Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-05-14

otherwise improving her Leroy street
/ residence.
The Nugget Nell Co. gave two very
good entertainments at Russell's Tues.
day and Wednesday evenings to small
audiences.
The grand jury composed of Adam
Fiscus, foreman, VIM. Radcliff, Hans
Johnson, Il. A. Miller and James Mar
tin adjourned about o'clock yesterday.
No indictments were found.
Superintendent Repass has decided
to convene the Audubon County Insti-
tute on July eth, to continue three
weeks. Prof. G. ii. Guerney, of Maren.
so, will be conductor; Prof Hart, of
Franklin, Nebr; Prof. w. IL. Brinker-
hotf, of Oakileld; Prof. +. Z. Hooker, of
West Union, and Mrs. Ada NJ. Funk,
of Audubon, instructors. This able
corps is guarantee of profitable SEES
sion.
Audubon county correspondence TO
Iowa Crop Bulletin: (Audubon) Small
grain needs rain. Corn planting well
under way; ground in fine condition
Frost injured fruit that was forward
enough to be hurt, such as cherries,
plums and currants. Hamlin Small
grain and pastures need rain; blowing
progressing; one heavy and three light
frosts; some corn planted. Much mil
let will be sowed.
There is probably not another road
through Iowa over which such time
could be made us was attained by Jay
Gould's special over the Northwestern
last week. The highest speed on record
was made at one time when fraction
over eight miles was made in Ave min
utes, or tho rate of l02 miles an hour.
Jay didn't get much of an idea of Iowa
soil but he probably has high estimate
of the Northwestern road and its EN-.
ployees,
Audubon people were sorry to learn
of the destruction by fire of large por-
ton of the town of Manning last Sat
urday morning. John Jay, the clothier,
Landlord Strong, Ives Bros, &. :. Dew.
ing and half dozen others are the
principal sufferers. Some of them were
fully insured, Others partially, but Mr.
Strong was wholly without indemnity
This however, will not prevent him
from re.establshing Strong's hotel, ia
nous through all Iowa for wholesome.
ness and good round fare.
A native Persian, Rev. A. Moorhatch,
graduate of our Presbyterian Mission
College at Oroomiah, Persia, who is In
this country to complete his studies
preparatory to farther work In his ma,
tive land, will give lecture in the Pres,
byterian church on Tuesday evening
May 10th, beginning at 8 o'clock. His
subject will be Persia, manners and
customs Of the people, what has been
done by American missions. lie will
appear in native costumes. Mr.. Moor
hatch comes highly recommended and
will give very interesting lecture. An
are invited. Admission free. A col
lection will be taken at the close of the
lecture. Il. DICKINSON.
Shall there be IN effort made to build
a floral hall OH the fair grounds this
year? The building has been seriously
con templated for two seasons, but by
indifference resulting in hardness the
project has been killed, II is unneces-
sary to remind our people of the fact
that the Improvement Is necessity to
make the hall exhibit success. Mer
chants and the ladies who make fine
goods will subject them to the danger
of injury and possible loss that con cs
from exhibiting them in the ramshackle
affair now on the ground. 1t Is also
too small to accommodate anything
like an exhibit oreditable to the county.
The present is very good time to start
the project.
The Baptist church society has en-
gagged Rev. Il. A. Smith for another
year. For two years his labors in the
interests of the church have been mark-
ed with great success, When he as
sumed the charge there were 32 mem
bers, while today the membership Is
I06, having a little more than trebled
during his pastorate. Rev. Smith is n
Jealous and conscientious laborer in the
cause which he espouses, and whether
within or outside the pulpit his infiu-
ence Is in the right direction. A young
man, making worthy and intelligent eff
fort, his success is very gratifying, and
the organization is wise in its action,
and fortunate rs well, in securing him
for another year.
The original and only Andrews Opera
Co. will appear at Russell opera house
In the Pretty Persian" Friday, May
18th. The company Is too well known
by the people of Audubon to require
any special mention. The cast includes
Ed and Geo. Andrews, Mamie Wilkin-
son and G. A. Parker, all having ap-
peared here before in Mikado and the
Mascot Mr.. Parker played "Rosco,"
the old farmer, in the Mascot and made
"hit rs our readers will remember
The management claims this is the
funniest opera they have ever put up
and requires four first class comedians
to fill the cast 1t is only by an acct
dent that they play Audubon as Mr..
Russell would not give them a guaran-
tee but one of their agents had made
contracts Mt other places so that they
had to play Audubon or lose night.
Their manager liked the looks of Au-
dubon so well that he concluded to risk
getting n house, so booked his company
here. Their prices are as formerly.
Reserved seats 70 cents, gallery 80 cents,
children % cents.
Commissioner of Pharmacy Mitchell
came out from Des Moines yesterday