Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-09-29

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L.. Hill started north Monday on
a hunting trip where game may be
found.
One of the best lines of overcoats
just received at John j. Lidd's, Audi
bon, Iowa.
j. B. Rendleman and Orve Howard
of Extra, were up Wednesday paying
off their taxes in the Court house.
L. ]. Rippey was up to Gray Mon
day attending to political business in
his candidacy on the democrat ticket
for Clerk of the District court.
Ed. B. Cousins now has his house
and barn all finished in the painting
and the general appearance of the
whole place is much improved.
Gill Jones is improving his property
by having cement walk put in on
both sides of the lot, which improves
the already neat appearance of the
property.
Lee Hudler expects to leave the lat
ter part of this week for st Louis
where he will meet brothers and sis.
tiers some of whom he has not seen
in Is years.
John Stuart, of Ross, was down
Wednesday having his face doctored
for an ugly growth on it that threat
ems to cause him much trouble before
it will be cured.
Rev. Beebe, of Des Moines, was in
in town one night the past week WIS.,
iting at the home of G. G. Harper,
old time friends of his. He has charge
of church in North Des Moines.
VIM. Mehle has the carpenters busy
at his place in Prospect Park working
on fine new house for their home.
1t is on the square cottage plan and is
built for convenience and comfort.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Fisher living out
southwest of town, expect to drive
over to Baird the latter part OF this
| week to remain two or three days Wis.,
iting their daughter, Mrs. Hal Mantz.
Ed Frick hitched his broncoes to the
wagon Monday and started on trip
to Minnesota for fall hunt and out
ing. Ed is perfectly familiar with
that country and will be able to locate
the best game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hunt served a
delightful dinner to their friends and
neigh bors out in Melville township
last Sunday, and they had one of their
good oldfashioned parties of good time
a nd n1oa can't oomnaniopahir
George Northup has sold his farm
north of Ross to A. e. Beason and Ed.
Finch, who re-sold it Wednesday.
George then bought the farm lying
across the road from F. L Anderson
north of Ross, getting it through Bea-
son and Finch.
Ben Train had the desks in the Au-
ditors Office decorated this week with
violets, sweet peas and institutions,
all from their own flower garden. Few
people have these flowers SO late in
the the season as this and Mrs. Train
must take extra care of her flowers.
DR.. Fulton has been farther inn
proving his residence property by
Strengthening out the walk on the
south side of the property which not
only makes it more convenient to the
public but gives him more yard room
and improves the looks of the proprty
VIM. McElroy and Elizabeth Bar
bara Knoll were married the 22nd by
Rev. Chas. d. Wendell, and hand in
hand together they start on the great
life's journey, promising to cling to-
gether for better or for worse and
whether through the rift of cloud
banked storms the sun shines out up
on them, or whether no sun shines
upon them and the shadow of trouble
hovers over them, they will cling to-
| gether fighting the battles as they
come.
The members of the crowd in which
Don Drake moves, rendered him a re-
ception last Wednesday evening, be-
fore his departure next week. They
met for pleasant evening in the
Maccabee hall and later sumptuous
banquet was served in Talbott's res.
taurant. Don is a popular young man
and his associates, while they believe
he is doing the right thing, regret tc
have him leave them for his new field
of labor.
Mr.. Kinney whose home we under
stand is in NewYork is here this week
visiting his old comrade A. S. Culver
They were raised in the same com
munity as boys and as companions
joined the navy and served through
the war of the rebellion and have
been thoroughly enjoying their visi
talking over the reminessance of tn
past that their presence recalls t
each other.
Mrs. Pearl Hutton-Shrader of tn
Black Hills country, assisted by th
ladies' quartette, Miss Martha Dunl
and Mrs. DIETRICH, gave musical las
Monday night in the Presbyterian
church, part of the proceeds going t
the public schools. Mrs. Shrader i