Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-08-06

Mr.. l. w. Baker, OF the Eagle Ilotl
ing House has an immense line o
gents neckties of every style and de
scription. Everyone can find some
thin G to their taste in this large stocl
The Eclipse Grain Measurer Com
panys employees are all busy putting
up machines and the shops are CLOSED
for a period. Their time whistle was
generally missed this morning. Every
machine which they have put in is
working perfectly.
Look here, farmers! Now is the
time to sell your old hens, while they
are good price. Remember, we want
turkeys, ducks and geese and every
thing in the poultry line; also butter
and eggs. All cash and no trade.
l.. g. SNYDER Il Co.
The Cornet Band will give an enter
tainment which they are pleased to
call Midsummer Musical Echoes, on
Monday evening, August 10th. The
best musical talent of Audubon will
appear on the program.
The normal institute now in session
is conceded to be the best in the history
of the county, The teachers are unan-
imous In this opinion. 1t is an in.
institute in which interest is so great
that all are closely applying themselves
to study, and that indeed is its chief
object. Prof, Repass and his able
corps of instructors, and the teachers,
are to be congratulated that the best
possible results are being attained
Such good work will be felt in every
school district in the county.
The first public appearance Of Miss
ONO S. Yaggy since her return from
Chicago Musical college was ut court
house hall Tuesday evening, and her
singing was happy surprise to all as
showing how well the lady has improv.
cd her opportunities, Naturally u
splendid singer, her studies have
brought her voice Of great power and
compass under perfect control. Her
songs are apparently without effort
and delight all who hear her. Miss
Yaggy will appear on the band concert
program next Monday evening,
Prof. Foster gives MS all the shakes
when he says: A large corn crop is rs.
sured In the corn belt of the Mississip.
pi valley, but the cotton crop has some
serious difficulties yet to contend with.
Farmers should manage their work so
as to gather corn early, for otherwise
they will lose much of IL by an early
winter and great snow storms. Farm
stock will need unusual care very
early in the winter, and the weather
will average very cold throughout the
winter, with sudden changes and
storms that will be of great injury TO
stock If not carfully sheltered,
A very entertaining program was
rendered at court house hall Tuesday
evening, under tho auspices of the
Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. Il, church,
The elocutionist, Miss Clara d. Miller,
of Coon Rapids, delighted her auditors.
She combines rhetorical ability with
the graces of an actress and effective
facial expression. Her numbers were
interspersed with music, solo by Miss
Schultz, of Coon Rapids, who has u re-
markably sweet voice; duet in splen
did harmony by Miss Leeper and Mrs.
S. l.. Van Scoy, and n solo by Miss
ONO Yaggy. Tho receipts of the even
ing were little over $780,
A band of gypsies has been camped
on the commons east of town for over
q week. Two fortune tellers have been
doing thriving business in unwilling
the future for those who believe in the
craft. A very low estimate of their
receipts from this source is placed at
$25 per dry. School ma'ams are very
good patrons Of the fortune tellers
The gypsies also sport running horse,
on which they will stake almost any
amount, although it was beaten In n
half mile dash by VIM. Burns horse
last Saturday. The company Is well
behaved and has enough business of its
own to occupy its attention. Later
reports are to the effect that
the strangers have been purloining
wood and apples, and that two Of the
men engaged in bloody fight yester-
day, one of them running to house
for protection. The authorities have
been asked to demand that the process.
sion move OH.