Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-09-15

Marion johnson came down from
Fort Dodge the first of the week on
business, returning Wednesday.
Chas. Tunmann and wife, of Mel
Vile township, returned this week
from short visit with friends at Vic
tor, Iowa.
Mrs. E. N. Taggart, Mrs. George
Townsend and Mrs. Bell constitute a
party that will pay visit to the Oma-
ha fair next week.
County Treasurer Phelps reports tax
money rolling into the treasurer's
office and Mrs. Phelps is now assisting
her husband as deputy.
John T. Lohner returned Tuesday
evening from Chippewa county, Min
nesota, where he has been harvesting
for the past two months.
Miss Laura Forbes arrived Saturday
evening from Butte, Nebraska, and
will visit several weeks at the home of
her sister, Mrs. B. S. Phelps.
Next month Hank Mosier, with his
meat market, will occupy the build
ing which is to be vacated by the
| .
Mrs. Whitney and two children re-
turned to their home at Scribner,
Nebraska Saturday, aftera two-weeks'
visit with her sister, Mrs. w. P. Far
guson.
For the valiant services they rem
dered Tuesday in saving his lumber
yard from the wrath of the flames,
John Weighton presented Hose Com
| pany No. with a check for $500.
J. A. Kerr will address the audience
at the Methodist church next Sunday
evening. Next week Mr.. Kerr and
family will move to Lake View where
they will make their future home and
Mr.. Kerr will engage in Sundayschool
work as field secretary for the state of
Iowa.
Last Thursday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Rosenberg and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. NJ. Talbot entertained about
seventy-five friends at the formers
pleasant home in this city. An ele-
CANT supper was served and some
choice musical selections were rem
dered.
Zeph. Piatt, a former Audubon boy,
now conducting a large restaurant at
Colorado Springs, has been here the
past week visiting with his cousin, L.
d. Phelps and other relatives and
friends. He has been visiting at At
, lantic few days with the Frank
Temple family.
John J. Lidd, our enterprising cloth.
, ing merchant, has rented the store
building in the Howald block, recently
occupied by the Thompson Dry Goods
Company. Mr.. Howald will arrive
here from Des Moines next week and
will have the room refitted and equip.
ped for the clothing business. John
is a hustler for trade and whed he gets
down on the corner will undoubtedly
) build up large business.
The rainy weather Sunday and
Monday was rather damper on the
Audubon County Fair. The program
: began on Wednesday when there was
: fair attendance on the grounds. The
races were very good and the track
record for trotting was lowered several
!, seconds. In the 2:25 heat the thirG
heat was made by Cooperin 2:2la4. The
attracting were numerous, the chart.
$ OF races and Wild West show being
distinct features. Mahara's minstre
: band, Mobiles theatre band and the
q Audubon kid band weae all in the
v amphitheatre and furnished excellent
:. music. On Thursday the weather
was faborable and there was large
crowd present. The exhibits both O
!, stock and agricultural products, wer,
J quite extensive and very good. At til,
q meeting of the fair association Thurs
+ day afternoon the following officer.
were elected for the year 1899: Geo
$ w. Hoover, president; John I. Hen
e sley, vice president; H. ID. Woodward
o secretary; F. NJ. Rice, treasurer.
The Stuart elevator near the Rocl
Island tracks was destroyed by fir
S Tuesday afternoon. Engineer Murra,
+ who was spitching in the yards wa
e the first one to notice the blaze ant
J. give the alarm. The fire company
It arrived on the scene promptly but the
\ fire had already gained too mucl
g Roadway and the attention of tn,
o company was turned toward savin,
the adjoining buildings and Weight
on's lumber yard. 1t was only shor
time until the building was in ashe
except the brick walls which alon
remained standing. The loss of grair
was about two cars of wheat, 100
. bushels of corn and the rest maxim.
$4,000 bushels was about equally divi
I ded between oats and barley. Tn,
exact origin of the fire is unknown
but the blaze probably started in tn
engine room. There was considorabl
insurance on the building. 1t is no
yet known whether the building will
be replaced or not.