Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-04-27

The knights Templar will observe
Ascension Day, Thursday May 18th.
Services will be heldappropriate to the
occasion after which they will repair
to the Park Hotel and partake of
banquet feast. They will give social
levee at Masonic Hall.
At meeting of the Republica
County Central Committee held last
Saturday, it was decided to hold the
county convention on Wednesday,
July 18th. Only one convention will
be held, as the county ticket will be
nominated at that time and the dele
gates selected to the state and other
conventions to be held. Most of the
township committeeman We're pre-
sent and assisted in planning fer the
coming campaign. The question of
probable candidates was not discussed
not even an exchange of opinions
thinking it best to leave the matter
wholly in the hands of the qualified
electors of the party, who will assist in
selecting the delegates who will repre-
sent them in the convention and cast
their votes for the candidates they
deem most worthy and suitable to the
people
We clip the following resolution
| from the report of the Secretary of the
southwestern Iowa Teachers Associ-
stion recently held at Council Bluffs.
This was good meeting and the dis
cussions We're full of interest, but we
have not room to copy them.
| ResoIred, BY the County Superin-
tendents: of Southwestern Iowa. in
convention assembled
First. That additional Normal
Schools should be established in our
State.
Second. That we believe in the prin-
ciple of the reservation of a fund for
library purposes and to that end rec
ommend to the Legislature the adop-
ton of measure similar to the Wis
cOnsin law.
Third. That each Director should
receive reasonable compensation for
all time actually spent in the discharge
of his official duties, and said duties
be enumerated by the statute.
/ A. J. BURTON, of Cass,
]. B. SHORETT, of Shelby,
Committee.
The following is list of the trial
Jurors drawn from the different town
ships to serve at the May term of the
District Court, which convenes Nav
18th:
Ed. S. VanGorder, Leroy.
Ora ID. Corner, Cameron.
Miles S. kness, Greeley.
Chas. McVay, Extra
Bert Reynolds, Viola.
p. NJ. Peterson, Hamlin
Arch Davidson, Douglas.
i John Hansen, Oakfield.
Stetten Stettenson, Oaktield
A. ]. Phillips, Douglas.
James Hunt. Melville.
w. B. Temple, Extra.
i Julius Briggs, Hamlin.
Charles Allen, Viola
!, w E. Hensley, Greeley.
Bart Feeney, Leroy.
Frank stranger, Extra.
Frank Gray, Lincoln.
L. NJ. Estes, Lincoln.
+ ]. NJ. Hunter, Hamlin.
John Morgan, Greeley
John Rcsenbeck, Douglas.
John Tharnish, Extra.
Thomas Smith, Sharon.
Mrs. John A. Nash and Mrs. 7. F.
Russell entertained the members OF
the Columbian club, Tuesday evening
at the home of the former. Delicious
refreshments We're served and an en-
!; Joyable time was provided for all, but
, in addition to the social passtime, bust
ness matters of much interest to the
members of the club and future vel
fare of the public library was decided
upon. The last business meeting OF
the club for the summer will be hello
at the club rooms the coming Friday
night, when and where plans will be
completed and perfected to provide
one of the best lecture courses evel
given in Iowa, for the coming year,
the net proceeds of which will 90 tc
the support of the public library. The
ladies will sell enough season tickets