Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
WANTED. rhirty-iive head of cattle
to pasture. Gates open May LIST

| LOST.---on the road east from Audu-
bon, about the 18th, a diary containing
a promissory note given to Frank Fast.
Finder will be reasonably rewarded for
returning SAME to JoHN CONWAY.
Jay Gould passed through Iowa yes
| terday, making the run over the North
Western from Council Bluffs to Chicago,
ASS miles, in nine hours and fifty min
utes.
One of w. III. Neil's children has been
suffering with diphtheria inayery mild
form, not even being confined to the
bed, DR.. ii, ID. Miller Is attending the
little one.
w. III. Jones, the genial and efficient
manager of the Eclipse Grain Measurer
Co. has been suffering from u bilious
attack, but is attending to business
again today,
Bob Walsh arrived in Audubon Mon.
day, having Just returned from market
ing horses in Merry England and visit
ing at the old home there. He started
Monday evening for Oregon.
Henry Vermule is working in the
factory of the Gravity Lock Company,
engaged in putting the several pieces
together. In the forenoon of his sec
ond day he put ll5 locks together.
Paul Rohrbeck with his mother and
the rest of her family, left by way of
the North Western last Monday morn
ing for South Bend, Washington, TO
join the father and son already there,
Mr.. S. AIRY returned Saturday night
from u ten days jaunt through North
western Iowa, visiting relatives ut sew
| eral points. He was IN Sioux City for
q short time, and is duly impressed with
the Importance and enterprise of that
city.
The county auditor is still in receipt
of numerous gopher scalps. In all
about 1900 have been received, and the
| hunt goes merrily on. The matter of
paying ten cents zach for the scalps is
considered questionable enterprise by
many.
Audubon county pays ten cents a
scalp for bounty on pocket gophers.
This gopher bounty is n good scheme 10
keep the surplus in circulation, but as
to reducing the number of the pests II
has always been failure. carroll
Herald.
The trustees of Leroy township have
bought another road grader. This, af-
ter Il year of trial for the first one Is q
good Testimonial for the road grader.
w. II. Scott has been given an agency
for the machine and can save money TO
! purchasers.
VIM. Mallory and John McFarlane
have Just built u very substantial fence
between their lots on Tracy street. 1t
| is Of boards set close together and about
eight feet high. A few knot holes com
prise the only means Of communication
between the premises.
Every citizen of Audubon should do
all in his power to aid the fire depart
ment in its third contest to hold the
belt now in their possession. The boys
have won fame for Audubon by their
splendid work and in this should have
the support of the whole town.
Rev. L. Il. Ilgenfritz will leave next
Tuesday for York, Pa, to enjoy long
vacation. His work here has made
heavy demands upon him, but he has
| performed every duty promptly, and
his hosts of friends wish that his yaca-
ton may be pleasant and restful,
TO each purchaser of a dress pattern
valued at $500 or over we shall pre-
sent, free of charge, our Perfect Fitting
Basque pattern, made from tho famous
Butterick designs. Regular price of
pattern, 80 cents.
VAN SCoY 81 Son.
ii. w. Van Gorder and Thos. Walker
have bought the restaurant stock of j.
w. Rosenberg, taking possession Mon
day evening. They will undoubtedly
carry clean stock and run a good res
taurant, and their many friends will be
glad to learn of their prospect Of sue
cess.
A large number Of Danes direct from
| the mother country have located In Au-
dubon county this spring. They are
among tie best citizens of the land,
coming here and making homes re
speeding the laws and in many instances
composing communities which for
prosperity and thrift are unexcelled.
A special meeting of the Fire Depart
ment and all citizens interested in send
ing a strong team to the tournament
will be held ut Firemen's hall tomorrow
friday evening. The boys are going
this year to contest for the belt for the
third time and should be given every
assistance and encouragement by our
citizens.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Crane will return
to their home In Maquoketa tomorrow.
Mrs. Il. II. Crane will accompany them
going to the home of her father, DIR.
Beldon Of Canton, TO receive medical
treatment. Her many friends hope
that the home scenes with the aid of a
little medicine may restore her to com
plete health.
Lanl in Sharon township Is at pre-
MUM and at present only forty acres is
not in the hands of actual settlers. IL.
j.. Harris recently purchased forty acres
upon which he has been offered an adj
vance of "a per acre. Mr.. Harris has
also bought three acres in West Audu-
bon at round figure which he consid-
ers the best investment he has ever
made.
William Singmaster, Of keotp, Iowa,
widely known az one Of loWa's eXten!
sive and successful blooded horse i'm
porters, died last Friday the 18th, of
lung trouble resulting from la grip.
He was Hawkeye, born on the Sing
master farm in 1913, and was In all e.
sentials heart and life q progressive
Iowa man who though young made an
eminent success Of his chosen calling
Mr.. j. ID. Gitz from Grand Junction
has been visiting Audubon and Harlan
and other towns along the proposed
line OF the Southwestern railroad to see
what could be secured In the way Of as.
sistance for the project. At Harlan he
was guaranteed $4,000 and depot site.
Audubon has not yet acted in the mat
ter, but it is being discussed and proper
inducements will be rendered at the
proper TING.
While we are pleased to concede the
fact that all Iowa towns are prospecting,
it can be further said that Audubon Is
doing more actual building than any Of
her neighbors Every mechanic in
town is busy while great many from
adjoining towns are helping them
through ther rush. Other improvements
than those under way are contemplated,
1891 is and Is TO be q year OF great pros
perity in Audubon.
Our geniel friend and former towns |
man, Fred ID. Parsons is welcomed home
again from his extended trip to South |