Audubon County journal., September 16, 1897, Image 1

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Grand Closing Out Sale.
Head of Qrand Indivduals
Entire Maple Valley Herd
both sexes will go un­
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der the auctioneer's hammer...
Wednesday, October
Sale two mile* ivemt
of Gray, Audubon county, Ioica,
H. Fred Finciter, Pre*.
Jfohn Volutin, Vice Pres.
6, 1897.
will bo one of tho greatest Poland China Sale of the season. This liord was established 12
years ago and it haB become ono of tho boat in Iowa. 1 exhibited the sweepstakes' bow at
the late Andnboa County Fair against any breed or age also first premium sow over six months
undor one year, and showed the largest and best boars ever shown at the Audnbon County Fair.
This will be the place to get good boara and sows to build t-p your herds-—no by*bidding or put*
up jobs. Stock will just be in good breeding order—not fat. Tebmb One yoar's time. Free
Luuch and eidor on day of sale. Come andnoarthe great autiou?Qc,
IProf.
RESPONSIBILITIES. S50.000.
Farmers Exchange Bank.
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 Pplzin, Geo. P. Wiley,
Louis Groteluschen. Collections made., and
remitted.
The GRAY PHARMACY,
C. EUGENE MERTZ,
DRUGS, MEDICINES, CHEMICKLS
Stationery, Perfumery, Jewelry, Paints, Oils, Class, Etc,
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded,,,,,,,,,,,
Greenwaldt & Groteluschen
Gray,
bon
if you please. Those who are neglecting to buy during out great mark down" sale are losing an opportunity
which they may never have again. Our goods are moving and customers are rejoicing. Your opportunity is now.
...A Few of Our Many Bargains.
All our Men's $5.00 and 6.00 Pants, now....
All our Men's $4.00 Pants now
All our Men's $3.50 Pants, now .......
All our Men's $3.00 Pafits, now
All our Men's $2.50 Pants, now 1 55
All our Mei^'s $2.00 Pants, now 1 40
All 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 bur $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
Children's $1.50 Keefer Suits, sizes 3 to 8 years old, now 1
Boys' Double-Breasted Knee Pants, the $2.50 grade, now 1.55 the .$3.50
grade now 3,15 the $4.00 grade now $2.60 the $5.00 and 5.50 grade now 3
Our $5.00 grade Boys' Black Cheviot, long pant suits, age 14 to 19, now 3
Our $6.00 grade Boys' long p^int suits, now 4
Our $7.00 grade Boys' long pant suits, now 5
Our $8.50 Boys' Black Clay Worsted long pant suits, now. 6
MEN'S SUITS REDUCED IN PRICES
IN LIKE PROPORTION
...COME TO AUDUBON...
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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 vfery latest—the prices cannot be duplicated between Des Moines and Omaha. If you did not get a premi
j. 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, we'll 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, -r
Boston One Price Cash Clothing House, Audubon, Iowa.
JF» K.
Mouther,
JOHN E HEPP.
Geo. P. Wiley, Canliier.
IjOUin Groteluschen, Aiw't C'h'r.
GRAY, IOWA The family horse of Mr. John Crow
•. j. j. was severely cut in a cruel barb wire
promptly I
PROPRIETOR.
Iowa.
ACORN and BANQUET Stoves and Ranges.
Light-Running New HARRISON Wagons.
GOODENOUGH Sulky Plows.
Complete Line of Shelf and Heavy HARDWARE.
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ELEVEN YEARS OLD. EXIRA, IOWA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1897.
Straws Show Which
Way the Wind
Blows. I
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
E. J. Lancelot and family were
visiting friends in Viola Saturday.
Frank Burger says it's a mistake
he is not Sick. We were misinformed.
Mr. Moore, of Cameron, was hav
ing a run of threshing near town last
week.
Miss Belle Lancelot went to Audu
bon Sunday, her school commencing
Monday.
S. C. Randies and wife and Pete
I Moller and family went to the state
I fair Tuesday.
The Ramsey family, of Dedhnm,
I visited with Mrs. Thompson a few
days this week
fenCe last week.
Mr. Wiley had the misfortune to
break down the front wheel of his
buggy last week.
George P. Wiley and wife attended
the wedding of their niece, Miss Wiley
°f Casland, Iowa.
Hogs are dying on every hand and
many herds are threatened With en
tire extermination.
Mrs. Aikman is putting her prop
erty here in nice repair. Mr. Louis
Groteluscheu will be its occupnnt.
A refreshing raiu Saturday, fell on
the just and the unjust. 'Twas wel
come after the intense heat of Friday.
