Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-21
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS.

Secretary Shaffer, Of the State -Agriculr
tural Society. speaking of the crop re-
turns now coming into his Office says
Upon rough estimate should say that
The decrease in acreage Of wheat since
last year is fully 30 per cent; there is
probable increase in acreage of oats Of
about 20 per cent, and an increase in corn
Of about 10 per cent in acreage. The
prospects for all kinds of small grain con-
time good. While corn is little late.
the conditions are at present very favora.
BILE in all parts of the State. Reports
show that chinCh bugs and locusts have
made their appearance in some parts Of
the State, but no devastation by either of
the pests is threatened yet"
At the Annual State Encampment Of
the Sons of Veterans. in Des Moines, the
election of officers elected good degree
Of interest Mr.. Cato Sells of La Porte,
was elected to the Office of Colonel His
majority was six votes. James York, of
Cedar Rapids Lieutenant Colonel and d.
l.. Freeman, of Audubon. Major Mem.
bers Of the Camp Council were elected as
follows: Walter Fills, Of Villisca, L. G.
Consigny, of Avoca, and G. L. Goodale,
of LenOx.
With the Secretary of State articles Of
incorporation have been filed, as follows:
OF the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany. of Hamburg, Iowa, capital stock,
$40 900; of the jefferson Land and Loan
Company, and Of the Riverside Savings
Bank Company, capital stock, $4,000.
The annual encampment OF the Sons
of Veterans shows quite an increased at.
tendance over former years. The con.
vention met in Dcs Moines juno IA at the
hall of Kinsman Post, and on the plat.
form sat Gen. G. B. Abbott, OF Chicago,
grand commander of the new and grow.
ing order. The following standing com.
mittees were announced Credentials
A. Ii. McNulty. Dcs MOines; Geo. l..
Newton, Vfnton; @. L. Godalc, Lenox;
|. NJ. Bonar, Osccola f. NJ Phillips,
West Union. Ritual Wv. X. Dillon. Mt
Pleasant; w. A. Brewer, Early; L. NJ.
IticCards, Dubuquc; A. l.. Softer,
Iowa City. Re'olutons-R. Shaw Van,
Denison; r. NJ. Dewitt, Des Moinc5; j.
H. Pickett. Amos; T. +. Cooke, Algona;
A. NJ. nj. Derman, Medapolis. Report
Of Ofiicars-W. w. Hill, Ciarinda, T. b.
Wales, Iowa City; II. II. Wilson. OSceola;
G, NJ Noble, Cedar Rapids; F. NJ. Jump,
Northboro. Constitution - Cato Sells,
LspOrte; ID. l.. Freeman, Audubon: L. NJ:
Phillips. West Union; John N. LaBanc,
Waterloo; B. A. Taylor, Stewart. The
noon was the selection Of Iowa City for
for the next place of meeting. Col Jas.
d. Rowen made clear review of the
work OF the order in Iowa during the
year. Delegates were present represent.
ing about seventy posts.
The Seventh Day Advcntists Of Iowa
recently closed a large and successful
mp-meeting at Des Moines, after con.
tinuance of two weeks. There were about
| 900 persons enCamped on a most beau
tiful plat of woodland nicely carpetcd
with green, situated on the street railway
and very convenient for all.
The new postmaster at Oakland. J. +.
Huntington, has taken charge OF the
postolfiCe.
The University Investigating Com
mjttec has decided to 60 on with their
public examinations. DR.. HinriChs was
allowed to make his general charges
ag ainst the Regents, and then DIR. Pick
ard followed in rebutta). The testimony
on this point will be taken without any
more adjournment.