Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-12-09

Mendenhall, younger brother. He
leaves a wife and seven children.
About thirty years ago Mr.. Menden-
hall was here on visit. !
Hans Hansen after spending three
weeks or more in San Francisco and
other points in California, returned
home Tuesday. Mr.. Hansen Was
greatly impressed with the sights at
the expositions and was much pleased
with his entire trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Smith, who
have been visiting his neice, Miss
Elizabeth Smith, at Red Oak for sew
eral days, returned home Monday,
having stopped at Griswold over Sun
| day. Miss Smith had been quite ill,
but is improving.
4 Joe Swezey has purchased the
large barn of M. T. Foley on South
Park and as part payment exchang-
ed the residence occupied by Frank
Berman near the school house. Pos
session of the properties will be CIV
en- January first.
Wilbur Talbot who has been at
the North Western depot as assist
ant, is working at the Booster Cafe
while Chas. Evans is laid off on &C
count of case of eczema. Dwight
Wickham is filling the position at
the depot.
Misses Tressa MCGUIRE and Maine
Miehaels went to Omaha Tuesday
where they will attend reception at
the j. o. Craney home which will be
rendered their son and wife who are
just returning from their honey
moon.
The skating rink is again in OPP
L, J,,o %ol = IoD
big garage by Hayes & Jennings.
Last Saturday night large crowd
was present and the proprietors look
for increased attendance from now
on.
L. j. Conner, who has been act
ing agent at the North Western de-
pot while M. Humiston was taking
several weeks layotf departed Mon
day for Missouri Valley and Mr.
Rumiston is again at his post OF duty
j. w. Landrum nas taken a few
days leave from his business at the
music store, and left Monday for
Jrich Mo, near which place he owns
!, a farm. After spending q few days
, with his tenant and later at Kansas
City, he hopes to return in better
health For several weeks past he
! has been suffering with bad cold,
and it has only been the last week
that he has felt anything like his for
mer self.
James Law is having all kinds of
luck these days in that the weather
man is favoring him while the brick
masons are building the walls for
his new store room. With a couple
more nice days the roof will be put
on and while the wintry blasts play
outside, the interior of the building
can be finished without being
molested.
Virgil Johnson went to Kansas City
: last Friday evening to visit his sister,
! Mrs. Anneta Smith, who has been in
: iii health the past several weeks He
expected to bring her home for a
visit as soon as she was able to travel
The city council met in the coun-
Gil chamber Monday evening. A short
session was held and adjournment
was taken until Friday night of this
week, when some important bust
; ness matters will be disposed of.
The pupils of the public schools
of the town and those OF the rural
school of the entire county enjoyed
two days vacation last week while
the teachers attended the County In
stitute December and 5.
Peter Stone who is finishing a
couple of dwelling houses at Plover,
was home over Sunday visiting his
family He went back Monday but
expects to finish his work within the
, next two weeks.
j. H. Baker was at Guthrie Cen
, ter Sundty visiting Rev. Freedline.
while H. j. Hoogenakker, who ac-
companied him, attended the fun
eral of A. H. Grisell, editor of the
Guthrian.
c. F. Crumley. who for the past