Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-07-27

NJ. w. A. Log Rolling will be held
in the Park Aug. 8.
Mrs. DR.. Childs gave luncheon at
her home Wednesday.
Frank Freeman of Brayton was a
city visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Van Gorder and son, Sidney,
drove to Extra Tuesday.
R. L. Talbot and H. w. Wilson
went to Extra Thursday.
w. H. O'Connel will move to Los
Angeles, California, in August.
Mrs. John Reinemund returned from
a visit in Des Moines Thursday.
May Reinemund expects to start
millinery store in Shenandoah soon.
Miss Ethe! Freeman returned from
Omaha Sunday accompanied by one
of her friends.
The Epworth League gave a nice
social on the lawn of G. G. Harper
last Thursday.
Miss Lucille Brooks accompanied by
Miss Maud young, returned from jeff
erson Tuesday.
Jesse Richards returned from Lin
coin where he was working in broom
factory, Friday.
Joe Richards and wife left Tuesday
to be present at the funeral of his
daug er-in-law.
Ada Kuhn started, Tuesday, on
trip to Estes Park. she met Mollie
Delahoyde at Extra.
The Christian Endeavor will give
social on the lawn in front of the
Presbyt church.
j. F. Russell and son George departed
for Okoboji where they will enjoy
themselves for time.
Audubon County Medical Associa-
ton was in session Wednesday. DR..
Porterfield of Atlantic read very in
teresting paper before it.
The Iowa Fair is emerging from the
old style into the modern exposition
class. The wooden buildings are Civ
ing way to permanent structures and
the old.methods are being supplanted
by the scientific methods of today,
with respect both to the educational
and entertaining features of the eXhi-
bition. The state has 100000 invest
ed in grounds and Improvements here
and the present management of the
department of agriculture under whose
auspices the annual exhibition is Civ :
en-, is appreciative of the opportunity
to make the State Fair of real value
to the people, taking the place of the
worlds expositions which they have
been attending in recent years. w.
W. Morrow of Alton is president and
John Simpson of Knoxville is secre.
tary Of the,S State Department of Agri.
culture.
An equatorial expedition was
formed here last week with Captain
Charles Watts and First mate Bag
ley in charge The good ship Gimlet
was launched at port George Gill,
| where she took to the stream ''like a
duck to water" and after taking or
seasons supply of provisions, the an
Choir was wei Shed, the little craft
caught by the current of the classic
Nishna, and southwark they sped like
the Rock Island limited when the
crew is hurrying to supper. This high
speed was maintained until the chan
mel near Stanley Pool became too mar
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necessary to tighten the ship in order
water again. This was done by cap
tain and mate going overheard
and they soon had the gimlet in
tow and into fair water. All went
we'll until Extra the old county seat
on the west coast of Iowa was reach
ed when a mutiny occurred and cap
fas n t<s dow To "a
wrath of the crew went ashore and re-
plenished the lockers of the trusty
good ship Gimlet. On again board :
somewhat satisfied for they are anal
express "luck," the good ship drew
off land into deep water and has not
been heard from at this port since.
Fearing catastrophe may have over
taken the expedition another vessel
and crew were hastily organized and
constructed to go in search of the
Gimlet. The new boat was christen-
ed IN. w. A. Aug. 8, Audubon" was
manned by Captain Green and Mate
Preston and at this time are pretty
we'll along toward open water. A re
port says they have touched atseveral
/ ports along their route and they fin d
nearly everybody is going toa place
called Audubon August third next
where the woodmen are to have the
time OF their lives. Later the Gim-
let and crew fell into the hands OF
savages down along the coast and
were found by the M. W. A. August 8
Audubon more dead than alive from
the loss of blood, the tribe of mosqui.
toes into whose hands they fell are 6
tribe of blood suckers and it was with
reluctance that they gave them up
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