Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-01

Mrs. Eta Spangler, of Omaha, who
has been visiting relatives in Hamlin
the past week, came up to Audubon
tuesday morning to makea visit with
her sister, Mrs. Huntsberger.
have secured the agency for Audu-
bon county for the Duplex Automatic
kisleman Wire fence machine with
which over 100 different styles of fence
can be woven. Any one wanting to
buy a machine so they can build their
own fence, or want fence built, address
me at Audubon, Iowa. Full particu-
lars and prompt attention will be
given. j. B. TRUNNEL.
Mrs. G. B. Russell and Mrs. j. A.
Nash went to Des Moines Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Nash joins her
daughters, Beatrice and Gretchen, at
this place where they have been at
tending college. After weeks visit
in the city they leave for Okoboii
where they will spend the hot sum-
mer months. Mr.. Nash has one of
the most comfortable cottages on the
lake. He will join them in few
weeks.
On Tuesday morning crowd of
probably twenty Jolly young men
came up from Atlantic, ali students of
the Atlantic Business College, to play
the High School boys of this place a
game of base ball. The game was
called at l:3O with the Atlantic bows
to bat, and they did bat, for when the
game closed they had SO scores while
Audubon only had the unlucky Is.
The crowd that witnessed the game
was very small on account of the
Memorial exercises taking place at
the church and the cemetery.
Andy Hibbs was brought up before
the magistrate Monday and asked to
pay a fine of five dollars and costs for
appearing on the street in an ungen-
tlemanly-like manner. While in the
mayors office he asked for permission
to go out and make "hustleu for the
necessary coin to pay his fine, which
was granted, but instead of coming
back at the set time, the MAYOR COM
menced search which developed the
fact that he had hired a livery team
and speeded northward. The mashal
Immediately commenced an investi-
CATION and the next morning had him
safely hemmed in at Gray. He was
brought back to town and an add.
tional levy made on him for seven dol
lars which he willingly gave good Sc
curity for and went on his way at
tending to his own business.
Nash, Phelps & Mosier have moved
into their elegant new quarters on
South Park street on the ground floor
They have had the building especially
remodelled for their convenience
which gives them one of the most
elite quarters in the city. In addition
to the regular law and loan offices
they have had built large and com.
modious vault. fire and burglar proof.
In this vault they have had made, Sc
safety deposit boxes which will be
rented out to whoever may want safe
place to deposit valuable papers and a
room has been prepared in which they
may go and transact their business
without disturbing any one or having
any one modest them. This is new
thing for Audubon and will be a great
accommodation to the farmers as we'll as
others in our city.
The Columbian Club surprised the
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ment that they would celebrate the
Fourth. This week they announce
one of the greatest treats the public
has ever had presented to them in the
way of lectgre course They have
arranged for a course of five lectures.
Such as the Temple Quartette Con
cert company of Boston, which is un.
questionably at the head Of America
male quartettes. The best in the world.
Rev. Robert Mcintyre, one of the most
popular lecturers in America. Prof,
John 3. De Motto. No man in the
United States is accomplishing more
good than Prof DE Motto James
Hedley, very rarely do the people OF
any city have the opportunity of hear.
ing such lecturer as DR.. James He'd
ley. Edward P. Elliott, who is ac.
knowledged without peer in the pre-
sentation of Modern Comedies.
Tuesday, May 3Oth, is a Memorial
day that will be long remembered by
Mr.. |. Smutney, who on that day mel
with a horrible accident. Just after
showing some furniture to Mrs. Chas
kempf up stairs, started to 90 dowr
with Mrs. Kempf in advance. He
stepped, what he supposed for the frs
step, but missing it and striking hi.
heel on the second he seen that he
was going to fall and in order to avoiC
falling on the lady, made jump side
wise, to the floor fourteen feet below
The striking on the floor broke his
right leg just above the ankle, turning
his ankle under, the bone pushing ou
through The flesh and shoe into the
floor breaking several large pieces of
from half inch to two inches long
DR.. Miller was Immediately summon
ed to dress the wound and Mr.. Smut
ney is resting quite easy, considerin!
the amount of pam he has to endure
He was carried home from the stor,
on cot. Mr.. Smutney is a large man
weighing 2l0 pounds and is 81 year
of age in July.
On last Thursday evening nea
Lewis occurred the marriage of d.
J: NJ. Fulton, of this place and Mis-
Maud M. Templeman, at the beautiful
home Of the BRIDES parents. DR.. Full
ton has been resident of Audubon
since about the middle of January
and since that time has met both in
professional and social way, a larg
number of our citizens, whom he ha
impressed in a most favorable way