Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-09-23
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Geo. Agnew sold 1000 bushels of
corn Friday to Mrs. Stuart at zoe.
Miss Mollie Agnew is learning the
millinery art at j. F. Rnssell's store
VIM. Griffith, of Blackhawk coun-
ty, is here visiting his father, NJ. e.
Griffith.
DR.. Chas. McLeran, the dentist,
goes to Omaha October LIST, to resume
his studies.
JAS. r. Pound is having his barn
painted and new air-tight coal
house built.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watts took
spin down to Extra on their bikes
Sunday morning.
John Gilbert, of Melville, and VIM.
Wonn, of Audubon, will leave for the
Alaska gold fields next May LIST.
There will bea Danish picnic and
platform dance at Poplar the after
noon and evening of September 26.
Mr., and Mrs. Jas. Stock, of Mingo,
Iowa, visited last week with their
daughter, Mrs. Francis Armstrong,
of Melville township.
The county bridge builders are
very industriously building bridge,
tifty-six feet in length, just one-half
mile west of Hamlin Station.
Ross Gillispie, of Viola, has en-
gagged in the blacksmith business at
Nelson. Mr.. VIM. Tracy, the former
smith has moved to St. Joe, Missouri.
J. J. Hutchinson, of Douglas town
ship, has bearing orchard of 112
thrifty trees and SO far he has squeez-
ed out over six hundred gallons \of
cider.
The pocket book that was stolen
from Miss Patty Bryan, of Old Ham
lin, at the county fair, has been re-
turned to her with the contents
| 5000.
| G.. Lennon, who has titled the
Sutton farm in Melville township the
past year, has rented FAC acres of the
Hancock land, northwest of Audubon
for the year 1898.
VIM. Ball, of Putnam, Bureau coun-
ty, Illinois, arrived Saturday to visit
with his .uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. johnson. of Melville township,
and other relatives.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Diltz, of Anita, after
a good visit with their relatives. Mr..
and Mrs. Royal Petty, stewards of
the poor farm, left for their home
last Tuesday evening.
Supervisor Sam Garnire was look
| ing over Harvey Maharg's fine herd
of blooded cattle this week and pur-
chased an extra fine four-months-
bull, paying $50 cash.
| An election will be held at Viola
Center, October 18th, at one O'Clock
p. NJ, to vote for and against the or
ganizing of zine independent school
districts in that township.
Francis Armstrong, of Melville
township, is taking orders for lum-
Der and posts. He orders from Young's
big mill, at Clinton. He received two
carloads of lumber and one of posts
Saturday.
The Audubon Mandolin Club fur
nished music for hop, at Extra, last
Monday evening, and these young
people of Audubon were also there:
Pearl Roberts, Wood Soar, Flo Brook
field, "Dick" Soar, Eva Rice.
Mrs. Chas. Van Gorder and her
daughter, Miss Ellowene, left Satur-
day for Chicago. Miss Ellowene will,
become student at Kennelwood
College and Mrs. Van Gorder will
visit with Mrs. Seth Paine for
, couple OF weeks.
i, Tom Kelly, the democratic candi-
date for representative, and Tom Nc
Govern, both prosperous stock deal
ers, rolled into Audubon Wednesday
morning over the Northwestern R.
llf. with two carloads-12S head-of
calves, which they bought in Dickin-
son county. The stock was shipped
, to Brayton.
George Marcusen, of Sharon town
ship, reports his wheat as averaging
, seventeen bushels to the acre. He
brought a small load to town Satur-
. day and returnad with twenty silver
dollars in his pocket. Mr.. Marcusen
was visitor at the Journal den Mon
day and to say that he was welcome
is stating it very feebly.
/, There was dancing party at the
. home of liver Henriksen last Saturday
evening. All had jolly time and
those present were:
NJ and and Mrs Mrs s hee Mr. and Mrs ppthwsg
Mr.. and Mrs. Esbec Mr.. and Mrs. Burkey.
NJ. and Mrs. Hahn Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs, Burkey, and the Misses Cum
ningham. Matthias, Clara and Clemency
Lieb, AIT. Pauline and Hannah Hahn.
Gardner, Mantz, Burkey, .Oelke, Justen-
Gray, Gardner, Meyer. Kerwin, Hahn,
Root Cunningham, Ochletree, Lieb, Lee,
Hansen, Nels Hansen, Matthias, Harmon,
Zegar.
Last week Mrs. G. H. Jones receiv.
ed letter from Mrs. Frank Gleason,
!, formerly of Audubon, who, with her
husband and son, were on the way
to the Alaska gold fields. The letter
was dated August 18th, on board the
steamship Cleveland" and they
were being tossed about OH the ocean
pillows l ,64O miles west of Seattle and
had sighted land-great green noun
tains with dazzling white tops. There
were three hundred men on board the
ship and only three women. The
weather was delightful, had seen
many whale and caught some cod fish.
The Gleasons intend to go up the
Yukon river until stopped by the ice
and extreme cold and at that point
will erect log cabin and prospect
for gold until next May when they
will push on to the Klondike regions.
Mrs. Gleason regretted that it would
be over year before she would hear