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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
Audubon Markets.
Corrected every Thursday.
J. e. Clark, ID. d. s., Dental Office
ovor Talbott's Restaurant.

Rev. l.. N. Day went to Red Oak Mon
day for few days stay.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

F. NJ. Wheeler who lives east of town
expects to move to Omaha in week or
two
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

b. F. Kennedy moved the latter part
of last week to his farm short distance
west of town.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

n. M. Hubbard, Jr., of Cedar Rapids,
was in Audubon between trains Tues
day. Mr.. Hubbard is an attorney for
the North Western.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Thos. f. Hague recently closed a
series of successful meetings south of
Extra and has entered the employ of e.
n. Taggart as salesman of nursery
stock.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
|EHaiyIE&d3!g
Now is the Time.

To buy many classes of goods for present and later
needs at much below regular ipriCes.
There is hardly department in our store but what
is offering big inducements to the economically inclined
buyer If you needing anything in the line OF winter
goods to finish out the cold season. it can be purchased
from us just at prices which will pay big interest on
next winters service If there is any thing in the line of
spring and goods you desire to anticipate Or you
can buy them in store today at prices from 80 3 to
so per cent lower than they will be in May or June.
1t viU pay you TO Investigate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN.
AUDUBON. IOWA. THURSDAY FEB. IL. 1898.
TIME TABLES.

Entered at the Audubon Post Office mail matter
ofthe second class.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Jake Christensen went to Gray Tues.
day to visit with his parents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

County Recorder Esbeck came home
Saturday evening from a business visit
at Omaha
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Boiling, of Lewis,
brother-in-law of G. G. Langworthy, are
visiting the latter and his family.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Last week the elevator at Anita owned
by Mrs. Percy and operated by j. d..
Young was destroyed by fire. The loss
was about $500 with insurance of $500
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

j. M. Bryan will sell thirty head of
cattle at public sale at his farm in Ham
lin township next Wednesday. r. N.
Carper will be the auctioneer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Chris Henriksen returned home Sat
urday from a several days business visit
at Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Mrs. Thos. Cassidy has been quite
sick for the past week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Miss Alice Kopp returned home Fri
day evening from six weeks visit with
relatives in Illinois.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Frank Herndon left for Macomb, Illi-
nois Friday evening to purchase draft
stallion,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Henry Kile was called to Bedford
Monday on account of the illness of his
wife's father, Jas. Stephens. He expects
to be gone about ten days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Mrs. A. S. Culver, Mrs. H. w. Wilson
and Mrs. W. III. Cowles gave party to
the ladies of the Columbian Club at the
home of Mrs. Culver Wednesday evening.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
P. F. Howell was up from Brayton

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Fry, Of Cameron township, last Friday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Will Smutney went to Spirit Lake
Monday to work for Henry Strong who
is landlord Of the Crandal House at that
Mace
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Rev. Voorhees,, of Panama, arrived in
Audubon Monday evening to assist Rev.
S. Krell in conducting meetings at Mel
vile Center.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Miss Cecilia Soar who has been visit
ing in Extra, came home Monday to at
tend the valentine party.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Rev. Hinkhouse has been at Hamlin
most of this week assisting in the revival
meetings there.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

XTheo. F. Myers anticipates visit
soon from his father and mother who
have been spending the winter on the
Pacific coast in Washington.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Go to Burnsides' for best grades of
hard and soft coal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Jno. Chapman and family came home
Monday evening from an extended visit
with relatives at Belle PLANE.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Arthur McAnulty, of Audubon town
ship, was in the city Saturday on bust.
ness and calling on his friends.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Mrs Matte Hunter will give instruc-
ton on piano and organ at the homes of
pupils who may desire it. CIV.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Mertz, of Gray,
were in town Saturday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
Remnants of Floor Mating.

