Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-10-27
THE REASON
That Editors All Become Rich And
Retire To Live In Ease And
Luxury In Early Life

A child is born in the neighbor.
hood, the attending physician gets
$40. The editor gives the young
ster and the happy parents send
off and gets so. When it 1s chris
tened the minister gets $40 and the
editor gets 500. 1t grows up and
marries. The editor publishes ano.
ther long winded article and tells
dozen lies about the beautiful and
accomplished BRIDE" The minis
ter gets $40 and piece of cake and
the editor gets 5000. In course of
time 1t dies. The doctor gets from
1925 to $lO0 and the undertaken gets
from $50 to 500. The editor pub
fishes a notice of her death and an
obituary two columns long, lodge
and society resolutions, lot of po.
etry and free card of thanks and
gets 5000. No wonder so many edi-
tors get rich.-Ex.
Father Hundt was an Audubon
caller Tuesday.
Thaniel Benton of the east Coun-
ty line, was marketing hogs here
Monday.
Miss Gertrude Basham is visiting
this week with relatives aud friends
in Brayton.
s. P Daugaard and family from
southwest of town, were shopping
in town Monday.
Mrs. Geo. r. Spencer of Hamlin
twp. was the guest of Mrs. Wm.
Fulton over Saturday.
Mrs. Rose Thomas-Hough of
Greenfield is here assisting in car
ing for her mother, Mrs. Thomas.
Fred Bartlett returned Tuesday
from near Coon Rapids where he
was calling on his brother, Louie.
Atty. T. M. Rasmussen is attend
ing court this week looking after
the cases in which he is interested.
Mrs. Holmes returned to Audu-
bon Tuesday after a short visit with
her daughter, Mrs. George Knox in
this city.
As we go to press we learn that
Mrs. Thomas ia getting weaker and
that she is not expected to survive
the week out.
Miss Mamie Middleton, teacher
in nearby country district, attend
ed the Mrs. George Foley funeral in
Audubon Tuesday.
Kline and Heath built long
driveway at the elevator the first of
the week to replace the old one
which was deemed unsafe.
Dick and Harry Guernsey are To-
Gated in Salt Lake City at the pre-
sent time aud the former is doing
we'll in the telegraph office.
Oscar Wheeler, wife and daugh-
ter were in Audubon Tuesday visit
ing the Marble works to pick out
suitable head stone for his mother's
grave.
Miss Anna Dorr went to Audubon
Tuesday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Geo. Foley, a sister of her
friend, Mrs. O. b. Train and Mrs.
Repass.
Mra
Marne Tuesday with his father, J.
U. Hansen who is now visiting a
married daughter at that town. Mr..
Hansen ia a BILE to move around now
by the aid of crutches.
Quite numbe Of our citizens at
tended court Tuesday aud Wednes--
day as witnesses in the case of Hen.
sley vs. the G. r. I. & P. r. R., suit
for damages for not furnishing
double deck cars for sheep some
time ago.
DR.. and Mrs. G. A. Aupperle of
Sutherland, la. returned home |
Tuesday after pleasant visit at the |
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Green |
of Audubon township. The Doctor i
is an Osteopath with q good prac-
tice in his home town and vicinity. |
The road connecting the River to
River Road with the one running |
due south from the east part of
town, onehalf mile in length on the
south line of the Will Kommes and /
Oscar Hunt farms has long been
opened to the public and bat little
travelled on account of not being
worked, is undergoing transfor-
nation this week under the super
vision of Road Supt. Seibert and for
the most part number of volun-
teer workmen and will now be in |
good shape to travel by those resid-
ing in that vicinity who wish to go
to Atlantic or Rravfon