Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-04-21

Chris Olsen was sick man Sun
day.
Mrs. Loss has been quite sick for
the past few days.
A Mr.. Harper is now clerking for
the Baker d Kelly grocery.
Mrs. Humiston returned from her
visit to Cedar Rapids Monday.
John Crane and John Rendleman
drove up from Extra on business
| Wednesday,.
The graders will work next week
cutting down some of the hills in
Melville township.
Miss Mary Wilson will resume
her duties at the Audubon post
office Monday next.
Reinemund Bros. Saturday pur-
chased the August Oelke stock of
De Kalb fencing, about 1000 rods in
all.
The graders have completed the
grade at Ed. Van Gorders lots and
] they are in excellent condition for
building.
Mrs. W. B. Emmons and family of
Douglas township, will start next
week for North Dakota, to make
that their future home.
Mrs. Beadle became the mother of
twins, at the poor farm Monday,
fine boy and a girl. Landlord Petty
says they are named Jim and Rose.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Agnew and
ri To g
Saturday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Hurd's nephew, Mr.. Jen-
nings, of Perry.
Miss Lois Stuart returned Tues
day to her studies at St. GATHERINGS
Hall, Davenport. She was accom-
panied as far as Atlantic by her
father, John Weighton.
Geo. Hoover sold Anchor buggies
to the following good people this
week: G. L. Winters, liver Henrik
sen. Samuel White, Madison Spen-
Ger and Chris Henriksen.
Mrs. Curtis, nee Miss Clara Smith,
now of Battle Creek, Michigan, is
Rees Dickey, in Douglas township.
There was a good deal of excite
ment at the Corn Exchange Bank
Monday morning. No, there was
no run on the bank. and it had not
been burglarized as reported. The
3 cause was APPARENT when Assistant
q Cashier Will Mcfarland reported a
big girl baby born at his home
Sunday.
Once more rulnor has it that the
remains of Frank Richardson, the
murdered capitalist, have been dis
. covered. The report is that a young
8 man who committed suicide some
s few weeks ago, left a statement thai
3 he assisted in the murder and the
{ remains we're thrown into hole
5 and the body of a horse thrown on
top. After long search the par
{ ties have succeeded in discovering
s the place. They kept the comics
q sion quiet in hope to get the reward
s. offered for the discovery of tn,
8 body.
s Friday morning the following
q Congressman Hager, was received
8 by john A. Nash: "Organize a
g large company as possible ane
81 report immediately.-A. l.. Hage1
8 Washington, D. c." The messag
q sounded all right and as Messrs
s Nash and Hager had been exchang
IS ing kilograms, Mr.. Nash was look
q ing for about that kind of a dis
8 patch. John Immediately started
IS out for recruits and had his officer
z all picked out and was preparin.
s for big demonstration in tn
Is evening. After working at til
q typewriter for two hours he sue
ceeded in wording suitable repor
to be sent to Washington, when h
q commenced to smell a mouse.
IS After keeping i'll hiding for a coupl
S of days John Mosier tilnidly il
Z quired if the coast at the office wa
- clear and receiving a reply that tn
vs. Rear Admiral" had gone to tax
3 charge of the lake flotilla at Olo
81 boji, he was enabled to attend t
e his legal duties in safety ono
" more.