Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-07-06
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the comfort of their father and dur
ing their lives, and will, after they
have both died, be distributed
] among their heirs.
The petitioners for the appoint
ment of the administrator allege
that Mrs Ballard was weak and of
unsound mind at the time the deed
was executed and that she was in
capable of making a valid convey
ance. AS he was present when the
| deed was executed and was acting
| as the advisor of the deceased, N.
M. Pussy, executor of the will, is
not in a position to contest the deed
and the heirs who have grievance
must find their way into court
through special administrator.
The application filed yesterday al
leges that it was a part of the stipu-
lation filed June 3, that such adj
ninistrator should be appointed.
| The $4,000 trust fund has been in
vested by Mr.. Pussy and the in
come goes to O. r. Ballard as pro-
yided in the trust Nonpareil,
June %.
~ liiS illdllCl VI lIle
OF certain of the Ballard heirs that
the trust deed made by the late
Mrs. Sarah y. Ballard placing $2O,-
600 in the trust for the benefit of o.
X. Ballard was executed while she
was in feeble health and mentally
unsohnd, Judge Smith Yesterday
appointed F. X. Robinson special
administrator with power to bring
an action to test the matter The
order of the court provides that
none OF the expenses of the itiga-
ton shall be charged to the estate.
-Nonpareil, June 80
Miss Lillian Barney came home
to pass her summer vacation. by
way of Adair, last Friday evening,
from Whitewater, Wisconsin, where
she is employed as teacher in the
city schools.
Mrs. Allen Charters started for
Washington State, last Friday, and
that family will now be greatly
missed from our community.
Andrew Wood finds it necessary
to put larger engine in the Skim
ming Station, at the Branch, to
drive the two separators, and offers
the gasoline engine at bargain.
The officers of the Bear Grove
Union and Greeley Township Sum
day School Association met at the
Bowman Chapel, last Sunday after
noon, and arranged a program for
the Sunday School Convention to
be held on Sunday, the 23d day of
July, at Bowman Chapel.-North
Branch Correspondent to Guthrian.
The local railroad company has
secured right of way Tor the new
railroad from kirkman to Harlan,
with the exception of the portion
owned by John Huber, north east of
town, and few small pieces in the
city Condemnation proceeding s
We're begun against Huber, Satur-
day, and will be begun against the
others later. A jury to fix the valu-
alton OF the ground has been select
ed by Sheriff Savage, composed of
the following named citizens of the
county, all we'll known: ]. w. White,
OF Jackson township; James Null
doom, of Fairview; d. c. Cooper, of
Shelby; 81. A. Escher, of Lincoln;
George Crandall, of Washington;
George Slime, of Cass. 1t is expect.
ed that active work in the building
of the road will be commenced
shortly after the jury completes it's
work. 1t has been summoned to
meet at the Sheriff's office, in this
city, on July 5.-Shelby County Re
publican.
The members of the local Elks
Order of Benevolence and Protec-
ton rendered banquet on Tuesday
night at their lodge rooms, in this
city, to eleven candidates, who we're
initiated the same evening. Seven
candidates for admission were pres
ent from Audubon, one from Bray
ton, and three from Atlantic, is fol-
lows: Messrs. r. F. Childs, w. H.
OConnell. John Mosier, T. F. Will
helm, +. nj. Leet, A. l. Friend, H. d.
Brayton; A. NJ. Duvall, P. F. O'Con-
nell, Casper Beekman, Atlantic.
Early in the evening a score of the
members of the local lodge, led by
the city band, marched to the Wind
sor Hotel and escorted the Audu-
bon guests to the lodge rooms.
There the early part of the evening
was passed in social conversation
in the newly and beautifully fur
nished parlors of the Elks. Follow
ing the initiative work all sat down
to sumptuous banquet and every
one did ample justice to the Jolly
hne spread, which was served up in
splendid style.
Several addresses were made by
visiting Elks, among the number
being Congressman Smith McPher-
son, OF Red Oak; Hon. John T. Jen-
kins, OF Brayton; James E. Bruce,
OF Anita; and Attorney John Mosier,
of Audubon. Mr.. I. B. Swan made
an enlivening and humorous adj
dress. An account of the recent
National Meeting of the Elks, at
Saint Louis, was given by Samuel
Hoffman, Jr., in his characteristic
way, which is simply inimitable.
The hours We're exceedingly small
when the banquetters gradually
dispersed to their respective homes.
Atlantic Messenger.
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