Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-06-10

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Tom Owens best COW died Wednes-
day. That's $4,000 hard cash.
James Lee is busy building a new
house for Rob't Henderson.
I. R. Westrope is having an addi-
ton built to the house on his Doug
las farm.
VIM. McLeran is having another
big barn built on his farm Just west
of town.
Fred Bloom is here to pass vacation
days. He is a student at the State
University.
johnson & Nelson bought sixteen
very smooth, heavy porkers from the
Stuart ranch Monday.
Miss Maude Doak and Mics Verge
Wilson are at Belle Plaine, enjoying
a few weeks with friends.
Children's Day, Sunday, June 18th,
will be observed at the Somers' school
house, in Douglas township.
S. ID. Thayer is at Des 'Moines
studying embalming under an expert
instructor for a couple of weeks.
Mrs. Chas Bagley and children re-
turned home Saturday after a seven
days visit with relatives at Atlantic.
A. II. Roberts will be pleased to
have you inspect his new wall papers.
He can satisfy you in pattern. and
price.
Joe. w. Herring, the reckless youth
who stole Tom Cochran's " breecha.
LOOMS" is now serving out a $25.00
fine at the county Jail.
Mrs. Ben Brookfeld and daughter,
Flo, and Nellie Dickinson, of north
Lincoln township, were Saturday and
Sunday visitors in Audubon.
Mrs. Lois G. Stuart left Monday
for Ryegate, Vermont, to pass the
summer months. At Stuart she wds
Joined by her daughter, Mrs. Beatty.
Miss Lura Beason, who teaches at
Salt Lake City, arrived in Audubon
Thursday morning and will pass her
vacation at her parents home, east OF
town.
Charley McLeran, the dentist, now
visits Extra two days in a week, two
days at Dedham and two days in Au-
dubon. He is working up a good
business.
BLACK LEG.-Any stock raiser
wishing his cattle vaccinated to pre-
vent black leg apply for particulars
and terms to Geo. N. Weighton, Au-
dubon, Iowa.
Mrs. Rob't Talbot, Of Cherokee,
will come down this way the last OF
the present month and visit with Au-
bon, Hamlin and North Branch rela-
tives and friends.
Ben Howald, Of Des Moines, was
here last week and bought a fine bug
gy harness of Davy Soar. They can't
find ssthe man who can beat Uncle
Davy making honest harness at al
honest price.
Charley Wilson, of Greeley town
skip, Thursday sold a lot o fsplump
springechickens to E. Bilharz u Soil
ut twelve and one-half cents per
pound. The chickens will be ship
ped to Chicago Friday.
Thomas Davis, of Viola township,
is ~favorably mentioned as good mate
rial for Sheriff Of Audubon county.
He has all the necessary qualifications
and may receive the nomination from
the Republican convention.
Byron Forbes Phelps, the three
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. b. S
Phelps, has been dangerously i'll the
past week and at this time is hot i'm.
proved. He suffers of gastric fever
Mrs. DR.. Fosnos, a celebrated physi.
clan and surgeon, of Des Moines, wa
with the little sufferer four days this
week.
T. ]. F~redericks, of East Lero,
township, comes to the front as q
mighty active worker in the corr
field. Tuesday, with a walking cul.
t~ivator, he cultivated nine acres Of
corn in ten wen hours. None OF thu
rows were over forty rods in length
and many were only twenty-six rod,
long. He thinks the Chris Nelson
team better than the gold standard.
A dilapitated $500 bank bill, is.
sued by the First National Bank o
this city, vas presented at said insti.
tuition Wednesday for redemption
About one-third of the bill was alb.
sent on account of q smart young maj
who exhibited his low craftsmanship
by lighting a cigar with the said bill
Nj. Van Gorder will send the bill t.
the Treasury Department, at Wash.
sngton, to decide its value.
Last Wednesday, about noon-time
Squire Henry Gray blushingly per,
formed a pretty wedding ceremony,
uniting two loving hearts-Mr. Ham
Albertson aud Miss Lena johnson
The happy couple at once commenc,
housekeeping duties in a neat cottag,
III West Audubon and they have tn,
best wishes of many friends. Mr.
Albertson is the popular Danish clerl
at Fred Buthweg's grocery store, ant
a square, honorable gentleman lie is
His pretty bride is the daughter O
Mr.. Mat Johnson, the grain dealer
Wednesday evening q good assembling,
Of friends gathered at the johnson
home and assisted in making the even
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