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Men's Yeager Mixed Underwear 40c a suit
Our Men's Summer Merino Underwear at 75c a
suit is sold elsewhere at $1,00.
Our Men's Plain, Colored or Fancy Balbriggan
Underwear at $1.00 a suit is what other stores
charge $1.50 for.
Our Men's $5.00 Suits are a great sight better
material and make than the old, reduced from
$12.00 to $6.00 are.
Our Men's Black Clay Worsted Suite at $8.00
,and:$9.00 are French faced, made as well as
more expensive garments. Will hold their
shape. You don't have to buy an old timer to
get.a good suit at a small price. jf
Our Men's 35c Negligee Summer Shirts are the
same as other dealers ask you 50c for.
Men's Blue Flannel Coats for summer wear $2.
Boy's Summer Wash Suits 50c. Boy's Outing
Flannel Blouse Waists 15c. Boy's all wool
Knee Pant Suits 11.50.
We are making a great cut on Men's Summer
^egligee Shirts. Too many for this backward
season is the cause. 81.00. kind now at 80c.
$1.50 kind now $1.10. These include all fancy
bosom and starch shirts. Lay in a supply
while you have a chance. All "Brokaw"
brand.
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Men's Pants, the $1.00 kind now 75Cl The $1.25
kind now 90c. lien's all wool Trousers 11.50
and $2.00. Men's Sweaters 50c, $1.00, $1.50
and $2.00. Men's Linen and Celluloid Collars
10r Mw's Unlaundered White Shirts at 25c
#"V KSU'T
Briggs—1 didn't know that yon
were nearsighted, old man.
Griggs Nearsighted! Why, 1
walked right up to one of iny credit
ors yesterday.—Detroit FroePrees.
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Beit Fireproof Door*.
Numerous experiments' to deter
mine the best fire resisting materials
for the construction of doors have
proved that wood covered with tin
resists fire better than an iron doo*.
A dealer says there is more steel
used in the manufacture of pens
than in all the sword and gun facto
ries in the world.
There are 1,867 miles between th«
City of Mexico and the city of Wash
ington.
II DANIEL MYERS,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
A Living ObjKt Luton for Or. Milu' N*w
Hurt Cur*.
HEARTTaverns,writeson
DISEASE Is curable. "For over
forty years," Daniel Myers of
Two Pa., Aug. 10. 1898,
"I MSered with heart disease. First a slight
palpitation, gradually growing worse. Then
shortness of breath, sleeplessness, smother
ing sensations and much pain In the region
of the heart alarmed me and I consulted a
physician.' Receiving no benefit I-tried
others and a number
I of remedies, spending
I a large amount of
I money, bat finally be
I came so bad that It was
I unsafe for me to leava
I home. I commenced
I using Br. Miles' 'Heart
I Cure two yea^s ago.
For eighteen months I have been well. Al
though 72 years of age I can go where I wish
*11-'-on *nrilabtand wake op as cheer
rested."
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riend & Son
oston One Price
Cash Clothing House
Kpnwn Lllc,
Up on the Pincio an hour or two
before sunset, when the band is
playing its liveliest and Roman so
ciety is on exhibition, paying and
receiving visits from carriage to
oarriage along the beautiful ter
races of the pleasure gardens laid
out under Napoleon, is the placet
writes Ellen Osborn in an exchange,
to study Roman life and Roman
manners. The proud old families,
with names that have filled men's
mouths for centuries, may cut down
their establishments and rent all
but a few bare rooms of their pal
aces, but they never give up their
horses or the afternoon drive
through the Corso and up the'Pln
cian hill. The younger women,
with their olive skin, delicate fen
tures and large, dark eyes, are apjt
to be very good to lopk at, and
their dress, with its lavish use of
lace and flowers, is often more
graceful than that of Frenchwomen,
not always so refined.
Limber
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Ta.-a'sj—Canbright
Record show a a:ao gait.
