Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-07-30

BAGLEY & NELSON
w. G. Elliott is out of town this
week looking after business.
Joe Doner, of Brayton, was up We'd
nesday transacting county seat bust
ness.
Mrs. Jennie Donaldson, who works
in at Billiards. is taking her vacation
this week.
]. A. Nash is spending the week
with his family at the lakes in their
summer cottage.
Miss May Farquhar returned Tues
day from her trip to West Liberty and
is feeling good as result.
Mrs. John Weighton and daughter
Lois expect to start next week for the
west for summer outing.
John Weighton went out on the
south bound train Tuesday evening to
look after business affairs out of town.
Miss Bertha Farguson has resigned
her position in the schools and Miss
Ada Kuhn has been elected to fill the
vacancy.
B. S. Phelps and family are expected
home from Colorado Springs today
where they have been most of the
summer.
Ed. Reuse has accepted a position in
in Billiards store in the grocery de-
partment and will be in there in a
short time.
Miss Lillis Hays went down to Extra
Tuesday evening as delegate to the
Tri County Convention of the Chris
tian church.
F. M. Leet is down to the Bankers
convention at Davenport this week
discussing monetary questions with
other financiers.
Mrs. Clarence Drake went down to
Extra Wednesday evening and from
there will go on over to Stuart and
visit with her sister.
Miss Ada Kuhn got home from Des
Moines Tuesday where she has been
enjoying herself for the past week
with college friends.
Geo. M. Russell, who has been work
ing in the big store of e. Bilharz &
Son, has resigned his position and
will soon move to Colorado
Get our prices on doors and windows
and water tanks and all kinds of mill
work before buying.
tt JAMES HART.
E. Griffith and bride returned Wed
nesday from their wedding tour and
will begin housekeeping Immediately
in the house that they already have
prepared.
FoR SALE-Choice4 40 acre farm, we'll
improved, lots of fruit, section 9, Mel
vile township. For particulars write
to j. z. johnson, Audubon, Iowa,
r. F. D. No.2.
For the best furniture see w. A.
Smutney and pay one profit. No
] Jobbers, no large rent. You pay one
profit instead of three. South Park.
Cliff
| The hallway in the Overholtzer
building, between j. Nj. Graham and
DR.. Fulton's office, has been nicely
painted lately which adds much to the
appearance of it.
Miss Alta Crow returned Wednes.
day from her trip to Boston where she
attended the National Teachers Asso-
citation and reports one of the finest
times Imaginable.
The brick work on the new school
building is now completed and the
carpenters are beginning on the wood
will begin October 9th.
We have heard of polite and tasted
ious young men in our life time but it
was our privilege this week to see
man called up in a business way over
the telephone by lady, who when
called, walked across the room and
took off his hat ere he would answer
the call.
D. w. Matthias writes back from the
South that ween he is everything is
on the boom. He and family are we'll
and he is feeling better than he has
felt for years. The gulf breeze keeps
the days cool and the nights cooler
yet so 1T makes a very equitable
climate.
Jim and Tom Law, two Of the best
hustlers east of town, each shipped
car of their own fed steers to Omaha
Tuesday evening and went out with
them. They took this to be the best
time for summer fed cattle as it will
not be long now until the range cattle
begin to come in and the boys are
good judges of markets and stock
We over looked last week to men
ton how that grim messenger of death
had spread his dark pail over the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Hooker
and swept on his sable robes the spirit
of their little daughter Clara to the
land of bright cheer and hope beyond.
Words Of encouragement and comfort
may be spoken but nothing but time
can allay the twinge of pain that
comes to those torn and bleeding
heart strings that throb and beat for
an absent loved one. Her prattle and
caress comes to them in their dreams.
When he sits down to ponder over the
love of books that he may give it forth
again to blossoming young minds q
: vision of sunny curls and animated
sparkling eyes and rosy red lips creep
in between his eyes and the book and
the pages seem blurred and indis-