Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-02-23
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A son of VIM. Morgan, south of
Highland, died Tuesday morning.
He had been suffering from the meas
les, which later developed into lung
fever. He was young man much
respected.
| H. M. Underwood, Hans Bengaard,
and Geo Jessen Jr., were initiated
into the mysteries of Woodcraft at
Brayton Camp number 29O0, NJ Cd
ern Woodmen of America Tuesday
evening of this week. We under
stand that the boys had pretty hard
trip through the timber, but are still
able to - saw Wood''
A. M. Patterson and family who
have been living over near Louis
vile for the past few years, started
Tuesday via the overland route for
Yorktown, Kansas, where they will
make theirfuture home. He has sold
his tract of timber land here to VIM.
Cart We wish Doc" and his fam
lily speedy journry and much pros
perity in their new home.
Rev. 7. j. O'Connor, got severe
fall Monday evening and his bible
was the cause of it. After returning
from a prayer meeting he set the
book on the stairs while he was TAX
ing off his rubbers. He forgot to
take it up again and when coming
down stairs little later he stepped
on the bible and down he came with
vengeance. His left hip and shoul-
der was severity bruised, and his back
and head hurt quitea little. Though
feeling very sore all over, he is as
usual, "going about doing good.
j. P. Nelson, the popular and off,
cial buttermaker of the Troublesome
Valley creamery this week received
an elegant bronze medal from the
prize awarding committee Of the
Trans Mississippi exposition, as re-
ward of merit for scoring in GER
tain grade Of perfection in the butter
making contest last summer. Mr..
Nelson also received a medal from
the Sioux Falls Association, awarded
to all bnttermakers scoring over go
points at the recent meeting at Sioux
Falls.
Chris Jessen returned home from
Omaha on Tuesday afternoons train.
His wife and mother met him at the
depot and were pleasantly surprised
to find that Chris could see we'll
enough to almost walk alone. He
has undergone an operation, and one
of his eyes has been removed, but the
surgeon thinks that the vision OF the
other will be fully restored. For a
man that was a victim of as serious
an accident as was Mr.. Jessen, he has
passed through the ordeal much bet
ter than was at first expected and we
hope that he will improve in health
rapidly.
Miss Alma Nelson and her friend
Miss Esta Simpson pleasantly enter
tanned their young friends of the
Smoky Hill district at Miss Nelson's
home last Saturday evening. They
sent out the following invitations,
written acrostric, spelling the word
"Peanut:"
Prepare to meet us at the hour of s,
Eve of February ISth-don't be late.
Alma ant. Esta entertain,
Nelson's home, if it doesn't rain,
Until the clock strikes half-past IL,
This is peanut party given.
And throughout the EVENINGS
pleasure peanuts figured conspicuous
ly everywhere. There was peanut
contest, the winner of which received
a big bag of the nuts. Big nuts tied
with tiny bows Of ribbon and num-
bered were chosen by the boys and
girls and matched for parties to sup
per. The refreshments consisted of
peanut sandwiches, sailed peanuts,
peanut patties and potato chips. A
contest in drawing was given and
prizes awarded. Games were in
dulged in, while the Smoky Hill
orchestra furnished pretty music. The
time passed only too quickly, aud the
guests departed reluctantly, with
pleasantest memories.
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