Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02

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Brorson's drug store, Audubon,
Men. don't be stingy. Get your
wife some wall paper at A. HI. Rob
erts's.
Judge Green spent Sunday at home
from Harlan, where he had been hold
ing court.
Joe Moody, of the firm of Kelly &
Moody. went out to Omaha Tuesday
to attend to matters of business.
Nearly all the children of John
Ruhs are down sick with lung fever,
so the doctor is in attendance every
day.
Mrs. Frank Switzer leaves today for
Abilene, Kansas, to join her husband
who has secured a position as operator
there.
Ira L. Whipple departed, Tuesday,
went out last spring, while he remain
ed to settle up business affairs.
l can repair your bicycles and put
them in first-class shape. Bring them
in and leave them with me.
j. G. WOLFE.
Get our prices on doors and windows
and water tanks and all kinds of mill
work before buying.
If JAMES HART.
north of the park, was on the sick list
the first of the week. but was being
looked after by the Modern Woodmen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer, from Cedar
Rapids, are here this week visiting for
a few days with her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Serels, living southwest of town.
! L. H. Salinger, son ofB. H. Salinger
stopped a few hours, Wednesday,
while enroute from his home in Car
roll to Atlantic, and visited with his
friend, Ben Train.
d. C. Mott and Fred H. Blume went
! out to Council Bluffs, Wednesday, to
present at the reception of Minister
{ Conger and the banquet given in his
! honor, to which they were invited.
) Last week one of the drivers of the
3 teams making the excavations in the
5 cellar for Hoover had the misfortune
3 to get one of his horses so mixed up in
3 the scraper as to get pretty badly cut
5 up.
! Mrs. b. S. Phelps and children ar
: rived home, last Saturday, from their
s ing much benefited by the soft climate
and healthy sea breeze they have been
privileged to enjoy.
81 The state convention Of P. e. O's. il
IS soon to be held at Centerville, and the
n local President, Miss Beula Soar, anG
e Vice President, Mrs. f. p. Hooker, GO
3 from here as delegates. Mrs. Nivior
q Bilharz expects to accompany them.
IS The work on the cellars under TIN
IS Hoover and Hendrickson bricks j!
ia progressing nicely and getting to as
Us sumo shapes, that shows that it is no
sS a mere hole in the ground. The worl
e is being pushed as fast as possible, so a
g to get at the foundation.
X The brick supply will run short thi
year in Audubon. The boys are put
: ting forth every energy to supply tn
demand and running extra forces, bu
SS some who had contemplated buildin!
fear they will have to wait anothe
= season ere they can be accommodated
81 Theo. Morrow has sold all of bi
= land in this county, and last Wednes
q day went to Nebraska to dispose G
VI his 1000 acres out there. He has al
H ways had lots of land in this count.
= and has helped in every way to bull
= up the county, but now expects to re
VI tire from looking after so much prop
d erty.
VI Rev. Loomis has SO far ecovere
d that he was able to be down town tn
Il first of the week to get shaved. II
q has had a long, hard struggle and hi
VI attending physician, DR.. Fulton, ha
N had many doubts as to his ability
e pull him through. The many friend
Is of Rev. Loomis hope soon to see hir
M strong again.
III The officers of the Agricultural A.
~ ISOLATION have begun work and al
3 planning to have the biggest fair thi
" season that has eve been given in tn
H county. Entries are being made j
N the various races, so that it looks as
the speed ring will be full and som
~ good animals on the ground. III
III farmers should begin to prepare t
M take things and get them in shape ft
a good exhibit.
jim Chandler, marshal and stree
~ commissioner, is to be commended IL
rs the creditable n in which he h;
sSs been fixing up the streets in the ca
." part of town. His work shows that |
understands the business, and whe.
the water has always run over tt
sidewalk has been graded down ar
q completely changed. He is doing GOO
q service in other parts of town and wi
9 soon have the streets in good shape.
s III. S. Wattles, county surveyor, w
Q up from his home in Extra the first
= the week doing some surveying
n n town and out in the country. M
Q Wattles has tramped over nearly I've
. part of Audubon county and almo
= knows the exact location of eve
. corner stone in the county. Everyol
has found him conscientious and a
n curate in his work and will give
Q every man that which is true al
honest.
Walter Graves returned home la