Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24

Ben r. CASTOR is down in Greeley
township the first of the week, laying
the foundation for John Eagan's new
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ulrich and
two little sons, Lake and Howard,
visited Sunday in Extra with relatives
and friends.
Joe Ridpath and G. S. Hart are at
Anita this week attending the old
soldiers reunion. They anticipate a
pleasant time with their old comrades.
Mike Carroll, of northwest Leroy,
had field of wheat that threshed out
% bushels per acre. This is the best
field of wheat we have heard reported
this year.
Everything promises toward having
the best fair ever held in the county,
and everything possible is being done
to make it both interesting and in
structive to all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Mushrush left
for Des Moines today to visit their
daughter Mrs. Bert Timmons. They
will stay several days in the capitol
city and attend the state fair while
there.
Mrs. Downs and daughter, Letta,
departed for their Illinois home, We'd
nesday evening, after pleasant visit
of several weeks with Mrs. L. d.
Phelps and Lester ]. Hill, sister and
brother of the former.
Ignac Smutney has his large furni-
ture store full of choice new goods
having received five carloads lately.
Mr.. Smutney has recovered so that he
is able to come down town every day
by the use Of crutches.
Geo. w. Hoover and H. d. Wood
ward, president and secretary of the
Audubon County Agricultural Society,
drove over to Harlan, Wednesday, to
attend the Shelby county fair and to
get some valuable pointers.
T. H. Boylan, of Manning, partner
of Hon. Benz. I. Salinger Of Carroll,
is in town this week assisting Nash,
Phelps & Mosier in preparing a large
brief for case of much Importance
which they have pending in the SUI
preme court.
Mrs. Will Cochran and children left
for Anderson, Indiana, Tuesday, to
visit her sister, Mrs. Amy Christensen,
and other relatives and friends. Mrs.
Cochran has not been back to the old
home for several years and she antici
pates an enjoyable time.
The windstorm Saturday evening
was the hardest OF the season and
blew many grain stacks over, doing
more or less damage. 1t seemed to
blow hardest east of town. 1t turned
over Fred Sunburg's separator which
stood out in the open field.
Justice H. NJ. Gray bound Joe Ellis
over to await the action of the grand
jury on the charge of assault with in
tent to do great bodily injury. This
is the result of the general fracas we
mentioned last week. He gave bail
and is out and will wait the action of
the grand jury.
G. E. Hubbard and Miss Elizabeth
Heron, of Woodsfeld, Ohio, visited
at the Gray household on East Divi-
sion street the first of the week. They
are on tour to the Pacific coast and
western points of interest and stopped
OH 1or few days to review the Incl
dents of other days swhen they all
lived at Woodsfeld.
F. P. Bradley came up from his
Council Bluffs home Monday and took
time from his business cares to shake
hands with his numerous friends.
Every one says that Frank has not
changed and is the same genial fellow
that every one likes to meet. He
drove across to Coon Rapids from here
to look after business interests.
Messner OFT and Deputy Recorder
A. +. Drake drove down to Extra
Sunday and passed pleasant after
noon with Gollmar Brothers. Mess
ner travelled one season with this
show as a member of their band. He
and the boys had very enjoyable
time repeating "reminiscences of for
mer days when associated together.