Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-02-20

$500 Y ~
"a. =. II Cross reached the .iftiath
anniversar. of his birth last Tuesday,
but had col &c to regard these anniver.
saries with cut little concern, so that
he was muS b surprised when on going
home In In, evening his good wife and
eldest son, George, presented him with
a handsome gold headed ebony cane.
Mr.. Cross 8, ~ that he present is re-
garded with all the appreciation ne
slowed upoi the brightest toy or most
! valuable tok N ever given.
The atten 'ua of the ladies Of Audi.
bon and Wei dty is called to the new
stock of goo just received at Cloughly
4 Shoesmith $.
Let every lady who buys goods in
Audubon consider this personal re-
quest to call md be shown our hand.
some new lin of wool and wash dress
fabrics. m,'ool goods we have com.
plete line of Turkish Mohairs, Henri.
ettas and IN inch Suitings In all the
new spring 81 AIDES and we have all the
new and ham some designs In Satines
Ghallies, Frei CHI Gipghams, Prints and
other wash & 'ods.
VAN Scoy 4 Son.
Rev, DIR. 20 IN A. Nash died at his
home in Dies ioines last Friday, Feb
ruary 18th, ut Q p. m. in his seventy.
fourth year, q ter long and painful
Illness. The circumstances Of his in.
jury while get ing on train at Polk
City last Move mber is remembered by
all our raadeiS Death was the result
of that accident, and the interim has
been one of in tense though patient suf.
fcring. Rev lash was one of the most
prominent div mes Of the Baptist church
In Iowa, and v rs intimately associated
with education nj interests. lie is most
kindly remembered by large number
OF Audubon p, ople who have met him
duriag his visi here or who have heard
his words Of W sdom uttered from the
pulpit, All extend heartfelt sympathy
to the mourning family aud friends.
The funeral wa held on Sunday at 2 y.
M, and was Lar gely attended. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. 4. Mas, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. b.
Russell, of Aud ubon, we're In attend.
ance.
Cloughly Il SlIoesmith have Just re
ceived an INVOKE Of new goods. Call
and see them.
Prof. Hawk las introduced in the
High School istom which is of daily
and lasting bene ~ to the pupils. Every
morning one of he advanced scholars
is assigned the Q uty of culling from the
daily papen the most important news
and making tulletin on the black
board. The scholars have become &C
customed TO wat u for the intelligence,
and IT is surprisi lg TO know the inter.
est manifested, One day last week the
paper from which the news Is taken
made the mistake in reporting legisla-
tive proceedings If stating that Hamil.
ton had received forty-three votes for
speaker and WI son forty.two. The
report was 80 transferred to the
board, and a smih of triumph passed
among the pupil Of democratic pro-
cliyities. Prof. Hawk discovering that
IL was manifestly an error made the
correction, which the republicans APP
plauded silently, aii all settled down
10 study again, happy In the fact that
the dead lock still prevailed. All i'm.
portant events are so epitomized for
the instruction of he school, and an in. |
terest is melted VIII. ch Il OF only acknowl- |
edges the influence of the daily press,
but places uponit u e obligation of keep
ing its columns clei n and worthy of the |
attention 1t is recei ring.
After much pers, aston on the part |
of his old friends, J. II. Noon has or
gained writing 8, hool at Prairie Hall. |
~ will only be no 'essary for IL to be |
known that the old reliable penman, j. |
u, rs TO conduct u Is writing school, !
and IL Will insure full attendance. !
Mr.. Noon doesn't m AXE much of fuss
about his natural az with the pen, but |
the fact sticks there all the same, that |
with perfect ease he can clip the quill3 |
from any professor I penmanship that |
has ever been In { is country Coon |
Rapids Enterprise.
Mr.. Noon Is indee splendid pen.
man. and has been cry successful in |
instructing others. 1t is gratifying to
know that his class has so largely in. |
creased that he has 'een compelled 70
oren another school At Viola Center.