Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-09
MONEY TO LOAN!
NONEY to LUAN!
Nth the German Sacings
Bank ut 5 per cent interest,
optional payments.
NASH, PHELPS DE- PHELPS
AssdasbOn. LOaC0
Nelson w. Cowles, Optician a
Cowles' Jewelry Store.

COwles' Jewelry Store.
Mrs. Will Fullerton was down to
Extra, Tuesday, visiting with her Sis
ter. Mrs. T. III. Ericsson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Russell and son
left for Des Moines, Monday, where he
has business to attend to.
Mrs. P. A. Rasmussen was out
around the Sharon store the first of
the week visiting friends.
J. B. Rendleman, one of Exira's hus-
thing real estate men, was up Wednes-
day attending to matters of business.
can repair your bicycles and put
them in first-class shape. Bring them
in and leave them with me.
j. G. WOLFE.
Frank Leet was in Manning Tues
day looking after his banking interest
and talking with the financiers of the
the town.
VIM. Kelly is assisting in the cloth
ing store of ]. A. Friend & Son this
week during the absence of Mr.. Friend
who is home visiting his father.
w. S. Moreland, up in Viola town
ship, sold his farm for $500 per acre
and purchased what used to be the
Howard farm, down nearer the county
seat.
The Misses Farquhar entertained a
number of their young friends at their
pleasant home, in Prospect Park, last
week and gave them a most pleasant
time.
Frank Sturgeon, who Is back from
the West visiting his parents in Extra,
was up the first of the week visiting
his friend. County Treasurer G. E.
Brenniman.
Mrs. Vesta La Hue of Lake City ar.
rived home Tuesday evening and is
visiting at the home of her parents Mr.
and Mrs. E. Baxter out in the north
east part of town.
Jake Baker, of Lewis, and brother
from San Francisco, who had seen SER
vice in the Philippines were in town
the first of the week visiting with Jim
Baker, who lives just east of town.
MIS-, 2 s. Collenbauch of Odebolt
was down this last week to attend the
funeral of his sister Mrs Perry, who
died at the home of her daughter Mrs
Asa Garnhart last Wednesday morn
ing.
Prof. ID. p. Repass' formerly county
uperintendent in this county but
now head of the schools and the
normal school at Dexter was in town
this week attending to call from the
court and visiting his friends of which
he has many.
Master Frank Bagley will attain his
eleventh birthday, Friday night and
to commemorate the event he has in
vited in number of his young friends
to assist him in the joyous occasion
and as Frank is an entertaining boy
his friends will doubtless have good
time.
Frank Adams, manager of the Green
Bay Lumber Company was called to
Council Bluffs the first of the week on
account of the serious sickness of sis
ter He-expects to get back to Allan
tic today to banquet by the yardmen
of that company and Friday to Man
ming to attend like banquet of the
auditors of the company.
The Honorable board of Supervisors
met Monday for their first meeting for
the new year and began Immediately
to go over the immense amount of
business there always is at this session.
AS we heard remarked this week, we
have board that tends strictly to
business, while they are in session and
never linger an hour longer than is
really necessary. They went down to
the County farm Wednesday afternoon
accompanied by the Auditor and three
members of the board from Cass
county, who wished to get some good
points for their own farm. The letting
of the county farm for the coming
year has not been acted upon as yet,
and we do not know who the future
manager will be or even If they con.
template change as Mr.. Carper has
proved good farmer.
The officers and directors of the Au-
dubon County Agricultural Society
met last Monday evening to outline
the work for the coming year. The
committee of the previous year was all
made the same except that Chas. Don
aldson of Audubon township was plac-
ed on the list, instead of o. C. Don
aldson, who is now in town. In their
consultation they found that they
would be safe in putting up $4,000
for purses and to help promote the
various industries of the county. A
Three year-old county race was put up,
the purse to be 500 and one half the
entrance money to go to the purse. All
colts to be entered by the first of May.
The association find themselves in
comfortable circumstances and are
planning great many improvements
this year, Barns will be erected and
everything done to put the grounds in
, good shape for displaying stock. This
is the farmers year, He is now on top
He will be in shape to make the com.
ing year one of the best ever put before
pie. The tat stock shows have
6aoe a great thing in the big cities
- east. Why can't we have one
pccounty? There is plenty Of good
~ EN- who could put something
S.hi, now that they may feel as
lmlat they will have good place
G1,,;y stock, that would open the
nhe public to the possibilities
&Jostock.