Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-09

day night.
John Butterton banquetted his
friends on bivalves last Saturday
evening.
/ The Union bible class will meet
with Mrs. H. M. Talbot next Mon
day evening.
| Ed. Northup shipped carload of
cattle last Saturday and another car
load Tuesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Van Gorder
are expected home from the sunny
South next week.
Myrtle Wilson, who is trimming
at Naperyille, Illinois, will Christi
mas at Harp's home.
Mrs. j. r. Pound is expecting a
holiday visit from her mother and
sister of Flint, Michigan.
Harvey Maharg, of Melville, soon
goes to Chicago with carload of
cattle and carload of sheep.
Mike Foley placed 81 head of steers
in the stalk field on the Foley land
in Hamlin township this week.
Uncle Tom Walker has decided to
go to Prescott, Arkansas, soon after
Januaay l, to benefit his health.
VIM. and G. F. Sullivan, of Logan
county, Illinois, are visiting Messrs
Williamson and Barger few days.
Marion Jones, the grand old man,
was dangerously i'll last week, but at
this time is able to herd the grand
jury.
Uncle Geo. S. Hart was perambu-
lating about town Wednesday-been
housed by army complaint the past
week.
Andrew Christensen, of near Elk
horn was before the court Wednesday
and became citizen of the United
States.
Mrs. Sim Van Scoy, of Belle Plaine
finished her visit here Wednesday
and left for visit with relatives at
Indianola.
Corn stalks killed four more head
of cattle belonging to T. F. Green
Monday. Thus far he has lost eleven
head of cattle.
Mrs. Geo. Arbuckle, of Council
Blutfs,wi pass the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Stetzell of
Douglas township.
Miss Lena Drury commenced last
Monday to teach school No. 3 for the
third term. The present term will
consist Of 3! months.
Soon after New Year day Mr.. w.
j. Kennedy will leave for eastern
Iowa and Illinois to buy an English
Hackney or Percheron stallion.
j. R. Whitney the board of trade
dealer, operates offices at Ida Grove,
Carroll, Manning and Audubon, and
also thinks of opening a shop at At
lantic.
jolly, fat and hearty Tom Davis.
of Viola, without line of sadness on
his sunshiny face, was in Audubon
Wednesday and busy he was shaking
hands with good men.
Martin w. Jensen, the little tailor
at Lidd's shop has purchased a new
shot gun and will keep an eye open
for otter along, the 'Botna river
where they are reported numerous.
Mrs. Pennington, mother of Mrs.
Frank Herndon, soon finishes her two
months visit here and returns to her
home at McCome, Illinois. This
week grandma is visiting with Mrs.
John Kate.
The delinquent tax sale occurred
last Monday. There were 15S sales
and figured up to about $500. The
heaviest purchaser was John Nash.
The sale was not as great in dollars as
last years sale.
Ed. Northup bought carlord of
yearling steers of Sam Mantz, this
week, that averaged 1,1O9 pounds
each. He also bought an extra fine
carload of yearlings of Eugene Tai
bolt, price S3.774.
Mr.. Lawrence Finnerty, of Gray,
was in Audubon Wednesday visiting
friends. He leaves the first of the
year for Berlin, Wisconsin, to visit
his numerous boyhood friends and
relatives for three months.
Miss Emma Culver, vino has been
trimming in millinery store at
Unionville, Iowa, and Miss Jean Gull
yer, who has been visiting friends at
Kansas City, Missouri, returned to
their Audubon home Tuesday even
ing.
Ed. Prick rolled in from Colorado
Wednesday TO look after his big Mel
vile farm and expects to remain here
about three weeks We understand
that himself and family contemplate
moving onto their Melville farm next
spring.