Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-01-21

A petition has been sent to the post
Office department asking for the estab
lishment Of postotlice ut the north
west corner of section six, Douglas
township. 1t has been recommended
that the Office be named Poplar,
Glover has become necessity to the
farmers of Iowa for the proper rotation
of crops. 1t is undoubtedly the most
profitable crop of grass grown today by
our farmers. Should anyone of our
readers desire to buy or sell clover seed
Trey will do well to correspond with the
low, Seed Company of Des Moines
They handle Iowa grown seed which is
cleaned by themselves and is always
first class.
Mr.. John OFT aud family will move
to Highland Park soop. We regret to
lose this excellent family. ms they were
among the first in the community, and
have always been active in society and
interested in the best enterprises OF the
town. They choose the new location
solely on account of the superior edu'
cational facilities, and we may hope
that they will return when their chill
dren have completed the educational
course.
According to the arrangements of
the board Chairman Bickolhaupt, Au-
ditor Rees and VIM. +. Hensley will go
to Des Moines February 9th, to attend
a convention for the purpose of max
ing recommendation to the legislature.
The convention was ordered from
Council Bluffs, but neither Of Audi.
bon's supervisors has information rs to
what feature or particle of law is to be
tinkered. 1t is providentially arranged
that in case Mr.. Hensley shall be un-
able to attend, then Supervisor Hunt
shall fill the vacancy.
Messrs. A. +. Armstrong, ii. Is. Owen
and f. ID. Allen are members Of the
Historical Publishing Co., which has
under way pamphlet describing the
history and present status of Audubon.
1t will be fifty page book, illustrated
with half tone engravings, the latest
triumph of the engrayer's art. Mr..
Seth Paine, one of the most graceful
writer's of Iowa, will compile the histor-
ical and biographical features, which
assures its accuracy and completeness.
The work will be valuable advertise
ment for the town, and as the edition
will depend much upon tho patronage
received, our citizens should be quick
and liberal in handing in orders for
copies of the work at ten cents each.
Sheriff Armstrong was called to Des
MONIES last Thursday to see his son
Francis, who is attending Highland
Park College and who had wild west
experience in the Zoo that day. While
skating on the pond in the garden he
was attacked by an elk, and the lad
barely escaped with his life. The ami
NAL gored him in the calf of the leg and
under the shoulder blade, making
wounds both painful and dangerous.
During the struggle Armstrong retreat
ed to a fence, and was finally able to
place that barrier between himself and
the animals rage. Some fifty boys were
skating and a number had walked on
their skates from the ice to twist the
Zoos tail, so to speak, and the elk OBJ
jected as aboye noted. Several other
boys were injured less seriously.
DR.. N. M. Smith, veteran of the late
war died at Monticello, Iowa last week.
His noble old war horse, kate" sur.
wives him, though she was too feeble to
follow his remains to the cemetery.
The mare is thirty-three years old and
has long since passed her usefulness,
but has received the care due tried
and trusted friend. She was captured
at Columbus, S. c., when FIVE years old.
She carried Smith through the last cam
paigns with Sherman in his march to
the sea, and to Washington on their re-
turn, from which place she was shipped
home. Once she saved him from cap
ture by jumping a ditch his pursuers
could not cross, and on another occa
sion timely jump saved him from a
shell. One of DR.. Smiths last requests
was that the mare should receive the
best of care during her natural life.