Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-06
Editor Allen has ordered new lob

WV VI DlIu L uel pS' Cnll0reu are
sick with chicken pox.
Chas. Kept, Sr., is at Victor to Wis
it his brother for two weeks.
Lawyer Nash was at Manning and
Templeton on business, Tuesday.
John Weighton accompanied little
Lois to Davenport Wednesday even
ing.
James Hunter has been troubled
the past week by his old enemy
asthma.
Mrs. Pat Stanton is home from a
pleasant visit with friends at Streator,
Illinois.
H. B. Rose, of Shelby county, was
here this week visiting his sister, Mrs.
A. S. Culver.
Miss Lily OFT returned Wednesday
from her visit with her sister at Lin
coin, Nebraska.
Frank johnson is now happy
dad. Boy born at his home Wednes-
day of last week.
John j. Lidd, Audubon's fashion,
able tailor, spent New Years in Car
roll with friends.
Adam Lamnl, of Viola township.
is dangerously ill of heart trouble,
lung trouble and paralysis.
VIM. Hopley, of Atlantic, was here
Saturday, Sunday and Monday visit :
ing his friend Tommy Musson.
R. j. Creveling Saturday bought a
fine Kimball piano which will be
placed in his cozy home next week.
r. Moore Carpenter, the journalist,
has accepted q position as solicitor
and correspondent for the Advocate.
On account of some error the Au-
dubon County Fair Association will
not receive the 5000 state appropria-
ton for 1897.
Several new students for the Elk
horn college arrived in Audubon
Saturday and were at once conveyed
out to that busy little burg.
The City Council held a meeting
Friday and confirmed the appoint
ment of John B. Doak as mayor bro
tenn, vice H. w. Hanna, resigned.
Misses Nora and May Hunt enter
tanned large number of friends last
week Wednesday evening. Games and
social converse filled up the time.
!
Phillip Bicklehaupt, of Viola
township, has traded his lands to
Frank P. Bradley for large body OF
land just south OF Council Bluffs.
Jas. Black, of Melville, went to
Guthrie Center to meet his son
who had been visiting friends in the
eastern part of the State, Wednesday
r. E. Thomas and wife gave Their
friends a royal feast on New Years
day and they all declare they never
saw SO many good things to eat ii
their lives.
/ A little wee mote of baby girl
was born at the Will Weaver home
in Melville, on New Years day, and
now papa Will bushes like q newly
made bride.
Ed. Henricks' house and household
goods, Section 49,. Viola township,
were destroyed by fire Thursday
night OF last week. Total loss $1,000:
insurance $3.50.
James tley, of Hamlin town
ship, has gone to Marion county for a
two weeks visit. And M. Harris has
gone to visit relatives for six weeks
in Mahaska county.
| Miss jennie Oliver gave party to
her young friends last Saturday night
and they turned it into watch
meeting and they patched till they
saw the old year go glimmering.
! Mrs. Francis Armstrong, of Mel
vile township, is at Mipgo visiting
her sister who is dangerously i'll.
Mrs. Chas. Evans who is an aunt of
the sick girl is also at the sufferers
bedside.
F. H. Hancock is having his rent
hay-40 tons-baled and stored in
some of his cribs near the depot. He
will sell to town trade or ship all
next spring. Rumelheart & Wilkins
are doing the baling.
DR.. j. Emmert, of Atlantic, presi-
dent of the State Board of Health.
was in Audubon Saturday, making
an examination of the prevailing
diphtheretic epidemic in this city.
The city board Of health met in this
connection Saturday forenoon.
Joe Dixon, OF Coon Rapids, who is
associated with Coates Bros, the
Northwestern stock buyers, will
move his family here from the Rapids
about March 1st. We are glad to
note that Mr.. Dixon will make this
city his permanent home.
Chester w. Marlin, who is now a
very successful school teacher at
Fullerton, Nance county, Nebraska,
has been here during the holidays
visiting with his relatives and many
boyhood friends. He left Audubon
Monday and on his return will stop
at Omaha to visit.