Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-10-04

Atlantic trip Monday.
Mrs. Zion beautified the looks OF
her dwelling by giving it coat OF
paint.
Henry Low was in Audubon Wed.
nesday, returning to Atlantic the
same day.
The Patty Brothers dug new well
on the John Myers farm where Mr.,
Clay lives, last week.
Look out for the nine cent social at
the Presbyterian church October 9th.
Doughnuts and coffee will be served.
Mrs. R. o. Craney and her son
spent several days in Stuart last
week attending the wedding of her
sister.
Anciaux and Deets bought fac
young blooded stock of the Jens P.
Jensen herd. Mr.. Jensen has some
beauties.
Thomas Law, one of the progressive
farmers of Melville township. pur.
chased fine hog at the Weighton
sale of fancy hogs.
Mrs. Erma Tharnish-Kline de.
parted for her home in Oklahoma last
week, after spending the summer
with her mother.
Sunberg & Petty have been having
some trouble with their threshing
outfit which caused them to pull It
into Gene JohnsOn's for fixtures.
Mrs. w. w. Smith had delightful
visit with son and daughter last week
the daughter at college in Cedar
Rapids and the son doctor in Fort
Dodge.
Miss Julia Smutney came UP from
her Des Moines home and helped her
sister, Fannie, pack the goods and the
boys to take to their new home in
Des Moines.
John Rutherford has moved into
the Miller property he purchased last
week, Butcher Kilgore moved into the
Smutney house and Jim Carper into
the Ross property.
Harlan Kennels moved his family
to Berryville, Arkansas, after work.
ing for the Journal for several months
He will enter the employ of the One
Minute Washer with Headquarters at
Ell Reno, Oklahoma.
Mr.. Wills Staley has finished his
round of fairs" and has again settled
down to business. Mr.. Staley is a
master of cement work and will guar
antee anything he undertakes. Give
him call when in need of good work.
Mrs. Anthony Myers, who has been
to the funeral of her brother, Mr..
Joseph Kriebs, in Dubuque, returned
home Monday evening. Her sister.
Mrs. Tresa Irittley of Omaha, return
ed with her and will visit here a few
days.
The new method of keeping apples
through the winter is to wrap each
one separately in a piece of the Jour-
nal 30 as to exclude the air. OF course
the subscription should be paid, else
the danpness from the "dueu NAV
spoil the fruit. Try it.
Mrs. Beard, of Des Moines. has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Jim
Russell. Her husband will arrive
this week and remain till Jim has
closed out his stock when they will
travel to the golden shores of Califor-
mia, there, if it suits the boys, to live
the life of the virtuous, with nothing
to mar their peaceful pursuits of hap.
piness or to cast doubt of their reach.
ing the Golden Shore" where earth
quakes do not disturb their abode or
fire destroy their mansions.
A town is greatly judged by it's
schools and churches. Our churches
are credit to town the size of Au.
dubon. Our church buildings are not
large but neat and inviting and our
pastors are pulpit orators. the equal of
which one seldom finds outside met.
ropolitan cities. Our schools are
equally as good in most respects. Our
buildings are all that could be desired
our teachers are the best that money
and careful and wise school board can
employ and if our schools do not come
up to the perfection line, the fault
can be traced to the pupils themselves
who fail TO appreciate the advantages
a generous public has given them.
Supt. Mantz is certainly doing his
part in this great work.
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