Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-05


accept a position in bank.
ii. 5. Elmer with his wife and daughter
from Reasner, Jasper county, Iowa, ar
rived Thursday to visit week with his
sister, Mrs. j. II. Minor and spend the
Fourth. Mr.. Elmer has been here be-
fore and will be remembered by many
as one of the prominent bidders for our
county bridge building few years ago,
the principal reason OF his not securing
the work being the fact of his non-resi
dence In our county.
Some of the enthusiastic republicans
INDUCED in another ratification meet
ing Saturday night, by rallying around
bonfire on Broadway and firing an
anvil. Earlier In the evening, small
boys held jolliiication by exploding
the festive fire cracker and marching
through the streets singing Marching
| Through Georgia and other patriotic
airs In harmony. There was one black
sheep in the flock who, despite the in
| lluence of the majority, gave an occas-
ional yell for the democratic candidates.
| lie maintained his position with true
democratic stubborness.
W, H. Green, Esq, moved into his
new house on Tuesday. IL Is one of
the most substantially built and most
| finely finished residences In the city,
and occupies very commanding site,
being on the first lot on the north side
of Chicago street in the addition Just
laid out by the Rock Island company.
| Mr.. Green has thus started boom for
the hill that will result in some of the
| best residences In the city being placed
In that locality. The situation Is com
manding, always blessed with pure at
mOsphere, and removed convenient
distance from the business and dcnSely
| populated residence portion of the city.
| The Western Union telegraph COM
pany was very liberal in furnishing
news from the Chicago convention, en-
abling all TO know of the convent on's
transactions within IN incredibly short
time after they occurred, all of which
was without expense. The local rep
resentative, Mr. +. ID. Parsons, was
equally accommodating, furnishing
everything rs promptly as II was re-
ceived, and when IN impatient enthu-
siast piled really nonsensical and ag-
grayating inquiries the gentleman
answered Ms graciously ms though he
were enjoying his hearts delight in
buzzing the girl with red sash ut Il lawn
sOciahle.
| "Is anu NIh. Jblll ttlNN ltlNlIltNt
last Thursday evening from visit
with the lady's parents ut Beatrice,
| Nebr. Mr.. Gray says that the political
| temperature out there Is already ut
| fever heat. The evening before he
started upon the return home grand
ratification meeting was held Mt Bea,
trice, In which republicans from nd.
| joining towns participated to tho cX-
tent OF many hundreds. Bands were
| playing on every block, thousand
horses with riders were in line, and the
| number on foot was inestimable. \
| New Yorker made u speech that moved
the multitude to u high pitch of enthu-
siasm. Mr.. Gray, always ardent, says
he stood three inches higher in his
| shoes, pattGd himself on the back and
was thankful for his republicanism.
The Ladies' Cornet Band and the
| Audubon Cornet Band returned last
Friday evening from tho carnival ut
Storm Lake. They report most en-,
j0yable time, and the most courteous
and hospitable treatment by the good
people of that city. The ladies were
treated with especial courtesy and con.
| sideration by the visiting bands as well
~ the people of the city, and by reason
of their good playing and fine appear.
ance were the center of attraction and
interest on all occasions. The Storm
Lake 1'ribune speaking OF the carnival,
says: The ladies' band of Audubon, of
course were the center of attract on,
and were worthy of the attention paid
them. They were superior musicians
and proved this fact beyond quest on
ut the entertainment Thursday even lg.
Now, on the eve of heated campa gn
IL will reflect creditably upon the int H.
gence of each individual to foreswcar
street politics The temptation Is ono
of the greatest mankind has to meet TO
stop and discuss the merits and demer-
its of the various candidates, the pc t.
ical pulse of the doubtful states, me
tariff the Chinese question and this,
that and the other, about which he has
little or no interest until he finds his
neighbor agitating the OF p osition. Once
in the argument, cool Judgment Is de-
throned by patriotic ardor, and both
parties are ready TO bet regardless of
their actual belief. The principal of
betting Is to attest the strength of
| actual or pr0fessed belief rs to results,
and the outcome Is wager which per-
| haps neither party can afford to make.
| An opinion was never changed by ar
gument on the street. cool judgment
resulting from thorough and unpreju-
diced consideration of the case, is not
to be found In this jurisdiction. Harsh
words of condemnation of the opinions
Of the intolerant create hard feelings
that are often cherished giving an UNI
due magnitude to the subject. 1t IL
best to shun street discussion and the
wagcrs, the latter being too often only
the argument of the bOor.
!. Last Thursday afternoon the many
friends OF Rev. and Mrs. Dickinson
showed their high appreciation Of that
estimable couple by giving them u lib
eral and enthusiastic pounding; not with
cudgels and In malice but with multi
tudinous gifts of their love, and in tho
most kindly, genial spirit and they
called il n pound party. The ladies, rs
usual were entirely to blame for the
unexpected treatment, and they sue
cecded admirably in making 1t a com
e plete surprise. But in order to keep il
2 q profound secret they, of course, invit,
: ed their husbands and best fellows to
assist them IN carrying out the plot, in
J. viting them to come q p. m, sharp,
e while the regiment OF ladies' themselves,
4 armed with packages and gifts of every
!. sort mot all strictly combining them to
y one pound weight and bushels of ohoic.
est edibles, at p. m, promptly proceed
( ed to the residence Of the Presbyterian
q pastor, and took fOrcible and full pos
n session of the premises to the happy
o surprise of the occupants. The men
q folks, of course, did not fail to be on
I hand ut the appointed time, and jolli-
y ar set is seldom found, the only difficult
ty being that the house was so filled with
!, the fair SEX the other fellows had to be
J. content with looking i'm at the doors
n and windows, or l0unging on the lawn.
J. They got all they could eat just the
+ same. Altogether it was complete
+ surprise, q most enjoyable time, and %
deserved compliment to most worthy
y couple. TIE REPUBLICAN heartily
joins the large company In wishing Mr..
: and Mrs. Dickinson and family long
|. and happy life of usefulness and social
q enjoyment among us, hoping the pleas
r ant pounding may prove to be tender
o token of esteem from faithful friends,
and give them comfort and courage in
their faithful work among us.
T SOLDIERS,