Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-05-17
DR.. Lauritzen has been absent from
business a few days recreating in the

DIR. Lauritzen has been absent from
business a few days recreating in the
east.
Mrs. o. c. Donaldson has returned
from her visit at Broken Bow, Ne
braska, where she went to attend the
wedding of her son, Wesley.
Andrew Carnegie says the United
States and England are destined to
become one nation. We want to
know which one, please.
"What do you think of our new
foreman, Jimmy?'
"Say, dat fellow could print all he
knows in display type on postage
stamp widout cancelling de stamp"
Cement is the popular material with
which to replace the old and worn
out board sidewalks. The popular
man to do the work is Wills Staley.
If Staley has charge of the work, it's
guarantee that it will be attended
to right.
Chris Haderer has completed the
Gene Johnson house and if an honest
| job was ever done, this is one of them.
MIR. Haderer has the reputation of
practicing honesty in all his work
and the people have found it out. In
consequence, he has all the work he
can do, contracted, for months ahead.
Mr.. John A. Nash was very much
pleased with the surgical ability prac
ticed by the Rochester, Minnesota,
surgeons in his case, and reports
| patients coming to the in Urinary from
all over the world. They are eminent
men of the country, and their SER
vices are in great demand.
The "reminiscences of bygone days
were all gone over last week with our
Clerks of the Courts, Charles White,
and Attorney, 81. j. Mantz. when
their old chum, the baseballist, foot
ballist and hazer, Attorney F. ].
Ehrhardt, of Des Moines, called "just
to stay over Sunday" And still the
boys are alive to tell the tales.
John Weighton has in course of
construction new building near the
G. r. l. & P. depot in which be ex-
poets to manufacture cment blocks.
bricks and other specialties along
that line. He has engaged the ser.
vices of Mr.. Bert Eaton, an exper-
fenced cement man. If there is any
thing that's first class John is after
it. The cement industry is in its in.
fancy, but must be respected.
What have women contributed to.
ward the upbuilding of our city:
Many, many things, more than
can be enumerated in the brief space
at command. There was q time in
the history of the world, way back
in Paul's day when woman was
looked upon with disfavor, that was
the unchristian era. Today the situa
tion is vastly different, and instead O.
woman being inferior to man, she has
proven herself to be his equal,-if not
his superior.-in many of the virtues
thst make good citizenship.
The women of Audubon have labor
ed earnestly and long in an endeavo
to maintain truth and sobriety in thu
home, teaching their SONS and daugh
tiers that these are cardinal virtues
and are to be priced far greater thar
rubies. They have recognized thu
fact that home life is the foundation
of all life, aud that municipal, stat
and national existence is pure. Tn
women of Audubon have been tn
silent force,-the undercurrent, tina
has been working so effectively thru
the years, the result of which ha
meant the ushering in of social con
ditions that are extremely wholesome
Audubon to Celebrate.
The general committee having il
charge the Fourth of July celebration
met at the call of the president, Free
4 " hn f0ll0u
ing subcommittee to proceed witt
the preparations:
General Committee: A. H. Roberts
p. A. Rasmussen, E. S. Van Gordel
j. f. Russell, e. E. BilnArZ.
President of the Day: Geo. Cosso
Marshals OF the Day: e. M. John
son and Dan Kerwin.
Speakers: George Cosson and III. }
MantZ.
Finance: J. F. Russell, E. S. Va
Gorder, p. A. Rasmussen, J. M
McKarahan.
Salute: Fl. w. Wilson.
Grounds and Decorations: Il.
Watts, Nels Jensen, Dan Freeman
w. H. Cowles, c. q. Harper, o. /
Train.
Music: A. H. Roberts, f. II
4 Adams, Mrs. DR.. Brooks
Advertising; R. c. Spencer, A. {
Ross, +. w Smith.
Program: j. A. Nash, r. g. Rice
Joe Ross.
Privileges; R. G. Spencer, w. {
Elliott, e. f. Bilharz.
ADJUSTMENTS: E. l.. Finch, F. N
Rice, +. Vermilya. ..s-T
Novel Attractions: j. F. Russell
Simon Hansen. F. S. Watts.
Fire e. +. BilharZ, Mel
| Ionnnr, II q HanSan