Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-20

the first of the week.
Geo. E. Kellogg went to Brayton
today to look after business.
Banker Frank Leet and wife went
to Chicago Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prey were up from
their Brayton home Tuesday to at
tend to matters of business.
Horse Buyer Striker shipped out a
car of horses Wednesday morning
taking them to eastern markets.
Rev. 4aggy is here from his Des
Moines home over seeing some repairs
and buildings on his large farm out
west of town
Gretchen and Bee Nash will arrive
from kenilworth hall Saturday where
they have been in school, to spend the
holidays at home.
County Treasurer Chas. BRENNAN
went to Brooklyn Saturday to visit at
ms parental home, returning to his
official duties Tuesday.
John McNicar and family. of Des
Moines are expected Saturday evening
at the suburban home of j. \. Nash
to spend the Christmas.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tharnlsh left for
Extra today where she Will visit a few
days then go on to Atlantic to spend
Christmas with relatives.
Get our prices on doors and windows
and water tanks and all kinds of mill
work before buying.
If JAMES HART.
0. L. Lane arrived from Grand
Junction, Tuesday morning. with
seventy head of fine stock cattle which
he will dispose of to the cattlemen of
the county.
The photographic show that was to
be at No. Z, Douglas township, Tues
day night failed to materalize and
quite crowd of boys and girls were
disappointed.
Mrs. Frank Robinson and Jim Den
mis-, who has made his home in the
family for several years, left for Des
MONIES, Wednesday, where Mr.. Rob.
lnson is associated with some bridge
company.
The gentleman who purchased the
Fred Selmsen place out west of town
IS having house and barn erected on
1T and as soon as it is completed ex-
poets to move in and get ready for the
spring work.
4 Worthy Talbot came down from
Ames and Rob came in from Carroll.
Monday, and are visiting their brother
Charley. They all went out hunting
Tuesday and succeeded in baggine
some game ere they returned.
Mrs. Adam Foss, from South Dakota
is visiting at the home of II. b. viii.
son. She in company with her daugh.
ter, Marguerite, who is ATTENDING
school here, expect to spend the holi.
days with relatives in Iowa CITY.
Capt. Hart received visit, Tuesday
from two nephews from AIlamakee
county, whom he had not seen in years
He was delighted to welcome them
and they had delightful visit in re-
calling old time friends and relatives
Joe Cam had lively runaway
Tuesday although but little damage
resulted. He had been hauling hay
from the Zion place and in the even.
ing the team got away while here anG
ran clear to that place before being
stopped.
Last Monday as Ira StetZel, who
lives southwest of town about sever
miles, was doing chores about hi.
fathers place, his ankle turned ir
some manner and sprained it so as tt
give him painful hurt and a lay of
for few days from work.
. VIM. Pangburn arrived Wednesda,
from Enid, Oklahoma, and expects t.
! remain here and visit friends DURING
the holidays. He comes from The
town in which j. Burdick located an(
+ reports him doing fine, having as larg,
stock as any store in Audubon anC
: as good trade as he expected.
Miscellaneous books in sets and sin
gle, albums, toilet cases, glove ant
handkerchief boxes, work boxes, shaw
} ing sets, elegant gift books, beautiful
) cellnloid novelties, toys and games o
| all kinds for the little ones, hobby
: horses, shoo-flies, iron trains, dolls
5 doll heads, doll cabs, sleds, ETC., at A
H. Roberts.
r The school board of Melville town
5 ship met Monday and attended t,
) business ofimportance. Frank White
w III. Andrews ana Ofln Root handed
in their designations as they will sool
depart for Oklahoma. The board an
pointed to take their places, 7. j
5 Nailor, j. J. Murray and Fred Sun
$ buag for their respective places NJ
L. Foley was elected president of tn,
2 board. New fences were ordered
: around the schoolhouses that are nov
: fenced with wire. Flfty-four book
have been bought for the public schoo
library. The question which now con
; fronts the board is how to best care 70
the library. to which there is but on
! solution and that is to hire some on
, to look after and care for the books.
The X. of p. lodge are planning t
give a Twentieth Century entertain
{ ment at their hall on New Years eve
/ SO they may bid farewell to the oil
5 year and welcome the new, adieu TIL
i passing century with all its triumph
and downtalls and bid hail to tn
{ dawning of the new century with al
> its new responsibilities Entertain
ment has been arranged for and tn
music will be provided by Mrs. !. +