Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26


Elmer Ellis and wife of Audubon
We're up Sunday visiting with her
father, James Crow, and other friends
Geo. CARRIER who is working in Chas.
Bentons livery barn in Audubon was
up Sunday visiting his many friends.
Rev. Bertch was called to Irwin last
Sunday to preach funeral sermon,
we did not learn the name of the per-
son.
Mrs. Oh Mease and her daughter
Miss Fanny Welty, went to Manning
Monday to attend to some matters of
business.
The mother and sister of Forrest
Terrell, who have been visiting him
for week departed last Thursday for
their home at Irwin.
Austin Linn expects to begin to
hard Oil the interior of the new school
building this week and fix it ready for
occupancy by the school.
Miss Ada Kittell spent Sunday at
home from her labors as teacher at
Viola Center where she is doing some
splendid work as instructor.
Chas. Banner one of the best farm
ers around here drove in eight head of
fat cattle Tuesday and sold them to
the firm of Forsbeck & Groteluschen.
A great many from here took adj
vantage of the harvest home excursion
to Ames last Wednesday and had a
days visit that they will not soon for
get.
Mrs. Denton the sister of Mrs. Nc
Williams and who keeps house for
him went up to Manning and visited
the latter part OF last week with
friends.
The county graders are busy in the
vicinity of Gray cutting down some of
the big hills that will materially aid
the people in travelling about the
country.
The bronco man will be in town
again Friday, and you lovers of the
wild and festive charger can purchase
that which will afford you all the fun
you care for.
Miss Belle Loncelot was down home
Saturday from Carroll where she
teaches and reports that she is well
pleased with her school and is getting
along nicely with it.
Hank Lowe of Atlantic was up last
week looking after matters of business
Hank and Geo. Gray are more or less
| connected in business affairs and what
one has the other has to help look
after.
Miss Evans who has been visiting
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friend, Miss Libby Lewis, departed
last week for her home in Sioux City,
having thoroughly enjoyed her visit
while hear
q. e. Beems has had the roof of the
building he recently purchased all fix
ed up and new siding placed on it so
that it assumes different appearance
and will prove to be easier kept warm
this winter.
Henry Wolf and Miss Lena Higgins
went up to Manning last Friday night
to the big ball given hv the M. w. A.
lodge at that place. They all had an
enjoyable time as this lodge always
treats its guests.
Henry Wolfe has secured good
position in Manning, working on the
main line and went Tuesday to take
up his work. Henry has many friends
in town here who will miss him and
long to have him back again.
John Renftle of the Musson elevator
was kept busy the first of the week
weighing out the 1000 bushels of corn
that +. c. Miller was delivering. The
sale of that amount of corn this
year means the receipt of a good sum
Of money.
The merry ringing of the old school
bell Monday sounded loud and clear
on the morning air, saying to the
children, "Come to school, come to
school" and from every home those be-
longing to the lst and End room went
to the old building and We're assigned
their places and took up their work.
Rev. Alex Bennett the new pastor
for the Methodist church was in his
place Sunday and gave universal salts
faction, so that words of commend
alton are heard on every side He is
young man full of life and energy
and will doubtless build up a strong
following.
! Wednesday night the sound of the
violin could be heard on the evening
breeze and keeping time to it, the
rafting feet of merry dancers could
be distinguished and closer inspec-
ton of the same the noise was found
to come from the hospitable home OF
John Lacy.
The juveniles of the town have add
ed new game to their pastime in the
way of foot ball that gives consider
able amusement to onlookers as we'll
as those who participate. They have
not vet reached the Comanche Indian
style of long hair and wild rusher, vet
| their shouts sometimes reminds one of
that far reaching tribe.
Last Friday night there assembled
crowd of young people at Miss Mollie
Bafger's home and from there they
went to the Jensen home to surprise
Matilda, but not finding enough room
there they went back to Miss Bargers
and made the night ring with their
merry shouts and Joyous laughter unfit
it came time for them to depart and
seen their respective homes,