Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-03-16

John Sornson was over in Guth-
RE county, last week, looking for a
farm.
Mrs. William Delahoyde was in
Audubon, this morning, calling on
her relatives and friends.
Henry Myers came up from Des
Moines, Friday, to stay two weeks
with his relatives and friends.
Sherm Humphrey will go to Cher
|okee county, Iowa, next week to
attend to some legal business.
Frank Devices and wife are visit
ing with the Fred Edmundson fam
lily, at Brayton, for few days.
S. j. Brown, of Omaha, visited last
Tuesday with Al.Voorhees at their
neat cottage home, in the Extra
Heights.
Drace Sornson's piggery is pro-
crossing finely, he now has one
hundred and thirty young squeaks
in his pens.
Miss Mary Nelson. of Griswold, is
passing pleasant week in this
city, the guest of her aunt, Miss
Anna Hansen.
John Crane ard his sranddaught-
er, Lima, nave gone to Missouri
Valley to visit few days with Mrs.
Crane and the family of Judge ID.
NJ. Harris.
Subject at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning and evening
will be The Crucitixion of Christ;
Why it was, and what it means to
the world
We understand that Lou Schwen-
necker, the man who had his fingers
mashed last week, is now afflicted
with lock jaw, and grave fears are
entertained for his recovery.
| Word comes from Templeton,
that while the Peter Thielen family
were travelling along the road. and
when near that place, one of the
horses kicked Willie Thielen on the
leg, breaking that member of his
body.
The meetings at the Methodist
church, in Old Hamlin, still contin.
ue With good interest and attend
ance. Six or eight have already
come forward. The meetings will
continue until Sunday afternoon, at
least, and possibly longer
BRACE Sornson, last Wednesday
bought his brother Johns 12O-ac1e
farm. in section four, Oakheld town.
ship. paying $4,000 per acre cash
and now has three hundred and
twenty acres in one body. John
will remain on the land until the
spring of 1900.
The Methodist Ladies held one Of
the jolliest meetings of their Aid
Society, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Thad Carmichael, up in the Extra
Heights, Wednesday,. The ladies
do say they always have jolly
time whenever they visit Mrs. Car
michael.
Chicago last week and her spring
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few days. The spring styles are
have stock that will please he,
spring announcement next week.
! Everybody invited to hear Johi
w. Geiger, State Deputy of the A
0. U. w. of Iowa, at the X. p. Oper;
House, in Extra, on Wednesda,
March %, 1899. Mr. Geiger is wei
known all over the State as one o
the most eloquent lecturers befor,
the people. Let everybody COM
and hear him, as this is free lee
ture, and hear what Mr. Greiger ha
to say along the line of fraterna
insurance.
The Guthrian, of March 9th, an
nounces the candidacy OF Frank N
Hopkins, of Guthrie Center, 70
State Senator of this district, befor
the Republican convention thi
year. Mr.. Hopkins is an old politi
clan and this movement indicate
that he and his friends believe il
the doctrine of one term and out
twas the rule in 1898 and Mr.. Hotch
kiss, the present incumbent, is serv
ing his first term. If Mr.. Hopkins
shall secure the nomination it will
be another precedent that anothe
change will be in order for 1904. Ii
that event the office by right shoul,
come to Audubon county. Their
has not been dearth of statesmen
in Guthrie county for many years
who have been found willing t
serve the county at the expense o
other localities with which the,
| have been associate. Xxx
Wanted