over Sunday.
Mrs. Maggie Stotts and Miss An.
ME Connrardy, of Extra, were in the
city Tuesday and Wednesday.
MIR. l.. J. Hilton is in town today.
He is returning from visit to Cana
da to his home at TT. Collins, Colo.
Frank Gleason, Sheriff Mallory
and VIM. Burnside assisted J. l..
Dennis in conducting the train to
and from Atlantic last Saturday.
Scott Bros. has just received
large invoice of furniture, including
some handsome parlor suits and
novelties in the line OF rocking
chairs.
Miss Ada Langdon, OF Grand
Island, VI, and tbs Misses Bertha
and Anna Temple, of Atlantic, were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Nash over Sunday.
The two millinery emporiums of
the city are on grand opening dis
play this week. The stock in each
is very Hastily arranged, and reflects
credit on their respective proprietors.
Mrs. VIM. Mallory and the chill
dren have gone to Mt. Pleasant on
a visit to her parents. The Sheriff
is anxious to secure prisoner to
keep him company in the lonesome
Jail.
| Station Agent Vandenburg has
been making improvements and set.
ting out shade and ornamental trees
on his farm. He opiniona,es that
the April shower is too numerous
for his comfort.
n pleasant tea party was given ut
the residence of Capt. Foster last
Thursday, that being Miss Fosters
twentieth birthday. The visiting
friends brought several valuable
presents as testimonials oftheir friend
ship.
Joseph Pangburn has returned
from Des Moines, where he bought
an artificial leg, for the purchase of
which our citizens so kindly contrib
uted funds. He finds the new mem.
Der somewhat unwieldy, but thinks
he will find it quite serviceable.
Locomotive No. 60, which has
been on this branch of the Rock
Island tor three years, has been pro.
NOTED to passenger run on the
main line. The engine substituted
on the branch is No. 81, which Mr..
Gray considers inferior to &C, but he
hopes to form better opinions Of the
new subject of his attention and AZ
iections on better acquaintance.
Mr.. Nash will this week vacatc
the residence he recently sold to Mr..
Frck. Miss Jessie Fox and Beat.
rice Nash will 60 to Des Moines to
remain several months, the latter to
attend kindergarten school. Mr..
and Mrs. Nash will be the welcome
guests OF the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. g. b. Russell, awaiting
the completion of their new house.
DR.. ]. r. Lowe has disposed of
his dental business to DR.. 4. w.
Crawford, formerly of Vinton, Iowa.
Dr.. Crawford is recent graduate Of
the dental department Of the Iowa
State University, and comes well
equipped to administer to the molar
sufferings Of mankind. He is an
acquaintance Of DR.. Brooks, who
warmly attests his proficiency and
skill in the profession. DR.. Lowe
is unsettled as to future movements,
but will soon prospect in Kansas for
location.
BY notice elsewhere it may be
seen that the firm Of Holmes, Nash
& Phelps has dissolved partnership,
Mr.. Holmes retiring. Continued i'll
health has necessitated temporary
cessation Of business, and only in re-
tirement has he hoped to find relief
from anxiety and worriment. He
will go to California, where he will
remain several months, and hopes to
find permanent benefit, after which
he will return to business life. Nash
& Phelps will continue the business.
This energetic and able firm Of
young men are well and favorably
known to the people of the county
and the commercial circles Of the
state, and need no words of introduc-
ton or commentator.
The commission, consisting Of
eleven members, appointed to locate
the Soldiers Home is now in session
at Des Moines. Eleven towns, Bur-
lington, Coltax, DEBORAH, Dubuque,
Grinnell, Indianola, Jefferson, Mar
shaltown, Mason City, Sac City and
Webster City have representatives
before the committee presenting
their respective superior advantages
and endeavoring to secure the loca-
ton. Eight towns that were candi.
dates before the legislature have
withdrawn from the contest, but it is
expected that other towns will yet
appear as applicants. The commits
sion will allow two representatives to
appear from each town applying,
and each representative will be al
lowed to address the commission for
thirty minutes. 1t is not probable
that the Home will be located before
Friday or Saturday.
The neople are slow 70 believe