HE pacing stallion, Limber
Jim, is a bay, weighs
1200 pounds and is 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
barn of Chas, Benton, Audubon.
TERMS:—$10.00 to insure mare with
foal. $12.00 to insure colt to stand and
suck. Care will be taken to prevent
acoidents but will not', be responsible
should any occur.
ROB'T HENDERSON, Owner
CHAS. BENTON, Groom.
X. la. StatMll,
Attornev-at-Law,
a-f-n't'. Collectionsmsd
Hamlin Department^
Eggs 7c, buttsr 6c, hogs $3.00.
S. D. Coonrod is feeling like a sick
man.
Marsh McNutt. 'lost a good horse
last week.
Will McGuire shipped a carload of
hogs Wednesday.
Wm. Worley was a visitor at At
lantic last Sunday.
Miss Rose Tyler finishes teaching
at No. 2 next Friday.
Lyman Keltey will plaster Percy's
new house next week.
Joel Crees marketed nineteen big
fat hogs, at Audubon,.
Harry Percy sold ten head of pork
ers to McGuire, Tuesday, and pock
eted $75.00.
Wm. Stanley has piped the water
from his never failing spring to his
milk cooler.
There will be a dance at the home
of Jake and AVt Warner, Friday night
of this week.
Mr, and Mrs. George Smith passed
last Sunday at Grandpa Poage's home,
south of Exira.
Evangelical Children's Day at the
Sheets Grove, in Melville township,
Sunday, June 27.
The Blue Grass Creamery shipped
1,520 pounds of butter to Boston
Tuesday, morning.
0. P. Tyler left for Texas on the
Tuesday excursion train. He may
buy lftnd this time.
School at No. 5 closed Monday.
The teacher, Miss Jessemine Andrews,
is a very satisfactory instructor.
Mrs. Tom Wallace, of Atlantic, has
been visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Mace Gill, the past few days.
Hamlin people appreciate the Jour
nal. One lady got out of bed.at 11:30
at night to read its news columns.
Baker & Shoesinith shipped over
19,000 pounds of hogs, Tuesday, trom
their own feedytrds at North Branch.
Jim Elrod is now installed as post
master at Hamlin. You will find
him very accommodating, ready to
lick your stamps.
Chas Radcliff and George Smith
will commence shelling Mrs. Stuarl's
old corn, at Hamlin Station, the lat
ter part of the week.
The stock department of the county
poor farm is prosperous,—100 old
hogs and 160 pigs. Also a carload of
fat steers soon to be shipped.
Alex Crees is slightly improved
from his severe attack of typhoid
fever. The Exira Knights o'f Pythias
sent George Murphy to perform Mr.
Crees's tardy farm work.
Mrs. Hazlett, of Denver, Colorado
who is lecturiug in this county on
Woman's Suffrage, was a guest of Mr.
and Mrs. J, Z. Moore over Sunday.
She is a niece of Mr. Moore. /•.•""
Friday June 25th, an all-day Holi
ness meeting will be held at the
Evangelical church, in Hamlin Sta
tion. The meeting will be addressed
by Rev. Humphrey, of Exira.
Children's' Day exercises, at the
Frank White grove, last Sunday
afternoon was attended by .over five
hundred people. The program was
carried out to the delight ot old and
young
Chris Hahn's cows, of north Leroy
township, produced 692 pounds of
milk for the Blue Grass Creamery,
Monday morning. Mr. Hahn expects
to commence milking eight more
cows next week. He is the best pat
ron of the Blue Grass Creamery. Mr.
Jim Boyer is the next best customer,
his last Monday's milk weighed 453
pounds.
Mr. James Elrod, Hamlin's new
postmaster, has taken steps to have
the Hamlin postofilce made a money
order office, which will be a great
convenience to the patrons of said
office. In order to have this new ad
dition to the Hamlin office it becomes
necessary for Mr. Elrod to give Uncle
Sam a $1,000.00 bond.
