Audubon County journal., September 09, 1897, Image 1

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TIME TABLE:
o. r. I. P.
Trains going north Trains going souti
A.M. P.M. A.M. STATIONS. P.fcl. P.M. A.M.
B:30* 3:15 7:00 ..Atlantic... 2:00 6:45 10:55*
.. Lorah ... 1:30 6:21 10.-3H*
..Drayton... 1:10
8:47* 3:39 7:25
8:59* 3:58 7:45
Vi06* 4:11
8:20* 4:30 8:25
8:30* 4:45 8:45
DIETZ
[Crystal
Lantern
A high grade
Tubular Lantern
with a securely
guarded glass
fount in place of
tlie ordinary tin
one, This feat
ure permits the
amount of on to
be seen at a
glance, and, of
course* renders
leakage imposst
ble. This Lan
tern has our im
proved side hit
and while the
fount is so shielded a? to render its
breakage improbable, »f broken it ca
easily be replaced.
We make a vast assortment of lan
terns, and issue a highly suggestive
little Catalogue, illuMratuie
favorite styles—a copy of whicli may
be had (or the asking.
This iantern, and indeed a"*0™"
one of our make, can be had of your
dealer—often without insistence, but
always with it.
R. E. Dietz Company,
60 LalgUt St. New York.
ElLbllshed In
1840.
TO COLORADO
CALIFORNIA
(Tales the C. A. I & P. By.)
GREAT
ROCK
ISLAND
TRAf»r is fBir^tw4Cp"
JICTO?
...A
6:0* 10:26*
...Exira.... 12:45 5:55 10:17*
Hamlin ..12:15 5:40 10.-05*
Audubon ..
12 K)1 5:25 9:55*
•Suuday trains. Other* daily except Sunday
C. & N. W. Timetable—As Adopted
August i,
1897.
Traiu* going south. Trains going north.
P.M. P.M. A.M. HTATIONS P.M. P.M.
*12:45 2KM) 6:45 ..Carroll.. 11:55AM 7:15 *7:15
1:10 2:35 7:15 ..Halbur.. 11:30" «:45 *6:55
1:85 3:20 7:40 .Manning. 10:55 6:15 *0:35
*1:59 3:50 8:22 ... Gray... 10:20*' 5:40 *0:15
2:20 4:10 8 42 ... Rous ... 10 K» 5:20* *5:55
*2:40 4:30 8:05 .Audubon. 9:40" 5:00 *5:40
•Sunday trains. Others daily except Sunday.
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filogant i:julpiu«iil» I'ullmun
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in the
Throuf
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Emigrant Koldor.
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if you please. /Those who are neglecting to"buy during our great "mark down" sale are losing an opportunity
which they may
Few of Our Many Bargains...
All our Men's $5.00 and 6.00 Pants, now $3 50
All our Men's $4.00 Pants now
2 60
All our Men's $3.50 Pants, now.
2 15
All our Men's $3.00 Pants, now
1 95
All our Men's $2.50 Pants, now..... 1 55
AH our Men's $2.00 Pants, now
1 40
Ail our Men's $1.50 Pants, now 1 10
All our Men's $1.00 Pants, now
75
All our Men's 70c Pants, now
55
All our $1.50 Child's Wash Suits, now 1 05
The $1.00 kind at 75c the 75c grade at 50c the 50c grade now 35c.
Children's $2.50 Junior Suits, sizes 3 to 6 years, now .$1 50
Children's $1.50 Reefer Suits, sizes 3 to 8 years old, now 1 10
Boys' Double-Breasted Knee Pants, the $2.50 grade, now 1.55 the $3.50
grade now 2.15 the $4.00 grade now 2.60 the $5.00 and 5.50 grade now 3 50
Our $5.00 grade Boys' Black Cheviot, long pant suits, age 14 to 19, now 3 65
Our $6.00 grade Boys' long pant suits, now 4 50
Our $7.00 grade Boys' long pant suits, now 5 00
Our $8.50 Boys' Black Clay Worsted long pant suits, now. 6 50
MEN'S SUITS REDUCED IN PRICES
IN LIKE PROPORTION
...COME TO AUDUBON...
