Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-07-09

Frank Rice and son made business
trip to Gray last Wednesday.
Mrs. L. d. Phelps was quite sick the
first of the week but is now improv
ing.
Jake Christensen of Omaha was
here the first Of the week visiting his
many friends.
Mrs. Kennedy expects to move into
her new cottage home on North Tracy
street sometime this week.
VIM. Prizeman of Omaha was in
the city Saturday and Sunday guest
at the home of the Cloughlys.
Miss Mollie Loney lis at Ute under
the directions of DR.. Lawson who
may retain her for some time to come.
Mrs. G. E. Drake and daughter went
down to Extra Wednesday to join her
husband, who is working in the Jour
nal Office.
Miss Emma johnson who clerks in
the Ed Bilharz big store is having her
vacation this week and spent Tuesday
visiting friends.
Jack O'Brien had the misfortune
last Wednesday to lose a good horse
by lightning. 1t was standing under
a tree but both We're struck.
Mr.. Getchell of Des Moines was
here the Fourth visiting his sister
Mrs. Ed Van Gorder and having
good time with the young people.
Smutney and pay one profit. No
jobbers, no large rent. You pay one
profit instead of three. South Park.
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We understand that John Weber,
late of this place, and lola Weber, his
former wife, were remarked the past
week at Narshalltown where he now
lives.
j. G. Johnson, one of the old veter-
being looked after by the old soldiers
up with him at night.
Mrs. Downs and daughter of Len
nox, Illinois arrived last Friday to
| visit for short time with her brother
L. ]. Hill and family and sister Mrs.
L. D. Phelps. These people are doing
all in their power to make them have
good time and are succeeding too.
S. T. Jones was here the first of the
week fixing a new engine for County
Supervisor j. G. Bonwell who has had
the engine put in on his farm for use
in supplying water as he found he
could not always depend on the wind
to supply the stock on his big stock
farm in Viola township.
The picnic season of the year is now
on in good shape. Crowds are flock
ing to the woods every day so as to
bask not in the sunshine but in the
shade and revel in the delights of a
moonlight supper or to set upon the
river bank watching for fish that
nibble but do not bite. To mention
all the crowds that have gone out this
week would take up all our time and
space.
Last Saturday some of the boys out
near Charley Spencer's home met to
celebrate with him. They had some
large fire crackers and concluded to
have some fun by placing one in jug
to see what it would do. They put ii
in the jug and then got in the house
but it exploded when Charley was
looking to see how it was progressing
and piece of the Jug flew and Gu,
his lip so it took several stitches to fix
it up.
Inc and Anna Heiken, living just
north of Melville Center church, mourn
the death of their sweet baby boy,
Robert. He died July ID, of whoop.
ing cough and although he lacked two
days of being four months old he had
so grown into their affections that the
loss is very great. They are strangers
in the community, yet the kind neigh
bors showed their christian spirit anc
sympathy by the tender ministries il
the time of affection, the memory o
which will be grateful as sweet per
fume. The funeral service was preach
ed by w. F. Mccormick, the Christian
: minister, who gave such consolation
as can only be found in the Gospel 0
Christ. Well may we translate thu
parental thought in words of his:
"Sweet child your work is done,
You touched our hearts to lead u
home,
Well may the Master say to thee
My kingdom is of such to be-
That the western division of tn
rural free delivery service, headqua1
tiers of which have just recently bee
established in Omaha, is threatene
with practical annihilation is a dis
covery made by Superintendent S. Z
Rathbone This ruling, made b.
: Fourth Assistant Bristow, is that n
i rural delivery route shall be establish
! ed, and that none already in operatio