Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-06-15

Judge 0Teen WAS passenger wed
nesday. bound south.
Chester Marlin was between train
visitor here Monday morning.
u ]. Hill and wife visited with
Martins of Extra Monday and Tuesday.
Methodist missionary tea was held
at George Townsend's home, tuesday.
Mrs. John Ward and children re-
turned home from Maquoketa, We'd
nesday.
G. II. Jones went to Topeka, Kan
sas Monday where he goes to visit a
nephew.
Rev. Walburn left Monday to at
tend district conference of his church
which is being held at Van Meter this
week.
DR.. Fulton was passenger to Lewis
Wednesday on professional visit.
Mrs. Fulton accompanied him to At
lantic.
A number of the boys are fixing up
a tennis court north of Leet's. The
boys have been working hard for the
last few evenings.
Mr., Harper the high class artist, is
very busy these days catering to his
large patronage. If Harper does your
work it can't be beat.
John Welsh has taken position as
engineer on traction engine at Ell
Reno, Oklahoma and left for that
point Wednesday last.
Mrs. Moran, wife of Conductor
Moran of the Union Pacific Railway
Company, is visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Bilharz.
Axle Boysen who has been in Des
Moines for u couple of weeks, return
ed home and is again behind the
counter in the Smith drug store.
There is some talk of celebrating at
Lncock's Grove on the fourth. The
grove is just as lovely place for such
gatherings and the people near it are
cordial.
Miss Lillian OFT, one of Audubon
county's best teachers, and one of the
corps of teachers of the Newkirk, Ok.
lahoma schools is at home where she
will spend her vacation.
Mr.. Brown who has been conducting
the Frazier studio for some time past
has formed partnership with Mr..
Frazier and the combination will be
known as Frazier & Brown.
It. ]. Stafford was at Malvern, down
in Mills county last week visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Cary Wills. His son-
in-law owns fruit farm there and
Tom actually got fat eating strawber-
ries and cream, and other dainty de-
licacies.
Don Drake has taken possession of
Frank Talbot's stand and will serve
dainty refreshment to the hungry and
soft drinks to quench the thirst. Mr.
Drake understands the business and
we trust he will be successful. He de.
serves it.
Walter Wilder, the two year old son
of Chas. Wilder, was injured Sunday
while riding on the hand car. He
got his head between the handle bars
ana some ties which were on the car
and as the bars descended they
wrenched his neck badly and also cut
quite cash.
Audubon regrets the removal of the
factory for the One Minute Washer.
The enterprise is entirely an Audubon
production and with a business brain
at the helm and the proper financial
encouragement the factory would have
been q paying institution for it's pro.
prietors and for the town. 1t goes to
Newton, Iowa.
The dwelling Of August Oelke was
quilted by fire last Tuesday. The
ladies were doing the ironing when
without warning it burst from bet
ween the partitions, and, being SO far
from the hose house, it had good
Roadway before assistance came
Considerable Of the contents were
saved but were in much damaged
condition: There was only $500. insur.
ance on the building.
The Commercial bank of Audubon
has been re.organized and will now
| be known as the Commercial Savings
Bank and recapitalized at $75, 200. II
will be managed by Hon. .Asmus Bow.
sen, G. 3. BRENNAN, A. E. Beason
and O. P. Coon. The board of direct.
ors are: Asmus Boysen, Gray, Iowa
Mr.. Keller Leet, Aurora, III, Mrs. III.
da L. Leet, Audubon, Iowa, A. E
Beason, Audubon, Iowa. and c. E.
BRENNAN, Audubon, Iowa.
A gentleman from Chicago bought
$4,000 pounds of wool here last weeb
paying 80 cents per pound for it. 1t il
surprising why more farmers do not
own sheep With wool clip of lbs
q 80 cents S2.40, usually pair Of
lambs worth $3.50 each ats months
100 and still the old eve left. A
flock of fifty ewes should be on every
quarter section in Audubon county
The hogs to eat the filth on the farm
and the eheep to trim up obnoxious
weeds, certainly some of our farms
would present more clearly appear.
ance.