Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-04-05

frdnk Liuueli, conductor on inc
west end Of the Fremont, Elkhorn &
Mo. Valley railway, is In the city to re-
turn home with his wife, the daughter
of ii. A. Spring.
Mr.. Abram Campbell, of Extra, was
shaking hands with his county seat
friends yesterday. Mr.. Campbell has
been sick since January and has lost 10
pounds, but imprcsses the observer as a
pretty material parsonage yet.
The 20" strike is harvest for the
Great Rock Island route. Eighty-one
specials went through Atlantic Sunday.
Its an i'll wind, etc. There are but three
cars on the side track, Of which there is
over mile, in Audubon, this morning.
Booth and Barrett appear in Omaha
on the 9th 10th and nth instants.
Enough applications for seats were re-
ceiyed by letter to occupy the capacity
of the opera house, But the rural dis
tricts We're frozen out, when the seats
We're sold at auction last Monday.
Special dispatches to the State Regis
ten of Wednesday show that wheat SOW
ing has commenced in some portions of
Iowa, and that in all parts farmers are
confident of a good year. II is also
shown that the advancement of the sea.
son is quite uniform over the state.
There is a probability of the establish
ment of an Eastern star Lodge in Au.
dubon ut an early day, 1t is q branch
of Masonry to which both ladies and
gentlemen are eligible. The matter is
now being considered by interested par.
ties and the proposition is received
with favor.
Rev. Thayer delivered his lecture
--"Sublimoly Ridiculous" u small
audience ut the Presbyterian Church on
Tuesday evening. The lecturer had
once disappointed this community by
failing to I'LL his appointment and the
lecture Of Tuesday evening was very
poorly advertised,
ID. c, Abrams can save you money on
anything in the boot and shoe line, fine
or coarse for men, women, boys, girls or
| babies.
Col. T.. b. Temple, the author Of the
Union Spy, the original and greatest Of
all war dramas, is In the city, and will
probably arrange to present his play,
with the assistance of local talent,
The amusement loving people OF Audi,
bon will do well to give the Colonel a
hearty welcome and strong support,
Now is n good time to get those old
teeth out. Resident Dentist.
ID. NJ. Harris and wife, of Missouri
Valley, are visiting in this county, the
guests of their daughters, Mrs. John
Crane and Mrs. 9. II. Russell, and
many friends. Mr.. Harris Is an old
resident of Audubon county, and notes
the rapid growth and development of
recent years with great appreciation.
Last Saturday was only an ordinarily
busy day In Audubon, but the great
body of traffic was driven TO tho resi-
dence streets because an old frame
building was standing In the middle of
the main thoroughfare, Broadway. The
gearing of the concern gave way, so
that no blame rests upon the contractor,
Ladies don't wear old shoes when you
can buy new ones 80 cheap ut ID. G,
Abrams.
Mesdames q. u. and G. III. Russell re-
turned Monday evening from protrac-
ted visit with relatives in Wisconsin
The ladies describe their homeward
! journey as q transition from winter to
summer, for there the populaco Ii still
foundering through banks Of snow
Iowa is enjoying q season OF California
weather
Tom Owen, who has been engaged
In teaching In the south part of the
county for some two years, departed
Tuesday morning for New Mexico
lie has been In communication with a
school professor who gives him assur'
ance of better wages than can be socur'
ed here, and to which he 10 doubtless
led by the desire to see that country.
Messrs. Nash a. Phelps have received
pressed brick from Chicago for use In
the fronts of the two buildings they
will erect on Broadway. Mr., Russell
Is not yet determined as to whether ht
will pse them or not, his greatest objec
ion lying in the fact that the PRESSED
:. - o larger size, thus making
are O. 'Safison where the change
double col..
is made. .s,
Canopy top doll bab,' e"rr n,ago,a anu 20,
full line of boys express ""s'''' '''
sale at VIM. Cloughly's.
The weather has been quite pie ""l
during the past week and such rs prom
ises to put the ground in condition io'
spring work, very soon. Farmers re
gard the prospects as bright, and wiz
the confidence inspired by successive
years of abundant crops, expect goo'
results this year. Report from th'
lnorth part of the county says they en-
joyed ane rain there last night.
| Mrs. Frank Fish was taken suddenl'
worse last Friday afternoon, and IL wa
not expected she cs,lld survive, but sh
has passed that crisis, and seems TO D
gradually improving m,sch TO the graz
iiication of relatives and friends. In
lady's mother Mrs. AlbIrn, ~ Coiu'n
bus junction, arrived .ip the city MOI
day. Nr, T. Fish, brother OF Trans
was in tho city Monday and Tuesday
| Assessor Cobean has finished M
work in Audubon town and from III
recapitulation we take the follow
ing footings: Number Of polls over A.
1868. under As, II; Number OF dogs
male 32, female 4; number of cattle liz
horses, 200; mules, o; swine, 90; vehicles
SO: value of merchandise, S45,24o, nor