Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-12-31


Mrs. Chas. Stocking returned Xmas
night frona an out of town visit.
Annette Delaheyde of Extra visited
a few days last week In this city.
Fred Heilenan Is enjoying a visit
from his mother of Cambridge, Ia.
Ed Finch has bought the ]. T. Bell
farm Bea1 Old Hamlin, paying $76. an
acre.
Mary Davis has gone to Des Moines
to attend tho State Teachers Associa-
ton.
III. j. Mantz and G. 8. White are GO
ing to open up q real estate and law
office
Lorah Bailey and wife of Fl. Dodge
spent the holidays with friends in and
about Audubon.
Arthur Waaswerth and family of
Grlnnell are visiting her parents w.
Burnside and wife.
Mae Farquhsr who clerks In ]. f.
Russell's store at Fl. Dodge visited in
Audubon ever Christmas.
Mr.. and MRS. John Freeman became
the happy parents Of a nine pound
boy born, December 81, 1908.
Mrs. George Click and children Of
arrived in the city Thurs
day to visit her aunt, Mrs. j. w. B
Cole.
Ernie Kibby of Perry, arrived in the
city last week to visit until after Xmas
with his parents c. 3. Kibby
and wife.
Sylvester AIRY returned Sunday
from Cedar Rapids, where he had
been to attend the funeral of his sis
ter, Mrs. Isaac.
Mrs, r. Conant returned to her home
at Des Moines this week after plea
SAINT visit here with her daughter,
Mrs. A. +. Drake.
d. Grace and wife Of Jackson Cou-
nty are visiting Sheriff Northup and
family this week. They formerly lived
here seventeen years ago.
The Christmas programs at the
Presbyterian, Methodist, Evangelical
and Christian churches were we'll rem
dered and we'll attended.
The Mems Bible Club of the Presby-
terian Church presented Rev. D. G.
Macintosh with a fine leather rock
ing chair for Christmas present.
DR.. Roy Smith of Fort bod ge and
Theresa Smith who is attending
school at Cedar Falls came home last
week to spend the holidays with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Smith.
Dr. Carrie Wood and her husband
returned Saturday from Iowa City,
where they had been to spend Christ
mas with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Brooks. Clifford Brooks &C
companied them home and will visit a
few days.
The enterprising firm of Stone CEN
tiers Dean and WEIGH have recently put
up q monument for Peter Hobart in
Arlington Heights Cemetery, and a
fine one for Mrs. Lavina Wright with
one under way for Mr.. Andrews and
Fred Nelson in the Maple Grove Gem
etery.
Fred Cole started out in the country
with lady Thursday night and got
out by the Jack O'Brien farm and his
team ran away Mr.. Cole was thrown
out and his left arm was burt so he
was obliged to carry it in a sling a few
days. Fortunately no further damage
was done.
Report reached town Tuesday thai,
VIM. Scott brother of Geo. Scott OF
Hamlin township died at Glenn Falls
New York, Sunday, December 81, 1908
He and his brother we're former bust
ness men here and conducted furni-
ture store on the street near where the
First National Bank now stands.
The Nonpareii of Friday, December
Is, 1908, says the following in refer
ring to court matters at Council Bluffs
that the petit jurors in the district
court, who are now nearing the close
of the November term of court for
which they were summoned, yesterday
anticipated Christmas and presented
w. r.. Green, the presiding Judge,
with gold headed umbrella and
to Bailiff M,,tlack an order for hat
Judge Green was met with his surprise
while ia his room at the court house
just before opening the Dlorning ses-
sion of court, and Bailiff Matlack was
caught in the cloak room. Upon the
head OF the umbrella presented to the
judge was the following engraved in
scription: Presented by the Petit Ju-
ry, November Term, 1908.
VETERAN RETURNS