Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-05

n Kansas City this week.
Dan Kerwin the hustling cattle deal
r, made a business visit to Carroll
Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. Lawrence departed
Saturday for their future home at
Bethany, Ill.
Mrs. John OFT is enjoying visit
his week from her niece, Miss Elite
With, from Harlan.
The Baptist church is receiving
new coat of paint this week. Walker
4 Wilson are the painters.
Miss Kittie Preston, from Fit. Dodge,
IS visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Everetts, out in Lincoln town
ship.
Mrs. En-. Rice, who has beeen visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. H.
Beason, returned to her home in Alta
last Sunday.
A. R. Hersman has been enjoying
a visit from his cousins, Arthur and
Miss Sadie Hearsman, from Red Oak,
during the past week.
f. B. Davis arrived home Saturday
from Dakota and Minnesota. He was
met at Sioux City by his wife who
returned home with him.
w. P. Fargusen and family are visit
ing this week with friends and rela-
tives at Grand Junction. They drove
there last Monday for that purpose.
Mrs. ]. A. Humiston arrived home
from Huntsville, No., where
she has been taking treatment for her
health. She seems much improved.
Frank Leet is getting along nicely
and is now able to be about by the aid
of his crutches. He has been able
to attend to business, both in
Manning and Gray, but his iron
nerve holds him up largely.
Mrs. NJ. O'Flyng DIETRICH, from the
Oberlin Conservatory of music, arrived
last Friday to spend her vacation with
friends in Audubon. Mrs. DIETRICH
has fine voice and thoroughly under
stands music. She will teach music
this summer to a few pupils.
The services at the Fpworth League
last Sunday night were of patriotic
nature and many lessons of patriotism
were given. Harry Sampson, who
recently came home from school at
Mt. Vernon, gave patriotic recitation
which added much to the interest
In the guessing contest of the pen
MES in the window of Prick & Sons
store last week, Bert Keith won first
prize. He guessed 652, which proved
to be the exact number. d. E. Soar
came in second with 651. Six others
laid claim to third, all being equally
close.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Sawyer, who were
visiting and outing with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Vermilya, left Tuesday for their
home, going by the way of Oskaloosa,
where they will visit with relatives for
time. This is Mr.. Sawyer's first
vacation in year of hard work as
station agent and he is thoroughly en-
joying it.
Some people don't believe it pays to
raise hogs, but the hustling steward of
the poor farm, Tom Davis, has just
sold j So n head. receiving therefrom
$4o75o. This is not only profitable,
but shows an ability on the part OF
the steward to take care of property IN
a manner that will pay the county for
having him there.
George Brayton, with his half Sis
tiers, Lillia and Ruby Hanna, left
Monday for Nebraska to visit with an
uncle of his. He has severed his con-
nection with the Republican, expect
ing to enter some other line of bust.
ness. George is good worker and
will succeed in whatever line of bust
ness he may enter.
While lighting giant fire cracker
at Dedham Glenn McCuen lit the fuse
too close to the cracker and it explod-
ed in his hand, mangling his fingers
considerably. One cannot be too care.
full of these powerful explosives as
they are more powerful than most
people suppose. He will not be able
to use his hand for some time and will
not be able to handle his work as be.
fore.
While celebrating our great national
holiday Wednesday morning in a
manner befitting to our forefathers
George Oelke was badly powder burn.
ed in the face. He was using an old
gun barrel as cannon, placing pow.
der and lighting it with a fuse. Be
coming in too great hurry he was
looking to see if it was going to go off.
it suddenly took notion to explode
and the powder badly burned his face
He is likely to carry marks of this
celebration as long as he lives to gently
remind him of the past.
The Board of Trustees OF the Chris
tian Church, of Audubon, will now re
ceive bids for the erection of a new
church building. Plans and specifica
tions will be at the furniture store O
j. II. Hearsman for examination
Contract will be let to lowest response
BILE bidder with privilege reserved t.
reject any bids. All bids must be il
before 8 p. M, July 18th, 1900, wheI
they will be opened.
w. H. ALDRICH,
Chairman.
j. H. MCSPARRAN,
Clerk.
The Fire Department will hold thei
regular business meeting Friday nigh
at which time they will take into con
sideration the manner of raising mon
ey to attend the state tournament i
they decide to attend. They will tax,
into tL,,. n