Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-09-06
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q 20 AuOuUOu, 1OWds
Ralph Conybeare went to Clarks-
Vile, Missouri, to attend school.
Joe Coonrad, of Extra, Nebraska, is
here visiting his old friends and of
course enjoying fair week.
Chris Haderer has completed
large barn for Mr.. Keith. A residence
for j. Murray, a residence for Mr..
McGowern and residence for Peter
Larsen.
The Rebekah Lodge of Audubon
will observe the fifty-third anniver-
sary of the degree with program on
Thursday evening, September goth.
Everybody is invited to attend.
Mrs. F. h. Adams, wife of Manager
Adams OF the Green Bay Lumber
Company, has been having q good
visit with her father, DIR. Dean, who
arrived here last week from st. Louis.
Jesse Richards is the able engineer
at the electric light plant. Jess says
he pumps the wells dry every day
and feels uneasy lest a fire should
break out. The Blue Grass creek is
nearly dry.
Frank Duvall is the king of the
feeders. He sold six cars of cattle that
averaged over fifteen hundred pounds.
One steer tipped the beam at two
thousand pounds. The bunch brought
little over $4,000.
1t was very kiad of Mr.. Hayes to
circulate paper to help procure
another horse for Mr.. Woodland to
replace the one lost. Mr.. Woodland
would probably have had to throw up
his route were it not for the kindness
extended by Fir. Hayes.
Us. Porter, after soliciting and de.
livering some Of the finest views this
county has ever had, returned to his
school and studies Saturday last. Mr.
Porter is q very industrious young
man and by his push and vim il
working his way through college.
Max Jacobsen is in Des Moines,
quite sick. A few weeks ago. he wat
taken to Colfax for the benefit of his
health, but when arriving there was
found too weak for treatment. He is
now in Des Moines and is quite sick.
Mr.. Jacobsen has the sympathy of the
(. Journal force.
Wesley Switzer is enlarging the
farm residence of John Lovelace this
week. The building will be magni.
ficent one when completed, IS Mr.
Switzer is good carpenter and will
do the work right. Mr.. Lovelace re-
ports that the Improvements, etc.
will cost him about one Thousand
dollars.
OF French was delivering hay dowr
on Market street last week when il
turning the corner near the City Ho
tel, his load was turned over and h
was badly crippled up. He was takel
to DIR. Brooks office and his foo
dressed. 1t is hoped that nothin
: more serious than sprain has ovel
/ taken him.
Mr.. Nels Christiansen's auto wen
wrong last week while on his way t
the State Fair. He housed it in. Ex
ra and took the train to the city. RI
turning the last of the week he agai
put it in ship shape condition an
went on north. We have come to th
conclusion that If we are ever wealth
enough to possess one, and shout
ever start out on trip of pleasure {
emergency we shall certainly trav'
across the country and As near tn
line of railway running in our diret
tlon as is convenient.
We met Mr.. Arthur Kitson, {
Lincoln township, in Audubon WEI
nesday. Mr.. Kttson has sold his fir
farm in Lincoln township at $50 pr
acre and bought finely improve
quarter section in Viola township ,
$50 per acre. Mr.. Kitson has been
respected citizen of Lincoln TOWNSHIP
since 1876 and has witnessed the tran
formation OF our beautiful virgi
prairie that sold slowly when he can
to the county at from $3.50 to $7.(
per acre to the white mans esta
that readily sells today at from $65
to 500 per acre. Mr.. Kitson and h
estimable wife have raised a mod
family aud are enjoying life napl
and contented. Mr.. Kitson and fan
lily are Journal readers of course.