On accouut of the very hot weath
er only 11,COO pounds of milk was
delivered at the Blue GrasB Creamery
Monday. Much of the milk was sour
when it reached the creamery. In
order to save their milk a number of
patrons brought their milk to the
creamery Sunday and placed jt in the
cooling vat. The patrons of the
creamery now number 111.
Captain Rose, of Audubon, and
Captain Donahoe, ofExira, are at
Hamlin Station thlB week with their
gangs of workmen improving the
Railway Company's property. The
low lanisjust south of the stock yards
is to be' drained and consequently six
hundred feet of ditching is being
made. Four hundred rods of tiling
*he Counselman
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Tuesday.
Sheriff Jones and wife visited the
Blue Grass Creamery, Monday.
Will McGuire caught twenty-four
rats in one trap, Monday night.
Harm Rice wasin the woods, south
ofExira, Monday hunting gooseber
ries.
Tuesday morning Will Young be
came the father of an extra fine girl
baby.
Theo.'Emery, the iftilk hauler, had
a good horse die last week while on
duty.
Schoonover's little girl, has a
pet duckling J'oHowB'iier'every
where, tieing very amusingjto lookers
1.
The Presbyterian Children's Day
exercises were well attended last Sun
day and was a pleasure to young and
old.
Imks
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if. Fred Fittcher, Pres.
John 1'otxtn, Vice Pre*.
L?&ds Vtrhtrttfer found
because of its incomparable simplicity and admirable
catting qualities.
«S tArh&t ithe Farmer Wants
Ross Department.
Mike Boust, south ot Ross, is build
ing a large ha barn.
Frank Carper is driving the street
sprinkler in Audubon.
Special low prices on flour this
week at the Farmers Store.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Stearns took
Sunday dinner at the home of J. F.
Luse.
Inman Shearman will celebrate the
Fourth with his relatives at Jeffer
son, Iowa.
Lou Hansen drove to Exira Tues
day after a load of sawdust tor D. L.
Reid, returning Wednesday.
Luse received a carload of Piano
binders and mowers Tuesday of this
week. Another carload will soon
follow.
Remember the low prices Luse is
making on the well-known Piano
twine. One-half Cent a pot mil
is worth saving.
John Wagner shipped stock to
Chicago last Tuesday—two cars of
hogs and one of cattle. John went
to the city.
S, M. Luse sold to Luse & Reid
this week two carloads of old oats.
-This-firm also purchased a carload of
old oats of Nelb Christensen anJ 800
bushels ot corn of Dave Hart. W
Cy Earheart,' of Viola towuship,
returned last-Saturday lrom Marshall
town where he attended the state G.
A. R. encampment. Cy enjoyed him
self immensely spinning yarns witfi
his old war comrades.
Last Thursday while Earl Jump,
teacher at the Henderson, was ring
ing the school bell, Ernest Mutshall
coming too close, was struck just
above the right eye by the sharp rim
of the bell, cutting him severely. We
hope the wound may not prove to be
a serious one.
On Tuesday afternoon the Farmers
Store was struck by a cyclone. The
customers,, clerks and proprietors
were pleased by the arrival of a case
of Cyclone strawberries, grown and
picked by Mrs. L. G. Kopp. These
berries are exceedingly rich and very
lai*ge. Plants for sale next spring.
The friends and neighbors of Joe
Leonard formed a plowlug bee last
Thursday and fourteen farmers with
teams cultivated forty-five acres of
corn for the unfortunate man. Next
Friday about tweuty-live will gather
and lend their aid. We are pleased
to state, however, that Joe is coining
back to his usual health.
Wednesday night of this week
about fifty gqests congregated at the
home of Mr..and Mrs. Gee. Pfeister,
in north Cameron township, the occa
sion being the tenlh wedding anni
versary of that, worthy couple Mr
a
1 1
years-o/ deserved prosperity iii ^hls
Simple, light draft, long lived—always in repair—
always ready—always to be relied upon for a full
day's work.
