Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-17


To clear up stock and make room
tor fall goods j. f. Luse has marked
many articles at and below cost.
The way to have good fair, is for
everyone to do what they can to
make it such. 1t is everybody's fair.
Your dollar will do the work of
two dollars if invested in some of the
bargains at the Farmers Store this
week.
Inman Sherman has a fine fancy
racer-a greyhound which he pur-
chased from w. j. Strahl of Cedar
Rapids.
Mrs. L. E. BEEN and daughter, of
Melville township, departed for Sac
City last Friday to visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Edith Davis, of Extra, spent
Sunday visiting the inmates of the
Quimby household. A pleasant day
was happily spent.
James Jay is very busy in his paint
shop, having on hand five buggies to
touch up with fine coats of pant
from his artistic hand.
Mrs. Inman Sherman and Miss
Jennie Killinger went to Jefferson,
Wednesday, where they will spend a
month visiting with relatives.
Harry Bates commenced Smelling
corn today for the Trans Mississippi
Grain Company. They only have a
few thousand bushels which they
will she'll at this time.
Ed. Finch returned from a trip to
Chicago, Tuesday morning, where he
had been with stock. Ed. is a live
stockman and is not afraid to take
hold of any kind OF deal.
Raw Lamoreaux will return to
Anita, Saturday, and will no longer
be clerk in the big store. This will
make vacancy in the clerical force
that will soon have to be supplied.
Tom Stewart returned from Chica-
go the first of the week where he has
been the past few months. He thinks
he may 90 west later this fall and if
he finds suitable employment remain
there permanently.
Billy Williams moved his family
up from Audubon, Wednesday, and
will, tor the present, occupy the
house vacated by Quincy Best. Billy
will have charge Of the Leake grain
elevator the coming year.
The lamp in the egg tester at the
Farmers Store exploded. Tuesday
afternoon, and had not one of the
clerks been present to extingutsh ii
the entire business portion of the
town would have been in ashes.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L.. Ried, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. l.. Anderson. and Miss Matte
Baker, sister of Mrs. Anderson,
left Tuesday morning for Omaha
where they Will pass few days view
ing the sights of The Greater Expo
sition.
Thos. Single and Wesley Jay in
tend to go to Anita Monday. Tom
will 60 to visit old time friends and
associates while Wesley will 90 to
meet his old comrades, with whom
he marched shoulder to shoulder
through the war OF the rebellion.
Fred Beers delivered the first new
grain of the season, Monday, which
he sold to John Quimby, manager OF
the grain business of j. w. Leake
The grain delivered was wheat but
owing to its being damp, colored and
in poor condition it only brought 400
q bushel
John Quimby has bought corn as
follows to be delivered by the first OF
the month, paying CSC a bushel fol
the same: Chris Mack, $500 bush els
John Koch, 200: George Ever,s. l ;.
800: John Cozine, $50; Fred Weider.
slime, 900; VIM. Kraul, 75O: Franz
Taylor. 1000 bushels.
John Stewart has out sale bills ad
vertising all his property for sale al
public auction, to be held Wednesday
August "a. AS soon as arrangement
N''ii ~ 'i'stetS liz anu MS ldlIlllN Will "
to Colorado. as before stated, wher,
they hope to find a suitable climat,
for his wife's declining health.
The Farmers Store people invoicet
their large stock of goods the last 0
the week. Everything is being pu
IN shape to receive the large stock O
fall goods which have been ordered
and in the meantime all summe
, goods will be sold at price that viii
save money to every customer,
:, j. w. Leake has decided to put i,
good lumber yard, to be run il
connection with the grain business
The first car Of lumber arrived Tues
day. There is good territory TO
lumber the same as for all other class
es OF goods ank there is good pros
poets Tor them to enjoy large trade
During the civil war, as well as il
, our late war with Spain, diarrhoea wa
one of the most troublesome disease
the army had to contend with. Il
? many cases it became cronic and oil