Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-12-14

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Mrs. Park Lester, sister of w. w
Smith, is here from Villisca, Iowa
this week, visiting.
Read Stonebrook & McCall's ad OF
another page, then go there and buy
your Christmas goods.
| Henry Hale returned home Tuesday
evening from a weeks visit at For
Dodge and Webster City.
j. J. Potter will have a public sale
at his farm in Douglas township
Thursday, December DIST.
Roy Smith and Branch Frck went
to Chicago Saturday evening to see the
sights in the city on the lake.
DR.. r. +. Childs was called to Exirs
last week in consultation with other
doctors at the j. b. Connrardy home
B. S. Phelps left for Chicago Wed.
nesGay evening, where he went to at.
tend to business in the financial circles
Jason Clifford came in from Belden
Nebraska, Tuesday morning to look
after the settling of his fathers estate.
a. |. Friend returned from Creston
Monday evening where he had been
visiting his father and attending tc
business matters.
Mrs. f. H. Townsend who has been
visiting with A. S. Culver and family
during the past month returned home
to Atlantic Tuesday.
Frank Switzer came down home
Friday to attend the funeral OF his
aunt and will remain few DAYS visit.
ing with his friends.
FOR SALE: We have few choice
pure bred Poland China male pigs tor
sale at the Audubon Nursery Farm.
TAGGART & LYMAN.
Your friend needs set of sterling
silver teaspoons, silver butter knife
or sugar shell. w. H. Cowles has
all kinds of sterling silver and in near
ly all new patters.
Dick Nor.hup went to Chicago with
stock Tuesday evening. He says that
it is difficult to buy catt-e now as they
demand higher prices here than can
be received in Chicago.
Mrs. Margaret Waller and Miss Rose
Shafter, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. A. n. Detwiler, and family
left for Harlan, Monday, where they
will visit few days before returning
to their home at Saint Edwards,
Nebraska
Rev. Dickinson, late pastor of the
Presbyterian church, but now at Sid
ney, Iowa, was among the many who
enjoyed and took part in the program
given Sunday. He has many friends
here who were glad to meet him and
hear him once more.
George Gray, Jr., was in town all
day Tuesday and passed a pleasant
day with his many friends. Ofcourse
George looked around to find some
Christmas trimmings suitable to adorn
the gift he will doubtless give to his
best and truest friend.
Miss Lou Davis has accepted posi-
ton as bookkeeper and cashier in f.
Bilharz & Sons store and is already
installed. Miss Davis is young
woman of much ability and in every
way capable of filling her new posi-
ton of honor and trust.
Sam Cramer and Frank Smith were
Atlantic visitors last Saturday. Sam
went down to meet his folks who re-
turned from three weeks visit to the
central part of Nebraska. We believe
they enjoyed their visit much more
than Sam did staying at home taking
care of his stock.
Word has been received that Mr.
and Mrs. Chas Van Gorder are spend
ing this week at Bond, Mississippi
with Mr.. and Mrs. Doug Thayer
There are many here that would en-.
joy that southern cline during the
rough. wintry weather and would be
delighted to have the opportunity of
meeting Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer as in
daos gone by.
There will be meeting of the Off
GERS and the Board Of Directors of the
Agricultural Society at Secretary H.
d. Woodward's office on Monday,
January LIST. This is an important
meeting and we hope that those who
have an interest in the welfare of the
society will meet and assist in the
transaction of such business as may be
of interest to the progress and growth
of the society.
J. H. Jones went down to Iowa City
Saturday evening and returned Mon
day morning with A. e. Coppack
against whom information had been
filed accusing him of securing an APP
plication for life insurance in the
Aetna Life and taking a note paya-
BILE to himself which he cashed and
failed to ever send the application to
the company so they could issue their
policy thereupon. He at once gave
bail and is held to appear at this term
of the district court.
Court convened Tuesday morning
with Judge Macy, presiding. The
grand jury was empanelled and given
their instructions. The following are
Nose who make up the jury: A. N.
Wiler, foreman A. J. Baylor, Geo.
vs., H. w. Duvall, George Jessen
Schoubue and. j. NJ. Dimmick.
Sc business of interest has been
tran. There are some criminal
casesl. i'll probably came on next
week II. will be of interest to
the public.