Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30

Az q. w SuSiCI,5 dHd MI .. NOoo,
from Chicago, sisters of the late
Jacob Rabson, are here to pass a
few days with their relatives. This
is their first visit to our little city
and they are anticipating pleas
ant time while with us.
A.. A Baber left for Des Moines
Saturday noon, presumably to at
tend the State Fair and to see the
sights in the Capital city, but his
many friends are suspicious of his
movements and fear that he may
mix up in matrimonial affairs
while away. We do not know and
would not want to intimate any
thing of the kind and will await
his return before we say anything
for the public.
Attic republican caucus held in
Greeley township, last Saturday
night, the following ticket was
placed in nomination; For Justices
of the Peace, Martin kness, Walter
Van Buren,; Constable, John Hay,
Chas. Minor; Trustee, John Dawson;
Clerk, Sam Gardner. The delegates
who will attend the county conven.
ton, at Audubon are Sam Gardner,
Vene Berry, Will Jones, Fred Reyn-
olds, Ed. Young, Sam Weaver, Jake
Hill and Miles Kness.
In the September Forum Mr..
Henry Litchfield West, the we'll
known Washington political writer
alelP the Republican and Demo-
cratic Platforms. Impartally ex-
aiming the declarations contain
ed in each of them, he finds that the
Democratic Platform is chacterized
by definiteness of speech and a
boldness in declaring its proposed
course which are not to be found
in the language of the Republican
Platform. He shows the vital is
sues upon which the platforms dis
agree, analyses the chacter of the
differences, and points out the par
tculars in which they are Identical.
He depricates the introduction into
either platform of issues that are
entirely foreign to the real interests
at stake, and declares that the
strongest element on the Republi-
can side is the undeniable prosper
ity that has accompanied the pres
ent administration.
Sorrow, like pail, now hangs
over the earthly home of Mr.. and
Mrs Louie Bartlett, who reside a
mile or two to the northeast of
Extra, and the cause is that their
six-moths,-old baby boy has closed
his eyes to this world of siA and
sorrow and now is singing glad
anthems on the other side of the
cold river of death in the land
where there is no sorrow nor sepa-
rations. The little fellow was
b1ightand cheerful last Saturday
morning but toward night the moth
er noticed dropping of the eyelids
and he grew deathly sick. A physi-
clan was hastily summoned who
thought nothing serious was the
matter but on Sunday he grew rap
idly wore and again the doctor WAS
sent for but before he could reach
Ms Bedside he was past all earthly
help, his pure spirit had gone to
the great white throne. to rningle
with those who have gone on before.
Wednesday they made little grave
in the family lot at the Extra Gene
terry and after Rev. II. L. Wissler
had said comforting words to the
bereaved parents and relatives they
carried his lifeless body to this spot
and gently laid it to rest.
There came terrible crash, last
Thursday night, upon the Richard
Gault farm, south of town. occupied
by Matt Dotting and his brother,
and calf, the choicest one in the
bunch, was laid out stark and stiff.
Lo, and behold" said Matt, My
steer is dead, killed by lightning
it's lucky that l have my stock in
sured in that safe Greeley Mutual
Company, | will go me up to Extra
and get paid for my dead animal"
So he came up to Extra and said
unto John Schlater, and Fred Wah-
lert, Trustees of that company,
Come with me, pray thee, and
assess the damage that have sus-
tanned, that | may receive my pay"
And accordingly Messrs Wahlert
and Schlater did journey two miles
to the south and out to where the
lightning had done it's awful work,
where the critter lay Mr.. Schlater
did grab the calf by one hind leg to
turn it over that he might view its
remains when, with one mighty bel
low, the animal sprang to its feet
and scampered away. Matt stood
with open-eyed wonder and gazed
and the fleeing calf was lost in the
distance, while our friends Schlater
and Wahlert laid down and laughed
until they nearly split their sides,
and even unto this day whenever
they think of the event they cannot
suppress a broad grin.
On Wednesday of last week at
about ten O'Clock in the morning
Sherman Jackson met instant death
at the Peter Hopley farm, this side
of Lewis, by bolt of lightning.
The team which was hitched to the
wagon was. also instantly killed.
Two companions in the wagon, d.
d. Barnard and Andrew Chris
Jensen miraculously escaped with
out injury. The unfortunate man
and his companions went out in the
morning to do some repairing on
the fence about the Peter Hopley
farm and when the storm came up
they started back to the house and
when within about fifteen rods that