Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-07-06

Chas. Tramp will be ready to furnish
brick in any quantity to all who come
after Monday, May %.
The Eagle Clothing House is offer
ing great bargain in mems all WOO
suits at 10 and IL dollars.
II is said that a company of Audi
bon girls have formed base ball club
and have ordered appropriate suits.
Get our prices on lumber before buy
ing. We guarantee quality.
GREEN BAY LUMBER COMPANY.
You cannot toe-nail Yellow Pine di.
mension, but you can buy it for $l5 per
1000 feet at Weighton's lumber yard.
Charlie Rose, who is breaking on the
main line with headquarters at Stuart,
celebrated with his parents at Audi,
bon.
Miss Sadie Bovaird, of Ogden, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. +. =. Rees, and her
brother, ii. ID. Boyaird of Cameron
township.
Communion services will be held at
the Presbyterian church next Sabbath
morning. Preparatory service Saturday
afternoon.
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.
A good farm of 100 acres four miles
east of Extra for sale for 5000, or to
exchange for a good house in Audubon.
ANDREWS 4 HANNA.
Willie Hudler inspected fixing fire.
cracker too closely the Fourth and one
eye was somewhat injured by the ex-
plosion. 1t is not 80 bad as was feared,
however.
Mr.. g. N. Preston came up from Vii
isca to spend the Fourth with the fami.
ly of his son, George w. Preston. lie
enjoyed the day, and was much pleased
with the town.
An engineer living on the North
Western II. II. came down Wednesday
to have II. l.. Harris do some Dental
work. He thought Audubon the finest
city in the west.
The publication of THE REPUBLICAN
is unavoidably delayed this week.
Time lost in celebrating the day glori-
Gus together with rush of job print.
ing are the causes. We trust our read.
ers will pardon us under the circum.
stances.
While in the county Jail John Bailey
put in the night whiting out bricks
with a jack knife in an attempt to es.
cape. The sheriff thought it unneces-
sary to lock him in cage, but John
made the best of his chances and was
within half hours work of freedom and
the Fourth of July when discovered.
The firm of Myers & Co, grain deal,
ers of Extra, have gone to the wall
leaving large number of trusting
patrons in the lurch Grains in the
elevator, supposed to be among the as,
sets, prove to be the property of farm,
ers of the neighborhOod, who had il
stored there. 1t is said that the firm
has been shaky for a couple Of years.
A commercial traveller who came
down from Carroll this morning says
that the town was visited by a heavy
wind at 9 o'clock last night. Several
business houses were unroofed and
several residences blown down. We
have been unable to learn the full par
ticulars. About the same hour the sky
was very threatning north Of Audubon.
Wednesday our boys went down to
Audubon to do up the club there in a
game of ball but they came out the lit
tie end Of the horn, the Audubon boys
winning by score of 10 to 7. Man
ming had the best ball players but they
got ratified in the first two innings and
lost the game on their own errors. Our
boys were treated nicely by the Audi
bonites. A return game will be played
in the near future. -Monttor,
Geo. II. Heafford, the general passen-
ger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st, Paul Railway, has just issued q neat
leaflet on "IIow TO SEQ the Worlds
Fair in Six Days, Three Days or In One
Day" The little book epitomizes the
knowledge gained by visits to the
grounds and gives valuable informa-
ton to those contemplating a trip to
Chicago. Mr.. Heaffopd outlines a sys-
tenn by which the visitor may see the
most interesting sights, and by follow.
ing his direction great saving of time
can be made. Send q postal card to
Geo. II. Heafford, Chicago, asking for
one of these handy books.
The following dispatch to the Regi$,
!Gr has reference to Conductor AL Stat
ford, well known In Audubon. AL has
the nerve to do his duty at all times
and will not be intimidated by the as
saults Of ruflians:
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, July ga. stat
ford, Rock Island passenger conduc-
tor, had narrow escape this morning
about 2 o'clock. Inputting off a couple.
of negro tramps who were attempting
to steal q ride near the Chatauqua
grounds two miles east of the Bluffs,
he had occasion to use conslderahl"
force In ejecting them from the cars.
When he finally succeeded with the as
sistance of the train porter in getting
them off the train, the tramps retail
ated by shooting at Stafford, one bullet
just missing his head, striking the car
and throwing splinter which struck
him near the eye, causing small but
painful wound nothing, however, that
will result seriously, The police are
looking for the negroes Int IL ia nrob