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

al. Ayers corn is averaging little
over 80 bushels to the acre.
Ii. Brandhorst shelled a 100
bushel crib of'96 corn Tuesday.
Henry Nedrow, Lincoln townships
efficient clerk, was at Audubon on
business Tuesday.
Two children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Asmus Boysen are sick at their home
in Aurora, Illinois.
The Modern Woodmen held a
special meeting Thursday night and
adopted new members.
Were it not for young America,
Hallowene would have passed off as
other nights in this city.
Webster Firebaugh was kicked by
a horse Wednesday last and his leo
was broken just below the knee.
OH. Co." Oh. g." What in
thunder can it mean? The old town
is fairly painted with those charac-
tiers.
Mertz, the druggist, has put in the
most unique line of holiday goods
ever seen in the county and the prices
are right too.
Mrs. John Minor, of Audubon.
passed through here last week on the
way to visit her husbands people in
Carroll county.
Michael Borskoski, a respected
German farmer of this township, is
very low with dropsy and his death
is hourly expected.
Grandpa Briggs, of West Lincoln,
has very annoying growth of soft
and fabby nature coming on his good
right hand and arm.
Louie Swanson and family return
ed Tuesday Of this week from a
weeks visit with Mrs. Swanson's
relatives at Rolfe, Iowa.
The name of "The Golden Rulen
the official organ Of the Christian
Endeavor Society has been changed
to-" Christian Endeavor World. %
Lincoln elected the following
township ticket: Trustees, F. r.
Mclaughlin, Albert Polzin, August
Kusel. Road Supervisors, No. 8,
s. B. Briggs, No. 2, f. r. McLaugh-
lin.
Miss Nellie Dickinson closed a sue
cessful term of school in the Brook
field district Friday. Miss Dickin-
son IS an able and progressive teacher
and endeared herself to the many
patrons of the school.
The last question at the Foster,
/" Resolved that woman's suffrage
would be beneficial" was defeated.
The question for next Friday is:
g Resolved that money is of more
benefit than machinery.
The town of Gray now has protec-
ton from fire on a small scale. The
protection consists of six 1O-gallon
extinguishers-very efficient
instruments if properly used-to be
placed in proper places about the
town.
On the Asmus Boysen farm is be-
ing erected large hog house, size 40
x2o feet, seven feet high. Mr.. Boy
sep intends raising stock extensively
the coming year. About week ago
he received 70 head OF cattle from
Sioux City.
c. Eugene Mertz, our popular
druggist, has placed on his counter
an up to date music box, which has
the appearance of being A 1. instru-
ment. Gene is always adding at
fractions, the latest was the "home
OF the hooking bird" placed on his
front porch.
While Miss Lydia Buckner was re-
turning home from school Friday
evening, the horse became frightened
at the train. 1t disengaged itself
from the buggy, freed itself from the
harness, entangled itself in wire
fence and was taken to the veterinary
for repairs, while the buggy was
taken to the blacksmith shop. Miss
Lydia was uninj'ured.
Wednesday morning Forsbeck &
shipped from Gray by
special train $40 head of as fine cattle
as ever rode the branch. The stock
was purchased OF Nels Christensen,
the big Cameron township feeder,
and it tooka an $SS21 check to pay for
EN- at S4.15 per cwt. Messrs.
Wiley, Christensen, Gray, Sr, and
Forsbeck accompanied the stock to
he city.
DIED.-At the Omaha Medical In
'titute Sunday Nov. 18th, Mrs. Hay
len, the beloved wife of our esteemed
For many months this
ady has been afflicted with an inter-
lal tumor that would not yield to
treatment. Thursday last she and
Ter husband went to Omaha where
he underwent a surgical operation
hat was skilltully performed, but on
lccount Of the delicate condition of
Ter heal III brought on by long suffer-
ng, her constitution could not with
tand the reaction and she sank to
est in a few hours after the opera
ion. Rev. and Mrs. Hayden came on