Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-27

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Dentist: Bishop at Extra every day
sc. Hoyt, of Panora, was an Exirs
| visitor this week
Charley Hellyer was up from Allan.
tic a few hours last Saturday.
! Insure in the reliable Hawkeye. A,
w. Harvey, Agent, Extra, Iowa.
Father Zaiser is passing this week
with his parents at Burlington, Iowa.
The Thursday Club will meet with
Mrs. j. F. McAninch on February Sd
Frank Weisbrod and family moved
to Des Moines, last Monday, where he
has employment.
Any one in need of monumental
work should call or write to S. e.
SAAoiV, 1OWd.
Sol Peterman, will move his family
to the up-stalr rooms of the Jack Bru-
ner residence, next week.
w. p. Barber, of the Green Bay
Lumber Company, was in the city this
week looking after business.
G. w. McClain has some good horses
fpr 10 fNhnx, will
to 1880 pounds. Broke to drive either
single or double.
Mrs. Vanderliffe, of Knoxville,
Iowa, who has been visiting with Mrs.
Lou Anciaux, of Greeley, returned to
her home lest Monday.
AS a result of the efforts of Rev. Her
rick and Miss Britton, ofAnita, a class
of twenty-eight members of the Evan
gelical church has been organized at
the Minser school house, in Audubon
township.
The Jacob Rabson building is being
renovated and repaired preparatory to
Mr.. Al. Friends stock of clothing be-
ing placed in the same. Jim Mean
inch is having some good substantial
tables made to be used in this clothing
house.
The Extra Maccabees are f1ourishing
like a rag weed in June. AS soon as
the new lodge room is completed we
understand that it will be furnished
with nice new furniture throughout
and that polished floor for dancing
purposes will be put in the room.
Mr.. Morressy, of the Standard Oil
Company, had the misfortune, while
coming to Extra, last week, to upset
his tank wagon, this side of Hamlin,
injuring it to such an extent that it
was run into the shop for repairs. Our
supply was brought in. barrels and
small tanks.
keep Groceries and dry and salt
meats and sell cheap, as have no rent
to pay. Give good price for butter and
eggs. Give me call. FRED L. AN
DREWS, West Extra, Iowa. Butter
and eggs taken in exchange for Wall
Paper. Latest styles just received.
will pay as much per pound for chick
ems as anybody.
The Christian Aid Society gave their
usual bi-monthly lunch Thursday
afternoon at their parsonage. Thirty
five in number ofthemselves and their
friends, partook of the rich repast and,
together with quilting on an extra
name quilt, presented to the PASTORS
wife by the society, quite an enjoyable
afternoon was had.
An amusing circumstance happened
at Dads" barn last Saturday. The
question as to the weight of hog
that was in crate on the floor for
shipment was discussed, by particular
ly Billie Woodward and Tom Allen.
After an animated debate the hog was
weighed and Toms judgment was
sustained and his eXchequer the rich
er by fifty cents.
On Thursday afternoon, January
Goth, Grandma Elliott's friends re-
membering that it was the anniversary
of her ninetieth birthday, a company
of friends gathered at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. j. III. Basham, and
with kindly greetings and numerous
presents made things lively for time,
and, after quilting their names on
Grandma's quilt and partaking of a
nice lunch, they departed wishing her
health and happiness during the re-
mainder of her pilgrimage. Letters
of greeting were received from friends
in the east, and all thought that
Grandma should be very happy old
lady. ONE OF THE GUESTS.
Out Of two hundred fallen women
who Were asked what was the causesof
their downfall one hundred and sixty
five replied, dancing. T. A. Faulkner,
an EXCHANGING master, states that
"Two-thirds Of the girls who are ruin
ed fall through the influence of dane
ing. Mark my words, | know this to
be true" The matron of home for
fallen women in one of our cities says:
/" Seven-tenths of the girls received
here have fallen through dancing and
its inf uence." In the face of these
facts can any one who has desire to
be even moral afford to countenance
or in any way favor the dance? Can
mothers afford to allow their pure
daughters to attend such places? will
net the young ladies of Extra shun
such dangerous amusement? Can any
one doubt that the only position for
Christ's followers to assume is that of
relentless hostility? With love toward