Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-05-18
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+. M. Leet returned home from
Omaha, Wednesday.

Omaha, Wednesday.
Tom Sweezey-a sweet girl baby
almost as large as Tom, born Wednes-
day.
A good refrigerator and fire proof
safe at bargain.
SToNEBRooK & MCCALL.
Wells Ferguson of Lincoln township
owing to baby boy at his home Sun
day.
Northup & Finch shipped three cars
of cattle to Chicago Saturday evening.
Ed. Northup and Ed. Finch accom-
| panied them.
Lon Templeman is having his
building extended higher and a new
roof put on. Lon is getting ready for
big trade in summer drinks.
DR.. Childs sold his fine driving team
to Supt. Spencer. This means that
with such good team many schools
will be visited during the spring term.
During the storm Sunday forenoon
the Presbyterian church in Melville
| township was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. The loss was
about $500.
Roy Funk, who has been working
on the Cass County Democrat for the
past three months, came home We'd
nesday evening. Roy will go back as
soon as they need another man.
| Frank and Irma Tharnish went to
Atlantic Saturday to spend Sunday
with their brother Al. Miss Irma got
off at Extra Monday morning and
drove to her school in Oakfield town
ship.
Charley Zion is painting and paper
ing the offices to be occupied by Nash,
Phelps and Mosier. Charley is doing
some fine work and will make this
one of the finest looking offices to be
seen anywhere.
Some corn-fields are being replanted
owing to their being washed out by
the rain Sunday morning. Some
fears are entertained that if the wet,
cold weather continues corn will rot
and many fields will have to be re-
planted.
Billy Smith returned from Colorado,
Tuesday, and reports that Ennis Och
eltree is not at all dangerous and the
doctors there say his lungs are not
affected. He was feeling quite good
when Billy left and no danger is APP
pretended.
Do not forget the Ladies' Exchange
is held at G. w. Preston's store every
Saturday. They are growing more
popular and many people avail them
selves of the opportunity of providing
themselves with good things nicely
prepared for good Sunday dinner.
Robert Gransberry is at work again
trying to get well deep enough so
the city may be able to procure
enough water to do them. So far
they have not been able to strike any
thing, but they are driving another,
hoping to be able to get some more at
least.
L. D. Whitney and G. S. Robins,
two of the representatives of E. n.
Taggart's nurseries were in town
Tuesday settling up business. Mr..
Whitney starts overland from here to
Grand Junction, Colorado in a few
days where he will continue selling
nursery stock. He has been with Mr..
Taggart the past five years.
have secured the agency for Audu-
bon county for the Duplex Automatic
Kisleman wire fence machine with
which over 100 different styles of fence
can be woven. Any one wanting to
buy a machine so they can build their
own fence, or want fence built, address
me at Audubon, Iowa. Full particu-
lars and prompt attention will be
given. j. B. TRUNNEL.
The grand jury met and received
their instructions from the judge and
entered upon their duties, Wednesday.
The following men go to make up the
jury:
A. n. Detwiler, Lincoln;
A. j. Baylor, Audubon;
Geo. H. Somers, Douglass;
II. w. Duval, Cameron;
f. A. Miller, Leroy;
Geo. lessen, Oaktield.
The instructors for the Normal In
stitute have been secured and the
teachers of the county will be glad to
learn that so able a corps of instruct
ors have been secured. Prof. j. H.
Beverage of Ohio University will be a
new man that will provide the teach
eis VI elie COUNTY lreat never De1Ofe
enjoyed. He is bright, active, wide-a-
wake and progressive.
Prof. f. P. Hooker will fill his usual
and accustomed place and words can
not add to his educational achieve.
ments. Prof P. B., Woods without
whom the teachers would be deprived
of their best instructor and personal
friend, will be present. Prof. r. A.
Griffin, a product of our county, has
by his scholarly attachments and in
structive ability won a place among
progressive educators, will be present
and lend his influence. Miss MAY
Lundy will give instruction in pri-
mary methods. Her success as a
teacher in the public schools warrants
us in saying that a more able instruct
or could not have been secured. She
is leader in modern methods and her
work is all practical based upon
actual school work.
Nearly 800 people saw the ball game
at the Fair Grounds Saturday after.
noon between the Nebraska Indians
and Audubon county. 1t proved to be
rather q one-sided affair as the score
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