Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-11-25

Court convenes Dec. Z, with Judge
Smith on the bench.
Grandma Roark, aged Sc years, is
suffering of la grippe.
Geo. Harmon entertained friend
from Marine last week.
Tom Musson was attending TO
business in Chicago Tuesday.
The Commercial Bank is passing
out 1898 calendars to their friends.
Miss Cecilia Soar is expected to re-
turn from Southern Kansas this week.
Three head of cattle belonging to
the county, died at the poor farm
this week.
jim Hart and family turkeyed
with his brother Dave and family in
Cameron township.
If you are looking for musical in
struments look over O'ConnelPs new
stock before you buy.
John Kate and family picked tur-
key bones with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Herndon, east of town.
Leet Il Reid are having 10000
bushels of corn shelled at Ross which
they will ship to Peoria.
Tuesday VIM. Berge, of Douglas
township, sold 1000 bushels of good
'96 corn to Wilson Burnside.
Cy Earhart, of Viola has gone to
Scott county, Iowa, to attend the
burial ceremony of his niece.
Miss Agnes Wolfe commenced
teaching the school in Dist. No. 3,
Lincoln township last Monday.
Fred Fiscus and family, of Douglas
township, have moved onto some of
Weighton's land in Guthrie county.
Mr. and Mrs. Cannon, of Mahas-
ka county, are here passing Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Keith.
Pete Howald, one of the statesmen
of the extreme south part of the coun-
ty, attended to business in Audubon
Wednesday.
The young folks will have jolly
time at AL. Miller's home in north
east Leroy township, Friday evening
of this week.
AL. Zaner is delivering his Penn
sylvania buckwheat and very fine
article it is pronounced by all who
have tried it.
Friday, Dec. "a, the voters of
Viola township will again ballot for
and against the Independent school
district system.
Frank Leet has decided to COM
mence the erection of his $4,000
residence as soon as next springs
weather will permit.
Jay Murray was united in marriage
Wednesday to Miss Dora Martindale
at the home of the brides mother,
Mrs. Henry Martindale, in Shelby
county.
Will O'Connell can make the price
satisfactory on gold watches intended
for Christmas gifts. He has big
line of watches, rings and other jew
elry for Xmas.
Mrs. j. r. Pound is expecting a
visit from her niece of Bessemer,
Northern Michigan, about Christmas
time. The young lady is teacher of
considerable note.
| H. D. Smith, of Douglas township,
is the father ola new girl baby and
Dave Sloan of the same township is
also father Of new girl baby. So
DR.. Childs reports.
Cowles has holiday gifts for all
members Of the family, something
that will last for years and years and
keep your memory green in the
bosom of your dear one.
Mrs. VIM. Golfer and niece, Nellie
Reardan, of Bloomington, Illinois,
arrived Wednesday to visit with the
former lady's sister, Mrs. Rachel
Morrisey, several weeks.
l. NJ. Darland, of Douglas town.
ship will go to Mills county next
week to visit with some of his chill
dren for ten days. The corn on some
of his land this year averaged fifty
bushels.
The most beautiful of table decora-
tions, genuine cut glass; lovely and
beautiful don't tell the story. Call
and see the exhibit. We take
pleasure in showing our goods.
Cowles' Jewelry Store.
Prof. Spencer has been busy most
of this week in the corntield.
Building up big muscle preparatory
to taking possession of the Superin-
tendency of the Audubon county
schools on January LIST next.
Nash & Phelps, Wednesday, sold a
160-acre farm in Sec. II and 20,
Douglas township, to Mrs. Matte 1.
Clark and her daughter, Miss Ger
trude Clark. Both ladies are
teachers in the Oskaloosa schools and
the elder lady formerly taught school
in Douglas township. 1t was cash
deal-S4, 400.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sutton, of Nal.