Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-03-16

The "Old Maids" Convention.
See those 100 patterns of pretty
wall paper at Hamler's.
Miss Harriet Ridgley passed
Wednesday calling on her friends
up at the county seat.
Thos. Allen went to Ohio, last
Saturday night in response to let.
ter telling him his father was very
ill, at the old home.
Carl Whitfield, son of p. l. Whitfield,
Of this city, wentto Omaha, Sunday,
where he has accepted position
with a plumbing company, of that
city.
The school board will hold q
meeting, next Monday evening, to
initiate the new members, bid adieu
to the retiring. ones and to re-organ-
iZe the board.
Miss Clara Powell who has been
an able assistant at the Extra post
office the past few months, has re-
signed her position and Mrs. f. ID.
Powell has been installed as clerk.
Horace Hartzell, son of Mr.. Seth
Hartzell, of Greeley, has returned
from the Ames Agricultural Col
lege and will assist on the farm till
fall when he will return to that
institution.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Congregational church will meet
with Secretary, Mrs. HI. l.. Wissler,
on Wednesday, March 22d, at three
o'clock p. NJ. All are cordially in
vited to be present.
From a private letter we learn
that A. Campbell still continues
quite i'll at Bentonville, Arkansas,
and that Mr. and Mrs. Campbell
are preparing to leave that place
and emigrate to some warmer cline.
The school election in the Extra
Independent District, last Monday,
passed off very quietly, there being
but one ticket in the field, and E. d.
Powell and Walter Copeland will
serve on the school board for the
ensuing year.
Miss Louie WEIGH has applied for
position in the schools, down at
Glenwood, Iowa, and this week our
board directed Secretary George
Henshaw to draft and send her
strong letter of recommendation
such a one as that lady deserves.
/ The Ladies of the Christian
church held a regular cid fashion
ed carpet rag sowing bee at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Mill
man. on North street, Wednesday
to a feast that contained all the
good things in the land.
i Charlie Hellyer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Y. B. Hellyer, of this city, came
up from Atlantic, Saturday, for a
short visit with his parents and
friends. Charley tells us that he
has been told to hold himself in
4 readiness to resume work on the
great Rock Island Railway.
Wednesday Mr.. a. H. Baber, of
this city, received d telegram from
his brother. E. Il. Baber, at Enos-
dale, Kansas, telling the sad news
that his mother was dead, at the
old home. We all synpathize With
our friend in his great loss, a loss
that no one can feel except those
who have stood at the grave Of their
mother.
Although little tardy we have
Just learned that Mr.. II. Lespinasse
who started the Sentinel, the first
newspaper in Extra, at the Old Per
~ Hotel, where John Hicks lower
livery stable stands, in the early
seventies, recently died. He was a
brother-in-law of Hon. Frank p.
! Bradley and resided in Rogers Park
a suburb of Chicago, at the time of
his death.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. d.
Powell, in this city, was the scene
of a jolly party, Tuesday evening,
Miss Clara Powell entertaining a
select company of young folks at
progressive crokinole. 1t proved
a most enjoyable affair and the
evening passed away but too rap
I, idly. Chocolate and cake were
served after which the guests
retired to their homes. The follow
ing were present:
c. f. BRENNAN, Anna Braun,
l.. p. Lauritzen, Mollie Delahoyde
Mat Raglan, Halle Rendleman
George Anders, Verna Croy,
Jno. McQuerry, Eva Walker,
Henry Rohwer, Celia Ridgley,
c. Rasmussen, Lottie Bennett
Pneumonia.
is the quick agent of death. Fully one.
third of recent deaths have been from
pneumonia following la grippe. pneu-
lmOnia cannot fOIIOW the use OF
FoIeY'S Honey and Tar!
w. A Hamler
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