Audubon County journal., August 01, 1901, Image 6

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Below we give the standing
of the contestants in voting
contest up to date of issue::::
Watch this list each week
MAY LEONARD, Audubon.
EMMA FITCH, Exira.
JENNIE GRUHSTRUP, Kimballton
ELLEN McQUIRE, Audubon.
MAUDE CAMPBELL, Exira.
riOLLIE BAROER, dray.
L. J. Olkaker, D. D. S. Office over
the Stuart bank. Exira, Iowa. Rooms
5 and 6.
Miss Ina Anders is employed
at the T. H. Errickson's bakery as
assistant clerk.
H. L. Wissler made a business
trip to Des Moines, last Monday, re
turning home on -1 .lesday evening.
John Archer, from Gray, was in
town for a few hours, Monday and
continued his journey on on,
Avoca.
The Ernest Kindred and Charley
Wells foot race that -was to have
taken place in Exira, last Saturday
afternoon, was declared off.
FOK SALE.—A farm of One Hund
red and Twenty Acres, near Hamlin
Station. Write to
HENRY YOUNG, Hamlin Station.
Special Shoe sale! Ten per cent
discount on all men's ladies' boys'
misses and children's shoes.
$
€xira Dews
test
F. GAULT & Co.
MiBS Jessie and Master Ray Hoo
ver, from Audubon, were out in
Greeley township, the past week,
payino a visit to their grand-parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reynolds.
The Exira brick yard will be open
ed on Wednesday of next week, and
then it will be opened every Wed
nesdaj' and Thursday thereafter.
ISAIAH HUNT.
Mrs. Asbery Gates finished her
visit with the J. G. Gates family
ily here, on last Saturday, and start
ed on the return trip to her home
in Chicago.
FOR SALE!—Fourteen fall pure
bred Duroc-Jersy boars also some
matured sows, bred for fall litters.
Inquire of SAM SCHARKF, Two Miles
South of Exira. m30tf.
ATTENTION, THRESHERS!—Have
received a carload of lump coal
from the Christy Mines, Des Moines.
Will sell at lowest price.
DAVENPORT ELEVATOR CO.
Mrs. W. H. Bowman and her
daughter, Mrs. Otto Wiltliauer and
Miss IJeasie and Master Omer Witt
haucr were up at Ross over last
S-ililinlh visiting with Mrs. Bessie
Wilde.
Professor F. P. Hocker was down
from Audubon, Saturday, looking
after liis telephone business and in
formed its that he had received a
bill for the wire of his line from
here to Oakfield and Braytop and
that he expected the material would
soon be on the ground.
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Fall Plowing is almost here
Grove Rathbun took his depar
ture, Tueseay noon, for the medical
iustitute, out at Omaha, where he
will resume his studies.
Prepared to do carpet weaving in
best manner. Call at residence south
of Christian church, Exira, Iowa.
jul'iotf. L. J. WHITNEY.
For a few hours, last Saturday,
Mrs. Ellis Oliphant was a very sick
lady. However, the proper reme
dies were applied aud the lady soon
recovered.
David E. Davis, from Moberly,
Missouri, was here visiting with
his father, W. E. Davis, a few days
the past week at that elegant farm
home out south-east of this city.
Miss Claudia Mobberly, who has
been a guest at the Free Anders
home, in this city, for some lime,
passed a few days this week at tha
Sylvester Ary home, in Audubon.
Twenty-four nice great big easy
oak leather-seated chairs will soon
arrive to be placed in the Exira
Masonic Lodge and those old ones
will be piled away in the room with
the goat.
CHEROKEE JIM, owned by A. G.
Lewis & Company, will make the
fall term of 1901 at service fee of
$20.00 instead of $15.00 which was
the fee lip to July -i, 1901.
JIFLSF. N. E. LEWIS, Manager.
The contest for The Journal Ex
pu^ivoii trip is nearing a close. If
you help a" friend you will
have to hurry Don't wait for them
to ask you! Look at the first col
umn in Exira news for position!!
The two are close!!! One will win?
Last Saturday forenoon while
Miss Aunie Byers, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Byers. was returning
home from tlie Elgin Creamery, in
this city, with the milk cans the
horses became frightened at M. D.
Thomas' traction engine and start
ed on a hurry-up trip for home, do
ing no especial damage excepting
to slightly bruise the girl and scat
ter the contents of the wagon all
along by the way-side.
jgj Your future good crop depends upon how well you {gj
turn the ground this fall. The J. I. CASE PLOWS
and the AJAX SULKY PLOWS are guaranteed
to do first-class work. You want a good wagon to
haul away your grain in and the MITCHELL or
jH OBERLIN will just suit you. Now that a good j|j
crop is assured you can buy a STOVER or HAY-
DOCK BUGGY. We do all kinds of windmill and jg
Jg} pump work and handle only the best. The OS- gj
BORNE Corn Harvester leads
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When hungry or thirsty you can
get your wants supplied at the
Short Order
Qunch Room
First door west Meat Market
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OPTICIAN
EYES SCIENTIFICALY
FITTED.
