Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-10-26
correspondence

August Neitze has his house COM
pleted and James Jay is putting on
the finishing touches with new coat
of paint.
Mrs. ?. F. Anderson and Mrs.
Belle Wagner, of Audubon township,
mother of F. l.. Anderson and sister
of Thos. Single, were up the last OF
the week paying the boys visit.
S2.s5 a barrel for choice apples. If
you want any at this price leave your
order or send it to j. f. Luse, as the
car will not last long. This is one Of
the bargains he picked up while away.
Since j. F. Luse returned home
from his buying trip to st. Louis the
goods are arriving so rapidly that the
clerical force can scarcely find time to
mark and put them on the shelves
and to wait upon the trade.
Since j. F. Luse has leased his
grain business he is putting in all his
time and energy in the Farmers
Store and is making greater efforts
than ever before to supply his trade
with the best goods at the lowest
price.
The subscription list of The Jour-
nal is nearing the twenty one humid
red mark. If you want to take the
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will put you on our list.
Dave Reid reports that the last few
days of warm weather, has brought
out few blossoms on his cherry
trees. This seems much out out of
season, but we note similar instance
reported in an orchard south of Des
Moines, in Warren county.
j. F. Luse has ordered carload of
winter apples from northern Missouri
which will be here in few days.
He got them at bargain. They will
be in barrels and will be sold al
price that any one can afford to lay
in reasonable supply for winter use.
Owing to the rush of business at
the Farmers Store Mrs. j. f. Luse
has taken charge of the books and
will keep them and help during her
spare time to wait upon the trade.
Mrs. Luse has, in former years, spent
her time in the store and understands
the work in all of it's details.
Corn husking has commenced in
earnest and good many report the
yield per acre to be less than they had
expected and attribute the shortage
to the excessive hot winds during the
early fall. However the crop is an
average with former years and the
people are happy and prosperous.
Thos. Single has made arrange
ments with John McAhel, of Bed
ford, to have him work in his black
smith shop and is expecting his arri-
val any day. Tom has large trade
and finds that he is not able to take
care of all the work that comes to his.
shop. Mr.. McAhel has the reputa-
ton of being an excellent mechanic.
Lee and Markley, have been two of
the busiest men ever since early in
the spring and have considerable
work before them to finish before
winter sets in. They have construct
ed several elegant houses and built
some substantial barns and made other
improvements all which goes to add
to the natural beauty of the country
and the common comforts of the
| homes.
| Nels Christensen sold seventy head
of spring calves Monday from his
herd of Polled Angus cattle to Chas.
Fischer of Shelby county for $50. 90
per head. This is one of the largest
and best sales we have heard of and
we think Others might profit by Mr..
Christensen's experience and invest in
a few we'll bred cattle from some
herd and in few years they will be
able to sell their surplus stock, and
realize handsome profits on their in
vestments.