Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-05
THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN.
BY J. e. GRIFFITH.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

1llllu COulOy w viz cSoU iSho f"Sss'e
in the legislature by the death of DR..
McClelland.
The Decatur County Journal sends
out marked copies announcing the
candidacy of Judge Harvey, of Leon,
for the place of Judge Rothrock on the
supreme bench.
The notorious "Tip" Cuppy, who has
been on trial at Avoca during the late
term of court. for his assault on Pen
sion Agent Brown, was given fine of
$500 and costs, the full limit of the law
by Judge Macy Saturday.
A company, with $4,000 capital
has been formed at Dubuque, for the
purpose of erecting monument to
Julien Dubuque, the founder of the
city. Jnlien Dubuque settled near the
site of the city which bears his name
in 1883 and died there in 1910.
Congressman Hull has secured. Il
favorable report Oh his bill for the es-
tablishment of a military post at Des
Moines. The residents of Des MOiaes
will feel much safer during the trying
times of municipal elections with a
few companies of United States regu-
lars within easy call.
Electricity is now to be hitched to
Uncle Sans mail wagons and horses
sent to the stable. If the lightning
keeps on fussing around it will do
away with the wagons next, so that all
a fellow will need to do will be to stick
postage stamp OH trolley wire, put
an X ray in one ear and let his cores
pondent read his thoughts.-Nonpareil
The meeting of independent tele-
phone companies, called for the 18th
inst. in Des MOineS, will no doubt re-
suit in state organization, compris-
ing all the companies formed in oppo
sition to to the Iowa Union and Cen,
trail Union. And rs Il further result
the telephone business will be vastly
extended and the rates radically re-
duced. Every community affected
with this derives a double benefit -
Marshalltown Times, Republican.
A. real live cowboy was in the city
Wednesday night. He was rugged out
in chaps, sOmbrero and six shooter, and
looked tough enough to be a vlgilanter.
He hailed from TT. Dodge, Iowa, and
was on his wsy to the range to lead the
life of a puncher us pictured out in
the dime novels. The boys here who
had seen enough of such men as Hall
and Middleton to know the genuine
article had considerable fun with the
misguided stranger. If he is fortunate
when he gets to the Hills he may get
a job hauling hay at IS per MONTH
ONeil Frontier.
1t now looks like Uncle Sam might
have to go 20 war with Spain. The
people of Spain are reused TO a fever
heat by the senate resolutions favoring
recognition of the Cuban patriots. On
Sunday at Barcelona, public meetings,
were held i'll which frey speeches
against the United States were made,
and mob stoned the house of the
United States consul. This incident,
of itself, is not sufficient to cause
trouble, but Spain very naturally re-
sents the American feeling in the
Cuban matter, and that government
may be Il little slow about making
reparation.
The joint resolution now before the
state Legislature to amend the cOnsti-
tuition so as to allow each of the ninety
nine counties Of the state a represent
tative and the remaining, or Tooth, to
be elected by the county having the
largest population was introduced by
Representative Temple, but is being
especially championed by Representa-
tive M. X. Whelan, of this district. 1t
surely possesses the merit of equity
and will give to neglected northwes-
tern part of the stronger voice in all
statehood matters. The indications
are that it will pass.-Sibley Herald.
The Odd Fellows orphans home
which the grand lodge voted to locate
at Jefferson still hangs fire. The con-
dltions imposed are such that the JEFF
ferson people will not accept them.
The bone of contention now is the
question of education for the inmates
of the home. The home was supposed
to be for the care and education of the
orphans of Odd Fellows, but the loca.
ton committee now insist that Jeffer-
son must agree to furnish free school
tuition to the inmates of the home,
whatever the number may be, which
the Jefferson people very promptly and
properly refused to do.
"Joseph Telltime," an insane boy,
who astonished the police a few days
ago by his strange actions, and who
conyerses after the style of Haggards
latest imagination, is creating quite a