Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-05-25
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Mrs. Lois G. Stuart went to Stuart
Wednesday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Batty.
Miss lola Evans returned home
Tuesday after a pleasant visit of two
weeks at the home of G. w. Evans.
Jesse Arney is putting up a fine
house on his Douglas township farm
1t looks as if Jesse was tired of mixing
up hash.
j. II. Jones was out of town the
first of the week serving papers in the
cases now pending in the present term
OF district court.
Father Gleason was in Atlantic,
Tuesday and Wednesday, assisting in
the continuation of a large class that
was taken into the church.
Rev. j. H. Hinkhouse left for State
Center today, to be present at the or
dination of Rev. A. E. Kiser. He will
return home in time for the Sunday
services.
DR.. Gleason departed for Des Moines,
the State Medical Society, which con-
vened Tuesday and continued until
Thursday.
Mrs. Ed. Frick, and Misses Myrtle
and Daisy will depart in few days for
Denver, Colorado, where they will
spend the summer Mr. Fric1 is con-
ductor on the road with Headquarters
in Denver.
Doc" Wheelock has contracted
with the Baker Medicine company
and will soon commence the sale of
their medicines. "Doc'' has had years
of experience and will make them a
good salesman.
Mrs. Sid Rice and daughter moved
into the Thos. Lohner property in
Prospect park the first of the week.
Robert G. Rice, the man who handles
coin in the Corn Exchange bank, will
make his home with his mother and
sister,
have opened ladies' hair dress
ing and shampooing parlors where 1
will be pleased to meet all ladies who
desire work done. Call and give me a
trial. All work satisfactorily done.
Mrs. E. j. SPENCER. Parlors over
H. NJ. Talbot's residence.
Mrs. Watts, of Omaha, mother of
Frank Watts, the trustworthy cashier
of the First National bank, visited
here the past week. She returned
home Monday accompanied by Mrs.
Frank Watts and Charley, who will
pass several days in the Trans Missis.
sippi city.
Mr.. Robinson, who has been an in
mate Of the poor farm for some time,
left Monday noon for Ringgold county
where he will visit sister. The aged
and dependent poor should receive oul
most hearty support and we never see
them without feeling keenly our duty
toward the unfortunate.
Bishop Cosgrove, of Davenport ar
rived this evening and will hold High
Mass at the church tomorrow after
which class of twenty will be con
tirmed. Father Falenschmid of Exira
will sing the Mass. Extra music has
been prepared and the day will be fit
tingly and sacredly observed.
Rev. c. Stech left this afternoon te
attend the annual convention of the
German church of Iowa. w. Kobe
congregations, Atlantic and Audubon
, will be held at Lowden, Cedar county
near Davenport Atlantic Telegraph
May %.
l have secured the agency for Audi
bon county for the Duplex Automati,
Kisleman wire fence machine with
which over 100 different styles of fence
can be woven. Any one wanting t,
: buy machine so they can build thei
l own fence, or want fence built, address
: me at Audubon, Iowa. Full particu
E lars and prompt attention will b.
given. j. B. TRUNNEL.
! DR.. Brooks had one of the large cot
tonwood trees at his home cut dow
: the first of the week. When it fell i
Q mixed up the electric light and tele
2 phone wires. 1t was soon discovere,
that the telephone wire from Atlanti
was cross by wire of Mr. Hooker
system so that Atlantic could be calle
up and talked with. Quite a humble
!, We're surprised by being answered b.
{ the central station at Atlantic. How
e ever the wires have been straightene,
> and the town cut off from the outsid
s world.
Q A. L. Bennett, of Manning, has dt
clQeQ 10 quit the banking business an
d to- devote all his time to the practice c
/ law, and the real estate and loan bus
ness. Mr.. Bennett has issued circr
d lar to his patrons, stating that he vii
II cease to operate his bank after July Is
o and hopes that all his patrons ma
establish their banking business some
where by that time. His deposits &c
May 1st exceeded SS0,00O.00 so he doe
!. not close for want of patronage, bu
solely that he may devote all his tim
;. and effort to the practice of law.
i The entertainment by the Four Les
J. Glover club, under the auspices of tn
Ladies Aid Society, gives promise
being pleasant affair. 1t is out {
/ the usual line of entertainments, pre-
d pared and given on Decoration Da
;. and as it is in harmony and keepin
= with the observance of the occasion
: there will doubtless be large house
II listen to them. Those who have bee
\, privileged to hear the quartette sin
:, pronounce them the best ever in til
: town. A rare treat is promised and {
the proceeds go to support laudab
\ organization all will avail themSelVt