Everybody )!SnoiArs..^vi..i
that the sprocket and chain produces far less friction
than cog wheels that they are longer lived that
the application of power is more direct. This
is a scientific fact. Sold by
J. F. LUSE, Ross, Iowa
J- RESPONSIBILITIES. 9SO.OOO.
EXIRA, IOWA THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1897. $1.00 PER YEAR
Chain mower
No Gear
No Peer
Geo. P. Wiley* Cashier.
IjOuIh Grotelueehen, A n't t"h'r.
Farmers Exchange Bank.
GRAY, IOWA.1
Do a General Banking Business,, receive deposits subject to
check at sight. Buy and sell domestic and foreign exchange.
Interest paid on time deposits. Money loaned on good com
mercial paper or approved collateral. Co partners individ
ually liable—H. Fred Fischer, John Polzin, Geo. P. Wiley,
Louis Groteluschen. Collections made and promptly
remitted.
The GRAY PHARMACY,
C. £\i&£NE NIW!rZ-
DRUGS, MEDICINES. CHEMICHm
Stationery, Perfumery, Jewelry, Paints, Oil*. Class: StOi
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded,,,,,,,,,,,
locality and we join their many
friends in wishing several more such
jolly anniversaries. When Cameron
township people decide to have a
good time, they have it—and this was
one of them.
Cameron Township.
Bill Homing is working for Geo.
Pfeister this summer.
Jake Ruhs.ig still baling hay and
is knocking about ten tons a day.
J. C. Bonwell sold 70 head of nice
hogs to the Dedham buyers last week.
Charley Higgins visited at the
home of Tom Kennedy last- Saturday.
Lon Reed has bis bottom land,
sown to Jack frogs, expecting a large
crop.
H. S. Foulk, pf Audubon, was
around through Cameron last week
on biz.
Otto Lieb and lady atteuded the
hop at Tom Kenuedy's home last
Tuesday night.
Harry Northup and wife att«uded
the Harve Williamson dance last
Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner visited'
over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
James McCuen.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Walker passed
last Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Johnston.
Joe Johuson is haviug a cow barn
built and various other improvements
made on his fine farm.
Billy McCawand wife whlled away
a few pleasant hours at the home of
Aug. Cirka last.Sunday.
The Misses Mary Schrader, Nettie
Walker and Mr. Fred Tessmau Sun
dayed with Miss Emma Schrader.
Bill Dryden was around through
Cameron township last week buying
horses for the Kansas City market.
Ed. Fiuch was around through
Cameron last week buying cattle
here and there which lie intends to
ship.
Charley Boers and-Sylvester Moore
were over on Coon River last week
fishiug. They report fish a little
scarce but Coou was all right.
Si Sampson, that up to dale road
boss was around a few days ago fix
ing up bad bridges and grading up
the roads making things look fine.
For a good road maker Si is hard to
beat.
Joe Sweezey'a hired hand had quite
a set to, with the corn planter the
other day. The wind was blowing
hard and her dress became-tengled in
the check wire. Well, it was a sight
to behold dress and all went through
the check rower. Consequently we
saw some onegging across the'fields
at the rate ot 40 miles an hour for the
purpose of getting anew toilet. We
suppose the corn planter was soon in
any ftarther
damages.
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Gray Department.-
H. S. Foulk was doing' business
here Tuesday.
Grandma Matson sable to be on
the streets again.
Teacher8_and children are enjoying
a summer vacation.
Mr. Barger and daughter were Au
dubon visitors Saturday.
John McGuire and his boys are do»
ing a nice job of grading, west of
town.
A nice patch of buckwheat is being
sown near town. This is a commend
able act.
Some Yankee friends ot Charles
McLachlin's were visitiug him last
Sunday.
Joe Johnson, one of the jolly boys
of Ross, was delivering hogs here
Tuesday.
Best Binding Twine and lowest
prices on same at Greenwaldt & Grot
eluschen's.
Geo. Dykes has the straightest
rows of corn in Cameron or Lincoln
townships.
