Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-06-10
MUSINGS
Time And Tide Wait For No Man.
The Changes That Occurred In Ext
ra During A Short Absence.

AS we walked up Washington street
last Monday morning trying TO get
firms, locations and directions fixed
in our mind and hoping to have the
opportunity of extending word of
greeting to some of our old friends and
we hope) new patrons, we We're
struck with the numerous changes,
which have taken place in Extra since
our departure nearly two years ago.
Changes coming gradually are accep-
ted as matter of course by those,
who have the opportunity of getting
used to one change before another
takes place; but after an absence of
several months one experiences the
unpleasant sensation of being stran-
ger to nearly every one. Listen to
some of the changes which have taken
place;
Marqueson Il Son have removed
their stock of general merchandise to
Elk Horn and while their departure
was distinct loss to Extra, Il. d.
Cotton has taken up his stand at their
old place OF business with strictly
newand up-to-date stock of groceries,
dry goods, mems clothing, boots and
shoes, etc. In visiting his store we
thot it favorably compared with de-
psrtment stores in cities much larger
than Extra.
E. A. Tilley has recently accepted
position at Mobridge, So. d. and j. G.
Powell will be found at his attractive
place of business with Walter Hocken-
berry as sole assistant during the sum
mer months.
Chas. Findlay sold his drug business
to Doffing and Hansen and John Lob
ner has clean new stoch of merchan-
disc in those rooms with Miss
Jorgensen's millinery occupying the
front windows.
Extra now boasts OF an exclusive
shoe store, Workman & Son proprie-
;ors, with a department devoted to
gents, furnishings under the owner
ship of Martin Jensen G Son. James
Walker has moved from the building,
Which he had purchased from Speu-
Ger & Son to the building formerly oe-
cupied by the Cook meat market,
where he mas nice fresh stock of far
niture, hardware ana undertaking.
goods.
The stock Of merchandise now
owned by Campbell & Co. has changed
hands three times, being transferred
from Lohuer & Jensen 10 Rendlemau
Bros. and thence to Ghe present owner
ship II has been sdaed 10 with a
large stock of clothing in tae last fe u
months
The BeTnice Ssibelt stock of mill
merry passed from her hands into tac
hands OF Mrs. Wilson OF Jefferson and
then to Mrs Conlslipg who owns il at
the present time.
Mrs. Marshal Smith OF the south
Side Restaurant has passed TO the
''Great Beyond" and IL. c. Buchanan
occupies that building with an attrac-
tive line OF confectionery. He also
furnishes hot lunches and ice cream
at all hours.
Gerald Hensley has opened an up
to-date meat market next door to the
Buchanan restaurant with Emery
Smith as right hand man.
After the deaIh OF Mr.. Hickman,
the lunch counter, was handled by
the Messrs Aornes for short time af-
ter which they vacated and Neese &
Feeney opened up pantorium
Then Mr.. Feeney disposed of his in
terest to MIR. Erb of baseball fame. A f
ter the burning of the hechman bull.
ding Neese & Erb moved their pan
torium to the rear ofthe First Nation.
al Bank where they also handle nice
line of confectionery, cigars, tobacco,
music and magazines. DR.. jacobsen
moved his office to rooms upstairs.
p. NJ Christensen has added to the
appearance ofthe business section oil
the town by remodeling his building
are occupied by DIR. Oldaker, ID. ID. $.
and Tony Rasmussen, attorney alta "
and j. B. j. Lohner, dealer fn real es
tate.
Bred Cotton has opened up a mag
nificent little grocery stock in the cor
ner store, where he caters to his custo-
mers by handling fresh fruits of al
kinds and vegetables out of season
His upstairs rooms are occupied by
Mrs, Cotton's studio where she re
ceives pupils in vocal and instrumeu-
tai music and handles her Junior pu
pills classes very successfully.
Chas. Hunt has opened up a poo
hall in the basement of the ed Cottor
store to which he has recently added
several new tables.
The corner occupied by Mrs. Spoc
VAS been greatly improved by The
section of handsome new two story