Creamery meeting last Friday even
ing was poorly attended. Come out
to these meetings, farmers, its for'
your benefit.
Mrs. A. F. Aikman has returned
from a good visit with relatives at
Morrison and Fulton, Illinois, and
Lyons, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dykes will at
tend-the Omaha fair. They will also
stop and visit with their daughters at
Honey Creek, Iowa.
The Modern Woodmen adopted two
I new members at their last meeting
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and put three others on the rood to
I Woodmen honors.
Notice Mr. J. E. Hepp's advertise
I monf of tho of his
fine
..,.83 50
.... 2 60
2 15
.... 1 95
50
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Son,
Gray Department.
Mrs. Ham Buckner is very ill.
Mrs. Wiley is visiting friends at
Sionx City.
C. Eugene Mertz was a Carroll vis
litor Saturday night,
Love Estes took in the show and
Bryan meeting at Denison.
hogs. He
took two cars of stock to Chicago
Wednesday where he expects to stay
until snow flies.
Mrs. Hepp had the misfortune to
lose her black cape between here and
Audubon Thursday. Anyone finding
such will kindly return same and re
ceive a suitable reward.
The teachers meeting was well at
tended here Saturday and much inter
est was manifest. The teachers are
talking of organizing a district asso
ciation with this point as headquar
ters, and to meet monthly.
Our school is again running with
the following new scholars: Wilson,
Milton, Elmer and Grace Swaney,
Nora Crow, Ethel French, Lydia
Buckner, Nellie Crow and about 15
others are making arrangements to
attend.
Prosperity has struck the following
farmers and they are erecting build
ings: Alb. Fancher, Cameron town
ship, a house—16x24 O. S. Welch,
large double corn crib Henry Bran
horst, double corn crib John Asmus,
double corn crib, and many others.
The only and original Mark Kennels
hove into this port last Friday, and
after a go.od hearty shake of the hand
of his numerous friends
again steamed
up, took water, shook the reefs out of
his main-tree-gallant sail and sailed
away for Corner City there to witness
on Sunday, September 12th, the cere
mony which unite two hearts in one,
Mr. Arthur Baker, of Lincoln, to
Miss Corla Corner, of Cameron.
MARRIED:—At the residence of the
bride's parents, Mr.'and Mrs. M. M.
Corner, Sunday, September 12, at 12
M., Arthur A. Baker and Miss Cor
letta E. Corner, both of Audubon
county, Rev. J. L.Hayden officiating.
The occasion was followed by a boun
tiful repast in which all took an act
ive part and on the following day we
were all iuvited to participate in the
eating ot more good things at the
home of the groom's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sparks Baker, Lincolu township.
All did justioe to the dinners if not
to themselves. It was gopd to be
there. The young couple start out
in the new relations of life with gold
en opportunities and the best wishes
of all who know thein.
Buctten's Arnica Salve.
THE BEST SALVE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
"o nav required. It is guaranteed
r- w»ney
Ross Department.
Miss Pet Sweezey is very ill.
Jake Ruhs lias the Missouri fever.
Rob't. Rutherford will attend the
Omaha fair.
J. P. Brotherton left for Chicago
Tuesday morning.
Dave Hart and Jim Jay drove to
Templeton Wednesday.
Work will commence on Luse'*
new elevator next week.
Wells Ferguson's baby was quite
sick the first of the week.
John Rutherford's barlev yielded
thirty bushels to the acre.
Very low prices on Glidden barb
wire at the Farmers Store.
Sam Jordan had a horse badly cut
by barbwire Saturday night.
A child of Henry Hall, of Viola
township, died of pleurisy Sunday.
Miss Mary Laughlin left for her
home at Carroll last Saturday night.
Will Jordan returned Sunday of
last week from Minnesota. He will
soon go south/
Albert Fancher is building a new
house on his farm in Sec. 15, Cam
eron township.
Wells Ferguson and Freeman Guin
and families will take a trip to the
lakes next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bates return this
week from their visit with relatives
at Clinton, Iowa.
Clem McCuen, Mr. and Mrs. John
Wagner and Mr. and Mrs. 'Jas. Rice
attended the state fair.
Henry Turner and Levi Kopp made
an exchange of horses recently which
resulted in mutual gain.
Miss Anna Vance left Tuesday for
Des Moines. From there she goes to
her home at Monroe, Iowa.
Cameron township is a cholera
stricken community and the hog'pop
ulation is rapidly decreasing.
Morey Hart ceased to clerk at the
Farmers Store last week. Jeston
Qairaby is now installed in his place.
