Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-05-21

Mallory put on the official toga, ant
transacted the business to the queens
taste.
A blessed rain fell yesterday morning
bringing much needed refreshment
to all crops. Corn was parching in the
ground, but the rain was sufficient &c
give it life.
Mrs. j. w. Rosenberg and daughter
Mrs. ID. l.. Freeman started last Mon
day morning on a protracted sojourn
on the Pacific coast in search of health
and recreation.
l.. j. Hill arrived home from the
great west Tuesday afternoon, and now
settles down in Audubon ready to main
tain his argument that it is the best
town to be found.
Memorial Day, May 30th, will be APP
propriately observed in Audubon under
the auspices of the q. "A. II. societies,
A program of the exercises will appear
in these columns next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J, Phillips will leave
their pleasant Douglas township home
soon after corn planting, to visit sum
mer resorts for an indefinite period, in
hopes of finding better health.
b. S. Phelps, Esq, has just received a
new bookcase from llarbach, Des
Moines, made by special order for his
residence. 1t is elegantly though plain.
ly finished, and holds about 600 ordi,
nary volumes.
Rev. Allen Clark, of Lewis, Ninth
district director of the State Temper
ance Alliance, attended the temperance
meeting here Tuesday afternoon. lie
is a very pleasant gentleman and zeal
GUS in his work.
Miss Katie Osborn lost her gold watch
last Thursday, and passed two days In
great anxiety of mind, but it was found
by Mrs. Langworthy on the home lawn
where the young lady had visited on
Thursday evening,
j. b. IIungerford, of the Carroll Her,
aid, passed through the city yesterday
enroute home from visit with Allan
| tic relatives. lie was much pleased
with the signs of improvement every
where apparent in Audubon.
A meeting of the republican county
committee will be held ut the Office OF
County Chairman Hanna on Saturday
May Wth, at 2 p. m,, to determine date
of holding the county convention ant
other business of Importance.
Pensions have been granted this week
to ID. ii. Walker for ~ per month, J
NJ. Hill $l2 and Anthony Murer for 50
Andrews Il Hanna have made applica
tons for pensions for veterans which
when granted, will bring to the county
$4,000 per year.
Mr.. Brennan drove up from Lewis
Saturday and while here sold his fine
carriage horse to John Kate, to draw
his phaeton. John will now get n fancy
harness with towering names and 9
broad back-pad, and lay it over all the
turnouts in town.
An eight pound daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. w. ii. O'Connell last
Thursday evening, and happiness reigns
in that family. With the advent Of this
family treasure w. IL. puts away the
base ball shoes and ideas and settles
down to business and home.
Il. S. Watts and family returned Tues
day evening from pleasant visit of q
fortnights duration with relatives al
Omaha. Mr.. Watts is looking brown
and hearty, indicating that he has been
at hard work out of doors or in regular
attendance at base ball park.
The Andrews Opera Co., in its latest
success, "the Pretty Persian" appeared
at Russell's Friday evening to delight,
ed audience. We judge from comment
that the Pretty Persian is not equal to
Mikado or Mascot, though the company
is in many respects improved.
A private letter from South Bend,
Washington, says that IL has rained in
cessantly there for two weeks, and that
Henry Rohrbeck stands under drip
ping umbrella and calls down the same
imprecations upon the Western freshet
that he did upon the Iowa drought.
TO each purchaser of dress pattern
valued at $500 or over we shall pre-
sent, free of charge, our Perfect Fitting
Basque pattern, made from the famous
Butterick designs, Regular price of
pattern, 30 cents.
VAN SCoY & Son.
Harlan has let the contract for cleo.
trio lights to the Edison company for
$S0O0 which Is $500 more than Audi.
bon pays. Harlan will have four arc
lights on her main streets. The city
will not have enough money to put in
water works as contemplated, hence
will go light and dry.
The commencement exercises of the
Audubon High School will occur at
Russell's opera house next Thursday
evening, May 2sth. There are six
graduates, the Misses Maggie Denote,
Clara Blakeslee, Laura Musson and
Mary Davis, and Messrs. Pearl Roberts
and Fred Gleason. Everybody will be
welcome,
A company composed of the Misses
Doll Kennedy, Jessie Wyckoff, Katie
Osborn, Flora Brookfield, Eva James
and Celia Soar, and Messrs. l.. j. Yaggy,
Geo. Cross, John Davis, Ed Bilharz
Frank Bilderback and Chas. Hensley
picniced in Apalonious Park, Extra,
Sunday, where they were joined by Jim
| Workman and Miss Ida Sturgeon.
Charley Rose arrived home last Fri
day morning, called here by the critical
| illness of his sister, Mrs. Anna Brown