Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-05-11

Dick Powers and lngvard Blk J
went to Extra Monday.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Lewis is quite sick.
See notice of the Scandinavian
Quartette on Extra page.
Don't forget the sociable on Thurs.
day evening, May 18th at Owen lde's.
Miss Minnie Powers went to Extra
Tuesday for few days visit with
relatives.
Uncle Mike Schartf has been under
the weather the past week or two.
He suffers from grippe.
The Oak Hill and Brayton bands
will consolidate to furnish music for
Decoration Day services.
Blacksmith Oletf Olsen went to
Omaha on business Friday returning
the middle Of this week.
A. Bonnet and wife returned Tues
day after three weeks visit with
friends at Merrilfs Grove.
Next week Mrs. Jennie Crane will
receive visit from her friend, Miss
Ella Conway, Of Audubon.
Decoration Day will be observed
here. Look out for program and full
announcement in the Journal.
Mayor Koob and City Clerk Pol
lock were attending to official bust
n
There was jolly social party at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Heath, at Brayton the other evening.
Mrs. Mary Cotton and son Ernest
drove to Lewis Monday to visit Mrs.
Cotton's sister in law who is very
sick.
c. A. Heath this week purchased a
large invoice Of Henderson School
Shoes which will arrive in few
days.
BE. Greer has now got his store
room fixed up in ship shape and is
daily receiving large consignments OF
new goods.
Bill Thielen and Tom McGoyern
went to Chicago Saturday with toul
cars of stock. They returned Tues.
day morning.
Mrs. Jennie Crane last week pur-
chased a new Este organ, from Mr.
Marvin. OF Atlantic. 1t is a present
for her daughter, Miss Frankie.
The Bendixen Hardware Company
this week received shipment of 81
bushels of the best kind Of mile
seed. Buy early before it all goes.
The Ladies' Aid Society met Tues
dav at the home Of Mrs. Nels Sorn
sen at Brayton. There was fair at
tendance and all had splendid time
The excavations for the cellar ant
basement under Dr.. Koob's new resi-
dence have already been made. Tn
framework will be commenced mex
week.
j. G.. Hardman's new Percherol
horse is beauty and the best drat
horse in the county. At Extra ever.
Saturday. Balance OF week at tn
lakewood stock farm.
The Oddfellows had the foundation
under their building at Braytol
propped up and repaired last week
A new floor and various other i'm
provements on the building will b
made soon.
rNl,o Donl; uorl y1-oro (NpO, y,
is doing big business this spring
Their store and warehouse is now jar
full of all kinds Of general hardware
stoves and barb wire. TIL last c
the month they expect a large ship
ment of Irvine.
Henry Pollock will go to Audubo
next Saturday to play in the ba
game between Audubon county an
the Nebraska Indians. Mr.. Polloc
has had considerable base ball eX
perieDce, having pitched for stron
team in Illinois several years and we
with the Manning team four yea
ago. Frank jenkins will also play
the game.
A memorial service will be he]
here in the church on Sunday ever
ing, May %. All the old soldie
who live in this vicinity should NAL
it point to be present at this pr
triotic service. Program later. 4
the close Of the service the ordinan
of baptism will be administered
several who are DESTROYS of unitir
with the church.
A GOOD Time
For young and old at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Ide, Thursds
evening, May 18th, when the first
series of social entertainments Fl
the purpose of protecting the frien'
ly intimacy of the people will
given. Everyone who comes is e:
pected to wear something that w
illustrate or suggest the name of
book. A laughable time will be e
joyed in guessing what books are re
resented. Ice cream and cake, voc
and instrumental music, and games
various kinds will be provided. A
will be cordially welcomed. 1t