Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-24

Mrs. Doc Needles went to Manning,
tuesday, to visit with her son, at that
place.
A son of Joseph Conrad, living out
southwest of town, is very ill of ap-
pendicitis.
Doctor Miller returned home from
chicago, Monday, where he has been
for few weeks.
Frank Rice's daughter, Eva, arrived
home, Tuesday, and surprised her par
ents, and will pay them short visit
George Pencil, Secretary of the At
lantic Building and Loan Association,
was talking business with our people,
| the first of the week.
Clark Brothers shipped out car of
tine horses, Tuesday, for Knoxville.
The boys found some good horses and
PAID good prices for them, giving good
satisfaction to all concerned
Mrs. G. w. Pilsor, mother of Mrs. A.
.: Thomas, of the Park Hotel, depart
ed, Monday, for her home at Sac City.
She is quite an old lady but makes the
trips alone with perfect freedom.
County Treasurer Chas. BRENNAN
was at Extra, Tuesday night, in at
tendance on the annual X. p. banquet
and entertainment given there, where
he is member. He reports a good
banquet and a nice time.
b. S. Phelps has received pictures
from his family at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, and everyone shows that the
climate was making them fat and
agreeing with them. He expects to 60
out there in a month more and bring
them home with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Isham came
up from their home, in Nebraska, on
Monday, and are visiting with her
mother, Mrs. Charley Benton. They
have sold out in Nebraska and are on
their way to Oklahoma where they
expect to make their future home.
The sad intelligence came. Monday,
from Minneapolis announcing the ac-
cidental death of a boy of Henry GRAY,
who formerly lived at this place. He
was run over by street car but the
meager reports do not tell if he was on
car and stepped off, or was at play.
1t is very sad occurrence, and awful
sorrow for its parents.
tuesday morning a little girl came
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Huntsberger, to bless them with her
smiles and sunshine. The proud, Zap
Ply father dispensed cigars all day long
and wore smile that showed he was
proud of his new title Mother and
little one are doing nicely, but the
grand parents, well they don't seem to
know how to act.
We could scarcely pass by without
mentioning again the Masonic ban
quet. They all say it was, without ex-
ception, the most joyous one they have
had in long time. The toasts were
teeming with good and happy thoughts
One of The best features of the program
was the number given by the quartetle
which had appeared as a minstrel
troupe, assuming the color of race
darker than our own. The Quartette
was composed of Mrs. Ed Bilharz and
Miss Maud Doak and Messrs. Ralph
Roberts and Frank Henshell They
came, however, under the names Of
Mrs. Gertrude Nash, Mrs. Lou Cousins
-. }. Freeman and Loud Rippey They
did themselves honor and pleased the
entire audience by their simple darkey
melodies. Mrs Jennie Donaldson ac-
companion. We understand that May
or Hanna scared them all out with his
big book that he threatened to read,
and that John A. Nash refused to re.
spond because his wife, so called, was
so much like COON 1t was very en-
| !oyabe affair to all present