Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17


home sick with an attack of malarial
fever.
Ralph Hersman, owing to sickness,
was not able to be at the store the first
of the week.
Miss Ethel Freeman departed for
Shelby Tuesday where she goes to
visit an aunt.
party to crowd of her lady friends
Tuesday evening.
Joe Cam is at home sick with an
attack of fever that threatens to lay
him off duty for few days.
Lou Richards departed Monday for
Lincoln, Nebraska, for visit with
relatives in the great capital of that
state.
Will Kelly has been working in the
store of j. Friend q Son during the
past week as Al was home visiting his
father.
Mrs. Jennie Bailey went down to
Extra the last of the week to attend
party given by her aunt, Mrs. VIM.
Fulton.
Mrs. Flo Freeman. head clerk at j.
F. Russell's, was sick and unable for
duty for nearly week past, resuming
her work Tuesday.
Will Cunningham is in st. Paul and
Minneapolis this week visiting with
relatives and enjoying himself, free
from the cares of the arduous duties of
school life.
Miss Mary Leonard returned home
last Thursday having completed her
millinery season and come home to
rest and spend her summer vacation
with her parents.
Ben Train sold the quarter section
he recently bought over in Guthrie
county to Ed Finch, the first of the
week and we are told cleared up a
good years salary.
Will Baylor, who works in at the
First National Bank, started Tuesday
outing after years steady contine-
ment in the bank.
A. A. Nelson and r. c. Spencer
went down to the south part of the
! state the first of the week to look after
some of the cheap real estate that is
advertised for sale in that section of
1 the state.
Mayor Nash is having lot of trim
J ming and thinning out done in the
! park this week. 1t is much needed
4 piece of work too. The trees are too
Il close together to ever grow to any size
and if they are thinned some they will
: grow to better size and give more
shade. Let the good work go on.
Ross Barger, son of H. A. Barger,
left Monday on his wheel for trip to
Colorado. He goes south, visiting
along till he gets to Kansas City when
he will pull west across the plains
He has long ride ahead of him, but
is boy Of energy and nerve and will
! doubtless reach his destination.
Mrs. Alex Caldwell returned home,
Tuesday morning, from her Illinois
a trip, visiting her relatives in her girl
hood home. She reports continuous
= rain during the month of June and
July, and that they seemed to have
more of it than we had here, and that
their crops do not look nearly so good
e, as here, in the banner state among the
.e great sisterhood of states
30 The Geo. Mccain farm in Melville
- township has been sold and resold the
: past week, the last consideration being
= $7l.65 per acre. Prices remain steady
le and the land sales continue, in season
re and out of season, rain Or shine, and
y the time of year for the real estate har.
Is vest is at least two months away.
Id What will the harvest be?
y Owing to the excessive rainy wealth
er and the retarded condition of farm
work, but few farmers have cut the
weeds along the highways that sur.
IF round their farms The people should
If not forget that nice, clean premises
N add to the value of the farm and il
10 they expect to sell their farms for 500
an acre they should attend to this
~ matter at an early date.
s. The hay season is in full blast this
1. week and everyone that can make 8
\ hand has been pressed into service and
- there is q strong demand for more
- help but it cannot be obtained, even al
the advanced price of So 90 per day. A
le bountiful crop of hay is being taken
y care of and if The weather continues
lie good the balance of this week the
n greater part of it will be in the stack
Al Mrs. L. J. Yaggy and children ar
q. rived from their home at Davenport
~ AooU AAuAoN0J nAu Will t4olU Will ACl
1t parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine Leon
b ard. and family, of Douglas township
Doubtless nearly everyone remembers
Lou Yaggy who worked for the Citi
zen's Bank in its day. Lou holds one
of the most responsible and lucrative
e positions in banking circles and is do
y ing well.
n Monday night the wild clang of the
4. fire bell startled everyone and sci
v them running in every direction. The
:. fire department responded promptly
= and started for the scene of action
= = which proved to be the home OF John
!. McFarlane, but the fire was out ere
% the department got there. 1t origin.
/ ated from the electric lights. The
e wire in the chandelier Is too large
l. allowing more current to pass through
/, at the one place than ought to be used
'. in the whole house. When Mrs. Nc
Farlane turned on the light at the
Il al, SrIs CHI lIr,