Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21

III uOuOF Oh MI. ana Mrs. j. ii. Kate,
prior to their departure for Nebraska.
Mrs. Ed. Frick and her daughters,
Daisy and Myrtle returned from Den
yer, Colorado, Wednesday morning.
They have spent a very pleasant sum
mer.
There will be union temperance
meeting at the NJ. E. church Sunday
evening. There will be no other SER
vices all the churches uniting inlthis
meeting.
Mrs. j. A. Nash returned from Chi
cago Thursday morning where she has
been for week, getting her daughters,
Miss Beatrice and Gretchen, settled at
their school-KenilWorth
Charles Bagley came down town
Monday and was happier than if he
had disposed ola section of land or
made loan for S5O00O.OO all on the ac-
count of a baby boy that had arrived
at their home.
Fred Vermilya and Frank Watts
departed for the hunting grounds of
Guthrie county, Wednesday morning
on their wheels, carrying full hunt
ing outfit, including a reasonable
amount of lunch.
Mrs. H. D. Woodward and the
younger children left for Ottumwa
tuesday noon where they go to visit
her sister for a couple of weeks. Harry
went with them to Atlantic and saw
them safely on the train on the main
line.
Geo.M NJ. Harmon was reelected treas
urer and NJ. f. Kerwin secretary of
the school board of Douglas township
at the annual meeting. Monday.
secretary u years and has been town
ship clerk about the same number of
years.
Lido Bros. will move their entire
stock of clothing next Tuesday from
their present location to the building
recently vacated by ]. H. Kate. This
is one of the best locations in the town
and the boys have leased it for a term
OF five years during which time thew
hope to grow and prosper in their
business.
Charles BRENNAN, of Ezra, repub-
lican candidate for county treasurer,
was in town meeting his many friends
Saturday. He has already made many
friends and wherever he goes he is
soon surrounded by crowd of admir-
ing friends. His reputation for in
dustry and honesty, among his friends
at home, follows him wherever he
goes.
l have secured the agency for Audu-
bon county for the Duplex Automatic
kisleman wire fence machine with
which over 100 different styles of fence
can be woven. Any one wanting to
buy machine so they can build their
own fence, or want fence built, address
me at Audubon, Iowa. Full particu-
lars and prompt attention will be
given. J. B. TRUNNEL.
Mrs. Frances Burdick returned from
Chicago, Monday, where she had spent
the past ten days buying her fall and
winter stock of millinery goods and
in studying the latest metropolitan
styles. All kinds of pretty, tasty fancy
head wear of the latest patterns and
styles are arriving daily. If you want
to please your artistic eye drop in and
she will attend to the rest
DR.. J. X. Evans has returned home
from Winterset where he has been for
the past six weeks visiting old time
friends and associates of former DAYS.
He enjoyed his visit very much as
there We're many scenes and friends to
greet him as in years long past and
gone when he practiced medicine.
He brought some fine specimens of corn
grown in Madison county which he
had on exhibition at George Hoover's
hardware and implement store on
North Washington street.
At the meeting OF the board of direc
tors Of Melville township, Monday
the following teachers were hired for
the various school districts for the
winter term:
District No. MAY Schrieber,
District No. Belle Mcclure,
District No. 3-Frances Morrissey,
District No. ELLEN Mcclure,
District No. 5-Miss Smith,
District No. 6-Kate MCGUIRE,
District No. Emma Fenton,
District No. 8-Etta Burr,
District No. 9-Winfred White.
County Superintendent r. G. Spen
Ger says that the secretaries and treas
urers of the district township schoo
boards have nearly all reported fol
which he is truly grateful and most
sincerely appreciates their promptness
which enables him to make his reports
| to the state superintendent. He says
he could not ask for more competent
class of school officers, and their free
and hearty cooperation has enabled
him to carry out his plans of schoo
management and supervision.
A quite number of boys lined up {
bell brigade at the depot Saturday
evening expecting the county superin
tendent and bride to return from thei
bridal tour. The train pulled in at ,
late hour and owing to the darkness
it was difficult for the boys to deter
mine the couple, but seeing a mar
with a lady by his side they fried
"There he is" and turned loose. 1
was soon discovered that they wer'
mistaken, as the couple had not re
turned and they were belling our gen
ial county attorney. The boys did no
ask him to treat, but dispersed ant
gave up their sport.
Rev. r. w. Matheney, late of Green
field, has been assigned to this plac,
as minister at the Methodist church
Rev. Matheney bears the reputa
ton of being an eloquent pulpit orator