Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-18

Complete stock of 1S47 Rcdger
Brothers knives. forks and spoons.
p. N. CHRISTENSEN.
The painters have finished their
work and now Carl Liest's new res
idence, east of town. is completed
both without and within.
Earnest Kindred of Greeley and
Chas. Wells of Hamlin will run a
hundred and twenty five yard foot
race in Extra, one week from Satur-
day, July p at 3 o'clock
FoUND-On the morning of July
fifth, in the park, a gold watch.
Owner can have the same by call
ing at ]. w. Peterman's wagon
shop, proving property and paying.
tor this notice.
Frank Hunt, of Greeley township,
started last Friday for a business
and pleasure trip among the noun
tains about Denver and Colorado
Springs, expecting to be absent
three or four weeks.
Miss Kit loft, from Missouri Val
ley. arrived in Extra, last Friday, to
visit her relatives at the Mrs. John
Harrison home for few days and
rest and regain her health which is
somewhat impaired.
Miss Beulah Soar came down
from Audubon with Miss Lucille
Connrardy, last Friday evening, and
remained over the Sabbath visitin Q.
with that lady and other friends
about our shaded city.
Soren Anderson, west of town,
was in Extra one day this week and
purchased of the Green Bay Lum-
Der Company the material with
which to build one of those red
barns on his large farm.
Miss Elva Clure, who has been
visiting with friends in the eastern
part of the State, came home on last
Saturday evening to visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Clure,
OF this city for few days
On last Saturday afternoon al the
hour OF two o'clock and fifteen min
utes the thermometer registered
precisely. one hundred and five
degrees under the awning in front
of John Rendleman's office.
Kirk Knox writes to his father,
Nr. X. Knox, of this city, that he is
enjoying himself among the noun
tains of Colorado, and says that one
day recently he ate dinner with w.
w. Sickels and family at their new
home, at Hillrose, in that State.
]. A. Roland, whose home is out
at Harlan, and Miss Emma Kruger
were married at the home of the
bride, in Fort Madison, the early
part of last week. and while enroute
to the groom's home, stopped off at
Extra and visited for day or two
with Bonnie Stotts- Prather, friend
of Mrs. Roland.
Albert Fredericks, of Greeley
township, is hauling out the lum-
Der for neat modern cottage upon
his farm, besides making other
noticeable improvements about the
place. Prosperity seems to have
visited our friend Albert and his
many friends are glad of it.
A four-horse bus load of Extra
young people drove down to Ralph
Hawks new barn, on the Trouble
some Creek, last Friday evening
and christened that edifice by a gay
dancing party and when they came
back to town the clarion's shrill cry
was proclailning to the world that
another day had dawned.
John Pine, of Greeley township,
received letter, on last Saturday
evening, from Spokane, Washing
ton State, saying that his brother
in-law, Judge ]. G. Brady, had been
shot by an insane man. They did
not think the wound was necessarily
fatal and Mr.. Pine is watching with
much anxiety for more light on the
subject.
Louie Bartlett, whose home is a
little way east of town, had a two
months'-old colt that he sat much
store by and would often stand at
the pasture bars and gaze with fond
admiration upon his pet. One day
this week he went to take look at
the animal and to his sorrow found
its lifeless form stretched out upon
the grass, and without any apparent
cause.
Carey Smith of Red Oak was in
town Friday delivering and taking
orders for shirts, which he makes
in his own factory at Red Oak Carey
1t, one time was resident of this
place but he with his parents NOV.
ed to the place where they now re-
side. Carey and his wife expect to
return to Extra in couple of weeks
to visit short time with his old
boyhood friends and associates,
he has not seen till the past year,
since he left Extra. HIS frie uds will