Audubon County journal., June 03, 1897, Image 1

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offering you- the
best values In made
to-order Clothing......
in
731
Different samples of clotli to make choice from—Com
prising Cassimeres Plain and Fancy Cheviots Thi
bets Black, Blue, Grey or Fancy Clay "Worsted All
the Fashionable Novelty Worsteds for spring and
summer wear Blue or Black Basket Worsted Blue or
.Black .Plxd Eye Worsted English Covert Cloth Black
and Blue Dress Cloth and Crash Suitings for real hot
weather—price from $12.00 to $32.00 suits—Pants
from $3.00 to $9.00. .?
Every Garment Guaranteed
in all respects.
Historical Department
stand
Combed Egyptian Balbriggan Underwear. The best
value ever offered in a garment to sell at Fifty Cents.
The garments are made with Ribbed Skirts, Felled
Seams, Looped Collarette, Sloped Shoulders.
Men's Alpaca Coats, 1.25 to $4.00.
Men's^Blue Serge Coat and Vest, $.4.75.
Men's Crash Suits, $3.00.
|\Men's Grey Flannel Coats and Vests, $3.
J. Friend & Son
Boston One Price
Cash Clothing House
HI* Eye Teeth.
Miner," said the good wife, "1
you would stop at the store
git me a rubber ring for the
jy to out his teeth on."
'S'posen you givo him that there
brick in the cupboard!" said
farmer, with a grim smile. "It
rked all right with me."—Cin
mati Enquirer.
*The Foot
of a Fly
iy» an eminent English doctor, will
irry enough poison to infect a house
old." In summer-time, more espec
lly, disease germs fill the air, multi
del are infected, fall ill, die multi
dcs escape. These messengers of
ischief do not exist for millions. Why
Because thejr are healthy and strong
-protected as a crocodile is against gun
ot. It is the weak, the wasted, the
lin-blooded who fall those who
we no resistive power so that a sudden
ugh or cold develops into graver
ease. We heir of catching disease!
hy not catch health We can do i«
always maintaining our healthy
ight.
Cod-liver Oil, is condensed nourish
nent food for the building up of the
ystem to resist the attacks of disease,
should be taken in reasonable doses
ill summer long by all those whose
weight is below the standard of health.
If you are losing- ground, try a bottl*
now.
Far
111,
bv atl dnurista at
mo.andlw
You want our
We want your
=^i
The following is the program for
Children's Day at the Old Hamlin
Presbyterian church on June 13.
Exercises will commence at 7:30 in
the evening, everybody invited
Opening Song—Oh Children's Day
ELEVEN YEAKS OLD. EXIRA, IOWA THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 189T.
Hamlin Departments'
Will Thomas bachedit" with Lu.
Bryan last Sunday.
The Creamery shipped forty-two
tubs of butter Tuesday.
Jame Blake sold Harry Percy a car I
load of oats this week,—1,367 bushels.
Major E. A. Consigny, of Avoca,
was at the Station talking flour to
our merchants.
Monday was a big day at the Cream
ery, that day they took in 13,000
pounds of milk.
Chris Peterson ceased to bo a milk
hauler Tuesday, his route being taken
up by, Dan Branstatter.
Frank Tyler came home from the
Audubon school, last Friday, and is
once more a farmer lad.
Harry Percy has A. R. Turner, Bill
Keightley and James Elrod busy at
work remodeling his house.
Joe Bell is trying to ride a bicycle.
My, you ought to see him make those
girations through the atmosphere.
Supervisor W. D. Stanley went up
to Audubon, Tuesday morning, to
Choir
Prayer Pastor
Responsive Reading-Led by D. L.
Thomas
Singing—Banner of the Cross...Choir
Dr. warden's Greeting. Mame A.-Rice
Recitation Lillie Spencer
Recitation—Gather the Children
In Pearl Crees
Singing—Of Such is the Kingdom
i...Children
Recitation Bee Crees
Exercise—Class No. 1 My Work
Recitation—No Effort Wasted
tt
Maggie Stanley
Responsive Reading.
Singing—The Springtide Hour..
Choir
Exercise—Class No. 2 What
Will You Do?
