Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-09-22

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S. ID. Thayer as secretary, to take
the place OF Thos.. Walker, resigned.
Rev. Shipman, NJ. E. pastor at this
place, has been assigned to this charge
for another year, much to the gratifi-
cation of Audubon people in general.
Mrs. C. E. Weston departed Tues
day for Omaha, where she will meet
her son Charles, who lives in Okla
homa, and together they will visit the
Audubon and vicinity are well rep
resented at the Trans Mississippi show
this week. III tickets sold from the
Rock Island depot at this place Tues
day morning.
Arthur Palmer was placed under
bonds of $500 toawait the action of the
grand jury on the charge of infanticide.
Palmer gave bond and is now at lib
erty until October IL.
Mr.. e. Bilharz received telegram
Saturday announcing the death of his
sister at Ottawa, Illinois. Mr.. Bill
har attended the funeral, returning
Tuesday of this week.
We understand that Mr.. Frank
Gleason has recovered from his recent
illness and himself and wife are now
enroute from klondile to their former
home at Davenport, Iowa.
Mrs. Frank Adams is ENJOYING a
visit from her brother, NJ. f. Dean, of
st. Louis, who arrived Sunday. Mr..
Dean is connected with the National
Bank of Commerce of st. Louis.
John Lidd moves into the Howald
block with his large stock of clothing
next Monday. AS soon as the Lidd
building is vacated it will be re-occu-
pied by H. D. Mosier's meat market.
Andy Bailey and son Frank go to
Pocahontas county Thursday of this
week. Mr.. Bailey has rented farm
in that county and will probably buy
the same, in which case he will move
his family there.
Hiram Clark, the horse-buyer, has
filled out his third carload of draft
horses and will ship same to Knox
Vile, Iowa, Friday of this week,
From there he ships to ST. Louis and
Kansas City markets.
Theo. F. Myers went to Montezuma,
Iowa, Tuesday where his daughter,
Miss Helen is visiting relatives. Mr..
Myers will accompany her to Daven-
port where she will become student
at ST. Katherine's Hall.
Regular communication of Veritas
Lodge No. 1872, A. f. and A. NJ, Sat
urday, Sept. "a. Regular convocation
of Amity Chapter No. SO, r. A. NJ,
Thursday, Sept. %. Regular conclave
Godfrey Commandery No. SO, X. t.,
Tuesday, Sept.27
Miss Belle Burnside, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. w. Burnside, left
Saturday for Davenport, Iowa, where
she goes to attend school at ST. Cath
crimes Hall. On her return Mrs.
Burnside will visit her daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Wadsworth, at Grinnell.
Last Monday the members of the
w. R. G. dropped in unexpectedly at
the home of Mrs. j. w. Rosenberg
and engaged in an old fashioned car
pet rag sewing. They made that ex-
cellent lady aware Of the fact that
Audubon will "miss her when she's
gone"
wi. ItIo -hlS 11Slll,S uSl, VI VS.
kaloosa, Iowa, arrived Tuesday even
ing for pleasant visit at the home OF
his niece, Mrs. d. w. Matthias. Since
January lst the Matthias family have
received visits from aunts, uncles,
cousins, etc, to the number Of thirteen
and their hospitable home is ready fol
| more.
JAS. A. Hunter and Miss Agnes An.
drews, of Melville township, were
married Wednesday of last week at
the home Of the bride, Rev. E. b
Cousins officiating. The happy couple
are estimable young people and com.
mence their new life amid showers OF
blessings and congratulations.
Melville township has ia female:
and $50 males of school age. No. 2
M. T. Foley director, takes the cake
there being Sc persons of school age il
that district and an enrolment of 2S
And by the way, that new school
house in No. 2 is a nice one, built sub
stantially and on a modern plan. Thu
furniture arrives for same this week.
Ed Elicit, who enlisted with Gu
Keith at st. Joe, Missouri, last spring
died Monday in the army hospital a
Camp Meade, Pennsylvania. TIL
young man was well known in Audi
bon and had large circle of friend
having resided here for some time pre-
vious to his enlistment. The remains
We're shipped to Perry, the home o
his father, for interment.
Gus Keith arrived Monday from
Camp Meade, Pennsylvania, wher
his regiment, the 4th Missouri Volun
teers, is stationed. Gus is in eXcellen
health and has not been sick da,
since his enlistment. 1t is though
that his regiment will go to Port'
Rico, in which case Gus will get
glimpse of our new possessions. H,
is home on a fifteen-days' Through.
Monday evening the houses of VIM
Cloughly Ben Mendenhall and F. A
Buthweg were entered by burglars
but nothing of value was taken from
any of the places. The main object o
the miscreants seemed to be to get a
something to eat, as they touched tn
pantries pretty heavily at the Buth
veg and Cloughly homes. Mr.. Men
denhall opened fire on his burglar
who Immediately ceased burgling ant
took to his heels. No clue has beef
found leading to the identity of tn
fellows.