Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-05-06

All the lodges OF POttaWattamie and
Shelby counties met in that city for a
good time. Quite number of the
Odd Fellows from here were also in
attendance as the Odd Fellows lodges
were holding their convention at the
same time.
G. G. Renftle, contractor and
builder of Carroll, was in the city
over Sunday visiting his father, who
has been quite ill the past few days.
j. F. McCort is charging his res
idence property and adding number
of rooms which make a material diff
ference in the looks of his property
M. T. Foley went to Atlantic yes.
terday to spend the day with p. A.
Casey and family and to get acquaint-
ed with his new grandson
Ambrose Foley returned on the
morning train, Monday from am over
Sunday visit in Des Moines. i
Mrs. H. A. Arnold arrived home
Sunday from am es tended visit.
The fire ef last Wednesday, night
whit CHI destroyed the entire liant of
the Cedar Rapids Oil Co. together
with $4,000 gallons OF Oil and the
pump house of the Standard Oil Co.
THE O. d round llnuse and some piles
of ties and lumber was one of the
m ut sp: tacular fires ever seen in
this city The wind was i'm exactly
the r'ghH dide-t'on to enable the
fdrenen to- Sar e the canming factory
a d the d2ie.lings to the east. The
t,ames re ched to enormous, height
ard tire smoke was visible in
the sky as far s Atlantic SO we
are told. The heat YVES so intense
and the danger fVom e1plcding bar
relE OF OIL SO great thtt 1T was a
difficult fire to- fight. BUT the fire
depar memt Us emit tied to great Gre
dit FOR the efficient manner which
1T was handled. Fac. plant will be
reSuiM at once anr business has
been going on just the same as be-
fore.
w. A. Price last wesk sod his bill
Hard hall in basement of the Ho-
VIA block to Vern Sn eli'baker poss-
essson being given on Saturday
MIR. Pri e hi s not ais yet decided ON
his future locs til n. He has made
many fr'er dis while here who regret
fno GO st lIof M 1o,ar.La 't
AT a special meeting of the COM
mercirl Club last Friday evening it
was decided that Audubon would
celebrate this year. Committee will i
OPP o'nted soon to make complete
arrangen ents.
The Ladies' Rest Room we under
stand III s been moved to rooms ovel
the Buthweg clothing stree.
The Hailan high school base ball
te m de e ted t e Audubon high
ischool tenn at ball park Saturday
in O one sided game by tile score of
IL to 1 Audubon was weakened by
am injury to some of their bess play
ess ar d are suie to make a better
shk wing next time.
Z j, e. Mcclure OH Stuart arrived
M I'D y afteTeon fer a few days
business trip and also to visit rela-
tiyes a. d FIRE DIS. He is doing a
n ce bus ness at Stuart and likes
his new location.
Miss. MCCLURE and Will Coyne we
called to Cl'eston last Wednesday
by the serious illG es of am aunt
They ade the trip by automobile
returning leaving the lady somewha
improved.
Quite a number took the early
train Tuesday morning for Atlantic
to attend tie 1O1 Ranch Show.
The new elevator of the johnson
Grain Co. is completed and grain
lis agains being taken care of by
this firm. They now have a new
and modern elevator which they
muchi needed.
The May term of Court beginss To
day. Quite a number of interesting
cas- are set for trial but it is eMpe+
ed that this term will not last SO
long rs the February term. Quite a
number of jurors and witnesses
from the south end of the county
are in attendance.
Guy Al. Curtis of Harlan was am
Audubon visitor last Saturday.
John o. Connel of Atlantic was DIN
Audubon last Friday and Saturday
on a short business Trip.
Ernest .Tharnis Ct Atlanlc was
a business visitor in our city last
Saturday.