Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-12-08

paroer Snop ~ Gutnile IenIer,
4. ii. Beason and family will occupy
their Church street property this week.
Miss Detwiler, from the College, is
teaching Mrs. Browns department of
the schools,
JAS, Il. Russell was taken sick on
Sunday with what threatened typhoid
fever, but is better at this writing.
Theo, +. Myers, Esq, has bought the
barn on the Brick Drug Store lot and
moved it to his residence property.
VIM, Dryden has sold his livery stock
to Mr.. Ferguson from Grand Junction,
Iowa, who has already taken possession
of the same.
Mrs. b. G. Brookiield and daughter
Flo, have been visiting with Mrs Lock
wood and ID. IL. Walkers family since
last Tuesday.
A. IL, Edwards returned from Chi
cago, Tuesday evening having started
from here Saturday evening with a
stock shipment.
Ed Frick has struck a bonanza by
owning u good interest in paying
mine in Colorado which is being de-
veloped with encouraging prospects.
Chester Wheeler has decided to leave
Chicago and has gone to Oklahoma to
locate in search Of milder climate,
He expects to move his family thence
for permanent settlement.
1t is said that q society has been
formed in Carroll to suppress gamb-
ling, the membership fee being $500.
1t is charged that young men are pro
fessionally robbed of their earnings in
this elegant manner.
For the Christmas and New Year
holidays the 9, NJ. Il st. T.. Ry., will
sell excursion tickets to stations with,
in distance of two hundred miles at
fare and third for the round trip.
! Tickets will be sold December "a, 20,
20 and 81, 1892, and January LIST and I'd,
1892, and will be good to return until
and including January Srd, 1893.
The Rock Island branch train has ex,
perienced great grief during the storm
The train which left here Wednesday
evening did not reach Atlantic until IL
q. m. Thursday, running muck u
stubborn drift between Lorah and At
lantic. The trains on this branch
usually get through on time In all sorts
of weather. But one trip was made on
Thursday.
Alva Irwin, who was at one time en-.
gagged in II, w. Wilson's harness shop,
died ut his home In Menlo, Nov. "a, In
his 9th year, Of diabetes. The young
man was highly esteemed in his home
town, where his character was known
and appreciated His funeral was con
Quoted by the Knights of Pythias.
During his short residence here he
made many friends and was respected
by all as young man Of character and
honorably ambitious.
The veteran auctioneer, r. N. Carper
is in the field for business again this
year. Mr., Carper has splendid record
In Audubon and adjoining counties 40
one of the best auctioneers in the broad
state Of Iowa. He meyer fails to meet
an engagement or give complete salts.
/ faction. The sales which he has cried
have been uniformly successful, salts
factory alike TO purchaser and seller
His reputation In this regard is rs wide
as western Iowa. II thinking Of hav.
ing sale see Nate about it and get
some valuable pointers. Dates may
be arranged at this Office.
j. j. Hensley, father OF Chas. II
Hensley, died ut his home In Extra
Monday evening, aged "A years and was
! buried in the Extra cemetery today
The funeral services were held In the
M. Il. church at 80, conducted by Rev.
Dix, of which church the deceased had
been an active and consistent member
for many years. He was one of the
earliest settlers of Extra and his death
removes prominent land mark from
Audubon county with whose interests
and progress he has been prominently
identified almost since the organization
He had been i'll and gradually failing
for many months past and only for his
wonderful vitality and physical strength
he would doubtless have passed away
much sooner lie leaves wife, six sons
and one daughter, all Of whom, save
one, were present at his death bed and
funeral, one son, Morgan, who lives in
Sac county, Iowa, was unable to attend.
Il w. ii. Anderson, of Barry, Colo, and
Miss Minnie u. Croy, were united in
marriage Wednesday at o p. m, at the
home of the brides mother In Extra
Iowa, Rev. Reed officiating, Miss Net
tie Wattles and j. NJ. Thomas acting as
bridesmaid and groomsman. A good y
company of relatives and intimate
friends witnessed the impressive cere-
mony who manifested the appreciation
in fine list of presents. The groom
is a wealthy miner with extensive and
paying interests in the Cripple Creek
Colo, mines and is genial intelligent,
enterprising gentleman who knows a
good bargain when he sees 1t and is
unusually prompt and successful in
; completing negotiations and appropri-
: ating the acoruing benefits. In no
other instance during his life, perhaps,
: has he more clearly and happily dis
played this rare characteristic than In
thus promptly and wisely completing
this life contract of opartnership with
one of Audubon connty's fairest and
most estimable daughters, contract
truly which can never cause him pangs
of regret. The bride was born in AL
bert Lee, Mimi, but has lived in Audi
bon county since she was about four
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