Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-08-01

Thursday evening, remaining until
Monday morning the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. b. Cousins.
The railway commissioners will con-
slider the case of Harlan business men
against the Rock Island railroad com
pany August 9th. The case is watched
with deep interest by other towns that
are damaged in the same manner.
Carroll county republicans held their
convention yesterday and selected nine
delegates to the state convention for
Wheeler for governor. This gives Mr.,
Wheeler 1876 delegates already chosen,
and places him unquestionably In the
lead.
The Audubon County Normal viii
convene at Audubon next Monday, STU
perintendent Willcutt, Prof. ID. =. Re
pass and Prof. IIurd In charge. The
superintendent Is arranging for special
attractions which he Is as yet unable to
announce.
Prof. ID. L. Repass has rendered his
resignation rs principal of the Extra
schools. The board has accepted his
resignation, so that no Is now an m.
trammeled candidate for the nomina,
ton for superintendent OH the republi'
can ticket.
Miss Julia Nussbaum, of Marine, who
has been spending fortnight with
friends in this city, has been quite sick
with typhoid malaria, but under the
care of DR.. Rendleman Is rapidly recoy-
ering. She returned to her home ut
Marine this morning.
A five year old son of Tom Travis
was quite severely injured Sunday, 80
that it was thought his arm was broken,
but DIR. DeMotte being called found
that it was only severe strain. The
same lad was kicked on the face by u
horse about u year ago.
The Rev. w. Il. Van ScOy of Oregon,
will preach in the NJ. l.. church next
Sabbath morning. Rev. Van Sc0y IL
the son of our fellow townsman John
Van Scoy, and has been attending the
National Educational Association meet
Ing at Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. NJ. Smith and Mrs. I'd: Robinson
were married Tuesday morning, Rev.J.
b. Harris officiating, and departed on
the morning train for Des Moines to
remain during the week. This bleak
earth Is not such bowling hades, after
all, so long as each season has a spc-
ciic for its sorrOws.
W. l.. Moon, who has been attending
college at Valparaiso, Ind, has been EN-
gagged us principal of the public schools
at Harmon, H., and will enter upon
the duties Sept 9th. Mr.. Moon has been
o determined student, and we congratu-
late him upon bis sqGcnss, llepurposes
completing bis educational oourss ut
Ann Arb0r. -........
The republican township chairmen
have considered it unnecessary to issue
CALLS for caucuscs, but have relied upon
the resolutions II tlte county committee,
calling the primaries ut = o'clock on tita
evening of Monday, August 9th, at the
various voting places, rs all sufficient.
Let all republicans turn out to the cau-
cuscs, and assist ~ SOLICITING reprcscn
tative delegations.
Supt. Willcutt has secured the ser
vices of Mrs. Ada NJ. Funk as one of
the instituts instructors, Mrs. Funk
has used the Synthetic methpd w her
primary work of the past year with
great success and will give the teachers
at institute thorough training in the
method. u is meetlng iieafty approval
wherever introduced and our TEACHERS
are fortunate in baying opportunity W
learn it without extra charge.
Democratic politics in the county arc
very much at sea. There Is hardly a
stir in their camp, even since the chair
man has ord6rad the convention. There
are no candidates announced, ana on
the contrary the tendency Is to grant
the boDGrs TO the other fellow. How:
ever, the hoqrbsps mpat enact the pre-
tense, and when Mr.. Mallory IN tho con
vention propounds the question "what
are we here fory' the play must proceed.
The reader can easily imagine the
disappointment of Mr.. w. ii. Jones OH
going to Des Moines last week and find
ing that the manufacturing company
had not commenced work on castings
for the Eclipse Grain Measuring Nh:
chine, notwithstanding the fact that
the company had written that the work
was well under way and would be ship
ped soon. Mr.. Jones transferred his
order to another company and took off
his coat to stay till his work was done.
Sam Rice Post, Of Atlantic, has pass
ed resolutions favoring the abandon
ment of the reunion feature of the
national encampment and recommend.
ing that only delegates attend. 1t also
regards the action of railroads in re-
fusing 10 give cent-a-mile rates as an
endeavor to force a levy Of n hundred
thousand dollars OH the Grand Army
However, there is a division of senfi-
ment. and number of Posts have re-
solved to attend, Notwithstanding the
recommendation af the cammaRheF;
The livery business is assuming old
time proportions since the one-a-day
system has gone into effect on the
Rock Island. 1t continues to grow and
makes the liverymen smile audibly. At
lantic teams are frequently seen on our
strpets while Andubou livery mon 60
south almost daily. Travelling men
have come to rely in great measure
OH this means of making the towns on
this braaeR. " II ebyipps that the rail-
way company is losing p considerable
business, whether Of profitable nature
the management best knows.