Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-01-15

Justice Lair, who was also elected
assessor for the town, attended the
assessors meeting in Audubon last
Tuesday, which was called by the
county auditor.
E. G. Wilson, the big stock feeder
( and poultry fancier west of the
depot, last Tuesday received a trio
of the genuine Plymouth Rock
variety of chickens that are beau
ties.
Ralph Hawks of Troublesome
Valley, who is the assessor for
Extra township, was at Audubon
last Tuesday. in consultation with
his fellow assessors of the different
townships and towns.
Will E. Wissler- is employed in
the Farmers and Merchants bank,
and the new management will find
him a capable, honest and up-to-
date business man, one in whom
they can place implicit confidence.
Give our business men encourage
nent in their efforts to furnish you
with a good winters amusement by
going to the sixth ENTERTAINMENT,
Jan. 80. Brush will surprise and
Herman will entrance you.
Henry kerns of West Extra, has
been engaged in making a half
dozen or more fine bobsleds for
Hans Hansen, the blacksmith, and
J. w. Kline has been painting them
up to fcorrespond in looks with the
imported article.
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Paul Zaner with his ice cutting
machine was busy last week and
is cutting ice for those of our citi-
zens who are in the habit of laying
in an annual supply. The blocks
are from 10 to IL inches thick and
as clear as crystal.
Honest Real Estate Pete is as
busy as bee these days perfecting
his plans for the real estate cam
paign soon opening this he can
better attend to now that he has
entirely severed his connection
with the banking business.
Remember the sixth entertain
ment of the Glazier Lyceum Com
pany takes place Jan. 30. The
noted magician, E. III. Brush, and
the great violinist, Carl Herman,
will surprise you. Admission l5c
and 25c. Reserved seats 35c.
We notice many of the broken top
shade trees disfiguring the streets,
are being taken up root and branch
within couple of weeks, to be
used as fire wood but there are still
many others that should share
like fate and serve like useful pur-
pose.
being blown oyer or broken down,
straw and hay stacks scattered to
the four winds of heaven, besides
shade trees, out houses and
chimneys leveled to the ground as
the result of last weeks Tuesday
and Wednesday blow.
Mrs. G. L. Butler and children re-
turned from Keota, Iowa, the fore
apart of the week accompanied by
Mr.. Butler, who went to Des Moines
and met them. The agent is
lamenting over the loss of their
beautiful house plants by freezing
the night he was away.
Mrs. |. Y. d. Lewis, residing three
miles south of town, was thought
to be dying thealast of the week for
a day or two but revived again
sufficiently to partake of some
nourishment. She has been afflict-
ed for long time with rheumatism
which affected her heart.
j. E. MCGUIRE, the cashier of the
Farmers and Merchants bank of
Extra, has purchased the Mrs. III.
y. Wissler property on North Park
street. and is moving this week.
Mr.. Wissler for the present has
moved into the A. j. Bruner prop
erty lately occupied by George
Young.
AL Voorhees, returned last week
Sfrom the implement dealers con-
vention and reports an interesting
meeting in which important bust
transacted The boys had the
freedom Of the two cities Omaha
and Council Bluffs and were treat
ed like lords.
secured several contracts in the
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near by counties. Mr.. Hunter is
building up an enviable reputation
as bridge builder in this part of
the state. Atlantic Democrat Jan. s.
Mr.. Hunter formerly resided in
this county and is a brother of
Mrs. d. E. Stranger of this town.
Since the retirement of A. W. Har-
vey from the clerkship in the
Stuart bank he has distributed a lot
of beautiful calendars on which are
inscribed in letters of the deepest
carmine "a. w. Harvey" agent for
the Hawkeye Insurance Company,
which speaks plainly as to his
intentions in the future. He is a
capable man and works for a
reliable company and deserves his
full share of the public patronage.
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