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

Clothlng, August 33d ana 1Stn
: Audubon.
Wire worms are doing some damage
to roots of corn on old corn ground.
A very large company of Audubon
people went to Extra picnicing today
MARKETs--Corn i5c., oats 20c., rye
Doe, barley 25c., i5c,, hogs $500, cattle
$3.50 to 1926, eggs he, butter Sc. to
l5c, hay So,
There was 4 game of ball between
the Normalites and Local Sports Mon
day evening, in which the latter won
by score of IL to IL. Umpire, Forbes.
| Work of laying the foundation for
the new German Luthern church was
commenced yesterday. The building
will be 36xiS with vestibule and bel.
fry.
The Winona & Southwestern ran its
first train into Usage today. This is
the line which so many towns in this
vicinity are ienominating rs "our new
road"
Plasterers will commence work on
tue NJ. Il. church next week, and it is
expected that the building will be ready
for occupancy about the 18th of Sep
TENDER.
The Carroll sluggers We're knocked
out at LeMars Tuesday by score of s
to 3. Now that Carroll has been beat
en- it may not be necessary to organize
an Audubon team.
Clerk Vail and family returned Fri
day evening from Indiana. They had
a pleasant visit in the old Hosler State,
where improvements of many decades
make the country most attractive.
The Semi Weekly Blade appeared
last Friday under the proprietorship of
r.. Moore Carpenter. 1t sayors of dem
ocracy and gives promise of enlarge
mcnt with the probability of appearing
but once week.
The Catholics have commenced work
on parsonage Immediately north of
their church. 1t will be u frame struc-
ture of large dimensions and n very
substantial and valuable addition to
that part of town.
Mr.. John Lowman, of Somonauk,
ILL.,, Mrs. j. ID. McElroy and Mrs DR.,
Jennings of Pittsburg, are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. +, Il. lloyt,
They are respectively the brother, sister
and niece of Mrs. Hoyt.
Wintermute Bros. circus was good
one. 1t wasn't SO large as to bulge the
sides of the tent, neither did the crowd
break down the seats, but was u good
% cent show. All shows are good,
though some are better.
Two Audubon cyclists made the
four mile run to lIamlin in eighteen
minutes, twelve miles to Extra in fifty
five minutes, and sixteen miles to Oak
field in one hour and thirty minutes
one day the first of the week.
IN. Carper has sold his eighty just
over the Botna to Ida Tennigeist for
$1,000. The sale includes three horses
and some implements, making the
price u little less than $40 an acre. 1t
is q good farm and the price is equit-
able.
Mrs. T.. Bilharz, Hattie and Ed, Mr..
and Mrs. ID. G. Abrams, Mrs. John G.
Dawson, the Misses Alice Walker and
Jennie Dawson, George Cross and Jas.
r. Pound, the latter Of Newton, rusti-
Gated pleasantly at Colfax Springs last
week.
In an experimental fattening Of
eight hogs on corn at Champaign, ILL.,,
recently, the average gain was 1896
pounds to each bushel fed. With pork
at AZ this would make the price Of
corn thus marketed about 55la cents
per bushel.
Mr.. Peter Hobart arrived this morn
ing from Ogden, Utah, and will re.
main here permanently. Audubon is
clad to welcome the return of such an
estimable citizen. lie states that while
much building is under way In Og-
den, there are two men for every job
billiard Alexander and Oryie G. will
meet on the Audubon track during fair
week. The former is making atrotting
circuit and the latter Is In training at
home. Williams may fly with Axtel
and Allerton, bnt Audubon will con
tinue to dote and to bet on billiard and
Orvie.
ID. NJ. Harris and wife celebrated
their liftieth wedding anniversary at
Missouri Valley last Wednesday, This
remarkable couple have hosts Of friends
in Audubon county, who rejoice with
them and wish that their lives of use
fulness may be yet prolonged through
many years.
There was a bad case OF drunk
and disorderly on the streets Sat
urday. which was finally taken in by
the marshal late in the day. 1t is un'
fair to presume that he YVES under the
auspices of the democratic state com
mittee to show that prohibition does
not prohibit
A yearling colt belonging to Geo
Somers dropped dead in stall on the
fair grounds Tuesday evening. 1t was
q billiard Alexander colt, which as
yearling weighed 900 pounds, and gave
fine promise as a trotter. No cause
for IFS sudden death is known. Mr.
Somers says he would rather have lost
800.
Another of A. J. Story's cattle showed
signs of hydrOphobia Monday. Veter
| mary Thomas was mp from Atlantic tt
examine the case, and he pronounces il
hydrophobia without doubt How
] Iono, A. NAV continue in the herd can