Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-04

Choice lot of young Polled Angus
| Bulls for sale.
NEL.s CHRISTENSEN
Cameron township.
A number of Audubon's young
people attended ajolly dancing party
at the Gill homestead, near Ham
lin Station Tuesday evening.
EX-sherif VIM. Armstrong was in
town Wednesday, his first appearance
in Town for several weeks, having just
finished wrestling witha severe at
tack of the grip.
Elmer Ellis, we understand, con-
templates engaging i'll the harness
business at Gray. Elmer is a No. l
workman and no doubt would do a
good business at Graytown.
George Gross, q former Audubon
boy, now engaged in the grocery
business at Grinnell, was united in
marriage to a Miss Fleece at Brook
Ign, Iowa, Wednesday, Feb. 3.
Protracted religious meetings will
commence at tht Evangelical church
next Sunday evening, Feb. Z, to be
conducted by Rev. Stratton of Ames.
Everybody urged to be presant.
Mrs. North and her son of La
Crosse, Wisconsin, wife and son of
one of Wisconsin's most extensive
lumber dealers, is here visiting Mr..
North's sister, Mrs. S. d. Thayer.
There is some likelihood of seeing
John Dillon for one night in the near
future. We hope those having the
matter in charge will lose no oppor-
tunity of making his coming a fact.
He is always welcome visitor.
On returning from Des Moline last
week, Mrs. b. S. Phelps presented
Maurice NJ. Carpenter with Macau-
lays History of England, in five fine
volumes. 1t was a very fine gift and
is highly appreciated by. the young
tsludents.
Johnny Morresy, Il bright young
man of extra good business qualifica-
lions, is thinking of, engaging in the
farm machinery business in Audubon.
1t his decision is favorable he will
open up in the building formerly
occupied by Marshall & Sharp.
During the past week the Commer-
cial bank of this city loaned over
$28,000 to the farmers of this county.
That don't look like hard times and
that bank is not worrying about a
"run." In fact, all the banks of Au-
dubon county are in excellent condi-
ton and absolutely safe.
Supt. D. P. Repass has accepted an
invitation to lecture before the
teachers of Guthrie county at Bow
) mans Chapel on the evening of Feb.
10. Prot. Repass is taking rank as
one of the ablest superintendent in
the state. Several Audubon county
teachers will drive across 10 hear this
lecture.
Miss Montgomery of Belle Plaine,
Iowa, who has been here the past few
!. weeks visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Chapman, left for her home Monday
in response to Il telegram announcing
, that her uncle was dangerously illsand
|. could-not recover. The sick imam is
very aged and possessed OF, a fortune
of 100000 to which Miss Mont
gomery will fall heir to.
II. U. Funk has started the ball to
rolling and hence the south side will
soon enjoy big boom. Mr.. Funk
has moved his law office to the south
!, side, in the Mehle building. A
rumor is being started that the post
Office will be moved to the south side
before the elapse of another year.
And an implement store will soon
open up in that part of town.
Mr.. j. NJ. Fullertona and Miss Anna
. Oliver stood before Hymen's Altar at
/ the residence of the BRIDES parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Oliver, in Mel
vile township, Wednesday eve and
were made husband and wife. They
! are very excellent young people aad
J admired by a very large circle of &C
quaintances who wish the happy
couple long years of endless matri-
monial happiness and prosperity.
, A number of relatives and friends
witnessed the pretty ceremony and all
: INDUCED in a wedding feast fit fol
the best of people.
] The grain dealers are having a
rocky. time paying &c for corr and
, also hearing the emphatic regrets OF
the farmers. But the farmer should
, sympathize with the graindealers for
!, it is the graindealer who is having
his surplus pulverized. Tuesday Mr..
Wilson Burnside of this city had
seven carloads of corn on the Chicago
market for which he paid seven and
eight cents per bushel. He was sur
P prised Wednesday to receive a tele.
\ gram which stated that the corr was
n no urade and after nayinn f,a;nht