Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-26

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had been visiting with her aunt, Mrs.
John r. Lewis, east of the Station,
for the past few days, started on the
return trip for home, Tuesday morn
ing.
Grandpa Coonrod felt so we'll, last
Tuesday morning, that he came down
to the postoffice for his morning mail
We hope that Grandpa will soon get
so strong that he can come down
every day.
Mrs. A. Detwiler, from Lincoln
township, an aunt of Henry and Will
Young, arrived from Extra, where
she had been visiting friends, to pass
short time with those gentlemen
and their wives.
Will Young's good family COW,
poor tired beast, laid down the other
night and when Will went to milk
the next morning he could not wake
her-the spirit had fled from the
clay-she's dead.
w. D. Stanley and his son and hired
hand took couple of loads of fat
hogs to Audubon, Tuesday forenoon,
and then passed the afternoon watch
ing the different fire companies run,
at the district tournament.
George Gill had letter from Joe
Bell, Jr., who was then at Yukon,
Oklahoma, and he was praising that
country very highly. Joe also said
he met James Workman on the streets
of Oklahoma City, t'other day.
Next week George Smith will 90
down to the William Bintner home,
south of Extra, and shell out a few
hundred bushels of corn, and while
down IN that country will do several
similar jobs for the farmers there.
Charley Milliman and his carpen-
ters were up from Extra the first of
the week putting the finishing touch
es onto Mr.. George R. Spencer's fine
new country residence, and when they
have finished Mr.. Spencer will pro-
nounce the building completed.
John Crees went to Extra, on last
Monday, and as soon as it dried off
enough he and Tom PARROT and
Charlie Fredericks did their first lob
of threshing for this season shelled
out a lot of barley for John Ebert,
down in the edge of Highland Grove.
On every hand the wheat harvest
was III full blast, the first of the week;
and the quantity and quality is said
to be very fine. The copious rains of
the first part of the week insures an
abundant crop Of corn, consequently
our farmer friends are jubilant over
the crop prospect.
We met Wills Hopkins at the Sta
ton, Tuesday morning, and he said
they were in receipt of letter from
Mrs. Maggie Banning-Abbey saying
that they had new girl baby at
their home in Saint Joe, Missouri.
which causes Grandma Banning, at
the Station, to smile.
Last Friday forenoon Will Mcclure
came down stairs into the store anG
Immediately commenced dishine our
filthy weed to his many friends will
the remark: f" Here, have a smoke o,
me, for we have the cutest boy baby
at our home that there is in tn
whole country round"
Charlie Armstrong, young son 0
ex-Sheriff w. S. Armstrong and wife
of south Melville, was at the Blu,
Grass Creamery, Tuesday morning
and said they had letter from hi
brother, Frank Armstrong, who live
up near Gray, saying they had new
girl baby at their home.
George Gill and Alex McGuir
were the only persons from about tn
Station who basked in the sunshin
and the smiles of the fair ones dow
at Sunnysside Park. near Atlantic
lest Sunday, but the BOYS say the,
had fine time listening to the Exir
Concert Band play selections.
Mrs. George Smith came HON
from her visit up at Sac City, las
Wednesday, and the next day wen
to the home of her parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. John B. Connrardy, down a
Extra, where she remained until SUI
day when she came up home an
when we were at the Station, las
Tuesday, the lady was suffering of
we'll developed case Of peritonitis.