Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-30
VIM. Cart has moved to Atlantic
where Billy is railroading."

For Red Polled bull calves see
Peter Jacobsen, Brayton, Iowa. Price
from $500 and upwards.
Mrs. Mark Heath is at Atlantic for
a good visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Squire Aldrich and family.
Lee Hager's illness developed into
fever and for a few days he was very
sick man. Right glad we were Tues
day to hear that Lee was little mite
better.
There will be watch meeting at
the church, in Brayton, next Friday
and at deep dark midnight you will
hear the bell singing requiem for
the departed year.
Our friend, w. S. Ordway, tells us
that he has two-year-old heifer
that has come up missing. If you
have seen such an animal kindly let
Mr.. Ordway know and he will pay
all damages.
Mrs. d. w. Powers has gone to
Des Moines to visit with her son,
George, her sister, Mrs. o. j. Hous-
ton, her other relatives, the George
Dissmore family, Let and Burns
Basham, and other relatives.
Mr.. Carmichael and his children,
John Doyle and wife, Mrs. G. N.
Jones, Belle Pearson and Bert Car
michael formed party and drove to
Marine and visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Pitman on Christmas day.
NoTIcE!-Having disposed of my
stock of general merchandise | would
respectfully ask all those knowing
themselves indebted to me to please
call and make settlement.
Yours truly,
w. S. MCGUIRE.
The special stock train got away as
per scedule and |. p. Hallock, B. F.
Simpson, Kees Hallock, Hayde Jen-
kins, Mr.. Andrews, Sam Donaldson
went with the train. They went out
on Tuesday morning and were in
charge of MIR. Andrews who repre-
sents the Dram Plato Commission
House, of Chicago.
On Christmas day another funeral
procession wound its way through
Oakfield and out to the Cemetery on
the hillside. This time the hearse
contained the remains of Uncle James
Slater, father of VIM. Slater, of Gree
ley and Mrs. Johnny Danner, of Oak
field. We understand that the old
gentleman died suddenly-dropped
dead at the home of his relatives in
Ida county, Iowa.
The Poor Drunkard's Child will be
played at the Hall, in Oaktield, by
an amateur company, of Wiota, on
Friday evening, January 9TH. They
are said to be we'll up in the drama
and we bespeak for them good at
tendance. The company is known as
"The Good Templars' Home Talent
Club" and Will Murphy, one Of the
members, assures us that the play
will be we'll worth your while. The
price of admission will he 10 and zoe
lie AUCTION at the farm, One and One-Half
VIlle west Oh f3raytOn, on
Wednesday, January 5, 1898,
Commencing at One O'Clock p. NJ, the
following property: Three very fine mich
cows, coming fresh; heifers, coming
first-ciass conditions. full biooded two
fill-blooded Jersey heifers. j full.bIooded
s erse 10. s 81 .ss Owned u by W. s. ordWay;
yearling heifers, one fu1l-blooded Guern
sey; 10 head of yearling spring calves, I
q head of full-blooded Poland-China hogs
n number of good posts, also farm nipple
nents and some hay in stack.
TERMS.-Sums of $1,000 and under, cash
over that amount a credit of one year viii
be given, without interest If paid wher
due, otherwise per cent from date; 70 pc
I. II. JENKINS, Auctioneer.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Ballard, of Council
Bluffs last Tuesday conveyed in trust
to Hon. w. H. M. Pussy for the Chris
tan Association Hospital her residence
property on First Avenue and three
other valuable lots. In addition to
this Mrs. Ballard has provided for ,
cash bequest of $4,000 to be paid ou
of her estate to the hospital on he
death. By this gift the hospital will
receive about $35, 900. Mrs Ballard hat
for many years past conceived the ide,
Of building and endowing an old lad
. les home, but circumstances COMPEL
ed her to abandon the idea. She fount
that her estate would not be sufficien
to build the home, which alone would
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000
and then leave fund ample to main
tain it. She then decided to enricl
the hospital by leaving it the bulk o
her personal estate. The bequest vii
: be known as the Sarah j. Ballard Me
mortal Fund. Mrs. Ballard is 81 year
, of age and has long been known TO
her charitable works, although 70
| several years past she has lived praC
5 tically in retirement. She is the wild
ow of the late DR.. S. NJ. Ballard, VIII
left large estate at his death in Az
dubon and Cass counties, which wa
inherited by the two children, S. I
Ballard, of Atlantic, and Mrs. Virgini
Robinson, who died last summer. Th
residue of Mrs. Billiards. estate, afte
her death, will be equally divided b.
tween her only, son, S. r. Ballard, an
the children of her dead daughter.
Z Be not deceived! A Cough, Hoars,
J. ness or Croupe are not to be trifed will.
s dose in time of Shiloh's Cure will save W
z much trouble. Sold by G. w Houston,
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