Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-05-26
Sf ssss w. j. LanceIot

Hfsss w. j. Lancelot
Van Bridenstine is working this
summer for Chas McLachlin, near
town.
| Miss Alta Grow of Audubon was
up Sunday guest at the home of
the Lancelots.
Rev. Hicks went up to Manning
Tuesday to attend to matters of per-
sonal business.
Nels Christensen went to Chicago
Monday with four carloads of hogs
from his own yards.
Peter Petersen went out to Omaha
the first of the week with car of
stock from their locality.
Will Beason is up this week look
ing after some hail insurance and vis-
iting his sister Mrs. Ed Rice.
John Weirmann is another of the
good farmers who will have a barn
erected on his place this year.
Jim CARRIER began working Mon
day for j. U. Cotton, who is reshing-
ling the elevator and also painting it.
Bert Firebaugh and family moved
to Jamaica where he will work for E.
Mitchell and learn the butcher trade.
| DIR. Beers sold one of his driving
horses the first of the week to horse
buyer, receiving good price for it.
John Bart and August Meier have
both had good substantial caves put
on their property for storm and win
ter use.
Aus Linn went down by Hamlin,
Sunday to spend the day with his
folks, who are down there visiting
| friends.
James Powell, one of the substap-
tial farmers near here, has the lum-
Der on the ground for the erection of
a fine new barn.
Mrs. G.. E. Mertz lett Manning
Monday for the south where she will
|join Gene at ST, Louis and take in tha
sights at the exposition.
The Misses Madsen of Clarion are
here this week visiting their aunt,
Mrs. Kittell and making the acquaint-
ance of our young people.
| Ruby Currier, Mildred Smith and
Dell Anderson of Audubon were up
last Saturday night to attend the ex-
ercises of the graduating class.
| Mrs. Kittell aud two nieces went
down to the county seat Tuesday to
take in the sights and to do trading
in some lines not carried in this town.
| While playing in the game of ball
between Ross and Gray last week
Frank Slough tell ard sprained his
ankle SO that he is now laid up for re-
pairs.
The Auditor for the Trans Mississ-
ippi Elevator Company was in town
last week, checking up the books for
Will Barger and found everything
satisfactory.
The Graduating class and the Prin-
, cipal Miss Belle Lancelot had a class
picture taken so that in after wears
, they may have a remembrance of
these happy times.
Will Beason has taken the contract
. to paint the buildings for Asmus
Boysen out on his place, SO that
: everything will be in readiness for
| the return Of his family.
We are ready to paint your buggies.
We have good place and experience
. which will always tell in good work.
Make old buggies look new. Salts
faction guaranteed. Call on us.
SLOUGH & LANCELOT.
The exercises, last FRIDAY night,
given by the graduating class assisted
l by others was one of the most sue
cessful events of the season The young
. people did nicely and did credit to
the school and to their teacher who
! has labored for their success.
In the game of ball Sunday be-
tween Ross and Gray, the Rossites
won out by score of eight to seven.
: This was the first game Of the season
, and both sides played a good game
considering the fact that neither of
the teams had had any practice.
The Westbrook, Gibbon & Com
pany's elevator is undergoing some
repairs this week, in the way of be-
ing reshingled and painted which it
had been needing for some time past.
, F. O. Cotton and his gang of men are
doing the work and it is sure to be
we'll done.