Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-06-16

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w. A. Smutney, Undertaken and
Embalmer, Day phone 100, Night
phone loo. 12.31-tf
Henry Stuhr, of Manning, was a
business visitor in town the first of
the week.
Extra will celebrate the fourth and
cordially invites every one to go to
her parks and help make it patriotic
day.
Mrs. Harry Mertz of Manning came
down Sunday and visited at the home
of her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Bent
Darnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Train went to
Ross Sunday and spent the day visit
| ing in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
Shingledecker.
j. II. Jones made business trip to
Canada last week to look after his
land interests and to add new lands
to his purchases.
Will Wilson and Gretchen Nash
drove out to the S. G. Handles home
Sunday and visited for few hours
with their friends.
Tommy Winters, veteran of the
civil war, has passed the age limit of
seventy-two and now has his pension
raised to 200 per month.
Will Zion and family left Monday
for st. Louis where they will take in
the sights of the exposition ere they
turn their faces to the far west
Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Connell, who
| hox no cif i'm
with his brother Will and family. de-
parted Saturday for their home in
Des Moines.
Walter Ringrove, who has been
| working on farm near town this
spring, left last Friday for New York
| to visit with his mother and among
old time friends.
The trustees of the Methodist church
here have decided to have cement
walk put in front of the church and
| to put steel ceiling in the flat surface
| of the top of the church.
Hugh Mclaren and wife, of Okla
homa, came Monday and are visiting
at the home OF VIM. Kies, carrier on
route one. They formerly lived in
Greeley township and intend to re-
main here for some time.
Fred Vermilya, Robert and Charles
Talbot, Frank Adams and III. w.
| Wilson were among the crack marks
men that went to Manning Wednes-
day to take part in the shooting con-
test at the Wood1nen picnic.
The round dozen club of Extra was
up last Thursday and spent the day
with Miss Mabel Keith. They are a
splendid lot of young women and are
bound together for purpose of which
| the public has not yet been apprised.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk of Chicago arriv-
ed Saturday to visit her parents, Mr.
and. Mrs. Chas. Van Gorder, and
among her friends and relatives. Mr..
Kirk, however, was compelled to go
back Sunday, but Mrs. Kirk will re-
main for some time to visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Roberts have
moved from Omaha to Falls City,
Nebraska where he has opened an
office and has fallen Immediately into
a good and lucrative practice. They
| find the people most cordial and are
very we'll pleased with the outlook
for the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Roberts were
called upon last Wednesday to mourn
the departure of their infant son who
had been with them but three days,
but long enough to brighten the
cords of affection that bound him to
them, and leaving them vibrating
with pain and sorrow that the little
one should not have been spared to
them.
The following themes will be
preached on Sunday at the Christian
church: Morning, "Church Sociabil-
ity;" evening, "The Preachers Vexing
Question" Christian Endeavor led
by Minta Eddy. Come let us go up
to the mountain of Jehovah to the
house of the God of Jacob and he will
teach us of his ways and will walk in
his paths. -
The beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Nash is again thrown open this
evening to dinner party given by
| themselves and Mr.. and Mrs. j. f.
Russell in their wonderfully enter
tanning and interesting manner. Few
can compete with and none can excel
their families in their excellence of
things provided or in the gracious hos
pitality and abundant good cheer that
greets every guest that assemblies in
their home.
The Misses Bessie O'Brien, Cozine
and Katie Mcclure Joined their
schools last Friday in picnic in LUG
cocks grove. A program was pre-
pared by the schools that was most
thoroughly enjoyed by all present,
and the dinner provided was magnifi-
cent in its abundance and splendid in
its proportions. The young ladies at
the head of the picnic are among the
most progressive of our teachers in
the county and are giving emminent
satisfaction whenever they accept po
sitions.
Mesdames Hoyt and Abbie McFad
den give an At Home tomorrow (Fri
day. at the beautiful country home Of
the latter east of town. The ladies
lucky enough to be included in the
list of guests are counting much or
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