Recitation—How Kind Our Crea
tor "... Ralph Scott
Recitation—Jesus' Love for Child
ren Clint Rice
Duct Lillie and Emma Crees
Recitation—Lazaraus Lies at the
Gate Grace Stanley
Singing—The Children's Mission.
Little Folks
Dialogue—Grandpa and Children's
Day...Maggie Stanley, Clint Rice
Solo Pearl Croes
Recitation—Part of God's Plan...
...Vernon Adams
Recitation. .Rose Rice, Charlie Stanley
Address to the Children..Rev. Naylor
Ottering for Missions.
Hymn America
Benediction.
Bucklen'a Arnica Salve.
THE. BEST. SALVE in the world fo
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers,, Sa'.t
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25c per box. For
sale by C. W. Houston, Extra or
L. Bisoro, at Brayton.
MONEY
SERVICES
LET ITS HAKE THE EXCHANGE.
our men fromStU
have the largest and most complete
WowUl dn it a very liberal basis. We pay our men fromWO.OO to $160.00_per
We ha
month according to the MBTAfc in them.
gtook of
work the
faniour Mihuntnnka Apple KUariinUuid outright until It pn
Willi our facilities wo can'make a good salesman outoi any honest man willing to wor"
City or country territory, as you prefer. Begin at home if you wish. Writer""
yourself .at once, stating age,4ind lot us make you an offer.
I,. L. ]|AV & CO. nurmtryiuea aud Needmca St. Pn-
This house is responsible.—EDITOR,
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of the fair grounds. ..»)
They are holding daily prayer
THAT"lady
jdoes m^recoveiMi'er
health very rapidly.
The Blue Grass Creamery now has
107 patrons, J. A. Overholtz and H.
Nickleson being the laBt to add their
names on the big book.
At the Station: Sunday School at
9:30 o'clock in the forenoon preach.
ing at 10:30 Little Class at 6:30 in
the evening Prayer Meeting at 7:30.
Mr. T. Emery lost one of his best
horses while on his way to the Cream
last Tuesday. When he got to
the Sheets place the animal fell down
the road and immediately expired.
Charlie Gill while prowling around
the John Dimick timber, Sunday,
clapped hisopticsonafatcoon. Char- I check at
Alex Crees was attacked by typhoid
fever last week Wednesday and for a
few days was a mighty sick man. He
is some better now but in will be
three mouths before he is well once
more and able for work.
At the Knights Templar parade, in
Atlantic, Ascension Day while the
management was casting about for a
suitable person to carry the banner
their eye fell on our Henry Young
and he was chosen coilor bearer.
Elder Charley Smith»«hipped -his I
library, from the Station to Pine Flat',
Pennsylvania,"Where he has accepted
call from a Christian church. Char
ley has a host of friends in this county
ho wiBh him well wherever duty
calls.
Chas. Zimm, the great butter com
mission man was at the Creamery this
week and made our Ed. and Will
blush like a school girl when he told
tbem that in the market the Blue
Grass Creamery butter sold in prefer
ence to the famous Elgin butter.
Friday of next week will be the
last day of school, for the spring term,
at Brushy College. The director and
scholars would be glad to retain their
teacher, Miss Bessie Bowman, but-as
Miss Bessie has been elected to a posi
tiou in the Exira City Schools, that
would be impossible.
The Old Hamlin MethodiBt Class
No. 2 meets at 10:00 o'clock in the
forenoon, S. D. Coonrod and Winnie
White leaders. Sunday School at 2
'clock in theafteruoon, p. A. While,
Superintendent. Prayer Meeting at
:30 o'clock in the evening. Class No.
meets at 3 o'clock, C. Miller, leader.
Weather Observer S. D. Coonrod
says there were eighteen clear days in
the month of May thirteen cloudy
days thirleeu days the wind blew
from the south twelve days in blew
from the north there was but one
inch of rain tell. During 1896 eight
and seven-eighths inches of rain fell
during the month ot May.
The Board of Directors and a ma
jority of the members of the Blue
Grass Creamery Company met last
Tuesday for the purpose of holding
their annual election when it was de
cided that all the old officers should
hold over with the exaeption of
Director, Dan Branstatter, and Geo.
