Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-07-13

Miss Gene Culver went to Atlantic
Wednesday evening to visit few days
with friends.
Nate Carper and Henry Gray went
to Extra Wednesday and were confer
ing with the leading politicians.
Will Cunningham and Miss Orpha
Baxter drove to Extra Wednesday
evening to attend the Catholic social.
Miss Lucy Frederickson will leave
Saturday for Council Bluffs to visit
with her father who is working there.
J. e. Mcclure has purchased him
self beautiful home on north Church
street from John Mosier. This is one
OF the many pleasant residences of the
town and Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclure will
soon be cozily domiciled and at home
to their large circle of friends.
Louie Striker, one of the best known
horse buyers that comes here regu-
larly, has been at VIM. Drydens barn
the past week buying horses. He
finds it very difficult to buy good
horses at this season of the wear but
has met with good success so far and
will ship out Saturday.
Wilson Fiscus has purchased new
j. l. Case separator and complete out
tit, sncluding wind stacker, etc, from
John McFarlane and is ready to help
thresh the largest crop of small grain
ever raised in the county. Wilson
has had years of experience and is
considered one of the best machine
men in the state.
Mrs. John Slime and three children
from Fort Dodge, Mrs. Lyman Nit
chell and son from Boone and Miss
Nina Talbot, of Carroll, are all visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Tai
bot, the ladies all being his sisters.
Robert being here on visit and Frank
living here brought all of the children
together except Worthy is at Ames.
They all stayed over Sunday and pic
niced in the south part of the county
in the big woods and had one of the
most pleasant of all days.
AUDUBON, Iowa, JULY II, '99.
MIR. EDIToR.-I wish to correct
some statements made in your paper
last week regarding the accident in
front of Mr.. Humphreys on the 4th of
July. There was no special reckless
driving done and no attempts to avoid
settling damages. The boys did not
deny the liability in the matter out
owned to having been careless. Mr..
Ruhs' team was just ahead of Mr. Tom
Davis team. They both stopped to
help take Mrs. Humphreys father to
the house. Mr.. Ruhs turned out Just
at the entrance to Humphreys yard
and Mr.. Davis also turned out lust to
left of Ruhs' team and next to the
yard fence. Mrs. Davis who had a
plain view of Ruhs' team and buggy
says that one hind wheel was in the
main travelled track. The boys com
ing along just then, naturally had
their attention drawn to the sick man
who was being carried to the house,
and their rig caught Ruhs' rig and
threw it partly over. One of the bows
jumped to the ground and attempted
to straig hten up the rig but could not
keep it from going over. Then he
tried to catch the lines but the team
turned too quick, whirling completely
around and started into Humphreys
lane and then into the yard fence.
The fence checked them so that Mrs.
Ruhs got out and was taken into the
house. Then the boy went to his own
rig which was still standing in the
loau. Iost any person would have
done the same under similar circum-
stances. What the Advocates Viola
correspondent says of sreckless twelve
year old spirit of lowlessness and
smart aleck" has no application to
this case and is absolutely false if
applied to any one involved in the
accident. The correspondent evident
~ did not inquire into the matter as
carefully as he should before making
such mean insinuation. Nh Ruhs
and | have settled the question of
damages to his outfit without a harsh
word and | hope with no i'll feeling.
The boys have learned a lesson they
will remember and we do not seek to
screen them from just blame, for the
deplorable occurrence. l have made
careful inquiry of all parties who were
present and find the above TO be the
facts III the case. +. NJ. BARRETT.