Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-04-21

Lawyer Mosier was at Atlantic
on legal business Monday.
Supt Spencer was at Extra Satur-
day attending Teachers Meeting.
Editor Mott and Geo. W. Hoover
went to Des Moines on business
this week.
John Sher,nan's restaurant is be-
ing beautifed with new paint,
paper, etc.
The Board of Supervisors are
again in session, having met Wed
nesday of this week.
Geo. Hoover was at Des Moines
Tuesday where he purchased car
load of Anchor buggies.
Miss Lizzie Roth, of Omaha, is
passing few weeks vacation with
her parents in Audubon.
Carpenters Creveling & Son are
putting on modern porch to the
residence of Frank d. Allen.
The little two-year-ol son of
Frank V. Rice, who lives northwest
of town has been quite sick with
malaria fever.
]. A. Humiston, is now at Colfax
Springs, enjoying the benefits of
the health giving mineral waters
of that resort.
| The Order of the Red Cross was
conferred on Sam Handles, of Lin
coin township at the Masonic hall
Tuesday night.
LOsT.-Between Viola Center and
Audubon, a black cloth cape, silk
lined. Finder please leave at F. A.
Buthweg's store.
Sheriff ]. II. Jones returned Tues
day morning from business trip
to Chicago and various points in
southern Michigan.
An unusual opportunity for buy
ing white shirts can be noticed by
reading the Thompson Dry Goods
Company's advertisement.
H. C. Hansen and sister, Miss
Clara, and Miss Mary Beck drove to
Extra Sunday and spent the after
noon visiting with friends i'll that
city.
F. H. Hancock, of Davenport, who
has very large landed interests in
this county, was attending to bust
ness at Audubon, the first of the
week.
/ c. w. Leonard, of Douglas town
ship, walked into the Auditors
office the other day bringing with
him seven VOLTS scalps for which
he received a bounty of Sl4.00. Jas.
Hunter also brought in some VOLTS
scalps.
Frank II. Nutter, a landscape
architect and engineer, of Minnea-
polls, Minnesota, is laying out the
plans for the new cemetery. The
company will put in system of
water works with hydrants, so that
all parts of the yard can be sprink-
led during dry weather.
The ladies of the Columbian club
are publishing receipt book
which they will soon have on sale
at very low figure. Each of the
ladies furnish certain number of
their own receipts in practical
cooking and every other page is
an advertisement of an Audubon
business man.
Fred Vermilya sold Crescent
: bikes last week to Vern Culver and
: Tom Morgan, travelling salesman
] for the Illinois Printing Co. Fred
! tells us he is having hard work to
fill orders for wheels as the factory
can hardly supply the great de
1nand for these wheels. He has or
! dered three extras so as to have
! them on hand and save delays.
j Friday evening the new order OF
;. the Modern Brotherhood of Amer.
e lea met and elected the following
!. officers:
: w. II. Kelly, President
: Prof. Hooker, Vice President.
J. Ed. B. Cousins, Secretary.
d S. d. Thayer, Treasurer
s II. NJ. Dickey, Chaplain.
. James Burkey, Inside Guard.
e Ham Webster. Outside Guard.
( rs sa fs EIss Trustees.
{, The following Associated Pres:
dispatch we notice in the daily
e papers:
l AUDUBON, IOWA, April 17-Indi
s cations are that every county ii
e this congressional district vii
e have favorite son before the con
J. gressional convention. Rev. Ed. b
0 Cousins, an uncle of "Silve
n P,J, Df III