Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-11-03
AUDUBON NEWS
FARM LOANS.
In 500 Optional Payments
At Best Rates.
CHARLES RAGLEY


CHARLES BAGLEY
Miss Genevieve McCarty was down
to Extra last week visiting friends.
Miss Mae Layland got home Satur-
day from her sightseeing trip to st.
Louis.
| Mrs. Alex Caldwell went up to Ross.
today. to visit at the home of Mrs.
Allie Quimby.
Nelson Cowles spent the latter part
visiting his parents and friends and
left Sunday for his home in Ottumwa.
J. F. Russell went to Chicago the
first of the week to buy his holiday
goods and add to the already big stock
| in his store.
Miss Nell Kennedy who works in
the big store of E. Bilharz & Son went
to St. Louis the first of the week to
take in the sights.
Miss Flo Freeman went up to Gray
last Saturday evening and remained
until Monday visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Frank Corner.
Mrs. Jessie Mitchell and Mr.. Talbot
came down from Carroll, Saturday and
visited until Monday at the home Of
the boys here.
Conrad Burkhardt has moved to
town on the account of the i'll health
of his wife and they now occupy the
residence property of VIM. Alt.
Dan Freeman got home from Extra,
Wednesday where he has been assist
ing in the Exchange bank. He will
now assist in the First National for q
time.
Mrs. J. F. Russell entertained at
their pleasant home on Church street,
Monday evening in honor of Mrs. Nell
Dickensen. Eaton of Fremont who was
here at that time.
There was a meeting of the Mission
airy society of the Methodist church at
the home of Mrs. VIM. Doak on last
Tuesday when good program and
supper was served.
Deem & WEIGH put in solid stone
walk and curbing in front of the resi-
dence of B. s. Phelps. These large
flags of stone will last almost forever
| Chas. Bagley has hired Elmer Bren.
imam to assist him in the abstract
work of his office. Elmer is capable
and bright young man and will soon
develore into good person in that
place.
| VIM NeH and family got home Sat.
urday from the exposition at ST..
Louis. Mr.. Neff says it is much the
same as the fair at Chicago. There
were few new deals but in the main
it was the same thing.
The young people in the .neighbor-
hood of John McGuire's, out in Mel
vile assembled at that home, last Mon
day night an0 INDUCED in all the
Legendary pass times of this date.
Ghost stories and jokes were cracked
together and the young people had a
pleasant visit.
There was a gathering of the old
friends and neighbors of Mrs. James
Hunt, out in Melville township, last
Tuesday, who went in and surprised
her. After she had properly recover
ed from her surprise she turned in to
entertain her guests as she only can
and edibles such as only country folks
who have plenty to provide can give
was set before them and partaken of
with relish.
The antics of Halloween night were
not in all places conducive to sense
of manliness and womanliness as they
might have been. A simple joke that
costs no one money or great labor is
all right and proper. But when one
wantonly destroys property or causes
inconvenience and hard work to re-
pair things the joke is carried too far.
A great many were out and had good
times but some were out who destroy
ed property and caused much incon-
venience by their senseless pranks.
One of the most pleasant gatherings
OF the year 30 far as the entertain
ment and banquet given last Friday
night by the members of the A. o. U.
w. lodge on the thirty sixth anniver.
sary of the lodge. The various com.
mittees had done we'll their part and
prepared an excellent program, and
those on the banquet outdone all for.
mer attempts of the kind. All met
first in the Maccabee hall where the
program was given. Those on the
program to whom the order feels in
debted for their services were: Mrs
DIETRICH who sang and played for them
Miss Anna McGinn;s who gave 6
splendid reading, Ray Brenton, Jacl
Walsh and Harry Taylor who assisted
with their guitars and mandolins, tn,
male quartet consisting of Messne
| OFT, Harry Taylor, Jack Waleh ant
Bert Keith; Miss Armstrong, of Man
ming, who gave vocal solo and an in
strumental piece, Miss Martha Clarl
sang for them, Carson Brockway
trombone solo, and Clarence Craney
recitation. After the program tn
company of about one hundred an,
| fifty guests went to the hall of the or
l. der which WAC tastafullu and annrC