Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-12-13

Mrs, Wilson Burnside went to Allan
tic this morning,
j. +. Consigny has just received d
full line of the finest candies In thu
market.
Holiday goods of all kinds, superio,
quality and latest styles for sale ut j
f. Consigny's.
Choice china sets of every description
and price ut j. +, Consigny's just suited
for holiday gifts,
The team which A. j. Story's schoo
children drove to town this morning
ran away, promiscuously distributing
the remains of the vehicle from tn,
school house to Stuart's Office. Yer,
happily no one was injured.
-Four children in the family of Jacob
Albright In Douglas township are down
with diphtheria. Ldter--Three of tn,
little ones have died and were buried
yesterday. The sympathy of the com.
muuity goes out to the bercaved family
II there Is IN admirer of the system
of photography advocated by the time
honored McGuifey or fonetic crank In
this bailiwick who can explain the dis
tortion of Christmas To "Xmas" he car
secures respectful hearing ut this office
II Is seasonable inquiry.
The family of Bent Darnold has been
severely afflicted during the fall. Scar
let fever first Frustrated three child rem
all of whom recovered, and now tire,
are down with diphtheria, DIR. G. W
DeMotte Is attending and considers
two of the cases very critical
Mr.. Geo. Brown, living five and one,
half miles west of Audubon, met with
u serious accident the first of the week
When riding his horse to the pasture
the animal slipped aud fell upon the
leg Of the rider breaking II Just above
the ankle. DIR. Lass was called and re-
duced the fracture.
Word has just been received from
Colorado that Mr.. q. n. Jones, of Extra
township, who recently went west to
nurse his son through soige OF Illness,
contracted the disease fever and
died. Mr.. Jones was about sixty years
of age, and among the earliest settlers
In this county, having located about
1856.
Harry Fish and l.. n. Cripple, late In
the employ Of f. Bilharz, have gone ia
Norfolk, Nebr., and are running a gro.
Gerry store In the building in which the
postonice is located. They are upright
young men, are In one of Nebraska'l
best towns, and ought TO prosper. II
W. Van GOrder and Mr.. Caldwell tax,
their positions ut BILLIARDS.
The family Of Frank Garroutte II
deeply and sOrely afflicted with diph
liberia scourge, and within q week the
parents have been bereaved by the loss
of two children. A boy three years OF
age passed away last Friday and &
daughter in her seventh year died on
Monday of this week. -Four children
are conyalescing and two are yet In 9
critical condition though the attending
physician, DIR. Lass, has hopes of their
recovery. As we go to press we learn
of the third death in the family.
Col. T.. A. Consigny, Department
Commander of Iowa of the q. A. II
has always shown himself wide awake
to the highest interests Of that order
but his last step of duty is the crown
ing one of all i'm his devotion TO the In
terest Of the war veterans when he SC
promptly and pathetically appeals tc
to the proper authorities asking if any
thing can be done by him or by the or
der TO aid the cause or relieve the dis
tress OF the war veterans who may
have been, or are liable to be oppressed
or distressed by the Iowa land eviction
troubles. All praise and honor to on
noble Commander. lie is truly show
ing devotion to duty in behalf of his
comrades seldom If ever before wit.
messed in any department commander