Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-03-24


supper to be given Friday evening
March 25th.
Jim Rutherford moved into the
Crany house Monday lately vacated
by Chas. Newell.
l.. H. Bridenstine came up Tues
day from Audubon to attend the
funeral of Uncle Jim Grow.
Rev. c. j. Stark went to Manning
Sunday evening to take an early
train Monday Tor Hillsdale, Mills Co.
Iowa.
Miss Eva Pickett came from Rock
we'll City, Tuesday evening to visit
at the home of her aunt and cousins
Mrs. c. Robinson and children.
Miss Matilda Jensen's school closed
last Friday and she had play aud
box supper, the receipts of which
were 500 She has two weeks vaca-
ton.
Edison Farrell began fixing his
house Wednesday morning charging
the kitchen they have now for bed
room and building kitchen on the
south.
The bulldog that was owned by
George CARRIER was given to Mr..
Firebaugh and he shipped it away in
his car. We have many other dogs
in town that could be spared.
| Clyde Stark of Des Moines spent
Saturday night and Sunday at the
home of his father, to see his sister
Mrs. Ethel Evans who has been
quite sick at the parental home.
| G. E. Merit came in Sunday from
Nemaha with lot of horses that
Cameron Ross had bought up there.
He sold two Monday, one to Harry
FREELY and enc to Charlie Horning.
| Mr. and Mrs T. B. Creveling and
Beatrice came Saturday evening to at
tend the silver wedding of Mr.. aud
Mrs. F. R. Mclaughlin and visit
her mother Mrs. John Cameron over
Sunday.
The surprise birthday party for
Mrs. DIR. Beers Wednesday evening
was attended by over forty people
To say Mrs Beers was surprised is
putting it mild. Every one dressed in
their Sundays best but Mrs Beers
who wore her tea Jacket as usual. A
fine spread followed social evening
She received over ninety postals at the
shower given the 10Th.
Two deaths occurred Sunday of our
very oldest citizens James Foster and
James Grow. Uncle Jimmie Foster
died Sunday morning SIT 1915 and
Uncle Jimmie Crow at the same
home at 4:15 the same morning.
Uncle Jimmie Crows funeral was
held at the Foster home MOT day
afternoon at 2 O'Clock and burial al
Walnut Tuesday. Mr.. Fosters was
held at the M. E. Church Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock, burial at Cam
eron Center cemetery. So sad the two
caskets in the same room, and lust q
months difference in their ages 76 WIS
The children of both we're there to
their funerals. Lovely flowers alike.
March 10th being the twenty-ffth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mclaughlin, some of their
friends and children thought they
would make the occasion memorable
by surprising the worthy couple
About sixty responded to the invita-
) tions and some twenty five could not
3 it being on Saturday night, the bust
ness men, most of them could not be
there, but those that were present had
a jolly good time. Fine refreshments
were served, two long. tables beirg
set in the dining room and twenty
four sitting down at time. They
were the recipients of many presents
o. WEIGH and wife; half dozen tea.
1 Spoons. --s zes~1.1e
w j LaDcelot and wife and E
Wilson and wife Of Extra, teaspoons
} L Somers aud wife, berry spoon
Ira Miller, gravy -ladle.
Frank Miller and wife, truit-knivet
Moody Cramer, silver cake bask
Chas. and Ray Mclaughlin, table
spoons and the rest of the crowd, a
dozen solid silver teaspoons. After
having the marriage ceremony pei
formed and the first tables full had
begun eating, the charivarirs
came and the bridegroom went on,