And when in the city call at the Boston Clothing House. You'll get a glimpse of some of the finest clothing and
furnishing goods you ever saw and you'll be surprised at the prices marked thereon. The stock is new—the styles
are the very latest—the prices cannot be duplicated between Des Moines and Omaha. If you did not get a premi
um at the fair you'll get something as profitable at the Boston and that is a price which will satisfy your purse
and clothing that will fit you to perfection and wear you until you can afford to buy another lot. Come to
Audubon where the markets are Top," where the people are right, and visit the Boston Clothing House, well en
deavor to make you feel at home and you needn't buy if it does't suit your pleasure. Call on us when you visit the
city and we'll treat you fairly if you'll call upon the People's Frieuds,
J. Friend & Son,
Boston One Price Cash Clothing House, Audubon, Iowa.
ft WOMAN
It Isn't to b*
wondered at that
there are so mauv
sick and half-sick
women. Most of
physician. Thatmeaus local treatment
and examinations. No wonder they
hesitate. And hesitation gives disease
a stronger foothold*
The truth is that local treatment and
examinations are nearly always un
necessary. They shoula not be sul
mitted to 'till everything else fails.
WIcELREE'S
WINE OF CARDUI
pAiuful^menifcroation, irregulari
life-sapping drains, /ailing of the
cures
ties, 1
womb and "flooding. It cures all the
pains and troubles by making the
feminiue organs perfectly strong and
healthy. Its actio* is wouderfully bene
ficial to girls just entering womanhood,
(id to women passing through the
period known as the "cnange of life."
No need to hesitate now. Cure can be
had right at home.
SOLD A.T $1.00 A BOTTLE
BY DKCGGKSTS.
1st Day
REVIVO
HEST0RES VITALITY.
Made a
Well Man
15th Day.
0f
Me.
THE GREAT 30th
bay
imUKTOH HBMUDT
produces the above reiolti IntSO days* It acta
powerfully and quickly. Cures when all others fail.
Young men will regain their lost manhood, and old
*nco will recover their youthful vigor by using
REVIVO. It quickly and surely restores Msnrous*
neBB.IiOst Vitality, lmpotency. Nightly Emissions,
Memory. Wasting Diseases, and
~-"««Rand indiscretion,
Triage. It
«e.but
Hamlin Department.
Harry Percy and family were at
the fair Tuesday.
The Blue Grass Creamery shipped
twenty tubs of iheir excellent butter
to New York last Mouduy.
The dance at Henry Wells' was
such a success that they are going to
have another one there soon.
Postmaster James Elrod was visit
ing with Audubon frieuds and attend
ing the county fair, Tuesday.
Harm Rice and Piatt Harris traded
horses last week and both are crowing
over the good bargaiu they made.
a
troubles can oulj
be cured by the
Mable Fern McNutt is recovering
rapidly from spinal trouble under the
treatment of Dr. Brooks, of Audubon.
Will McGnireand wife were at the
county fair Tuesday and Wednesday
viewing the sights and visiting with
Iriends.
Director Will Young informs us
that Miss Rose Tyler will commence
teaching school No. 2, next Monday
morning.
Miss Kate Workman has began
teaching at Brushy College and al
ready she has analtendance of twenty
scholars in her school.
George Smith has broke some prai
rie for Joseph N issen and George
Spyrup and says he will break a lot
more if it will ever rain.
Rev. Paul Naylor was a caller at
the Blue Grass Creamery, Monday,
and remaiued and took tea with Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Schoonovcr.
Merchant Baker tells us that they
are digging some deep stock wells on
liis farm and that good wind mills
and piping will he attached to (he
same.
The fruit farm of James East yield
ed bountifully this year. Besides all
they put up and gave away Mr. East
sold more than twelve hundred quarts
of blackberries.
George Peterson says he did not
trade for the Adah Beason farm, near
the the Station, therefore he will not
be a farmer and wear bloomer over
alls aud a wide rimmed hat.
A young lady pf ljuunella, Iowa, is
the guest ot Mrs. George Smith this
week. She is a sister to the lady who
nursed Mrs. Couurardy at Des Moines
aud she also visited at the John Couu
rardy home, south of Exira.
"n township fayed pretty well
»ocratic oouiity oonven
-'h.-west Robert
ELEVEN YEARS OLD. EXIRA, IOWA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1897. .00 PER YEAR
Straws Show Which
Way the Wind
Blows.
An old saying but nevertheless true. The large number
of peoble who are turning their steps toward our store
indicates that their clothing is right and that prices are
right. Our business is increasing daily—another straw
have again. Our goods are moving and customers are rejoicing. Your opportunity is now.
Aaron Bird and wife, of Anita,
were hers the first ot the week visit
ing with her mother, Mrs. Barnes.
At the Statiou Sunday School at
9:30 Little Class at 5:30 Prayer
Meeting at 7:80, Mrs. J. Z. Moore
and S. D. Coonrod, Leaders.
