Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-21
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Iiss Mable Keith is expected home
Ia Omaha to-day where she has

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Ia Omaha to-day where she has
visiting.
Us Anna Viewer returned home
Is POM Shelby Tuesday evening where
he has spent week visiting friends.
Mussons shipped three cars of sheep
Ind two of cattle over the North
Western, Sunday; that they had fed
or the past year.
County Treasurer Charley BRENNAN
Returned from visit with his parents
and old time friends down at Brook
Ign Tuesday evening.
Northup & Darland bought two cars
of cattle the first of the week from
Sam Gardner and shipped them to the
Omaha market Tuesday.
Joe Cam has moved into the d. w.
Matthias home on the hill southwest
of town, where his family will be COM
fortably domiciled during the winter.
Miss Mable Hays departed for Pleas
antville Saturday to pay visit to her
sister, Miss Lille Hays, who is teach
ing in the public schools, at that place.
Prof. E. E. Read, president of Buena
Vista College at Storm Lake, departed
for home Tuesday after a pleasant Wis.,
it with his friend, Rev. j. f. Hink-
house.
John Doak now enjoys the distinc-
ton of owning one of the best teams
in the county. The Preston boys are
handling them and putting them in
extra fine shape.
Jacob Overholtzer and wife and
daughter departed for Los Angeles,
California, Tuesday over the Rock
Island where possibly they will re-
main permanently.
Sim Curtis, of the Advocate force,
reported lady reporter at his home
Tuesday. Sim and his wife are so
jubilant that we fear there will be no
issue of the paper this week.
Chas. Bisgaard, who used to work
work this week in the store of Chris
the way is doing nice business.
d. w. Matthias and wife and
daughter Capitolia departed Tues
day for Biloxi, Mississippi, where
they expect to pass the winter, free
from the chilling blasts of this rig
orous climate.
Mr.. Lyman's family have moved to
the new house the past week. They
have q fine location and when they
have all the places flied as they have
planned it will be one of the most
beautiful places in town.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church are intending to hold a Rum
mage Sale, commencing December 10
and continuing all week. The nature
of the affair is not made public yet
but full particulars will be given later.
We note that the following people
will hold public sales on the following
dates:
III. A. Bates, Friday, Nov. %.
Thos. Miller, Monday, Nov. 25.
4 Chas. Kempf, Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Thos. Cochran, Wednesday, Nov. 81.
IS John Magill, Wednesday, Nov. 81.
V 1t has fallen to the lot of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Herndon to feed the hun
cry band in east Leroy and west LIE
roy and west Melville, Thanksgiving
Day. Turkey and cranberry sauce and
other seasonable refreshments will be
served and thanks rendered to Him
who has so bountifully blessed them
the past year.
At the last meeting of the board of
supervisors, phones were ordered tor
each of the offices in the court house
and already the work of putting them
in has commenced. This will be
great convenience to the public as we'll
as to the officials. Heretofore the
county auditor has been used as sort
of messenger boy to notify the other
officials when called up.
Horace Troxel was so taken up
with the country down in Okla
homa, that he purchased half
section of land. He says it is fixed
up with fine modern residence,
good big barns, all fenced, good
water and everything to make it
modern home. Already there is
good field of wheat sown on it and
ready for the next years crop.
]. F. Russell's show windows are ar
tistically decorated and represent his
big annual linen sale. In the window
is an old time spinning wheel and be-
side it is seated a typical old fashioned
lady operating it as in olden times
when linen fabrics were made in that
way. The window attracts all passers
by the same as the linen sale attracts
all who go inside and see this marvel
GUS display of linen goods on exhibit
tion for this special sale.
Joe Elwood has nearly everything
ready for the opening of the new City
Hotel as the new hotel will be known.
Everything inside is new and bright
lly papered and with neat beds and
bedding The dining room is large
we'll lighted and a pleasant place to
dine. The ladies' reception room is
separated from the gentlemens, wait
ing room by hall which gives it
privacy desirable to ladies. The
gents waiting room is composed OF the
office and larger room off from it for
writing room. They expect to give
good rates and are deserving of good
patronage.
Last Monday night about eighty
foresters gathered in the hall of the
M. w. A. camp to take their candi-
dates through the shades and the
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