Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-10-12

he has still limb caused by an injury
sustained in a hose race in which he
was Spiked by one of the boys.
Mrs. w. w. Smith left tor Des Moines
Thursday evening where she COOS as a
delegate to the State Missionary So
ciety which holds its annual meeting
this week. Before returning she will
go to Newton to visit her brother,
T. B. Bryant and family.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary So
ciety met Tuesday and elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows:
Mrs. w. w. Smith, President.
Mrs. c. w. Evans, Nice-President
Mrs. Will Donaldson, Secretary.
Mrs. j. A. OverholtZer, Treasurer.
Robert Mcintyre, is said to be, by
those who have heard him and are
competent to judge, the second best
pulpit orator in America and that his
popular lecture on Buttoned- Or
| People" is one of his best. This is the
| first of the Columbian Club Lecture
course at NJ. +. church, Thursday, Oc-
tober 10Th.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist church met last Thursday
and'in addition to the usual routine of
business elected the following officers
for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Fannie Talbot, President.
Mrs. Belknap, Vice-President
Mrs. d. c. Mott. Secretary.
Mrs. F. P. Hooker, Treasurer.
Executive Committee, Mesdames
| w. r. Green, Emil Bilharz, Will
Doak.
"Wednesday afternoon while Walter
Jumps little boy was playing with
another boy, in some way piece of
glass flew and struck him in the eye,
causinga very painful and serious ac-
cident 1t was difficult to tell how
deeply the glass penetrated, but it cut
an ugly cash that may cause the child
the loss of its eye. DR.. Fulton was
called but owing to the serious charac-
ter of the wound upon the delicate or
gan he deemed it best to have the as
sistance of the best of skill, so he took
the child accompanied by its mother
and went to Atlantic. 1t is hoped the
eye may be preserved and the child's
sight saved.
Few people realize that the public
library contains over HOO volumes of
the finest and best books written by
the standard authors of England aud
America, besides many volumes of
public documents from the state and
congressional departments. Books of
history, fiction and poetry all reliable
and from the pen of the best authors
the world has produced. The Column
bian club that has built and supports
this library for the benefit of the pub
lie have one of the best lecture courses
tor the winter that could be obtained
and ask the support of the public in
order that they may defray the ex-
penses of the lecture course and apply
the surplus, if there be any to the
library fund. If you are not assisting
in this cause, go and hear the first
lecture and see whether you are what
the world at large calls, Buttoned up
People,"
Do not forget that the time for the
ter is next Thursday evening, October
10Th. At that time the renowned
Robert Mcintyre will deliver his lee.
ture on "Buttoned Up People, which
is said to be popular lecture on the
follies of the day, full of sunshine
pathos and magnetic appeal. Many
of our townspeople have heard Mr.
Mcintyre deliver this lecture and all
say that it, is particularly fine. One
of our prominent citizens said that he
had the chance OF hearing McIntire
and had always regretted because he
did not embrace the opportunity. Dc
not miss this opportunity because yol
will always regret it, and perhaps il
will be the chance of 4 lifetime. Nc
Intyre comes recommended to us by
srch men as Bishop Vincent, Sam P
Jones, Charles Park'urst, James Whit
comb Riley, John A. Logan, Bill Nye
Russell A. Alger and Robert j. Bur
dette. The season tickets for tn,
entire course are two dollars a piece
the admission for each lecture will b.
fifty cents.
The question of obtaining suitable
medals for all of the soldier boys VIII
went from this county in the late war
that II medals will be purchased, on
for each of the boys from the county
each medal to cost $500 or sucf
amount as will procure medal sucl
as the boys are worthy of. Those VIII
have been appointed from the differ
ent towns and townships of tn
county, by John H. Mosier. chairman
Of the committee appointed to rails
money and procure testimonials 70
the hero boys, should report to him q
earliest convenience the amount Q
money they expect to raise for thi
| fund, as it will require, at least tw,
. weeks to obtain the medals after tn
money has been raised 1t would b
but small amount for each TOWNSHIP
to raise $500 and the towns of Audi
bon and Extra each $4,000. We hop
to see the people of the county tax
, hold of this matter at once and Civ
the boys that which they may keep i
the years to come as dear and pre-
cious momento, received at the hand
of their friends for service rendere