Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-06
H. Packard, of Gray, was down
attending to business Tuesday.
Mr.. Elmer Greenlee, of Bagley, was
business visitor here Saturday.

Mr.. Elmer Greenlee, of Bagley, was
q business visitor here Saturday.
Harvey Delahoyde and wife, of
Stuart, spent Sunday with friends
here.
Rev. Grant was much pleased with
the big conference at Lake Winona,
Indiana.
Allie Nichols, of New Castle, Wyo-
ming, spent last week with former
school mates here, returning Saturday.
Mrs. Lou Merrick and babies of near
Brayton, were guests at the A. Zaner
home, in this city several days last
week.
Will Brockway who had his leg
broken at Fred Weeks, last week,
while helping on the barn is improv-
ing gradually.
G. c. Browning, G. A. Graham,
both of Coon Rapids, were witnesses
before the commissioners of insanity
in the F. L. Wheeler case.
John Donahue, of Nicola, q former
resident of this county, came in to
visit and to attend the best fair in the
history of the county which is now
In progress.
The Misses Edith and Ellowene
Phelps, daughters of Mr.. Bird Phelps,
returned Saturday from Vermont,
where they went with their parents
some months ago.
Mrs. Christensen, the wife of Rev.
Christensen, is in Omaha taking
treatment. The lady's eyes are so at
fected that she is unable to attend to
her household duties.
| Prof. Hooker sold his residence on
his late visit here to Mr.. H. ]. Priebe
the poultry and egg man. This is n
very desirable property and will make
Mr.. Priebe pleasant home.
M. M. Kennels, General Agent of
the jefferson Stock Food Company,
and by the way, one of the directors
of the company, came in to interview
friends and attend to business during
the fair.
Some one has said the newspaper is
q law.book for the wicked . sermon to
the back woods man and q library to
its subscribers. 1t may be . stimulent
to few, but it cannot be published
without cost and sent free.
We rejoice in that s. r. Curtis has
received notice of increase of PEN
sion and to date from March 1908.
His pension was increased from thirty
to forty dollars per month with back
pension about $500. It's gratuity
worthily bestowed.
Prompt settlement on the part Of
customers has much to do with the ..
bility of our merchants to swing theil
business in 30 able manner. On the
other hand too liberal credit with.
out regard to whom, has been known
to put many an honest merchant Out
of business.
G. F. Siemsen and wife went out tt
Colorado to look at the country will
q view of locating there. Why no
= take your wives when you go to locat,
: new home. We ventured she woult
select IS good location as any man
and at much less cost. Besides i
, would be a recreation to that poo
: tired wife mother.
Among those who attended tn
! State Fair last week from Audubon
r were: j. A. Nash, James Hunt, Dr.
i Lauritzen and family, w. 81. Conwa.
e and wife, T. L. Taylor and wife, Johi
: Sherman, Mrs. Eugene Clark, Ale!
Furgesson and family, G. II. Sampson
1, and wife, Axel Borjesson and tn
Misses Hannah Boust and Martin
: Dreher.
ri F. L. Wheeler, who was brough
i here last week from Wyoming unde
t an alteration or cloud on his in
q tellect, was apparently much bette
p on his arrival and the authorize
J. deemed best not to deprive him &
n his liberty unless he showed NOR
e dangerous symptoms. Saturday h
o went to Coon Rapids and again tn
e poor fellow went wrong and threat
o ened to take life. Monday he wa
Ia before the board of insanity and I'D
il Judged insane and was taken to tn
y state hospital at Clarinda, there to RI
l. ceive treatment for the worst afflit
ton that ever befell human being.