Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-18

Mrs. clarence Austin and child
zen returned home, Monday, even
ing, from a few days visit with her
parents, at Audubon,
Little Miss Ethel Bison and Miss
Belle Pearson were up from Brayton
on Tuesday and passed few pleas
ant hours at the ]. M. Thomas home.
Will Patty, of Greeley, has pur-
chased two lots just east of the
Catholic school and will move
house he has onto them and fit it
up for a dwelling.
Elmer Clure, an Extra harness
maker, has taken position with r.
G. Dickey, the North Side harness
maker and repairer-Th Griswold
American.
Samuel Brown sells the Celebrat-
ed Illinois Coal at $4.25 per ton. He
also has eighty acres, Three Miles
from Extra, to sell at $500 per acre.
Call at North Elevator for terms.
Last Friday Shomp Bintner pur-
chased twenty head of those calves
that Matt Thielen brought from
South Omaha, which makes forty
head of young stock that Mr. Bint-
ner has on his fine farm, south of
town.
Charley Jacobson and Ad. Wat
terson took their initiatory ride on
the Extra Masonic Goat, last Satur-
day night. Mr.. Jacobson wrestled
with him first and consequently was
somewhat docile when Mr.. Waiter
son mounted for his Chaca
Hensley Brothers and Brown
shipped out three carloads of stock
last Saturday evening, making sew
en- loads for the week. The Hensley
Brothers are preparing train load
of cattle at their yards on the east
border of town, which they will
ship early next spring.
Frank Green, who has been clerk
ing at Mack Thomas Boston Store
for some months past, has accepted
a position in the Stuart Bank, up at
Audubon, and departed for that
city Monday. Frank has a host of
friends down here who are glad to
see his ability thus honored.
| w. II. Brown called at this office,
Thursday last and informed us that
he hap disposed of his eighty-acre
farm, southwest of Griswold, to
Ezra Hart, gentleman living near
Mr.. Brown. 1t is his intention to
move up to the farm recently pur-
chased, near Extra, about February
18th.
Rev. Jesse Cole lectured last night
at the Congregational church on
the subject: -Four Years at the
Front" He had an appreciative au-
dience and his words of eloquence
were well received by those present
He was clear and logical in his state.
ment and his subject showed that
his heart and soul was in his cause
Word was received in Griswold
Monday, that son had come to add
increased joy and gladness in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Van
Houten, down at Elizabeth, New
Jersey.-Griswold American.
The lady will be remembered as
Flora Wildes, and who conducted e
millinery store here in Extra for g
number of years, and daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wildes.
G. A. Bot, representing George A
Ogle q Company, is assisting to
prepare the necessary data to make
county atlas. He is also taking
orders for this valuable work to bt
delivered when completed. He rep
resents one of the best houses ir
that line of work and everyone car
rest assured that the work will be
as represented and worthy ola place
| in every home.
Sometime ago Mr.. John Wheeler
fell from horse and broke his
shoulder blade, since which time
and Mr.. Wheeler feels that the in
He was happily surprised this weel
by the arrival Of his daughter from
Peoria, Illinois, who will stay her,
and care for Uncle John until he il
fully recovered from his mishap.
The officers of the Extra Cemeter,
Association held an important blu
siness at the home of it's secretary
Mrs. ]. M. Thomas, Mast Saturda,
evening. The president, Mrs. Dem
StatZell, named NUMBER OF com
mittees; the affairs of the associa
ton are in excellent condition, ant
we are informed that the first thin!
the ladies will do in the spring is t
build new fence abont the Gene
terry.
Mr.. Eugene Marlin, the younges
brother of the manger of The Joul
nal arrived from RentOpyiIle Al
kansas, last Thursday, and tells u
that the day he started he ate dir
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. A. Campbell
! well known to all our people, an,
says he left them in fairly goo
, health. Just now Uncle Abe is bs
ingvisited by brother whose HON
is at Portland, Oregon, and whor
, he has not seen for many years. !
is not at all unlikely that Mr.. an
| Mrs. Campbell may again be res
4 | dents of buSv Fyira before the n a