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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10
Agricultural Society Meeting.
New Officers, Committees, Plans and
Fair Dates for 1850.


A meeting of the directors of
the Audubon County Agri.
cultural society was held at the court
hall last Saturday afternoon, with the
following representation:
Greeley, /. N. Brown.
Viola, J. "A. Oyerholtzer and T. O.
Langford.
Leroy, John Norris, l. A. Single.
decker, w. II, Men and +. J. Freeman.
Douglas, A. II. Edwards.
Hamlin, o. p. Tyler.
Audubon, ID. a. McAnulty.
Melville, J. A. Maharg.
Cameron, James Hall.
Lincoln, l. ID. Johnson.
In the absence of eX. President How
aid, Hon. |. A. Shingledecker called the
meeting to order, and introduced as the
presiding officer the Hon. J. A. Oyer
hotter, of Viola township.
T.. J. Freeman was selected as tenn
porary secretary.
The report OF T.. J. Freeman, the sec.
rotary for 1883 was read, approved, and
referred to the finance committee for
1880. The report has heretofore appear
cd In THE REPUBLICAN.
President Overholtzer appointed the
following committees for 1889:
Finance.--John Norris, A. II. Ed.
wards and +. u. Wilson.
Premiums.--,Jas. Hall, |. n. Brown
and ii. 5. Foulk. On motion OF |. A.
Shingledecker, j. a. Overholtzer and l..
j. Freeman were added to this com.
mittee.
Rules and Regulations o. L. Tyler,
j. a. Maharg and ID. A. McAnulty.
by resolution II was ordered that the
several committees report ut the next
meeting to be held on Saturday, March
I'd.
Article 8 of the constitution was
amended 80 that the second meeting of
the year will be held In March instead
of June.
On motion resolution was unani.
mously passed that the exhibition for
1889 be held Sept. Is to 81, both inclus-
i've, and that the secretary notify neigh
boring societies Immediately of such
purpose.
An appropriation of S75 was voted
for Improvement of the track upon the
condition that parties interested In
horses contribute 800 TO the same pur-
pose, and which was virtually guar
anteed by parties In attendance.
The first premium of $50 In the far.
mers trotting race of last year was
awarded to NJ. NJ. Kennels, the protest.
ing party having withdrawn objections.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10
Dull Season Advertising.

January and February are supposed
to be dull months IN trade, End many
merchants stop advertising during that
season in the belief Tat it does them
no good. An exchange observes that
the best and most successful business
men neVeif stop advertising, and some
OF item do more of it through the al
legged dull season than at any other
time. Certain it is that men who adj
yertise get the bulk of what trade there
Is during the alleged dull season, for
people will patrOnize those whose names
become familiar to them through the
newspapers. Business may be made by
advertising it and wants are created
by reminding the public of what will
fill such wants.-Nonpdreu.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10
The New Store.

The new south side grocery has beep
sold to Mr.. Wilson burnside. who has
employed Sylvester AIRY as an assistant
The stock is all new, in fine condition
and is being sold at reasonable prices
These gentlemen invite all to call and
examine the goods. A fair deal and
courteous treatment awaits all who
come,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10

The bills coming before the board Of
supervisors for provisions and fuel fur
nished the poor will doubtless be great.
ly diminished and perhaps entirely done
away with so soon as new means pro
vided for relief shall coma into full
force. The soldiers relief commission
will see to the relief of all worthy com.
rades, and to the honor of the veterans
and the credit of the people they will
not be paraded before the world as
paupers. They became subjects Of dis
ease and disabilities while in the coun
try's service and it is eminently propsi
that they receive just recognition from
those who ware benefciaries Of theil
courage and yalor. The county home
stead, o most comfortable, place ably
conducted, is open to all others who
may solicit support from the county
These means, it is believed, are ample
for the support of the worthy poor, SC
that other bills may be kept within q
reasonable sum.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10

