Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-08


d. L. Freeman departed for Mason
City the last of the week to attend the
Grand Lodge of the Masonic order,
being delegate from Audubon lodge.
Rev. J. G. McQuerry was up from
Extra, Tuesday evening, assisting in
initiating some candidates in Mason
ry.
Ad. Seibert met his father and sister
at the depot Tuesday evening and took
them out to the Prick ranch, in Mel
vile township, where they will assist
in experimenting the ranch.
Mr.. Smutney, who fell down stairs
and broke his leg so badly last week,
is getting along fine and it is hoped
he may be able to so recover that he
will not be crippled so as to disable
him.
Ben w. Monk has sold his billiard
hall to Charles Wilder and has
given possession. Mr.. Monk is not
fully decided what business he will
engage in but he will doubtless open
up something at an early date.
James Kelgor, the reliable clerk in
b. ID. Blackman's shoe store, returned
from Council Bluffs Tuesday evening,
where he had spent several days visit
ing with friends and taking some out
door recreation free from the cares of
the Storeroom.
Mrs. R. c. Carpenter, of Viola town.
ship is very dangerously i'll at her
home and little hope is entertained
for her recovery, owing to her ad-
vanced age. Prof. r. NJ. Carpenter,
of the Dexter Normal College has been
summoned to her bedside.
In this issue of our paper you will
find the announcement for the Sum-
mer Review School and Normal In
stitute by the County Superintendent.
The indications are most favorable for
the largest attendance that the Re-
view school has ever enjoyed.
F. M. Rice has one of the neatest
and contest restaurants in western
Iowa, having just completed painting,
papering and adding fine interior dec
orations. A finer place to get good,
substantial meal, fine ice cream, re-
freshing lemonade and summer drinks
cannot be found.
Ben E. Cole spent Monday with the
court house boys, soliciting orders for
office supplies. Mr.. Cole is a pleasant
and courteous young man, represent
ing the best house Of the kind in the
state and he has a host of admiring
friends all over his territory who are
always glad to meet him.
Mrs. ]. A. Humiston is home from
Kirksvill, Mo-, where she has been for
several months past receiveing treat
ment at the renowned hospital and
school of osteopathy. She is much
improved in appearance and is feeling
good. 1t is hoped that her relief will
be lasting and permanent and that she
will enjoy the sweet blessings of
health.
| 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. w. c. Sheets, of Melville town
ship, who has been dangerously sick
tor some time, is not improving and
fears are entertained that she is gradu-
ally growing feebler and that she may
not last much longer. All is being
done that can possibly be done and it
is hoped that the worst may soon
have passed and that she will be re-
stored to health and enjoy many years
with her companions and friends.
Lon Templeman has the finest little
place in town, having it all finely
painted and many new fixtures added,
including fine revolving candy case
which is filled with sweet tempting
candies, big refrigerator in which
drinks, and an extra fine glass counter
goods, for fine people, in a fine place,
looked after by fine man. Step in.
Prof w. H. Watson has been COM
missioned to paint two large paintings
which have been on view at his studio
in Extra this week. "Studley Park,
England" is a fine view, showing
great distance and magnificent seem
cry. "St. Michaeps Mount" is a sea-
piece, with gorgeous sunset Just
after gale. The sea is very trans
parent and the foam is blown by the
wind over the heaving pillows. The
Abbey on the Mount is lit up by the
golden rays of the sun, and the fishing
boats in the foreground make the pic
ture realistic and beautiful scene in
nature. Prof. Watson painted these
same views from nature when he was
in England. These beautiful paint
ings will help decorate the walls of
one of our city mansions.
The "Day We Celebrate" will be fit
tingly observed, as the ladies of the
Columbian Club will have charge of
the entire affair, everything being I'M
der their supervision and control. All
the preliminaries are being arranged
and in few days the program will be
complete and ready tor the public.
Possibly no town in the state ever
held a celebration where everything
was under the auspices Of such noble
crowd of patriotic women. The fol-
lowing are those who constitute the
committees who are to look after the
success of the grandest, most success
full and glorious celebration ever held
in the town:
Committee on Speaker Mrs. f. P.
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