Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-15

to business pertaining to the transfer
OF the saloon property of J. j. Wieland
& Son.
Prof Reever, of the Manning
schools passed through town Wednes-
day. stopping off to pass the day with
his friend, County Superintendent
Spencer.
John Graham was an over-Sunday
visitor with his niece, Mrs. John
kroeger, in Audubon township and
visited Monday with the family of d.
f. Stranger In Extra.
Mrs. Mary Carpenter, nee Green,
came down from Coon Rapids, Mon
day and will visit a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Green at
their comfortable home east of town.
When you want your house or barn
spouted or anything in the tin line
call at Reinemund Bros, Audubon, as
they have two first-class timers and
guarantee all their work to give salts
faction.
Our advise would be to buy your hog
fence early and get the benefit of the
low prices, you can buy the DeKalb
Hog Fence at last years prices if you
buy before our present stock is sold out,
Reinemund Bros.
A. II. Roberts is having the front of
his drug store treated to a fresh coat
of paint that gives it a neat, attractive
and inviting appearance. Walter
Jump is the artistic artist who is do
ing the decorating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kempf and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kobe went to
Brayton, Wednesday noon and drove
out to Adolph Kluever's and attended
the Hahn-Kluever wedding, returning
home this morning.
Hart & Eddy have put in fine new
engine and boiler of the latest and
most improved pattern, which adds
much to the facilities of their busy
carpenter shop. Neater, finer or bet
ter work cannot be turned out of any
shop in western Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Roberts are
born Tuesday. Ralph and his wife
are both unsteady inclined and this
will afford them a most excellent op-
portunity TO practice all the sweet
lullabys that will lull the little one to
sleep.
j. w. Farley and wife from Fulton,
Illinois, arrived Tuesday to pay visit
to Samuel Switzer, A. f. Drake, the
Altman boys, of Lincoln township,
and other relatives. Mr.. Farley has
been a prominent politician in county
politics for many years and is pleas
ant and courteous gentleman.
There is more horses and better ones
at the fair grounds this season than on
any previous year. Many of the horses
in training are young but give promise
of great speed. The weather has been
very unfavorable, the track being very
heavy and not in suitable condition
to develop the best speed. By fall
they will be in condition to enter the
races in the Blue Grass circuit.
The ladies of the Columbian club
huve charge of the affairs for the
Fourth and all who attend will long
remember the ebay we celebrate.O
The proceeds, if there be any after ex-
penses are paid will go to the support
of the public library which now has
over two thousand volumes of pure
wholesome reading matter for the
boys and girls and the general public.
John H. Mosier and Ed. f. Dickin-
son have been selected as delegates to
represent the X. OF P. lodge, of Audu-
bon at the State Grand Lodge to be
held in Davenport, August 9th. Mar
tin Esbeck will go as a delegate from
the Kimballton lodge. Such meet
ing is of much interest to the local
lodges and the benefits derived BY
sending such able representatives can
not be estimated.
The fire alarm sounded Monday
evening about nine o'clock to which
the fire boys promptly responded. 1t
proved to be only the result of bon
fire. brought to life by the sudden
changing of the wind. The boys
showed by the way they made the
run that their practice for the tourna-
ment hes not been in vain and we ex-
pect to see them carry off laurels as
easily as they put the fire out.
The library movement has gone for
ward this year with more than its usu-
al pace. These are the times when re-
suits of long, faithful and Conscientious
work on the part Of many not now in
evidence are being made manifest and
one in the midst of it all, if his heart be
fired with the true library spirit can
but rejoice in his opportunities Thos.
Edison and other great men say that
their whole lives are governed from
reading a single book.
For the first time since Treasurer
Phelps commenced his official duties,
six years ago, he is compelled to refuse
to pay county warrants out of the con-
tingent fund Of the county. He has
already overdrawn the fund to the
amount of 100000 and has registered
and stamped 100000 mot paid for
want of funds.' The low assessments
on all property for the past two years
is the cause of the deficiency in county
funds. When the last half of the
taxes are paid this fall the fund will
be brought up even again.
Rev. Father Gleason of ST. Patrick's
church, will preach his farewell ser
mon to his congregation Sunday
morning. His removal was unexpect.
ed and the members of his church anG
his innumerable band of friends regre.
his departure very much as he has en-.
deared himself to all by sincerity and
earnestness. He is exemplary in his