Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-01-03
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John Kennedy returned home from
Des Moines where he had been visit
ing with his brother Conn, who holds
down a good Job in the composing
rooms of the Iowa State Register.
The /. o. o. f. lodge and the Re
bekahs will hold public installation
in their hall January 18th and are
preparing to have a good time at that
date.
The subjects for next Sunday at the
Methodist church are: HOO a. M
''Highly exalted and still going on"
7OOp b. MA mile minute and how
to keep up Special music, morning
and evening.
J. F. Russell is busy with his large
clerical force invoicing his stock of
goods. This is an annual business the
first of every year, so that he may be
able to know Just how successful he
has been each year.
Midnight mass was held at the Catho
lie church Monday night. III exer-
cises were appropriate to the closing of
the century and gave BETTING well
come to the new. 1t was a rare Oppor-
luulUy OCCulluS why ohSC III q SShCu
Ed. Northup has sold his farm, east
of town, known as the Beason place.
to Gus Hahn for $4,000 per acre. Ed.
is not fully decided as to what he will
do but will doubtless buy another farm
when he finds a location that suits
him.
Jim Boyer is up from Fontanelle and
has bought the Albert Pratton farm
and an eighty from 0. p. Tyler in
Hamlin township. jim ond his wife
have host of friends that will be
pleased to learn that about the first Of
March they will be locatad here per-
manently and be one of the people
again.
Sheriff f. L. Anderson departed for
Fit. Madison, Tuesday, with Ora G..
Heater and William Smith, each of
whom had been sentenced to one year
in the state penitentiary at hard labor
for being implicated in stealing wheat,
as reported in these columns sometime
ago Will Cunningham accompanied
the sheriff to help look after the pris-
oners on the trip.
Gretchen and Beatrice Nash enter
tanned their frieuds last Thursday ev-
ening in the elegant home of their
father south of town. These young
ladies are natural hostessess and their
open handed hospitality made all at
home and the beautifully illuminated
rooms shed soft mellow light about
them all that enhanced each pleasure
and drove dull care from their midst
as mist before the sun.
New Years Eve a party of young
folks gathered at the home of MIR c..
III. Sampson to watch the old year
and century fade away and die, like
the sound of chimes upon the mid
night air, grow low, then faint in
sweet and solemn vibration die away,
and then as the sound of alarm the
new year and century, aye and new
decade came sweeping in, they well
coined it with all It's cares and respOn-
sibilities.
New Years night a number of friends
gathered at the pleasant country home
one of the finest times of the season,
many being out from town. Jack and
his whole family are royal entertain
ers and were at their best when the
crowd gathered. Each one of the fam
lily have such home like action that
they make all about them feel the
same. Those present say that it was
with reluctant feeling that they did
finally leave and all speak in the high
est terms of the affair.
The law firm of Mosier & Boylan
has been dissolved by mutual consent
and Mr.. Mosier retires from the firm
and will change locations while Mr..
Boylan will continue the practice of
law and look after the clientage that
the firm has built up and enjoyed.
John III. Mosier has been one of the
leading attorneys in Audubon county
and is well known to the legal profess
sion of western Iowa. Mr.. Boylan is a
close law student and well fitted to
look after the interests the firm have
enjoyed. Mr.. Mosier has not per-
manently located but has some extra
inducements offered him he will doubt
less accept.
The Session of the Presbyterian
church prepared a very unique circu-
lar to send to their members and also
pleasant program for next Sunday
to be known as the '.Twentieth Cen
tury Autograph Album Service" At
each service of the day card is hand
ed to every one present requesting
their name, and the cards are kept by