We have quantity of remnants
Floor Mattings which we desire to
dispose of before our new stock ar
rives. Owing to the fact that the
new tariff on these goods has been
raised to &c per yard and rs per cent
advalOrem from the ''free list makes
this offering at this time doubIy at
tractive.
These remnants contain from 2 to
Is yrrds to tlle'piece, averaging about
IL yards. We have divided them in
two lots and will close them at per
yard, Csc ard l5c.
We will not cut pieces at these
prices.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

The Audubon bird fanciers achieved
their usual victory in the recent contests
at Omaha. Eight out of twelve events
with the financial trimmings was the
score in favor of Audubon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Charles Talbot returned Saturday
morning from a brief visit with his pa
rents at Carroll.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Jas. Grow, Of Gray, was in Audubon
Monday en- route for Walnut where he
expects to remain until the last OF the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Geo. M. Watts who represents the
Standard Oil Co. at Carroll was in Au-
dubon Monday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

The store of John j. Lidd is jam full
of new clothing for men, Iboys and
children. IL
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

The Coon Rapids Enterprise says Joe
Dixon has returned from Audubon and
bought back his stock business at Coon
Rapids.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Money at 7 per cent
straight. Making papers,
Abstracts and Recording
free. No delay.
NASH s. PHELPS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Mrs. w. Burnside in honor OF her
mothers birthday entertained very
pleasantly Tuesday.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Ellis Harper is under the doctors care
this week. Appendicitis is the cause
assigned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Mrs. e. N. Taggart raised $725 by
soliciting among her friends for the
Cuban relief fund last week and it has
been forwarded to it's designation. Since
then the official board of the NJ. E.
church has appointed John Van Scoy to
cooperate with representatives OF the
other local churches and with the town
officers in raising subscriptions for that
cause if the other churches and town
authorities saw fit to act in the matter.
1t is a good and noble cause and those
who are able to give can do no more for
humanity in any other way.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17

Tuesday was the fifth university OF
the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Ken
nels and they were called on by party
of friends and neighbors who brought
with them plentiful supply Of edibles
and handsome willow rocker. The
evening was very pleasantly spent with
various games and the party broke up
at late hour, all wishing Wilbur and
his estimable wife many happy returns,
Those present were: Thos. Cochran
and wife, @. r. Kibby and wife. Jas.
Mammalian and wife, o. Kennels and wife,
G. III. Gardner and wife, Bert McLeran
and wife, Alex. Caldwell and wife, Mrs.
@. A. Marlin, Mrs. M. M. Kennels OF JEFF
ferson, Messrs. Matt Gardner, Albert
and George Kibby, Misses Eta Ken
nels, Emma Alt, Leighty Manahan.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
E. s. Van Gorder was at Des Moines
over Sunday.

