Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-28

her friend, Mrs. Will Raper
and husband.
Dad Bowman received a car of
flour and feed last week which is
now stored in his wareroom the
Gates building.
Mrs. VIM. Young finished her ap-
premiership as dress filter and cut
ter last Friday and returned to her
home near Old Hamlin.
E. A. Voorhees, has been receiv-
ing an immence stock of agricult-
ural implements and furniture the
past week which will soon be on
display.
The Johnson Mercantile Co. lately
received car load of that famous
woven wire fence OF which they
have sold so much since it's intro
duction.
Noah Crane was in town Monday
and reported one of his daughters
as being in very poor health now
the rsult of bad cold ending in
the gripp.
Mrs.T. H. kilworth was the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. o. C. Wheeler
out in Audubon township one day
last week the first visit the lady has
made her daughter for two years.
Walter Marietta returned Tuesday
from Churdan, where he has been
engaged the past two weeks in
lathing number of houses for
W hirh he h. n 70 lro., Tho oo.x...t
The board of health convened
last Saturday evening and removed
the embargo against public gather
ings, therefore on Monday morn
Ing the schoolroom doors were
again thrown open and the several
departments are again in good run.
ming order after the enforced clos
ing oflast week.
Frank Gault & Company were fin
ishing invoicing their large stock
of drygoods and grocery-stock the
first of this week. This is q big
task when we take into considera-
ton the many breaks in the work
when the whole force are called in
to requisition to wait on their
numerous customers.
Charles F. Hensley, book.keeper
of the new bank at Colfax, came
down to Newton Sunday and spent
the day with the editor, Cal A. Mar
lin, and wife. Charley and the
Record editor were boys together
and enjoyed a pleasant visit. He
has been vice consul in Germany
TOR the past two years. He is
young man of ability and the peo-
pie of Colfax will find him the soul
of honor.-Newton Record.
The marshal was busy Monday
thawing out those peskey hydrants
some of which were frozen to the
bottom apparently. It is now seen
when to late that they should all
have been made impervious to
frost last fall by covering them
with compost or coarse grass of
some kind. No one is to blame in
the matter that we are aware of.
but the small blaze of Sunday
night should be great warning,
against future possibilities.
Jacob Jacobson residing one and
one half miles north of town will
have public sale next Thursday,
FEBRUARY 4, commencing at twelve
o'clock M. He is going to move
south OF Extra to the VIM. Thielen
farm where he will till smaller
area OF land than last summer, and
consequently wont have use for so
many horses and other animals is
one reason he gives for wishing to
dispose OF some of his stuff which
is all first class.
Mrs. L. B. Raglan has sold her
millinery tablishment to the
Lyman sisters Jennie and
Grace of Audubon who take
charge February L.. Mrs. Ra.
gan has decided to go south where
the climate is warmer on account
of her health and will be missed
very much by many ladies who
has patronized her house ever since
she started in the business here
as che was always kind, obliging
and looking out for and keeping
up with the fashions in her depart.
ment, besides employing the very
best modistes she could engage.
Our citizens are Just now talking
of organizing a fire company the
small fires we have been having in
the last few months give evidence
to thesfact that such an organiza-
ton is badly needed. Where there
is no system there can be no con
certed action and although volun-
teers always were on hand and did
nobly, yetit seems where no one
assumes the lead and directs their
efforts the amount of good accom-
plished is not near so great as if
the management was under direc-
ton of chief one whose every or
der should he obeyed without ques.
ton. BY al lmeans let us have an
organized company.
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Egypt OF America.
What Egypt is to the Old World,
Mexico is to the New. There are
characteristics more ancient sights,
more quaint, ruins more prehistor-
ic, customs more novel than you
will find in any other climate on the
globe. The climate is most equable,
and withal the most delightful on