Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-19
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Watches cheap at Mertz'sl

home.
| Forest Terrell enjoyed a visit, Sun
day, from his brother who Ii YES out by
Irwin.
James Foster, ST., and Harry Mertz
transacted business in Manning, last
| Monday.
Allie Quimby and Sammy Jordan
of Ross were up Tuesday attending to
| business.
Dentist at Waysid Inn every Thurs
day. d. L. Farrell, D. D. S., does first
class work.
Mrs. j. E. Mcclure went to Audn-
bon to attend the party given by Mrs.
John Ward.
| Buy Holiday Goods at Mertz'sl
Nels Christensen returned home on
Tuesday from Chicago where he had
been with cattle.
Mrs. Frank Mclaughlin is steadily
improving now much to the satisfac-
ton of her friends.
Frank Rogers and Morgan Terry
drove down to Audubon, Tuesday, to
attend to business.
jeff Settlemier and wife were in
town, Monday, transacting business
with Banker Mcclure.
John Liken has had crew of men
with Wells Ferguson sh cling corn in
town for him this week.
Mrs. Chat Dustin was out in the
country this week and passed several
days at the Hench home.
Bert Denny expects to depart about
the middle Of February for Colorado,
! to make it his future home.
Mrs. g. S. D. Mason, Jr., up in Viola
township, has been quite sick the past
week and under the DOCTORS care.
Tony Petersen now carries in his
pocket fine $4,000 watch that he had
Gene Mertz send for the past week.
Rev. Bertch is busy at Botna with
cold has affected the crowd somewhat.
Miss Title Hench came in Wednes-
day and stayed over night at the Chat
Dustin home, having most enjoyable
time.
Louie Grouteluschen was out to the
Ham Buckner home, Monday, fixing
up q mill that the cold weather had
affected
Ed. Finnerty and family, who have
been visiting in the north part of the
State for some time, are expected
home this week.
| Mahlon Hepp is teaching this week
for Elmer Audas, who is laid up with
a cold. Mahlon has not had much ex-
perience but is getting along nicely.
r. j. Spurgeon, manager of the
Trans Mississippi Elevator purchased II
good $500 watch the past week OF
Mertz and is quite well pleased with il.
Howard Kittell and Jay Lancelot
took it into their heads, Wednesday
evening, to 60 down to Ross to see the
sights and then took the train home.
The fair given by the NJ. E. ladies,
last Friday night, was a good success
even if it was bitter cold night, and
many people turned out to patronize
them.
James Bale, an old acquaintance of
Fred Hepp. is here from Jasper county
working for Fred and will remain with
him during the winter as he has more
work than he can do.
Fifty per cent off on Xmas Goods at
r1ertZ'S.
Frank Corner has been having Sc
rious time lately with sort of blood
poisoning in one of his legs so that it
has been giving him serious trouble,
but is now improving.
John c. Nedrow has been very sick
for the first of this week and last with
lung fever. He was very sick man
for time but is now improving and
all trust will soon be we'll.
Gene Mertz came very near having
serious fire the other night. The
toys in the front window got on fire
and before it was eXtinguished had
spoiled several dollars worth of goods.
Herman Myer has been having a Sc.
rious time with varmin in his chicken
house. He does not seem to be able to
catch the ones that do the most dam.
age but is hopeful of soon geeting at
them.
By a vote of the Sunday School, the
past week, it was decided to hold the
Christmas tree in the hall which had
been kindly offered to them by the
lodge. 1t will be held there if the chairs
arrive, and they are expected this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Heileman, from
Hamlin, were up last week visiting al
the home of Buttermaker Milt Good
now Fred is buttermaker at the Ham.
lin creamery and as such has been
there several years, giving the best OF
satisfaction.
Rev.. Bennett. of the M. +. church
was rather late Sunday in reaching his
appointment and the congregation had
concluded he was not coming so had
gone over to the u. B. church where
Rev. Bertch turned the meeting over
to him and he preached a most excel
lent sermon.
X. II. Kittlesen, who departed some
little time ago for Portland, Oregon, to
see that western country, tired of it
very quick and last Thursday came
rolling back into Gray satisfied that
this portion of the earth's surface was