Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-30

nix Aldrich has returned from Oakf
lthern trip and the first ltli relatives
he was Wei, Iowa, enjoying the holt
,uay season.
Mrs. Nate Carper and children are
visiting at Extra until the diphtheria
excitement abates.
A Sunday school will be organized
at No. Z, Douglas township, next
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret McKarahan, of West
Branch, is visiting at the home of
her sou, John McKarahan.
Mahle Blackman, of De Soto is
here visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. E. d. Blackman.
Mark Kennels and wife of Jeffer-
son participated in the Christmas
goose nj Cal Martins home.
Farguson and Reinemund, the Park
livery men, have new winter 'bus to
care for the travelling public.
Martin Christensen, of Hamlin
township, sold to johnson & Nelson
Monday % extra fine porkers.
Judge Green will hold court in
Audubon few days next week to
dispose of some probate matters.
Friends be happy while you may
Sm"ke " Hand Mades" day by day.
j. G.. HANDLEY, Audubon.
Ed and James Brennin, of Guthrie
county,, were in town Wednesday on
the way to Pocahontas county to
visit.
Mrs. Jas. r. Chandler is passing
the Christmas season with friends at
Glenwood. She will return home
Saturday.
II. D. Woodward, who is an ad-
mirerot fine dogs, received an English
Masritf pup, Wednesday, from a
dealer AT Yale, Iowa.
The Reinemund stock of hardware
is being lnvoiced, preparatory to IN
Gle John retiring to life of ease and
John and Frank assuming control of
the business.
One day last week Harry Cochran,
the bright five-year old son of Thos.
Cochran, of southwest Leroy, was Sc
verely injured by being run over by
a coasling sled.
On account of the abundant preva-
lence of diphtheria the Firemen's
play, "The Little Duchess" has
been postponed to the evenings of
Jan. ~ and ID.
Tuesday Mrs. Stuart shipped two
carloads of cattle to Chicago and Abe
Anderson shipped one carload. Mr..
Anderson and "Doc'' Hollenbeck
went with the stock.
Hank Low shipped three carloads of
cattle from his Melville farm last Sat-
urday. Win Browning went to Chi
cago with the cattle-Polled- Angus
and they averaged 1900.
Theo. Herndon and his uncle, of
Pennington Point, McDonough Co.,
Illinois, were Christmas visitors at
Frank Herndon's home. east of town.
The, had good time visiting.
j w. Ruggles, of Anita, was here
Wednesday being examined for an
original pension. The next day he
visited with her sister, Mrs. Dennis
Weatherby, of Melville township.
The Advocates new gasoline engine
is now in position, being set up by
by Greg Wolfe Thursday. 1t is the
same kind of an engine-the Racine
as propels the four printing machines
in the journal office.
Rev. w. H. Shipman, former pas
tor of the local M. E. church, has
been assigned to the church at Audu-
bon. The Audubon friends will find
him to be a most excellent preacher
and good man in every respect
Harlan Republican.
There will be a big new year
feast at the pleasant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam'l Dreamer, in Douglas
township Saturday and the follow
ing good people will be present:
VIM. Smith and family, Valentine
Leonard and family, A. j. Shupe and
family, Frank Nicholson and family,
Joe Potter and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. StetZell.
Prosperity came to me late Christ
mas eve and tue beauty of it is it
came to stay, in the shape of fine
coonskin overcoat, presented by DR..
Brooks, Sheriff Jones and Deputy
Carolan. | have in my possession the
names of those who so warmly re-
membered me.
And to make thethug complete
Two ladies are in the treat.
Let the wind blow and cold come
I'll think of you every one.
A. A. ZANER.