Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-04-27

Lou. Ellis and Carl Bailey drove
down from Audubon, Monday, and
whiled away a few pleasant hours
with friends.
Mack Thomas is at Carson this
week looking after his branch store
and Miss Verna Croy is waiting on
customers at the Boston Store.
Have your Lace Curtains done
up by MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY.
THURSDAY and it returns SATUR-
DAY.
Sol Peterman and wife, former
citizens of Extra, came up from
Wiota the first of the week and
passed several days with relatives
and friends.
Nearly two hundred people at
Epworth League, at the Methodist
church, last Friday evening, and
all report pleasant time.
Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Wissler will
go to Muscatine this week to repre-
sent the Extra Ancient Order of
United Workman and the Iowa
Legion of Honor, which are holding
a session in that city.
Fred Bechtol has planted quar-
ter OF an acre of onion sets on his
farm, south of town. Fred expects
to sell and take in a good many
(s)cents from the products of this
part of his garden spot.
The Journal is in receipt of cards
announcing the graduation exer-
cises of Ben I. Johnson and Lewis
d. Johnson, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
E. Johnson, of this city, from the
Medical and Dental Departments of
the University of Denver, Colorado,
the event occurring on Monday
evening, April "a, 1899.
Rev. H. L. Wissler, Doctor J. C.
Newton, Doctor John Riley, James
F. McAninch, D. E. Stranger and 7.
]. Dimick formed party of Extra
Knights Templar that drove up to
Audubon, on Wednesday night, to
assist in comforting the Black Cross
Degree upon Elder J. G. McQuerry,
pastor of the Christian church, of
this city. That degree is the acme
of the Chapter Degrees, and from
the time they arrived home we
guess they had real nice time.
Mrs. Cora Fields, of Red Oak, Dis
trict Deputy for the Iowa Legion of
%l,x, IL
and instituted a lodge which will
Will be known as Extra Lodge. The
object is to furnish insurance for
the ladies. The lodge was organic
ed ith--members and the fol-
lowing officers We're elected:
Past Chief of Honor, Mrs. Wissler
Chief of Honor, Mrs. \. NJ. Clure
Lady of Honor. Mrs. VIM. Fulton.
Chief of Ceremonies, Mrs. Maggie
Fackler.
Recorder Rev. FL. L. Wissler
Receiver, Mrs. Waterson.
Usher, Miss Ada Waterson.
Maids of Honor, Mrs. James Chan
non and Mrs. r. c. Watson.
Inner Watch. Mrs. Z. Rabson.
Outside Watch. Mrs. Free Anders.
Mrs. John Hay, Mrs. James Chan
non, Mrs. Leffingwell. Trustees.
George Leffingwell, Advisor.
About forty-four or forty-hve
the farm Of Mr.. Bry Mlllinan, little
our office, d group of sturdy pio-
neers of Audubon county, many of
whom are now on that distant shore
/ fha hama Of hai,- Cod
in raising the first frame barn in
these diggings. With yoemen pluck
they proceeded to their task and in
a few hours the stills were laid and
the framework of the barn placed
in position, and there it stood for
many years, an ornament to the
town and the pride of Uncle Bry.
AS the years went passing by the
home location on the farm was
changed and new house was built
on pretty site, in the edge of the
timber to the westward, and taking.
Horace Greeley's advice the old
barn went along with the other i'm
provements. There it has stood
while the children of the family
have grown from little toddlers to
men and women, some are married
and have homes of their own, while
other members of the family still
cling to the old home. But the old
barn, like everything else, is sub
ject to decay and one day this week
Mr.. Milliman concluded that the
ground where the structure stood
was of vastly more value than the
shelter it could possibly afford,
so with Ratchet and hammer the
building was 1azed to the ground
AS Uncle Bry stood and gazed at
the ruin he had wrought he could
not suppress d tear that would start
memory was busy with the scenes
of by-gone days and the friends
that were with him then, but who
have gone on before to the better
land.
Quiet Now!
We all expect business to be quiet
in town at this season. still We're l