Will be at P. M. Chris
tensen's Jewelerv Store
August 10, 1901.
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Hard aud Soft Coal at J. G. Gates'.
Mr. Frank Byrd, from Oakland, is
here on a visit to his relatives at
the John D. Bush home.
She that was Belle Leftiugwell is
here visiting with her parents,
Uncle Joe Leffingwell aud wife, at
West Town.
Miss Alice Leamon, who is jour
neying' toward her home at Wappe
lo. Iowa, is here for a short visit
with her brother, Bert Leamon, and
family.
A letter from John Crane, this
week, at Rockwell City, tells us to
send The Journal to him at that
city. With his first order for $90.00
he was feeling pretty good.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hamler and
their children, MissLoIaand Master
Earl and Miss Maude Campbell
drove over to Guthrie Center, last
Sunday, aud passed the day with
friends.
The Republican township officers
to be voted for in Greeley township
this fall are:
Sam Weaver, Trustee.
Claude Jayues, Assessor—to fill
a vacancy.
Miss Mollie Delahoyde went up to
Audubon, last Saturday evening,
and passed the Sabbath with her
friend, Miss Beulah Soar, returning
home Monday noon.
Austin Guernsey arrived from
Denver, last Friday, and will visit
for some time at the home of his
mother. Mrs. G. W. Guernsey, on
Selferson street, and his young
friends about the citv.
Oscar Hunt and John Brauti sent
their cattle to the Chicago market,
last Saturday night, ami George
Huyck went along with the stock
to visit in the for a few days and
view a strange landscape.
Miss LucileConnrardv was too ill
ou last Tuesday to longer continue
her studies in the summer school,
up at Audubon, and accorningly
came home to rest until the begin
ning of the county normal.
Robert Gransberry and wife came
home from their visit down in the
Oklahoma country, Tuesday even
ing, and from the tone of Robert's
voice we judge he is not overly well
pleased with the lay of the land.
E. C. Wilson has his acres of hav
in the stack, and one rick that con
tains one hundred tons of good hay
that never had a rain on it. It is
thirty-live feet high and is as well
shaped as many of the smaller ones.
Otto Witthauer received a tele
gram from Panora, on Monday, say
ing that his mother was very ill
and he immediately left for her bed
side. Later advice from there says
that the good lady's condition is
quite a little improved.
John Peterman and his merry
band consisting of his son, Lester
Peterman, Pearl Andrews, Frank
Guidinger are at the Sam Benton
home, in far eastern Greeley town
ship, this week building a new resi
dence for that gentleman.
Miss Louise Welch, who has been
attending a college at Chicago for
a few.months past, arrived home on
Tuesday evening for a few days'
visit among her numerous friends
before beginning her duties as one
of the teachers in the Exira school.
Beginning with Thursday even
ing, of this wesk, five young lady
singers from the Salvation Army
will begin a series of gospel meet1
ing in the Park in this city, the
weather permitting, otherwise the
services will be conducted at the
Congregational church.
Mrs. Doctor J. C. Newlon. who
had been down at Moline, Illinois,
the past few days visiting with the
Henry Rohwer family, accompa
nied by her niece. Miss Rose Bodey.
arrived in Exira on Tuesday morn
ing and were joyfully received by
the doctor and their many friends.
Mr. Dennison, a relative of the
the Carmichael boys, who reside
south of town, arrived Wednesday
from south-west Kansas. He drove
through, being on the road twenty
one days, and says that Kansas is
pretty well burned out and that
Nebraska is not much better. Iowa,
though, from the river ht re is show
ing up all right.
Frank Hunt was in town ou last
Saturday and informed us that he
was in receipt of a letter from his
sister-in-law, Miss Lottie Bennett,
who is at present in Colorado
Springs, and said that lady had de
cided not to return to Exira this
fall but would go farther south, per
haps into New Mexico, to pass the
winter months. While Frank was
in Denver on his recent trip he ran
across Dave Clark and they went
camping out up in the mountains.
Frank said they found one moun
tain so high that the only way they
could see the top of it was to lie on
their backs and gaze straight up.
Reduced Rates to Colfax for Epworth
Epworth League Assembly.
For this occasion the Great Rock
Island Route will sell tickets at the
rate of one fare for round trip from
points in Iowa exclusive of Council
Bluffs. Date of sale August 7th to
ISth with return limit August 19,
1901. The Assembly has arranged a
splendid program and this will be
an excellent opportunity for an
outing combining health, pleasure
and intellectual enjoynientat small
expense. For full information ask
any Rock Island agent or apply to
JOHN SEUASTIAN, G. P. A., Chicago.
All work guaranteed.
Office over Bailev's store.
Painless Extraction
Car fare allowed.
DR. W. M. GRIFFITH.
(Formerly of Des Moines.)
DENTIST.
