Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-12-26


Miss BESSIE Bowman is visiting hei
sister, Mrs. Otto Witthauer.
A new line Of glassware and holiday
goods, just in at Consigny's.
Hon. VIM. Walker was transacting
business in Audubon Monday.
Cedar fence posts of all kinds and
prices at Weighton's lumber yard.
Miss Cora OFT, Of the Portsmouth
public schools, is spending the holidays
ut home,
Miss Jeanette Ringer, q typo Of the
Carroll Herald, Is visiting her sister,
Mrs. w. w. Talbot.
The Danish brethren of Brayton dis.
tributed gifts from a tree on the after.
noon of Christmas Day.
The Eagle Clothing House has full
line of boots and ladies fine shoes, slip
pers etc. Best grades and low prices.
Prof. T.. II. Hurd went to Jackson
county Tuesday to remain with numer.
GUS friends during the holiday vacation,
Ed. Van Gorder and Ed Bilharz,
Grinnell students, are spending the
holiday vacation at their homes In Au-
dubon.
The Misses Mertie and Maggie Glea.
son arrived home from Iowa City Sat.
urday night to remain during the holi.
day vacation.
VIM. Law and Billy Andrews have
rented the John Hunter farm Of $50
acres, 2Is miles west of Extra, for a
term Of five years, and moved to the
place last Monday.
Fred Brown is suffering from severe
cold but bears its discomforts with for
titude, congratulating himself upon be-
ing commissioned to introduce in this
section the Russian influenza LA Grip
pa
Paul Rohrbeck Is home from Sioux
City to remain until Saturday. lie is
well pleased with his situation, and
with the city of his location. Mr.. W.
A. Crane and Mr.. Il. T. Thompson he
reports as doing good business.
The Knights of Pythias OF Audubon
fttingly observed the death Of Justus
IL. Rathbone, the founder OF the Order,
on Intervening Of Wednesday, the 18th,
The memorial address, by Chancellor
Commander Seth Paine, Is published In
this issue.
Mr.. II. A. Steere and Mr.. Greenlee,
aged respectively % and 6s, walked
from Manning to their homes near
Gray, a distance of II miles, last Satur.
day in three hours and on slippery
roads. The medal will be divided be.
tween them.
A. II. Roberts & Co, Is the only place
to buy The Peoples Favorite Remedies,
the only sure cure for rheumatism,
Kidney and Liver Diseases, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Dyspepsia and Stomach
trouble. Save your money and buy
remedies that will cure you after oil
others have failed.
All persons indebted to me will please
call In and settle by cash or note before
January LIST, 1890, as changes will then
be made In my business that require a
full settlement. The business will be
continued as before, only under the
supervision Of my brother, J. Il. Con
signy. Please do not fail me.
JOHN +. CoNsIoNY.
Prof. q. /. Miller, the successful SUI
perintendent of the Boone schools, has
been in the county this week visiting
his aged parents near Extra and his nu
merous friends. Prof. Miller, living In
a great railroad center, is Of the opin-
ion that the influence OF railroad legis.
lation had more to do with the defeat
of the republican, party In Iowa than
did the prohibition problem.
One Of the most pleasant Of the
Christmas festivities coming to our
notice was the masquerade ball ut Bray.
ton Wednesday night. 1t was held In
the Brayton hall and was attended by
sixty-nlne couples. Twenty-four coup.
les were masked and occupied the floor
until 1890, when the masks were thrown
Off and the entire party Joined In the
step. 1t was the most successful ball
ever given in that part Of the county
and 70 those forty-eight who appeared
In novel, deceptive and artistic costume
that success is due In very large
measure.
B. S. Phelps little daughter, Lucia,
aged nine months, met with painful
accident last Saturday. She was play
ing about the Mushroom and unknown
to those about her put her little hand
upon the wringer when the third finger
of the left hand was ground between
the cruel cogs, DIR, Holmes was called
and found that 1t was necessary to am.
putate the finger Immediately above
the first joint, which painful operation,
the heroic LITTLE sufferer endured with.
out a whimper, Her nerve and forti-
tude were remarkable and IL Is q pleas.
ure here to note that sne recovered rap
idly from the shock.
Evan Davis, of Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA, is in town for few days, return
ing from looking after his possessions
in Montana. Mr.. Davis notes with
pleasure the substantial growth Audi
bon has made since his removal, and
has Partially for the town in which
he achieved wonderful business success,
although now far removed. In CalifOr-
mia his business ventures have been at
tended with success, while the health
of himself and family has been so
much improved that even his inclina-
tions and the solicitations Of friends
cannot influence him to return. Evan
will resort in Iowa until winter has
changed to spring in his adopted state.
Elsewhere there appears cali signed