Wm. McCaw, Cameron township,
purchased a Windmotor wind mill
of Geo. Hoover, at Audubon, Friday.
Fern Anderson sold a wagon to
Morris Gibson,' a buggy to Amos
Possehn and a plow to Geo. Ross
Monday.
Miss Aliee Eddy returned Satur
day evening from Doiy City where
sbe has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Jas. Shearman.
Last Saturday night a supper was
given at Viola Center, proceeds to
apply on salary of V. C. Methodist
minister. Receipts were$4i).
Mrs. Blanch Mormon, of near Coon
Rapids, is very ill and her recovery
is unlooked for: She i8 the daughter
of Tommy Winters, of Viola town
ship.
Cy Sampson has just finished a
good well for Rob't Henderson at bis
residence and is now digging another
well for Mr. Henderson at Ross Sta
tion.
Roes Markets: Corn 18 to 21c, oats
14 to 16c, wheat 75c, barley 18 to 23c,
timothy 90c. Store Markets: Eggs
12c, butter 10c, chickens 4}@5}c, No.
4 corn 18c.
J. ,F. Luse sells Grand .Junction
Pressed Brick at $ 7.50
Tile at 12.50
No waste, as the above DON'T BREAK
in handling.
Word comes from Arkansas that
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Story, former
Iv of south Lincoln township, became
the happy parents of a baby girl Sep
tember 10th.
While Will Ballou was hammering
a tire onto a wagon wheel one day
recently he missed the wheel and
struck his foot, seriously injuring
that member.
Albert Schraeder and Ferdinand
Booske, of Poweshiek county, arrived
Friday of last week to visit their rel
atives, the Schraeder, Neitzel and
Cirke families, Cameron township.
Nels Olsen and three daughters left
last Friday for Sioux City to visit a
week with his brother. While there
Mr. Olsen will purchase a bunch of
cattle to feed on his Viola stock farm.
Wednesday C. H.Sampson, of Vi
ola, received a carload of cattle from
Chicago. The stock was shipped
by mistake to Rolfe, Iowa and was
consequently on the road seven days
causing Cy considerable worry.
T. H. Turiier last week had a very
sick child and grave fearsjyere enter
tained as to its recovery, but through
the skilful treatment of Dr. Chillis,
ot Audubon', the little oue was spared
to them and is improving nicely.
Gep. Gillespie is laid up 'at his
home in Viola township. About a
week ago his horse fell with him,
partially fracturing one of the bones
of his left leg and Friday of last week
the bone was broken completely mak
ing his case a serious one.
.. Wednesday of this week, at Audu
bon, occurred the marriage of Mr.
Louis Hochstrasser and Miss May
Walker, a couple of Cameron town
ship's worthiest young people. They
£re iu receipt of the congratulations
of a host of friends and the Journal's
best wishes.
Mr! and Mrs. J. F. Luse returned
from their Montana visit last-Satur
day and report an excellent time.
The. evening before their departure
for Iowa, there gathered nt the John
Luse home, their stopping plnce, a
goodly number of Montana friends
who proceeded to show them a grand
time—a demons' "st
ern hospitality
him some spec'
mines in whl
terested and 1
•he mi
Opentng of new
fall Dry Goods!
E. Bilhasrz
We Want
Your Poultry!
Rob't Fuller ton has rented a farm
in Guthrie county where'himself and
family will move in the spring.
Mr. J. A. Kerr, of Audubon, waB
at the Station last Saturday evening
and organized his normal bible class.
Mrs. G. H. Simmonsand two child
ren, of Jefferson, Iowa, are here for a
good visit with her sister, Mrs. O. P.
Tyl^i.
Mr. Daniel Branstatter and Julius
Briggs and their wives have gone to
Koosuth county, Iowa, on a visit
with relatives.
Three of George Gill's calves stray
ed away last week. If you have any
calves that don't belong to you they
belong to George.
George Gill took second premium
on those Limber Jim colts that he
had on exhibition at the Audubon
county fair, last week.
Thomas Murphy, of Audubon, was
at the Station Tuesday evening visit
iting with his daughter and sou, Mrs.
and Mr. Will McGuire.
Owing to a slight difference in
opinion Frank White will not rent
the farm that he was negotiating for
iu the vicinity of Ross.
Will and Ralph Thomas, Joe Bell,
Vick Weeks and John Cahill have
gone to the lakes in northern Iowa to
hunt and fish for two weeks.
