Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-21

A Miss Nelson of Clinton is Wis iting
at the Nelson home southwest Of
town.
DR.. Lauritzen and wife and child
rem spent Sunday in Extra, visiting
her mother Mrs. Rathbun.
Leslie Walker is home from Okla.
homa, where he has been spending
the past few months working.
j. A. Nash expects to go to the lakes
Friday to spend Sunday with his
family who are now staying there.
Mrs. Ed. Freeman spent last week
at Winterset, visiting friends and
resting from her duties in the Russell
store.
L. J.. Hill and w. H. O'Connell
went to Des MONIES Wednesday, to
take in the state convention as dele.
gates.
John McVicar who has been staying
at the ]. A. Nash home, expects to 20
back to Des Moines tomorrow, we
understand.
Geo. Dan and Miss Minnie Kempf
of Manning were down from their
town last Friday enjoying visit with
friends here.
II. w Wilson and John Weighton
went to Des Moines Tuesday to attend
the Republican state convention held
there this week.
Miss Gene Culver left Wednesday
for Lake City for a visit, and will
spend some time at Jamaica ere she
returns to home duties.
G. S. McLeran left his Office long
enough the first of the week to 90 to
Omaha and from there on up to Bone.
steel to register for a homestead.
Mrs AIRY entertains at her home this
afternoon to a luncheon. Those who
are privileged to attend may expect
to have most royal good time.
Chas. Donaldson is back from
Sioux City where he has been work.
ing for the North Western, and is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
G. Donaldson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corte of Manning.
spent Sunday at the pleasant home Of
Mr. and Mrs. John Weighton, and
were in at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. j. Hill one day also.
Fred Smith has young wild cat at
his drug store that he is exhibiting to
friends. 1t is just q youngster now
and does not look as if it would ever
be man eater. Fred talks of starting
zoo in the park with it.
Charley Watts of the Watts & Bag
ley firm was down to Extra q part of
last week ana the first of this visiting
his friend Charley Gault. The bows
had a good time travelling over the
country on the ponies owned by the
latter.
Don Drake, who works in the store
of E. Bilharz & Son, is taking in the
sights in Chicago this week on his
annual vacation. Don is ever striv-
ing to improve and will catch points
in the arrangement of goods that may
be put into practice when he returns
to his work here.
Hon. Asmus Boysen was unani-
mously elected as a member of the
state republican committee at the
state convention this week. Mr.. Boy
sen has held this position creditabiy
for the past two years and this unani.
nous endorsement shows that he has
done his work we'll.
Miss Daisy Frick was up to Water.
loo last week at gathering of phar-
macists, where they were discussing
the various problems that come be-
fore them in their regular work. Miss
Daisy is constant reader and keeps
abreast of the times in every manner
that will make her more proficient in
her work.
q. g. Stonebrook and family of Sac
City 10 in town this week visiting with
relatives and friends. Grant has in.
creased the volume of his business
there so that it compares well with
the largest business in this town and
With his new partnership recently
formed, his prospects for growth is
The local ball team go to Manning
Sunday to play the Harlan team on
the Manning grounds. The team
here have practiced what time they
could get, the ball park being rather
wet most of the time. There is good
material here for strong team and if
properly backed by the merchants,
will be a crowd drawer from time to
time.
The members of the M. e. Sunday
, School have decided to hold a picnic
in the woods, two weeks from today.
Iney have not as yet decided just
where it will be held, but are plan
ming for big time. This is the larg-
est school in the county in matter Of
attendance, and if they are all turned
loose they will make the welkin ring
with their joyous notes of shout and
song.
One of the worst electrical storms
that has passed over this section in
years, was the one of last Monday
night. While there did not seem to
be much damage done to any thing,
yet the air was full of electricity. Ii
seemed like one continuous sheet of
light. Thunder rolled like constant
artillery fire. Many people watched
not knowing what the probable out
come would be.
j. f. Russell is meeting with con.