Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-10-26
..NEWS OF a'4IvIl1lI

Rev. Conner and family are the
possessors of a fine family COW.
After pleasant visit with friends,
at Wiota, Miss Ollie Black has
returned to the Station.
Mrs. Thomas Gill arrived home
from her visit with relatives, down in
Kansas, last Friday evening.
Grandpa Coonrod wishes us to tell
his friends that he is rapidly recov-
ering from the late fall he sustained.
Mrs. Wib Smith is at Extra this
week visiting with her relatives at
the Marshall and Grant Smith homes.
Sam Bissel came up from Wiota
and passed part of the week with
his nephew, Wills Hopkins and his
family.
George Smith, Elmer Davis and
Will Bintner have gone to the south
ern part of the State after two loads
ofapples.
o. P. Tyler attended meeting of
the Elks, at Omaha, Saturday night
and says he never laughed so much
before in his life.
The construction train was up the
branch, Tuesday, doing some repair
work, and was side-tracted at the
Station for short time.
His many friends will be glad to
know that Platt Harris and his fam
lily will not leave Audubon county
but will buy place ana settle down
among us.
Miss Norah McDaniels, who is be-
ing taught the art of dressmaking, at
Audubon, came down on Saturday
and passed the Sabbath at the Will
Young home.
At the last meeting of the direc-
tors Of the Blue Grass Creamery
Company it was decided to pay
twenty cents for butter fat for the
month of October.
Little Bee Crees, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Walk Crees, has been quite
i'll the past few days, but we are glgd
to state that the little lady Is much
better at this time.
Road Supervisor John McNutt and
Charley Ferguson and Henry Young
were busy all day, Tuesday, smooth
ing the hubs and kinks in the road
around the Station.
Mrs. George Smith and Mrs. Cece-
liza Connrardy drove down to Extra
last Saturday and attended the Hon.
William Walker dry goods sale where
they secured some rare bargains.
This last week the Iowa Supreme
court affirmed the decision of the
lower court in the case of State ex
rel, Matte Stewart VS. D. B. Ander-
aon, appealed from this county.
We understand that Mr.. Mr.. w. D.
Stanley has house on his farm that
he will move over to the Station and
fit it up for dwelling for Thomas
Lohner and his family to reside in.
Wednesday of next week. Novem-
Der LIST, will be Grandpa and Grand
ma Coonrod's fifty-frst wedding an
niversary, upon which occasion they
propose to invite in few friends to
make merry the while.
An aunt from Humboldt county,
Iowa, passed the greater part of the
past week with Anthony Davis and
family. From here the lady went up
to Audubon to visit with her broth
er, Uncle James Davis.
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Willis
McAffee, who live over against Mel
vile township, wee baby girl was
born, one day this week, which
caused the broad smile on Grandpa
George Gerard's face to deepen iuto a
grin.
When we got to the Station, Tues
day morning, we found a regular
swarm ofcandidates Z" buttonholeing
our citizens. There was Sheriff Hamp
Jones, County Superintendent Robert
Spencer and Charlie BRENNAN, all
passing the filthy weed around in
little square boxes.
That the Blue G rass Creamery has
prospered the past while is evlnced
by the following statement handed
us: During June they received 245,-
$50 pounds of milk, 253,659 during
July, 210, 276 during August and $780,
go pounds. For the month OF
August the patrons OF this institution
purchased and devoured ,176 pounds
Of butter.