Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-12-22
VIOLA CENTER.

Jamaica.
Miss Cora Hale is visiting friends
in Atlantic.
D. D. Sampson returned home one
day last week.
Geo. Shaw and family were Audi
bon visitors Monday.
Victor Mccullough has returned
from visiting his sister.
Mrs. Waychoff entertained a num-
Der of the ladies of the w. NJ. S.
The new lights have been put in the
Mt. Zion church, which greatly i'm
proves it.
f. Hendricks will preach a Christ
mas sermon at the Evangelical church
Sunday morning.
Miss Blanch Higley and Miss Pearl
Lines took dinner with Miss Dollie
Waychotf Sunday.
Quite a number OF the w. NJ. S.
ladies took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Law last Tuesday and spent a
very pleasant day.
Mesdames A. Anderson, Prather,
Lines, and Way choff, were Audubon
visitors Wednesday. All took dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd.
Lee Milford is visiting at the Samuel
Terry home.
One hundred and seventy acre farm
for rent by j. G. Bowel.
Wilbur Moreland and family moved
Wednesday into northern Iowa.
The special meetings at the NJ. F.
church closed Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Sam Milford visited her
daughter, Mrs. Beebee, in Gray, Mon
day.
Mrs. Mccullough and Victor re-
turned Friday from visit in Shelby
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Dye have the
care of very sick child.
There was a social gathering at the
Geo. Hartman home Thursday even
ing.
J. c. BOnwell and T. T. Browning
spent several days last week in Audu-
bon.
r. V.Hotfmah and wife, of Temple
ton, are visiting their brother, Robert,
and family.
There will be Christmas tree and
program at the Mt. Zion church Sat
urday evening December "A. Every
body invited to come and hang pres
ents on the tree.
The Viola telephone exchange is
used from ten to fifteen thousand times
year: and yet some people think the
operator is not entitled to any pay. 1t
is remarkable how many people there
are who want something for nothing.
Mrs. DR.. Jewell and baby visited
Friday at the r. l.. Hoffman home.
J. c.. jerks will have public stock
sale December %.
Chas. Gillespie was a business Wis
itor to Dedham Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Clifford are Wis
ting relatives in the eastern part OF
state.
Candies, oranges. bananas, pears.
nuts. for your Christmas, at the Viola
store.
Merry Christmas to all. Hang uI
the biggest and stOutest stocking you
have: and we hope that good old St.
Nick will fill it full and running over.
Lars P. Larson has gone to Des
Moines to attend school. Lars is
anxious to learn our American ways
and takes this opportunity OF gaining
an education.
Is it proper to have Christmas trees
hn ohnpabS Of onnrSn is
Where else could we find a better
place? Where could we find a more
fitting place to celebrate the birth OF
our blessed Saviour? Is it not better
for US to entertain our young people
at our home church than for them tc
90 to town and drift into the dance
hall and the saloon? Is not the
church the best place for both old and
young to get together and exchange
greetings, present gifts and have
good social time? Let us make our
church more bright and cheerful. A
little cheer mixed with our religion
once a year will not hurt any OF us.
Excursion rates for the holidays via
the North Western Line. Excursion
tickets will be sold at reduced rates to
points on the North Western Line
and Union Pacific, Colorado q South
ern and Denver & Rio Grande, east
of and including Cheyenne, WyO.,
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueb-
10 Colo, Dec. "a, %, 26, 80 and Jan.
/ and 2, good returning until and
including January 4, 1905. Apply to
agents Chicago & North Western R'y.
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