Spencer was elected in. his stead. It
was also decided to buy a small sepa
rator of from 800 to 1,000 pounds
capacity per hour. The machine is
to cost $100.00.
The Sunday School Convention, at
the Station, last Sunday afterni-tfn
was the grandest affair of the kind
t'hat ever took place in Hamlin town
ship. We hear the papers read by
Miss Winnie White and Ed. Schoon
over, and tbe music furnished by the
Mispes Bryan very highly spoken of,
as wasaUo the productions of several
The other night after George Bur
berry had rolled in from Kimballtou
and lie had got through selling goods
he and Will McGuire got to exchang
ing confidences. Will had just got
through telling George that he had
just married the sweetest girl on earth
when George, in an-unguarded mo
ment leaned up against the counter
and whispered in Will's off ear that
ang&l, all but wings.
From my personal knowledge,
gained in observing the effect of your
Shiloh't dure in Cases of advanced Consump
tion. 1 am prepared to say it is the moat ra
marcable Ilemedy that haa ever been brought
to my attention. It has oertainly saved many
from Consumption/' Bold by *p. W. Houston.
..
This is that
oi
view that wrecked bridge out north I
remitted.
WONDERFUL. UP-TO-DATE
Eggs 7c—batter 8c.
Hogs $2.75 $3.00.
Nel8 Cbristensen lost a valuable
horse last week.
Chas. Rome is suffering of a bad
boil on each hand.
Miss Nellie Crow was quite sick a
few days last week.
John -Benson left Tuesday for a
business trip to Clinton.
r. Boysen was a business visitor
at Manning Wednesday.
Polzin & Fischer shipped 14 cases
of eggs to Manning Monday.
John S. Lacy was over from Har
lan last week returning Tuesday.
Frank Leet was attending to his
business interests here laA week.
August Roebel is hauling out lum
ber for anew addition to his house.
Everett Smith shelled out 1000
bushels of corn Monday for Chas.
Hepp.
A. F. Aikman and son purchased a
cultivator of Greenwaldt & Grote
luschen.
Bert Steere purchased a new horse,
buggy and harness and now lias a
nice turnout.
Chris Jensen has repaired, painted
and fenced his property and now has
a neat little home.
Mrs. Bert Bates is reported sick
with consumption and it it feared
she will not recover.
Mrs. DeWitt and little Bessie re
turned from their visit to their
grandma at Dedliam.
Greenwaldt & Grotelusohen sold a
New Departure cultivator to Chas.
McLaughlin this week.
James Fosters house over in Cam
eron township is nearjy completed
and will soon be occupied.
August Greenwaldt's brother. Wil
liam, from Marcus, Cherokee county
made him a few days' visit.
Rev. Ilayden and wife returned
from their conference duties and
port an interesting meeting.
Uncle Jim Crow is adding to his
stock of hardware all the new tangled
inventions known to that line.
Forebeck & Groteluschen took iu a
nice car of liogs at Ross Saturday.
others, the authors names we failed This slipped our notice last week.
to remember. The spacious church
building was crowded aud many were
unable to gain admittance.
A. F. Drake was looking over onr
town Friday and interviewing the
Audubon boys doing business here.
Dr. Beers and wife and J. F. Mertz
and wife took tea with John Crow
and family Friday and report an en
joyablo time.
Mrs. Garmire fell while getting
out of their wagon on our street last
Tuesday, but luckily sustained only
slightanjuries.
Chayles Tucker and wife, nee Jen,
he, too, Was soon to wed the sweetest nle ^ewls were over from Viola Sat
girl on- earth. Bhe lives iu Des urdav visiting relatives and while
Moines and I tell ysu, Will, she is an here Charley interviewed the I. O. O.
F. goat.
Don't forget that cooling off pro
cess that wlH. he indulged in hy
many at the old jiostolHce building
Saturday eveniiijr June 6th. Come
everybody, tIt E nileavprer'a have the
Hqpr..
A
.»-MjrwSn»4n
JONES LEVER BINDER filing
so many at Ross, Iowa. It is the simplest, strongest,
... most durable and most convenient Under to operate.
