Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-02-11

Mrs. Jas. Forbes visited in Jefferson
last week.
Grandma Cole has been quite sick
for several days.
A black wooden mitten has been
found and left at this office.
j. A. Overholtzer and family now &C.
cupy their new residence OH the hill
Don't fail to see Paul Alexander
tombstone at Russell's tomorrow night.
Mr.. A. ii. Edwards was in Jackson
county the first OF the week buying cat
tie.
II. w. Hanna, Esq, was called TO
Illinois the first of the week on legal
business.
Valentines day next Sunday, the l4th.
The market is flooded with villainous
carcatures.
Mrs. Mary Huntsbcrger is making a
nice improvement in raising her house
and filling the lot.
John ii. Parnham will move TO Au.
dubon about March LIST, and occupy the
Swart property on the hill.
Mr.. Geo. Hastings, of Arcadia, Nebr.,
was the guest Of his father.in-law, A.
N. Sumner, the first Of the week.
Mrs. III. u. Funk visited at Carroll
over Sunday with the family of Carroll
county's handsomest officer, Clerk l..
M. Funk.
VIM. NJ. Swart has bought a lot on
the hill, Immediately west Of his old
home, and commenced the erection of
a house.
Mr.. Geo. Hoover, who succeeds Paine
& Hoover in the hardware business, Is
competent, careful and popular man,
and will prosper In the business.
Mr.. VIM. Brewer, freight auditor and
Mr.. c. L. Taylor, U. S. express auditor,
were at the Rock Island depot last
night, and put an o. X. on the books of
Agent Brown.
John Pine returned last Thursday
from a three weeks visit at his old home
in Iowa county. He will move to his
new farm four and one half miles east
OF Extra about March LIST.
n. Larsen, the Lower Broadway gro
Ger was appointed postmaster at Elk.
horn last week. Having established
himself in business in Audubon since
his application he will not accept the
appointment.
The family of Mr.. +. l.. Wheeler has
been severely afflicted with measles,
and last Monday mogning the infant
son, only few weeks old, died. The
funeral was held yesterday at II a. m.
Igterment in the Extra cemetery.
The funeral ef little Bessie May
Johnson was conducted at the house
Saturday at II q. m, by Rev. II. A.
Smith, She was in her fourth year and
her loss is soroly fOlt by the parents.
The sympathy Of the entire community
is extended to them.
Bob LRek has been offered $50 per
month and expenses 70 lead whistling
concert, which company will Organise
at Sioux City, Feb. 18th. Bob is a pro-
fessional whistler, and has commanded
o salary for his tunes in former years.
lie is undecided ss to whether he will
accept.
Station Agent Brown, Photographer
Mccarthy and Artist Paul Ballman
chartered a special Sunday and took a
sleigh ride. Unfortunately one runner
Of the cutter broke and landed the trio
in drift Of the beautiful. Mr.. Ball
man held the reins and his form left q
wavering trail several rods long in the
snow, but he prevented runaway, and
smiled audibly.
The absence from the city of II. w.
Hanna, chairman of the republican
county central committee, renders IL
impossible to call the county conyen-
tioh to select delegates to the state con-
yeptjon at Des Moines, March 18th,
this week. II viii probably be held
Saturday, March istn of Tuesday,
March 18th. Audubon county will be
entitled to seven votes in the state con-
venticn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Fullerton, Of
Melville township mourn the death of
their daughter, Elsie, Tuesday, of men,
braneous Group. The little one would
have been two years old in May. She
was taken sick week ago. but nothing
dangerous appeared until Sunday, when
a physician was called, but all efforts
were futile. The funeral was held at
the home yesterday ut ~ m, Rev. f.
Dickinson conducting the services. In
termcnt in Maple Grove Cemetery.