Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-02-14
LOCAL AND Personal.


Little Miss Dorothy Miller, young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Miller, has been having quite a siege
of the grippe but is now improving.
Mrs. Andrew Jensen will entertain
the Mothers Club this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Jensen and
son Andrew, wife and their daughter.
Miss Enola, went to Atlantic last Sat
urday afternoon where they visited I'M
It'll the following Monday noon. with
the formers son, Benton Jensen and
wife.
Mrs. William Fulton came up from
Atlantic last Thursday and attended
the meeting which was held at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Var
ney that afternoon She returned to
her home the latter part of the week.
Miss Hazel Nailor is the new assist
ant in the Journal Office, taking the
place of Miss Anna GUIDE who will
soon assist with the work at the tele-
phone board. Miss Nailor started to
wor the first of last week
Miss Edyth Christensen, at the Ex-
] ira Bakery entertained few of her
friends at the Bakery last Sunday ev-
ening. Those present were Miss Hell
ena and Oscar Nielsen; the Misses
Katie Esther and Leila Esbeck, and
Egedia Andersen.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Poster enter
tanned a few friends last Friday even
ing in. honor of John Miller and wife
/ who will leave soon for their new
home near Grant. Iowa. Those pres
ent were Arthur Statzell and wife,
/ Will Voss and wife and John Miller
and wife.
Miss Evelyn Hamlin and lady friend
who have been visiting in Extra for
the past two weeks with the formers
mother, Mrs. Doug Hamlin and sisters,
and brothers, left last Saturday fol
their work and home in Clarinda
where the former has position in the
hospital in that city.
j. B. j. I4ohner is having his resi-
dence recently owned by James Peter
sen and occupied by Merle Owens anc
wife, remodeled and will be occupied
after the first of March by G. M. Ped
ersen and family.
John N Christensen, S. B. Arnold
and George Gill went to- Des Moines
last Friday where they attended thu
wrestling match The first two re
turned home Saturday but the latte
went to Indianola where he visited
until Tuesday with his niece, Miss
Frances Hensley, who is attending
college there.
Clarence Hicks left Monday for hi
farm near Craig, Colorado after SIT
weeks visit in this city with his moth
er, Mrs. John Hicks ST., and other rel
atives and friends
I Lawrence Larsen, who resides ives
of town, is another party who is tn
l possessor of new Ford roadster, HI
] having made the purchase last week
The baker at the Extra bakery ha
certainly had his share of work tn
past couple of weeks, baking nearl
six hundred buns every day beside
pies, cakes, cookies for the publ
sales and this in addition to his regl
lar everyday work.
Miss Irma Basham has been lyin
very i'll at her home in this city wit
an attack of pneumonia, she comm
down with the dreaded disease til
first of last week. We hope for
speedy recovery.
Adrian Corl, eldest son of Mr.. ar
Mrs. George Corl was another victi
OF the grippe last week.
Miss Lydia Anciaux who has BEE
quite ill with an attack of sciatic rhe
matism, at her home, north of town,
l recovering rapidly, which news h
many friends are glad to hear.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Johnson al
family of near Extra, We're Sunday V
Il itors at the home of his uncle, NJ
r. Johnson and wife.