Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-02-02
GREELEY.

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James Egan and family spent Sun
day with his brother George.
Robert Twist and George Mccall
were dealing in brnnchoe, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Burkhart, of
Melville, spent Sabbath with her
folks.
3. Huston and Jacob Schwab ship
ped stock to Chicago from Extra the
first eff the week.
Learn your catechism before the
assessor comes. 1t will save both
parties. embarrassment.
The special meeting at the Union
Baptist church closed very abruptly
Monday night, January IS.
Peter and Clyde Miller have ceased
farming in Greeley and removed to
Glidden to reside in the future.
The cold snap froze many of the
smaller streams dry, forcing some of
the farmers to get out and dig for
water.
Lou Anciaux returned from John
son County Thursday much benefited
by recreative fortnight among the
scenes days gone by.
| Oscar Ward, John Eagen and Miles
Kness find muscular energy much
needed contingent fund since the
freeze impaired their wind mills.
We noticed that some of the farm
ers had the rare pleasure OF climbing
to the top of their wind pump towers
during the cold spell to repair the
icy gearing.
George Moore, who has been resid-
ing on the S.M Gardner farm, loaded
his goods into Car at Guthrie Cen
ter the first of the week and departed
for permanent residence in Muscatine
Iowa.
We understand that the Baptist
church at Dow City, Crawford coun-
ty, has given Rev. Chas. Bently, of
the Union Baptist church a call to
take charge of its pulpit. AS he is
giving favorable attention to the
matter and has gone thither to inves-
tigate the prospects, the indications
are that the Baptist pulpit here will
be vacant fora while at least.
A man in Ireland who possessed q
charming baritone voice was to sing
his own requiem of the absolution by
placing upon his coffin lid grapha-
phone which during the mans life
had recorded his voice, while he was
in the act of singing the requiem for
others who had gone before. The
scene became so impressive that the
lamentations and tears OF the mourn.
ers uninterrupted the services. The
tender hearts ofthe bereaved could not
endure the strange, unearthly pathos
of that living voice singing over the
dead body, its former home.
The prospects are that telephone
twenty -four will be extended on to
North Branch in the spring. This
would make very desirable con-
nections to all concerned, bring Au-
dubon and Guthrie counties in closer
communication and make the whole
system more ample. Twenty four
could then dodge into Des Moines via
Adair. Are the subscribers on TWEEN
ty -four to be consulted? If so, their
disapproval would be snag in the
channel. Twenty -four is a wide
awake line and is not likely to stand
stubbornly in the way of change 80
generally beneficial.
The death of Mrs. Samuel Benton
occurred, Friday morning, January
~. The death was somewhat tragic
in that the fatalities of constitution
were hidden beneath hearty appear
ances and permitted death to strike
| his victim down in the glow of a
promising prime. The remains were
retained until Monday, January 80,
that distant relatives might be pres
ent at the last sad rites, which took
place at II O'Clock a. m. on the above
named date in the Schwenneker
schoolhouse. Rev. A. Dove, OF
North Branch, conducted the services,
| following which the remains were
inferred in the Schwenneker cemetery
| No children are left to know the aw-
full vacancy of shome without a
MOTHER" thus leaving the husband
alone in his sorrow, SO far as his own
family is concerned.
Our weeping here measures the cheer
| On heavens sunny shore,
Where she who died goes to reside
With loved ones gone before.
10 follow those gone to repose
Must we live true and kind,
And cast some light into the night
Where man gropes weak and blind
CALLED AND CALLING.
Oh, where is Heaven, say?
| am bewlldered quite.
Will some one point the way:
See, yonder comes the night
How terrible the dark!
. The light of childhood day
Is even tading-Hafk
Was some one calling me?
More dismal grows my road.
Oh, would some one call?
faint beneath my load
God do not let me fall.
Look Wonder is light.