Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-03-24
Theo, +. Myers, Esq, was reelected
president of the school board at its reg.
ular meeting Monday evening.

Theo, +. Myers, Esq, was reelected
president of the school board at its reg.
ular meeting Monday evening.
George lIowald is suffering from an
abdominal abcess, a trouble that is very
difficult to treat. Tuesday he was in u
very bad condition, but was better yes
terday, The friends of the family will
wish for his speedy recovery.
Mr. Stephen Shoesmith was up from
North Branch last Saturday. lie was
accompanied by Rev. iIoyt, n mission
AIRY of the Episcopal church of Eng
land, and who is looking up the adj.
herents of that faith in this locality.
The gentlemen made this office pleas
ant call.
A two thousand dollar boy of regula-
ton weight put in his appearance at
the home of Mr., and Mrs. V. T.. Horton
yesterday, and Mr.. Horton will now
take the banner which Hugh Owen
carried for week. Grandpa Horton
came up from 0aklleld township today |
to cultivate the acquaintance of his
grandson.
The council will have opportunity to
select a good marshal from the number
of prospective applicants, We under
stand that 5, H. Donaldson, John Nor
ris, A. III, Dollahide, Jacob Meyer and
A. ID. Markham will file applications
for the position. A man who will per.
form his duties impartially should be
chosen.
The Atlantic Teiegrdph states that a
main line passenger conductor got left
at that station and that he boarded the
Audubon branch engine in chase only
to see the distance between trains grow
greater. We cannot ignore this insult.
The Audubon branch engine pulls the
branch dyer twenty.six miles in two
hours four times u day and does it
easily,
For the Iowa State Encampment,
Grand Armo of the Republic, TO be held
ut Ottumwa, May 10th to 18th, the G.
NJ, 4 st. T.. ny, will sell excursion
tickets from Manning to Ottumwa ut
one fare for the round trip. Tickets
viii be sold May Sth to lith, inclusive.
Good to return May 10th to 18Th, inclu
sive.
An accident in every way similar to
that which killed Mr.. Banning over n
year ago, came very near happening ut
the Rock Island station this morning,
The track remains obscurcd by u ware
house. The building could be easily
moved eight feet southwark and would
then afford the unwary pedestrian Il
chance for his life when train is being
moved northward on this switch.
A gentleman was in the city Satur-
day after brick to put foundation un
der his house. He said that about
thirty pole cats had made rendezvous
there and had made their presence dis.
cernible in all parts of the house. All
efforts to poison, shoot or otherwise
kill them had been met by an odorous
rebuff, and us last resort u Chinese
wall was TO be built against them.
The funeral of John o. Davis last
Sunday was attended by very large
congregation. Rev. Dickinson deliver
ed M appropriate and impressive SER
mon, addressed with winning argument
to the young. Ed. Beason, Edwin Van
Gorder, ED. Dickinson, Ed. Bilharz,
VIII Oliver and win McLeran were
chosen from among the many young
friends of the deceased as pail bearers.
For the Methodist Episcopal Quad
RENAL Conference TO be held ut Omaha,
May LIST TO Both, the 9. NJ. Il st. II. Ry.,
will sell excursion tickets at rate of one
full fare for round trip. Tickets on
sale April 2Sth to May 10th, inclusive.
Good to return until June first. Tick
cts will also be on sale May Q, 4, 7, II,
IA, IL, 81, rs, 2s and 30, at one and one.
third fare for round trip and limited to
7 days from date of sale.
Justice Brainard's court Is occupied
today with case brought by Samuel
Switzer to recover $3.50 from Thos. j.
Robinson on u note given for mule.
Mr.. Robinson In his counter claims as
serts that the mule was not such an
animal as represented, and is in fact
altogether worthless. Attorney MYERS
appears for Switzer and Attorney Wonn
for Robinson.
In many parts of the district the
name of Judge Macy Is mentioned for
congress, ard as successor for the
judgeship, w. II. Green, Esq, of this
city is fayorably proposed. The dis
trict has had very satisfactory exper-
fence with young men on the bench,
and Mr.. Green would maintain the re.
cord. Should he consent to leave his
large practice here and become candi-
date the bar and the people would give
him cordial support.
The latest word from Hon. A. l..
Brooks Is not encouraging. DIR. Miller
received letter Tuesday evening stat
ing that DIR. Brooks is still in bed, where
he has been for over four weeks. While
the swelling has gone out of his knee,
the joint is stiff, and an effort is being
made to straighten his leg by depend.
ing weights from II. How long this
measure will be necessary is not known,
but 1t is certain that no will be confined
for several weeks yet, and the prospects
are that the knee joint will remain per-
stiff. The Doctors aflliction
elects the sympathy of all.
Mr.. Seth Paine will remove to Chicago