Miss Lily Orees will go to Neola
next Saturday where she will live
with her sister, Mrs. Theo. Gearkeart,
this winter and attend school.
James East has a new cider press
and is making large quantities ot that
amber hued liquid. Mr. East, his
wife and their boy are just recovering
from an ill spell.
James East hauled a load of '95
oats to the Statiou this week in a box
twenty-live inches high aud the load
weighed out seventy-seven bushels
which he sold at 10c a bushel.
Mr. Curr, of Audubon, will cou
duct a normal school, at the Station,
for the purpose of giving instructions
to those who are and to those who
wish to become Sunday School teach
s.
The festival at Lone Star school
house was a good success, netting
over $15.00. Miss Bonny Bryan was
there aud entertained the assemblage
with some of her choicest elocution
ary selections.
Two frieuds became very earnest in
a political discussion, at the Statiou,
last Monday, then they got excited
and the by-stauders were looking
every moment for them to "scrap,"
but the "blow" was not struck.
At the Harvest Moon dance on the
Henry Wells farm, last Friday uight,
there were forty numbers out aud all
had an enjoyable time. George Wells,
who has just recovered from an attack
of scarlet fever, was the liveliest one
there.
Uucle S. D. Coourod is visiting
every house within tlie radius of a
few miles of the Station, sympathiz
ing with the aflticted, consulting
with the strong and trying to per
suade all to become followers of the
Sayior. He will visit you soon.
Methodist services at Old Hamlin
next Sunday will be as usual. Sun
day School at 2 o'clock, with F. A.
White as Superintendent Class Num
ber Two \yjH meet at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, with Mr. S. D. Coourod
and Miss Winnie White, Leaders.
C\ass No. i, nt a o'clock, C, Miller,
Lender.
From my personal knowledge,
gained in observing the ett'ict of your
.'i .1,f'.. •_
,•
,l: q(J
0
II. Fred JFincher, Pre#,
•loh 11 Folxin, Vice I'rex.
Those terrible weeds are still uncut.
Frank Barger is under the doctor's
care.
Joseph Nedrow shelled his corn
laBt week.
Corn '20c, wheat 72c, bogs $3.50,
oats 14c, butter 10c, eggs 11c.
J. E. Hepp, the Hue stock breeder,
will have a public sale Oct. 6th.
George P. Wiley went to Chicago
Saturday night with two cars of stock.
Lawrence and Ed. Finnerty were
driving cattle through town Saturday.
Mike Foley passed through, "out
ward bound" for Nebraska last week.
Herman Hischke and family were
Manning business visitors last week.
Mike Borkowskl will move into the
Marston place iu the spring for a term
of three years.
The ice cream sociable at the
"Sands" last Saturday night was a
success financially.
Alec Gray will pace in the 2:29 race
at the State Fair on September 18th,
the purse being $500.
Mies BessieGarmirebegan teaching
school in district No. 8, in Lincoln
township, last Monday.
Rev. Eblers and Deacon Henri Bor
skowski are at Gerinantown, Illinois,
attending to church matters.
Mrs. Sylvester Moore, of Cameron
township, was visiting her old time
friend, Mrs. Laucelot, last week.
An auntoCWm. Freeley, of Mar
shg.'ltowu, Iowa, passed away last
week. Wm. attended the funeral.
Uncle Jim Crow has returned from
Walnut and is attending to bis hard
ware business. He reports business
improving.
Messrs Mertz, Mitchell, McCullough
Antrim and Nedrow will be adowted
into the Modern Woodmen at their
next meeting.
The indomitable Peter Peterson, of
Templeton, is threshing" his old
neighbors here this fall and is giving
good satisfaction.
John Courtney was up from Ross
and reports that he will move to the
Ozark mountains in the near future.
We are sorry to lose John lor he is au
exemplary man.
Messrs. Greenwaldt & Groteluschen
attended Lutheran church Sunday,
not that this is an uncommon uct of
theirs but its pleasant to notice part
ners agreeing so well.
Many farms will change hands in
the spring. In some cases renters are
tired of their landlords, while in oth
ers landlords are tired of their tenants
and thus the ball goes on.
We understand that Miss Corla
Corner and Arthur Baker are to be
united In marriage, at the bride's
home next Sunday. In advance we
tender our congratulations to the
worthy couple.
At August Shrader's last week Wn».
Fry extraoted four hundred teeth
from his thresher iu less than one
1111 mite. \V 1a. now enjoys the honor
of beiug the fastest dentist in this
county, or ljoss,
A special containing oiie "••drcd
and seveuty-seveu fat cattle fro.
aud vicinity went through Wot.
day and with them tlie merry faces
Nels Olsen, John lteusehlinjf, Frank
Sampson, Walt Weston aud Cy and
I)an Sampson were visible.
