Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-01-23

Ralne rccogniLtu ny hOyio dS nign
five" for $40. They have arranged to
play six games each evening for six
successive evenings, the winners TO
rake of the ten dollars. In the line of
social amusement the game with the
stakes will be regarded as interesting.
1t is argued that the severe cold
weather is favorable to killing the grip,
or rather freezing tho microbes in the
air which cause the disease. If that is
true the cold weather would have been
more welcome several weeks ago before
the large majority of the population
had suffered from IL. But the few who
have escaped 1t may hail the cold wealth.
er with thanksgiving.
DIR, ID. q, Lass, the good doctor who
moved from Audubon to Rodney last
fall had an acute attack of economy
Jan. LIST and discontinued THE REPUB.
LIcAN, Since that time his medicines
haven. had the desired effect and every
thing has been at skies aud sevens
with him, consequently ho ordered the
paper again yesterday, including back
numbers. The doctor couldn't do bust.
ness without the regular dose, and we
are exceedingly glad to be able to fur.
nish panacea for his ills. In early
experience 1t ratified us when an es-
teemed subscriber discontinued, but
we have learned that nine out Of ten
will come back tous penitent and plead
ing. We still have room for few
more names on our list.
During the cold weather of the first
of the week we heard many additional
complaints Of the cold In the ears on
this branch of the Rock Island. The
public is inclined TO find fault with the
train men, but the negligence is above
them. The car is one that has been In
use for many years, and for the purposes
of summeIexcursions is known as one
OF the most breezy pieces of rolling
stock on the road, though in strict con.
struction we should except the cattle
cars-while the heating apparatus is
of ancient pattern and badly worn. The
branch really needs better ear with
more improved methods Of heating
The present layout is calculated to ag.
grayate relations between the travelling
public and trainmen, but all should
unite in petitioning the powers that be
for better car.
There was very bad case of the grip
Mt the North Western depot last Satur.
day. An unfortunate son of the realm
evidently suffering severely from la
grippe had taken medicine In overdoses.
lie passed through the door to the
waiting room and fell full length upon
u number of grips awaiting transporta.
ton. The poor man was overcome by
the weight of his medicine and could
not get sufficient grip on his muscles
to arise from his prostrate position.
Station Agent Crane moved out from
behind his Office, and not seeing any
check or ticket about the Isan, fastened
an unfeeling, corporation grip upon the
slack Of the mans suit and fired him
out onto the platform. A passenger
who has fine sense for aroma, sized
the patient up and said that he ought
to be billed through 10 Wieland, at
Carroll.
Tuesday night was one of the coolest
of the winter and John A. Nash pre-
pared for II. At great expense he has
built at his home u spacious conserya-
tory and it was filled with choicest
plants and flowers, all In splendid con-
dition and sending June aroma
through the house. Mr.. Nash put his
furnace on extra rations, gave the coal
stove in the room adjoining the conser-
vatory extra encouragement, and to
make the atmosphere just right he set
an oil stove ut work among the flowers.
The family retired feeling that the
fruits of the labor and tender care were
safe from the chilling blast, but alas for
their hopes, the furnace and coal stove
struck from twenty.four hours work,
and in the morning the temperature of
the conservatory was below freezing
point, although the oil stove had con-
tinued faithful and was doing Its level
best. 1t Is tho natural perversity Of
furnaces and coal stoves that IL their
fire goes out ut any time during the
year it is during the coolest night Of
the winter. This stroke Of misfortune
elects the sympathy Of all as Mr.. and
Mrs. Nash had expended great time and
labor and had one OF the most hand,
some assortments OF plants in Western
Iowa. Among tho frozen plants was a
fruit bearing llg tree, also banana tree
and other products of the tropics, in
volving altogether a loss of several
hundred dollars, to say nothing of the
premium on labor. Altogether 1t Is
most discouraging but with such splen
did facilities Mr.. Nash will probably
perscvere.
THE REPUBLICAN, Is pleased to give
space to the following notice from the
La Porte City Progress. Audubon is
glad TO welcome to Its business circle a
man whose departure from another
place is so sincerely regretted:
Though for over seventeen years Mr..
James has been among us, been one of
us, he now has gone to seek better and
larger field We doubt that he has or
could find better one, one whore no
would have or could gain more person
al friends, though he has found larger
one. lie has purchased drug stock ut
Audubon, this state, and is now Install
ed as medical dispenser in that flourish
ing city. Audubon ia the county seat
of Audubon county, Is an enterprising
and wide-awake city, and place whore
such men as Mr.. James can do we'll
And now while we are bidding him
forewell, and expressing the best wish.
es for his entire success, we cannot
overlook the opportunity of giving him
a modest introduction 20 the people Of
Ito ahncap hnpna W. aa,,