Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-23

ROBERTS store is headquarters IOr
Holiday Goods.
AL Shupe has lost eleven head OF
hogs by cholera.
Charley Taylor will pass Christmas
with relatives near Atlantic.
Fred Siemsen is enjoying the new
bob sleds he bought of Hoover.
Charley Evans is at Dennison pass.
ing week with his son, Frank.
Tuesday McFarlane sold cutters tc
Sam Handles and w. c. Leonard.
Jas. Trunnell, of Douglas, has re-
turned from his Polk county visit.
Hello! Have you seen Roberts Hol-
iday Goods? Better see 'em quick!
Charley Baker is FORMULATING OF
crutcher on account of sprained
ankle.
Mr.. Rogers has sold the Iowa House
and will move with his family tt
Kansas.
| Our new county school superinten-
dent purchased fine cutter of Nc.
Farlane Tuesday.
The John McFarlane family leave
Friday for Cedar Rapids to pass a
week with relatives.
See Cowles' exhibit of watches for
Christmas stockings. You never saw
anything better or cheaper.
Mrs. Beatty and children of Stuart
are here to Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. Lois G.. Stuart.
We understand that Mr.. Repass,
our retiring superintendent of schools,
has been offered the principalship of
a city school.
Pat Stanton and wife and daughter
leave Friday for their old home,
Streator, Illinois, to visit with rela-
tives two weeks.
New girl baby born at Hank
Mosier's home Monday, and hence
you can't touch Hank with chain of
bologna ten feet long.
Marriage Licenses issued by Clerk
Harry Woodward this week: Grin
A. Root and Lura White. Christian
r. jacobsen and Annie Marie Larsen.
Will O'Connell can make the price
satisfactory on gold watches intended
for Christmas gifts. He has big
line of watches, rings and other jew
elry for Xmas.
Frank Davis is mighty proud
father for the second time. New
girl baby at his home. The little
stranger causes Grandpa l. w. Baker
to smile loudly.
L. c. Lauridsen, thrifty farmer
of northwest Hamlin township, was
at the county seat Saturday and
while in town subscribed for the
newsy JOURNAL.
Ed Frick left for Chicago Wednes.
day where he will visit relatives a
week. He will be at his Melville
farm another week before returning
to his Denver home.
The petit jury was discharged Sat
urday afternoon, there being no more
jury cases this term. Judge Smith
adjourned court Wednesday after.
noon to reconvene January 3.
Miss Carrie Nelson is teaching the
winter term at No. 1, Sharon town
ship. This is Miss Nelson's thirt
term at this school and shows hel
efficiency as popular instructor.
Dresden China in all the late, nov
ell, art shapes now on exhibition Al
| OConncll's jewelry store. Prices rea
sonable. While the stock is unbroker
is the time to select holiday gift.
| Joe Cam is back from Texas. A
Ell Campo he sold 800 acres of lant
to w. S. Moreland, 16O acres to JOIN
wager, 100 acres to Jas. wager ant
800 acres to H. S. Self. Another
Texas excursion January.
There will be a meeting of til,
officers the Farmers Institute, of Au.
dubon county, at H. w. Hanna's Law
office, Wednesday, December Goth, a
o'clock p. M, to prepare program
and arrange tor the coming meetiD.
of the institute. All officers are re
quested to be present. By order o
the President. S. A. GRAHAM
New officers of Audubon Count,
Bible Society:
r.. l.. Harris, President.
Rev. w. II. Shipman, V.P.
| w. Burnside, Treas.
A. II. Roberts, Sec.
| Executive Committee, w. H. Cow
les, E. d. Blackman. Miss Ella Van
Scoy, Miss Ella Stearns, Mrs. H. M
Talbot and Mrs. II. U. Funk.
Audubon county teachers met ant
held their regular educational meet.
ing at Audubon Saturday. AS thi
was the last meeting over which
Prof. Repass will preside, the teacher
passed resolutions Offering a vote O
thanks to the retiring county super
intendent for the zeal and energy hi
has displayed in promoting schoo
work during the past eight years.
Mr.. Owen A. Root, who lives north
Of Audubon, and Miss Lura White
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. A