Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-12-12

70 YEARS OLD.
What lot of things people hide
fro a each other!
Ike Shirley of Oakfield, called on
friends west of town Sunday.
Men have failed in business for
every reason but lack of advice.
Lauiids Hansen's big sale De.
cember l4th. Come everybody.
Mrs. J. 3. Walker is passing a
few weeks with her mother at I
Adair.
Alfred Miller aud wife entertain
ed some of their Brayton friends |
Sunday.
Mertes Brothers attended the
Lawrence Peterson sale at Elk
Horn Monday.
N. L. Hansen of west of Brayton,
was transacting business in Extra
last Saturday.
Mr.. s.. P. Krogelund ofnear Bray
ton was transacting business in
Extra Saturday.
Claude Kelsey and Jack Conn.
rardy passed Sunday with their
relatives in Extra.
Mrs. Poison, wife of the Christian
minister, has been i'll and confined
to her bed the past week.
Mrs. N. o. Smith is once more
able to be about but looking quite
feeble after her long illness.
Mrs. Caroline Jenkins left this
week tor two months visit at the
home of her brother in Newton.
Homer Gaines spent all day last
Sunday with his best girl, the
cook at the Hickman restaurant.
Mrs. Grant Jones passed the lat
ter part of last week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Herb Herrick in Audubon.
Mr.. Peter Petersen is making
some improvement in the way of
building on his lot on South Street.
The annual election of Star Off
GERS takes place Friday evening
and Masonic election Saturday
evening.
Mr.. James Buchanan of Manito-
ba is visiting this week with his
son, r. C. Buchanan, and wife of
this town.
The big bridge on South Jeffer-
son street was half-soled last week
aud once more thrown open to the
travelling public.
The travelling men are again
making their regular calls after
let up caused by the late stringency
in the moneyed circles.
Most of our merchants have
their store windows beautifully
decorated and filled with fine dis
plays of articles for sale.
Mrs. George Martin visited day
or two with her friend, Mrs. E. u.
Gransberry in Adair as she was
returning from Des Moines.
J. G. Powell has got settled down
once more in his meat market with
all the surroundings nicely
painted and neatly arranged.
Mr.. Albert Croy of south of
Anita, visited his mother and sis
ter over Friday. He will move to
Oregon soon for the benefit of his
health.
Everything at the Harvey sale
rh
the total footings amounting to
more than the estimate made by
the owner.
Miss Byrd Connrardy who has
been working in Chicago as
trained nurse, returned home from
that city Friday to remain with
her parents.
Tha county bridge men put in a
new floor on the Botna bridge west
of the depot and also repaired the
bridge near the Bishop farm south
east of town.
An auto load of men went to
Templeton one evening last week
to view the town and for the ride,
returning about three O'clock in
the morning.
Charley Wilson and brother
from abroad who is visiting him
were seeing the sights in Extra
Saturday, the former also doing
some trading.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wieland re-
turned to Carroll the last of last
week, after visiting their relatives,
Rev. S. F. Wieland and nephew,
fora few days.
Several cars of hogs were ship
ped from this station last week, the
raise in the market causing the
farmers to once more empty their
pens of available stock.
The order of the Eastern Star
will elect officers at their next reg