Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-06
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The little child of Lou Babcock was
on the sick list, but not serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oh. Mease went down
to Audubon, to attend to county seat
matters.
Milt Goodnow and family departed
last week and are now at home in
Bayard.
Walter Jensen, who has been up in
minnesota the past year, is now work
ing out at the Boysen ranch.
= Mrs. F. r. Mclaughlin and Miss
Fanny Welty went down to Audubon
last Sunday to visit with friends.
The two daughters of Harry Bovaird
Of Ross were up Sunday and visited at
the home of their uncle, III. b. Shelley.
Jay Lancelot drove down, Monday,
and the storm compelled him to re-
main until the next day to get home.
None of the school children who
have to drive into the country were
obliged to remain in town on account
of the snow.
John PolZin was up to Rockford
City, the first of the week, and to 9TH
or points attending to matters ofper-
sonal business.
Peter Audas returned to his home in
the west the first of the week after a
very pleasant visit here with his broth
or, Walter Audas.
August Meyer, one of the best farm
ers in the county, was on the market,
Tuesday, with about fifty head of hogs
that netted him good round profit.
Henry Wulf and wife were down,
Thursday, from their home in Man
ming visiting with Der mohter, Mrs.
Higgins, and other friends here in
town.
Quite number from here went
down to Audubon, Sunday, to attend
the mems meeting in the afternoon
discourse.
George Patrick, one of the good
farmers out west of town, purchased a
good farm, up by Coon Rapids, of
eighty acres and will move onto it in
the spring.
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joined the train crew and went to Au-
dubon, Tuesday, to help dig out the
engine If need be but there proved to
be no snow.
Quite large crowd of people assem-
bled, last Friday night, at the hall to
witness the grotesque figures of the
masqueraders who had q splendid
good time.
N. L. Branson has advertised to sell,
at public sale, at his place six miles
/. south of Manning, in Audubon county,
all his property on February Is, on
usual terms.
Mesdames Doctor Beers and John
Campbell were down to Audubon, last
week, visiting relatives and friends
and attending the revival services now
going on there.
The Great-Western shows signs of
work at Halbur as they unloaded about
twenty cars of ties, this week, and also
their steam shovel. 1t looks like they
meant business.
Bert Lacy sold his lunch counter
{ and outfit, the first Of the week, and
now Chat Dustin will run it in the
future while Burt will care for the
stock of John Gray.
Meetings are now in progress at the
Eden Valley church, conducted by
Rev. G. e. Bertch. The cold of Mon
day night set it back one day, but he
went out the next day to begin.
The Gray Creamery Company has
!, completed putting up its supply of ice
End is now ready for the coming sea-
He5n. They have very good quality Of
ice and good supply SO they can run
through.
Chas. Ramsey, who has been up in
Manning for some time helping put up
the Jail, was laid off this week on &C.
count of the place being used as pest
house for smallpox patient that
came along the other day.
Ross Higgins has opened watch
and clock repair shop in Mertz's drug
store and will do any and all kinds of
repair work. He has done considerable
all who have employed him finds that
he does first-class work, so that he will
! surely be SUCCESS.
Just rs the North Western pulled
into the yards, Tuesday, it was evident
that something was wrong with the
snow pillow which had seen too much
snow bucking and was broken. 1t was
left here until they returned when
they loaded it up and took it back
with them.
Thursday night ten of our young
folks loaded into a bob sled and went
through drifts and over banks to the
county seat to attend the religious re.
vival. After the services they got a