Els. Van Gorder was at Des Moines
over Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Cowles will entertain a
company of lady friends this evening.
F. M. Wheeler who lives east Of town
expects to move to Omaha in a week or
two.
Frank Herndon left for Macomb, Illi-
nois Friday evening to purchase draft
stallion.
The store of John j. Lidd is jam full
of new clothing for men, Iboys and
children. II
Ellis Harper is under the doctors care
this week. Appendicitis is the cause
assigned.
Geo. M. Watts who represents the
Standard Oil Co. at Carroll was in Au.
dubon Monday.
Mrs. w. Burnside in honor of her
mothers birthday entertained very
pleasantly Tuesday.
Arthur McAnulty, of Audubon town
ship, was in the city Saturday on bust
ness and calling on his friends.
Jas. Grow, Of Gray, was in Audubon
Monday en- route for Walnut where he
expects to remain until the last OF the
week.
Will Smutney went to Spirit Lake
Monday to work for Henry Strong who
is landlord Of the Crandal House at that
place.
The Coon Rapids Enterprise says Joe
Dixon has returned from Audubon and
bought back his stock business at Coon
Rapids.
Rev. Voorhees,, of Panama, arrived in
Audubon Monday evening to assist Rev.
S. Krell in conducting meetings at Mel
vile Center.
n. M. Hubbard, Jr., of Cedar Rapids,
was in Audubon between trains Tues
day. Mr.. Hubbard is an attorney for
the North Western.
Henry Kile was called to Bedford
Monday on account of the illness of his
wife's father, Jas. Stephens. He expects
to be gone about ten days.
]. M. Bryan will sell thirty head of
cattle at public sale at his farm in Ham
lin township next Wednesday. r. ~
Carper will be the auctioneer.
Mrs. A. S. Culver, Mrs. H. W. Wilson
and Mrs. w. II. Cowles gave a party to
the ladies Of the Columbian Club at the
home of Mrs. Culver Wednesday evening.
Last week the elevator at Anita owned
by Mrs. Percy and operated by j. ID.
Young was destroyed by fire. The loss
was about $500 with insurance of $500.
Thos. F. Hague recently closed a
series of successful meetings south of
Extra and has entered the employ of E.
n. Taggart as salesman of nursery
stock
An exchange notes the fact that re-
cent ruling of the postoffice department
forbids the delivery of letters addressed,
Leading Lawyer" Leading Physician
etc. to anyone.
DIR. A. p. Hanchett, surgeon from
Council Bluffs, was in Audubon over
Sunday in consultation with DR.. G.. w.
Gleason in regard to several surgical
cases in the DOCTORS practice.
The school board held meeting Fri
day morning to make the estimate for
next years expenses and to arrange for
the coming election. The estimate and
notice of election will be found in an
other column.
Rev. r.. V. Leeson, of Missouri Valley,
who has &C cepted call from the Christ
ian church OF this place, preached very
acceptable sermons at the court house
Sunday morning and evening. Mr.. Lee
son expects to be joined by his wife in
about three weeks.
A series of gospel meetings will be
held in the Presbyterian church begin
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-23
HE SUPPLIED A WANT.

There isn't any doubt that I've get
the best washing machine on the face
OF the earth,' said the patent right man
with great complacency, as he leaned
back in his chair and jingled the silver
in his pocket. 1T does the work in
half the time-saves half the soap-any
child can run it, and so forth and so
forth. Every respectable family ought
to have one, and the price is a mere
nothing"
But the trouble is to make the peo-
pie believe in it," said the man with
the orange-colored whiskers.
That's it. of course; but I'm not
kicking. l was up in Connecticut for
a month last summer, and though l did
not sell a single machine. l was $3.50 to
the good when folded my wings. 1t
people wanted"
They didn't want your washing
machine, it appears?"
Not any. | never worked harder in
my life to make sale, but it was no
go. | gave two public exhibitions, and
then took the machines from house to
house, but while everybody admitted
that it was a good thing, no one was
Wiling 10 give up bue WoSADOdlu u.
Then | gave them what they did want.
l ran down to New York and bought
twenty-four goldplated watches and
pint or so Of bogus diamond rings and
pins, and the very first sale l made
was to the Mayor of the town. The
folks just tumbled over each other TO
get at me, and the profit-gee-whi
l had talked for three weeks 10 sell a
machine, but it was 10 go. In four days
l unloaded all that bogus jewelry on
the same people, and they felt so
tickled over their bargains that the
brass band serenaded me and score
of prominent men were down at the
depot to see me off,"
Patent rights are all right" con-
tinued the man. as he carefully re-
moved the tin foil from a cigar, "but
if the public doesn't want a washing
machine, windmill or burglar
alarm, then give EN- what they do
want You can always hit 'em If you
study to Go so, and by hitting EN- you
can indulge in this brand-two for a
dOIlar,"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-23

