Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-12

to Cumberland to-day to visit relatives.
Dave Nichols will hold public sale
at his place southwest of Gray to-day.
Mrs. w. II. Mills came home Satur-
day from months visit in Mills
county.
r. L. Talbot will attend and partic-
ipate in the bicycle meet at Atlantic
tomorrow.
b. f. Howald was in Adair the first
of the week and brought home his Shet-
land ponies.
Charlie Woodward, of st. Paul, visit
ed over Sunday with his brother, the
deputy clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. JAS Forbes, ST, of Butte,
Nebr., are visiting their daughter Mrs.
Il. 5. Phelps.
All township nominations must be
certified to the auditor twenty days be-
fore election.
Miss Matte Fitzgerald, of Oskaloosa,
is engaged as trimmer in Russell's
millinery department.
Mrs. j. A. Nash and Mrs. j. +. Rus
sell will attend the Thos. Keene per-
Torrance in Atlantic tonight.
Yellow Pine will warp and split, but
il you want to experiment you can
save money by buying 1t at Weightons
yard, near the Rock Island depot,
Mrs. n. p. Christensen returned Sat.
urday from her Indiana visit, and Peter
is himself again. Miss Ada Bruner
accompanied her and will attend
school here during the winter.
The case against j. M. Allen, tried
and convicted in the Cass district court
for forgery, has been affirmed by tho
supreme court, and Allen will 60 to
Fl Madison for two and one half years.
Court convenes next Tuesday, with
Hon. A. b. Thornel on the bench.
There are l35 new cases on the docket,
the majority of them growing out of
the Hash failure Mt Extra and the Citi-
Gems Bank crash.
The Inter ocean of last Monday was
the handsomcst newspaper ever pub
lished, and In the afternoon of that day
was sold by specializing newsboys at
one dollar per copy, but the people
were bound to have it,
Tho Evangelical quarterly meeting
last Sunday ut Lincoln was largely at
tended and good interest was man.
Tested. 1t was conducted by Rev. j.
III, Yaggy, and Rev. G., +. lleilman Is
continuing the meeting this week.
The First National Bank has re.
port of Its condition In this issue. II
shows large deposits and surplus of
over $4,000 above the necessary re.
serve. II is surely strong institution,
and the public statements of its con
dition besides showing its strength is
very satisfactory to the public in these
times Of distrust. The statement can
not do other than establish merited
confidence.
Harry Moore, OF McKersport, Pa, is
visiting his mother and sisters here.
lie was the leader of the Audubon cor.
net band In its palmiest days, when 1t
had national reputation, and is now
identified as leader of one the best
bandsin Pennsylvania. Mr.. Moore has
prospered and assumed aldermanic pro
portions, being so changed that he had
to introduce himself to his sister. He
observes many improvements in Au-
dubon. From here he goes to Fair
bury, Nebraska, and Pueblo, Colorado.
Mr.. T., McAlpine, who assumes the
character of "Ole Olson" In the play of
that name, spent several weeks among
the haunts of the Scandinavians of
Chicago, studying the habits and dia-
lects OF the Swedes. The costumes
worn by Mr.. McAlplne In the play are
true to that country, and were import.
ed direct for the gentleman named
, from that country. Mr. McAlpine has
a remarkably sweet voice, and per
forms the part with much humor, while
, Emmett in his palmy days. The play
is to be seen at the opera house on Sat
urday Oct. I4th, with most excellent
cast, new and original specialties, spe-
cial scenery and exquisite wardrobe.
V. A. Walkup returned Saturday
night from the Cherokee Strip, and
talks entertalningly of the great strug-
, gle for land Sept. 18th. He and his
two boys, Bob and Joe and Hugh Owen
each have quarter section within two
miles of Kildair. VIM. Burns is well
located, but has contestant for the
place. Burns lost all of his money
from his pocket before leaving Kansas
City, but the boys helped him out.
. Jim Hall got splendid quarter as did
Worth Hartzell The best luck of all
seems to have fallen to John Mason.
The town OF Cross is half laid out on
his quarter, which Vic says will be
worth $4,000. There Is also contest.
ant for his land, but he was there first
and his proofs are good. Mr.. Walkup
|, expects to move there soon.
Speaking of the proceedings of the
: republican county convention, Allen,
J in the Adoocate gets on the tripod and
! screeohes! mo committee on resolu-
J tions was appointed" Well, we guess
not. No such committee was needed,
as the republicans of Audubon county
find the state platform wide enough
for all to stand upon. Such COM
mittee is all nonsense. Further than
that the republicans all remember how
only q week before a committee on
resolutions was murdered in the dem
ocratic convention; how Mr.. Allen