Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-12-22

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The NJ. +. church had very enjoy
able song service on Sunday last.
Fred, youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
IL. Nj. Talbot Is very sick with fever.
Robert Si2er has sold eighty acres Of
his fine farm to Thos. Gwin whose
farm joins his.
The son of the Baptist minister Is
gradually recovering from protracted
siege of sickness.
| $. Edd Brown, has been in Manning
assisting in protracted meetings as
singing evangelist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Burnside enter
tain large company at their beautiful
home this evening,
Rev. A. V. Knepper, of Walnut, was
shaking hands with Audubon friends
the first of the week.
| The Sandwich corn shelters will shell
the cleanest and last the longest. For
sale by &, w. Hoover,
Mrs. j. II. Consigny is visiting at
Ayoca. j. f., expects to join her soon
and visit during holidays.
Mrs. j. T.. Clark is suffering from an
attack of quinsy which has confined
her to her bed for several days.
The Christian Endeavor will hold
sunrise prayer meeting in the Presby-
terrain church Christmas morning.
Ed McManigal is at work on the Sen
tiaei cases. IL has been some years
since Ed followed the printers trade.
| Richard Smith says he did not take
IN the hunt and therefore didn't get "a
chance to take In any oysters or turkey.
Chas, and jim Prather, hustled up
through the counties north, for fat
butcher stock all last week, returning
Saturday.
d.. Miller, formerly of this county,
now OF Woodward, Iowa, is back on u
short visit and expects to soon move to
Brookiield, Mo,
| A Glenwood grocer has parsnip on
exhibition measuring five feet and
nine inches rs a sample of the fertility
of Mills county soil.
Grace Burnside and Ed s. Van Cor.
der, returned last Friday evening from
Grinnell 10 enjoy the holiday vacation
at home until January eth, 1903.
win Staley has been busy the past
few days recovering his billiard tables.
During court he will keep his billiard
hall, under the Park Hotel, open night
and day.
The ladies of the Columbian Club will
meet at the residence of Mrs. f. II.
Bradley, Tuesday evening, Dec eth, at
| A'alnnE uhnrp A all 40 ,a
desired.
On account of attending dedication
services Mt Union Ridge church In Guth-
rie county next Sabbath, Rev. Dickin-
son will not hold services In the Pres
byterian church here In the morning.
Christmas tree at the M. f. church
saturday evening Parties wishing to
| place presents on the tree for friends
will please have them brought to the
church Saturday afternoon between
two and five o'clock,
| "Con" keanedy came home from Des
Moines, last Tuesday morning to enjoy
holidays. He IL still holding case In
! good shape us compositor on the Regis
Ter. He IL looking well and enjoys his
work and situation very much.
The Journal gives the following i'm.
mense hog story. "Mat Frost sold
hog Wednesday that brought him forty
dollars In gold and twenty-five cents In
silver. AT the same time he sold TWEEN
ty.four medium heavy hogs Tally
one for Extra township. Who can
beat IT,
The dedication services of the Lone
star Presbyterian church in Union
township, Guthrie county, will take
| place on Christmas day mt 1890 q. m.
Sermons will be preached by Rev. A,
| l.. Sarchet, Ph d., Of Guthrie Center,
and Rev. Il. Dickinson OF Audubon.
M. +. johnson, Great Sachem OF the
| Iowa Improved Red Men, was In Des
Moines Thursday, ut q special session
of the Great Council Of Iowa. The
body has engaged an active member OF
this Order TO go out into this reserva-
ton and work up tribes. Marion re-
turned home Friday,
For the Christmas and New Year
holidays the q. NJ. a. st. T.. R'y., will
sell excursion tickets to stations with
IN distance of two hundred miles mt
fare and third for the round trip.
| Tickets will be sold December "a. 25
"a and 81, 1892, and January LIST and I'd
1892, and will be good to return until
and including January 3rd, 1893.
Last Saturday, was big day In Au-
dubon. Almost every one was here
looking over the immense stocks in
our business houses seeing about those
| presents for holidays, and returning to
their respective homes happy over their
successful purchases, at the same time
leaving pleasant smile of satisfaction
on the faces OF our thrifty square deal
ing merchants.
The w. X. G., planned and successfully
executed most pleasant surprise on
their newly elected president, Mrs.
Anna Cross, in commemoration of her
forty'fourth birthday. They took with
them the usual bountiful supply OF
choice edibles and several presents as
tokens of regard. About twenty five
ladies were present and enjoyed most
pleasant occasion. The surprise was
complete which made the entire affair
the more interesting and pleasing to all.
The usual interest is being manifest
by the various Sabbath schools in Au-
dubon diligently making preparations
for observing Chriftmas festivities in
a pleasing manner for the children. On
Christmas eve the NJ, II. school will
have the usual Christmas tree with its
unfailing attractions. The Baptist will
celebrate the event with supper for
the school in the church parlors, while
the Presbyterians will distribute their
presents from mammoth shoe by the
little old woman who loved so many
children she didn't know what to do.
The M. Il. and Presbyterian schools
each have special service in their re-
spective churches on Sabbath. Christ
mas evening, at the usual hour for
church services,
A petition was widely circulated by
j. A. Nash, and generally signed ask
ing the G. II. L. q p. Ry Co., to put an
other train on this branch from Allan
tic to Audubon, an exclusive passenger
to be run eyeyy day including Sunday,
for better dispatch of the mails and
passenger traffic. The present delay
of trains carrying mail and passengers,
caused by stopping so long at every sta
ton to switch and to load and unload