Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-03

Chris Rasmussen, we'll known among
the printing fraternity of the county,
dropped In and passed few hours with
his friends in this city, last Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Ridgley will soon begin
the erection of neat cottage at
Lincoln, Nebraska, and when finished.
will make that city her future home.
o. C. Duniham and G.. G. Williams
have rented Perry PARROTS patch of
ground just north of the Extra Elgin
Creamery and will raise garden truck"
this summer.
Grant Smith and J. o. Howard will
again launch out in the livery business
stocking mp the new barn the Hensley
Brothers erected where the old one
burned spell agol
Mrs. Ericsson and Miss Anna Darr
drove up to Audubon last Sunday, be-
hind Iona Houston's fine turnout, ate
their Easter dinner with relatives and
passed pleasant day, returning in
the evening.
d. Z. Stranger is having plans made
luz VIC cIcCtAOu Vi u new bAACh
ware and furniture store. He expects
to crowd the Journal Office west about
twelve feet so as TO give him plenty of
room for mis- new building.
Ben Nellis has moved from the j. J.
Dimick house, in the Heights to the
Will Patty residence little farther
north, and our manager of the Green
Bay Lumber yards, G. T. Waits, and
family now live where Mr.. Nellis lived.
The Ladies Aid Society, of the ME-.
Church, sent to Lyon & Healey, at
Chicago, and purchased Hunting
ton" piano and the instrument arrived
last Monday night much to the delight
of the ladies and the whole congrega-
ton.
We are told that Patrick Gilroy and
his daughter, Daily Gilroy Will soon
move in from the farm, little east OF
town, and occupy the viii and Nathan
Andrews home, near the Congrega-
tional church. That will leave Joe
Gilroy without housekeeper.
Mrs. J. p. Lair has heard from her
son, Ray Davis, who was o soldier in
the Philippines telling her that he had
arrived in San Francisco, Cal. Another
son of Mrs. LARS sent her beautiful
stick PIN part of which is gold, also
one for Mr.. Lair from far away, and
they prize them highly.
The Easter exercises down. here last
Sunday were very appropriate. In the
morning the Knight Templars attend
ed the services at the Congregational
church in a body and listened to an
able sermon. In the evening there
was an Easter service at the Methodist
church conducted by the children, and
a special program at the Christian
church, no services being held at the
Congregational church.
Once more the wedding bells rang
out strong and clear down this way
last Wednesday evening, and this time
it was Miss Cecilia Peterman, daugh-
ter of John Peterman, and Mr.. Will
Hay, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hay.
The bride is most worthy young lady
and has been the main stay to her
father in caring for her younger sister
and brothers and will be sadly missed
In that home. The groom is young
man Of solid worth. They have begun
the new life upon the Allen farm, three
miles in an easterly direction from
town.
The day when they buried Gertis
Chambers, and after they had been or
the road to Audubon with her body fol
some time and as the half past three
train came from Atlantic, Gertie's sis
ter, Mrs. Clara Lieb alighted from the
train and started up town on the hack
to see her sister, not knowing that she
was dead, but incidently learned that
she was before proceeding very far, and
by prompt action was able to catch the
train in time to get up to Audubon be,
fore Gertie's remains were consigned
to the grave.
At the city election last Monday
there was q stubborn fight, and every
inch of the ground was fought over
and as result George +. Kapp wa
elected Mayor. He received ITO vote,
to W. II. Copelsnd's "a. For Council
men, Frank Hensley and J. F. Mo
Annich were elected, Mr.. McAnnict
defeating AL Andrews the other candi
dates. V. b. Hellyer was elected clerl
with no opposition as was Banker N
p. Christensen for Treasurer. J. p
Lair was elected Assessor defeating Fl
l.. Wissler by about the same vote al
the head Of the ticket received. The
question of granting franchise TO the
Audnb0n C0unty Farmara, Mukual
Telephone Company, was carried by ,
vote ll5 for TO 10 against.