Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-04-20
Chas. McLeran, D. D. S., over j. E
McGuire's grocery store, Audubon
Iowa.
Once a customer always a friend.
See G. w. Hoover for hardware.

w. Hoover.
New stock of wall paper now ready
for inspection at Roberts. Finest
patterns ever shown.
There is point where cheapness
ceases to be economy. You get the
best at G. w. Hoover's.
H. B. Herbert went to Atlantic, Sat
urday, to visit several days with his
aged mother and other relatives.
On last Thursday bright-eyed little
baby girl took up her residence with
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie NIillers in Mel
vile township.
G. w. Hoover was awarded by the
board of supervisors at the last session
the contract to put new tin roof on
. the court house.
Mrs. a. G. Thomas was in Atlantic,
Wednesday, looking for help for the
Park hotel. Girls cannot be found
here at any price.
Joe Tharnish has taken the wind
mill down at his livery barn and has
tapped the water main and will here
after use the city water.
Ben Monks little daughter, who has
been very low with typhoid fever the
past three weeks, is reported to be fast
recovering by the attending physician.
Mrs. Henry Kroeger is making a
weeks visit with S. A. Graham and
family. She will join her husband at
their new home in Audubon township
next Monday.
William and John Jones closed the
deal the last of the week whereby they
became owners of Thos. Hogan's sa-
loon at Kirknan. They went over
Tuesday and took charge of the bust
ness.
Nels Sorensen is improving the prop
erty he recently purchased from Peter
Nelson, by building neat, nice house
and barn and other buildings. Mr..
Sorensen will have clean, quiet place
to live and enjoy life.
Mrs. Chas. Van Gorder returned
home Saturday evening from weeks
! stay in Chicago. She came to Extra
on the morning train and visited until
evening with the families of Edwin
and Fred Delahoyde.
DIR. ID. G.. Lass, a former physician of
this place, who has been practicing
at Rodney for several years has moved
to Pierson. The doctor has always
enjoyed a good practice and has been
successful in his profession.
Word has been received that Dr.
Clark had hardly got settled at Cedar
Rapids, than he traded locations with
some one at Indianola. Mrs Clark,s
parents live there and no doubt it is on
their account that the latter trade has
been made.
There were twenty-nine Of our citi-
zens called before the equalization
board Monday to appear and give rea-
son why their taxes should not be
raised for the year 1898. They expect
to cut taxes down the coming year at
least five mills, making fifty mills in
stead of fifty-tive.
Thos. Musson returned from his
large South Dakota farm Tuesday
morning. He says that his men had
finished seeding his large wheat
fields and that spring is much farther
advanced than here. He departed the
same day for Stuart to look after his
farm and stock at that place.
At a special meeting of the fire de-
partment last week the question of
whether or not the department should
go to the tournament was discussed and
was unanimously decided to attend in
a body and out Of them hose team
should be selected. They have been
promised from reliable sources the
necessary finance, and we are conf
dent if they attend they will bring
home laurels. Walter Brainard has
been practicing nozzleman and they
say he is the maker of one of the best
in the state.
The scene at E. n. Taggart's nur-
sery just north of town, is busy one
and scene that interests every one
His large force of men are busy filling
the orders and preparing the trees for
shipment. The sales made by his rep
resentatives the past season have been
unusually large: and the stock from
which orders are being filled is the
best that has ever been supplied in all
the years that Mr.. Taggart has been in
) the business. Many men from all
over the county are going direct to the
nursery selecting their trees and get
J ting just such trees as best suits their
, judgment and pleases their fancy.
: During the coming week is the time &c
obtain fruit trees and vines and those
! who have not an order in should drive
direct to the nursery, get what trees,
3 shrubs, vines, flowers and so forth
that may be desired and be convinced
OF the magnitude of business sthat
is being done and agreeably surprised
at the large stock that is being grown
for deliveries in future years.
Death has summoned another from
!. the walks of life to that unseen shore
, where tedious toll and anguishing pain
are unknown. Last Sunday morning
Hiram Partlow passed quietly away
returning to his Maker after a few
! days of lingering pain withpneumonia
He had passed the years of mans
higher ambition and his shadow on
.. the constant and steadfast dial-plate Of
: time, pointed close to three score years
? being in his 59th year. He lead 9
: quiet .and consistent life ever ready
and willing to concede more to Others
> than he claimed for himself. He leaves
behind wife and children who mourn
: the loss of a husband and father tina
no one can fill while his friends an(
: associates lose the presence of one tina
can never be forgotten. The funera
services were conducted nv Rev Hjnk