Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-10

Frank Drake is working i'm Charley
Bagley's office during the sickness OF
Will McFarlane.
John Mcclure has purchased the
forty acres south of town adjoining
the Catholic cemetery.
Miss Lowene Van Gorder left the
first of the week for New Jersey where
she is attending school.
Will Cloughly returned home from
Des Moines last Friday where he has
been to attend to matters of business.
Ross Higgins was down from Gray
! Wednesday meeting old time friends
and transacting county seat business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe White from
Menlo were visiting the first of the
week with their friends Jessie Keith
and AL Zaner.
can repair your bicycles and put
them in first-class shape. Bring them
in and leave them with me-
j. G. WOLFE.
Nelson Cowles has not been able to
be in the store since last Saturday, be-
ing threatened with an attack of quin-
sy.
Perry Carter purchased tine farm
| out northeast of town belonging to
VIM. Earheart. The deal we under
stand was made some time last week
John Ward returned Saturday from
the northern part of the state and al
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la grippe and has been quite sick ever
since.
The Baptist people were disappoint
ed in not getting the minister they
desired for protracted work and hence
they held no meetings as they had in
tended.
Miss Lowene Van Gorder entertain.
ed number of her friends last Satur-
day evening to dinner party which
was rare enjoyment to all who were
| present.
Miss Leona Hays returned home
Tuesday from Atlantic where she had
been visiting Tor a couple of weeks and
her friend Miss Nettie Pearson accom-
panied her
Geo. Hoover went to Omaha Tues
day to be present at the implement
mems convention now in session at
that place. He had just returned from
the hardware mems convention at st.
Louis and reports an interesting time.
The IeOmen have leased the hall in
the Howald block for the coming year
and will be found at home every Tues
day evening. They now have eighty
seven members and are constantly re-
ceiving more applications. They ex-
pect soon to raise it to the one hundred
mark.
School opened Monday after the two
weeks vacation. with teachers and
pupils vigorous and ready for work.
No child is allowed to attend who has
not a certificate to show that they
have been vaccinated lately, which
precaution is a wise one and prevents
possible disease.
Uncle Jimmie Ellis and w. A. John
son are both the janitors at the court
house. The former has the lower part
of the building and the latter up stairs
Both are central figures and for
years have been about the building
and know every crook and corner of it
and look we'll after all the various
offices.
Herman Reinemund and wife and
Miss Bertha Farguson returned last
week from the northern part of the
state where they had been visiting
with the ladies' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Farguson whom they report are
having a good trade and well pleased
with their new home.
Geo. w. Cosson of the firm of Cos
son d Ross, went to Brayton Saturday
evening to install the M. w. A. lodge
and to make a public address to the
audience afterward. This is the fourth
invitation that George has received to
address the people of this town and
each time gives better satisfaction
than the time before.