Made of steel and malleable iron—no cheap castings
weak spots. A marvel of simplicity, a model of\
beauty and strength. Any practical, up-to-date
\ffarmer is convinced upon examining this binder or
the Jones Cham. Drive Mower that they are the up-
to-date machines and the ones. you want•
H. Fred Fischer, Pre*.
John Polxin, Vice Pres.
Geo. P. Wiley, Cashier.
Xjouis Groteluschen, Ass't Ch'r.
RESPONSIBILITIES. S50.000.
Farmers Exchange Bank.
GRAY. IOWA.
Do a General Banking Business, receive deposits subject to
sight.
Buy
and Sell domestic and foreign exchange.
ley hit him a swat that killed him nr half cent below that of his com
and then he dragged him home and Interest paid on tinjp deposits. Money loaned on good com-
Money loaned on good com
1
mercial paper or approved collateral. Co-partners individ-i
ually liable—H. Fred Fischer, John Polzin, Geo. P, Wiley,
Louis Groteluschen. Collections made and promptly ^'^Is
The GRAY PHARMACY,
C. EUGENE MERTZ, PROPRIETOR.
DRUGS. MEDICINES, CHEMICALS
Stationery Perfum6ty, Jewelry, Palnt»t QJU, Ctacs, Etc.
Gray Department.
Jorgen Heuriksen is a new addition
to our list at Gray.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mertz of Lake
View visited over Sunday with their
son, C. E. Mertz, our esteemed phar
macist.
V*/
of which
Luse is
Ross Department.
Jeston Quimby purchased a new
buggy of Luse.
During May the sales at Luse's big
I store aggregated over $2,000.
Another shipment ot Ohio culiiva
tors arrived for Luse this week.
Luse shipped 15 case of eggs and 20
I cases of butler Tuesday morning.
Ed Spottswood, of Cameron town
I ship, is now behind ihe counters at
the Farmers Store.
Fred Tessmnn, Jr., and John Buth
weg traded horses last Tuesday, each
•nuking a good trade.
Mrs. C. II. McLaughlin, of north
Lincoln township, is visiting for a
few days at the as. Hall home.
We understand that the picnic last
Sunday was not very well attended
owing to some misunderstanding.
llob't Henderson commenced the
erection of his new house Monday.
I Jas. Lee is doiug the carpenter work
I Last Friday night Mr. and Mrs.
"fa" io?poundaT»ahyViH—rather"a
heavy frost.
Another.car of fine brick and tile
I arrived from Grand Junction, Iowa,
for Luse Wednesday of last week. He
sells 'em fast.
Cameron Ross's colt ran away with
him the other night, tossing Cam
eron over a barb wire fence but no
serious damage resulted.
According to report Cameron town
ship will have a very poor crop ot
corn this year—poor seed, bad weath
er and wire wormB are the cause.
One more step forward is being
made by the farmers in this locality
by adopting the Famous Ohio Culti
vator and discontinuing the old walk
ing plow.
The farmers of this locality appre
ciate the low price Luse has made
on Binding Twine and are giving
I him their orders. His price is one
petitora
Jaa HttU road supe
Ham Buckner was a business visi- I.three times and together with the
tor at Templeton and while there hardships of army life is consequent
liquidated some election bets that very feeble, but when relating lus
escaped his memory.
Hoist the name of J. F. Luse of
Ross to the breeze for representative.
Jess is the farmers' friend and an
honest competitor in business.
Our quadrennial postofflce removal
occurred June 1, '97 and again the
dust of four years' accumulation is
brushed out of its innermost fepessses.
Joliu Griggs is improving his
property by laying ft nice new side
walk in front thereof. The walk on
southside of Broadway will soon be
completed.
Genial Joe Garnett was interview
ing our merchants for the Alden
Vinegar works of St. Louis Wednes
day. We wish Joe success in his new
field of labor.
Fred Hepp removed to his Piety
Hill residence Saturday and now bids
adieu to Uncle Sam's employ. Fred
has been a faithful postmaster and
given general satisfaction.
Mr. John Lewis, wife and baby
were down from Mauning Sunday
John returned alone leaving wife and
baby to extend their visit with
Grandpa aud Grandma until Thurs
day.
