Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-02-24

| Nelson Cowles is now employed
as abstractor for Chas. Bagley.
| Remember you can get the best
of groceries at Rice's restaurant.
Ed. Forney, of Fremont, Nebras.
ka, was here on business Monday.
Mrs. kreamer. of Extra, was a
visitor at the Mccall home Wednes-
day.
Fine Baltimore oyster stews can
be had at the restaurant kept by
Rice.
John Nash will soon build a large
barn on his big farm near Spirit
Lake.
Vim. Ahlstrand, the Atlas oil man
| has returned from his South Dako-
ia trip.
Party at the home of Frank Smith,
southwest of town last Tuesday
evening.
F. NJ. Rice's restaurant is the
place for warm meals or lunches at
all hours.
VIM. Humphreys started Wedues-
day Tor few days visit with friends
at Iowa City.
Frank Armstrong sold the lum-
Der to build the NJ. E. parsonage at
Guthrie Center.
Rice's restaurant always keeps
only the latest and freshest con
fections in stock.
When you are at Audubon stop at
the Tw1N1NG House. Big square
meal for 90 cents!
Born to Nursery1nan E. N. Tag
CART and wife near Larland, fine
underground boy.
Frank Switzer is now operator at
Mongona, Iowa. We are glad to see
Frank getting to the front.
John Weighton and John Mosier
were at Indianola the fore part of
the week on Kansas land deal.
Friends be happy while you may
Smoke T" Hand Mades" day by day.
j. c. HANDLEY, Audubon.
1t is rumored that Banker Van
Gorder will build an elegant resi-
dence on the Herbert lots this sum-
mer.
The II. F. Andrews residence is
undergoing repairs, preparatory to
the moving in of John Ward and
family.
Sup't Spencer has made quite a
change in his appearance by part
ing with the hirsute adornment to
his upper lip.
The revival meetings at the Pres
byterian church are progressing
finely, especially the afternoon talks
to the children.
Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Stur-
geon, of Extra, visited the fore part
of the week with Mrs. Sylvester AIRY
and other friends.
Station Agent Humiston is still a
great sufferer of rheumatism, he
having to be conveyed to and from
the depot in the bus.
Uncle Tom Walker, who has been
ailing for most of the winter was
too sick to attend to duties at the
court house this week.
Ben CASTOR and family returned
Monday evening from six weeks
visit with relatives in Marion, Ma
haska, Jasper and keokuk counties.
Mrs. Clint Whitfield, of Douglas
township, was taken to Council
Bluffs last Friday to be operated
upon for tumor. At last reports
the lady was doing nicely.
There will be an examination for
common school diplomas at Gree
ley Center, February % and March
l. All those OF the township wish
ing to take this examination please
be present as this will be the last
opportunity this spring.
Miss Grace Haynes is very sick
of measles. Mrs. Haynes was called
to the bedside of sick sister in
Missouri and Mr.. Haynes is travel
ling in the eastern part of the state
as salesman. During their absence
Uncle Henry FoNis acting as nurse
The Modern Woodmen of Amer.
lea is the best and cheapest life in.
surance on earth. During 1897
6S,929 benefit certificates were writ.
| ten. Only 10 assessments were
levied, and the cost of insurance, at
the average age per thousand dol
AeAA X, vas OiAAy PT.Sb lllC Pei
capita cost of management was 81
cents. We paid during that time
two million dollars to widows and
! orphans. W. j. LANcELoT
Again has Clerk Woodward been
doing wholesale business in the
marriage license department of his
establishment. The following are
the happy applicants tor this week;
Bert w. Jeffries and kittie Jobes
Fred Hague and Lena Burr
Albert Cihak and Lillian Huff.
barley L. Mcdonald and Annie
G. Coleman.
Peter Poulsen and Mary Madsen
Harry d. Clearinghouse and Ora
Belle Lowers.
The following large realestate
transfers took place this week: Ar.
thur Kitsen to Detlef Asmus, 2Ol
acres in Lincoln township, consid
Grafton 5000. John c. Hensch tc
Arthur Kitsen, so acres in Lincoln
township, consideration $1,000. Wi
ley belong to Margaret Campbell
so acres in Melville township, con
sideration $1,000. Edward C. How
ard to A. E. Allen 800 acres in Viola
and Cameron township, considera.
ton $13,8OO. Theo. f. Morrow to
Alice Esbeck, two lots, town of An