Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-22

John Norris, who has been down
in Cedar county, this State, on
visit to relatives, has returned to
his home, south of Brayton.
Aerxex Knox and family drove to
Anita this morning to pass couple
OF days at the reunion where Mr..
Knox will meet some of his old
comrads.
Look for the New Shoe Store op-
poslte the postoffice next week.
New line of Shoes for men, women
and children.
ALFRED GREEN, Extra, Iowa.
The young ladies of the Catholic
congregation will give an ice cream
sociable, at the church grounds, on
Monday, August Goth. Ice cream
will be served from five o'clock on.
All are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. w G. Sturgeon will
go to Des Moines, the latter part of
the week, to attend the State Fair
and from there they will journey on
up to Grundy Center 10 visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Ida Moffit.
Riley Bruner has just finished
painting his cottage, east of the no.
tel. and it is now one of the neatest
looking cottages in town. c. w.
Marlin is now the occupant, taking
it off the hands of Chas. Houston.
Miss Josephine LeNair. who will
teach school in this county the com.
ing fall and winter. las arrived
from the eastern part of the State
and is visiting with the Misses
Crissie and Mary Bintner, Of this
city.
Floyd Repass, while out at Ed.
Dryden's, last Sunday, engaged in
playing game of croquet, met with
quite painful accident. Doctor
Newton was called to care for his
understandable condition. and Floyd
is now getting along nicely.
The news of the election of Doctor
F. w. Porterield as Grand Chancel-
lor Commander OF the knights of
Pythias for the State of Iowa was
received here with much satisfac-
ton. The vote stood Porterfeld, 4O7;
Smith, 225.-Atlantic Messenger.
HI. L. Wissler Robert Watterson
and other lrnd seekers departed for
Wattertown, South Dakota, Tuesday
evening. Quite number intended
going that could not get away but
expect to 90 up and see that north
ern country in couple of weeks.
Mrs. A. Campbell, the Misses
Grace and "Pet" Campbell, Ollie
Pippen, Rachel Rabson and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Parrot drove over to Anita this
morning to pass the day visiting
with friends and attending the re-
union.
Noah Crane called at our office
this morning with two large fine
ears of corn we'll filled and matured
so as to be out of the range from
frost. One was taken from field
planted May I'd and the other May
10th. Noah says his corn will easily
make forty bushels an acre and it
is of a good quality.
]. B. Rendleman and Chas. Hawk
returned the first of the week from
Sac City where they had been at
lShaih IbS NoohIy ldlt tIldI pldCe
Bud had his trotting mare. Starlace,
entered in the races but, owing to a
very extra large field of horses that
finished the race in the seventh heat
in 2:l4, he was unable to bring any
of the money.
TIE county grader, D. w. Powers,
and his men have been doing fine
piece of grade work near the Cap
pie Dodge home, north of the Extra
depot, and last Monday Mr.. ]. Shin
gledecker, chairman of the Board
of Supervisors came down from Au-
dubon. and that gentleman and
County Surveyor HIS Wattles went
up and measured it and approved
of the job.
The various young peoples socie-
ties of the town have joined for
union meetings and held their first
meeting last Sunday evening in the
| Congregational church. The meet
ing next Sunday evening will be in
the Christian church, with a leader
from the Congregational church.
There was good attendance out