Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-24
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Dave Hart, manager for the Trans
Mississippi elevator, went up to Man
ming Monday to attend to matters of
business.
Joe johnson is figuring on building
a new and more commodious house
this TALL if there is nothing turns up
to prevent it.
Miss Wise, from Defiance, arrived
in town Thursday and is visiting at
the home of Rev. Faust, pastor of the
German church here.
Henry Conboy took a notion Tues
day to visit the county seat and we
met him early using natures loconlo-
ton in getting down there.
Tom Kennedy, from up by Gray,
was down the past week and purchas-
ed a set of harness from our now
famous harness maker George Stemm.
Nate Moore is back from Iowa City
where he has been for some time and
is shaking hands and renewing &C
quaintances with those in and about
Ross.
Ad. Dorsey began work Monday in
the harness shop of George Stemm
and will soon be turning out the same
grade of harness that Stemm puts out
to his customers.
j. A. Humiston, agent at the North
Western in Audubon, was up the
other day and purchased bill of lum-
Der for the erection of barn on his
place out west of town.
Mrs. Maggie Mckay, from Powe-
shiek county, is now at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Rutherford visiting, and with her
brothers and sisters also.
The painters were busy this week
beautifylDg the home of Charlie Will
de by putting on covering that will
help it in looks and pass it through
wind and weather with less damage.
Charlie Wilde and Fred Ruhs got
into trading mood this week and
the former bought the barn Of the lat
ter SO that Fred now turns his horse
out to pasture until he gets new
barn built.
Roe Passmore, who works for Nor
risey & Ruhs down at Audubon, was
up Sunday and visited at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Walter Lee, and, too,
we think to see that new nephew of
III that Walter brags so mnch about
Miss Eckles, of Audubon, who has
zen assisting Mrs. Charlie Wilde
18th her sewing for a week went
lme Monday much to the regret, if
can believe our friends, of GER
asn young man who conducts one of
the best businesses in town.
Inman Sherman, the hustling agent
for the North Western, is wearing a
weary and folorn looking face this
week as his wife is up at Jefferson
visiting her folks and he is keeping
widower's hall which is not as cheer
full a way of amusing ones self as to
have housekeeper.
Professor Hooker and his assistant,
Will Lester, We're up Tuesday max
ing some changes in the telephone
system. They fixed it so as to have
his connect with the farmers line and
the farmers will now have access to
the town exchange, of course paying
4 for q III foil line evctams
The social given last week at the
new home of George Stemm in Pros
pect Park cleared up something like
$500 for the church. This is not
only good showing for the social
but good for the church, too. Our
churches must provide entertainment
tor their membership and those out
side, too, if thev wish to keep in line
with what the world outside is doing.
Last Friday night guests clothed in
holiday array were seen vending their
way through the moonlight to the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Rutherford for night of social chat
and good times. The hospitable hosts
are popular with the young folks for
they know that to 60 there is to have
a royal roaring good time and this
was no exception to the general good
times.
The creamery is doing a good bust
ness and getting good supply all the
time. They have SO much in fact that
haulers can battle in it provided some
one turns the hose on them. But
withal the farmers should not forget
that the creamery is the making of
the country in as much as it allows
him to keep more stock and thus not
J. drain his land to death by constantly
raising crops on it.