Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-03-22
FIRM LORNS
5 per cent. interest once a
u6ar, 500 optional payments
With Davenport Savings Bank.
CHARLES BHGLEy

Frank Leet has purchased new
buggy with rubber tires.
Good residence property in Audubon
for sale. j. ri. MOSIER.
Attorney Fred Blume was in At
lantic Monday, looking after legal
business.
Will Farguson now supports a 49,
cent gold watch which possibly is we'll
worth $500.
The court granted permit to E. l..
t'rick to sell Intoxicating liquors for
medicinal purposes.
WANTED-Two apprentice girls in
Millinery Department Apply at once.
j. f. RUSSELL.
Jno Wards bridge gang left for the
south part of the county Wednesday,
to commence bridging for the summer.
Dr. III. d. Miller departed for Chica-
go last Saturday evening, for a visit
with relatives in that great city of
Will"
L. III. Haynes returned to his work
in Jasper county, Wednesday, after
having good rest and long visit
with his family.
Farguson & Reinemund have added
another fine team and two new buggies
to the Park Livery, so as to be able to
care for their trade.
w. j. Lancelot, who is now conduct
ing a creamery near Manning, was in
town Tuesday, attending to some per-
sonal business matters.
Mrs. Fred Farquhar returned from
BristoW, Iowa, Wednesday evening,
where she has been visiting the past
six weeks with relatives.
N. C. Bronson returned from Des
Moines Tuesday evening, where he
spent few days viewing the scenes
around the capitol building.
Marriage license have been issued
the past week to the following persons:
August Borkowski and Ida Porsch.
Earl Jump and Myrtle Wickham.
Joe Cam left last Monday to look
at land near Yankton, South Dakota,
with view of purchasing and specu-
lating, if things are favorable when he
gets there.
Jay Shingledecker returned from his
visit in southern Michigan, Wednes-
day morning. He left that country
deeply covered with snow, with no
signs of spring.
Charley May is now employed and
is at work in John McFarlane's large
implement house. Charley is good
salesman, an expert machlnest and
has had years of practical experience.
Mrs. Laura Forbes, sister of Mrs. B.
s. Phelps, came up from Des Moines
Friday and remained until Tuesday
Mrs. Phelps is much improved and
her condition is no longer considered
critical.
Word has been received that Prof.
ID. P. Repass and wife, of Dexter, have
another boy, born Sunday. Word
often comes to us that Dave is building
up the college down there, and we be-
lieve it now.
c. E. Fliesbach, special agent for the
Hawkeye Insurance Company, is
spending few days with e. F.. Brown
and is assisting in writing some good
risks. Mr.. Brown is one of the reli-
able agents of the Hawkeye Company
and Mr.. Fliesbach is we'll pleased with
the volume of business that he turns
into the company.
Mrs. John Mac Vicar, sister of John
A. Nash, came up from Des Moines
Saturday, and will visit here for few
days. Her husband, John Mac Vicar,
is now waging one of the hardest
fights for the Mayorality of Des Moines
that has ever been fought in that city.
He has been Mayor two terms and the
better element are for him for a third
term, and we predict that he will win
out.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
George Brown died early Monday
morning and was buried Tuesday.
The mystery of death is the one great
mystery of being not, unsolved, un-
known, the great beyond teens with
Innocence, such as this little one just
laid to rest, and whatever of earth it
has missed of JOY and comfort it might
have been to it's bereaved parents, it
gains in an eternity of joy beyond.
John Il. Clifton, after few days of
illness, passed to rest Wednesday
morning He has been in feeble
health for some time and owing to his
advanced years the lingering effects of
la grippe overcame his shattered con-
stitution. John f. Clifton was born
in England and was 80 years old the
18th of March. He came to America
some so years ago, residing part of the
time in Canada. About 81 years ago
he settled on his farm southeast of
town and has been resident of the
county ever since. For the past few
years he has lived in town, residing
on north Tracy street. His remains
will be taken to the Methodist church
today, where funeral services will be
held. he has lived far beyond the al
loted time of man, but today he lays
cold in death, surrounded by his
friends and neighbOrs and those who
have known him 6uripU hic jopo rae;