Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-07

Mrs. Phlpps spent last Sunday WIS.,
iting friends in Extra.
Roy Brooks, of Audubon, visited
last Sunday with Fred Heileman at
the Blue Grass Creamery.
j. B. Doak, of Audubon, is passing
part of the week at the home of his
old friend, j. III. Jones, four miles
east of this town.
Geo. Morey's infant child is we'll
again but he has little girl down
quite i'll with fever and eruptions on
the face and body.
The Elkhorn Lumber Co. was in
receipt of one car of lumber and one
of brick this week which were being
unloaded on Tuesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Barnes and the boy who
is staying with her are now in Audu-
bon where she is helping to care for
sister who has been very ill.
Mrs. Anthony A. Davis and one
daughter are down sick and under
PHYSICIANS care with an attack OF
what is called summer grip.
Joe Miller, who has been visiting
his sister and her husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Lobe, near here, left for
his home near Menlo last Tuesday.
Mrs. r. F. Hahsen, who is here Oh
visit to her parents, Chris Justesen
and wife, visited Audubon the last of
the week and attended to some bust
ness matters.
Our markets on Tuesday were as
follows: Hogs, $3.50; wheat, SIC;
corn, 47c; oats, Csc; creamery butter,
21c; dairy, lac; hens, Sc; young
chickens, 103c.
r. Shea left here last Tuesday for
Ross where he proposes to organize a
lodge of the M. w. of. A. if he can
secure the necessary number TO con-
stitute lodge of that order.
Ernest Oaks was taken to his par
ents' home near Atlantic one day last
week where he is being taken care Of.
The last heard from him he was
thought to be slowly improving.
Mrs. E. j. Fenton returned home
last Saturday from Kalispel, Mon
tana, where she has been enjoying the
air of higher altitude. She looks as
if the mountain air agreed with her.
Miss Lulu Clark, who has been Wis
lting with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. W. Clark, for few days,
returned last Friday to her work in
Ross where she has been employed for
some time.
Mrs. Theo. Gearheart and children,
who reside in Nicola, arrived here last
Tuesday and went to the home of her
parents, Joel Crees and wife, south
west of town where she will visit for
time. She also intsnds to visit her
other relat igel1! ~! = Wi VIZ o returning home.
q. E. Pennington, residing near
Old Hamlin, was in town Tuesday
and was using a cane in order to move
around. He has been suffering for
couple of weeks with rheumatism
and was not able to do any work DUR
ing grain cutting.
Be sure to attend the meeting of
the NJ. w. of A. next Saturday night,
August 9, at the station. All tran.
sient members of the order in good
standing are cordially invited TO be
present and help make the meeting
one of interest.
Hank Donohue was working his
force of men in town last, Tuesday
and says he has an even ten miles of
road bed TO look after, including side
track, and only four men to do it
with. No wonder the right Of way
and roadbed is weedy on the branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. G, w. Clark drove
out in the country to the home of
their son Will last Friday aud spent
the day visiting with the family.
This is the first time the old gentle
man has been able to take a "Trip out
in the country since last fall and the
neighbors are glad to hear of his i'm
provement.
Pete Nelson the hog and grain deal
er, sent out three cars Of stock from
this station this week to South Oma-
ha. Pete is rustler and when he
goes after hogs he gets them. He is
getting more and more custom as he
becomes more known, and deserves 1t
as he has started new era in that
line of business here.
Just Justesen was having the
wound on his knee dressed in Audu-
bon Tuesday The wound is suppu-
rating and paining him some, the lat
ter no doubt being caused by his be-
ing on his feet SO much in the active
duties of his.store business. He has
forsworn revolvers for all time to
come and has already traded off three.
James East was down to Buffalo
Bills show last week and call went
merry as marriage bell" until as
Jim went to board the train, grip in
hand, two toughs grabbed hold of
him and one forcibly took possession