Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-02-12

Nebraska FOR sale or exchange.
V. l., HORTON.
Grant Reeves returned Monday from
q business trip to Omaha. The inn
mcnse building prospects there i'm.
pressed Grant.
Mr.. Chas. Hensley, the Misses Alice
and Ethel Walker and Flora Brook
field will attend the masquerade ball at
Manning tomorrow night.
Geo, c. Evans and wife, who have
been guests of Daniel Holt and wife
for several weeks, started Monday on
their return to their home in Boston.
Mr.. Homer Northup, who has been
living with his son of the same name,
north of town, died Tuesday night Mt
an advanced age. The funeral was held
today.
Bro, Henry, of the Coon Rapids En-
teTprise, is putting in cylinder press,
steam power, carpet in his sanctum,
and vii. have whistle on his engine. |
Good enough.
The Firemen's ball Tues lay evening |
was attended by more than seventy,hve
couple and all enjoyed good time.
The net proceeds were little above
$50, a very snug addition to the tourn.
ament fund.
Another fall of snow Sunday added |
to the water supply, and however much
we may dislike the beautiful 1t must
be admitted that Iowa grain crops are
improved by good or at least partial
crop of snow.
The american Trotter is the name of
n turf paper to be started at Independ
Cnce, the home of lowa's fast horses.
1t will be of interest to every lover of
good horses, and should be literally
patroniZed. The price is only ~ per
year.
A peculiarly about the "lS9i' is
that adding the first figure to the sec.
ond makes the third, and subtrncting
the fourth figure from the third gives
the second. Adding the four figures
together gives us the number of the cen
tury."
Mr., p. Carolan has bought the inter
est of John b. Doak in the City meat
market, and the firm is now Doak &
Carolan. Tho now partner is well
known in Audubon, Is genial man
and well liked. We believe the firm
will prosper,
in accordance with the recommended
ton of the committee appointed to
make report on the poor farm, tho
supervisors yesterday purchased n span
of mares Of Richard Smith of Viola
township. They are seven years old |
and weigh 1920 and 1860 respectively.
Two representatives of electric light
apparatus have already been here to in
terview the powers, but they have re-
ceiyed no encouragement as the gentle
men composing the council will take
ample time TO thoroughly post them.
selves upon the merits of various sys.
tens.
The Ladies Aid Society of Lincoln
township, will give an oyster supper
Friday evening February Goth, at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Bet
wiler. Proceeds TO be used for benevo,
lent purposes. All are cordially invited.
JENNIE MOODY,
Secretary.
Charley Colee will retiie from active
farm operations, though he will con
tinue to live on the place which the in.
dustry of himself and wife has made
one of the most desirable In western
Iowa. Mrs. Colee is improving, but
they have concluded that it is best that
she be relieved of heavy duties for a
time,
Richard Smith has a hundred white
leghorn hens on his farm in Viola town
ship which have laid an average of
eighty eggs day all winter. This has
been more than dollar day and has
been enough to buy groceries for the
family. Mr.. Smith regards poultry az
one of the most profitable of farm in
terests.
The building prospect in Audubon
and in Audubon county Is such as re-
joiCGs mephanips rs it indicates that
tl.ey will find all they can do this year.
1t indicates as we'll that farmers are
not losing sixty seven cents an acre on
corn, and that other industries, all de-
pendent upon agricultural prosperity,
are not languishing.
Mr.. Asmus Boyeson was in Audubon
last Saturday on business. lie Is do.
ing big business in real estate, and
giving universal satisfaction among
his many patrons. For years he has
been dealing with Audubon people and
in no transaction has the promise he
made been unfullilled, so that our peo-
pie have unlimited confidence in his
personal and commercial integrity.
Rev. III. w. Geiger informs us that he
has seen the survey map of the Winona
81 southwestern railroad, and that its
course from TT. Dodge Is south west
through the counties of Green, Carroll,
Audubon and Shelby. 1t crosses the
North Western at Jefferson, the Mil.
waukee at Coon Rapids and runs di-
rect 10 Audubon. From there Its
course is slightly south of west to Kim
ballton, where it stops. In the spring
the survey will be extended through
Harlan 10 Council Bluffs. Harlan Re
pubttcan
The Mathews sale on the Bilharz farm
last Friday was spot cash transaction,
but Auctioneer Carper made record
that 10 unannroached this winter i'm