Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-03-04

Cattle and horse pastnre-plenty
of good water. VIM. Humphreys,
Audubon.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Eller was
here Wednesday looking around town
for something unlawful.
One of Chancey Gardner's best
horses had a foot injured last week.
Lockjaw ended the horses injuries.
Joe Cam of this city and Mr..
John McFarlane of Carroll county,
left Tuesday for VOLTS, Texas, to see
the cheap land.
Mrs. Lois G. Stuart is visiting at
Stuart with her daughter, Mrs.
Beatty for a few days. Miss Nelson
and Mrs. Rob't Henderson are stop
ping at the Stuart home during the
absence of Mrs. Stuart.
The March term of the Audubon
District court is now in session and
the following is the assignment of
cases for the first two weeks:
Wednesday, March 3.-Probate,
Estate Of Samuel Sawyer; Sherman
VS.. Peterson, ct al: Sutton VS.. Nc
Govern.
Thursday, March 4.-State of Iowa
ex rel Matte Stewart VS.. Anderson.
Friday, March 5.-Fullerton Lum-
Der Co. VS.. Aupperle, ct al State of
Iowa vs.. Spoo.
Saturday, March 6.-State of Iowa
VS.. Bailey, Mccarthy, O'Brien,
Monday, March S.-State of Iowa
VS.. Hattie Hiskie, et al State of Iowa
VS.. Rob't loft.
Tuesday, March 9.-State OF Iowa
VS.. Fred Billings; State of Iowa VS..
Lora Bailey, ct al; State Of Iowa VS..
Anton Spoo.
Wednesday, March 1o.-Wilkins
VS.. Anderson.
Jane Sickels was born at Green Bush,
New Jersey, August Ii, 1905; died at
her home in Audubon, Iowa, February
25, 1897, at the age of 81 years, 6
months and 10 days. She was married
to Rob5rt Scott, November 10, 1924.
Mr.. Scott died in 1882. She was mar
ried in the year 1884 to Godfrey
Gates. Mr.. Gates died in 1874. In
1S4S she was united in marriage to her
present husband, Chas. Stocking, in
Livingston county, New York. Mrs.
Stocking is the mother of eight child.
rem, six ofthese and her companion re.
main to mou her loss. They are;
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Cooper, of Palco, Kan.
sas; j. q. Gates, of Extra, Iowa; Mrs
c. L. Cecil, of Atlantic, Iowa; Mrs. A.
d. Buckley, of Griswold, Iowa; and G.
H. Stocking, Jr. of Audubon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stocking were among
the early settlers of Iowa, having
moved from New York State to Boone
county, Iowa, in 1864, from there tc
Madison county, near Winterset, in
1865, and to Audubon county in 1873
into the town of Audubon in 1880
where they nave resided since.
Sister Stocking was converted in hel
Episcopal church. Her home had beer
the home of the early pioneer Metho
dist preacher. She lived to see hel
labor into their reward and a new gen
Grafton take their place. She ever re
manned faithful to her church and tt
her God, and, although feeble with age
and intirmity for several years, yet he
AAAS Woo oh iAopiiAIAohA W CllooS <alOuIlN
her. She was a kind and loving com
panion and mother. These b~ereavet
ones will miss her, but their loss will
be heavens gain. 1t is the lot of few
to live neal a century; but long lif,
may not be such q blessing after all
but a long life spent in the service o
the Master, as her life was, is a grea'
blessing. Her end was peaceful, tri
umphant, and her closing words il
reply to her friends were in the words
of an old hymn which depicted the
triumph of one of the Saints of God:
If this be death, l soon shall be
From every pain and sin set free.
Isoon shall reach that heavenly shor,
All is WELLS we'll.
l doubt not if the voice and sense.
of the flesh had not failed they woulc
have heard the stanza:
Bright angels have from glory come,
nhey'r round my bed. they'r in my room
They want to bear my spirit home;
All is well-all is we'll.