Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-24
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Jeston Quimby is expected be-
tween trains next Sunday.
Harry Bates was shelling corn at
Ad settlemeyres, Wednesday.
AID Sweat had car of brick shipped
in and was unloading it Tuesday.
Rev. Nichols will hold the usual
services at the church next Sunday.
Harry Bates and wife visited with
the parents of the latter last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Moon spent
Sunday at the home OF Ed. Bates and
family.
George Ross and family visited at
the pleasant home of Sam Handles,
Sunday.
Mrs. Inman Sherman expects to 90
to Jefferson the last of the week to
visit relatives.
Frank Gray and VIM. Guy had
their old corn shelled last Monday.
by Harry Bates.
Lou Roberts was down from GRAY
Sunday, calling on his mother and
friends out by LuccocsS's grove.
The church is now adorned with
new paper, and the usual services
will be conducted next Sabbath.
Thos. Single and Others at
tended the dance at Hank Loyd's Sat-
urday evening and report good
time.
John Wagner shipped two cars of
hogs this week; one on Thursday
evening and the other on Friday
evening.
Mr.. A. S. Ward, the travelling
agent for the famous Ohio imple
ments, was caller on Ruhs 81 Beers.
Tuesday.
j. A. Cozine had lightning rods put
up on his barn last Tuesday, and now
when the sparks from Joves anvils tfv
about he has little fear of his barn
burning.
Wesley Jay returned home from
Chicago last Friday, where he had
gone with cattle for Northup .E
Finch. Yves says he saw all the
sights of the big city.
VIM. Deist took a new Bement
steel range from Ruhs & Beers store
last week and now his wife has one of
the latest and best ranges on the
market to do her cooking over.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McCuen were
down to Casey last week to visit Mrs.
Z. Z. Cushin, the mother of Mrs.
McCuen, and who has been sick for
long time. They report that she is
not much improved.
Last Saturday night number Of
friends and neighbors of Mat Eros
gathered in his hospitable home and
chased the mystic phantom of ioy
and mlrth, to the time of music. IN.
til the stars began to forget TO
twinkle and rosy tinted morn crent
over the hills. Everyone had a
good time.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Avery sent ont
invitations to some of the young
folks IN their community to come to
their place Wednesday evening TO
participate in social games and have
good TIME in general. All went
there with that intention and the
most and hostess saw that the good
time was had
James Rice and Charley Beers re-
turned from Minnesota and DaI
sunday, where they had been to look
at the land, that j. F. Luse is accent
tor. They report that man mnst
see That country to appreciate #
Ihey were more than pleased with
it, believing it to be the ..nonr
mans country" poo'
Friday night the home of Char,av
Farnham will be the scenes of low
and mirth unconfined. YOUNG voices
ana merry laughter rang throuob all
the rooms until the old were yonnr
AGAIN and time flew on rapid wings.
Inc good cheer Of host and hostess
spread through all the guests to add
new life and good times.
Mrs: J. F. Luse discovered an
animal of the feline tribe marching
up the front yard one day last week
anu not being particularly fond of
especlal species, took her rife. went
ior'h ana commanded it to halt, and
:. wen whether she shot it or scared
II 10 death is not certain, but there is
one less in the world now.
hoss mas at last been sldewalked
IRON inc Farmers Store to the de-
pot. This is an Improvement that
mas long been needed and now, drv
shod, we can walk the whole town
over. William, IN:l. ~ w :"