Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

soft coal.
For fine perfumes for Christmas go to
Wilhelm's.
2O0-acre farm for rent. Inquire Of
Gray & Campbell.
The Rock Island had special stock
train out Tuesday morning.
Santa Claus, as usual, makes his
headquarters at Roberts store.
VIM. Owen shipped car Of cattle to
Omaha market Tuesday evening.
Preaching at the Evangelical church
Sunday morning and evening by M. J.
Conner.
protracted meeting will begin at the
Pleasant Hill school house southwest of
town Monday evening.
The members Of the grand and petit
juries all reported for duty Tuesday
but as there was no court they had no
work to do.
E. G. and H. M. Finkbine, president
and auditor Of the Green Bay Lumber
Company were in Audubon Saturday
visiting with Manager F. Fl. Adams Of
the local yards.
w. H. O'Connell had fine spsciman
of the American eagle at his store few
days ago. The bird was shot in Guthrie
county. Mr.. O'Connell sent it to tax
dermist to have the bird properly
mounted.
The district court did not convene
Tuesday because Of the inability OF the
Judge to be here. Judge Smith is at
Avoca trying a contested will case and
and will not be able to get to Audubon
until Friday on which day court will
open.
The electric lights gave trouble by
the wholesale Saturday evening. The
NEW circuit" which supplies light on
the north side of Broadway and to a
large part of the residence districts
failed to work and there was a hurry
and scurry after lamps and oil. The
difficulty was occasioned by cross wires
near the Yaggy corner in the south part
of town. The linemen had long hunt
to find the seat OF trouble but struck
the place at about $50 o'clock and
Strengthened out the wires after which
hour the lights worked all right.
The election figures show some
strange and odd things even in Audi.
bon county. In 1892 tho county was
democratic, Cleveland receiving 1898,
Harrison 1888, Weaver &c, Bedwell 81, a
total OF 2768 votes. The democrats car.
ried the county by 103 and had a major
ity Of Is. The next year 1893, Jackson,
for governor, received 1897, Boies 1857,
Joseph LOT, Mitchell &c. total Of $685.
being rs less than the vote in 1892.
The republicans carried the county by
Al but lacked SO votes of having a
majority. In 1894 Mcfarland, secretary
of state, had 1891, Dale 1l61, Crane 166,
Mitchell II, a total Of 2730. The re-
pubIicans carried. the county by $50 and
had majority of p. In 1895 Governor
Drake received 1880, Babb lila, Crane
115, Bacon 16, total Of 1926, this being
the smallest vote polled in the county
in the four years between '92 and '96.
Governor Drake had 266 plurality and
a majority of 135. At the last election
the republicans cast l705 votes, the
democrats 1858, the populists 62, the
gold democrats 16, the prohibitionists
II, total Of 3l47, gain Of 379 over the
vote in 1892 which was the largest
pollsd in the county previous to the last
election. Mckinley received AIT more
votes in the county than did Harrison.
Bryan, on the democratic ticket re-
ceived 40 votes less than did Cleveland.
The total fusion vote democrat -populist,
this year was 1415 In 1892 there was
no fusion, but Weaver's vote added to
the Cleveland vote gives total of 1859,
or Al more votes than Bryan received on
both tickets.