Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-16

The Chicago Drovers Journal of the
18th states thatJ. w. Mcclure of Au-
dubon was on the market with q fine
lot of hogs.
Get our prices on doors and windows
and water tanks and all kinds of mill
work before buying.
If JAMES HART.
| can repair your bicycles and put
them in first-class shape. Bring them
in and leave them with me.
j. g. WOLFE.
Barger Bros. contract for the Watts
building on the south side of main
street having expired they have boxed
up their goods and will find some
other place to put them.
Miss Jennie Donaldson daughter of
Recorder o. G. Donaldson entertained
a number of her lady friends this even
ing at the home of her parents and
they will all have splendid good
time.
Mrs. III. w. Wilson received the sad
intelligence Sunday that a niece of
hers, in Des Moines, had passed to the
great beyond and Monday departed
for that town to be present at the
funeral.
Mrs. DIR. Eyer and two daughters ar
rived here Friday evening for a visit
With friends after having been for
some time in the eastern part of the
state. Lena went on to their home in
Primghar but Mrs. Eyer will remain
for some time.
Clyde Baker, who works at G. w.
Hoovers, went down to Des Moines
the first of the week to enter an EN-
balming school to learn the business.
When he finishes the course his en-
ployer MIR Hoover expects to add this
department to his store and have a full
line of the goods.
Albert Matthias, of the firm of Ma
thias d Hansen, shoe store, departed
the last of last week for the sunny
South to visit his parents who are
wintering down there. He also has
his eye on some investments down
there that he thinks would tnrn out
we'll in the long run.
Monday evening Miss Trina Thar.
nish who works in att. f. Russell,s
invited in all the employees of the
store to her home and they had a
most delightful evening. Miss Lizzie
Davis land Verge Wilson being the
only ones outside the force. They
toasted and had most royal outing
and pleasant evening.
There was pleasant dancing party
last Thursday night at the Danish
hall in town and those present
thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Their
gatherings are always jolly and good
natured and they know how to enjoy
good times. The only disadvantage
they have is the smallness of the hall,
which should be about twice its size
to accommodate all its patrons.
Peter Anderson, father ofSheriff An
derson and one of the best men in Au-
dubon township has sold his fine large
farm for over $50 per acre and has pur-
chased the property here belonging to
John Chapman and will move here
sometime during this spring. Mr.. An
derson will deal in horses when he
gets here and there is no better Judge
of good animals in the county than
he or anyone who can handle them
better. He will make good live
wide.awake citizen and valuable ac.
QUESTION to the community.
Wednesday night the household of
Mllt Jef1eries out in Douglas township
was quietly enjoying the evening when
rap on the door startled them when
on opening the door Milt could not
make out if he had committed some
awful crime and was about to expiate
that crime by the much read of south
ern mob but as Milt is nervy he con-
cluded to risk letting them in and in
they trooped. But when he was sur
rounded he found no knotted moose,
but the silken cords of friendship to
bind him and his family in the hearts
of friends and neighbors to give them
farewell party ere he leaves for his
new home in Missouri. Ere the guests
departed they left them each rocking
chair as remembrance of the friends
left behind.
One of the best times this winter
among the Danish citizens was the
the masquerade given last Saturday
night in their hall. EARLY in the even
ing grotesque figures began to assem-
BILE until the hall became a pande-
monium of peculiar shapes and queer
actions. The onlookers held their
sides and laughed at the queer antics
OF the actors. Old farmers and clowns
We'd with each other to see which
could create the most amusement for
the occasion. The judges were long
in deciding which of the many cos
tunes were worthy of the prizes offer
ed for the one fixing up the best. 1t
was finally decided that Dan Petersen
in the livery barn should have first of
men and ]. P. Kilgor in at Rasmussen
d Jensen's shoe store second, Anna
Petersen first among the ladies and
Emma johnson second.
A number of northwestern Iowa dry
goods merchants who have formed
themselves into syndicate called the
Northwestern Iowa Buyers asso-
citation are registered at the Kirkwood
this week. The object of their visit
to Des Moines is to meet here the re-
representatives. of manufactures and inn
porters from New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia, Chicago, San Francisco and
other large cities in order to get special