Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-07

IN town, the last of the week, selling,
drugs to our merchants. He travels
from Des Moines and represents a
Saint Louis house.
How ABOUT THIs!-Can we de-
pend upon you for the amount of
your account by the Goth? If not
VIII see you personally by the LIST
OF March, as we need the money.
WOODWARE & SURRELL.
Lee Wissler has been very sick for
the past week at the home of his
parents, on Park street, of pneumo-
MA. lie has suffered very much but
owing to the best Of medical aid
and care, he is now improving and
we trust will soon be up and out
again.
Pard Rich ordered coop of fine
chickens, recently, and when
they arrived they were not
what he ordered, so he returned
them. He knows what he wants
and can't be fooled and when he re-
ce1ves what he wants he will have
some extra fine specimens.
Saturday was Ground Hog Day
centuries, winter should be at an
end as he did not see his shadow,
but the snow storm that followed
made everyone fear that the old
sign of their fathers would not an
ply to the new conditions of the
twentieth century.
John Rendleman reports the sale
of Patrick kennedy's fine half sec
ton, near Extra, to Martin p. Mar
desen, last week. This is one of the
finest and best improved large
farms in the county We are glad
to welcome such estimable people
as Mr.. Mardesen's and hope Mr..
Kennedy and family may decide
to remain among their many friends
here.
Freeman Gwin expects to remove
to Missouri soon after he has his
sale. He visited that country re-
Gently and was more than pleased
with the existing conditions. Free
man you can go if you want to but
for us we spent five years of our
boyhood there and lived on corn
bread, fat meat and sorghum mol
| lasseS and we do not care to try if
over.
John Dodge has bought the Hen
ry Rohwer residence and will move
to town soon and engage in the i'm
| plement business with J. G. Gates
These are the kind of people we are
glad to see move in our midst and
be one of us and, as they have been
identified more or less with the
town from childhood, they are we'll
and favorably known.
w. B. Swaney and Walter HAYNES
were in town, the last of the week
correcting up the telephone wires
and putting in two new phones
One at the II. l.. Wissler, which is
Number Thirty One, and one at the
]. NJ. Thomas, Number Thirty
homes. The telephone system has
proven satisfactory and new phones
are being put in from time to time
Miss BERTHE Gano entertained {
crowd of her friends last Friday
evening at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Gano The
evening was pleasantly spent by
indul9ing in various games anc
popular anuSements. Refresh
nents were served and the young
sters full of mirth and 9lee rounded
out one Of the most pleasant even
ing's pastine that heart coule
wish.
The series of meeting which hav.
been IN progress since the dedica
ton of the church were terminated
al the Christian church, on las
Sunday evening. The members OF
/ i,a f,h |, II
fitted end strengthened and now
stand firmly united to work and
labor tor the growth of the church
and the good of the town. Prof
Sweetnian and wife who have hat
the charge of the music returned tt
their home at Sioux City Monday
They did valuable service during
the meetings making many friends
Five new converts were added tc
the church the last night.
A telegram was received from De
Moincs, Monday afternoon, stating
that Father Nugent was i'll ant
could not be present to fill his en-
gaSement. 1t was great disaP
polntment to the public and coui'
he have come he would have beer
greeted by a large and admirin.
audience. Everyone realized tina
no one was to blame and will pa
tiently await his coming. Word ha
been received that he would not b
able to fill his engagement for "A
least two weeks. He can rest assuI
ed that he will have one of the lare
est audiences of any lecturer tina
has ever been in the town.
Auction Sale of Household Furniture
We will sell. at Public Auction, a
the Park Hotel, in Extra, On Satul
day, February 9, 1901, commencin!
att O'Clock p. NJ, all the furnitur
of the Park Hotel consisting of bed
and bedding, stoves, dishes, chairs
tables. etc. These goods must b
sold for cash and it will pay you t
attend if in need of anything.