Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-02-17

Jesse Miller marketed some eight
months old pigs that averaged 267
pounds.
Fred Woss went to York, Nebraska,
Monday, to see about taking position
with AN implement house in that city.
The Maccabees will conduct gay
danoing party at the X. P. Opera
House on the evening of Monday, Feb
rsaary21.
A. e. Tharnish was up from Allan
tic, Monday, visiting with his friends.
Al. iisijust recovering from mild at
tack Of typhoid fever.
There will be a>spelling school at the
school house, in district No. l, Extra
township, where Miss Ida Hockenber-
ny teaches, on Friday evening, Febru-
AIRY 25.
w. r.. Bolts began excavating last
Monday, just south of his residence,
for the foundation for Whitefield
Browns new residence that he is soon
ITO, erect.
The Greeley Center literary and the
Providence literary will have their tilt
on the Hawaiian question at the Gree
ley Center school house, next Satur-
day night.
Spring humors, boils, pimples, sores,
and all eruptions are cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which thoroughly puri-
fies the blood, eradicating every trace
of scrofula.
At the Christian Endeavor entertain
ment, in the,Opera House, last Satur-
day night, they took in $21 go and all
present pronounced it pleasing en-.
Wesley MeQuerry, who was here on
a visit to his parents, Elder and Mrs.
McQuerry, received call last Monday
to go to Boone, Iowa, to work as extra
telegraph operator.
Gault Brothers'li their actelyn light
last Saturday night and they showed
off with brilliant effect. Mr.. Stephen
Gano will pat the same kind of light
in his hardware store.
Uncle Dave Anderson tells us that
his son-in-law, John McFadden, does
not improve in health, at his Shelby
county home, and they fear that Johns
days on earth are few.
! Elder Wm. McCulloch, of Red Oak,
Iowa, will preach,in the Town Hall at
Extra, on Saturday, evening, February
10Th, and over the following Sunday.
All are cordially invited. Come and
LOT 1S ron cnn fnUpf har
According to the new Code Wash
'ington's birthday, February 22d, is q
public holiday in Iowa and Governor
Shaw issues a proclamation for said
day to be patriotically observed and a
Liberal display OF flags.
Messrs. Skilman and Park, the cousins
of Al. VOORHEES,, shipped carload of
horses to White House, New Jersey,
last Monday night. There were eigh-
teen head and they travelled a distance
of eighteen hundred miles. )
Inthe Council Bluffs District Court
last Saturday, Judge Thornell decided
the Iowa Collateral Inheritance
Tax Law Unconstitutional because it
fails to provide for legal notice and,
therefore, takes property withoutdue
process of law.
keep Groceries and dry and salt
to pay. Give good price for butter and
West Extra, Iowa. Butter
and eggs taken in exchange for Wall
Paper. Latest styles just received. !
will pay as much per pound for chick
ems as anybody. ii
James McAninch received letter
from Frank StOtts, Jr., at Rogers, AIS
last Wednesday in which he
says: s"Old Mr.. A. Campbell and wife
We're over from Bentonville all day.
yesterday, February. 18th. The old
gentleman looks fine, and the same as
ever. He asked about all you Extra
people and seems. to be perfectly conf
tented and happy
DIR. J. C. Newton has received his
new Endiscope and we had a little
with the machine. 1t is i
box containing an electric apparatus
and the Doctor turned the switch
and we peeked through tube
and saw the whole interior of Will
Hamler's ear, then Newton put a thing
in his mouth and by the light we saw
four miles down his throat. If you
want to have your internal regions ex-
plored just send for Doctor Newton,
have him bring his box and turn on
more light.
The funeral of Helen Irene, infant
of Mr.. w. w. and Mrs. M. A.
took place this afternoon from
the family residence, conducted by
Rev. j. c. McQuerry, pastor of the
Christian church. After suffering for
three weeks of quinsy she fell asleep
in the arms of Jesus at 4:l5 p. NJ. on
Wednesday. Loving hands had done
all that was possible, and had hoped
to keep her; but now resign all to Him
who doeth all things well; and who
loves her far more and better than her
father and mother. Helen Irene was
born March 26, 1897. Her age, there
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