Ready made screen doors and ex
cellent wire cloth at Greenwaldt &
Grotelnschen's.
An old fashioned tourth will be
held by neighbors and relatives at the
home of W. F. Gray.
Grandma Benson died at Cliuton
Sunday last, where she was arranging
some business matters.
While handling bees recently our
ex-postmaster was severely stung.
His face swelled badly.'
Mrs. Hepp.and some of her neigh
bor ladies took to the woods Tuesday
in searoh of.gooseberries.
Children's day exercises at the M.
E. church Sunday next, June 20th at
2 o'clock P. M. Come everybody.
A few of the faithful gathered at
the church last week and put it in a
complete state of renovatiou, now it
fairly shines.
Ham Buckner's team took a run for
liberty one evening last week.
Nothing more serious than a broken
wagon resulted.
Anew creamery is said to be an
an assured fiict. A gentleman from
Lake View by the name of Donahue
is the promoter.
Hon. J. F. Luse of Ross was doing
business here Thursday last. Jess is
a hustler for trade! aud whije here
fixed up quite a deal.
Mrs. Welty, M. D, ^iSvolin
A, Crpw hived stri -tlv.
.«ibp. Crow's., sx
pdtliession of his dwei
Charley Kittler and wife
the loss of their infant' daug,.„
which occurred Sunday. It was in
terred at Lincoln center Tuesday.
John Benson has accepted a po
sition at Clinton, Iowa, where hia
family will remove in a few days.
Hotel Benson will consequently be
tenantless.
Mr. Mertz and Mr. Donahue of
Lake View were looking over the
creamery interests here last week and
concluded this to be a good field for
operations.
Grandpa Tuton, an old and re
spected citizen of Lincoln township,
died at the home of his son James
Friday last. The old gentleman was
eighty-nine years old. His remains
were interred in Douglas township
Sunday.
The Gem Drum Corps will serve
ice cream and other dainties at the
old postoffice building Saturday
evening June 26. The boys have
been very liberal in dispensing their
qielody on nearly all occasions and
now ask your kind patronage. The
proceeds to repair instruments.
Gray Academy and the Valley
school mingled in gentle harinony
Friday last. At the same time the
juveniles held high carnival with hi
larity in the woods east of town.
After being cooled off with ice cream
and filled to overflowing with nice
cake prepared bp their teacher they
returned home to mourn that such a
time could not occur every day.
Depression
of Spirits
so common in summer-time,
accompanied by loss of energy,
lack of thought-power, means
a deficient supply of nourish
ment. The vital force is lost.
It isn't a question of muscle and
sinew, but of resistance and
endurance. At any age, but
especially in youth, it involves
the risk of lung disease. Loss
of flesh and a cough are threat
enlng signs.
of Cod-liver Oil, with the hypo*
phosphites, meets these cases
perfectly. It tones up, fattens
and strengthens.
hi Scott's Emulsion the taste
of the oil is ful]y disguised,
making it almost as palatable
as milk.
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Kimbaltton and Elkhorn.
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Joyful party at Nels Cliristensen's
Saturday nighf.
Nick Wright and wife were at
Harlan Saturday. 4
Kimballton will celebrate Indepen
dence day on July 3.
Peter Miller and sister have reagh-
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ed their destination in California.
Miss Sena Berg of Audubon, was at
Elkhorn Monday visiting friends.
Mrs. M. N. EsbecU and children are
visiting at the Q. W. Boysen home.
J. C. Jensen, of Kimballton, mar-
keted a load of hogs at Harlan Tues
day.
Laurence'Madsen, formerly a West
Hamlin boy, died at Harlan
week.
It was getting rather dry for
fort and the rain Tuesday can
right.
Chris Jorgensen is doing
building and making various
improvements on his farm
Elkhorn.
The- Elkhorn Creamery si
58 tubs of butter to Boston Tu
They also received an invoice i60
new tubs.
jtfjSswSSmday Rev. Anker gave a
nnfc party at his home in Elkhorn toF
the several classes he has confirmed^
in: the past few years.
