Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-06

buy your summer coats and vests, fo
you will have large assortment t,
select from.
Mr.. S. ID. Thayer returned from Ii
Crosse, WIS.,, last Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Thayer will remain there for al
indefinite period.
III. A. Jump Il Son are handling tn,
celebrated Plano Binders and mowers
and keep in stock all repairs; also have
the Triumph binders and mowers. Call
and see us before making a selection
Miss Pet Cason lost a splendid gold
watch on circus day. 1t was highly
priced because presented by her father
three years ago. The supposition was
that it was stolen while on the circus
grounds, but it was found by Mrs,
Thos. Walker Tuesday, near the side
walk on North Tracy street.
id. Irwin Sabbath School Missionary,
organized large Sunday School in the
Musson school house 10 miles east OF
Audubon last Sabbath. The following
officers were elected. s. NJ. Gardner,
superintendent; L. ii. Wilson, assistant
superintendent; Miss Mary Musson,
secretary; Mr.. II. Blake, treasurer,
The Audubon mail has been sent to
Extra and the Extra mail to Audubon
for the last two days by the Rock Island
route. II is more exasperating at this
office for the reason that 1t makes de.
lay of twenty. four hours. The Allan
tic postmaster should read the riot act
to his assistants, or II can be mailed
to them direct from Audubon.
The pleasure of the visit of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. III. Leighty with friends In and
about Audubon was sadly interrupted
Tuesday morning by the receipt of a
telegram announcing the dangerous i'll.
ness of the father of the latter, at Yer
mont, Ills. Mr., and Mrs. Leighty start
ed for that place on the same day, ex.
pecting to return, however, later in the
season.
Mr.. Elijah Smith, of Viola township
recently lost splendid two months old
cold, which was chased onto barb wire
fence by n dog. Mr.. Smith says that OF
the many horses he has raised only three
are unscarred by the cruel barbs, and
further expresses his belief that he
would have proiited by using lumber
for fencing, to say nothing Of the hu,
name feature Of the case.
1t is reported from Washington that
Judge Reed has secured u position In
one of the departments for Col. :. d.
Nichols, of Panora, with the comfort.
able attachment Of 100 per annum
salary. Col. Nichols was candidate
before the convention that made Judge
Reed the congressional nominee, as
well as before the state senatorial con-
vention that selected DR.. Caldwell.
Mrs. J. A. Overholtzer and Mrs. G. II
Earhart of Viola township are in attend
ance upon commencement exercises at
Drake University, Des Moines, this
week. Miss Alice Overholtzer Is one of
the graduating class. The young lady
has been q faithful and arduous student,
and her many friends extend congratu'
lations upon the conclusion of her In
bors and upon the attending honors.
Mr.. III. w. Stearns will spend the
summer in the state of Maine, where
he passed the days of his childhood,
where he has numerous relatives and
more friends than he has here, and that
is saying a great deal, for In Audubon
county his friends are only limited by
population and his acquaintance. We
know of no one who could more credit
ably represent Audubon county In the
home state of Mr.. Blaine than the Doc
tor, and we wish him pleasant visit
The last session of the supreme lodge
Knights of Pythias selected June 1lth
as Memorial day for that order. We
have not learned whether IL will be
generally observed among subordinate
lodges or not, though 1t may be pre-
sumed that wherever lodges have sus.
tanned loss of membership by death
that it will be so honored. Audubon
Lodge has not been thus unfortunate
The day designated is such that 1t will
be possible to observe 1t In all its sig
niicance.
VIM. Mallory and family, II. b. Men.
denhall and wife, Hiram Mendenhall
and John Lenox and Will Keen start to.
day for Calhoun county on a fishing ex,
petition, expecting to be absent week,
Unless the gentlemen of the party catch
really dangerous colds our readers may
prepare themselves for some fresh and
startling fish yarns. or course the
bIlcIll uliu Ddttiit man haNC hhC oSiupiVs
and disdain other than truthful speech,
but for some reason they are given to
richer and fuller experiences than the
average man.
L. w. Thayer, the elder brother of s.
ID. Thayer, of this place, died at his
late home in La Crosse, Wis, June LIST
at Z p. m, aged thirty years. Death re,
suited from fall from an engine upon
which he was riding as fireman in DC.
tober, from which he partially recover.
ed, but relapse came month ago,
since which time decline has been steady
and rapid. He was married to Miss
Jennie Bennett, of 0nalaska, IN 1870,
who survives him. His brother, ). ID.
and sister Nellie were present to COM
fort him during his last hours. The
deceased was a resident Of Audubon,
and in the employ of Chas. Stuart &
Son, from 1882 to 1884, and in the mean
time was made a mason by Veritas
Lodge No. 1902, and a knight Templar
by Godfrey Commandery. The many
friends extend heartfelt sympathy to