1t Is stated that there are parties of
long and profitable experience in the
business who are ready and willing to
establish u large carriage and wagon
manufactory in Audubon, provided
they can get sufficient encouragement
from the citizens. The plans Of the
projectors contemplate a capital stock
Of $4,000, with which they claim that
they could complete vehicles and sell
them mt prices as low as those shipped
in from distance, Mt the same time
realizing reasonable and living profit
upon the investment. 1t Il a well
known fact that an industrial manu-
featuring establishment is, so far rs the
community is concerned is an advanta-
geous Investments las itgives employment
to labor and circulates the greater part
of its earnings within the community.
THE REPUBLICAN would be pleased to
see this plan executed and believes II
would prove of value to the whole
town.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10
A Faithful Steward,

The board of supervisors found ev-
erything in excellent condition ut the
poor farm, and members are well sat
isiied with the results of the first year.
Their action in again employing Mr.. V.
A. Walkup to continue for another
year the work he has so well com
menced will be approved by the tax
payers. When Mr.. Walkup and family
moved to. the farm and entered upon
their duties the season was far ahead
of the work and great deal of energy
was put forth In getting the work in
shape, but by diligence and good man.
agement they succeeded. The floods
washed ont the corn and portions of
the field were twice rcplanted, and as
result of the labor good crops were
harvested. The stock has received
good and humane treatment and has
prospered. Faithful and accurate ac-
count of all transactions has been
kept, judicious economy has BEEN
observed, and satisfactory record Of
his entire stewardship has been Yela-
dered, Aside from the roHtine work
many minor improvements have been
made. general repair has been main
tanned and on every hand there appears
evidences OF Mr.. Walkups ability in
caring fer the county's property as with
a selfish interest. The board found the
farm in such condition as challenges
any private property in the county for
ncatness and state Of general repair.
and it was Citing recognition of this
service that he was employed for an
other year, lie Is good manager,
evinees great interest. and will render
the county valuable service. 1t is wise
to continue the management that has
been so satisfactory the FIRST year,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10
RE M Owe D..

Nash, Phelps 4 Green have removed
to the south side of the square into
their elegant new rooms over the Com
mercial Bank and cordially invite all
their old customers and every one to
call and see them in their new office.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10

Mr.. Morgan Spencer, the veteran and
staunch republican of Lincoln township,
last week responded to an invitation
from parties in Montgomery and Mills
county TO come down and play checkers,
they agreeing to pay all expenses of
travel and entertainment. Mr.. Spencer
went down on Monday and returned
Saturday and during the week occupied
the attention of his hospitable friends,
so that they We're kept from mischief
of any nature. In the week he played
sixty games of checkers with the
champions there assembled, and in the
entire record but two games were won
from him. Mr.. Spencer plays the
game solely as "a p;stimc but it Is n some.
what professional mien he maintains
and it goes without saying that he
created CONSERVATION among the people
in that territory.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10

The new officers of the Agricultural
society are taking hold Of the duties
trusted to them by the members with a
zest which guarantees a superior ex.
hibit next fall. Their move to make
the track a more attractive feature is
one that has long been needed. Ex.
perience has taught fair managers that
racing is at least winning feature, in
deed prominent requisite for success.
So long as it is not carried to excess
and permitted to oyershadow other
features, and the contests are conducted
upon an honorable basis, there can be
found no reasonable cause for com
plant. Considerable money will be ex.
pended this season in putting the track
in condition, and II Is acknowledged by
persons experienced in this particular
that the track can be made one of the
best in the state.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10
MONEY!

MONEY on real estate per cent and
lowest rates on personal or chattel Sc.
curity at Nash, Phelps & Green's, south
side squire over Commercial Bank.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10

The policy of the alleged agricultural
paper at Des Moincs is SO notorious
that its influence has become u very
doubtful quantity. While processing
TO cherish affiliations with the republi.
can party it has so often violated con.
lidence and proven treacherous to its
profcssed friends that republicans must
doubt either Its intelligence or Its In.
tegrity, and the latter is the most rea,
sonable conclusion. 1t has special facil-
tiles for throwing bombs late In cam
paigns, aud has employed this method
of stabbing republicans Oh more than
one occasion. Believing 1t TO be of
light influence, it must be recognized
that 1t Is most undesirable that II be
given place in the republican household,
1t Is printed In democratic office, IL
fostered by democrats, and In the name
of consistency we hope democrats may
take and read it.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10

