Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-05-19
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Arthur krell is now employed at
the store of l. w. Baker.
The Twining House is being re-
paired-new shingles, paint, paper,
etc.
Miss Scanlan, the trimmer at Yer
milya'S was in DeS MoineS Satur-
day.
w. T. Lee will 90 to Peterson,
Iowa, this week to start up a barber
shop.
The erry-go-round is doing. a
big nickel biz just north of the post
office.
John Ruhs is baling a big lot of
hay for C. II. Sampson, in Mel
Vile township.
Miss Nellie Dickinson, of Sidney,
Iowa, is making her Audubon
friends a good visit.
Mrs. Harp Wilson went to Des
Moines Saturday on the excursion,
returning Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Davis rejoice
over the arrival of that new baby
at their home last Monday.
Uncle Jimmy Davis was at Exi1 a
Wednesday visiting at the home of
his daughter, PRS. ]. +. McAninch.
Mrs. Laura Hurd, Mrs. John OFT
and Mrs. Mott drove to Harlan
Thursday to attend meeting of
the w. c.. 7. U.
Thursday was Ascension Day at
the Catholic church and was fit
tingly observed by the good devo-
ted people of that church.
Another one of those jolly dan
cling parties took place at DR..
Eger's home Tuesday evening, over
thirty couples participating.
A. L. Viewer and John Mosier are
the delegates selected to attend the
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
to be held at Council Bluffs.
New sidewalks around the NJ. E.
church property are being put
down. It is a decided improvement
and others should follow suit.
Fred Bluhm, former Audubon
boy was one of the three Iowa boys
who won the prize at the Mime.
apolis Oratorical Contest last week
Rev. Krell preached the farewell
sermon at Audubon Sunday and
Monday he departed for Des Moines
to join his regiment at Camp Nc
kinley.
VIM. Cochran, Alex Caldwell
Will and Bert McLeran have rented
the w. P. McLeran 20O-acre farm
and are busy putting in the same
to grain.
A very lively fight occurred in
Audubon Wednesday. A mashed
jaw and two black eyes were the re.
sult-cause, too much forty rod
snake-bite antidote.
Hart & Eddy are unable to manu-
facture the bee hives fast enough
for the trade and for time Henry
Hale is engaged in the factory
making honey boxes.
One of the prettiest sights of this
season can be witnessed in front o.
Fred Buthweg's these days. Il
consists of every kind of house
plant IN full bloom-h Of
them.
The Audubon County Summe,
Review School will commence Tune
9th and continue for six weeks
with the following instructors as
faculty: Prof. Hooker, of Audi
bon, assistant principal; Prof
Lancelot, of Gray and Superinten
dent Spencer.
The Audubon County Normal In
stitute will commence August Stf
and continue for two weeks: The
following are the instructors
Prof. Essley, president of Glidder
college; Prof Hoist, superintendent
of Boone county; Prof. Johnson, O
Extra: Prof. Gray, of Andrew anc
Prof. Wood, of Pleasantville.
While in Chicago DR.. Brooks pur
chased for Mrs. John Weighton &
~ calibre Marlin repeating rifle FOL
$500. This rife is the one on ex
hibition at the Worlds Fair and is
heavily gold and silver plated anC
the stock is of birds.eye maple
Mrs. Weighton made John birth
day present of this elegant weapon
Rev. Shipman delivers his frs
lecture Friday evening of this week
Subject. THE Cuban War" L
will be illustrated by the aid of the
new stereopticon. The price O.
admission is 25c or so cents for the
course of three lectures. Mr.. Ship
man is lecturer of high standing
and it will be quarter we'll eX
pended to attend.
About the first of the year Hart
Eddy bought carload of cypress
lumber from the south to nanufac
ture into their bee hives. Evident
ly this lumber was cut from off a,
old battlefield, for nearly every da,
they run across minnie ball hole
and last week they stopped thei
planer just in time to save runnin,
it onto a piece of rusty shell nearl;
four inches long.