Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-03
Greeley

Well, we'll, good bye, dear old July.
Frew Hays is operating new Deer
ing binder.
There is much timothy seed being
harvested now.
Chef Adair marketed load of top
hogs in Hamlin Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chef Adair are the
happy parents of a ten pound baby
girl.
The ,Hogueisson boys put up a
splendid batch of hay on the M. S.
Kness meadow.
Miss Edith Leighty, cousin of Ell
sic Benton Is making the Benton home
happy this week with her presence.
Miss Leighty of near Audubon tar
ried at the Will Benton home until
after the ice cream social Saturday
night.
Oil up the old thresher and give
'er whiZz
Twill put an encouraging twang
to the biz.
George Wilson is putting up hay on
the Miles Kness farm. He was un-
fortunate as the recent big rain
caught his hay in the swath.
The new company thresher which
will operate in the vicinity of North
Branch has arrived and is painting to
begin its career. Long live the
scheme.
A poor old outcast, weary and rag
ged took refuge in the Rose Valley
school house Wednesday night. We
venture to say that as he lay there
coverless upon the hard floor, with
his weary head pillowed upon his lit
tie budget of rags, that his slumbers
were as peaceful as those of Wall
Street millionaire.
The sociable held at VIM. Benton's
last Saturday night under the auspi-
ces of the young people of the Baptist
church was one of the most pleasant
affairs ever held in the country. The
finance committee at the close report
ed $20.50 collected, with $I6.7S clear
of all expenses. This money was
raised for church purposes and will
be applied in it's proper place. Mr..
and Mrs. William Benton who so
kindly gave the young people the
freedom of their home expressed
themselves as being very thankful to
the young people who attended, for
their kind and courteous consideration
of the feelings of all present they were
heard to say, "they are all ladies and
gentlemen. "This speaks highly for
our young people"
Mrs. Chas. Marean, nee Miss Mary
Artist, daughter of Daniel Artist, OF
Greeley township, closed a lovable ca
reer and departed this life at her home
near Nelson, Iowa, in the twilight of
Wednesday, July 26. The deceased
was born near Rock Island, Illinois
February "a, 1875, soon after which
her parents moved to Greeley town
ship, Audubon county, Iowa, where
threshold of which she became the
happy bride of Mr.. Chas. Marea1
about six years ago A husband, faith
brothers are left to mourn her loss
Her life was exemplary in that al
early acceptance of Christ was follow
GU ny u SoiSLStCASSs iV II
possible for one not over depressed by
the pangs of parting or overwhelmed
by the approach Of desolation, to SCI
something strangely beautiful in thu
passing away of true Christian
Their beautiful thots do not perish
with the flesh, because they are not o
the flesh. They leave consoling at
terglow behind, that hovers about thu
coffin and the gravelike theafterglov
of a summer sunset lingering above
the western hills. is the immorta
part of mortal 1t is the Chris
life that filtered into sinful flesh dur
ing moments of humble submission
and repentance, Were our liye
wholly of such, our dissolution woulC
be as incorruptible as was that of Je
; sus. Here is one whose physical de
cline was 80 gradual as to permit tn
soul to assume its heavenly ]ovelines
and bloom into beauty upon the crum
bling ruins of its earthly home. |
deserted the peaceful shores of Etern
ty long before Death struck his tina
blow and plumed itself for flight bs
fore the eyes of the world. 1t wa
futtering for freedom when deaf
opened the door of its cage and depar
IN Cne Slau Splrlt Oh u liberated pIlSoL
er. G. w. Hoover of Audubon, ha
charge of the funeral and in his hears
the remains were borne to Bowma
Chapel where impressive rites wer
conducted by Rev. G. E. Nichols @
Extra After reading the consolin
utterances of a part of the fifteenth
chapter of first Corinthians, Mr.. Nict
OILS turned to the book of Job and frol
the text, eff man die, shall he Liz
again?" preached a sermon replet
with sweet assurances of q hereafte
where the bereaved would again met
and know the departed loved one. 4
the close of the sermon the GOVERN
of flowers was removed from tt
beautiful cream colored casket al
the vast crowd filed slowly past an
gazed for the last time upon the col
dead face that in life had bestowed s
many bright smiles upon the worlt
5 Then they bore her away to the adj
cent cemetery and laid her to slet
t beside the form of her only child,