The advisability Of establishing an
electric light plant has been twice sug.
gested by TIE REPUBLICAN, and To-
cal correspondent to an Atlantic paper
has stated that 1t was settled purpose.
Such an enterprise would be one of per-
petual comfort to the town and would
show the place up to much better ad.
vantage. The outlay, of course, is large
but many of the towns in Iowa of the
size of Audubon have established this
system of lighting with the result of
satisfaction. 1t will be well to consider
the matter, and If the scheme is found
advisable, the fall of 1880 will be about
the right season to act.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10

Coy. Larrabee attended the inaug-
uratiOn of Gov. Thayer at Lincoln, and
gave the Nebraska dignitaries valaa-
BILE talk on what to do and how to do
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. 1889.
RAILROAD TINE TABLE.

CI4ocalS ten cents per line Tor first week and Ave
cents per line Tor each subsequent insertion. I'm
less orders are given with copy locals will be run
until ordered out.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10

Mrs. Alexander Mathason, of Pilger,
Nebr., accompanied by her four child
rem, was visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Oliver,
in Melville township, during the holi,
days.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
The Covered Bridge.

The cost of the numerous bridges the
county has been compelled to construct and
maintain has been heavy drain upon the
taxpayers ever since its formation. OF all
the bridges in the county it is maintained
that the Covered Bridge, which spans the
creek at the foot of Market street, has been
the least expensive. 1t has survived three
or four that were built over the creek at the
foot of Griffith street and known as the
"Penn's Neck" bridge. The Covered
Bridge was built in 1S31-as it bears re-
cord-by the late Amos Campbell, of Wood
bury, the most extensive wooden truss
bridge builder in the country in his day,
and it stands to-day monument to his
skill as well as to the durability of his
work. The way for foot passengers was
added somewhere about twenty-five years
ago, but beyond this the expense of keep
ing this bridge in repair has been compar-
atiyely trifing. Mr.. Campbell subsequent
ly built seventeen bridges similar to the
Covered Bridge, over the Susquehanna,
and those not swept away by the floods at
test the quality and character of his work.
1t is even matter of doubt that since the
substitution of iron in bridge construction,
because it is thought to be more durable,
if an instance can be found where an iron
bridge has cost annually less from the date
of its erection than the ''old' Covered
Bridge at the foot of Market street.-iStdn-
dard,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
How TO Advertise.

If you have goods to sell, advertise the
fact. Hire man with lsmpblack kettle
and brush to paint your name and num-
Der on all the railroad fences. The cars
go whizzing by so fast that no one can read
them, to be sure, but perhaps the conduct
or will be obliging enough TO stop the train
for inquisitive passengers.
If an advertising agent wants to adver-
tise your business in fancy frame at a
depot, pay him about 200 per cent. more
than it is worth, and let him put it there.
When a man has three-quarters of sec
ond in which to catch the train, he invari-
ably stops to read depot advertisements,
and your card might catch his eye.
Patronize every agent that shows you an
advertising tablet, card, directory, die
tionary, or even an advertising Bible, if one
is offered at reasonable price. 1t shows
that you know where to invest your money.
But don't think of advertising in a we'll
established newspaper, for moment.
Your advertisement would be nicely print
ed, and would find its way into all the
thrifty households of the region, where the
farmer, the mechanic and others live, and
into the wealthy and refined-all who have
to buy articles and the money with which
to buy them; and in the quiet of the even
ing, after the news of the day has been
digested, it would be read and pondered
over, and the next day people would come
down to your store, and patronize you and
keep coming in increased numbers, and
you might have to hire an extra clerk or
two, move into larger block and more
favorable location, and do a bigger bust
ness; but of course, it would be more ex-
pensive-and bring bigger profits.-Er.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
W ilnlington, Del.

