Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-29

Tuesday where he had been with
crowd of landseekers to whom he sold
good farms.
Miss Florence Montgomery returned
to her home at Belle PLANE the last of
the week after long and pleasant
visit with her sister, Mrs. John Chap
man.
Several teamsters have been furnish.
ed with horse blankets, displaying
fine advertisement for the Audubon
County Fair to be held September 5th
to 18th.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Beard, of Des NIoines,
sister of Mrs. James Russell, is spend
ing the week here. She came up to
see her young nephew and to visit
other relatives.
Mrs. Agnes r. Stotts has sold her
comfortable home place on church
street to l.. j. Hill. She will give pos
session at once and move to the rooms
over !. Burdick's store in the Burnside
building.
The town has built foot bridge
over Blue Grass, leading from the foot
of Broadway across to "Hudlerville"
The bridge being narrow it will be nee
essary for all pedestrians who travel to
avoid getting on the wide gauge.
Miss Mary Smith, Of Des Moines,
came up Friday and is the guest of
Miss Ada Kuhn, of Prospect Park.
Miss Alta Henshaw arrived today
from Des Moines to join her friends.
The girls will have pleasant time
Mrs. Bessie Bebee, sister of Mrs.
Chas. Ping, left for her home at Ash
land, Wisconsin, Tuesday morning.
over the Northwestern. She had
long and pleasant visit here and left,
regretting that her duties called her
home.
Mr.. j. Kuhn has purchased the Ben
Howald lots in Prospect Park and will
soon commence the erection of fine
residence. The location is one of the
finest in the town and will be one of
the most beautiful places to live that
the city affords.
A. n. Detwiler, of Lincoln town
ship, is building an addition l4X16 two
stories high to his house. Mr.. Det-
wller has one of the finest homes in
the county and this addition will
make him one of the largest and most
commodious houses in the country.
The republicans are strongly talking
Sam Handles of Cameron township
for supervisor. Sam is large cattle
feeder, prosperous farmer, man of
business affairs and has always been a
consistent and ardent supporter of re-
publican doctrine and would make an
excellent officer.
The South Park restaurant has
again changed hands, Mr.. Parmley
disposing of it to Mr.. Baker from
Harlan. Mr.. Baker is an experienced
restaurant man and comes to stay and
will undoubtedly make success of
the business. He has taken possession
and is ready to cater to the wants of
the public.
There is talk of an excursion to Wall
Lake next Sunday week, over the
Northwestern. 1t only takes a few
hours to make the run and many peo-
pie are anxious to go up and enjoy the
pleasures of this beautiful lake-one of
the most pleasant summer resorts in
the state. If you want to go and have
a good time watch for the announce
ment.
The trees in the park are being
trimmed up this week and everything
put in shape for the Fourth. The trees
in the park have grown until the shade
is so dense that it has became necessa-
~ to trim them up so as to admit the
sunlight i'll order that the grass might
grow. A finer grass plat and better
shade cannot be found and the big
crowd will enjoy the coming day as
never before.
y. +. Drake has written fine piece
of attractive poetry about the fire boys
which would attract as much attention
in the local circles as Kipling's poem.
'The White Mans Burden.n We
would like to have given it to our
readers but good contributions come
high and we can't afford to pay the
price but if you will step into the re-
corder's office, Am will lay down his
pen, close the big records and read it
to you.
The fire boys returned home Sun
day morning from the State Fire
mans Tournament at Missouri Valley
where they had a good time but did
not secure as many of the honors as
they felt Were justly due them, but in
spite of all opposition they won money
in three different races. The boys had
the fastest team in attendance. Some
of the boys feel that many of the races
were decided before they were run.
However sore the boys may feel they
do not intend to raise any fuss but
wait patiently until another year when
they will again contest for the honors
with renewed vigor.
The following is list of the pre-
sents and those who gave them, re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Nc
Guire, at their wedding last week:
Center table, J. A. Nash and wife: set silver
knives and forks, Thos Hogan and wife /;
silver tea spoons, Michael Carroll and family;
set silver knives and forks, John and Frank
Reinemund and wives; silver tea set John Duff
fey and wife, Mrs. John Hart Misses Helena
Hart, Lizzie Schneider, Hannah Kennedy Nelly
Mcclure, Ora Evans: silver bread plate B. l.
Salinger: clock, Michael Mcclure and wife !;
| rocking chair, John Ward and wife; water set
Julia and Minnie MCGUIRE; table cloth and
dozen napkins, q. b. Russell and wife, rocking
chair, ID. w. Matthias and family and S. Hansen ;
| chocolate set, Frank and Anna Brown and Mag
gle Donohue; salad spoon and fork, Blanche
Noon and Genevieve Mccarthy; silver baking
dish, Frank P. Bradley and wife: hemsttched
table cloth, Mrs, Maurice FLYNN and family E.