Hi Wilson scooped in the second
premium on a farm team at Audubon
fair last week. But then Mr. Wilson
Circulation
Guaranteed
.to Exceed•
*1.00 PER YEAR
We have been very busy for the last ten days receiv- 2
ing, marking and putting in place our new fall stocks 8
and we now have every department crowded with new
goods. Never before have we been able to show JIB
complete a general line of merchandise at as low prices. 8
Owing to the increase tariff many goods are sure to
advance in price, but we bought very heavy (as our
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counters, shelves and store room will show), and at a
time when prices were the lowest. We are now ready 8
to protect our customers from any advance as long as |S V"1'.'
the present stocks last. We invite you to visit us and
we are sure we can make it to your interest to give us
the greater part of your, business. We desire to call I
especial attention to our Grocery, Carpet and Shoe
Departments.
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We are better prepared than ever to handle Poultry
this fall and at all times we will pay. the Highest Mar
ket Price in cash or trade. Before selling to strangers
come around and get our prices. The Poultry market
like all others is up and down, and these buyers always
come around when the market is going up and want 8
to make people believe they are making the price. Of 8
course some people will think so and we have had some
come to us with this very story, but watch the markets
and they will verify oyr statements. Bring as your
Poultry and you will always
highest prices, if \no^anot sell
I E. Billiars
Mr. Keesand Cy Emery have both
ceased to haul milk to the Blue Grass
Creamery.
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Hamlin Department.
Miss Rose McGuire is teaching a
school a few milea'north of Kimball
ton.
never has anything but good stock. ... ....
Ofioi-ffa Peterson hM nuivhaseil tli«
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Beginning with last Sunday theT
down train in the evening does no iL^.
stop at the Station unless Agent HaHSXT^j-a.
ry Percy flags it. Therefore if you
want to go south on that train you,'
must be on time or Conductor Bundy
won't wait a minute for you.
Methodist serviees at Old Hamlin
next Sunday will be as usual. Sun
day School at 2 o'clock, with F. A.
White as
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Son.
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Superintendent Class Num­
ber Two will meet at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, with Mr. S.
D. Coonrod
and Miss Winnie White, Leaders..
Class No. 1, at S o'clock, C. Miller,
Superintendent. Rev. Humphrey, of
Exira, will- deliver a sermon next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. This
will be his last sermon of the year be
fore'going to Conference.
Last Friday Rev. and Mrs. Humph-''
rey concluded to go up to Old Hamlin
and visit and say good-bye to their
large circle of friends. After passing
the day they went to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Schonoover where they
drank tea and then chatted till the
gloaming, when Rev. and Mrs
Humphrey suggested that they had
better, start for heme. Then it was
that Mrs. Schonoove was reminded
that Mr. and Mrs. Will Clark had left
an invitation for Mr. and Mrs. Humph
rey to come up to their home, and
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phice known as the Knud Peterson
farm, iu Sharon township, but George
don't get possession of the land until
next March.
James McNutt is building a large
double corn crib and hog house com
bined, the whole to be covered with
a shingled roof,-on his fiqe farm near
Old Hamlin.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crees are the
proud parents of their first baby girl,
born lasl Monday. To say that
Tom is tickled e'ne a most to death is
putting it very mild.
Rev. F. M. Lehman will preach at
the Station *nex^ Sunday evening, iu
the absence of the pastor. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
It has been communicated lo ine by
President W. D. Sinnley lliat there
-enernl meeting of the Bine
tliat they
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Son.
A telegram from Counselman &
Company, last Tuesday afternoon
told Hairy fercy to quit .shelling
corn at the Station. Joel Crees said
whoa to the horses and his shellet*
immediately ceased to buzz.
Mr. Thomas Davis, of Viola town
ship, was in this vicinity Tuesday
getting acquainted with the people.
Mr. Davis is the Republican candi
date for Sheriff and was also feeling,.
of the political pulse while here.
it
would be much disap-
po'"'"1 if they failed to go. Arriving
at the Clark home Rev. and Mrs.
Humphrey were struck dnmb with
astonishment upon beholding sixty
five of their parishioners assembled
to attest by their presence the love
and esteem- in which the Reverend
Gentleman and his wife are held by
the community. Tables were spread
and the table legs were barely able to
support the load of good things Mrs.
Clark and the ladies about Old Ham-V
liu know so well how to prepare.
During the evening Miss Winnie
White, in a happy, little Bpeecb, pre
sented Rev. Humphrey with a well
filled purse that had been gathered
for him, and Mrs. J. E. McNutt pre
sented Mrs. Humphrey with a beau
tiful quit^aa a token oi'Iovo the Indies
bore her& So swiftly did time fly
that it waftDaat midnight before any
^'vew iPtnd theu followed many
'Hike and God-speed that v/iil
spot in the memory of all
•bore for many, many