Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-01-22
AUDUBON NEWS
FARM LoANs.
s Per Cent. Interest once a year,
$4,000 optional payments with
Davenport SaYings Bank.
BAGLEY 2 NELSON

| Abe Chambers purchased new
his family in comfort now.
Lowene VanGorder went down to
Extra Monday to visit over night
with her relatives in that city.
The Maccabees are waking up here
and four candidates will be taken
through their rites Friday night.
Mrs. Rob't Frazier of Atlantic came
up last Saturday for visit with her
son ]. F. in the photograph business
here.
4 Joe Cam went up to Manning
Tuesday to look after personal bust
! ness.
Miss Grace Swaney of Gray is in
pie learning how to model and fit
dresses.
The baggage car on the North West
ern was broken last Saturday and q
box car had to be used until Tuesday
as baggage.
1 Louie Hansen of just north of kim
ballton was in town Wednesday and
reports his wife quite seriously sick
the first of the week.
| Invitations are out for the marriage
of Lois Gardener and B. Frank Will
son at the home of the bride north
west of town on February 4.
Dick Thomas one of Melville's best
farmers purchased new surrey the
past week and he and his family may
now go visiting rain or shine.
Get our prices on doors and windows
and water tanks and all kinds of mill
work before buying.
tt JAMES HART.
The dog catcher has been after the
dogs the past week and if you don't
want him after yours get your dog
properly collared and keep him at
home.
Griffith who has worked for the
Stuarts for so long was enjoying Wis
it the first of the week from his young
est son who lives in Black Hawk
county.
The Odd Fellows received new
paraphenalia last week that is worth
$25o.oO. This lodge is becoming one
of the strong institutions of the lodge
and is doing lots of hard work.
Harvey Moon went up to the north
part of the state Tuesday where he
bought three cars of hay to shipiback
here and he will sell the same here
where there is general scarcity.
Rev. Mccormick who filled the pull
pit at the Christian church last Sun
day will be back again next Sunday
and the congregation are thinking
strongly of calling him to the charge.
Miss Bessie Greer who has been vis-
iting in the VIM. Cloughly home de-
parted Tuesday for Atlantic where
she will visit for few days and then
go on to Omaha and resume her work.
A society long meeting on Wednes.
day, has recently called itself the Wed.
nesday club, met at the pleasant home
of Mrs. w. w. Smith this week. 1t
has no organization but yet those who
attend have some delightful times.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Fischer who
have been at Manila are here this
week visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman. We understand he has quit
railroading and will go out west and
take up another occupation.
WI 7. dlu WI rs. LG0 MCSuou Oh uOWu
by Atlantic have been spending the
past two weeks with their friends up
in Viola and Cameron townships and
for home Thursday. They report be.
ing in good neighborhood and now
that they are getting acquainted they
are enjoying life.
Will and George McFarlane enter.
t,sy 1Nr, nIHvr n
dinner party in honor of Geo. Viewer
for Bond. Mississippi. Their mother
had prepared most tempting dinner
and every guest did honor to the occa.
sion and the entertainment prepared
by the boys was thoroughly enjoyed
Peter Flynn an old resident of this
county but who has been at Oxford
for some time died at that place the
first of the week and was brought here
, for interment today. He is the father
of Mrs. John MCGUIRE living out south
of town and is well remembered by
that community as genial whole
souled man. who would rather help 6
man that was down than to praise one
that was up. The pathway of his life
has been strewn with roses and sorrow
sets on the brow of those who called
him friend.
The law firm of Cosson & Ross have
been fixing the papers for the incor.
porating the various Farmers Mutual
telephone lines into one company tt
be known as the Audubon County
Farmers Mutual Telephone Company
Nearly every line in the county hat
agreed to come into the corporation
and it is understood that they will
The individual lines will not lose
their individuality by this move but
get in shape to all come under ont
government 80 that they can better
. protect themselves.
The public library conducted by the
. Columbian Club is being we'll pat
ronized this winter and several new
books were added lately. Among then
are Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
by Anna Coleridge Hogan which il
, well worth reading: The Two Var
Revels by Boothe Harrington. Sew
eral of Henty's that all bows DELIGHT ir