Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-08-15

What are you doing, dear reader, for
the Audubon County Fair. Everyone
should do something, In order that Its
success may be complete.
Jesper Jensen mourns the loss OF his
infant daughter, Anna X, who died
Friday morning last, aged little over
five months. The funeral was held ut
Elkhorn, Saturday at 9 p. m.
Audubon county republicans did .
grand good thing when they re-nomi-
mated Hon. VIM. Walker for represen.
tative. lie Is an honorable and an ell.
cient Observation-Disclosures Telegraph.
Drs. G. w. Denote and A. l.. Brooks;
Of Audubon, DIR. Riley Of Extra and DIR.
Yates, of Brayton attended the meet
ing Of the district medical association
held at Atlantic last Thursday. All re.
port profitable session.
We are doing some free advertising
Cor the Iowa state fair and Sioux City
Corn Palace this week. They are en-.
terprises creditable to Iowa, and we In
fer that our readers will ind the descrip.
tive matter interesting.
The New Baptist church has been
greatly improved by hanging the cathed.
raj glass windows which were not here
In time for the dedication. The effect
Is splendid and the sdornment com.
pletes one Of the most handsome little
churches In the west.
Clerk Vail received notice last Friday
Of the appointment by Judge II. T..
Decmer Of DIR. G. W. Denote As mem.
Der Of the Commission OH Insanity,
oice DIR. ID. q. Lass resigned on account
Of removal. The appointment Is emf.
nently satisfactory to our people.
The REPUBLICAN of last week was
issued within an hour after the close Of
the republican convention, Thursday.
and contained a complete report Of its
proceedings. Many Of our readers per
sonally expressed = kind appreciation
of the enterprise, thus making the task
very pleasant one.
Mr.. Is. +. IIowald has his new store
room so nearly completed that he will
move his dry goods stock into It, Occu
plying the east side, next week. The
work will then be pushed to early com
pletion and he expects to have his Ell.
tire stock In the new room about the
LIST, Of September.
The Hon. VIM. Walker has been n
resident Of Audubon county for thirty
four years, and he states that he has
never witnessed failure Of crops In
that time. Sections have been devas-
tated by storms, but nothing In the way
Of crop failure has been known. II Is \
grand record and well verified.
The Good Templsrs celebrated the
third anniversary Of their organization
here by a public entertainment ut their
hall Tuesday evening. Musical and lii.
erary exercises, interpreted with
speeches and refreshments, made 4 pro-
gram so entertaining that an adjourn
ment was not arrived at until after II.
About twenty-five Of the neighbors
Of \. &. Handles came to his place on
Monday the 9Th, and put all Of his
shocked grain In the stack. Sickness
In the family has delayed his work and
the grain thus left was subject to in
jury, but thoughtful and willing neigh.
borS removed this cause for anxiety In
very short order. Mr.. Handles has ken
appreciation for such friends,
John Gray has Nh artesian well on
his farm In Melville township. II 10
two feet In diameter and thirty two feet
deep, and a large body OF water flows
over the top necessarily, Al Of the
low spots on the farm haye boon filed
from the stream, and creek has been
obliged to eIcsvate its banks to accom-
modate the increased volume. John il
growing fearful that he has . l,ells
Plaine well on his hands.
There is no discount on the average
Audubon county school ma'am. Four
of those now In attendance upon the In.
stitute and who live In the south part
Of the county left Audubon Friday
evening, after completing the work of
the day, and walked to Extra, where on
Saturday morning they were met by
their relatives. 1t may be inferred that
the said school ma'am isn't entirely
helpless even when she gets left.
Mrs. Q. II, Gross received Q telegram
Tuesday announcing the dangerous Ill
ness OF her father, Amos Potter, at
AillsFsburg, Iowa county. She depart.
ed by the North Western Tuesday even
ing, and when within six miles Of home
learned that her father had died on
Tuesday morning few moments after
the Telegram had bsaR dosRstoLsa ~
her. Arriving home on Wednesday
she met the relatives just returning
from the funeral. A great many Of the
older residents Of Audubon and vicini.
ty will remember Mr.. tottsp, as he ",
sided here from 1871 to "a. lie was q
native of the Empire state, and was in
his seventy eighth year.
Our citizens will remember as phe-
nOmenal the fash Of lightning which
startled the community last Thursday
evening and which was followed In in.
Simultaneous succession by an equally
alarming peal of thunder. II occurred
just al the supper hour, and the phe-
pomona was 50 general that all thought
close object had been struck and rush.
ed from their doors to learn what u
was. The air was filed with electricity.
and when the explosion came II ca.
voOrted In every nook and corner, while
it seemed that the atmosphere was
s0ame. A child of +. J. Freeman6
and two Of Wm, Jumps were Frustrated
by the shock, though no serious Injury
was sustained, but few there were nm
Influenced by the strong current. That
Na.l, will fprniah theme for naaainv