But you set up a hennery," she said
as she looked at him in amazement.
Certainly I did-certainly. l paid SO
for a dozen chickens, and after they had
laid US $50 worth of eggs sold them again
for SIS. Perhaps you can find something
in that transaction to criticize?''
Mrs. Bowser turned TO her paper without
replying, but he didn't propose to let the
matter drop
You have seen fit to call my experiment
with a pig a failure" he said. Perhaps
| it was. 1 paid s. for a pig, kept him six or
eight weeks and then sold him for ST..
Some of the great financiers of the coun-
try might have done better, but 1 think
my profit was fairly good
You never told me that" she whis-
pered.
Perhaps not. There are hundreds of
| things a husband does not tell his wife.
If remember Alright you called me fool
| for buying a fire escape"
| 81 said it was foolish"
mo doubt you did, but that makes no
difference. paid So for the escape had it
| ready to escape with for a year, and then
| traded it off for ten bushels of potatoes.
| Rothschild might have got eleven bushels
| for it, but did the best could. Hold on,
| now We have opened this subject and
| will go through with it. paid $12 for a
| medicine chest, and you called me an
| idiot
Because you dosed yourself with the
wrong medicine and came near dying
| she explained.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-23

worth of chloride of lime Ten thous-
and persons were to be appointed to
scatter the stuff throughout the
Hwalmps and lagoons of the State. The
idea was to disinfect and annihilate at
the same time. In my experiments,
public and private, | had proved that
chloride Of lime was sure annihllator.
The idea was a new one to our legisla-
tors, and like all new ideas 1t brought
criticism and ridicule. 1T was MaJan
Baker who offered a substitute for my
bill. He moved that the sum of one
million dollars be appropriated to
found four new idiot and lunatic asy-
lums, and that one of them be located
In my town. I did not lose a moment
in waiting upon the majah. found
him in a committee-room, and address
ing him as one gentleman addresses an
other, I said:
gMajah Baker, the grounds of my
friend, Kurnel fireman, are only across
the way, and these two gentlemen will
no doubt act as our seconds
''The Majah was game, sab, as I am
happy to state. In another ten minutes
we stood with pistols in our hands, and
had selected the spot in which to
plant my bullet. We were about to get
the word to fire when he lowers his
pistol and says:
"sKurnel Bunker, ] am heah to fight
you, but it has just occurred to me to
ask why we should shoot at each
other?'
"'Because of your substitute for my
BILL
''Then The cat came out of the bag.
Egad, sab. the majah, who is very
absent-minded man, had caught it that
my bill provided for spending million
dollars a year to raise sunf1owers to
keep the ague away He was with me
heart and soul on the insect question,
and was ready to contribute ten barrels
of chloride of lime as free gift. You
can't shoot gentleman who is laboring
under a misrepresentation, you know,
and so our duel was called off. Close
shave for the majah, though-mlght
close squeak. While / was standing
there, pistol in hand, the Hon. Jordon
Jones was making set speech against
my bill in committee of the whole. He
characterized it as visionary and ex-
travagant experiment, born in the brain
of a lunatic, and he even did not hest
tate to declare that I had apparetly
outlived my usefulness. Of co'se 1
waited upon him without delay No
gentleman ever procrastinates such
matters. Our greeting was courteous,
and the smile never faded from the
gentleman's face as / said:
"sBefo' attacking me as you did this
afternoon you must have figured on the
consequences, and are thereto ready to
accord me satisfaction
With the greatest pleasure, sab,
he replied. and meeting was speed
fly arranged for sunrise. / slept like
q babe that night and was on the
ground at sunrise. The Hon. was only
. tri1e behind me, but there was a
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-23

