Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-02-15
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Does a General Law Business.
Settlement of Estates n Specially
Office In Overho1tzer Block.
AUDUBON. IOWA
ATToRNEY-AT-LAh

'AAeAShAho VI a iHuslcal luStTuIueut.
Henry Hale left Tuesday for Illinois
to visit with his brother-in-law and
many friends in that state.
Mrs. w. A. Hammer arrived last Fri
day from Perry, to visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Evans.
Mrs. Archie MacVicar came in from
Des Moines last Saturday and is visit
ing at the pleasant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Nash.
DR.. Brooks many friends will be
pleased to learn that he is rapidly
improving and will soon be able to at
tend to his professional duties.
Fred Little left for Hudson, S. Oak,
last Tuesday, to superintend the con-
struction of some bridge work that
John Ward has contracted to do.
The Florence and New Crown sew
ing machines are the best on the mar
ket. Call and see them.
w. H. O'CONNELL.
Get our prices on doors and windows
and water tanks and all kinds of mill
work before buying.
If HART & EDDY.
Rev. J. F. Hinkhouse left last Mon
day for Wilton Junction where he
performs the ceremony that binds q
niece of his to her chosen companion
for life.
William Hunt has tired of the Sc
dantary life of town and longs for the
rushing busy life of the country and
so will go back to his Melville farm
next spring.
Rev. ]. w. Beck, of Atlantic. will
occupy the pulpit at the Methodist
church next Sunday. Rev. Beck is a
strong original thinker and treat is
in store for those who hear him.
Miss Virginia McIlvain leaves Sat-
urday for Des Moines to study the
latest styles in millinery. Miss Nell
vain has the reputation of being an
artist in that line and holds an envia-
BILE reputation as trimmer.
Rev. DR.. Jenkins, president of Par
sons College, at Fairfield, Iowa, will
occupy the pulpit at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday. The Dr.. has a
good reputation as a speaker and those
who hear him will have a rare treat
Rev. o. r. Nichols is conducting a
series of meetings at Melville Center,
and in spite of the stormy weather is
having fair attendance He con-
Quoted successful meetings at Ross and
Bethel and will doubtless accomplish
much good before the meetings close.
F. L. Evans and wife departed last
Saturday for their home at Denison.
Frank has been doing the repairing
and new wood work in Russell's store,
and though but young man, he
shows marked talent as a master me-
chanic.
Miss Myrtle Stotts has accepted a
position as sales-lady in J. F. RusselPs
commercial emporium, beginning last
Monday. She will have charge of the
art department on the second floor.
Miss Stotts is young lady of pleasing
address, courteous, practical and oblig-
ing and will make an efficient sales.
lady.
Walter Scott, one time merchant
OF Audubon, came in from Ames this
week to visit with his brother, George
Scott, near Hamlin. Walter says he
weighs Is pounds more than he ever
| Wv ohu 10 iSSllIS Soou. he is soon
to leave Ames to go to Chicago, where
he will accept q position as an under
taker, his old trade
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Russell departed
for Des Moines last Saturday. Mrs.
Russell expects to remain in the Capt.
tai city for some time to visit with
relatives and friends. j. f. will 90 on
to eastern markets where he will
select and purchase the goods for the
spring trade in the mammoth store.
! Mr.. Russelps long experience and
keen judgment enables him to select
the stock most nearly fitted to his Gus
toners and we are sure that his new
line will be more complete than any
ever before ordered.
The boys of Glass No. 2 of the
Methodist Sunday School will give a
mid winter social and supper in the
parlors of the church, Friday evening,
March 2, the proceeds of same will be
for the benefit of the church. The
boys have prepared good program
| which will be given from 8 to IL, and
those who come will be assured a good
supper and entertainment, and at the
same time help in good cause.
Churches are for the good of the whole
community and as an institution that
helps to hold up the moral tone of a
community should be fostered and
supported. Price of supper Is cts.
Supt. Arthur Farquhar is busy form
ulating the list of test questions to be
used in the final examination for the
graduates from the course of study in
the country schools. One of the
strongest factors in any industry is
organization and system. The effici-
ency and strength of our schools de-
ponds largely upon the degree of classi-
fication and graduation they represent.
That which makes the city schools
ahead of the country, is the more
perfect system of classification to
which they are subjected; There is no
reason why the rural schools cannot
have the same degree of classification
and graduation that those in the city
represent, if the county superintend-
ent and teachers work in harmony
and system. The county superintend-
ent should be to the country school
what the superintendent is to the city
school q have cOmplata control and