Mr. Shelley removed his old store
building to his up-towu lots and is
remodelling it into a dwelling with
intentions of constructing a square
house. H. B. is equal to the occa
sion.
Mrs. Chas. Frees of Couucil Bluffs,
was visiting old acquaintances in aud
about Gray last Saturday. Mr. and
Mrs. Frees were formerly residents of
this place, Mr. Frees once being a
partner of F. C. Hepp in the black
smith and wagon} shop. Mr. Frees
now owns a wagon shop in Council
Bluffs.
Quite a uumber ot our young
people attended the Slayton Jubilee
entertainment at Manning Saturday
night. The program was very enter
taining and was rendered under the
auspices of Rev. Woods of the M. E.
society. The l'ollowiug attended:
Messrs. Geo. S. Gray, C. E. Mertz,
Geo. Lewis and D. H. Steere and
Misses Pearl Audas, Mamie Ross,
Belle Lancelot and Myra Crow.
Orla Thompson, the ten-year-old
son of Mrs. Ike Thompson
Huffman" trual.ee will accompany
rvi»or in
C$aftG.*Sv
war experiences the old gentleman
becomes young again and fights the
old battles o'er with the vim of'61.
The funeral of Uncle Edward Wil
son occurred on Wednesday from the
home of W. L. Swauey of Cameron.
He was a brother of Mrs. Yager of
Viola township and an uncle of Mrs.
W. L. Swaney with whom he made
his home for some years. He had
lived to be nearly eighty years old
and his death resulted from old age
and its necessary infirmities. He was
quite a student of current political
questions aud was an ardent populist.
Rev. J. W. Linton preached the
funeral at the residence which was
followed by interment at the Viola
Centre Cemetery. Mr. aud Mrs,
Swaney appreciate and are grateful
for tue respect and attention shown
by their neighbors during the ordeal
of his sickness and the last Bad rites.
—Dedham Record
Shiloh's Consumption Cure cures
where others fail. It is the leading
Oough Cure, and no homo should be without
it. Pleasant to take and goeB right to tbe
spot Bold by'O. W. Houston.
Blile Barred
Plpoiith Rock
for hatch*
tnar, SOo per sot
tilifc of 23. Mail
orders promptly
filled* Facilities
betterthan ever*
Satisfac'n tfuar
anteetf*
Addroaa,
MRS. C.
G. KOPF, ROSS, Joiva
Limber
Jim
Record 3:25
1
of this
place, has been troubled for some time
ot weak eyes umil at present he is
almost blind. Ho is an unusually
bright hut and as Mrs. Thompson's
means are not sufficient to onalile her
to secure for him the proper treat
ment, ihe township trustees, qt the
instigation of the citizens by petition
have taken the matter in haujd aud
within a few days the fellow
will be taken to Omaha aud placed in
an institution where it is hop£d the
affected optics may be cured.: 5?rank
--Can show a 2:20 gait.
pacing stallion, Limber
is a bright bay, weighs
1300 pounds and a model
horse in every respect. Sired by Adjut
ant, he by Administrator. Dam sired
by Billy Green, he by Green's Bashaw.
LOCATION:—He will stand during
the entire season of 1897 at the livery
imru of Chas. Benton, Audubon.
TERMS:—$10.00 to insure mare with
foal. $12.00 to insure colt to statid an'd
suck. Care will tie taken to prevent
accidents hut will not be responsible
should auy occur.
ROB'T HENDERSON, Owner
CHAS. BENTON, Grodin.
1700
Circulation
Guaranteed
to exceed
$1.00 PER YEAH
Cameron Township.
Sampson boys shipped their hay
last Monday.
Ed. Finch is
of farm .scales.
putting in a new set
Joe Johnston contemplates putting
in a. new cistern.
Wort Du^all lost a valuable milch
cow a few dayvi£go.
Joe JohnstOll^lftUed fi'ipmla
in Viola last Sunday^—
Wort Duvall Rold some fine hogs
in Audubou last week.
John Somers was trading at the
Farmers' store Monday.
Pol. Wickhatn sold cattlc to the
Audubon buyers last week.
Aug. Cirka has a tine span of gray
horses that he will sell cheap.
