Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-10-11

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Frank Gault arrived home this
morning from his Chicago goods
buying trip and In few: days big
boxes will arrive, filled with winter
dry goods.
Jake says he would like to attend
church. We might as the weather
IS now cool. Market hours, on Sun
days, will be $50 to 1000 A. NJ. only.
THE POWELL COMPANY.
Grant Stonebrook and wife came
down from Audubon, Wednesday
evening, to pay farewell visit to
his mother, Mrs. George Kreamer,
before Mr.. Stonebrook goes to his
new home, up at Sac City.
John Rendleman reports, this
week, the following sales: O. Hem
Carmichael to F. NJ. Powell; Bert
PARROT to Matt and Nick Thielen;
and S. D Thayr to G. p; Aupperlee.
Lyman Cooper, whose home is
out at La Bonita, Wyoming, arrived
and will visit a few days With his is
relatives, the Andrews families, in
this city. Many years ago when
Lyman was boy, he played about
the,streets and by-waysyof Extra.
The Thursday Club held their
October meeting at the pleasant
home Of Mrs. Alfred Voorhees,, up
in The Heights, last Thursday in
the afternoon. and it was season
Of thought. wit and oratory. Mrs.
Doctor Riley seemed to have on her
off the big prize. A four o'clock tea
was served at which delicacies
were tasted that would melt in your
mouth and the day was one of
| pleasure and much profit
Nothing succeeds like success;
and that was the case with the
Ladies Exchange" conducted by
| the ladies of the Congregational
church at the A. c. Smith brick
store room, last Friday and Satur-
day. All afternoon Saturday and
till late at night the people seemed
to swarm about the place, and they
had everything to sell. and when
the ducats were counted it was
found that the sum exceeded sixty
dollars.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Philips, from
near Audubon, were in this city,
on last Tuesday. visiting with their
daughter, Mrs. John Sherman.
While here Mr.. Philips sold his fine
farm to Mr.. Sherman and himself
and wife will start for Pocahontas
county, in the northern part of the
State, next Saturday, where his sons
reside, and when he arrives there
they will all go to Laurens, in that
county, where they will furnish
martial music for an old soldier
and old settlers picnic.
| The first number of our Lecture
| Course will appear at the X. p.
Opera House next Tuesday evening,
October Is. This company has been
singing in several of the large east
ern cities, where they have been re-
turned several times. We got the
only open date between September
4 and April, otherwise we could new
er have secured this attraction. Let
i the friends of Extra help the good
work along, we need your support.
Tickets will be on sale at w. "A.
Hamler's, Saturday morning, Octo-
Der 18TH, at nine o. clock a. M, and at
this time holders of season tickets
may have their tickets reserved for
the Jubilee Singers.
The following poem was written
by Grant kness. a former resident
| OF Greeley township, who was re
4 Gently one of a party who climbed
to the very tip top of Pixies Peak
This is Pixies cloud piercing peak,
Sublime, silent a.d unique.
Like a Sulled giant he
Looks eastward DER the lone prairie;
From beneath his crown of snow
Frolicksome booklets creep and go,
Leaping madly through the vastness
OF the mountain's awful vastness.
He's a monarch of renown:
Emblem of virtue is his crown,
And oft athwart his tawny breast
There falls royal robe of mist,
Can never reach his grandeur then.
OH man! thou dust-stained worm o
earth,
& 60 fling thy foolish pride away,
Il Remove thy plutnes of vanity,
Come stand beneath this monarch
glance
Anlknow thy insignifance. j. G.
Doctor N. p. Lauritzen left on tn,
Monday noon train to forget the
cares of life aud drink in the scenes
outside the pales of this busy littl,
city. First he will go to the Hot
Springs of Arkansas and then dowr
into New Mexica and from there hs
will go to New Orleans and ther
ship over to Cuba and after sight
seeing there a spell will jump owe
to Porto Rico, our new possessions
] and baske in thatssunny cline for
spell. Returning to the States h,
will land In New York City. wher,