Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-14

week. 80
Carrie Byers has returned to Audu-
bon and is now working at the Park
Hotel.
Jas. Wilkins and family have re-
moved to kirkman where thew will
reside in the future.
Chas. Huntsberger commenced the
flrst OF the week clerking in F. A.
Buthweg's grocery store.
James Hunts two daughters have
rented rooms at w. P. Farguson's and
are attending school here.
Helen Myers leaves tomorrow for
Mason City where she goes to stay
with her aunt and attend school.
G. NJ. Fish, of Rapid City, South
Dakota, visited the first of the week
with his sister, Mrs. Blackman.
Frank Garroute has sale bills posted
announcing he will hold public sale
at his place, Friday, September 18th.
Ray Meyer who has been very low
OF typhoid fever for some time, is now
able to sit up and will in a time be
out.
Miss Mckane and Miss Hammock
have opened up dressmaking parlors
in w. p. Farguson's house on Church
street.
VIM. Roberts sports an elegant new
city styled dray. It's a Studebaker
bought of G. w. Hoover. Its cost was
close on $4,000.
Mr.: and Mrs. Chas. Van Gorder and
daughter, Lowene, were in Extra,
Wednesday, visiting with Ed. Della
hoyde and wife.
John Reinemund returned Wednes-
day morning on the North Western
from a trip to Chicago on business.
He went in Sunday.
John Ewing has painted his house
so that it looks as neat and comforta-
bic as can be. John is doing nicely
and we are glad to know it.
G. w. Hoover last week sold three
Mccormick corn harvesters, one to
Frank Duvall, one to Nj. Butterton
and one to Peter Erickson.
Will Roberts has new draw, so
line that it hurts your eyes to look at
it. Don't be afraid to give Will your
work, he isn't afraid to do it.
Geo. Mushrush left Audubon last
Friday with Irwin & Webb, the
gentlemen with the Big Black Tent.
He will just go TO Atlantic and Anita
with them.
Frank Johnson, who has been up in
Sioux county working with one of
Wards bridge gangs, returned home
Tuesday. He has peen up there since
December, 1913.
Dave Workman took the running
horse, J. NJ, to Atlantic, this week to
contest for some of the money in the
half-mile running race. Ike Dewitt
went down with him.
DR.. Fulton will move into the John
Nash property on Church street now
occupied by A. f. Greenwaldt and
Mr.. Greenwaldt will move into the
Theo. f. Myers property.
The old plank sidewalk has been
removed from around the Commercial
bank and fine new flag walk laid in
it's place. Such Improvements marks
the future destiny Of the town.
j. G. Wolfe and sister, Agnes, bought
last Saturday the property where
they live of Mrs. Hugal, who now
lives at Anderson, Indiana. Consid-
GRAFTON $3.50, a very cheap property.
Ed. Northup returned from a trip to
Chicago Wednesday morning where
he had been with carload of cattle.
On his return home he stopped off at
Rock Island and visited over night
with his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vermilya de-
parted for Omaha, Tuesday morning,
where they will attend to business and
see the sights at the Great Exposition.
They will visit at Lincoln, Nebraska,
before they return.
Gov. Shaw will be in Audubon Sat
urday, September 10th and address
the people on the leading issues of the
day. He is an eloquent speaker and
all who like good speaking should be
sure and hear him.
John Nailor and wife and Dave An.
drews and wife of Melville township
left for the Great Exposition at Omaha
Tuesday. They expect to have a
pleasant time free from the cares OF
the farm which they deserve after q
hard seasons work.
Frank Herndon and Geo. Weighton
drove down to Atlantic, Tuesday, to
attend the fair at that place this week.
The boys said that owing to the rain
spelling the home fair this year they
were compelled to take in a few days
away from home in order to get salts
faction.
Henry Brown who formerly lived
west of Audubon, but now resides in
Moline, Illinois, said to a business
man of Audubon, during the latter's
visit at Moline, that he thought he
would move back to this county and
purchase farm. He says old Iowa is
the best there is
John Christensen's little three-year-
old boy came very near drowning
while playing around the large tub
full of water they use in the black.
smith shop for cooling iron. He fell
in head foremost but as the tub was
large he was able to turn around and
get up and call for help. If the tub
had been small he would have drown.
ed as all in the shop were in the front