Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-04-24

| uhEEN bAh LIZ MbEN w.
Mrs. b. Fenton, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Talbot, re
ceiyed telegram Saturday, announc
ing the illness of her husbands brother
The lady departed for her home il
Webster City Monday.
Tomorrow is Arbor Day. Much OF
the work of that day has already beer
performed, but the public schools OF
Iowa will very generally observe the
day. Hundreds of trees have beer
planted in Audubon this spring,
Des Moines lost her first game of bal
for this season Monday to st. Paul, and
of course the reporter says the winners
were assisted by the umpire" 1t IL
very natural that the umpire rendered
some assistance, but the winners never
give him any credit.
The ice cream supper served by the
ladies of the Presbyterian church last
Thursday evening, was literally patron
lied, Notwithstanding the fact that the
atmosphere was decidedly chilly. The
cream was so good that it could be eat
EN- with pleasure even while shivering
The total receipts were nearly $50.
Ruby Harper, who has endured ter
rible siege of suffering by reason of OPP
teal trouble and who has of necessity
been confined to darkened room since
last fall, is able to be out and enjoy the
light of day, with the protection of
colored glasses. He has borne his suf-
fering patiently and manfully and IL is
hoped that his restoration may soon
be complete.
Chas. Tramp started the works of the
Audubon Brick and Tile Works for
the season of 1890, last Monday, with
ten men in his employ. The first and
most pressing contract is 10000 brick
for the South Park Hotel, and he ex-
poets to be able to furnish enough
brick so that the work of construction
may be commenced in about four
weeks.
j. Il. Pound has returned from Stuart
where he has been engaged in the car.
riage factory of j. Q. Nelson, and is
now prepared to repaint carriages, bug.
gies, phaetons, spring wagons, road
carts etc. The people of the surround
ing country have now an opportunity
to have their work done in the cheapest
and best manner possible. Shop over
j. II. Pounds brick. Bring along your
work.
A colt without fore legs was foaled
on Henry Youngs farm Monday night
DIR. Holmes went down to see the curl
osity and says that it was perfectly de-
veloped in every other particular ex'
cept that the front shoulders were per.
fectly rounded. 1t is said that the eff
forts of the colt to arise were pitiful tC
behold. Fortunately for the animal
but unfortunately for the exhibitors OF
freaks it lived but few hours.
There will be five less votes in the re-
publican county convention of 1896
than in that of last year, the vote fol-
Hutchinson having been 152 less thar
that for Harrison. The remarkable
feature of the decrease is that it equals
the majority Audubon county gave FOL
the republican president and is glar
ing example of the result of apathy
The townships whose representation Il
decreased and who may have pet can
didates for nominations, will hay'
special cause to learn the damaging re
suits of apathy.
Early last week Amos Teakle car
ried from the field to the barn an in
FAINT rabbit, and gave 1t to mothe
: cat that was nursing seven kittens
She carried the rabbit to her famil
abode with full credentials for adop
ton, and the little stranger has beel
3 enjoying all the comforts of the ney
found home. The kittens share pantr
: stores with the adopted member an
4 every thing is peaceful. Perhaps thi
f mode of living would solve the rae
s problem, since it has served so success
fully among the species.
D The business men of Carroll are usin
:, every legitimate means to secure mar
ufacturing plants for their town, an
are meeting with great deal of Ell
enlargement. Such plants add no
: only to the prosperity of the town bu
{ increase the value of farming lands ad
| iacent, the diversified industries EN-
4 ploying labor whose wages are eS
e changed between Golfers in most sal
isfactory way. The enterprise Of Can
. roll is well directed. But from til
. standpoint of advantages Carroll is nc
: more favorably situated than Audubon
!, With the two railroads running on
4 from Audubon we are in direct con
= munication with all parts of the stat
while in the matter of immediate SUI
roundings we are equally fortunate,
The commercial traveller Is joll
;, good fellow, withal, spending his none
. freely, and usually buying the best i
: the case. Thousands of the gild al
v running over the country, hustlin
i trade and leaving their good money i
hotels, with the railroads and ELSEWHERE
and adding much to the stir and hun
T. of the world. The chief result of hi
$ hustling is TO equalize trade betwee
d wholesale houses, for it is admitte
J. that the retail merchant of today
o able to order his stock as intelligent
It direct from the house as by their trave
y ing agent. The result is that the col
sumner is paying about ten per cent o
y all he buys to pay the expenses of Il
r travelling man. But then, we all lii
him, genial good fellow that he is.