Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-26

Wall paper at half price at Roberts.
George Ross, of Ross, was among our 70
Saturday callers.
Hans Marqusen and family, of Kim VI
ballton, returned from their trip to Chi
cago Sunday. Oh
Robert Henderson, G. A. Marlin, and
FL. d. Woodward drove oyer to the Har. Sc
Ian fair today. pr
John Norris ard HI. S. Foulk who have
been looking at Texas land, returned IN
home yesterday morning. w
A large line of suits and overcoats
have arrived at Lidd's store this week. II
When in town call in and examine them. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.. Pound returned
home yesterday morning from their te
three weeks visit with Mrs. Pounds pa as
rents at Flint. Michigan.
The Rock Island evening train will Tn
be held next week, Tues, Wed. and III
Thurs. at Atlantic, until $50 for NJ
those attending Cass Co, fair.
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! j. w. Rosenberg and VIM. Doak who r,
took advantage of the land excursion of
and made flying trip to Wichita, Kan
sas, returned home yesterday morning.
Andrew Marshall of Shelby, left for w,
home Tuesday having spent week Ia
with the families of his nephew, George
Townsend, and his brother in-law, Jos.
McFadden. -
A picnic party composed of Mrs. E. j. -
Freeman and children, Bert and Ethel,
Mrs. w. H. O'Connel and Miss Edith
Harris, drove to the Extra woods Tues fe
day for days outing. III
Mrs. A. b. Given, of Dallas, Texas and
Mrs. John Curtis, of Avoca, visited from
Thursday until Saturday with the fam m
lily of II. w. Wilson. They departed for ia
Avoca Saturday morning. le
Nash & Phelps sold two farms last week.
They say the demand for farms both by in
purchasers and renters is much i'm te
proved. This is another indication that tn
prosperity has come again.
Valentine Leonard and e. j. Freeman Al
went out over the Rock Island Sunday sa
morning bound for Buffalo N. Y, where M
they will be in attendance ut the nation oil
al encampment of tho Ct. A. r.
! Mrs. Barney Cunningham took advan dt
| tage of the excursion rates to the ma al
tional &. A. r.. encampment and left ce
Sunday morning for a visit with rela- es
tives. in New Jersey, going via Buffalo.
| Miss Eta Harris, of Leadville, Colo FIR
RADIO, who has been spending the past SO
three weeks at the home of e. J. Free w
man, will leave today for Shelby, Ken
lucky, where she will attend school the
coming year.
The families of HI. G.. Rice, w. d. II
Stanley, George Spencer, ID. l.. Thomas s.
and George Scott drove through Audi "
bon Monday Ell route from their home r
in Hamlin township to Wall Lake. They te
VIII remain away ABOUT IL week.
Prof. p B. Woods having completed II
his normal work here, returned to his re
home at Pleasantvile Friday evening. T.
| Prof. Woods was retained a week after tl
normal had closed to assist Prof Repass -
in marking the examination papers.
Just one of our banks, the Commercial, Fl
paid out $1,000 for grain and stock last m
Saturday and $25O0 for hogs Tuesday. r.
That sounds like business. The farm m
ers ars obtaining fairly good prices again tn
for their products and they have lots of
stuff to sell. fir
d. Baker, OF Bradford, ILL.,, is here or
this week looking at some of f. M. Leet's til
farms with view of renting large ~
farm upon which to conduct the stock -
business. He is practical and success
full stock raiser and rather intends to ~
come to Audubon county in the near 81
future. VI
The commencing of the Audubon -,
schools has been put off till the 18th,
of September so as not to conflict with
the fair. 1t was surely good decision We
to come to, as the attention of our peo- an
pie will be given very generally that tlC
week to the fair and the school would az
have suffered in consequence il it had 4
started then. The carpenters are max en-
ing some changes upstairs by moving a
partition and providing another room T,
which will be used by the assistant prin- W