Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-10-03
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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.
!, The workmen completed the masor
work on Frank Gleason's new store
building Monday evening, just foul
weeks and day from the time the old
structure was moved out of the way
The new building would have been
completed within the four weeks had 1t
not been for delayed material. The
, front is entirely of stone from the LIE
Grand quarries, and presents an impos-
ing appearance. 1t is the most novel
and at the same time the most substan-
tial front in town, and contributes a
great deal to the town which is gaining
the additional honor of having the best
business houses of any town of its size
in Iowa.
Leroy township has purchased new
road grader, which with three teams
and two men will do the work in one
day of dozen teams and men in the
same length of time. The grader is
simply an immense knife with concave
surface, fastened under trucks. 1t can
be reversed so as to throw dirt in any
desired direction. Its chief beauties
are that it leaves smooth track, good
cutters for drainage and well rounded
road bed. Such machine could advan-
tageously be kept continually at work
on the roads approaching Audubon
1t effects an economy of labor which is
badly needed in new county like our
own.
Mr.. Merrill Hutchins died at his home
in Manning on the evening of Tuesday,
October list, aged about forty-eight
years. He was for many years resident
of Lincoln township, this county, and
was universally esteemed as an honora-
BILE and upright citizen. A veteran of
the late war, he contracted while in the
service nervous disease which baffled
all medical skill. His physical temper,
ature was so much above normal that
the coolest days of winter found him
without heavy clothing, and he was al
ways comfortable. At the hour of his
demise he was sitting in his chair at
home and told his wife of approaching
death, and in few minutes passed
peacefully away. A. l.. Sanborn and
Joe Gaylord, with their wives, went to
Manning to attend the funeral today.
The prejudices of newspaper fire.
quently prevent it.frOm looking heayen=
ward to see what is going on in the
world above it. Last week the Indus
trial american presumed to detract
something from the name and power of
Senator Allison by alluding to his speech
at Harlan as lame and his argument
weak. If the editor of the american
would acquire enough knowledge to
comprehend for moment the topics
discussed by Senator Allison the first
move he would make would be to re-
nounce the hopeless political scrap he is
tied to and get into one of the two par
ties that have hopes of conducting the
affairs of Iowa fof the next biennial
period. Having progressed thus far he
would grasp the fact that there is not an
oppOnent Of Allison in Iowa who dares
meet him on the stump. 4 few, pre-
cociOus and presumptuous, may hazard
such breaks as did the american In its
comment, but they will be source of
remorse in the years of fuller wisdom
The balloon ascension is becoming
quite uniform attraction at county
fairs, and something of fake, as well,
for the professor is as frequently
conspicuous for his absence as for
his feats of daring. But the nun
bar Of men who are willing to risk
their necks while failing a balloon or
parachute is growing wonderfully large,
and at the same time the danger is be-
ing reduced to minimum. There is
fascination about the business which
makes the aeIoaaut 9 slave and if need
be sacrifice to his profession. A by.
stander inquired of Ward, who made
the ascent here on the Goth, if he dared
10 look down when thousands of feet
above the Garth. iIereplied that he did
and that the scene from such al altitude
was grander than could be described by
pen or paint, aad the enthusiasm of his
speech convinced his hearers that he Is
in love with his profession. He had fol-
lowed the business for seven years but
has ne fec0rd, written or mental, of the
number of ascensions padG In that time.
Seemingly oblivious to the risks, he coa.
tinues the dangerous calling and the
people come from far and near, fascin-
ated by the dangerous exploit, and if by
an i'll wind or defectige arrangement
the professor should be hurled to his
death we would contemplate the re-
mains With the satisfaction Of getting
our moneys worth. Isn't it a morbid
taste?
Greatest Eyenf Of the Season.