Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-07-20
Convention news on third page.

John Weber has his house neatly
painted and makes it one of the neat
est OF places.
Frank Talbot and G. G. Langworthy
left Wednesday morning to visit rel
atives and friends in Carroll, Boone
and Ames before returning.
The Misses McDuff arrived from
Cedar Rapids last Saturday and are
having jolly time in the big house Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John McFarlane.
There is church sociable at the
Melville Center church tonight that
promises to be a pleasing affair. The
proceeds go to apply on the pastors
salary.
Mrs. VIM. Bell returned to Des
Moines Wednesday after a two-weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Harp Wilson
at their pleasant home on South Mar
ket Street.
Murray Dean, of st. Louis, brother
of Mrs Frank H. Adams, is spending
a pleasant week visiting. Mr.. Dean
has made number of friends in town
on his former visits.
Mrs. leila Davis Smith arrived
from Chicago Wednesday to visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Davis, at their pleasant suburban
residence in Prospect Park.
Mrs. Charles Butler, sister of Mrs.
Thos f. Musson, came up from Des
Moines Saturday and is enjoying her.
self in that comfortable home situat-
ed in one of the finest districts in the
town.
Fred Buthweg lost valuable Linz
Der Jim colt Tuesday night that he
could have gotten $4,000 for. 1t got
fastened in the mothers halter during
the night and was found dead in the
morning.
Father Lotus arrived last week to
take the place vacated by Father Glea-
son, in st. Michaels church. He is a
young man of pleasing address, a good
student and a ripe scholar. He finds
large membership that welcome him.
Somers Bros. of Douglas township,
have commenced the erection of one of
the finest farm houses in the county.
The boys own one of the finest and
largest tracks of land in the county
and are successful stock growers and
feeders.
The Mcguire Sisters with dress
markings parlors upstairs IN the How
aid block are the most progressive and
modern dressmakers in Western Iowa.
They have pleasant rooms, do fine
work and are moderate in their
charges. Any one wanting dresses
made in the latest styles so they will
look like the pictures in the fashion
plates should call at their parlors and
give them a chance to show their
work.
We clip the following from letter
written for and published in the Des
Moines Leader, July Is. Mr.. Krell
will be remembered by most of our
readers, having filled the country cir
cult of the Methodist church, from
which he resigned to go fight the bat
ties of his country:
"A few days since, while on outpost
in this region, Corporal krell of Com
pany X and small party with him.
saw approaching a body of Filipinos
with two mounted officers at their
head. The corporal and his squad
took few shots at the officers and
emptied both saddles. One officer, ii
is SAID, was wounded and Corporal
Krell gathered in both escaping horses.
A fine sword was still hanging to the
saddle on one of the animals. The in.
surgents were too surprised at the sud.
den dropping of their leaders to hold
their ground, and withdrew, carrying
the wounded with them. Corporal
Krell, by the way, is minister of the
gospel and is equally at home in the
pulpit or on the field"
This evening from four to SIX
o'clock, Mrs. G. B. Russell and Mrs
Agnes Stotts are "at home" at the
residence of the former and below we
give list of the invited guests. We
can not tell what fine social even,
this will be, but judging from the pas
events of like nature given by these
hospitable people, it will be one OF tn.
finest that can be given: