Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07
EARN LOOMS
5 per cent. interest once a
y6dr, 500 optional payments
with Davenport SAVINGS Bank.
CHARLES BHGLEy


Mrs. Art Sturgeon was visiting this
week with her sister, Mrs. Chas. May.
LosT1,Sapphire rosary with initials
81. E. NJ" on middle piece. Leave
same at Bilharz store and receive re-
ward.
]. P. Parks and Austin Bates were
taken through the mysteries of wood
craft Monday night, in the NJ. w. A.
Camp.
G. G. Langworthy and Frank Tai
bot departed Saturday for Wall Lake,
for few days outing, fishing and
camping near the lake.
Get our prices on doors and windows
and water tanks and all kinds of mill
work before buying.
If JAMES HART.
Stonebrook & Mccall put in 400
feet of piping on the farm occupied by
Charley Hensley. The boys have done
some low figuring on piping lately.
l can repair your bicycles and put
them in tirst-class shape. Bring them
in and leave them with me.
j. G. WOLFE.
Frank Rice has employed C. III.
Northup, from Fit. Dodge, as baker in
his restaurant. Mr.. Northup comes
we'll recommended and we have no
doubt but that he will do first class
work.
Oscar Rae, the expert horse sheer at
Doc Wilson's shop, made a business
trip, Tuesday, to his former home at
Red Oak. He is getting lots of fine
work to do here and has proved him
self master workman.
Children's Day is to be fittingly OBJ
served by the people of Melville town
ship, at the Center School House, on
June l6. They are preparing a good
program, and if it is like all they pre-
pare it will be well worth attending.
The graduating class with their
Principal and Assistant. Prof. j. T..
Conger and Mrs. Dena Statzell, from
Extra, were up Monday getting their
pictures taken, so as to remember in
time to come how they looked on this
memorable occasion.
j. H. Ross went to Manning Friday
to attend the graduating exercises and
be present at the alumni exercises, of
which organization he is member.
H went from there to his home at
Cedar Rapids to attend to some matters
of business ere he returns.
The camp of the M. w. A. have
been doing hustling business of late.
Monday night thirteen names were
voted on and accepted and two more
90. WOO n fr> hn
will soon have hundred members,
and is in good working order.
DR.. Childs and Robert Rice expect
to start for an outing trip through the
east, next Saturday. They expect to
60 by rail to see that wonder of
America, the Niagara Falls, thence
back via. the water course on the lakes.
The boys will have fine trip and see
some grand sights.
County Treasurer G. E. BRENNAN
went to Manning, Wednesday, to at
tend to matters Of business. Deputy
County Clerk Let Hill was in the office
during his absence. Let is familiar
with the work of any office in the
court house and can step into any of
them and do the work.
| Sheriff Fern Anderson and his sister
Marie returned Monday morning from
Mitchellville, where they had taken
Sophia Bollman, we'll known figure
on our streets. Sophia was indicted for
taking goods not belonging to her and
it is hoped this place of correction may
be Of help to her.
! Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Whiteside ar
rived from Pennsylvania, Wednesday
to make visit with their brother, Geo.
Agnew. 1t has been number of years
since they have met and they have
much to talk about and tell each other
and will have merry time recalling
"reminiscences of their childhood days
There is but three weeks to do the
bulk of the hustling in; it must be
done right now. We never wait fol
dog days to cut prices; we cut now
when you need the goods, and we
have chance to sell. After season
goods are high at any price, because
you don't want them. The Grand
( Leader.
Geo. w. Cosson went to Manning
Saturday evening to deliver an addres!
before the alumni association at thai
place. George is becoming a wei
known speaker and his thought and
delivery sought on every occasion
He also attended the banquet thai
followed and had good time with The
young people.
i B. F. Howald, our old time ant
pioneer merchant, was shaking hands
with friends on our streets last Tues
day. He and Mrs. Howald had come
to Atlantic from their home in De-
Moines, to be present at the sickness
of her mother, and Ben took advant
age of the nearness Of his old hom'
to drop in and see the people.
A special to the Council Bluffs Non
pareil says: Liston Collins of Atlantic
was in the city Saturday and complet
ed the sale of the 4OO-acre stock farm
of James Walker, north of town, t,
William Cochran, of Audubon county
The consideration was $50 per acre
: which on deducting the railroad which
: traverses through the farm north ant
: south, makes total of $3.50 ever,
| dollar of which will be paid in cash OF
March l, 1901, when Mr.. Cochran will
! take possession. Five hundred dollar
was paid to bind the sale and contrac