Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-07-03
The newspaper at Gray will change

hands soon.
The democratic county convention is
called for Saturday, July 26th.
Mrs. Della OFT has gone to Dixon,
ILL.,, for visit with old friends.
Mrs. Graham, of Denison, is visiting
the family of her son Scott, in this city.
Miss Belle Hanna returned home
from Des Moines Wednesday, having
visited In Atlantic week, EN- route.
Firecrackers and toy guns are already
seen in great numbers. Let us hope
that the usual chain of accidents may
not follow.
For the Chautauqua Assembly to be
held at Council Bluffs, the G. NJ. & st.
p. Ry, will sell excursion tickets at one
full fare for the round trip. Tickets
will be sold June S0th to July 18th,
good to return until July 10th.
The census enumerators have closed
their books and forwarded them to
headquarters. Nothing can be learned
of their work. We shall endeavor to
get the results at the earliest moment
possible.
Station Agent b. w. Brown has been
granted two months leave of absence,
and In company with his wife will start
for the west next Monday. They will
go to Oklahoma, Denver, Salt Lake and
many other points of interest. Mr..
Brown has been in the service of the
company for twenty-seven consecutive
years, with the single exception Of an
eleven months outing at farming.
The first number of the audubon
County Teacher has appeared. 1t is a
sixteen page periodical, three columns
to the page, four pages printed in Au.
dubon. II. NJ. Carpenter, editorin-
chief; ID. T., Repass, associate editor.
Such publication can do much to sys-
tematize and promote the work of edu-
cation In Audubon county. The teach.
ers should give 1t hearty and united
support to make II success.
The delegation from Audubon coun.
ty to the state convention consisted of
Chairman W. Il. Moon, Hon. VIM.
Walker, w. j. Lancelot and II. 4. Gil.
bert. Mr.. Walker was made mem.
Der of the committee on permanent or
ganiZation. The vote of the delega.
ton, In the contests, are reported by
the Journal as follows: For Secretary,
first ballot-McFarland 8, Byrkitt 3, I'd
ballot, the same, For Auditor, second
ballot-Kyte 2, Lyons 8, Mccarthy
q; Clerk Of Supreme the Court
Pray 9, Hopkins B. Reporter--Neal
80, Raymond 81. Railroad Commits
sioner, first ballot-Luke 3, Redman 4.
The ballots on the subsequent and de.
Gliding votes was not given.
Last Monday NJ. ID. Bailey swore out
a warrant against James Peppers for
selling beer to John Bailey ten years
of age, without permit from the par.
ents. The trial was brought before
Justice Brainard in the court house and
a jury was impanalled consisting of J.
+. Russell, ID. Il. Soar, Geo. A. Clarke,
Chas. Benton, +. s. Watts and John
Reinemund. The evidence was con-
nicting Young Bailey swore that Sat.
urday night he went to the place kept
by Peppers and procured quart Of
beer in pail. Peppers swore that he
did not see him in his place that night.
The jury was out about twelve hours,
but could not agree, when the case was
continued till Tuesday, the sth.
Mr.. J. w. Coquillette has favored us
with copy of the Hand County Is. d.
Press, containing a report of the state
tournament at Pierre. The Miller
Hook and Ladder team won the "A
class race In A; the championship
banner in A.; and the free-for-all in
AZ 10. This Is the third time Miller
has won the banner, so they have 1t as
q perpetual token. The Pierre track Is
celebrated as an easy one, being slight
ly down grade, which together with thu
fact that they use a twenty-four foo
ladder accounts for the unusual tim,
5 made. Coquillette and Eliot were
matched in two ladder climbing con
tests, which the latter won owing II
s the fact that Coquillette had LAM
7 leg.
The festive tramp wanders in closel!
9 watched paths since the first Of thi
month, when the new law went int
n effect. Any person over sixteen year
j. of age who wanders about without Wis
IDLE means Of support will be regarded
9 as a tramp, and may be unceremoni
}. ously jagged for a period of FIVE day:
s The jailor may be fined anywhere iron
1875 to 800 for furnishing person s
incarcerated with tobacco, newspaper
r or other means Of pastime, while YER
!. meagre menu is prescribed by Law
a Iowa will not be advertised by thi
A slouchy "profesh as favorable sum
! mer resort, while official action may b
A so summary that it will be well for al
. citizens to carry credentials and read
v means of identification when goinl
away from home.
s. Ringing Bros. presented a first elias
r. circus performance, which they Away
i place above all other departments o
o their aggregation, though the menag
T erie afforded good entertainment ant
a contained many fine specimens. 4
, pair of baby lions constituted the mos
novel feature, around which Gag
crowds of ladies and children were con
slant admirers. The street parade wa
i one of the finest ever seen in the town
: As we compare the heralds with tn
= performance few minor discrepancies
. are noted, but all who attended wer'
well pleased, and declare that no com
I, pany can "outringling the Ringlings,
= The management and all attendant
were very courteous to patrons ant
proved themselves gentlemen. No ia
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