Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-11

At The Judgment Bar.
/ | ST. PETER-And who are you?
CANDIDATE-Ia am acountry.merchant
| | ST PETER-Did you take a county paper
| | CANDIDATE-1es!
ST. PETER-Did you pay for it.
/ | CANDIDATE-No.
ST, PETER-'s
Frank Vickefy and wife went to
Avoca, Saturday, and spent the
Sunday visiting with his parents
who were visiting there also.
Owen Mahoney, frmo Woodbine,
Iowa, has been visiting at the home
of G. E. Smith, in West Town, dur
ing the past week. He is a retired
farmer and expects to locate here
and become citizen of the town
and as such we would be glad to
welcome him.
One of those big firecrachers did
not go off just as soon as Master Ilo
| Parrott, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Prrrott, thought it ought to so he
| picked 1T up to see what was wrong
with it. When the cracker exploded
singing Hos cheek a little and scar
ing him a good deal.
Mrs. Lola Stanton, who has been
here Tor some time on visit to her
mother, Mrs. Fred Anderson, down
IN kickapoo Park, went to Audubon
on Saturday evening to visit with
her brother, Fullerton Anderson. for
few days and then she will con
tlnue FER journey homeward
There was a pleasant gathering
OF friends out at the suburban home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bry MiIliman one
day this week, the occasion being
an afternoon tea party given in
honor OF Mrs. Minnie Croy-Ander-
son and Miss Susie Bush who we're
here on visit to the old home
5. g. Viewer, that stury son OF
toll from Greeley township, was on
the Extra market one day this week
with several wagon loads of very
line fat porkers. Mr.. Weaver always
manages to have a goodly number
OF hogs to sell each year, and this
is the reason why he is so prosper7
Gus.
Ihos. Nickery and wife departed
on last Wednesday for Pawnee City,
Nebraska, where he has some bust
ness to transact, and from there
they will go on to visit their other
relatives in that State Nr. Vickery
has confined himself closely to his
work in the harness shop this last
year and the visit will do him a
world of good.
Grace Hamlin, the little daughter
of Robert Hamlin and wife. with a
few OF herconPanions were playing
about piano box, in her fathers
yard, the other day and got in too
close proximity to yellow wasp
who was building a home in that
same box and as a result the next
day one of her eyes was closed to
this base world.
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. John
kilworth is afflicted by a curious
malady. The little one sweats blood
from every pour of its BODY. Doctor
j.. NJ. Emmert, of Atlantic, was
called who pronounced the case
one OF rare occurrence, and said
that In his long career as phvsi-
clan that was the second case of the
kind he had ever SEEN
Rev. F. o. Skoien's pastorate hav-
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writes to the charge that Rev. +. NJ.
Whitehead will supply this charge
the remainder of the year. He comes
highly recommended as a man be-
loved of those whom he has served.
He will preach in the Methodist
church next Sunday morning and
evening and all are invited to be
| present.
The Archer Hutton Stock Conpa-
ny, again held the boards at the X.
| P.OPera House. in this city, on the
evening of July Fourth and this
time they pleased every member of
audience by appearing IN the com
edy Of Chuckels. Each member of
the company is clever in their diff.
erent rolls, but Miss Johnson, a
daughter of Mr.. Clay Johnson, of
Atlantic, deserves special praise for
the manner IN which she sustained
the soubret character. Whenever
they choose to again visit our little
city they may be sure of a cordial
welcome at the hands of our citi-
ZenS.
Mr.. L. Early received letter this
morning from his daughter, Mrs
theresa Belcher. at Long Beach,
California, saying that her hus-
band, Avery Belcher, had died there
on Saturday July 6, 1901. and that
they would bury his body in the
Los Angeles Cemetery, near there
MIR. Belcher will be remembered bv
the older citizens of Extra as being
a resident of this county about the
year 1865 and previous to that time
had kept books for Uncle Natty
Hamlln. For the past ten or twelve