Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-04-17

Wednesday night between forty and
fifty are present and all go away feel
ing greatly benefited for having at
tended the meetings.
Mrs. e. E. Deems sister and husband
Bert Keith and wife, came Sunday and
spent the day with her. Monday they
went to Manning for visit with theil
relatives at the John Needles home.
They returned to Audubon Tuesday
afternoon after most enjoyable visit.
| August Kusel has finished moving
the house, barn and other outbuildings
from the old Keenas place, southwest
of Gray. He has repaired and fitted
up the same with new foundations I'M
til now they are very substantial
buildings. He moved everything on
the place except the we'll.
Miss Jessie Slough. proprietress of
The Wayside Inn, is fixing up in gen
eral about the hotel. The yard is be-
ing graded up, trees and flowers set
out and building moved up to just
west of the hotel to be used as store
room McWilliams was putting a
bIick foundation under the building,
Tuesday.
Jess Higgins, who mas been quaran-
tined with smallpox for some time at
the home of his mother in Gray, has
entirely recovered and shows no ill eff
fects of this much dreaded disease. On
tuesday this home was being thorough
ly cleaned, fumigated and otherwise
disinfected, preparatory to their re-
lease in a few days.
Mrs. Matte Hunter, of Audubon,
came up Tuesday and gave her first
lesson in music to the new class which
she recently organized. She is very
fine musician and anyone taking in;
struction under her directions will
most surely be greatly benefited. She
has class of eight to start with and
Der of others will take up music under
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shultz. living
out north. west OF town, were called to
mourn the loss of their eighth months
old babe, Tuesday. The funeral SER
vices were held at the house, Thurs
day, by Rev. Ehlers, pastor of the
Lutheran church, after which the lit
tie one was laid to rest in the Lincoln
Center Cemetery. Their many friends
extend sympathy in this dark hour of
grief.
A number of the farmers and others
who have loved ones buried at Lincoln
Center got together and burned off the
dead grass and otherwise fixed up the
silent city of the dead. This is but
mark of respect that we should keep
the graves of our loved ones ever green
and root out the noxious weeds that
spring up and look so bad, especially
in a place as sacred as this. A com
munity is often judged by the condi-
ton in which the cemetery is kept.
About seven o'clock, Monday even.
ing, the people of Manning were star
tied by the peals of the fire alarm. The
pretty residence of w. B. Swaney, in
East Manning. was discovered to be on
fire, the blaze originating in some I'M
known manner in the second story.
The fire company and large number
of people were quickly on the scene,
but nothing could be done to abate the
fiery tiend's course and the dwelling
was completely consumed. Even if
there had been enough hose the pres
sure was not sufficient TO force the
water that distance SO as to do any
good. By the assistance of number of
citizens most of the household goods
were saved. The residence was a new
ly built one and was splendidly fur
nished with all modern conveniences
the total cost being in the neighbor-
hood Of 100000, which was covered
with $4,000 insurance. The house
hold goods, which were but slightly
damaged, were insured to the amount
of $4,000. Mr.. and Mrs. Swaney are
at present located with Mr.. Swaney's
parents. He will have new residence
erected as soon as possible. Monitor