Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-05


Mrs. B. E. Brookfield of Gray is Wis.
iting this week at the l.. ]. Hill home
on Church street.
Russell Mott son of D. G. Mott of
the Republican departed Monday for
Indianola to take up his studies in the
college there.
Mates Matiesen Sr. arrived home
Tuesday from Woodbury. and Ida
counties where he has been making
visit with relatives.
Miss Grace Kerr is visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
III. Nef and says they are prospecting
nicely in their business.
Miss Bertha Fargusen arrived here
this week to resume her work In the
public schools here as many of the
school will be glad to learn.
Wilson Burnside departed Monday
evening for South Dakota on bust
ness trip to look after land that he
purchased there last spring.
Vernon Deets departed Tuesday
morning over the Northwestern road
to South Dakota and Minnesota to see
if he can find some good land to buy or
rent.
Miss Ethel Reese is visiting with her
old time friends Misses Lillian OFT and
Emma Culver this week and renewing
the times they used to have together
in school.
Miss Nell Bilharz of Chicago is visit
mn of hn r,lo IF
3. Bilharz this week and enjoying the
life the young people are making mer-
ry for her.
Geo. w. Hoover has in his fine store
q buggy marked Rural Free Delivery
Number and will be used by Chris
Berg i'm carrying the mail on the route
southwest of town.
Miss Gene Culver arrived home last
Saturday from her visit to Atlantic
and Anita and although she got home
most sick she had a very pleasant Wis
! it with her friends.
John A. Mcclure one of the best
stockmen in the county and living
southeast of town received g fine sheep
Tuesday morning toadd to his already
list of fine bred stock.
Miss Belle Burnside and Charley de-
parted for Grinnell. The former stays
with and assists her sister while Char
ley will enter the college and finish
the work he has begun.
Chas. Kopaska and wife departed
Tuesday evening for trip to South
Dakota where they hope to improve
Mrs. Kopaskas' health as she has not
been strong for some time.
Sharon store can now boast of a
carpenter, blacksmith shop, creamery,
general store and plasterer since P. G.
Andersen has recently moved into the
property of Jens Vernus near here.
| E. Bilharz g. Son had their store
window beautifully decorated during
fair week with fall and winter tailor
mode suits and furs for the winter all
of, which showed fine line of goods
Rev r. w. Matheney baptized three
took eight new members into the
church last Sunday and will take in
more next Sunday. He will give last
his lecture Sunday night of his series
that he has been giving to packed
houses. This time it will be "The
Home +" and is as good as any he has
given.
Chris Thompson the Woodworking
and prosperous man living out south
west of town returned Tuesday even.
ing from trip to Sac and Ida coun.
ties, where he and family have been
visiting for the past week. Chris says
that country is one of the incest to
look at that he ever saw and that the
prospects for good crop seems as good
as ours here. He is good Judge and
can tell how things are.
Hans Lund and family, Jens Ander.
sen and family, Walter Knudsen Rev
Simeisen, John G. Jensen and several
Others of the we'll known and well tc
do farmers from out by Sharon cream
cry were up to Ross Saturday attend.
ing celebration or reunion at the
home of Berthe Jensen the expert but
ter maker at the Ross Creamery.
At meeting of the town council
this week it was voted to allow the
water to be used at and to the fail
/ grounds which spirit is truly to be
commended. This as all fairs, is 6
farmers fairand they should be pro
tected from the dust and dirt as much
as possible for they stand by and sup
port the town by their liberal patron