Will Jordan started for his home
in Missouri Tuesday of last week.
"Shorty Possehu was transacting
business in Audubon last Thursday.
The high winds last Wednesday
tore down Bill McFarland's wind
mill.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tessm&n visited
over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Aug.
Schrader.
Dick Owen and lady attended the
dance at Johhnie Clark's last Satur
day evening.
George Hartraan and wife visited
over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Crail visited
their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Wort
Duvall last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Turner aud
Lizzie Monk yisited at the home of
Peter Lutwitze last Sabbath.
Mrs. Joshua Jordan is suffering
from a very painful abscess of the
eye. Dr. Brooks is in attendance.
Billie McCaw, .Ji "'ohnston and
Robert Rutherford so hogs to the
Gray buyers last Satu also Pa.! .,
Gorman.
Jim HoITman while Ashing one day*
last week caught a tish that weighed
6} pounds and measured 22 inches
length. That's a little tishy
the
southwest district of Cameron town
pXng
I
T^wo^
where it is most needed. As a road
boss Jim's a cracker-jack.!
Tuesday, June 1st, J. F. Luse took
possession ot the postofflce at Ross,
S. B. Rice retiring postmaster. Mr
Rice has proven an efficient man in
the position and we are glad to see
the office continue in good hands, the
appointment of. Mr. -Luse filling the
bill in every, particular
Hflrt
wyi attend the
state GT A. R? encampment at Mhr»
shalltown next week, Mr. IlarLjaas
in the Army of the Cumuer!aEd, p"r
ticipating in every battle in wh.ou
that division was engaged between
1861 and 1865. He was wounded
For Constipation take Karl's Clover
Root Tea, the great Blood Purifier.
Cures Headache, Nervousness, Eruption"
the Faoe, and makes the head clear
Sold by C. W. Houston.
Made to Lait
Benjamin Franklin, in tht
of his labors to establish the rt
lioonsasafe.and solid basis,'
intohis
_one day
and fou
ter Sewing.'
rattosiholes, Spy,"
^od foi noth"-
4f,eda'
aj make the best bu
^0_iible." A
Not content with rebuking the
uuild he went down the street and
Bt^nt up a tailor, who had orders to
instruct Miss Sarah in the art or
making*, a buttonhole properlv.
A gteat-granddaughter
AmeriJnn philosopher told tl
dote Recently, adding, wit
"Sincfc, then the Frankli
have Viafla buttonhcd.ea&at will
last."
What gr&Mkt picesman now would
observe such a seeming trifle? How
many young girls of Sarah Frank
lin's age think it worth while if
they make a buttonhole to make
the best one possible?-
Lemonade*
There seems a difference of opin
ion among medioal authorities about
lemonade, some physicians forbid
ding it emphatically. Not long ago
Tho Journal of Hygiene declared
equally strongly in its favor, assert
ing that it was to be prefern Sd to
tea, coffee or alcohol, and urged its
of :hese
substitution for any one
drinks 'io which one was add) cted.
A formula for this hygienic lemon
ade was given, which did not omit
th'e sugar, often considered the
harmful ingredient by authorities
permitting the lemon and water
For a quart, to quote The Journal
take the juice of 3 lemons, usin
the rind of one. Peel this rind ve
thin, getting only the yellow
side, cut it in pieces and put,
the juice and 2 ounces of powde
sugar, into a jar with a cover. I
the water, just as it has reached t
in in
sugar, eov'or tho vessel and let Hi
mol
DIETZ
Crystal
Lantern
A high-grade
Tubular Lantern
with a securely
guarded glats
fount in place of
the ordinary tin
one. Tbi« f**1"
ure permits the
amount of ou to
be seen at a
glance, and, ot
course, renders
leakage impossi
ble. This Lan
tern
has
our im­
proved side utt
and while the
fount is .0 shielded joinder H.
bSiit.ee improbable, if broken it can
WI assortment of
..BSSgMS-
Ntts lantern, and '^"^^oAer
Sr-"f.™.f-i.£ut insistence, but
always with it. S
R.
E.
Dietz Company, y|
60 Laight St.
New
York.
Established In 1840-
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