Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15

Improvement at his home in the form
of complete set Of waterworks
which will be a great advantage to
him during the coming winter.
4 The Three Smiths, of Olkfield, have
just received a fine line of new books
comprising the works Of the best all
thors and the latest and -to-date
stories This will give their many
customers an opportunity to secure
some good reading for the winter.
Hank Pearson, Hans Nymand and
] Spooney> Freeman will give Thanks
giving Ball at Bendixen's hall,
Thursday evening, November %.
You can he assured of good music and
excellent order and those who attend
the ball will enjoy a splendid even
ing.
Fred Bonnet has purchased John
Fifer's blacksmith shop at Lorah and
has already taken possession of he
same. He will move his family to
their new home next week. Fred is
good fellow and we are glad to note
i his prosperity and hope he has made
profitable move.
DR.. Koob's face bore the aspect of
a republican landslide when we saw
him Tuesday. The joy was not oc-
casioned altogether by McKinlev's
sweeping victory however. The day
before son and heir arrived at his
home which is now the happiest in
all Audubon county.
Rev. Wilcox, has accepted the call
to the pastorate of the Brayton Bap-
tist church. He has rented Mrs.
Swolley's house in Oakfield and will
move his family here from Sioux
Rapids next week. We understand
that MRS. Swolley intends moving to
, Atlantic in the near future.
Last Wednesday while VIM. Thiel-
i, eli was bemoaning the Fates and won
dering why the election couldn't
have gone the other way, his grief
was suddenly turned into happiness
when new baby daughter announced
her arrival at his home. VIM. says
he is way ahead of the game after
all.
By referring to another column in
this issue our readers will notice an
) article concerning Rev. T. j.. O'Con-
nor, formerly pastor at this place,
who recently united with the Church
3 of Christ at Minburn. Iowa, and is
| about to accept a call from the Chris
| tian church AT that place. Seemingly
the eloquent divine has abandoned
Baptist faith ana given his services
. to another creed.
3 Rob Harter and Henry Barner re-
t turned last Saturday from Seattle,
Washington, and they bring back
rather unfavorable report of the
country they visited. They happen
ed to strike the coast country during
the rainy seasonand they say the way
il rains out there is a fright. The
boys concluded the atmosphere was
: too damp for them and turned their
: faces toward the good old Hawkeye
state where the temperature is al
: ways right.
Last Saturday evening at six
e O'Clock, another special stock train
: bearing 10 carloads of fat cattle pull
e ed our OF Brayton for Chicago. P
e llall"ck shipped twelve cars, B. F.
e Simpson six and j r. Bergh one car
The stock was accompanied to the
> Windy CITY, by l. P. Hallock and his
!, son KEGS. F.. F. Simpson. j F Bergh.
! Neil Bronson, j. G. B. Antlers,,, and
! Hank Love. The officials Of the
, freight department OF the r OK Island
road make The statement that BRAY
! ton is one OF the best skipping points
e they have on the entire Iowa division.
: The following are the newly elect
/. ed township officers of Olhfield
> township:
. . ] e. Hansen, Trustee
Paul Petersen, Clerk
Suren X. Nelson. a SCISSOR
e S. B lark, Justice "f The Peace
J Lars Esbeck. Justice OF ihe Pescp.
e Bonnie Clark. Constable
v Ole Petersen, tNo,,slahie
The blacksmith shop, tl,ree mills
. west of Extra, seems 10 have ,eacl,e,,
its final destination. as l.. p. Nelson
ii VIII" recently bnugh' il, is now hav-
Il ing ii remedelled into hog. house ON
j. his farm, Mr. Miller, the jolly little
/. blacksmith. has, in company with his
e cousin from Elkhorn, removed t.
e Fiscus where they will start mp q
store am. blacksmith shop Success:
!, to them.
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An Essay ON Habit.
q A schoolmaster once said to his pu-