T. L. Kelly bought another bunchi
of cattle up in this country Monday
"which he droye to his stock ranch inV
South Exira township.
Mat Johnson, the big slock buyer
of Audubon, was among our farmers
this week buying a carload of hogs
whieh he shipped from Exira.
Supervisor Nels P. Hoegh and
Surveyor H. S. Wattles were driving
over Sharon township Monday set
ting stakes for the road work to be
done soon.
Next Friday afternoon the nine
schools of Sharon township will meet
and have & grand picnic in t.he woodsf
south of Sharon Center. It will be a
great day for th9 children.
Supervisor Hoegh will endeavor tot,
have one of the bridges southwest of3
the Sharon Creamery abandoned andf
a new road made, thus effecting a si£»
much shorter and better route. Kjgdfe
Hams Petersen will be appointed
assistant to Nib Larsen when that*1*
gentlemen takes charge of the affbirs &
of the Elkhorn postotBce. Mr. Peter
sen is competent in every respwgt.
Jens h"7 the A^lmticart "r,
and Mis. vflMW %r,
tfsited- at tl fl
-. --ij-s.- M. Mathiesen^f
.-and Mrs. GQo. &{arcusen.
1 Last. Saturday night while Law
rence W.Hansen andSlady were out
riding near Elkhorn, the team ran
away smashing the buggy to splin
tere and throwing the occupants out.
Both escaped unhurt.
Williams & Son, -Exira, sielger
Dampskibs Billeter over disse Linjer:
Allan Line, Allan-State Line, Ameri
can Line, Anchor Line, Beaver Line ,k:
Dominion Line, Cunard Line, Thing
valla Line og White Star Line.
An interesting camp meeting of
the Seventh -Day Adventists begins at
Poplar IJriday of this week and will
contiuue for one week. A large tent
has been ereoted and Elder E. G. Ol
sen, of Atlantic aud Rev. Bergersen,
of Ruthven, Iowa will be in charge.
The Kimballton schools close
Friday of this week. Both teacher
have given general satisfaction. Mr.
White leaves next Tuesday for Iown irg?
City where he will attend the State |j
University. He will return in time
to wield the rod at Kimbaltton
next fall, 1
Last Sunday there was a gay crowd
at the home of Peter Wolff of West
Ham In. A number of Exiraites wore
present and a tug-of-war was ar
ranged. Will Woodward captained
one side and Soren Madsen the other.
The tatter's side won. Cooling re
freshments were served!
Next-Sunday Peter Broderson wil
bo married to a Miss Haagensen
daughter of a wealthy stock farmer
Jackson township. The wedding
be a magnificent affair and will tr
place at the home of the bride's parr
in_Shelby county. Rev. Weissm
will tie the double bow-knot th&t n.
one shall tear asunder.
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George Marcusen, bravest of the
brave, aud Miss Mat hea Larsen, faireM
of the fair, were joined in holy- tv
wedlock Friday afternoon of last A
week. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Sorensen at the pleasant
home of Merchant Marquesen 01 "'J
Kimballton in the presence of a fen
friends. On Saturday evening the
newly married couple were serenaded
by the Kimballton band and a large
company of admiring friends. The
groom is a well-to-do young farinei
and one of the leading men ot Sharon
township. He is noted for his honesi
dealings and his kind and friendh
disposition. The lovely young lad)
who will be his cherishing companion
for life, is a most charming and noble
minded lady who came to Iowa from
Denmark about a year ago. The"'*
happy pair have gone to housekeeping.!
at Mr. Marcusen's beautiful home two
miles northeast of Kimballton, where
they will pass away their honeymoni
and perhaps the remainder of th
lives. The Journal joins with
many in wishing that George aud
amiable bride may live a long
happy life.
Catarrh Cured. A clear head
sweet breath secured with Shilr
Catarrh Remedy, sold on a
Nfc*^rejector free. Bold by o.
guaru
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