Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-02-16
MONEY TO LOAN!
,Cith the German Savings
hank at 5 per cent interest,
optional payments.
WASH & PHELPS.
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John Lidd has the largest stock of
up-to-date neckwear you ever saw.
j. f. Russell went to Carroll on a
business trip Friday, returning Sum
day
j. f. Russell leaves Saturday night
for buying trip in the eastern mar
kets.
George Pencil was up from Atlant-
ic, Tuesday, looking after business for
the Atlantic Building and Loan Asso-
citation.
S. d. Thayer writes from his home
in Mississippi forty miles from the
Gulf that the snow was an inch deep
last Thursday.
Chas, kenpf, returned from Victor,
Iowa, Tuesday morning, where he has
spent the last two weeks visiting rela-
tives and former associates.
Harry Arnold made his first appear
ancee at the bank Saturday, feeling
weak and showing evidences of hard
struggle during his recent sickness.
A. e. Beason went to Brayton, on
Sunday, to attend the funeral of Mrs.
p. f. Howell. He returned Monday
in time to attend to his duties as Dep
uty Auditor.
Miss Verge Wilson has accepted a
clerkship in Russell's store. She has
had experience behind the counter and
knows how to attend to the wants of
the customers.
ID. M. Graves, horseman of note
was negotiating for w. J. Kennedy's
fine large stallion. The deal was not
consumated but may be at any date.
Ii so the county will lose one of it's
best horses.
Sam Mclaughlin, who lost his arm
while working for Greg Wolf, is visit
ing with his brother-in-law, John
Gates. Sam has a good position at
Marshalltown, working for the rail
way company.
Messers Leet, O'Connell Mosier and
Boysen, returned Tuesday from their
southern trip. The ground was cover
ed with snow and the mercury indi-
Gated four degrees below, the coolest
it has been for the last thirty years.
Alfonzo Swart will go to Des Moines
Wednesday evening for the purpose of
studying interior and window decora
tions for j. f. Russell's large dry goods
emporium. He will return Saturday
after which we expect to see some very
artistic decorations.
Anna Hennesey, the pleasant and
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in hamlin township is laid up with
the rheumatism having been COMPEL
ed to resign her position. Miss Rose
Mcguire who has Just closed her
school, will finish the term.
Supt. Spencer has four more DAYS
work, when he will have completed
visiting every school in the county
since the winter terms commenced.
He is we'll pleased with the work of
the teachers and says there are but
few poor schools in the county.
Mr.. Booth who has been working at
the electric light house is sick at
home. Mr.. Freeman has been doing
double duty, and has kept the pump
going night and day SO as to keep the
water, works from freezing. He has
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most of the towns the water works are
frozen and in case of fire would have
no protection.
There is a case Of smallpox nine
miles north west of town, at the home
of w. K. Jordan. Hugh Murray is
the victim, having contracted the di-
sease of Jesse Arney, who has been
one of the cases at Audubon. 1t is re.
ported that Mr.. Murray is doing nice
ly only having it in mild form. We'd
nesday afternoon Mr.. Arney was dis.
infected and taken out to care for Mr.
J Murray.
The last Friday and Saturday of the
month will be the regular eXamina
, ton day at the County Superinten
dents office at which time it i.
expected there will be a large number
, of applicants as it is the first examina
ton for the spring. The live and up
, to-date teacher always comes earl,
, and is ready for work when the tim.
comes to begin the spring term.
Harry Preston, Geo. W. Preston
little boy had very severe acciden
befall him Saturday evening. Hi
brother, Johnnie was assisting tn
little fellow to roll up the sleeve of hi
, shirt so they could see the place wher
he had been vaccinated recently, whel
in some way they dislocated his arm
at the shoulder and broke his arm be
low the elbow. 1t is a serious acciden
: that can not be understood, nor cal
anyone be blamed. The child bein
young and healthy the fracture vii
) soon heal, leaving no trace of the in
: jury.