Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-05-05

Miss Gretchen Nash was an over
Sunday visitor at the country home
of S. c. Handles in Cameron town
ship.
The various delegates to the state
democratic convention left the first of
the week to attend to the various
duties there.
Mrs. Thos. Musson who has been
quite poorly all spring is growing
stronger and is now able to drive out
to the ranch.
Rev. Conney beare and family have
arrived and are waiting for the par
sonage to be finished before they
move in and settle down to their pas
toral work
Lorah and Elmer Bailey went TO
Nebraska last Saturday to look up
good location where their trade pap
ENHANCING would not be crowded as
it is here.
Mrs. R. G. Spencer is visiting with
her parents, MIR. and Mrs L. P. Han.
sen southwest of town, while her
husband is in Des Moines at the state
convention.
DR.. A. L. Brooks and John Mckar-
ahan leave to-day for Chicago where
Mr. McNarahan will enter a hospital
and try to regain the strength he has
fast been losing.
Miss Daisy Wells, who has been
visiting at her parental home down
by Lewis, came back Saturday and is
again at her post of duty in E. c. Tai
bots restaurant.
Workmen for the Northwestern
were busy the first of the week tear
| ing up and putting down a new side
walk at the Northwestern depot and
giving other much needed repairs.
E. N. Taggart is moving part OF the
nursery to his place in the south part
of town and is intending to start a
green house that is much needed
Undertaking in the town and would
pay we'll as an investment.
The Presbyte rian Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. Burnside Friday,
May Is, at 800 o'clock p. m. Tea will
be served at 500 o'clock. A cordial
| invitation is given to the ladies of the
church and congregation to be present.
The Misses Grace and Jennie Ly-
man who conduct millinery store in
Extra. were up Sunday visiting their
parents and many friends. The girls
| have a good trade in their line and
are doing quite well in their business
venture.
Seth Hartzell, formerly of Greeley
township, but who makes his home
in Extra when he is in the county,
| left from here Tuesday for South
Dakota to visit for q time with his
| children. From there he will go on
to California to spend good share of
| of the summer.
Last Friday evening as Hugh
Glasscock, vino works in at j. f. Rus
sells store, was riding on his bicycle
he went to turn aside to keep from
running over a dog when his wheel
struck clod and threw him SO as to
| break one of his arms and shattered
| it at the elbow in frightful manner.
1t may cause him to have stiff arm
permanently as it is broken in very
bad place.
The honorable town council are hav-
ing cement crossings put in for the
various crossings in town by man
who gives bond that the walks will
wear five years They are decided
improvement over the old board walks
AMI will be benefit to the general
appearance of the town. An ordi-
nance is to be introduced at the
council tonight which will be passed
that all side walks in the future must
be of brick, stone or cement. This is
an ordinance that should have been
made years ago and would have been
an actual saving to property holders.
A brick walk will cost about a third
more than the board and will wear
three times as long.
A meeting is called for the G. A
r. and citizens to meet this week tc
arrange suitable program fol
Memorial services. This is move
nent that all should participate in
1t is day and time that should be
held peculiarly sacred. The limo
vations of hilarity, mirth and friv
ollty that has gradually crept il
could and should all be eliminated
and crossed out forever. How would
it look for a person to go to a fun
eral of their dear ones and then il
the afternoon run off to ball gam
or to a dance at night? We would
think it indiscreet and improper
Memorial day is an occasion to d.
honor to our fallen heroes and al
the dead. 1t is to again make gree
the memory of their chivalry, thei
valor, their nobility and the sacri
fees they made, while living. w
set an example to our posterity an
may we do it we'll and in name
becoming to our age,