Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-12-07
Miss Brown, the music teacher, lie

Mr.. Wattles was doing business at
the county seat Monday and Tuesday.
Frank and Elmer Bailey went to
Oklahoma Tuesday last to look at the
country.
Elmer BRENNAN is visiting the old
folks at home in Brooklyn, Iowa for
short season.
DR.. Brooks has been quite sick
Grand Junction.
Auditor Finkbine and F. III. Adams
of Audubon were passengers north
bound Wednesday.
George Hoover is attending the
Implement Dealers Convention at
Des Moines this week.
The board of Supervisors met at
Gray and vicinity Wednesday on
road end bridge business.
John c. Bonwell, Fred Searles and
Jay Shingledecker attended the Shine
in Des Moines Tuesday night.
Mr.. Douglas Hamlin went up to
Sioux City Tuesday evening to look
after deal he has on hand there.
Frank Herndon who has been to
the old home in Illinois for several
weeks returned here Wednesday last.
Doctor Clark returned to his home
Monday after very pleasant visit
with old time friends and neighbors.
Miss Gene Culver who has been
visiting friends at Anita and else
where along the Rock Island road is
at home again.
Jacobsen and Sorensen moved their
real estate office from the old Citizens
bank building to building near the
Rock Island depot.
Bert Freeman, Jr., who has had a
nice run of work in his line at Boone
and Marshalltown, returned home In
plenty of time for the Turk.
DIR. and Mrs. Clark and family
spent Thanksgiving at the home of
Mr. Ed Bilharz. DIR. Clark at one
time practiced dentistry in Audubon.
Mr.. Martin Esbeck and his brother,
T.. N. Esbeck of KimballJon were
business visitors here Friday last.
The gentleman made the Journal q
very pleasant call.
Implement men are in convention
at Des Moines this week. We trust
they will not form trust but trust to
luck and the farmers for their exist
ence like the rest of US.
Joseph Baumgardner of Extra
township, was appointed steward of
the poor farm upon the resignation
of Mr.. Wallace Bolton. We trust the
appointment has fallen into good
hands.
Did you express your gratitude last
Thursday in becoming manner or
did you do the act of the other fellow
and eat until you became sick forget
ting Him from whom all blessings
flow"
Miss Alice Iseminger, near Manila
husked one hundred and eighteen
and dark and won gold watch
from her father who had offered it as
premium if she would husk one
hundred bushels.
Register your valuable packages
at the post Office. For only eight cents
more than the postage, the govern
ment will sustain any loss to the
mount from $40 to $25 on every piece
of mail lost or destroyed.
Off comes our hat to Chief Magis
trate Mayor r. c. Spencer. Mayor
Nash finding the duties too numerous,
resigned his trust whereupon the
council appointed Mr.. Spencer to the
position. Ex-Mayor Nash, let it be
said to his credit, was an excellent
officer.
The factory in which was manu-
featured the One Minute Washer,
patented by Mendenhail and Stock
ing of this city was burned to the
ground last week with two carloads
of completed machines therein. 1t is
q heavy loss as there was little in.
surance.
| Mr.. August Wunder, one of natures
noble men of Manning, was on our
streets transacting business Wednes
day last. Mr.. Wunder is very sue
cessful auctioneer, having perfect
control of the English and German
languages, his services are sough,
over large territory.
Word comes from Wesley Donald
son at Broken Arrow, Indian Terri
tory, that he has moved to Coweta,
Indian Territory and has taken
charge of lumber yard at that
place. Wesley is the son of Elk
County Recorder, o. G. Donaldson
and wife and is one of the young men
that Audubon County is proud of.
A. g. Forsbeck of the firm of Grot
eluschen & Forsbeck of Gray, was a
business visitor at Audubon Monday
last. Mr.. Forsbeck for many years
has been an active worker in town
ship and county interests and is one
of the progressive farm ers of Lincoln
township, coming to Lincoln town
ship in the balmy days of the Whip
pies and many other old settlers that
are now gone. his acquaintance is
very extensive.
The Quaker doctors have been in
trouble at Ft. Madison. Brother
Paul' who has many aliases, was
arrested, p lead guilty, was fined anc
paid all costs, for practicing medicine
, contrary to law. Good, say we, and
again good. When will people learn
that these travelling medicine com
panies are simply gangs of fakirs'
Audubon County is some Thousand
poorer for her gullibility.
Our legislature convenes the second
Monday in January and we hope the,
will carry out the law enacted bN