Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-04-06

II Mrs. F. e. Hepp was visiting with
friends and relatives at Botna last
week.
The only way in which some peop-
lie can get before the public is to stir
up scrap.
| Col. G. E. Mertz was at Carroll
Wednesday on matters pertaining to
his business.
/ Mrs. Will Fl. Greenlee was at
Hamlin several days last week being
at the Clark home.
X. G. Lancelot has been on the
road for the Cooperative Lyceum
Bureau this week,
Miss Margaret Wilson is at the
Audubon Shelley home in Cameron
township this week.
A brother-in- law of Honas Mundt' S
was here visiting the last week. His
home is iu Charter Oak.
Jim CARRIER departed tor Audubon
Sunday where he goes to work for
Foster, the cement man.
Miss Lizzie Rasmussen came down
from Carroll and visited over Sunday
at the Chris ensen home.
Miss Sadie Lacy expects to board
in the DR., Beers home dnring the re-
mainder of the school year.
[ Mr.Ribley who succeeds Henry Pet
ersen as foremen of the A. Boysen
ranch, arrived here last week.
Greeley and Gray, so they say
Met but not in battle array.
with apologies to V. B. Hellyer.)
Maylon Hepp spent several days
last week visiting in Extra. He as
sisted in getting the Journal out
right on time.
Misses Stella Hepp aud Mary Hig-
gins began their schools at the Ak
man and Buckner last Monday.
They drive from town.
| Bertha Shelley and Mrs. Mollie
Shelley and young hopeful ''Glen''
were in Audubon Saturday. Glen
likes the town pretty we'll.
| Miss Martha Bond, a teacher in
the Carroll schools was visiting at
the Lancelot home here last week and
trying to become adapted to the met
ropolitan airs of a large city.
Frank MoLachlin was at Chicago
several days last week visiting with
his sister at that place. He also Wis
tied other relatives in Illinois while
gone, returning home Sunday.
Clara Anderson came up from Aud
ubon Saturday for visit at the John
Campbell home. Isaac and RATHER
inc who have been in Audubon the
past week, also returned home Satur-
day.
Mrs. Linn and children went to Ham
lin Friday being called their by the
serious illness of w. A. Clark, Mrs.
Linn's father. Little Lois Clark
who has been visiting here the past
three weeks also went with them.
The banner dance of the season oc.
cured in the NJ. w. A. Hall last Fri
day night. About 30 couples attend
ed and enjoyed themselves immense
| ly, several were heard to say '.this is
the incest dance | was ever at"
There will be another dance Friday
night, Apr. IA 1905, conducted by
the same management.
| now have in stock fine sam
pie line of Wall Paper and it is
sold cheaper than any canvasser can
afford to sell such stock. We ask
those who oppose the policy OF send
ing away for their goods, to hold
their orders until they see our sam
piles and prices. C. E. MERIT,
Gray, Iowa.
Mrs. Hepp and lola had an excit-
ing experience in runaway last
week. While Mrs. Hepp was clos
ing gate the team became frighten-
ed and started with little lola in the
buggy. They ran quite distance
and finally when passing a part of
the road newly worked and soft lola
dumped from the carriage. She
alighted without being even scratch
ed but the horses continued to run
some time before they were caught
again.
The home of James Altman was
completely consumed by fire last
Monday morning. The origin of the
fire is unknown but it was discovered
soon after it started SO that many of
the articles of furniture and house
hold goods were saved. Inasmuch as
the house belonged to the estate OF
5 Grandma Altman, who died recently
it will be impossible to rebuild until
the estate is settled. This is very
unfortunate affair for Mr.. Altman
| who it seems has seen more thar