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

Three ladies of the Salvation
Army have been in town this week
holding meetings on the streets.
They are young ladies of good
strong character and hold the re-
sspect of all.
Rev. Hald, of the Scandinavian
Lutheran church, at Oak Hill, will
be in town, Sunday, and preach at
the Christian church, in the Scandi-
navian tongue. The services will be
held at three o'clock in the after
moon.
Mack Thomas and wife and T. H.
Ericsson and wife drove over to
Elkhorn, last Sunday, spread their
napkins meath the protecting
branches of some scrub oak, ate
their dinners and then visited with
friends along the homeward way,
arriving here about nightfall.
H. S. Wattles received, last week,
a bright red envelope havinga let
ter inside bearing the post mark of
Burlington. Kansas, July 81. Red
Letter Day." A girl; all doing we'll.
'Chas. E. Wattles. On the other side
he had written that they had had
thirty five consecutive days with the
thermometer al an average of 1031h
but with comparative cool nights
Chris Hansen, of Audubon, has
purchased the right owned by Les
Heath, of West Extra, to the coal
sheds on the track and will be down
next week to take possession and
begin work. He has men busy now
getting an office and scales in place
ready for business. Chris is hust-
Ter and the people will find that he
will treat them fair and give a good
grade of coal.
Mr.. P. 1. Whitfield, of this city Gov
eminent Correspondent, handed us
the following report of the condi-
as compiled from reports from
crop is IS per cent, on the 1st day OF
August; spring wheat, 100; spring
rye, so; oats, 20; barley. so; buck
wheat, go; potatoes, %; sweet pota
toes, 80; hay, 100; pasture, so, apples
30 per ceut.
An old man, giving his name as
J. Rister, had close call last Sat
urday afternoon in the railroad
yards. He stated that his home was
near Anita and that he was on his
way to Extra. He was walking aim
lessly about the yards when a
freight train backing up knocked
him off the track. He was thrown
just outside the rail and it is mar
vel that he escaped the wheels
Atlantic Messenger.
Tuesday evening V. w. Strickland
and Hannah Hocamp were married
at the home of the brides sister anG
Wednesday were in town buyine
those things necessary for their
future use. Both of these young
people bear good reputation anC
are of strong character preeminent
iy fitting them for their new duties
They have many friends who appre
ciate their strong qualities anc
every success and happiness pos
sible.
The literary quality Of McClure's
Magazine for August Ms vouche6
for by such contributors as Henry
Van Dyke. Norman Duncan. jesse
phine Dodge Daskam, Edwin Lefe
vur, Clara Morris, George Hubbard
Henry Ross Phillips, and Rudyarc
kipling. Pictorially the magazine
is all that could be desired, and no
only is every story and article pro
fusely illustrated but the pictures
are by the very best artists. With
all that has been said the Angus
magazine has not been fully describ
ed. For variety of good stories ane
beauty of illustration, it is the bes
fiction number ever published. S
S. Mcclure; New York City; lOc pc
copy.
Married.
Last Tuesdry, at the home of Rev
INharlao Wallcar In Al,dI1hna, tox