Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-03-26

The best soft coal In the market at
the Green Bay Lumber Company.
A license to wed was issued Tuesday
to 5. T.. Petersen and Karen X. Chris
jefferson.
l have some well improved farms in
Nebraska for sale or exchange.
V. +, HORTON.
And now comes the season when the
good housewife begins to look around
for some nice wall paper to beautify
the home after the smoke of the winter
and she finds it at Roberts and is so
happy, because it is so cheap.
During the month of April the gov
eminent will weigh all the mails car
ried on all the railroads. Mr.. John G.
Bonwell has been appointed to do this
service on the Audubon Carroll branch.
The salary of weigher is 80 per day.
Alta Pythian entertainment recently
held in Upton, Hon. II. q. Cousins de.
| liyered an Grafton of Beethoven, which
was so well received that 1t was printed
in pamphlet form. Mr.. Cousins more
than sustained his reputation MS 4
speaker on this occasion.
At the Babtist church next Sunday
the special service will be In the even.
ing an Easter service for young men.
The subject promised is GLOW to
Achieve Brilliant Career" The pas.
tor, through this paper, personally re.
quests every young man in town, who
can come, to do so.
VIM. Mehle Is showing an extensive
line OF finely assorted goods for the
spring trade in his merchant tailoring
line, Mr.. Mehle always selects nice pat.
terms and reliable goods, which togeth.
er with first class work, makes the gar.
ments he turns out always satisfactory.
Some of the finest patterns ever shown
in the city may now be seen at his shop.
Several free traders who listened,
silent, through Mr.. Horr's speech, dumb.
founded by the overwhelming strength
of protective argument, rushed from
the hall at its close, stationed them.
selves on the corners, and declared with
uplifted hands that "he never said who
paid the the tax" They are still dazed
by the tale of their campaign cartoons,
listen to the cry of their parrot, and will
not see or hear the truth.
In another column we give 4 synop-
sis or n suggestion Of the arguments
made by II. q. Horr in his tariff speech.
1t would be impossible to do justice to
the celebrated proteotionists effort,
otherwise than by publishing the speech
in full. All who heard 1t are unani.
nous in its praise. The Teachers AS.
ISOLATION adjourned to listen 10 him.
An effort was made to secure an even
ing address for the benefit Of the many
who could not attend in the afternoon,
but other engagements dictated other
wise.
A gentleman Of this county who has
recently been In the far northwest says
that the trains into the booming towns
there contain about dozen coaches,
and that every seat is occupied. The
trains out are quite rs large and rs
heavily loaded, The chief commerce Is
speculation, in which few men pros.
per, and tho many return eventually to
their wife's folks. 1t rains eight months
out of twelve, and the man who has
been there for any length of time has
to take quinine In his whisky in order to
keep his boots 90,
The oldest inhabitant does not re-
member such surfeit of mud as now
makes travel almost impossible. The
country roads are bad enough, but the
streets in town are doubly worse. The
dray and delivery conveyances have
been dragged rather than rolled by
horses that wallow rather than walk.
Las Saturday one OF J. s, Dennis faith
full dray horses laid down in his tracks,
overcome with fatigue, A fourin,
hand has been n very common sight, In
one instance attached to double car.
riage. 1t is fortunate that frost is
nearly out, and in consequence travel
will be easier.
John Penton died at his home near
Hamlin, Monday, after a lingering i'll
ness. lie has suffered from a cancer,
and although receiving the best of
medical attendance 1t was of no avail.
The deceased was about forty five years
of age ana leaves q family 10 mourn his
loss. His sickness and death are very
sad, especially as he was the dependence
of his wife and four children, three OF
whom are very young. 1t was n very
bitter trial for him to lie helpless so
long, yet he bore al mast uncemplain:
ingly. The most he would say was
ats my family think Of" lie gave
good evidence of preparation for that
better inheritance. We can then hard
ly mourn for him, rs his suffering Is
over. But the living-they need and
deserve more than our tears and SYM
pathy.
a partnership has been formed be-
tween Dr.. A. j.. Brooks and DIR. II. ID.
Miller, to take effect April LIST. OF the
former it is unnecessary to speak for
he has been SO long in the practice here
that his name and professional success
are known to ali. since re- locating here
two years ago his business has been
such as to over.tax his strength and
the matter OF securing assistance has
been contemplated for some time.
That he has been so fortunate as to Sc
cure DR.. Miller as a partner is cause
for congratulation, and will, we believe,
prove advantageous to both and secure
skilled medical services to our people.
DR.. Miller graduated from the College
of Physicians and Surgeons, in Des
Moines, three years ago. After the col