An early mail train has been added to the
phia leaving at o'clock, commencing Mon
day.
The largest eorn-field in south Jersey Is said
TO be that OF Eli Earl, near Bridgeton. 1t con-
tains fifty acres and takes the farmer Just .
week to cultivate the corn, Tow by row.
The Grand Castle, knights of the Golden
Eagle, of New Jersey, have selected Bridgeton
for their convention on September 3. 1t Is ex-
peeted that 800 past chiefs and representatives
will be in attendance
A finger that was carried of Martin Frauds
hand by small cannon in Camden ON the
Fourth of July was found on Monday ON the
roof Of the two-sfory house two blocks from
the scene of the accident.
Bridgeton is being canyassed for new city
directory, and from indications will show a
population Of at least 1000, making it con-
siderably the largest city in the State south OF
Trenton, excepting Camden.
The berry crop in New Jersey, just closed
was little disappointing to the growers, but
returns from Hammonton alone. show that
$4,000 was paid for the picking. The ship
ments from that town were. OF strawberries.
$751; 4s' quarts; raspberres, 344 07s quarts; black
berries, 1851, 325 quarts. For transportation,
$4,000 was paid. The grower complains that
he does not get his share of the profit as COM
pared with the money paid to railroads and
the middlemen, 30 say nothing of the sum paid
for picking, and those who incurred obliga-
tons based ON the prospect of the crop are de
pressed.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
Just over the county Lines.

The Gloucester County Board of Agri-
culture will hold meeting in Patron s
Hall, Mullica Hill, tomorrow, nth inst.
at 9 O'Clock, p. M. Subjects of interest
to farmers will be discussed.
Ex-Assemblyman Caleb C. Pancoast, OF
Woodbury., has been appointed deputy col
lector of internal revenue for the First di-
vision of the district comprising Camden,
Gloucester and Atlantic counties. He will
begin to draw his 81 500 salary from Sep
TENDER 1.
The stated meeting of the Gloucester
County Temperance Alliance will be held
on Wednesday next, the 21st inst, at the
Malaga Camp Meeting. where it will con
duct all-day services. Rev. DR.. b. G. Lip
pincott, Revs. J. Judson Pierson and l.. ID.
Stultz and others will make addresses.
1t is estimated that twelve thousand peo-
pie were present at the Pitman Grove Camp
meeting last Sunday. Great difficulty was
found in feeding the multitude, all of the
supplies having been exhausted, and for {
time it looked as if they would have to &c
hungry, but at later period the commiss
airy was refurnished.
The Golden Eagles excursion to Allan
tic City last Thursday was tremendous
one. Gloucester county Castles did theil
full share. There were 627 taken from
Woodbury., 1872 from Swedesboro, 235 from
Glassboro, $50 from Clayton, So from
Hurffville, 81 from Pitman Grove. Wood
bury Castle cleared about s125. Each cas-
tie had 80 per cent of the money for tick
cts sold.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
z3ied.

ELDER.-At Qninton, Aug. 18th, ;. Louie
Elder, daughter of Rev. Charles H. and Mary
L. Elder, aged years and months.
PRITCHETT.-In Warrington Aug leth.
Ella Pritchett, wife of James Pritchett, In her
18th year.
HARRIS.-In Salem. Aug. sth. Gertrude X.
Harris, daughter of George and Sarah Harris,
aged IA years, months.
ROBERTSON.-St ddeniy, Aug. 10th, at At.
lantic City. VIM. b. Robertson, late Colonel OF
the a4tl y. j. Vols, formerly of Salem and
Camden, in his 69th year.
BROWN.-In Salem, Aug. Sth, Anna, wife of
W illiam K. Brown, in her 5lst year.
COOPER.-Near Thoroughfare, August
5th, " m. Cooper, in the ssth year OF his age.
SPARKs.-Near Pedriektown. August 9th.
1859, Robert, infant son of David and Belle
Sparks, aged l6 months.
BAKER.--In W ondsfown. August l1th, 1889,
Charles Baker, in the 18th year of his age.
JONEs-In Woodstown, Eighth month
eleventh, at the residence OF his daughter.
Mrs. Charles L. Davis, Allen Jones, aged 81
years.
PANCOAsT-At Muliica Hill, August 18th
William Mason, eldest son OF DIR. d. J.. ana
Hattie NJ. Paneoast
FIELDS-Iu " oodstown, August u. Joseph
Fields. aged about 10 years.
PANC0AST.-At sharptown, August 18th,
Edward Pancoast, aged SO years.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
Buying cows by The quart.

