Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-12-08

Omce over commercial BANK South Side Park,
AL. Friend was at Atlantic on bust
ness Monday.
| S. D. Thayer was at Atlantic on
bushes Monday.
Headquarters for Holiday Goods is at
Roberts Drug Store.
Miss Grace Dickey is at Dexter,
Iowa, attending college.
Remember Wilhelm's for the finest
line of holiday goods in the county.
Mrs. John A. Nash entertained a
company of friends at whist Saturday
evening.
You will find the largest stock and
lowest prices in Holiday Goods at
Roberts
Frank Nicholson, of Douglas town
ship, still has 80 acres of corn in the
field to husk.
w. H. Williamson went to Nora,
Nebraska, Tuesday, to look after some
farm interests.
& The M. e. Sunday school give an
entertainment at the Methodist church
next Friday evening.
J. H. Wright east of Audubon, has
lost several head of valuable cattle by
the corn stalk disease.
Book-lovers find our place perfect
paradise. A good book makes nice
holiday present. Get it at Roberts.
Mrs. R. M. Dickey goes next week
to Pontiac, Illinois, to visit relatives
and old frsends until after the holt
days.
Taste for the beautiful makes you
appreciate those elegant holiday
goods at w. II. O'Connell's jewelry
store.
e. G. Finkbine, president of the
Green Bay Lumber Company, Of Des
Moines, was in Audubon on business
Tuesday.
VIM. Nef, Geo. Gray and O. P.
Tyler left Monday evening over the
Rock Island-excursion bound for
} Galveston, Texas.
Charley Bell left Monday evening
for Columbus, Kansas, to rejoin the
I theatrical company with which he is
& playing the season. q s :sst.s ' 49,
8 Tom Wilhelm and Erv. Jones were
3 at Atlantic one evening last week tc
4 see the new war play, entitled "The
= White Squadron. 9
4 Charley Huntsberger rolled into
q Audubon one day last week after six
y months absence of roughing it ir
q Montana and North Dakota.
a Will Murphy left this week for Pa
3 goso Springs, New Mexico, where ht
q will try the effects of the climate ant
g the waters of the springs on his health
x Prof. Weber, the colored lecture
j from 'way down SOUTH" gave .
r. to a very attentive audience at tn,
4 Presbyterian church Tuesday evening
; A fine line of silver novelties a
= Cowles' the jeweler. You can sui
II yourself, your pocket and your frient
q for Christmas New goods and low
& prices.
= Geo. e. Kellogg left over the North
N western Tuesday evening for Por
u Arthur, Texas, to attend to some rea
q estate business with which he is con
III nected.
a Rev. Van Haaften, the Hindu lee
s. turer, will address the people of Audi
III bon Thursday, Friday and Saturda.
az evening of next week at the M. i
3 church of this place.
= Fat, jolly Rees Dickey, of Dougla
"a township, was in Audubon Wednes
N day. He accosted us with pleasan
IA smile and whacked up big silve
81 buck for the Journal.
~ Audubon has been experiencing
M coal famine the past ten days. Goa
@ Man Justesen tells us he has severa
81 cars of coal on the road but is unabl
va to get them here until the last of tn
~ week.
Isl Have you decided on what you al
IA going to get for Xmas. You can fin,
M all kinds of Jewelry, Watches, Ring.
~ Fancy Clocks and Silverware 9
M Cowles'. The latest styles and loves
IS prices.
A Mike Foley, of Melville, returne
I Tuesday morning from a trip to h
M farm near, Dixon, Cedar county, n,
M braska. He reports considerable sno
vs. out there and corn huslsing but Sigh
IS ly advanced as yet.
ST. w. B. Emmons, has returned frol
All North Dakota where he has been tt
M past six mouths. Mr.. Emmons who's
va wife died about year ago, has gail
n cred up his children and gone
vs. housekeeping at his Douglas townsh
az home.
H In thirty-five minutes Monday
sAg the court house occurred the deli
IA quent tax sales of Audubon count
"a Treasurer Phelps informed us that tt
s sales amounted to about $3.50 the 10,
sM est for many years. 1t has run for Il
"a past several years from $1,000 to $3.50
Ag or over one per cent Of the coun
gM taxes. This year it is only about OF
ia fourth of one per cent. 'Tis pleasil
IN to know that we are having son
1@ prosperity in Audubon county and '
sM have a record that beats any county
aE Iowa for small delinquent tax sales.
"a S. w. WRIGHT.
gM Now has the agency for the WE
AM TERN SCHOOL SUPPLY HOUS
fSN All kinds of School Furniture,