Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-12-13
PROGRESS IN 1883 |!

PROSBEklll. - TIE BEST IoNN L.
IOWA REPORTS.
In the first month of 1888 THE RE
PUBLICAN prophesied the most extern
sive and valuable improvements ant
general business growth ever known il
Audubon, and the result has more thar
met our expectations. Indeed one who
has watched the daily progress OF
builders must acknowledge surprise
when confronted with the aggregate
figures. The improvements invade
every portion of our thriving young
city and are of such nature as to com
mand the unselfish admiration of every
citizen who takes pride in the growth
and welfare of the municipality. TTn
REPUBLICAN presents this week a re
sumo of the improvements made and
believes the report to be complete, but
if it shall be found that the work of any
enterprising citizen has been omitted
we shall make note of such improve,
ments with the greatest of pleasure
We are enabled to make only briefeSt
mention of some of the minor improve.
ments, but enough is shown to conciu,
sively demonstrate the fact that Audu-
bon has prospered during 1883 beyond
precedent and in degree uncqualed
by any town in Iowa:
NINE BRICK BUSINESS HOUSES.
The building boom of the season was
opened by G. i. Russell when in March
he broke ground for the foundations Of
his magnificent store and opera house,
corner of Broadway and Tracy. This
is fine structure 3OXlUO feet, three
stories high: with pressed brick front
galvanized iron cOrnice, and plate glass
show windows. The store room occu-
pied by Russell x sons is in one large
apartment. we'll furnished. and has Su-
perb Office for b0OH-keeper. screened by
brass wicker work. The upper stories
constitute a grand opera house with 2li
modern furnishings, including opera
chairs, excellent scenery, raised seats
and a gallery. The capacity of the
house is 800. comfortably seated. -Nn
opera house Of equal elegance III fixtures
and scenery can not be found III Iowa
outside Of her half dozen largest cities.
On the opera house floor under the gal
lery, +. i. Brainard, attorney and jus
tice of the peace, has very neat ana
cOmm0diOuS quarters. The cost Of
this building with all of its superior
furnishings is Sl2,G0.
Adjoining the opera house, Jno. y.
Nash erected a building 2aXiuN. two
stories messed hrirk front galvanized
iron cOrnice, plate glass windows, and
excellent in IL general finish. The
ground moor Is occupied by Joan IL
Kate with a large stock of clothing
gents furnishing and merchants tailor
ing. The StcO!!1 story was dedlcatrC
as castle hall By tha hplgNtS OF Py
thlas on me evening OF Dec oth; :
neater lodge room could not we'll b
imagined. me 'front.' patIor IS used
reception room W!nle the large M
rooms. Inc hlhghtS nave, Their apaI
OF this Dui idihg was S6,oUO.
Inc best enterprise OF the season w
demonstrated by Is. ;: Phelps who Du
adjoining the Nash building, a
though commencing later rushed /
work to complexion ana mad IL III Tea'
s ness Tor occcMpany ssseLal weeks
advance OF ali otiiers. lis bu!lc!!
z9xioV, TWO stores hlsh, pressed DiI'
ana piateglaSS front, WIN SaiFaliiz'
IRON corniee; Inc nfst Iioof Is occ
pea ny MchafSIlah u anuenDurS
dealers III Shell alg hehVy hareWaFe.
is wen nnlshea ana colLalllS all eieVat'
s tH tHa re, 1"y s' "t w NJ i' tbSv vVI
. a.. 20. ",,d ~, - IL, shn, ~ ~
tol Seot ~ "'iu a" 90 annr nv - y,
tioi 80. ~ one SptVSiu n J;n, ~, nrta n,t
E ta i hn d; aont ID nHH "H The e tr
t ny nuii,'aS vUS. %o"JI , , mT GU 81,
nu,ltinS 20 alG Ihio'i'''e'' ~ '''s "a
"'"tt4 e. 'iio os W ", nd of p.r,, p,ooo Sout
>,asSr s,'T nefv TaU1er haya '" "rocted
two story brick Luijdimo 25xs5 feet W,
built, finished with GALVANIZED ir,
eornice bearing in relief tho nan
"Commercial Bank." which institltii
Occunies the ground flour The ba,
APARTMENT is finished ina stvle seco,
to no institution of the kind in t
west. The counter alone was built
4. III. Andrews & Co. at an expense
500. 1t is hard wood. finished ia {
with carved cornlce of bronze pane
nicEeI Mated wicker work and cryst
lied GLASS. granite slab for exchan
and brass fender at base, 4 fire prC
vault containing a burglar aroot 5.
cOmplete their ADEQUATE eouinme
The old reliable law and real estate fl,
of Nash. Phelps & Green occnpy
second story. Messrs. Leet & NepI
expended 5000 on this building.
t.oa;o+oI,,o cost NJ, ,y;Ieo, p,,r,,.;
aotad 49, sa,t h hr;ai, ~ no. ,,
n uaS So foat NJ On 'i. arna nn =
S.onISS NJ Ioi't, von ST. I ' L. nf
SSorIs nncn ni +he frst ioo nIr'I With IL
foro.a "a Iii ossortaJ stooi, "f 4
a"6Jc The second floor 10 VET in +
lands Of the plasterers, but will be 4
jshed for office PURPOSES.
m uo,ha. tJon,, ,,,,o doors. oo
na;ats " FIJI thraa iorno ctoro r rnnnn "a
Si.'iSeo W. So ~ ~ Trd t"o y
.ist ot''t VII ~ 1nH oiU,1%r ~
,yh;Ia tbe second is occnnted INV 7
same gentleman with his well know
Banner grocery store. Forbes e So
James senior and Junior, proprietors
the only exclusive boot and shoe hou
i'm the city OCCUPY the third room. nv
of the second stories are used for re,
dence purposes, while the one over ii
shoe storeis the rendezvous of the Ii
pr0yed Order of Red Men. and a ne