Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06

Peter Mathisen went to Atlantic on
business Saturday.
VIM. Wonn and j. G. f. Wicker went
to Carroll yesterday on legal business.
Theron Creveling and daughter, of
Gray, were Audubon visitors yesterday
j. N. McKarahan left Sunday for
Plato to visit his mother who is quite
sick.
Fred Smith, N. @. Brorson's clerk, was
in Des Moines on business the first OF
the week.
Miss Young, Of the Audubon schools,
spent Saturday and Sunday with friends
in Harlan.
w. Fl Neff went to Breda Tuesday to
visit short time at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Kerr.
Carpenters were busy the first of the
week re-shingling the house of Hans
Christensen on First Avenue
Ed Hanes, formerly of this place but
now Of Guthrie county, was in Audubon
on business the fore part OF the week.
John Il. Minor sold good piano this
week to Miss Mae McIlvane. Mr.. Min
or has also sold several Instruments this
spring.
w. II. Patterson left Monday for
visit with friends and relatives in east
ern Iowa after pleasant visit here OF n
few days with friends.
+. o. Walters, of Ross, went to
Chinooch, Montana, Saturday where he
will remain during the summer visiting
relatives and friends.
Alfonzo Swart, with J. f. Russell, has
displayed considerable artistic ability in
the window trimming and the interior
decorations of the store.
Miss Maud Burkey entertained large
nunDeE Oh her iEleuIls ub hcI hohio 'ho
mile north of town last Friday evening.
A good time was had by I'LL present.
Agent Humiston enjoyed a visit over
Sunday from his sister, Mrs. J. II. Nc
Kenzie of Clinton. She went from here
to Scranton to visit her father a short
time.
A great amount of building is in pros
pect for this season in town and country.
Prosperity at which certain politicians
sneered so much. is here in substan-
tial way.
w. A. Fritz has recently moved his
family from Audubon to this place.
They now occupy as living quarters the
rooms over Blackmun's bazaar-Man-
ming Monitor
Mrs. w. H. Cowles went to Council
Bluffs Tuesday to visit with her friend,
Mrs. F. p Bradley. She will also go to
Omaha before returning and take les
sons in China painting.
The Misses Beatrice and Gretchen
Nash returned to Des Moines Monday
to resume their studies at Highland
Park after spending their spring vaca-
ton here with their parents.
Mrs. Bundy and two children. Wonda
and Oliver of Atlantic, visited between
trains Tuesday with friends here. Miss
Wonda remained over night here the
guest of Miss Lila O'Connell.
This age runs to laughter" quotes
Lord Byron, and Georgia Up to Date"
with it's bright music, clean comedy,
comely octoroon girls, with all it's
capable comedians, give you chance to
laugh. Three hours of solid fun, music
and dancing. April 18th.
The assessors have finished their
work and have made their reports to the
auditor The very cold winter coupled
with the fact that the land had to he
assessed this year, has made the work
raJncr ullnCulL. hSSeSSOT o'cdihe'' VI
Leroy township, gives us the following
figures of interest from his township:
Total number of acres, 22,274; exempt
for roads, AGA acres; total taxable acres,
21,S10; value per acre, $3.50; actual
value of lands, $S4S,380; actual value OF
lots, $4,000; actual value Of real estate,
1859 1874; total personal property, $lO7,.
40S; total value of all property, $685.
500; amount taxable $241 ,673; number of
dogs, 90. These figures include all the
township including that part OF the in
dependent school district Of Audubon
outside the incorporated town OF Au-
dubon.
The decorations at the M. Il. church
on Easter certainly deserve especial
mention. The space behind the pulpit
was entirely filed by a large picture
painted by Mr.. Harper in which the
tomb and place Of crucifixion were
shown and the tropical birds, leaves and
moses displayed contributed to the re-
alism of the scene. The pulpit was sur
rounded by blooming plants among
which the stately Easter lily lifted its
head and filled the church with fra
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