Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-04-09
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

devotes considerable space to that idea.
The effort to get "stub court" for
Perry failed in the legislature. The
double county seat idea is not very
in Iowa, it seems.
The city election in Des Moines re-
suited in II complete victory for the
republicans, the entire ticket being
john MacVicar received
about 1000 majority for mayor.
Harrison county is now in the Eff
teenth judicial district. This change
is pleasing to Harrison, ms heretofore
they have been in the Woodbury. dis
trict, with which they had little in
common.
AT Malvern II "growl book" has been
added to the furniture of the mayors
office. Its use is, for the notifying of
the city officials that somebod, s side
walk is in bad repair or that some
other body has bad dog. When a
"kick' is registered the marshal in
vestigates At once, and it is said to be
a good and quick way to keep side
walks in repair.
A couple of weeks ago the Carroll
Herald contained u three line editorial
criticising the individual who in
dulges in u bicycle of high price ut the
expense OF his creditors, and since that
time the Herald editors path has been
strewn with thorns. Last weeks
Herald says ut least dozen people
have taken that innocent little item
unto themselves and have called down
the editor for damaging their credit.
A Nebraska newspaper was re.
Gently sold out by the sheriff. The
editor, commenting OH the fact speaks
as follows: ave regret that it is
absolutely impossible for us to extend
our thanks to the business men in en-.
tirety, for their liberal patronage dur.
ing the past eighteen months. But
perhaps we should nevertheless. This
is town of 600 population, and has
twenty-four business houses. Our
patronage has, during this
time, averaged about "a 80 per month
Thanks tor small fayors."
The Manchester Democrat tells II
good story OH the patriotic pos tlnaster
Of that town. When the gold reserve
began running low, it says he wanted
to do something to help it out. SO
when he sent in u monthly report he
had the cash changed into gold and
forwarded it to Washington. Then he
went off on a visit. Oh his return he
found an acknowledgement Of his re-
with the statement that it
was short OH light weight gold 90
cents" He now forwards microbe
breeding paper and let's Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Carlisle hustle for yellow
There will be friendly glove con-
test at the opera house, April 18th,
between "Boge" Rhodes, champion
heavy weight of Iowa, and Joe Stangl,
champion of the northwest. This con-
test will consist of ten rounds for
scientific points and will prove very
interesting to lovers of this sport, as
both are very clever with the gloves.
Other notable wresters will be present
TO help make the entertainment a.
success. The main contest will take
place at 8 o'clock sharp.-Coon Rapids
Reporter. How much Will the city
council of Coon Rapids tax such
highly moral opera house events as
this?
Spring is about two weeks late
the United States. The
mild winter has retarded the coming
Of springtide, for we have about the
same average of cold every fall, winter
and spring; therefore mild winters
make late springs. There is still
plenty of time to grow prodigious
crops this year, but all the farmers
Of Iowa should keep their work well |
In hand for the remainder of the sea-
son. Corn blowing is now general in
the Gulf states, corn planting well |
along in the second tier of states
north of the Gulf, will reach the third
tier this week, and all Iowa two or
three weeks later. The oats crop of |
his vicinity is more than half in the
ground and sowing will be generally
completed this week, The soil is
in splendid condition now, but will
soon need more moisture and we are
going to have it, if we can force
Weather Clerk Sage to do his full duty.
He has been doing well while the
legislature is in session, but may be.
come careless as soon as the appro-
priation for the weather service has
passed beyond recall. The most of
the old timers predict good crop year
for 1896, but independent Of all pre-
iictions we have the promise that seed
time and harvest shall not fail, for
those who do their whole duty
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