Geo. P.
Wiley. Cashier.
Louis Groteliutehen, Ans't C'h'r,
RESPONSIBILITIES. SSO.OOO.
Farmers Exchange Bank.
GRAY. IOWA
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. EUGENE MERTZ,
proprietor.
DRUGS, MEDICINES. CHEMICALS
Stationery, Perfumery, Jewelry, Paints, Oils, Class, Etc.
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded,,,,,,,,,,
Greenwaldt & Groteluschen
Gray, Iowa.
ACORN and BANQUET Stoves and Ranges.
Light-Running New HARRISON Wagons.
GOODENOUGH Sulky Plows.
Complete Line of Shelf and Heavy HARDWARE.
TOP BUGGIES and SPRING WAGONS at a
decided Bargain. j* j* & jt
Gray Department.
Frank'lt. McLoughliu has Dirty-two
big steers which he will put in ttits
yard and fatten for market.
Mesdames Moller, Campbell, Wiley
and Audas drove to Audubon Wed
nesday, to hear convention news,
P'
is so doing in Sac coum..
faction to its patrons.
A meeting was held in Geo. Gray's
office Friday night to devise some
plan by which a creamery might be
built and operated. No definite con
clusion was reached but a committee
was appointed to confer with the
managers of the different systems aud
are to report their conclusions at
another meeting to be called soon.
Tom DeWittehas fitted up the rear
room in Crow's hardware store for a
harness shop. Mr. DeWitt thorough
ly learned this trade, and for .many
years run ashop in the eastern part of
the state, giving the best of satisfac
tion. He is also very neat in repair
ing shoes and auyone wishing leather
work done we can recommend him for
an honest job.
W. J. Laucelot expects to" soon
leave 1
or the great Bear River Valley,
Utah, with a view to investigating
the fruit lands that are yielding the
largest profits in the world. These
lands are now selling, with perpetual
water right, at from $25.00 to $50.00
per acre one-fourth down, balance in
two, three and four years. If any are
contemplatiug this trip drop Mr.
Laucelot a card $it Gray.
Mrs. Garber was attending Mr.
Never's sick baby Saturday and while
bringing her to town the neckyoke
broke, the tongue ot the buggy was
broken, which scared the horses. Mr.
Never, in jumping, got his foot caught
in the wheel aud was turned upside
down just as the horses became entan
gled in a merciless wire fence and
stopped. Mrs. Garber, being a very
large woman, also took a leap in the
dark and was considerably shaken,
but with 110 serious results.
Notice of Application for Permit
Iti the District Court of the Sttitc of
lowu, in unti for Audubon County.
In tlie matter of the
application of C.
Kugene Mertz, a
Registered Pharm
acist, for a permit
to buy, keep and
sell intoxicating
liquors.
October Term,
1897.
NOTICE:
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notico is hereby uiven that the ap
plication of the undersigned, C. Eu
gene Mertz, a Registered Pharmacist,
No. 4912, doing business under tlie
firm name of C. Eugene Mertz, of
Gray, in the county of Audubon, state
Iowa, praying fur a permit to buy,
i) and sell intoxicating liquors at
building situated on lot 14 of Dlock 9,
of Iowa,
keep and
Gray, Audubon county, Iowa, will be
In
*y»
on tile in the ottice of the Clerk of Dis
trict Court of said county, on or before
lay of October, 1897, and that
will come on for hearing in
liejjrun and held at Au
'°Mi day of Octo-
bt
Doc Antrim was fanned around his
barn by a wil 1
he got it hot
luckily tli'
NASH.
HTZ,
•"lilt.
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Circulation
A
Guaranteed
Jto JEaeeeed
Ross Department.
Sam Randies and wife will attend
the state fair next week.
Fred Horning, Cameron township,
was sick a few days this week.
Fern Anderson sold to D, L. Iteid
a fin^top buggy last Saturday.
John Wagner shipped three car
loads of hogs to Chicago Sunday.
Roe Passmore will go to Crawford
county Monday to work for his uncle.
Ferdinand Weidersteiu is hauling
lumber for his new barn—size 26x48
feet.
John Stuart JB visiting at Atlantic
with his friend, Fred Dettman, and
family.
Mrs. Frank May, of Greeley, is
visiting at the Wert DuVall home
this week.
J. F. Lnse and family will return
from their Montana visit Saturday of
this week.
Dance at the Wm. Bear home in
Cameron township Saturday night of
this week.
