Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-04-12

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Mrs. Ellis Crane and her son,
Gale, and wife, are passing this
week down at Lorah, with their rel
atives, Sam Crane ana family
w. C. Owen started up his brick
yard, last Monday morning, and
on Wednesday began moulding his
first kiln of brick, to contain one
hundred thousand.
Frank Persing has torn down his
coal sheds, that stood on the w. G.
Sturgeon lots in the edge of Kicka-
poo Park, and piled the lumber
away for future use.
A letter from w. F. Stotts informs
us that that gentleman and wife
have left Mena, Arkansaw, and are
now located at Little Rock, the cap
ital city of that State.
Mrs. J. M. Rendleman and her
grandchildren, Halle and Galen
Cotton, were down to Casey, this
week, paying visit to that lady'e
daughter, Mrs. c. II. Miller.
Wesley McQuerry was up .from
DeSoto, last Saturday, visiting his
friends and informed us that his
mother was just able to be around
the house after quite severe i'll
spell.
A. II. Baber has been engaged by
E. d. Cotton to drive his grocery
wagon through the county, this
summer, and the first of the week
started out with his "little red
wagon"
Last Friday Walter Copeland was
taken suddenly i'll and for few
days, was obliged to keep his room
However the danger is now averted
and our friend is about once more,
as usual.
T. keelan has rearranged the
interior of his Bijous restaurant,
has had it beautified with paper
and paint and now it is one of the
contest and most attractive places
in the city.
Otie Pippin flung dull care to the
dogs, for few days, the past week
and went out to Omaha where he
busted himself taking in the sights
and watching the league ball team
i'll their practice games.
Mrs. F. b. Heath was up from
BraytOn, last Saturday, visiting hex
friends, at the Mrs. E. Croy home, En-
this city, and taking advantage of,
some of the many bargains offered
by our busy merchants
Uncle James Gearheart was out
| at Nicola, few days last week, Wis
iting with his son, Theodore, al
famile. While Uncle James W,
away he also visited with fr1eni
at Council Bluffs and Omaha.
On next Saturday the Extra "Reue
ben base ball club and the Audu-
bon High School team will play a
game, out at the Curd field. The
game will be called early and our
people should encourage the bows
by their presence.
Fred Bartlett went out to Omaha
last Saturday, to pay a visit to his
Wlfe, VINO has been at a hospital i'm
that city for treatment. We are
pleased to learn that the lady,a
health is greatly improved and that
she will be at home again in few
weeks.
The Audubon "Little Kid base
ball club came down, last Saturday.
and they and the Extra Little Kid"
ball team played a game, out on the
Curd held. When the dust had set
tied down it was found that the
Extra boys had won by the score of
twenty to ten.
John Crane arrived home on last
Wednesday from fruit tree can
vassing expedition for the Perry
nursery, in the northern part of the
State. He brought along a good
delivery of fruit trees for our citi-
zens, and says he will be at homo
for five or six weeks.
Last Friday Mrs. Frank Ridoiey
received telegram from her broth
er, Mr.. George Littlefeld, down at
Lewis, telling her that his wife was
dead. Mr.. and Mrs. Ridgley left
Immediately for that city to be pres
ent at the funeral obsequies, which
occurred on Sunday.
|. V. d. Lewis is building. new
house on what is known as the
William Carpenter land, below the
city, for Mrs. Grant Brown, that
being that lady's share of the Uncle
Edison Herrick estate, and as soon
as the building is finished they will
move there to permanently reside.
Next Saturday Uncle William
Bintner and his sons, Will and
Albert, who have been feeding
yard full of stock on their fine farm,
south of town, will load six cars
with cattle and two with hogs and
start them on their way to Chicago.
Will and Albert will go with the
stock and pass a few days viewing
the may pretty sights to be seen in
the city by the lakeside.