Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-12-07


Mrs. Thomas Lohner was with her
Extra friends, first part of the week.
Postmaster James Elrod was in the
county seat for a few hours last Tues
day forenoon.
Ed. Dryden's best horse that he had
on the place laid down and died one
night this week.
Lille Crees began teaching school
at the Center school house on last
Monday morning
Freeman Sheets is down in the
country below Des Moines, this week,
visiting with his friends.
William Mcclure now has a little
the sleekest stove in his store that we
have seen for many day.
Harm Rice took a grist up to the
Audubon mill, Tuesday and then Wis
tied few hours with his many
friends.
Maude Gerard was down from Au-
dubon a few days this week visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Gerard.
Philip McDaniels went down to
What Cheer, Iowa, last Monday, and
expects to pass the winter there with
an uncle.
Eugene Grace arrived from his
Nebraska home, first of the week, and
is visiting with his brother, Willis,
over in Greeley township.
Miss Azalia Anderson arrived at
the Station, Monday, from Knoxville,
Tennessee, and is at the Rev. Raglan
home, over at Old Hamlin.
Although able to be about town
Grandpa Coonrod is not enjoying the
best of health these wintry days, he
being afflicted with heart trouble.
Merchant H. O. Shoesmith was over
from North Branch, Tuesday, greet
ing his many friends, the first time
we have seen our friend for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith came
up from Extra, Monday evening, and
the next day Mrs. Smith was attacked
by malady that resembled the grip
James East, from overly Old Ham
lin, is at Anita this week on visit to
his sou, Frank, who is conducting
successful jewelry business in that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, D. Stanley were
down at Extra, last Monday, taking
advantage of some of the many bar.
gains offered by the merchants down
there.
Rev. j. NJ. Conner will begin a
series of religious meetings at the
Fairview school house, over in Gree
ley township, beginning next Sunday
evening.
Albert Guidinger, Of Extra, has
been hired by Director W. D. Stanley
to teach The winter term of school at
Brushy College and began his duties
last Monday.
Wednesday the Blue Grass Cream
cry shipped out thirteen tubs of its
excellent butter which is still selling
at twenty-seven cents per pound. at
New York City.
John Nash has sold his farm. on the
hill Just west of the Station where
Joe Kopeska lives, to Dane, and this
act will force our friend Joe to seek
onOthpr location
Will Young has decided to keep
the Theo. Morrow farm. hard by the
Station, therefore we will have our
good friend and his excellent family
with us, for one more year at least.
Charlie Ballou and George Gill
loaded a car with fat hogs, at the
Station, one day this week and then
sold them TO johnson 81 Nelson, those
popular stock buyers up al Audubon.
Hi. Wilson and j. G. Boyer's sale
lest Monday was well attended and
and things sold for astonishiugly big
prices, particularly young cattle,
steers and heifer calves selling as high
as twenty dollars each.
Miss Rose Mcclure, the little lady
who carried off that elegant lamp at
the Catholic Fair, in Extra, on last
Thanksgiving Day, was passing a few
days the past week with her brother,
William, and wife, at the Station.
Sheriff Hamp Jones is stocking up
his fine farm, just east of the Station,
aud as soon as his term of office expires
himself and family will move down
and be received in due form by all
our citizens for many miles around.
The Elliott farm, east of the Sta
ton, now occupied by Charlie Fergu-
son has been sold to party in one OF
the eastern States, We hope that
Friend Charlie will secure another
piece Of land and continue to abide
with US.
Though the day was stormy with.
out there was hospitality and cheer
within at the Will Mcclure home, il