Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-05-27

Chas. Shultz, of Melville township,
a young man of about eighteen years,
while engaged in digging post holes,
Tuesday, was attacked by appoplexy
and died a few minutes after. He
was a much respected young man and
his untimely departure is regretted
by a large circle of friends.
Frank Leet will soon commence
the erection of his new house which
he expects to be completed before the
arrival of winter. 1t will be a three
story art-like home, with south. and
east front, the third story to be used
as a promenade or ball room. MIR.
Leet expects his new home to cost
$l5, O00.
The Audubon lawn tennis club is
now organized for business and has a
fine court near the city water tank.
In order to better their skill and APP
petite for breakfast some of the menu
hcrs are batting the ball through the
fish net by $50 A. NJ. The following
are members of the club: S. 81
Thayer, Rob't Rice, Ed. Dickinson,
Ed. Bilharz, Win Mcfarland, AL.
Friend, Ed. Van Gorder, John A.
Nash.
The Manning Monitor makes the
following nominations: "Mr. Asmus
Boysen, residing FIVE miles southeast
of here, In Audubon county, is being
spoken of as a probable candidate for
representative of that county at the
fall election. His friends are legion
in his district, and al he is fully capa-
BILE of filling the place, we see no
reason why his name should not head
the republican ticket in Audubon
county this fall"
The Commencement exercises of
the Audubon High School, at the
Russell Opera House, Wednesday
evening was attended by a monstrous
audience and the program was delight
fully rendered, each graduate receiv-
ing a shower of cut flowers and good
compliments. The following consti-
tutes the class of '97: Nelson Cowles,
Maude Dorcas Doak, Bertha Alice
Farguson, T: Frank Green, Louis w.
Roberts, Edith A. Harris, Lillis A.
Hayes, Clara A. Luse, Emma d.
Weaver, Mae Reinemund, Lowene j..
VanGorder, Geo. G.. Weaver, Mae
McIlvain, Dora Detwiler.
Oar good old friend, WIN. Spencer,
who has resided with his family ON
his splendid farm a few miles south
west of Audubon, since 1881, died
suddenly last Saturday, May %. He
was in excellent health and was en-
gagged i'll sorting seed corr for a
neighbor when he was stricken by
apoplexy and died instantly, without
a parting word to his wife or chill
dren whom he loved so we'll. The
funeral ceremony was conducted Mon
day at the Audubon Presbyterian
church, Rev. Cahill officiating, The
body was buried in Maple Grove
cemetery, a very large gathering of
family friends witnessing the i'm
pressive grave service. The'deceased
was an exemplary citizen and all who
knew him were his friends. He leaves
a wife and several grown up children.
Mr. Spencer was born in Virginia in
1912. In Illinois he married his COM
panion who is now bowed in grief,
and for many years they resided in
Jasper county, Iowa, and in 1881 set
tied in Audubon county. The Jour-
nal joins with the many friends in
sympathizing with the bereayed
family in their sudden great loss.
The following is the order of exer-
cises and march for Memorial Day,
May 81, 1897:
President, G. H. Jones.
Marshal, Ell. Freeman.
Standard Bearer, ]. X. Smith.
500 a. m. Members of Allison Post
No. "a, G. A. r., and all old soldiers
will meet at John Otis store, south
side of the square, and proceed to Luc-
cocks Grove cemetery and there OBJ
serve the usual exercises in accordance
with the g. A. r. Ritual.
200 p. m. Form procession on south
side of square and march in following
order;
Woman's Relief Corps and Decora.
ton Committee in carriages.
Armed Escort from High School.
Phillips Drum Corps.
Allison Post and Old Soldiers.
City and County Officers.
Cornet Band.
Fire Department.
School Board.
Public Schools,
Civic Societies.
3 Citizens IN foot.
a Carriages.
On arriving at cemetery q hollow
: square will be formed around the mon.
ument where the exercises of the after.
!. noon will be as follows:
Music by Cornet Band.
G. A. r. Ritual Services.
! Music by Phillips Drum Corps.
: Address.
Music by Cornet Band.
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad.
dress.
Decoration of monument to I'm;
known Dead, followed by decoration
of all soldiers graves by w. r. G. and
floral committee.
!, The Sir knights Of Godfrey Com.
manhery No. A, who attended the
Knights Templar Ascension day
services at Atlantic report Almost en-.
. joyable time and that as entertainer,
the Atlantic knights fave nc
superiors. Mr.. e. j. Freeman was
:, on the program to answer a toas,
t and he responded to the satisfaction
/. of the 175 knights present. Mrs. G.
3 II. Jones answered the toast &c The
t Banquet" In her usually interesting,
instructive and amusing way. Next
year Ascension Day will be observed
! at Stuart and the Communicates of
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