Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-18

: meeting OF stenographers ut Des Moline
this week. Mr.. Van Pelt is one Of tn
; most accomplished shorthand writer
among the profession. lie is accom-
panied by his daughter Stella.
Prof. Rufus ii. Frost has returne
from Ohio to his old home In Atlantic
and IL is quite probable that he will b
engaged as conductor of the Audubon
county normal, a position he has s.
successfully filled for the past thre'
years.
Rev. A. +, Sharpnack and wife, o
Perry, have been in the city since Satur
day, attending the first services In the
new Baptist church. The reverend
gentleman has an especial interest In
the society having been identified with
its organization here.
Sherm Myers, of the Tribune, accom-,
panied by Attorney Bruce and eight
other gentlemen of that town, drove up
from Anita last Thursday night to at,
tend the masonic school of instruction.
The Thursday evening meeting was
one of the best ever held in the city.
We reprint this week an article from
a New York paper suggesting that beet
sugar be substituted for the article now
controlled by trusts. II is topic es-
pecially interesting at this time when
the public is being iilched by the robber
trusts on this article of general con-
sumption.
Mr.. w. \. Crane has located at Sioux
City and associated himself with Mr..
Mensinger IN the publication of the
Woodbury. County Daily Reporter, a
record of deeds, mortgages, etc. Sioux
City is a splendid field for such an Ell.
terprisc. We hope Mr.. Crane may find
it profitable occupation.
Mrs. ]. G. Stone, of Cleveland, Ohio,
one of the gifted lecturers and practl'
cal temperance workers of this day,
will lecture on Friday and Saturday
evenings July 10th and Goth, ut the NJ.
4. church, and on Sunday evening July
2lst. at court house hall. Admission
free. All are urged to be present.
J. j. Dimmick living near Extra,
came to Audubon Friday night TO at
tend Pythian lodge and left his team In
Ledyard's barn, but they became I'M
easy, slipped their halters and departed
for home. Mr.. Dimmick found them
west OF Henry Young's place, one had
ly though not seriously lacerated by
barbed wire.
Mrs. Hugh Owen received telegram
yesterday announcing the death of her
father ut Marengo. lie has been IN
poor health since January, but a result
so sudden and serious was not expected.
Mr.. Hugh Owen was IN Shelby county
at the time the message was received,
but Mrs. Owen started In the evening
for the old home.
Sheriff Mallory raided the establish
ment of O. A. Isham on lower Broad
way Saturday night and secured be-
tween three and f0nr cases Of that sum
mer beverage popularity known as u. Is.
The information was sworn out by
Daniel Yount, who, 1t Is stated, had an
alteration with Isham. The trial will
be held next Monday at q u. III.
The Presbyterian church Is undergo
ing repairs in the way of papering and
painting, in consequence of which they
will hold services IN the baptist church,
by the courtesy of that organization.
Rev. Fitch, who was ordained at the
Council Bluffs Presbytery and who will
soon 90 rs missionary to China, will
preach both morning and evening.
County Clerk Vail, John jenkins and
their several companions returned from
their excursion to Spirit Lake Tuesday
evening. They report u grand time,
with an abundance of antidOte for mos
quito bites. The clerk Is IN such good
humov that no will for few days Issue
marriage licenses without propounding
any of the interrogatories liable to
prove embarrassing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. III. Leighty returned
from Vermont. H., Friday evening,
where they attended the funeral of the
latter's father, Rev. VIM. $. Campbell.
Deceased was minister Of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church and for
sovGral yeara prior to his death had
been located Mt Vermont. In an early
day he had landed interests near Ot'
tumwa, this state. lie died June eth,
in his list year.
Mr.. J. II. Rowantrce, representing
this Citizens Fire INSURANCE Can OF
Waterloo, is in the city this week. The
Citizens is one Of the strongest and
most reliable companies doing business
in Iowa, and does business independent
of the pool which fixes rates, from
which the implicated companies dare
not vary. II Is destined to become pop.
ular in Iowa, indeed is already well cs;
tablished in many of the counties.
\ very heavy storm passed over por-
tions of this county last Saturday even
ing. At Audubon the rain came In tor
rents and created q small river In the
streets and was accompanied by hail.
East of here, extending through Gree.
ley township and into Guthrie county
the hail did great damage, variOusly cs-
timated by conflicting reports from to-
tai obstruction to damage that will be
repaired by u few days.
While driving from the lakeside to
the town of Spirit Lake the other day
\. /. Viewer and Chas. Russell were
thrown out of wagon and quite badly
injured. The team was so loosely
hitched that the wagon tongue came
down and the boys were piled up until
they resembied railway wreck. Mr..
Viewer was picked up unconscious, and
L., al, f.n