Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28

Extra News
Cemetery Meeting on October Sd!
Walter Marietta is now head wait
er at the Santiago Restaurant.
Miss Dolly Gilroy was at Audu-
bon, Tuesday, on shopping expe-
dition.
Hensley Brothers & Brown ship
ped three carloads of hog Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Henry w. Kimm, of Tobes, has
been granted patent on trace
supporting device.
Earl Smith is lying at the home
of his father, George Smith, i'll West
Town, quite ill, of fever.
DR.. f. NJ. Hunt, our pleasing den
fist, was an over Sabbath visitor
with friend[s] at Stuart.
Father Failenschmid was out at
Council Bluffs this week attending
a Conference ofthe Catholic church.
Miss Belle Kelsey is here from
Des Moines for visit with her
cousins, Edwin and Mollie Della
hoyde.
Lou Knox has returned from
Omaha and other points IN Nebras-
ka, and is at her parents home in
Kickapoo Park.
Mr.. Shoesmith, who resides on
Mrs. Rathbun's farm. north of the
city, gave his friends jolly party,
last Friday night.
The dispatches announce that
President Mckinley and party will
larry at Sioux City, Iowa, over Sun
day, on October the 18th.
J. M. Thomas went to Chicago on
Tuesday evening where he will put
in few days selecting stock of
goods for his Boston Store.
P. I. Whitfield took measurement
and tells us that the center of the
Extra Park is nine hundred and
sixty-fve feet above sea level.
Billie Doffing was up from South
Audubon township, Wednesday,
and delivered a carload of extra
good hogs to Thielen Brothers.
Ira Dayton was busy, Wednesday
afternoon, putting the finishing
touches onto Banker Peter Chris
tensens furnace, in his residence.
Mack Thomas sold fine sweet
toned piano to Father Failenschmid
and the instrument was carted
down to the Catholic parsonage, on
Tuesday.
From the dispatches Wednesday
morning we learn that Henry
Myers, of Audubon township, has
been granted a patent on his wagon
tire tightener.
Henry and Will Sanderson, from
West Point, Iowa; were here few
days this week, the guests of their
friends at the Theo. Braun home,
on the hill, at West Town.
Hensley Brothers & Brown pur-
chased carload of hogs of George
Burt, that prosperous farmer of far
northeastern Greeley that averaged
three hundred and forty pounds.
Mr.. snd Mrs. b. c. Bobbitt, from
Sidney, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. q.
M. Elsie, of Lewis, are here to make
a short visit with their relatives, at
the Frank Ridgley home, in this
city.
Mrs. Frank Hobbs will shortly
arrive from Colorado Springs for
good long visit with her brother
John d. Bush, of this city, and her
many acquaintances about the
county.
Charlie Houston and Frank Stotts
are home from their trip to Polk
county, Arkansas, and Charlie tells
us that the mineral resources of
that country are something Won
derful to behold.
Frank Hensley will 90 out to their
Nebraska ranch, first part of next
week to conduct a couple head of
very fine Polled-Angus cattle out
there that he purchased of Mr.
Usher, of Botna, Iowa.
Jerry McCleary, who has been
working at the Woodward black
smith shop for some time, took his
departure, Wednesday morning, for
Abel, Iowa, where he went to super
intend the running of shop.
Austin Guernsey arrived Wednes-
day morning and is passing few
days with his young friends Next
Friday Austin and Grove Rathbun
will leave for Omaha where Grove
will attend college and Austin will
work in printing office.
A Guessing Party was held at
the Edwin Delahoyde home, Tues
day evening. in honor of his cousin,
Miss Belle Kelsey. Doctor Hunt he
was good guesser and won first
prize; Doctor Lauritzen was
very poor guesser and got the
"booby" prize.
Hensley Brothers purchased, this
week, twenty-eipht head of feeding