Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-16

| d. w. TOItlndn, VI Huntingdon, NeDT,
was in Audubon Monday looking after
business matters.
Mrs. II. l.. Talbot went to Clarinda
Monday to visit with her sister, Miss
Shoesmith, for week.
Eek Walkup is again engaged in
OConnell's jewelry store, and Tilden
Workman is in Talbotts restaurant.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Hamilton were M
from Atlantic yesterday visiting the
lady's parents, S. +. Donaldson and
wife.
Uncle Jimmy Bell was buying lumber
Monday for u big chicken house. lie
is going into the business on a large
scale.
Buy your posts now Of the Green Bay
Lumber Company and be ready fol-
spring. They have all kinds and low,
est prices.
The first concert by the Music School
ut Russell's opera house, Saturday eve,
ming, Feb. 18th. Hear it. Tickets %
and 30 cents.
Attorney Green's brother and his
family arrived the first of last week
from Horton, Kan, and will soon take
possession of the Dickinson farm.
MISUNDERSTANDING for competent
nurse, having iirst-class recommends.
ton. Terms reasonable.
Mrs. II. GRosvENoR, Audubon.
Young generations living through
the present weather will have more re-
spect for the yarns of old timers. And
the old timers themselves never saw
the beat.
Mr.. Thos. Chenovent has purchased;a
half interest in the Hoffman Bros. livery
barn. His interest will be managed by
Mr.. j. A. Henderson. Both gentlemen
came from Scranton.
j. A. Overholtzer has sold his house
on South Washington street to Mrs
Higgins from Melville township fol-
800, and Jesse Keith has bought the
Peter Brook place for $500.
Edwin Delahoyde has been promoted
to the position of assistant cashier In
the Exchange Bank of Extra. 1t is wei
deserved as he Is an extraordinarily
faithful and competent young man.
In some places ii is feared that pop
ular caucus is not legal under the new
election law, but the best opinion has
no anxiety on that point. 1t certainly
is not necessary that the caucus shall
be partisan.
The REPUBLICAN believes that the
newspapers of the county should require
the signature of the writer to appear
with each communication. Every mar
who wants to write letter to the press
ought to back it with his signature.
Capt. II. Z. Griswold has Just received
nice pamphlet which is a roster of the
Iowa members of Sons of the Revolu-
ton. The Captains name is conspicu
GUS in the little volume, but this record
is not the only assurance that he is all
right from way back.
The two and half year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Adams died last
Saturday of spinal meningitis. The
remains were taken to the former home
of the family at Anita for interment
Sunday. It's the third child Mr.. Adams
has lost in three winters.
Mr.. Eugene Voris, of Scranton, and
Miss Lena +. Bates we're married at
the residence of J. ii. Bruner, last night
at s o'clock, Rev. L. Dickinson official,
ing. The bride is the sister of Mrs
Bruner and Is much esteemed in Audi.
bon, where she has lived for nearly two
years. Her many friends join in con-
gratulations.
Mr.. Jno. w. Stahl, adjuster for the
Cedar Rapids Insurance Co., was a
guest of the Walker House Tuesday
and Wednesday. His head is venerable
and bald, and he has good explanation
of the trouble. A Union soldier, he was
wounded at Black River Bridge, and
lay helpless and alone in front of the
batteries as they belched forth volleys
of smoke and powder all about him and
he only saved his eyes by burying his
face in the ground, but the top of his
head was SO badly scorched that his
hair was lost. A year or more ago Mr.
Stahl fell in with an agreeable gentle
man at an hotel at TT. Madison, and
learned that he had been o member OF
the 3lst Alabama that fought at Vicks
burg, while Stahl was In the 2lst Iowa
that fought Immediately opposite them
in that memorable strife. The two
veterans had happy reunion. Says
Mr.. Stahl, eve were the honored guests
for that day, and going arm in arm TO
supper sat at the head of the table. AT
night the landlord asked some OF the
guests TO occupy double room to ac-
commodate him. My southern friend
and volunteered. When we were in
side our room with two spacious beds
my friend said! Long years ago we
surrendered to you; now suppose you
surrender to me and come and sleep in
my bed accepted; we rested upon
each others arms, laughed and told
stories and wet the pillows with our
tears" Mr.. stahi embellishes these
facts in a most entertaining way.