Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-06

Miss Mable McKarahan has been
quite sick for the past week.
Mrs. VIM. Fry, out in Prospect park,
was quite sick, the first of the week.
Mrs. l.. j. Hill gave a dinner party
to u number of her friends. Wednes-
day.
Mrs. John Weighton and daughter
Lois, returned home from Des Moines,
Tuesday evening, where they had been
for a few days.
Wren Graham, of Jefferson, was in
town, last week, to be present at the
graduating exercises and to attend to
matters of business.
Lou Lee has had the carpenters at
his place, last week, repairing it and
the painters have touched it up so it is
a different appearing place.
Ralph Mosier, who has been on the
sick list for some time and scarcely ex-
pected to survive is now out of danger
and the nurse left this week for her
home.
j. f. Russell returned home, last
Friday, from his outing at the lakes
much improved in health and appear
ance and ready to meet the demands
OF his customers.
Supt. Arthur Farquhar departed,
Tuesday, for North Dakota to look at
land with a view of %purchaing, if he
finds any hat suits him. He expects
to be gone about a week.
Misses Myrtle Brown and Lizzie
Davis went ou to the pleasant home
of 81 Earheart, out in Viola township
and spent last Sunday pleasantly.
The girls have been working for some
time AND a day in the country gives
new life and vigor.
DR.. ami Mrs. A. L. Brooks departed
for ST. Paul, where he expects to attend
a Medical convention. a program has
been prepared with some of the most
eminent doctors in the country, who
will give ideas hat each can carry
away and use in his profession.
Misses Mary Leonard and Eta Proc.
tor, who work in the millinery depart
ment of j.. +. Russell's store, took an
outing, and went out to the Douglas
township home of the former where
they forgot hats and work and rested
~ ILL WIN lldlu CdIl leSU,
Mrs. Clark Cross, who has been Wis
iting here for a week departed Mon
day, for her home, in Des Moines ac-
companied by her sister, Mrs. George
Mccain and Ethel Freeman. Mrs.
Mccain expects to take treatment and
will remain until she improves in
health.
The Honorable Board of Supervisors
convened, Monday, and found plenty
of work to do at this session. The
assessors books all have to be looked
over and taxes equalized, also roads
and bridges to be looked after. Tues
day they drove to Extra and looked
up work, and have been very busy all
week.
Mrs. B. S. Phelps entertained last
Saturday, from two to six in honor of
her sister, Mrs. Laura Forbes, Of Des
MONIES. Over one hundred guests were
invited to meet one who is we'll known
to Audubon people. The occasion was
one of semi-formality in which the
graciousness of the hostess prevailed
the whole assembly. Mrs. j. f.. Russ
ell received at the door, when they
greeted the hostess and guest Of honor
and We're then shown into the dining
room by Mrs. w. w. Smith. Mrs. l..
j. Hill and Mrs. f. H. Watts, assisted
by Mrs. Ed Van Gorder, presided in
the dining room, where dainty refresh
ments were served. The table was
hastily decorated with green ribbon
and carnations draped from the chan
delier. The whole house was decrated
with flowers, that seemed to peep out
from every nook and corner.