Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-01


We are glad to state there is slight
improvement in Mrs. Sheets condi-
ton.
Howard Elliott is having large
barn built on the old Hamp Jenes
place.
Miss Eva Davis is staying with
Mrs. George Smith during Georges
absence.
Wib Smith and family were among
the many who passed Decoration Day
at Extra.
Mrs. Will Mcclure was with her
parents and friends, at Audubon, on
Decoration Day.
Miss Nora McDaniels is assisting in
the culinary department at the Mrs.
VIM. Sheets home.
The stars and stripes were flying at
half mast, in the Station, Tuesday, in
honor of our soldier dead.
Owen Henry, Of Extra, monkeyed
all around the thoroughfares about
Hamlin, Tuesday forenoon,
Uncle Clark Wilson was at Audu-
bon, Tuesday, helping to decorate the
graves Of his dead comrades.
Mrs. Henry Wiltsey and Grandma
Phipps spent Wednesday with Mrs.
George Smith, at the Station.
George Rockery, east of the Station,
became the father OF an ootsey-
tootsey" new girl baby last Friday.
Frew Hays, east of the Station, is
preparing to build modern farm
house for himself and family to dwell
in.
Miss Schronic returned home, at
Audubon, Saturday, after two
months sojourn at the home of Frank
Ballou.
Grandma Gill still continues in
poor health. Miss Ollie Black is
helping with the homework there at
present.
Mrs. Theo. Gearheart is here from
Nicola visiting with her parents, MI.
and Mrs. Joel Crees, and her other
relatives,
Merchant Baker tells us that his
father, over in the North Branch
country, is now enjoying very good
health this spring.
Chas. Huntsberger and wife and
Will Huntlberger and mother were
Sunday visitors at the w. d. Young
home on the hill top.
w. D. Stanley forsook the duties OF
the farm long enough, Tuesday, tc
90 down to Extra and ningle with
the Decoration Day crowd.
Miss Lavina Tyler has been forced
to resign her position as teacher at
the Center and go down to Atlantic
to received medical treatment.
O. P. Tyler went to Atlantic las
Sunday morning and we hear it dark
ly limited that mayhap he went down
to see the Iowa people in Texas.
Miss Clara M. Richey will speak OF
the Woman's Suffrage question a
the Evangelical church, in Hamlin
next Saturday night at S o'clock.
Mrs. Calvin Dimick drove up t.
Audubon, Tuesday afternoon, visited
with her friends and attended the ser
vices out at Maple Grove Cemetery
Mrs. Eta Spangler came home OF
Saturday from Omaha for good Wis
it with her children, her brothers
Henry and Will Young, and othe
relatives.
Harry Percy and family and Mis-
Lille Crees went over to Nicola, Fri
day, and visited till Monday with he
sister, Mrs. Thee. Gearheart. The,
made the trip by team.
Mrs. Fred Heileman went to Audi
bon, Tuesday morning, to attend tn
Decoration Day exercises. Whe
Fred got through work at the Cream
cry he went up to Audubon.
"Doc" Phipps had his horses an,
harrow all mixed up in a runawa
the other day, but luckily when h
got them Strengthened out foun
that no serious damage had been done
Baker Il Shoesmith shipped GU
another pile of hen fruit, Tuesday
There were thirty cases this time. d
you know how many eggs there wer
in that pile? No, just 'zackly an eve
10000 eggs.
The other day Mrs. Henry young
best foot came in contact with an oil
rusty nail that was silently pointin
heavenward. The nail penetrated tn
delicate flesh to considerable depth
making an ugly wound.
Mayor William Mcclure has decid
ed that expansion is the only policy
Therefore, he will dig a deep celia