Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-05-04

Thursday evening.
The Audubon County Fair will b,
held Sept. 4, 8, 8 and7.
Mr.. John Osborne spent Sunday with
his family at Denison.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Gray were up
from Extra Monday morning.
w. IL. Kelly and family are enjoying
the comforts off their new home.
An elegant line of new ginghams
and embroideries at Coquilletto's
George II, Stuart's house is for sale.
One of the finest locations In town.
Brick and tile at Brick Yard.
CnAs. TRAMP.
A neat, useful and ornamental bal.
cony has been erected over the Racket.
The w. ii. A. Il. club had a party at
the home of W. T.. Farguson Friday
night.
Top buggies, spring wagons and road
carts at Marshall \ Sharp's, at correct
prices.
l. l., Statzell, Esq, of Extra, was
transacting business at the county
seat yesterday.
Lime rs cents per barrel; Plastering
Hair (washedD 20 cents per bushel, at
Weighton's yard.
A photograph Of the NJ. +. church
was taken Monday, from which an en-
engraving will be made.
May day was cool, the May baskets
were artificial, and as moving day II
was decidedly unpleasant.
w. X. Green has been attending to
business In the Crawford county dis.
trict court at Denison this week.
Just Receiyed.-A car Of Maquoketa
White Lime. Best In tho market. 75c.
per barrel at Overholtzer 4 Gipple's.
The Audubon public schools did not
formally observe arbor day, but mum.
Der of nice trees have been planted on
the grounds.
There is no such thing as soft Yellow
Pine, except swamp pine. Good Yellow
Pine is hard, and will be sold cheap at
Weighton's lumber yard.
The new Brown corn planter and
check rover is the sliokest and simplest
corn planter In town. Go and see them
and be convinced. Sold by Geo. W.
Hoover.
Lightning struck the residence of ii.
G. Webster last Friday morning. 1t
came down the chimney, scattered the
stove pipe and did considerable damage
inside. Fully insured.
WANTED.--May ist.--Fifty head of
cattle to pasture. 100 acres of timothy
and clover. Good water. Price S125
per month. HENRY MoREY,
Section 80, Leroy township.
Frank Stotts came out from Des.
Moines Friday for chat with old
friends here. He recently returned
from Washington and New York in
quest of the Des Moines pension
agency, and has fair promise of sue,
cess.
The young ladies Of the Il. o. Il. q.
club gave ball at the Park hotel Mon.
day night, with music by the Audubon
orchestra. Luncheon was served and
an all round good time enjoyed. The
young men speak In the highest terms
of their entertainment.
Improvements are so general in Au.
dubon this spring that 1t is almost i'm.
possible to learn them all. New roofs
are shining on every hill and in every
suburb, and every, building mechanic
is busy early and late. Audubon Is
growing rapidly every year.
Mr.. w. w. Breckenridge, who has
been for three years the gentlemanly
and efficient agent of the c., NJ. &
st. p. Ry. at Manning, has resigned
and will accept a position with the
Adams express at Des Moines. Mr..
Breckenridge is gentleman who wins
business for any company with which
he may be associated.
A. A. Zaner was riding horseback
last Thursday, his first change from a
buggy in many years, and while 1t
fatigued him, he thinks he will become
accustomed to II. Indeed he was feel.
ing 80 cheerful that he said: 81 am
thinking Of joining the pony race from
Nebraska to the Worlds Fair, but am
afraid that Mollie (his faithful mare)
can't stand It," II is great comfort
to Al. and his many friends to know
that he is improving, and with this
change ii Is certain that he will gain
strength rapidly.
Allison Post G. A. II. is preparing a
program for the appropriate observ-
ance of Memorial Day, Tuesday May
80 On Sunday, the 2sth there will be
a union memorial service with SER
mon by Rev. Parsons Of the Baptist
church. These annual memorials to
patriots dead have become part of
our national life and form an admira
BILE and elevating spectacle of the PEG
pies love and gratitude for the great
est army that ever went forth to bat
tie and to death. A program will ap-
pear In due time.
There has been a great deal Of com.
plant of the depredations Of cows while
going to and from pasture, and this in
tercst has been revived since the first
Of May. There are cows and cows.
There is the meek and lowly kline of
quiet disposition that travels in the
middle of the road and has no other
ambition than to give good milk and
lots of it.. Then there Is the anarchist
COW that browses on shrubery, has no
regard for pasture fence, does most of