Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-13

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free of charge. Save your coupons and
help her out. She will appreciate it.
Ask your friends to help her. She
wants to go and it will do her good.
j. G. F. Wicker was in town Tues
day drawing up the contract for the
construction of the new school build
ing, which was done to the satisfaction
of both the board and himself. The
building will be completed by the first
of September, if nothing interferes.
Lightning got on a tantrum in town
last Saturday and attaching itself to a
wire 1T went sailing into the phone of
Iheo Creveling, starting the insu-
lation burning. but causing no serious
damage. Many of the other phones
however felt the effects of it and de-
manded some attention before they
would work good.
Forest Ferrill was shown through
the mysteries of the forests of the Mod
ern Woodmen camp, last Thursday
night, and found therein many stumps
and pitfalls and dark places, but when
he finally came to the true camp where
the fire was burning brightly he found
the neighbors waiting in brotherly
love and kindness to welcome him to
their midst.
Miss Mollie Barger the efficient pri-
mary teacher expects to leave Thurs
day. tor Nebraska to visit a couple of
weeks with her brothers. She has
worked hard and deserves Just such a
rest. She is one of the contestants for
the trip to Buffalo given by the Jour
nal to the most popular young lady in
the county and if her friends wish to
help her they will have to save their
coupons and pay in their subscriptions.
A queer wager vas put up on last
Tuesday when Gene Mertz told Sandy
Petersen he could not find the flag
pole on the hill in half an hour start
ing from the crossing in front Of the
drug store to the bank. Sandy blind
ed his eyes and started bravely out
and in a little over eight minutes was
hugging the post and shouting in
triumph to the svanquished. 1t IS no
easy feat and one that few can do in
that length Of time.
Following is the program for the
Cameron and Lincoln township Sum
day School Convention to be held at
Gray, on Sunday, June 16:
AFTERNOON.
200 Devotional.
2:l0 Secretary's Report.
2:lo Methods OF Success in the Home Depart
o.o5 meht Cousins
2:D Name the five books except the bible
most desirable for the teacher to
90, ,own-------- Mrs. Chas. McLachlin
2:35 French
2:40 Song.
2:5 Relation of the parent to the Sunday
or, School--------Rev. e. E. Bertch
300 The young man in the Sunday School
and how to keep him 9th there E d .aa.
3l5 Self Culture, its usefulness and posi-
80, bllltles French
3:25 How the church may receive great gain
by the Sunday School -----
$40 Closing.
EVENING.
7:45 Unity and work in the Sunday School
Howard Kittell
7;'' The ultimate aim of the Sunday School
sos Ruts in teaching and how to avoid
them Anna French
s:bo Choir
made by our Sunday Schools
Mrs. w. j. Lancelot
$50 Temperance work in the Sunday School
Shelley
s:45 Reached and unreached
Prof. w. H. Lancelot
900 Our needs and how to meet HEM
ga Mrs. Bertch
9:15 General Review of Convention----r
$3.50 Closing.
Discussion will follow each topic.
OFFICERS.
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP.
President Mrs. F. r. Mclaughlin
: Q Howard Kittell
lei TOWNSHIP.
PRESIDENT Mrs. Christensen
Secretary Anna French