Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-11-11
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by Moses.
We don't hear any of those big
,orn husking yarns now that corn
is in order.
Mr.. Foote and wife attended meet
ng at Manning, Sunday.
Rev. Elliot preached here Sunday
DR.. Brooks was in town one day
last week on professional business.
Geo. Shredder, democratic nomi-
nee, defeated Elmer Benson, repub-
lican candidate, by just one vote. FL
mcr says that is what bites him; he
didn't care for the office.
Len Hamilton has been very sick
for number of days with fever and
chills, but is now much better. DR..
Brooks and Ed. Hamilton, of Audu-
bon, attended him.
Rev. Jones and family will remove
in week or two to their farm in
Dallas county. They will leave
many warm friends here.
Mrs. Stowcll enjoyed an overSun-
day visi; from her sister, Miss Guih-
rie, of Manning.
Messrs. Drake, RaiIsback and a
number of others from Audubon, at
tended the club dance here Thurs
day night.
w. J. Lancelot and wife spen,
Sunday with old friends at Gamer
on Center.
Norman Spencer, former either
of this place, now of Osceola, Ills.
has been here for a number of days
visiting with the family of George
Gray and other relatives and friends
We wonder why the Aavocat'
came out so late last week. 1t may
have been because the editor was SC
busy negotiating for those rcpuhll
can hats that he did not have time tc
get out his paper. Yum! Ium-m!
Norman Vineyard visited with hi
Audubon friends Sunday.
J. B. Herwick, of Ross, SHOWED
his face in Gray Thursday evening
Rev. Elliott will begin a protract
ed meeting here in short time.
John Robinson and wife spen
Sunday at Manning.
Married, at the residence of tn
brides parents, on Sunday, Nov. 7
by L. b. Carpenter, Esq, MIR. A
d. Gray to Miss Mary Rutherford
daughter of r. P. Rutherford Al
will wish "Lon" and his youns
wife all possible happiness in thei
welded lite.
There is fellow in Gray calling
himself gentleman, who will SCI
most serious trouble If he don't stop
insulting ladies by his devilish per
formances as he did a few day
since. The best known remedy 70
him is solii application of boo
leather which he will most assured,
get ifthe thing is repeated.
The republicans held a jollifca
ton here last Wednesday evening
over the result of Tuesdays election
Geo. Gray furnished the materia
for big bonfire, the band was callet
out to make music for the crowd
speeches We're made by a score o
more OF parties and general gooc
time was had. Democrats joinet
IN the general celebration, with tn,
exception OF one man who used mos
insulting language to partie
engaged in putting up a flag. Hi
actions were condemned by all
irrespective Of party. With ,hi
exception everything passed OF
pleasantly with the exception Of TIT
firing of anvils which, come to thlnI
of it, did make considerable noise.
! Rev. E. NJ. Jones preached al
interesting sermon atthe school hous
last Sunday evening. Rev. Hamn
has been appointed to succeed Mr.
JONES on tnis CnarSc, ana ne VIII
shortly become resident of thi
place.
They tell us that there was
general republican house cleaning a
the polls last Tuesday.
A feature of the celebration las
Wednesday night, was straw MAJ
labeled "1Advoeate lies" which som'
inventive genius got up for the oc
casion, which after being exhibited
to the crowd, was burned in disgrace
One bystander remarked, pointing
to the efgy stalking about liars,
that don't look like liar | neve
saw one"