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

his Hamlin residence with a coat of
paint. Follow suit every one of We.
and then our little city will not look
so forsaken.
| William Rucker, Of Greeley, was
at the Station, Tuesday, getting mate
rial with which to repair his house.
That storm of Tuesday night, of last
week blew boards and other things
through the side of the house, max
ing four large holes.
This week Harm Rice sold one good
COW and seven head of calves to j. w.
Mcclure, that good farmer over in
Melville township. Harm never rails
es anything but the very best of stock
and when he has any to sell it is
always eagerly sought after.
The Presbyterian people have pre-
pared an interesting program for
Childrens' Day which will be given
at their church, in Old Hamlin, next
Sunday evening. The Methodist peo-
pie will hold their exercises on next
Sunday afternoon at near two O'Clock.
Oh, but there was mighty scam
pering OF feet, at the Station, when
that wind storm came up, last Friday
evening. There was one soft ''swish .
OF a woman's dress, and not soul
was in sight. Biemby they emerged
from their hiding, and the busy cares
Of the day went on.
We found Will Mcclure, Mike
Fabricious and Will Murphy busy
1" heaving" mud out of the cellar, at
the rear of the store, Tuesday. 1t is
deep and long and wide. r. G.. Grew
cling will frame the building over
the cellar, and Lyman Kelley, from
Audubon, will do the plaster work.
William Rucker received a letter
this week conveying the sad news
that his brother, John, had just died
at the old home in Virginia. He was
soldier with General Fitzhugh Lee
in the south, contracted disease, and
his last wish was ssTake me back
and let me die at home with mother"
He died on Decoration Day.
Weather report for the month of
May, 1899: Were eleven clear days
and twenty cloudy days; the wind
blew from the south nineteen days,
and from the north four DAYS: rain
fell to the depth of four inches; the
warmest day was 30th, sixty degrees
i'll the morning and ninety in the
evening; the coolest day was the 3lst,
ten degrees in the morning and twenty
eight in the evening
S. d. COONROD, OBSERVER.
Miss Richey's lecture, Put Your
self in His Place." was, considering
the weather, we'll attended, at the
Evangelical church, in the Station, on
last Saturday night. The speaker
made some telling hits and kept the
audience in good humor. At the
close OF the meeting club was form
ed to further the cause of equal
suffrage and the enlargement of
woman's sphere OF influence. Officers
were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. j. Z. Moore.
Vice President, Mrs. Thomas Gill
Secretary, Mrs. M. j. Conner.
Treasurer, Rev. M. j. Conner.
The lecture was very instructive
Verify "The World Do Move?''
Program for Childrens' Day, giver
/ by the Methodist Sunday School, a,
their church, in Old Hamlin, on Sun
day, June IL, 1899:
| Song Welcome 70 inn,
Responsive Reading. : e''o''l' - ''''
| Song The Kindly Skies
4 Prayer Charles MilIel
Song, Jewels .-...--C Glass N uinf M9 one
Defamation, Garden of Life --=--Clara More!
Defamation, Puzzling Question Harry Whit,
Song. Echoes From Old Hymns Mable McNut
Defamation, Only Small Boys Elmer Wilson
Recitation. Leah Parnham
Edith Miller and Louis Clarl
Defamation, knowa Little Girl Vera Wilson
Decl amation- Observation-Disclosures ammie Mile
Defamation, The Dead Doll -G Glen McNut
Song Let Little Sunshine In
;------------C Glasses Three and Fou
Defamation, The Fairies Work Bessie McNut
Declaration, Childrens Day Florence Hunte
Solo, In the Secret of His Presence Lilly Cree
Exercise. Peace or War-Young Americas
Verdict Glasses Three and Fou
Song Recessiona
Collection.
Song --..--- Forward Be Our Watchwort
oENEDICTION.
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other disease!