Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-04
HONEY TO LO4Nl
tcith the German Savings
Bank at 8 per cent interest,
optional payments.
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Atty. Nicholson from Winterset was
business visitor in town Wednesday.
Mr. Welch of Harlan was over the
first of the week looking after business
w. c. Elliott got home from Omaha
Wednesday where he had been look
ing after business.
Rev. A. a. Walburn went to Des
Moines Tuesday evening to attend to
personal business affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. G. Spencer are re-
joicing over the arrival of baby girl
at their home the first of the week.
Jake Overholtzer departed Tuesday
evening for his home in California
after attending to business affairs
here.
Mrs A. A. Walburn who has been
quite poorly this winter is now i'm
proving nicely and growing much
stronger.
Mrs. Brown, mother of Mrs. A. A.
Nelson, was over to Anita last week
attending to matters of personal
business.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Leta Manahan to Mr.. Con
yer at Valley Junction to take place
February TO-
Roy Funk and family arrived Tues
day evening to visit his parents. Roy
left the next day but his wife viii re-.
main a few weeks.
A. NJ. Currier returned home from
Anita tuesday morning where he had
been to attend the funeral of his
father that occurred Monday.
Mrs. Cornelius Gates returned from
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Cooley in
the south part OF the county, last week
and is sick with erysipelas.
b. q. Powell who was here Tuesday
buying horses at Weighton's barn, got
ten head and also purchased one mule
which he took to Manning to ship.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs,
Nels Mikkelbans was buried last Mon
day in Mable Grove cemetery. Rev.
Johansen performed the ceremony at
the grave.
A merry crowd of young people
called on Miss Myrtle Brown at her
parental home last Thursday evening
and spent a pleasant time in games
and visiting.
The Ladies Aid of the PRESBYTERIAN
Friday night for the benefit of the
Sunday School and all are cordially
invited to be present.
The poultry raisers have arranged
to hold poultry show February is.
IS and 20, and have arranged to give
a sweepstake prize of S. and So. They
should have good showing.
Mrs Hans Hansen and Mrs. p. l..
Hansen of Extra were up Wednesday
the former remaining here with her
husband who has formed the partner
ship with f. A. Buthweg in the cloth
ing store.
Next Sunday evening the Chris tan
Endeavor of the Christian church will
have program on "Our own boys"
and missionary collection will be
taken for the orphans that this church
is backing in India.
Pursuant to call from Ed johnson,
one of the heaviest feeders and ship
pers in the county, the stockmen and
feeders of the county met last Satur-
day and organized temporarily, await
ing the constitution and bylaws of
the state organization, the "Corn Belt
Beef Association. The association has
for its object the breaking of the beef
trust. The officers elected are: Pres
ident, Ed Johnson; Secretary, Sam
Gardner. Treasurer, w. H. Neff..
The stockmen of this section are
signing petition to sena to Repre-
sentative Mott to vote for H. F. No. 6,
a bill presented by Hon. L. L. Delano,
of Atlantic. The petition cites that
the railroads have delayed shippers
needlessly, ill treated them, held cars
at various places long time and be-
lieve also that it is an injury to take
away their passes. w. III. Neff and
Sam Gardner are circulating the petit
ton here, John /. Hensley at Extra.
Gus Forsbeck at Gray and John Jenk.
ms at Brayton.
Ed Owen and Josie White were
married Wednesday at the home of
John White, Rev. G. E. Nichols post
or of the M. f. church of Extra and
Hamlin officiating. About twenty
five guests assembled to witness the
ceremony and after it was over a
bountiful repast was served to all
Many useful presents were left by the
guests. These are two of the incest
young people in the community and
stand high in esteem and admiration
of their friends who wish them life of
prosperity and happiness.
The clothing firm of Nelson &
Christensen sold their store last Fri
day to +. A. Buthweg, of this place,
and Hans Hansen, of Extra. The
firm have been contemplating sale
for some time. Mr.. Christensen has
longb thought of going to California
for his boys health and the health of
Mr.. Nelson being SO that he is entire
ly unable to work in the store, and
may never again, they concluded to
dispose Of it. Both are sound practi-
cal business men and their colleagues
in business hate to have them retire