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

Al Friend is in Creston this weel
called there by the serious illness o
his father.
o. P. Tyler, the veteran stockmar
of Hamlin, visited friends in Audi
bon Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Cloughly returned home
Tuesday from Ute, where she has beer
visiting her sister Mrs. Miller.
VIM. Cloughly returned Tuesday
from Omaha, where he had been for 8
few days attending to business.
Lou Lee sold his property last week
to Miss Frances Morrissey who gets
thereby very neat little home.
The cellar under the D. E. Soar
building is completed and the founda.
ton will soon be put down.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Zion, living
north of the Christian church, have
both been on the sick list the past
week.
VIM, Kelly Jr. is assisting in the
clothing store of j. Friend & Son, dur
ing the absence of the proprietor, this
week.
"A. M. Allen, representing the Slower
Zeal Estate Exchange, of Watertown,
was In this community last week and
went back to his home Tuesday.
JAS Hart is fixing over his planning
mill ard giving himself room for &C,
ton. He has good business that is
constantly increasing and he has to
have more ROOM
Services at the Methodist church
were held last Sunday in the basement
on account of the work in the main
auditorium being unfinished but they
hope to be back in the main building
by Sunday.
Frank Tharnish has moved his
watch and clock repairing shop to tile
small vacant space one door east of
VIM. Cloughly's. Frank has a grow
ing trade and will soon have a good
business.
Chas. Benton, the old time livery
man, has sold his livery stock to Geo.
Weighton who took charge last Thurs
day. Charley has always run first
class and up-to-date barn and Mr..
Weighton will do the same thing. He
is a registered and licensed veterinary
and we'll known as one who under
stands the diseases of animals. He
Will maintain the same good rigs and
teams and is deserving of a big patron.
age.
Miss Harriet Bilharz entertained
her Sunday School class last Friday
evening at the home of her father. She
has class ofabout twenty young men
who were requested to bring young
ladies and the evening was spent very
pleasantly and profitably. Miss Bill
harz recognizes the fact that young
people must have good times and so
affords them the pleasure where they
can enjoy themselves.
Chas. Van Gorder received his auto.
mobile Monday, and Wednesday an
expert came in and started it to trav-
cling. 1t was wonder and curios-
ity to most of our people. AS they
went spinning abont town there was
far less commotion among the horses
than one would think. 1T is up to
date in every respect and one of the
most modern and they claim it will
run in all kinds of weather.
| Art Shoesmith, of North Branch
and Miss Hoglisen, of this place, were
married today at noon at the home OF
the bride, where relatives had assem-
bled to witness the ceremony. The
groom is the son of James Shoesmith
of North Branch and a young man
full of vim, energy and push. The
bride is an unassuming, splendid dis
positioned young lady we'll fitted to
become the helpmate of the one she
has chosen to be her companion. They
begin their life in the sunshine and
good wishes of all who know them.
Rev. Samuel Krell, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Lacoua
Iowa, committed suicide Sunday after
noon by shooting. He had just return.
ed from the church where he had been
holding services, and going into the
bedroom, wrote few letters, sat down
on the edge of the bed and committed
the deed. Dependency on account
of lack of interest in his meetings is
the only cause which can be attributed
for the act. He was member OF
Company X, of the Fifty-first Iowa
volunteers and served through the
war in the Philippine Islands. He
leaves wife and four children to
mourn his loss. Tuesday Iowa State
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