Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-06

they will first visit in West Virginia
and after short stay. will depart for
old country to visit the scenes of their
childhood.
Sunday while ali were rejoicing in
the calmness of the day, boy came to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. An
derson. They feel proud of the little
fellow and longingly wait for the
time when he will no longer merely
lie and kick but will run and walk
about and be companion and help to
Its fond parents.
The NJ. w. A. held their annual
election Of officers last Tuesday night
and also elected delegates to the
county convention. This lodge is
without doubt the largest one in the
county and will have five delegates to
the convention. They have had a
phenomenal growth this last year and
are still increasing.
Now that corn husking is over and
the winters work is not rushing the
farmers are beginning to come town
to trade. Christmas is nearly here
and presents must be bought to give.
The royal best times of the year is at
hand. The literaries are being form
ed in the country and amusements de-
vised for the long winter evenings.
B. f. Greer has added an attraction
in his store in the way of new
photograph. The entire populace,
men, women and children crowd
around to hear the various pieces
played, and many nickel loses itself
in the pleasures of those about the
machine. Frank is railways striving to
please his customers aud draw them
to his store.
The dance given Thanksgiving
night in the Brayton hall was an en-
tire success. Every one who went
laid aside care sorrow or grief and
caught up the tangled web Of mirth,
uncoiled it and fastened it 10 mirth
and had a splendid time. The same
management will give dances Christ
mas and New Years, the exact dates
to be announced later.
Next Friday night the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Hawks are invited
to their home to enjoy life in a good
old fashioned dance. The fall work is
almost over and the timeof pleasure
is at hand. Swift winged pleasure
troops from house to house leaving its
mark in happy remem brances, and
thoughts which come to make those
live again the good times had.
The following pathetic appeal to
Santa Claus has found its way to
the Journal office:
Brayton, Iowa, Dec. 4, 1900.
Dear Sandy Claws:-I want new
doll-a big one-not jointed, but open
and shuts its eyes and a little trunk
and a little bureau and handkerchief
and some nuts and some candy.
ELSIE CLARK.
A merry crowd of about forty-five
young people gathered at the A. T.
Horton home Thanksgiving eve, to
participate of the delicious supper
prepared for their many frienGs.
Oysters and other savorous and relish
ed eatables were served. Games of
various kinds and music were some of
the entertaining elements of the ever :
ing. The guests all confirmed this
gathering as second to no other one of
the kind in the neighborhood. All
had jolly good time.
The Danish young people came
into the Bendixen hall last Friday
night and held a dance. The moon
shone through mist OF lights only to
find eyes sparkling with keen enjoy
lnent and faces wreathed in smiles.
The goddess of sadness had flown to
dark Stygian cayerns and the goddess
of light came forward, touched each
backward youth and blushing damsel
with her magic wand and they re-
sponded to the time of music, only
ceasing when the midnight hour had
passed and the cocks shrill clarion
rent the morning air, when they
turned their way toward home happy
and contented.
The following obituary Of Mrs.
Mary Reynolds, we clip from the At
lantic Telegraph of Monday:
The funeral service OF Mrs. Mary
Reynolds occurred at SITS. Peter and
Paul, at 8, a. m. December 3rd, and
the remains were laid in the Catholic
cemetery near this city. She was one
of the early pioneers of eastern Iowa,
and was we'll aud favorably known in
Muscatine county since the early SOS.
Born in Ireland, August Is, 1921, she
emigrated to the United States April
s, 1910. Married Patrick Reynolds,
January 5, lS4S, in the city Of New
York. The couple then located near
Port Jervis, New York; where four
sons were born. In January. 1854,
they located in the present town Of
West Liberty, Iowa. There one son
and one daughter were born, and