Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-12-15

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Gall and see us on any business you may have
Office over Commercial Bank, South Side Park
Audubon Iowa.
Thos. Musson went to Stuart Tues
day on biz.
Headquarters for Holiday Goods is at
Roberts Drug Store.
Chris Haderer, of Larland, will have
a public sale, December 2lst.
See hand bills for full particulars of
the 'Old Maids Convention.
Remember Wilhelm's for the finest
line of holiday goods in the county.
Seats for the I" Old Maids Conven-
ton" are on sale at Russell's store.
The finest line of holiday goods in
Audubon county at Wilhelm's for
holidays.
The First National Bank is favoring
Audubon people with some very neat
1919 calendars.
Chas. Van Gorder will return the
first of next week from his trip
through the South.
House last Friday evening and an en-
joyable evening was passed.
Mrs. M. Mushrush is enjoying q
visit from her mother who arrived
Monday from her home in Ohio.
4 Book-lovers find our place perfect
paradise. A good book makes nice
holiday present. Get it at Roberts.
1 The spinsters have spared no effort
or expense in costuming and the play
is full Of mirth provoking situations,
and local hits.
Prof. f. p Hooker and Supt r.. C.
Spencer will attend the State Teachers
Association to be held at Des Moines,
December 81, % and 20.
You will find the largest stock and
lowest prices in Holiday Goods at
Roberts,.
Chas. Corbett, of Corydon, Iowa, is
here this week settling up the bust
ness of e. A. Rea, a former hardware
dealer of Audubon.
Carson Ohms sale was we'll attend
ed and everything sold well. Auc-
tioneer Carper reports it one OF the
best sales of the season.
Sheriff Jones went to Council Bluffs
Monday to testify in the Gray postot1ice
! robbery case which is now in progress
in the Federal courts at that place.
Elmer Chamberlain lost horse at
the c. n. w. depot last Monday, the
animal slipping down and being
tramped to death by the other horses.
A fine line of silver novelties at
Cowles' the jeweler. You can suit
yourself, your pocket and your friend
I for Christmas. New goods and low
prices.
Mr. and Mrs. McGrath, of Montana,
z who have been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Thomas, at the
Park Hotel, left for Helena, Illinois,
last Monday.
\ Mr.. M. ID. Bailey was taken sudden,
ly i'll of heart trouble last Saturday
and since has been in a dangerous
5 condition. We understand he is
9 slightly better.
\ VIM. Clark, of Viola township, has
q rented his farm and having purchased
e the property directly west of the d. P
y Repass residence will move to town
d about March lst.
n Superintendent r. c. Spencer visit
u ed four days last week at the Niols
q township schools and reports then
q doing eNcellently. Four male teachers
& are employed in Viola, which is more
81 than any other township in the county
"a The Teachers Home University Lii
q brary Company have put one of thei
s. outfits in the county Superintendent
y office and have quite list of sub
q scribers. Supt Spencer, however, doe
a not wholly approve of the scheme, ant
v has not signitied his willingness tt
Y act as their librarian which is neces
e sary for its retention in the superin
s tendent's office.
s. The Columbian club will give al
" entertainment at the Opera Hous
81 Tuesday night, December Goth, TIL
q proceeds going to the Public Library
a The entertainment will be an "Ol,
6 Maids Convention " and is pronoun
~ ced by those who have had the oppor
" tunity to judge, to be the funnies
N thing which has ever been given il
"a Audubon, by local or foreign talent
Il The Columbian ladies have the abilit,
8 to put through, creditably, anything
g they undertake. and we can guarante
" a satisfactory evening to all who at
81 tend. The cause is most worthy an,
VI every one should go or at least buy
a ticket.
IS The ladies are working hard, put
81 ting in their time and at some expens
~ as well to raise money for the library
"a which we understand is in urgen
VI need.
"a Since the first year of the Library
81 existence these ladies have held
S open, every day, and have from tim
~ TO time added many new books, with
. out soliciting donations, depending o
W their own eXertions to raise money t
a keep it going. The citizens should az
Is preciate this fact and attend their pei
81 Torrance. The price of tickets W
as understand will be only Soc, or soc &c
81 reserved seats.