Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-07-27

l have for sale or rent reasonable, a
house and five acres of land in Brad
leyville. The house has eight-rooms
and in good shape. For further in
formation call at the South Park meat
market. JOE. CAM.
Howard Kelly celebrated his birth
day Tuesday by inviting ina few of
his many friends. A pleasant even
ing was passed, each one present en-
joying themselves, and all hoped to
join Howard in celebrating many
birthdays.
Fred NirmiIya received Tuesday
Crescent bicycle for Joe McFadden
east of town. Fred has done big
bicycle business this season, having
sold Ihirty-one wheels all told. He
says that over half of them have
been sold to boys in the country.
The last words of Ingersoll, 40 bet
teri make up coincidence which can
best be set forth in quotation from
one of his most celebrated deliverances
the Grafton over his brether's grave.
HE who lies here dead, when dying,
mistaking the approach of death for
the return of health murmured with
his last breath, L am better now Let
us believe, in spite of doubt and dog
mas, tears and fears that these dear
words are true of all the countless
dead.n How strange that Ingersoll
should have died with those same
words upon his lips.-Cedar Rapids
Republican.
The Iowa State State Library Asso-
citation has chosen Cedar Rapids for
the place to hold their state meeting,
which will be November 8 and 10.
The program will soon be out and
will show that the workers of the
Columbian Club are known and rec
ognized. Mrs. Laura Hurd, the tire
less librarian, has been assigned the
subject, "The relation of Librarian to
Trustee" The subject, while not as
closely allied to the organization of
this club as other like Organizations,
it will nevertheless give Mrs. Hurd an
excellent opportunity to give them
vanced ideas on the work of librarian.
The library committee on books has
made selection of new books which
have been ordered and Will arrive soon
and be ready to be given out to the
reading public. Those who have pat
ronized the library from it's inception
and have read the books as they have
been added, greet each consignment
with delight. Those who have not
read constantly can find plenty of
such books at any time as will meet
their wants and needs, he it a pleasing,
pleasant story or masterpiece of
classic literature. The records of the
librarian not only show an increase of
volumes placed on the library shelves
but an increase of steady patronage.
Men and women, boys and girls are
seen in the quiet reading rooms every
day, some reading daily papers, others
magazines or periodicals, while others
look through books of reference, scan
pages of history or trace with interest
some story through pages of fiction.
The president and secretary of the
Fair Association are busy pushing the
plans which have been perfected for
holding the best county fair in the
state and by far the best ever held in
the county. The directors who live
in the various townships of the coun-
ty are expected to see that the people
of their respective townships have
a good exhibit during the fair. Beau
tiful hangers are being put up, date
lines posted and Children's Day cards
sent out so as to attract and secure the
interest and cooperation of the people.
Secretary Woodward has enough pre-
MUM lists at his office so that every
family in the county may have one.
There is no one who will look over the
list of premiums but whom can find
something which he has that can be
entered and receive the amount of the
premium offered by the association.
The bountitul crops this year and the
general good times that prevail makes
all the people feel like joining IN this
grand annual reunion and making it
the largest and best III point of inter-
est and attendance that has ever been
held. Speak word of Encouragement
to the managers, offer them some
assistance, speak to your neighbors and
friends and help boom the cause along.