AUDUBON COUNTY.
A Brief Sketch of Early History--Geological--Development and Existing Conditions, Showing a County of Broad and Fertile Valleys, Offering Unequaled Inducements to Home Seekers--Audubon City, the County Seat, one of the Most Thriving and Enterprising Centers of Trade in the West--Soil and Products--Views of Public and Private Buildings.
IOWA THE PEERLESS STATE | Pgs. 5-26 |
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| EARLY HISTORY. | 5-6 |
| GEOLOGICAL. | 7-9 |
| AUDUBON COUNTY TODAY. | 9-26 |
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| CLIMATE AND HEALTHFULNESS. | 11-12 |
| RAINFALL AND DRAINAGE. | 12 |
| FUEL. | 12-14 |
| BUILDING MATERIALS. | 15-16 |
| RELIGIOUS PRIVILEGES. | 16-17 |
| EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES. | 17-18 |
| FENCING. | 18 |
| CATTLE RAISING. | 18-19 |
| SWINE. | 19 |
| HORSES. | 20 |
| SHEEP. | 20-21 |
| PROFITABLE CROPS. | 21-22 |
| FRUITS. | 22 |
| EXPORTS. | 23 |
| RAILROAD FACILITIES. | 23 |
| FUTURE MARKETS. | 23 |
| SOCIAL CONDITIONS. | 23-24 |
| THE AUDUBON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. | 24 |
| OUTLINE MAP OF AUDUBON COUNTY. | 25 |
| ENGRAVED VIEW: The 108 District School Houses in Audubon County. | 26 |
AUDUBON.
The County Seat--The Mart Through Which Flows the Commerce of this Prosperous County--Schools--Churches--Residences--Private and Public Enterprises--Industries, Present and Future--Rare Inducements for the Location of Business Enterprises. | 27-48 |
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| AUDUBON. | 27 |
| CHURCHES. | 28-30 |
| PUBLIC SCHOOLS. | 31-32 |
| CIVIC SOCIETIES. | 32-33 |
| THE WATER WORKS. | 33 |
| FIRE DEPARTMENT. | 33 |
| CITY BUILDING AND FIRE STATION. | 34-35 |
| AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY GROUNDS. | 35-36 |
| COURT HOUSE AND JAIL. | 36 |
| THE SHERIFF'S RESIDENCE. | 36 |
| RAILROADS. | 36 |
| IMPROVEMENTS THE PAST YEAR. | 37 |
| BUSINESS SUMMARY. | 37-48 |
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| BANKS. | 37-38 |
| DRY GOODS. | 38 |
| CLOTHING AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. | 39 |
| MERCHANT TAILORING. | 39 |
| GROCERIES. | 39-40 |
| BOOTS AND SHOES. | 40 |
| DRUGS. | 40-41 |
| JEWELERS. | 41 |
| FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING. | 41-42 |
| AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. | 42 |
| HARNESS SHOP. | 42-43 |
| MEAT MARKETS. | 43 |
| PHOTOGRAPHY. | 44 |
| LUMBER, GRAIN AND STOCK. | 44-45 |
| THE AUDUBON ROLLER MILLS. | 45 |
| CARRIAGE AND WAGON MANUFACTORYS. | 45 |
| MACHINISTS AND BLACKSMITHS. | 45 |
| PATENT HOG TROUGH MANUFACTORY. | 46 |
| HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. | 46 |
| MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING. | 47 |
| ATTORNEYS. | 47 |
| NEWSPAPERS. | 47 |
| MISCELLANEOUS. | 47-48 |
| IN CONCLUSION. | 48 |
| LIST OF ENGRAVED VIEWS. |
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| Bird's-Eye View of the City of Audubon, Iowa | 3 |
| Walker House, Audubon. | 6 |
| O. J. Houston's Palace Drug Store, Audubon. | 7 |
| Audubon Roller Mills. Kuhn, Culver & Co. | 8 |
