Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-02-09
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AL. Sheets will go to Chicago the
last of the week to attend to business.
]. F. Russell will occupy the house
on Church street, to be vacated by
Mr.. Thayer.
George Hoover went to Des Moines
Tuesday to look after business in con-
nection with his large implement
trade.
Frank Brainard went to Port Ar
thur, Texas, Tuesday, to view the
southern country with an eye to future
business.
Ada Weber, who is staying with
+. 3. Davis and going to school, is
on account of sickness.
VIM. H. Kelly, Thos. Frederick and
A. j. Bailey departed Sunday by team
for Larimo, Iowa, to look at some
land. They intend to return the COM
ing Friday.
Bert Bryant, well remembered by
many of our young people, was mar
rled recently at Newton, Iowa, to Miss
Marian Townsend. Bert has lucra-
tive position and is doing well.
Mrs. Flo. Freeman, one of Russell,s
competent clerks, severed her relations
Wednesday and will look after her
home duties which demand more care
than she was able to give and clerk in
the store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Rice have been
sick the past week. They are both
improving and Ed. will soon be back
at his post of duty in Kate's store
greeting the customers with his usual
courtesy.
Mrs. John McFarlane and her
daughter, Isabel, have been sick for
the past week. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Weighton have been staying with
them, caring for them and looking
after their wants.
j. H. Hearseman, successor to s. D.
Thayer in the furniture business, will
move his family from Red Oak as soon
as he can obtain house. Mr.. Hearse.
man is more than pleased with Audu-
bon and her people.
Mrs. Thayer is packing her goods
and making preparations to go to
Onalaska, Wisconsin, to visit rela-
tives for short time. She will then
go to Bond, Miss, where Mr. Thayer
is now located and where they will
make their future home.
John Cameron sold three of his
young jacks Tuesday to Mr.. Gam
mon from Spearfsh, South Dakota.
| They will be shipped to large ranch
in Wyoming. Mr.. Cameron has nine
left, all of them being of good size,
which he will sell the coming spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Altman, of
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their darling child. The child was
taken with pneumonia which baffied
all medical skill and carried the little
one to rest, Tuesday evening. The
funeral will be held Friday and the
| remains placed in the Lincoln center
cemetery.
There was a case before Justice GRAY
Wednesday which was more compli-
Gated than the ordinary case in Justice
court and before the evidence was half
| in he wished the parties had taken a
change of venue. Before all the evil
dence was handed in, interested par
ties thought it best to declare the case
off, SO the principal contestant with
drew, but Gray still weighs the burden
of the evidence.
Theo. f. Myers has been appointed
attorney for all heirs of the Ballard
estate. This estate is valued at $500 900
consisting mainly of land situated in
this and Cass county. G. H. Vail was
appointed receiver and will look after
the business. Two more competent
men could not have been selected and
the heirs need feel proud to have their
best interests placed in such trust
worthy hands.
The city council adopted the ordi-
nance granting the saloons to run un-
der the mulct law. The ordinance
calls for license of $12O0OO in addi-
ton to the 100000 provided by statue,
making a total tax of $lS00.0O out of
which the town is to receive $l5OO.OO
for each and every saloon operated.
Two applications have been made to
run saloon. 1t is understood that
the council will not permit more than
two saloons to operate; and they in
tend to have these comply with the
law in every respect. Thos. Hogan,
of Kirkman, and j. j. Weiland, of
Carroll, are the men that will conduct
the business. Each have places rented
which are being fitted up, so they can
open up business as soon as the ordi-
nance is published. A bond will be
filed with the clerk by Saturday and
the appeal from the decision of the
Board will be settled in court.