Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-11

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feeling better for his trip and ready
for more hard work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook of South Omaha
who have been visiting at the H. A.
Arnold home the past week departed
the first of the week to their home.
The democratic county convention
to nominate county officers will not
be called until some time in August
although there will be one the 18th of
this month to select delegates to the
state convention.
0. G. Donaldson went down to Des
Moines Tuesday to attend the state
meeting of Recorders and to be present
at the Commencement exercises of the
Drake university, his daughter Jennie
being one of the graduates.
Marriage licenses have been light so
far for June. This is the marriage
month and only two licenses to wed
have so far been issued. They are,
Theodore A. Beck and Lena c..
Toward, VIM. Il. Bintner and Bar
bara Metz.
Will Wilson has been the able as
sistant in the F. Vermilya store for
the past two years or more has resign
en- his position and started for the far
west Monday. He expects to go to
northern California for hunt for big
game in its mountain fastness, for a
time and then will seek employment
out there to make it his permanent
home.
The Sunday School of the Presby
terrain church will give their annual
Chlldren's day exercises next Sunday
morning at eleven. 1t will be in the
nature of cantata and much time and
patience has been put in by those in
charge, who believe they have as nice
a program as they have ever given to
the public. Their annual offering
VII! be given and they are trusting it
will be large one. There will be no
other service during the day except
the young peoples meeting in the
evening.
w. A. Smutney showed us through
his furniture stock this week and we
were amazed at the amount of good
goods he has on hands. We found his
undertaking rooms showed us the
first steel box brought to the town.
Ii is at once box, a tomb and burglar
proof vault for the dead. 1t is destined
in time to take the place of the old
wooden box. His grave lining and
lowering device are of the newest
model and take away all the lonesome
horror of the old method of burial.
We found five floors of furniture and
the prices quoted show that he is sell
ing at right prices.
Geo. w. Cosson departed Wednes-
day evening for indianapolis, Ind, as
delegate to the National Encamp-
ment of the Modern Woodmen of
America. He expects to stop in Des
Molnes in case and have few DAYS
in Chicago also. He is likely to see
big parliamentary fight in the national
convention as there are some questions
| of momentary Importance to the lodge
to be discussed. One will be the ques-
ton OF REIMBURSEMENT of rates and the
other will be an BUSTING of the old
officers. There are several candidates
on both sides and the past year has
been one of strenuous discussion on
the rate question. Geo. can be depend
ed upon as attending to the best inter
ests fthe lodge
One of the largest dinner parties of
the season is the one given to-
day by Mesdames VIM. Doak, D. C.
Mott and Ed. B. Cousins at the ele-
CANT parlors of Mr.. and Mrs. Doak, at
which DIR. Atkinson, of Fair Hope,
Alabama was the guest of honor. The
large reception parlors we're decorated
with June's choicest gifts. Beautiful
pink and white roses waited forth
their aroma and blended with the
softer sweetness of blushing peonies
to give the guests taste of the elysian
dreaminess of the far off tropics. The
hostesses were neatly but not elabo.
rately costumed and had every detail
OF arrangement made so that the
guests all felt at home. The word
Swap" on every invitation gave the
guests to understand that they were
to take some article of wearing apparel
to trade to some other guest and the
designs were expected to be beautiful,
ludicrous and ingenious in their
mechanical construction. When the
guests were assembled it was one OF
the brightest, largest in numbers and
merriest crowds ever assembled in the
town. The dinner was composed OF
five courses and was both elaborate and
good. Vocal solos by some of the
best voices and instrumental music by
the best performers were features OF
the afternoon and were surely enjoy
ed. Following is the list of the
invited guests:
MESDAMES