Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-04-19

Political comment, twenty-five cents a
line, payable in advance. Political
patronage never solicited.
See Ham Webster for spring wagon.
See those beautiful patterns in wall
paper, at A. H. Roberts
g. S. McLeran, d. d. S., office over
McGuire's grocery, Audubon.
Mrs. Kate Sheets has sold her place
in the east part Of town to Elijah
Smith.
Mrs. c. F. Brown leaves for State
Center today to pay a visit to her
daughter
Elijah Smith lost fine large draft
horse Monday. 1t was an extra fine
draft horse and is quite loss.
Frank Carper returned home from
Atlantic Wednesday where he spent a
couple of days visiting friends.
When in Audubon go to Frank
Rices restaurant for a good meal or
lunch. 1t is the place for the hun
cry. If
| Mrs. Charley Zion has been very
SICK the past few days and her condi-
ton has been quite alarming to her
| friends.
Miss Myrtle Brown entertained u
crowd of her young friends Tuesday
evening at the home of her parents on
Church street.
d. l.. Thomas is having a neat barn
constructed on his place in the south
part of the town, that he recently pur-
chased of Thos. Bells.
] Miss Anna Viewer will entertain a
crowd of her young lady friends at the
home of her parents on West Daven.
port street, Friday evening.
Mrs. Ralph Roberts and little daugh-
ter returned from Omaha last Thurs
day where she had been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Will Mcfarland.
Judge H. U. Funk has been beauti-
flying his home on Leroy street by
putting on fresh coat of pure white
fpaint that makes it look very tasty.
Get our prices on doors and windows
and water tanks and all kinds of mill
work before buying.
If JAMES HART.
George Winkler returned home from
Mexico Saturday evening, where he
went some time ago to attend the
funeral of his brother who died there.
Easter services in the various
churches We're appropriate for the oc-
casion. Each one had prepared special
programs, which were very interest
ing
w. Burnside went down to Grinnell,
last Saturday, to visit with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arthur Wadsworth. The
rest of the family have been there for
some time.
Mrs. Laura Forbes came up from
Des Moines last Friday evening and is
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Phelps,
who has been sick for several weeks
past and is now just able to sit up.
Fred Buthweg has disposed of many
of his beautiful potted plants and
flowers but has many left. He keeps
his show windows beautifully decorat-
ed so as to attract the attention of all
passers by and all lovers of beautiful
flowers.
John Johnson, one of Douglas town.
| lSSSlNc Is having
his house painted. John knows the
that coat of paint not only improves
the looks of his property, but saves
him money.
/ DR.. H. d. Miller returned from
Chicago, Wednesday, much benefited
by his visit. Doctor has applied him
self closely 20 his practice here for
years and the recreation he has been
taking from the strain of business will
give him new life for his work again.
The collection of taxes at the Treas.
urer's office for the month of March
was the largest by about 81 300 90 that
has ever been collected for that month
The amount as shown by the Treasur
er's books is $4 ,252.59. The total tax
to be collected for the entire year is
about $1l0, 100000.
Henry M. Gray has secured s
lucrative position in st. Paul with the
West Publishing Co., and will not re-
turn. His many friends regret that he
has LETT them but are pleased to learn
that he has secured good paying DO
sition. His family will 90 to st. Pau
about the first of June.
The talk last Thursday night by
Rev. Thomas Marshall, the field secre
tary of the Presbyterian mission field
was one both pleasing and instructive
Rev. Marshall is close observer, and
, his work has called him to nearly all
parts Of the world. His manner OF
speech is free and easy and his rhetor-
, ic good, so that missions is presented by
him in a new light and those who
heard him are unanimous in theil
: praise of him and his work.
Rev. ]. H. Yaggy, who has beer
here for week looking after his farm
returned to his home at Napierville
Illinois, Wednesday,. Rev. Yaggy i.
one of the pioneer preachers in the
county being among the first to estab
fish a class Of the Evangelical churcl
) in the county. His labors here were
always successful and he has since
been rewarded with some excellen
f charges He has been given the De.
: Moines charge the coming year and il
this work his usual energy will make
him successful and halnful IN hi;