Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-09-20
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Aou AeoDoIts speuG sunday Visiting
with friends in the city.
1t it reported that we will have a
new school house in the near future.
The dedication of the new Odd Eel
lows Hall will take place October II .
Mrs. Chas. Wilson's sister from
Boone is visiting with her this week.
George Gray and Ben Brooktield
went to Nebraska to the fair last week.
Some relatives of our Green Bay
agent, Halbeth. are visiting with
them this week.
Miss Mabel Swaney has gone for
an extended visit with relatives at
Herman, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mertz, of Lake View.
Genes parents, are down for a few
days visit at their sons home.
Mrs. Ed Crow and son, of Walnut,
came Monday evening to spend few
days with Uncle Jimmy during his
convalesence.
Bertha, Clara, Emerson and Arden
Shelley, Stella Hepp and Ella Fors-
beck went to Sioux City on the ex-
cursion Sunday.
Uncle Jimmy Crow is recovering
from quite severe illness of several
days. His daughter, Mrs. Elmer Ell
lis, if in attendance
Frank Gray and daughter, Effiie,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ad. Settlemire de-
parted, Monday, for Fayette county
TO visit with relatives.
Miss Fannie Welty was quite i'll
on Tuesday and unable to take her
place in the school room, and Carl
Forsbeck taught for her.
Miss Gertie Ramsey took her sister
Minnie to Dedham Sunday and
brought home her mother who has
been visiting there for several weeks.
Miss Bertha Lewis went to Ded-
i ham last week to assist in invoicing a
stock OF millinery goods. From
there she will go to Des Moines to
get the latest in millinery.
Nels Christensen, Sam Handles and
John French have just returned from
Nebraska where they have been look
ing tor suitable place to send a
bunch of cattle, John French will
60 with and take care of them.
Gu account Of the failure OF the
seats to arrive the dedication of the
new church, al Sands, which was to
have been dedicated on next Sunday
has been postponed until two weeks.
Although it will be after conference
Rev. Bertch has promised to ne pres
ent.
Mr.. Wolfe, a prominent farmer
who resides three or four miles west
of town, died suddenly, Wednesday
morning. We have not learned the
particulars but understand that lis
disease was Of the heart and the i'm
mediate cause of his death heart
failure.
During the storm Tuesday morn
ing, lightning struck Chas. McLach-
Inns barn just west of town and burn
ed it to the ground. The horses
were rescued and the buggies saved,
bnt his oats and hay, harnesses and a
new hay loader were consumed. We
learn that that the barn was insured
Three weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Arcner took the lady's sister, who
had been visiting them for some time
to her home in Coon Rapids, expect
ing to return in day or Two, bur
while they were there the lady had
an an arm broken in runaway and
Mrs. Archer remained with her until
last Sunday when her husband met
her at Dedham and brought hel
home.
The Sunday school convention held
here last Sunday was both interesting
and Instructive. The attendance ir
the afternoon was not SO large as de.
sired but in the, evening 1t was very
satisfactory. MI. Smell, young ma,
working in the interest Of the Sunda,
schools was present during the after.
noon. Mrs. Frank McLachlin presi
dent of the association for Lincoln
township was al admirable leader
and we believe much good was done
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were Mrs. Frank McLachlil
president and Howard Kittell secre
'ary for Lincoln township, and Mrs
Christensen president, and Ann,
French secretary for Cameron town
ship.
| Friday evening our young peopl,
Went out to the Schroeder home, two
or three miles west of town, to Civ,
the occupants surprise party, eacl
of the ladies 'aking a watermelon
Upon arriving they found that all The
family, except Mr.. Shredder, had re-
Tired but nothing daunted they enter
ed, still carrying their watermelons
The family were soon astir and mad
them heartily welcome The house
although quite commodious, could
not accommodate all and so they tool
possession of the new barn lust finish
ed where they played games, san.
songs, ate watermelon and had a gen
eral good time. They did not return
home until a late hour, and they al