Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
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Roe Corner is visiting his numerous
friends in Guthrie county this week.
Bob Smell, of Clinton, Iowa, is
making his sister, Mrs. John Benson,
a visit.
Best Binding Irvine and lowest
prices on sameat Greenwaldt & Grot-
eluschen's.
j. F. Luse, of Ross, for representa-
tive is meeting with much favor in
these parts.
w. j. Lancelot and c. Eugene
Mertz were business visitors at the
hub Thursday.
Ready made screen doors and ex-
cellent wire cloth at Greenwaldt &
Groteluschen's.
Hite Packard is moving weeds on
some of the streets this week. Hite
is usually doing something that is up
to-date.
The rain of last Sabbath interfered
with the much anticipated mingling
of Cameron and Viola township
people, in picnic assembled.
Willie Evans, nephew of Mrs. VIM.
Lewis, of Cameron, after short but
pleasant visit among relatives here,
returned to his Chicago home Sun
day.
Tramps are getting quite numerous
in these parts and they are getting to
be good foragers too. When begging
for food in small village like ours
they call at every house.
Miss Pearl Aldas closed a very
successful term OF school ut tht Bar
| ger Friday last and Monday started
for Audubon to attend the review
school. Miss Pearl was engaged for
the next term.
Earth is kept refreshed with gentle
showers these days to such an extent
that crops of all kinds are maturing
finely. Harvest will soon be here
and barley harvest especially assures
satisfactory returns.
John Benson, of the famous Benson
house of this city, returned from
Clinton Sunday and stayed long
enough to pack his goods and ship the
same to Clinton where he expects to
reside permanently.
One of our young men went wrong,
which necessitated the appearance of
Frank Brainard, county attorney,
upon the scene of action. We under
stand that obtaining suit of clothes
under false pretense and criminal
libel of the character of one of Lin
coin townships respected daughters
was about the extent of his actions
but that's enough.
The Band Boys social last Satur-
day night was not very largely at
tended on account of the rain, but
the boys entertained those that did
patronize them in an ever to be re.
membered manner. In fact theil
work, with the assistance tn,
young ladies rendered them, was
worthy of much older heads, and
demonstrated their ability to take W
the art of entertaining when we are
ready to lay it down. Theresult wa
satisfactory.
Three trains were wrecked on tn
great Milwaukee system between
} Coon Rapids and Templeton Thurs
day of last week. The first wa
caused by car leaving the tract
which caused several Others to follow
suit. Some of the passengers wer
injured and wires We're torn down
The W rocker was telephoned for bu
another train was between tn
, wrecker and the wrecked train
When near Templeton this middl
train and wrecker came into collision
seriously injuring DR.. Williams, Q
Manning.
The greatest social event of the sea
l son was held at the very pleasan
home of Vim. Lewis over in Cameron
and the following worthy peopl
: = were participants of their hospitalit.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. WI. Lancelot, DR.. an
Mrs. Beers, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ,
Audas, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G.. Randle
=. and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. p. Wiley
y The delicacies of the season wei
/, served for refreshments and when tn
. clock on the mantle indicated I'll
. small hours of the night fast NJ
preaching, these friends returned
their several homes feeling that OF
II of the most pleasant evenings of the
IS liia had nasSpt