Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-08-17
FARM LOANS.
In 500 Optional Payments
At Best Rates.
CHARLES RAGLEY

S7<tN-ES SNSLEI
Mrs. Dietrich has gone to Weeping
Water, Nebraska.
The baby of Fred Heileman and
wife has been quite sick.
John Needles is moving his family
from Carroll to Sioux City
Miss Ella Stearns is visiting her
friend Mrs. Smith at Monroe.
Harvey Maharg is in Montana
looking after some stock, he is inter-
ested in, there.
Pat Carroll has new traction
engine. Pat can now pull anything
that has two ends.
Misses Jennie and Belle Donaldson
are visiting old time friends in
Audubon township.
A. j. Leake is improving his
property at Ross, has raised his
elevator roof about twenty feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnside with their
daughter, Mrs. Wadsworth are touring
in the Yellowstone National Park.
Win M. Dair, of Charles City, is the
new foreman at the Republican office.
Mr.. Dair is a nephew to Editor Ross.
Mrs. john Ward entertained Thurs
day afternoon in honor of the Phelps
family who will soon move TO
California.
W. II. O'Connell and his family
went to California last week where
they expect to reside indefinitely
should they like it.
Farmers are nearly all busy thresh-
ing and the yield runs about like this.
Barley, 25 to 40 bu., Oats, SO to 60 bu.
The prospect for corn is simply superb.
The town council has ordered all
board walks from the Presbyterian
Church to the G. r. /. P. depot taken
out and cement walks laid in place
thereof.
T. B. Davis and sons, Mrs. 1. w.
Baker and Miss Minnie Lane started
for Long Beach, California week be-
fore last. Mr.. Davis resides there.
The ladies will remain there some
time.
Prof. j. G. johnson, of the Manning
school, was elected superintendent of
the Colfax school but the Manning
board on account of their appreciation
of his services, refused to release him
from contract.
Grandpa Buckner, the father of
Frank and Ham Buckner of Cameron
and Lincoln townships respectfully,
has purchased the Preston property
north of Audubon and will make his
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Buckner in our midst.
Chris Haderer and his force of
master mechanics are busy on the new
dwelling of our fellow townsman G.
III. Sampson. The house will be fitted
with modern attachments such as
steam heat, water works etc. Cy
usually has things right when he
builds.
The band boys under the leader
ship of Mr.. Phelps of Atlantic have
made rapid progress and dispenses
much better music than before. The
business men ought to encourage the
boys financially as It's very expensive
to maintain good band, besides it
takes years of practice.
Miss Jennie. the daughter of orr
AOSPOSViSc VoWuspSOple ". ". DOudlQ-
son, has been elected to the second
primary of the Ames school. Miss
Jennie is graduate of Drake
University, fine scholar and an
exemplary young lady. The Ames
school board have made no mistake in
this selection.
Billy Dryden, as he is Familiarity
called, has gone with his family to his
new home in Minnesota. This family
will be very mnch missed in Audubon
as Mr.. Dryden has been a hustling
business man here for many years. We
wish the family unbounded success
on their new Minnesota ranch and
hope they will continue to be prosper
GUS.
The Canning Factory started last
week. About 500 acres of sweet corn
have been contracted for the seasons
run. They are prepared to turn out
about forty thousand cans a day.
When in full running order they will
have about eighty to ninety people
employed. Superintendent w. L.
Landon has had charge for some time
of q very large plant at Grand Island
Nebraska. The management desires
visitors after the first week The G. R.
I. and P. laid track to the factory
last week