Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-03
CHARLES RAGLEY.

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Fifty cents per dozen for Cabinet
Photos. PHOTO NOVELTY co.
III. U. Funk went to Atlantic We'd
nesday evening to attend to legal mat
tiers in justice court.
The ladies of the Christian church
expect to serve meals tomorrow in the
basement of the Howald block.
| Mrs. Archie Davidson, living west
OF town, is nicely recovering from a
severe attack of remittent fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Roberts are here
this week visiting at the home of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Roberts.
John Ward is proudly walking the
streets as the father of a big eleven
pound boy that came to their home
last Friday.
The walk in front of Dave Scars
new harness shop is now open to the
traffic and the fence went down the
first of the week.
Miss Cathraine Earheart entertained
a few of her young lady friends
at tea Tuesday evening and all present
passed very pleasant evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Jensen, out
southwest of town, are the proud par.
ents Of boy that came to their home
last Tuesday to claim share of their
love aud care.
Miss Minty Christy, who has SO sat-
lsfrctorily to all patrons, trimmed at
Fred Vermilya's the past season. de-
parted Tuesday for the summer vaca-
ton at her home in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. u. @. Lass and Miss Lucille
came down Wednesday to paw a visit
TO her relatives and other friends. She
Will remain over the 4th and will VISIT
in Extra before returning home.
Clarence Weldy has sold his so farm
IN section one, Sharon township. to
Fred Grunestrup for $40 an acre which
seems to be the principal price for fair
land with ordinary improvements.
Mat Johnson, hog buyer at the Rock
Island yards, was at Atlantic, Tues.
day night, to grain mems conven-
tlon Where they We're giving each 9TH
err pointers on the coming season.
liver Henrickson has commenced
the construction of commodious resi-
dence on the property he purchased
last spring from q. Baxter 1t will be
valuable addition to that suburban
district
Miss 10 Anne Walker who has been
visiting at the w. B. Davis home the
past few weeks, will return to h
home at Miles, Iowa, next Monday
having had one round of pleasure
while here
Samuel Mantz sold his fine half sec.
ton OF land just to the northwest of
town to John McFarlane for $40 an
acre and it is reported having resold
for S75 an acre. This is a fair price for
a good farm.
The streets and alleys have been put
IN excellent trim in the last few weeks
The weeds have been cut down and
trees trimmed up, the driveways
cleaned and everything is in very cred
liable shape.
Miss Cathrian Vollmer entertained
her Sunday School class and a few
of the boy friends Tuesday evening
at the parsonage. There were twenty
i've present and all report having a
pleasant evenings entertainment.
Frank Nicholson disposed of his so
acres near Douglas the first of the
week to Clarence Weldy for $40 an
acre. This will make Mr.. Weldy a
| fine farm and he is fortunate to secure
as good piece of land for the money
Mrs. q. B. Russell has been improv-
ing her home, on Church street, and
since she has had it painted pure
white with green blinds, as was the
fashion in days of old, it presents a
pleasing effect and makes it most
modern.
Alex Caldwell returned home last
week from his trip to Minnesota and
points In the north where he went to
see how opportunities stood for invest
ment. He found plenty of investments
and investors, too, but did not venture
himself.
Mrs. III. III. Carmichael and Miss
Myrtle Ross will leave for Charles CITY
in few Gays to pay visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thad Carmichael. and from there
will go on to Fayette Co. where they
will continue their visit with other
| relatives.
The high school base ball club in.
tend to go out to Fiscus tomorrow to
play a game of ball for a purse of
twenty-five dollars. The only thing
that will prevent them from going is
the fear that the husky farm boys will
win the purse and all the honor.
One of the best dances of the season
occurred at the pleasant country home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kerwin, last Fri
day night. The house was fairly crowd
ed with young people. Fifty one num-
bers were sold. But with all the crowd
they had very pleasant social time
and dance.
A. G. Darland returned from Powe-
shiek county, Sunday morning, and
while there bought quarter section
of land for 5000 an acre which he saws
is a crackerjack. He will not leave Au-
dubon county, we hope, and doubtless
will sell this place for good advance
before next March.