Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-22


Albert Matthias and Will Cunning
ham were taking in the sights at
Extra Sunday.
L. d. Phelps and family, Let Hill
and Sadie Grevesmuhl were picnicing
in the Oakfield woods last Sunday.
G. F. Brown, agent for the Hawk
eye Fire Insurance Co. was writing
in the south part of the county Mon
day and Tuesday.
Mrs. Van Court and son of Omaha
are here visiting her parents, Mr.. aud
Mrs. VIM. McLeran. Mr.. Fred Sny-
der of the same city is also a guest at
the McLeran home.
John Weighton went to Wichita,
Kansas, Tuesday, to look over some
Kansas land which he is thinking of
trading some of his Audubon proper
ty for. Jake Overholtzer and Joe
Cam went to the same city on land
business.
The Audubon County Normal In
stitute will be held at Audubon from
August PA. The following in
structors have been engaged who will
deliver public lectures as follows:
Superintendent o. j. Layland, of
Cedar Falls, on August 4; President
W. NJ. Beardshear, Of the State Agri-
cultural College, OH August 6; Hon.
Henry Sabin, August IL. Everybody
invited to hear these lectures.
Thursday forenoon the building
owned and occupied by VIM. Mehie
as tailor shop on South Park street,
narrowly escaped destruction by fire.
MIR. Mehle's two little boys locked
themselves in a room on the second
story of the building and then with
matches set fire toa lot of rags and
paper. When discovered the fire had
gained considerable Roadway and the
boys were rescued without harm, but
Mr.. Mehle in his attempt to save the
children was severely burned on the
arms and face. The fire company re-
sponded promptly and extinguished
the blaze, the loss being slight. A
hole was burned in the roof of the
building and some furniture was de-
stroyed. Mr.. Mehle carried $500
insurance policy on the property.
Mrs. S. D. Thayer entertained
about twenty lady friends at her
home last Friday afternoon in most
delightful manner. Sweet peas, mas
turtiums and marguerites beautified
the rooms and dainty refreshments
added to the enjoyment of the guests.
Mrs. w. W. Smith and Mrs. j. F..
Russell assisted Mrs. Thayer in serv-
ing. The ladies were attired in
pretty, simple gowns suited to the
heat of the afternoon. Among those
present were Mesdames Cowles, Ar
mold, Weighton, Watts, Bilharz, Ed.
Rice, Donaldson, Leet, Kate, Smith,
l.. d. Phelps, Green, Marlin, O'Con-
nell and Russell, of Audubon; Mrs.
e. M. Preston, of Morrison, Illinois
Mrs. F. M. Beard, of Des Moines
and Misses Harriet Bilharz and Laura
Beason, Of Audubon; Miss Julia
Wallace, OF Morrison, illinois.
The growing influence of the public
library is duly noticeable and most
encouraging to the women of the
Columbian Club whose earnest efforts
are for its extension to the public
good. Successful clubs are not con-
fned to large cities, for without access
10 well filled libraries, and without
the magnetic influence Of many minds
and the enthusiasm of voice and life
In close touch of kindred work. There
has been much accomplished in thu
smaller towns of the state. Life il
every form is precious and the homli.
est experience in the rudest dwellingl
deserves to have its chronicler, fol-
within the four walls of the hunlbles
habitation may be found all the trag.
edy and pathos of human existence
| The refreshing influence of we'll select.
ed literature from the public library
reaches out to each individual and ii
every path of life.
The commission of all notaries il
Iowa expired July lst last. Thes,
commissions are issued by the score
tary of state and run for period O
three years. The former price charg.
ed for these commissions was $1.25
The last session of the Legislature
raised the price to $500. The NUN.
Der of commissions in existence under
the old law was 6,0l5, bringing int
the state revenue of about 1920
The number OF commissions issued
during the first week Of July unde
the new law was 5,435, bringing in
to the state a revenue of 1927, l72. l
10 thouuhf that tha mn NJ, hon IF oo,,,