Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-03-20

manufacture or the Acme Grain Meter
and Swinging Elevator, and the trip of
Mr.. Myers is in the interests of this com
bine.
The very latest and most authentic
report is to the effect that Congressman
Kerr will not cut off the sea of troubles
which follow fast and follow faster like
unmerciful disaster upon his congress-
ional career by resigning. Kerr is still
at the front.
Frequent inquiries suggest that we
reprint the information that Bradbury
W. Hight, of Council Bluffs, is super
visor of the census for this district, to
whom candidates should address their
application for appointment as town.
ship enumerators.
Tom Stafford has traded his residence
property for the building formerly oc.
cupied by w. ID. Blackwood, on Lower
Broadway. He will move his barber
shop to this building this week, where
he will be pleased to see his old custom.
ers and as many new ones as may come.
The annual encampment of the Grand
Army for the Department of Iowa will
be held at Des Moines, April 40. Gen.
Alger and Mrs. Logan have promised
to attend and many other notables have
been invited. The railroads will give q
halffare rate to those who wish to at
tend.
WHY DOES b. +. HOwALD SELL
GOODS CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER
HOUSE IN AUDUBoN2 BECAUSE HE
BUYS THEM CHEAPER.
The school board met in regular SEES.
sion Monday evening and elected Jno.
A. Nash president for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Nash has deeply interested himself
in the school work and is deserving Of
this honor. The wages of teacher In
the first grade were raised from $45 to
$50 per month, while the second grade
is reduced from 800 to $45.
Mr.. J. A. Wheatley, one of the most
popular dry goods clerks that ever sold
goods in Audubon, departed Tuesday
for Horton, Kans., where he will re-
ceive a larger salary. He has always
given the best of satisfaction to his
employers and the public, and leaves u
host of friends who regret his depart
ure, but all wish him unbounded sue
cess in his new position.
Go TO b. +. HowALDs FOR YOUR
FINE DRESS GOODS. BEST AND .LARG
EST STOCK IN AUDUBON.
There is no good reason why the
county superintendent should be made
an appointive officer, as is contemplated
by a proposed law now under considera-
ton at Des Moines. The appointee
would be partisan, of the complexion
of the board, while availability would
be equally considered. A people who
rank so high as the citizens of Iowa
may yet be trusted to elect the chief of
education in every county.
Mrs Sarah Patton died at her late
home in Hamlin township, on Sunday,
March 9th, at 4:30 p. m, in her fifty
sixth year. Her maiden name was
Sarah Marshall, and she was born in
Ohio, November 18th, 1886. She was
married April 18th, 1856, and moved to
Audubon county in 1880. Mrs. Patton
never united with any church, but was
woman of good deeds, and died with
hopes of home beyond. The funeral
was held from the home near Hamlin,
was conducted by Revs. Smith and
Yaggy, and attended by a large congre-
cation of sorrowing relatives and
friends.
Mr.. b. +. IIowald went to Chicago
last night to buy his spring stock of
goods for his mammoth store. Mr..
Howald will institute n new depart.
ment in his business, namely millinery,
which will be managed by a lady from
Chicago. He is carrying, this year, a
larger stock of goods than was ever be-
fore shown in the county, and can fur
nish bargains in all lines to all who
come. 1t will pay every purchaser to
examine his goods and bargains before
investing. We invite the attention of
our readers to his display advertisement
on the opposite page.
Mr.. III. S. Foulk was exceedingly for
tunate in securing the Percheron horse
Commander for this locality. Com.
mander weighs 1916 pounds, is coming
four years old, and has excellent style
and action, combining the advantages
of the draft and coach horse. He is
closely related to Dunham's well known
Brilliant" and bears upon his neck
the government brand Of approval, a
distinction never unworthily bestowed
The Ames Importing Co. paid more
money for him than any animal they
ever imported, so that it will be readily
seen that Mr.. Foulk has made CORES.
pondingly large investment.
One who is familiar with the ways OF
doing things in Arkansas says that in
Benton county bridge tax of one mil
has been levied for seventy-fve years
and yet there is but one county bridge
that has ever been built. The assessor
employs novel methods. Instead OF
visiting property holders he posts no
tice at the fork of the road that on sucl
day and date he will be at such tree
for the purposes of his office, and TIT
property holder who does not meet hin
at such time and place finds an extr;
dollar charged on the tax books for hi
negligence. 1t is a hopelessly demo