Wells Ferguson will move into the
Wm. Weiderstein home and work for
Mr. Weiderstein next year.
While circussing on a trapeze one
day last week, Geo. Ross's nine-year
old boy fell and broke au arm.
Mrs, Price of Page county, is pas
sing a month with her daughter,
Mrs. Geo.' Ross,' of Cameron town
ship.
A horse fell upon Geo. Gates Fri
day last and broke the small bones in
his foot. George now moves about
on crutches.
Last Saturday while threshing Jno.
Cozine's team ran away with him,
throwing John out aud considerably
laming him.
Tom Sweezey and wife, Miss Pearl
Sweezey and Mr. and Mrs. Jean Story
will attend the State Fair—make the
trip by team.
John Lovelace and family will go
to Winterset to visit relatives and
from there to Des Moines to attend
the state
fair.
Mrs. S. M. Luse and Mrs. Harvey
Slaharg left Wednesday for Missouri
to vibit a week with their brother
and his family
Mrs. Dick Lacy, of hortii Cameron,
is-very much improved in healthy
though at one time her recovery was'
almost despaired of.
ot
course.
Our city council met last Monday
and ordered that the high-ways aud
by-ways be cleared ot'weeds,—at least
they ought to have done so before the
children get lost again.
Mr. Underhill, of Sac City, was
again interviewing our citizens with
a view of building a creameay. He
oilers to rent a building if the citizens
will erect one, and he will put in the
machinery at his own individual ex
pense and' operate it -^Jie i»
^usatis-
The necktie party at C. H. Samp
son's Monday night] was an enjoyable
event and a financial success. The net
receipts were $21.00.
Mrs. Thos.Jtutherford, Jr., will go
to De SjSfo, Iowa, the last of this
week Uypass a couple of weeks wi,u
iys at
relatives and friends.
To3y Lutwitze aud
*9.
Mrjr.i'
at
.tze's
ital borae—Peter Ltt,
feifn township.
lurs. Delia Barton, of Indianola,
Nebraska, arrived Saturday, for a
few days' visit with her parents, Mr.
aud Mrs. C. C. Cushion.
Harry Sampson, John Burkhardt,
Lou Roberts, Dennis Weatherby and
son, Eddy, of the Bethel vicinity, will
attend state fair this week.
The men who went on the special
stock traiu to Chicago Wednesday,
last week, returned Sunday and re
port a reasonably fair market.
The German Evangelical quarterly
conference will be held at Ross Sun
day, September 19, and will be con
ducted by Presiding Elder Green,
of Des Moines.
Frank Rice will not move south as
stated in last week's paper, but in
tends to remain a citizen of Audubou
county for some time—aud we're
mighty glad of it.
Tuesday night of this week the
friends of Myrtle Wickham assembled
at her home in south Lincoln town
ship.and royally celebrated her 18th
birthday anniversary.
Wm. and Cy. Earlieart's father and
mother, of Dubuque, both past the
80-year mark, will arrive here Thurs
day of this week to visit a couple of
weeks with tlieir worthy sous.
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:—Any
person or persons discovered in my
orchard without proper right will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. ALBKKT FANCHKU.
The other evening while Dick Fan
Cher's folks were doing chores and
milking someone entered the house
aud borrowed $6.00 of Albert's pants
pocket. Fortunately for the thief
they have discovered no clue to his
identity.
J. C~ Hardman, the fine stock
breeder, of Brayton was tip this way
last week looking over Levi Kopp's
herds. This week he sold to Mr.
Kopp the famous Poland China male,
Tom Corwin," for $100. The hog
is on exhibition at the county fair this
week. Mr. Kopp and Mr. Hardman
drove to J. E. Hepp's place near Gray
and admired his line stock.
Mr. J. P. Brotherton, of the U. S.
Navy, who has been visiting for sev
eral weeks with his old shipmate,
Joshua Jordan, will soon leave to re
sume his duties ou suit water. Mr.
Brotherton has been in the navy for
tweuty years during which time he
has seeu many fair and prosperous
countries, but he remarks emphatical
ly that a man comfortably situated
on a good Iowa farm need look lor no
better place.
Thursday of last week from th
home of his parents,Mr. and Mrs. Job
Cameron, occurred the funeral
Allen Cameron, whodled Wcduesi'
aged 17 years. Since the age oft
he has been afiilcted with epile
during which time he was alir
constant sufferer, death cotninr
•lief. 'She remain! were bu
north Douglas cemetery
onductlng the service1
I parents—on whom
1
unexpectwl but so ye
»athv
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