| City Hall and Fire Department, Audubon. | 8 |
| Golden Eagle Clothing House, Audubon. Evan Davis. | 9 |
| A. F. Armstrongs' Block, Audubon. Citizens Bank. | 10 |
| Charles Stuart & Son's Elevator, Audubon. | 10 |
| John H. Kate's Famous One-Price Clothing House, Audubon. | 11 |
| Office of Green Bay Lumber Company, Audubon. | 12 |
| Catholic Church, Audubon. | 12 |
| Presbyterian Church, Audubon. | 13 |
| Audubon County Bank Block, Audubon. | 13 |
| Commercial Bank and Republican Office, Audubon. | 14 |
| McFarlane, Dickey & Co., Implements, Audubon. | 14 |
| Scott Brothers, Audubon. | 15 |
| Audubon Brick Yard. Charles Tramp. | 15 |
| Methodist Church, Audubon. | 16 |
| Residence of John W. Gray, Audubon. | 16 |
| Jones & McKarahan, Hardware, Audubon. | 17 |
| Audubon High School Building. | 18 |
| Res. of Rev. Ed. B. Cousins, Audubon. | 19 |
| Residence of James Forbes, Audubon. | 19 |
| Dr. J. F. Cloughly, Drugs, Audubon. | 20 |
| E. Bilharz's Grocery Building, Audubon. | 20 |
| Residence of Rev. J. L. Yaggy, Audubon. | 21 |
| Office of Chas. Stuart & Son, Audubon. | 21 |
| Court House and Opera Hall, Audubon. | 22 |
| C. H. Cross, Implements, Audubon. | 23 |
| Residence of John F. Consigny, Audubon. | 24 |
| Sample of the 108 District School Houses in Audubon County. | 26 |
| Residence of Frank Gleason, Audubon. | 27 |
| Residence of Charles Van Gorder, Audubon. | 28 |
| Residence of E. S. Phelps, Audubon. | 28 |
| Residence of John A. Nash, Audubon. | 29 |
| Residence of Wilson Burnside, Audubon. | 29 |
| Residence of John Reinemund, Audubon. | 30 |
| Residence of E. J. Freeman, Audubon. | 30 |
| Residence of G. B. Russell, Audubon. | 31 |
| Residence of T. S. Francis, Audubon. | 31 |
| Residence of Evan Davis, Audubon. | 32 |
| Residence of D. E. Soar, Audubon. | 32 |
| Residence of E. E. Byrum, Audubon. | 33 |
| Residence of C. H. Vail, Audubon. | 34 |
| Residence of J. C. Bonwell, Viola Township. | 34 |
| Will D. Forbes, Groceries, Audubon. | 35 |
| B. F. Howald, Dry Goods, Audubon. | 35 |
| Residence of James Davies, Audubon. | 36 |
| Russell & Son, Dry Goods, Audubon. | 36 |
| Residence of E. S. Foster, Audubon. | 37 |
| Residence of Hon. J. A. Overholtzer, Viola Township. | 38 |
| Residence of F. S. Watts, Audubon. | 38 |
| Residence of A. H. Roberts, Audubon. | 39 |
| Chas. Stuart & Son's Ranch, Nine Miles East of Audubon. | 40 |
| Thos. F. Musson's Ranch, Ten Miles East of Audubon. | 41 |
| Wm. McLeran's Ranch, One Mile West of Audubon. | 41 |
| S. Jensen's Store and Residence, Twelves Miles Southwest of Audubon. | 42 |
| Geo. Gray's Elevator and Office, Gray. | 42 |
| Danish College, Fifteen Miles Southwest of Audubon. | 43 |
| M. E. Church, Eight Miles Northeast of Audubon. | 43 |
| German Lutheran Church, Eight Miles Northeast of Audubon. | 44 |
| German Church, Eight Miles Northwest of Audubon. | 45 |
| Danish Lutheran Church, 16 Miles Southwest of Audubon. | 46 |
| Residence of M. O'Donnell, Two Miles South of Audubon. | 46 |
| Jas. M. Pound's Wagon and Carriage Manufactory. | 47 |
| Residence of Wm. Cloughly, Audubon. | 47 |