wide difference between us, sah-a
wide difference. While l had an ex-
ultant feeling, BON Of the firm bellef
that he would fail at my fire, he was
shaky and ill at ease, and | think ne
had presentiment that death staiked
at his side. A fine orator and gal
liant man was the Hon. JordOn Jones,
but not of the stuff of which warriors
are made. Egad, sab, but never think
of him except in sorrow. We had
taken our places and the word was
about to be given, when what did ne
do but fall dead of heart trouble
throw up his hands and fail like log!
That ended the effair, of co'se. No gen
tleman ever fights duel with dead
man. | should have killed him, but
reckon it was better as it was. Should
a person of color be visible from your
standpoint, you might place me under
renewed obligations.
He was promptly and duly placed"
and after an interval OF ten minutes
he returned to the subject in hand by
saying:
"As l conscientiously believe that
my bill was for the best interests of
LuS 1 puoAOu ~ eto
vigorously as l could. There were OPP
ponents by the dozen. Some brought
over to my way of thinking by argu-
ment and experiment. and some l call
ed out. | cannot recall at this moment
that any of the duels resulted fatally,
but at least few Of them must have,
and as | am alive and here to-day it
must naturally follow that the other
parties sleep in honored graves. That
bill would have gone through a-fying
with an appropriation of $4,000, but l
had introduced it according to war tao
tics-crush your enemy with one blow.
The idea was to make such whole
sale attack all along the line that the
pesky insects would be knocked out in
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-23
THE BOWSERS' TROUBLES.
A Husband May be Dangerous When Too
Good Natured.

do you know" began Mr.. Bowser, as
he lighted his after dinner cigar the other
evening and looked at Mrs. Bowser with
a laugh in his eyes-"do you know that
came near buying a dozen chickens to-day
to set up hennery in the back yard?'
But you didn't?' she asked, as she
caught her breath.
mo, 1 didn't, for a wonder, and you'll
have to tally one to my credit 1t would
be funny to have chickens out there,
wouldn't dt?'
1T would be an awful nuisance, and
am glad you abandoned the idea"
when L think of the many fads have
INDUCED in during the last fifteen years I
have to ha! ha! .ha!" laughed Mr.. Bow
ser, as he slapped his leg. I've done lots
of queer things. EN-? You must have
thought me crazy some of the time
Mrs Bowser looked at him in doubt.
She realized, as every wife of a years
experience does, that a too good natured
husband is to be dreaded as much as one
IA, ts.ntrurn. and she felt Il wise to turn
the conversation. Before she could haven't
an excuse to change the subject he con-
tinueud:
'Ha! ha! ha! was laughing to myself
this afternoon about that pig we bought
five or six years ago, and what trouble he
made for us. Didn't we have a time,
though? No wonder the neghbors were
down on me for year afterwards. Do
you remember how you pitched into me?"
IL had forgotten all about it," she
stammered, as she reached for the even
ing paper. ANY exciting news to-day?"
Nothing of account. And, say-ha! ha.
ha!-do you remember of my buying that
new mich COW? We were to have our
own fresh milk, you know, and lots of it.
and 1 paid $40 for an old COW which went
dry in four weeks. Lord, but it would
have taken dozen men to keep the flies
off that old GOVT They lighted on her by
the million. You knew l was making a
fool of myself. but 1 couldn't see it. Fun
ny, wasn't it?"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-23

"Never! On the contrary, I saved my
life when attacked with the first symp-
toms of cholera, and 1 have also saved
the lives of several neighbors. On an in
vestment of $12 l have received $4,000
profits. That's a mistake, is it? 1 took
up mind reading. I failed to read your
mind, as you asserted, but why did L
fail?"
Because you were no mind reader
Because, my dear woman, you had no
mind to read! How was it when Smith
came TO GET me to back his note for $500!
l read his mind He was on the verge of
bankruptcy. 1 saved my $500. That was
another of my fads, fancies or mistakes
When 1 sat down here l was feeling glad
that had a home. 1 anticipated a pleas
ant evening. You realized it, and in your
malignancy you began to talk about my
mistakes"
why, Mr. Bowser, you brought up the
subject yourself!' she explained. You
began to talk about the COW, the pig, the
hens
Never, Mrs. Bowser-never on this
earth! There may be men who have fads,
but l am not one of them. There may be
men who have made failures in cows
chickens. pigs, medicine chests. fire es-
capes and mind reading, but l have never
heard of them"
And you-you have never made any
mistakes?" she gasped.
Never! Not a mistake rom the cradle
up to this date, except in marrying you.
That was a mistake, as we both realize:
but it is not irreparable. Our respective
lawyers can get together tomorrow and
fix things in an hour or So