A correspondent of the Newton Herald
evolves new idea that is well worth con-
sidering by the farmers. He says: "The
proper way to buy u COW is by the quart
and this is the way it is done. The man
who has cow for sale offers to take, if
you please, $3.50 quart for her. The far
mer agrees to buy her at that price. The
cow is driven to the farm, and for week a
record of milk is taken daily. At the end OF
this time the totals are added together and
the amount divided by seven, the number of
days in the week. If the quotient is 20,
the farmer pays, at the rate Of $3.50 per
quart, $50 for his COW. If sixteen is the
average number of quarts per day, $40 is
the price, and so on
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
The Northern Markets.

Every year it is becoming more apparent
that the truckers OF Southern States are
reaping the cream of the Northern markets
to the detriment of the truck farmers of
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. An idea of
the amount of truck sent from the South
may be obtained from the following items
from the Charlottville Jetsrsonian:
"Within "a hours eight freight trains
with 1923 cars passed over the Virginia
Midland Railroad, loaded with water mel
ons and peaches from South Carolina and
Georgia to Washington, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York and Boston. And dur
ing tho past six weeks an average of three
trains Of IS cars daily, loaded with veget-
ables and fruits, have passed over the said
railway to the northern markets.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
The Raiieytown school Again.

We have received communication from
a resident of Baileytown which takes up
the question of the erection of the school
building there, but as the arguments and
statements are similar to those before given
in communications in these columns, we do
not think it necessary to publish it in full.
The writer says that the intention of the
trustees is to get the colored children out
of the public school, and If they fail in that,
to form new district, with the help of State
Superintendent L. O. Chapman. He fur
Their charges that ''the most of the leading
Republicans of this borough have Joined
hands together in doing the lowest and
meanest acts they can to hold up the color
line to keep us out of our school rights.
Some of them have said they were sorry
the colored people are free'' and another
said he was not the kind of Republican
that favored colored children going to
school with white children.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16

All over the county

An Opera House, 40x70 feet in size, is to
be bull. in Elmer by the Social Cornet
Band.
Pedricktown, have received back pension
amounting to $1,000.
BENJAMIN Franklin ]. Elwell, an Elmer
lumber dealer, has assigned to Squire
Hitchner, of Elmer, for the benefit of his
creditors.
There is a land turtle on the fam of r
L. Foster, Daretown, that has on it the let
ters s'B. N $780," The letters are suppos-
ed to be the initials of Benjamin Newkirk,
former resident.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
wooastoun pan.tHa.e Them

The Salem Standard this week take oc-
casion 10 say:
"One of these nuisances, known as a
walking dry goods and notion store,
was in town last evening and occupied the
Jail Corner for some three hours, selling
handkerchiefs, collar buttons, &c. Salem
has good stores and reliable merchants,
and if our citizens want or expect to get
the worth of their money they should pat
ronize them. These travelling '.humbugs''
should not be allowed the use of street cor
ners.'
Thanks to Mayor Richman, Woods
town is not troubled with many of this
class of fakirs. The Mayor acts on the as
sumption that it is as much his duty to
protect the interest of buyers as sellers and
therefore as rule refuses to license these
load-mouthed vagabonds and swindlers.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16

A picnic for all, we want to be sociable,
will you be so with u.s. Everybody well
come. The children to go on the cars-a
rare treat. Parents, take your little folks
you can take them for only Is cents return
ticket. The two schools. Methodist and
Baptist, have combined to take an excursion
to Tomlin's Grove. A basket picnic. fare
for adults, 80 cents, train leaves at 8
O'Clock
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-08-16
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Married.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pennsgrove, n.
j., on August 10, 1889, by Rev. c. ;. Powelson.
William Rhubart, OF Pennsgroye, 10 Miss
Anna L. Dolbow, of Salem.
RRIs-PEDKICk.-At the residence of
the brides parents, on Tuesday, Aug. 9th, by
the Rev. John Atkinson, Mr.. Ephraim {. Har-
ris and Miss Z. Adeiine Pedrick, all of Elmer
n j