Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-21
AUDUBON NEWS
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,cith the German Snvi,ags
Bank at d per cent interest,
optional payments.
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! IL. Hill received a car of wood
from down by Brayton Tuesday that
he Immediately sold out to parties in
town.
Mrs, j. J. Miller leaves today for her
home in Ute, after two weeks visit
here with her sister, Mrs. VIM
Cloughly.
Gus Keith got back from Oklahoma
the first of the week where he has
been visiting for some time, looking
over the country.
Mrs. r. NJ. Kerwin's brother who
| has been here from Illinois visiting,
departed the first of the week to visit
in Kansas with relatives.
Henry Kile expects to build a nice
new home on his place as soon as he
!! can get the time to do so. It will be
26x28 and fixed in modern style.
The town council have ordered the
water shut off from the water tank
for the Rock Island, as it has become
so leaky it is not only wasteful but
dangerous.
Miss Maud Campbell of Extra came
up Monday evening and remained as
the guest of Mrs. DIETRICH to attend
the entertainment given by the Tenn
pie Quartet.
Sam Hunter and wife arrived home
from Oklahoma Monday where they
had been visiting relatives. They had
good visit but were not very well
pleased with the country.
Mrs. Osmeyer of Sioux City and
Mrs. Lott of Winterset, have been here
the past week visiting at the home OF
their aunt, Mrs. Loud Rippey, and
having most enjoyable visit.
Grandma Roth is lying quite sick at
her home. All the children are home
making her life as pleasant as possible
to her in her affliction and hoping she
may take turn for the better soon.
The Epworth League have received
some aluminium pin trays with the
picture of their pastor and the church
on, which they are selling as means
of raising some money for the organ
ization.
Geo. Ellis started out Tuesday to do
his usual assessing work. Geo. has
proven himself an able man for the
position and every one should be ready
to give in their property when he calls
upon them.
Word comes back from Ell Reno, Ok
that Miss Winnie White, we'll known
to many here, is sick with pneumonia
fever and not expected to survive. Her
friends trust however to hear she is
growing better.
Mrs. Jno. Ward entertained num-
Der of her friends last Saturday even
ing at a o'clock dinner. Mrs. Ward
is splendid hostess and served din
ner that would have tempted the
appetite of any person and had every
plan so arranged as to give all a
pleasant good time.
John Zion, carrier on route two from
here has resigned his position and will
enter some other field of labor. Hub
White has applied for route and will
doubtless be successor to John and
will make good and faithful man for
the place. Sam Curtis has been
appointed substitute on No. 4. The
carriers have had an easy time so far
this winter as the weather has lust
been ideal for such work.
Miss Bessie Rippey entertained a
number of young friends Tuesday
evening in honor of her young friend,
Laura Hinkhouse. Miss Laura's
associates hate very much to have her
leave their midst as their gatherings
will be incomplete without her genial
company and on this last occasion the
plans had been so arranged and were
carried out in manner that will LONG
be remembered by their guests as one
of the red letter days of her life, and
the memory of her companions here
will long remain with her.
AT meeting of the share holders OF
the Mutual Telephone lines the follow.
ing officers were elected: Pres, Frank
| Taylor; Sec'y, w. H. Stearns; Treas,
Jim Hunt. Many interesting subjects
came up before them for consideration
but most of these were left to the Elk.
ecutive committee which consists OF
the above officers and the president OF
all the lines. Committees from Shelby
county and other mutual lines were
present, wishing to make arrange.
ments with them for free exchange
whenever they get in shape to connect
with them. Part of the companies
wish to establish their own central
and exchange in Audubon and part
are in favor of running into the ex.
change in Audubon. The Executive
committee will doubtless settle the
question.
The adult members of the Presby.
terian church met last Friday evening
in the parlors of the church to hold a
farewell reception to their departing
pastor and wife. The room had beer
especially fitted for the occasion; cur
tains and rugs from private homes
made it cosy and home like and all
feel more at ease. After all had as
sembled and spent time in pleasant
Renaissance of the work during the
present passionate, DR.. Jackson on
behalf of the membership, presented
in well-worded speech two fine rock
ing chairs as token of the esteem ir
which they are held and as an appre
citation of the work which they haG
accomplished. 1t is the hope and thu