Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-12-07
Additional Audubon


home for Thanksgiving.
\ Lincoln Lee from Guthrie County
/ delivered hogs here last week.
Branch Frick is now ON the road
for some whole sale drug house.
John Horning the Register and
Leader hustler epent Thanksgiving
at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wren Phelps dined q
goodly number of their relatives
Thanksgiving.
]. P. Baker has been looking over
the Canadian country and is pleased
with the prospects there.
Fanny Cecil, of Atlantic, who has
been down to Boone visiting relatives
returned home Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Wicker spent Thanks
giving with her grandparents Mr.. and
Mrs. John P. Nedrow at Gray.
Everett Smith has been very sick,
his recovery was questionable for
few days. He is about we'll again.
The first Thanksgiving in their
elegant home Was given by DR.. Childs
and wife to the family Thursday last.
John Kempf's little daughter,
Thelma, has been afflicted with a
gathering in her head but is better
now.
M. L. hurry and Miss Annie E.
Barnholt of Atlantic, were pronounced
man and wife By Chief Justice Hal
Mantz.
Charley A. W. Colee returned from
q collecting trip for the Perry nurser
les in time for the Thanksgiving
turkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McLeran
called IN his children for a real Yer
mont Thanksgiving Thursday last.
They had it too.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Clark went to
Ora, Mississippi, last week where they
will spend the winter with daughter
who resides there.
w. w. Weston sent one of his
young registered horses to Pocohontas
= County last week. The colt weighed
1l50 and sold for $500.
Mr.. Frank Sampson was severely
kicked by a western horse last
week. Fortunately no bones were
broken but he suffered much.
Miss Gretchen Nash is visiting at
Des Moines this week. She will
spend few days with her sister, Mrs
Beatrice Cowles at Ottumwa before
returning.
Miss Grace Cameron will take a
three months commercial course at
Des Moines. Miss Grace and her
mother are now in that city making
arrangements.
William Doak has commenced to
butcher that fine bunch of young
heifers that we spoke of several weeks
ago and Is selling them at and 6
cents per pound.
Mrs. Carrie Thompson who has
been in poor health for several weeks.
was 50 much better that she ventured
out for . few days, only to take re-
lapse and she is now quite sick again,
Nv Butler of Atlantic was before
County Superintendent Farquhal
last week taking an examination for
certificate. If successful in obtaining
one, he intends teaching in Oakfield
township.
Judge Green is entering upon wha'
appears from the docket to be six OIL
1 eight weeks term of Court at Council
= Bluffs The Judge came home to look
after his domestic affairs over Sab.
bath however.
From the Shelby County Repub.
lican: Harrison County voters de
feated the proposition to issue bonds
for q new court house. The question
was voted on Monday and the
proposition met defeat by 600 votes.
At the present date it would seem
that Harrison and Audubon counties
both have cause to feel Inundated
G. w. Marlin and wife spent
Thanksgiving at the parental home
of Mrs. Marlin. Mrs. Marlin has about
recovered from long spell of sick.
ness and is now we'll enough to trav-
el-to their new home in Tecumseh,
Nebraska. Chester was in Extra long
enough to call on few select friends.
Poor boy we'll ex ,use you this time
for not making it more general, but
please don't do it again.
Mr.. Hancock, one of the early pur-
chasers of Audubon County dirt, and
one who has had no cause to fear or
regret for doing so, is in the city re
newing old acquaintance. Really 1t
seems the name is 80 old with us that
whether we have met the gentlemen
or not we are all anxious to shake his
glad hand of fellowship. Usually
gentlemen like Mr.. Hancock sells out
clean when little raise appears in
real estate values but he, to the con.
trary, has demonstrated that if it's
good enough IOr you lC's gOOQ enough
for me. and has retained large in.
terests here. Welcome old friend
Read the Journal and die happy.
Mr.. s. G. Handles of Cameron
township, returned from Cedar Rapids
Nebraska where he was called to at
tend the funeral of his uncle, Mr.
James Handles Tuesday.
About ten years ago, Mr.. Handles
and family moved to Cedar Rapids
Nebraska from the land of his birth
and boyhood, Manard County, Hi
nois where he grew to mans estate
He then moved to his present loca
ton where he has enjoyed gooC
health and prosperity.
To mourn his demise, he leaves two
sons and his aged wife. Mr.. Handles
had happy faculty of making every
man friend. Probably the larges,
crowd that ever attended a funeral il
Cedar Rapids followed this kline
man to his grave.
Mr., O. @. Donaldson who returned
Loot weak from a trim of three weeks