ATLANTIC, IOWA
Modern Equipment, including the FOUNTAIN
CUSPIDOR, giving a constant fresh flow of water at
chair. The MOTOR ENGINE by which work is done
In less time and with less pain than by old method
Foley9s Honey and Tar
cures cotds, prevents pneumonia.
Miss Clara Powell is up from At
lantic visiting with her brother,
Ernest Powell, and family and her
many other friends.
Mrs. Theo. Jones, a niece of Mr.
W. E. Davis, arrived one day this
week and is visiting at the big farm
house, out on the hill south-east of
town.
Lou Anciaux was in town, Wed
nesday, and purchased a lot of the
best furniture which he is going to
put into that new house just
finished.
Noah Crane, living south of town,
was among the first to have field
corn in good roasting ears. Wed
nesday they served them for their
dinner meal.
Banker N. P. Christensen packed
his grip and started, last Tuesday
noon, for Greenfield, Massachusetts,
where he goes to attend to some
business matters.
Mrs. Thomas Bryant and daught
er, Hazel, who have been visiting
their relatives at the A. B. Houston
home, have returned to their home
at Newton, east of Des Moines.
Just two more weeks until The
Journal voting contest closes. Be
sure your favorite gets your votes!
Don't wait thinking she will win
out anyway. The last week tells!!
A party of friends assembled at
the home of Mrs. Will Woodward,
Wednesday afteruson, and after an
old fashioned visit partook of a cup
of tea, supplemented by a bountiful
supply of yellow legged chicken.
Will Fraiser, from Griswold, has
been here the past few days visiting
with, his parents, Mr. aud Mrs.
George Frasier, at the restaurant.
The last part of the week his sister,
Miss May Frasier, will arrive from
Griswold to pass a few days with
her people.
A dispatch from the land drawing
down at El Reno, in the Tuesday
papers, announced that Grant Smith
of this city was one of the success
ful Iowans and that his number
was nine hundred and fifty-seven
which means that Grant got a pret
ty good claim.
Henry \V. Wilcox, who has for
nine years past, represented the
Capital City Nurseries, of Des
Moines, Iowa, is again in the county
and will call on all the old cusom
ers as soon as possible. Please look
over your trees, etc., and see what
you will need for next spring. alp,
Doctor L. J. Oldaker, D. D. S.,
leaves thisevening for Wellmau, his
old home. He will be back next
Thursday, so that those who wish
to see him can call at that time.
Doctor has built up a good practice
here and his work has given first
class satisfaction, while his social
standing shows that he has at all
times proved a gentleman and at
tended strictly to his own business.
A happy trio, from West Side,
Iowa, consisting of a man nis wife
and their young child, the young
ster perched on a seat on the han
dle bars of its father's bicycle, rolled
into Exira on Wednesday noon and
tarried for a few moments while
they made some trifling purchases,
inquired the way to the country
and then rode away upon their
wheels, the little one humming that
well known song: Living aud lov
ing together us three, my papa,
sweet mama and me."
We have often heard it said that
politics sometimes makes strange
bed-fellows but never before did we
hear of so strang-e a case as the fol
lowing: Out at John Hugle's home,
on the Basham farm, north from
the Exira depot a little way, dwells
a family consisting of a cat and
four young kittens and the other
morning after the rain storm the
mother cat found three young squir
rels dripping wet and nearly tarn
ished for something to eat and hav
ing decided to adopt them she at
first, with her tongue, gave them a
good washing, introduced them to
the members of her family and now
they are full fledged members
thereof.
Miss Rose Faust writes from out
at Pueblo, Colorado, under date of
July 29th, as follows: Mr. and Mrs.
D. E. Shrauger called on us, Satur
day afternoon, but they have now
gone to Cannon City and have
promised to visit with us for a day
at Pueblo. We visited Denver yes
terday and had a fine time but did
not get to see all the sights, just the
Capitol Building, Elitches Garden,
City Park aud then we had to hurry
home. How is Exira? We have
seen lots of Exira people, Mr. and
Mrs. D. E. Shrauger, Lottie Bennett,
George Murphy and Kirk Knox.
Kirk stayed here one week and then
went to Hillrose, Colorado, to visit
with the W. W. Sickels family. We
have had several rains, more than
you folks have I suppose. It is nice
and cool here aud we just have fine
nights. We get The Journal every
week and enjoy reading it very
much. I usually read it first."
Death's Call.
Last Thursday Etta Marietta was
called to that great beyond from
whence no visitor returns and now
sleeps cold in death her lips silent,
her bosom cold, her hands resting
peacefully across her breast, in the
cemetery at Oakfield where, by re
quest, she was laid by the side of
ner best loved brother. She was
born in Fayette county, Pennsylva
nia, but for years has beeu a "resi
dent of this county. She was one
who knew nothing of selfishness or
the sordid world. With a nobility
equalled by few aud excelled by
none she accepted the dying charge
of a mother and cared for the or
phan children left in her care. Her
whole life represented a sacrifice
so pure and sweet that one need
but catch its spirit to feel a touch
of a great undying love. Few saw
her. for she passed her days at
home caring for those she loved.
She had beeu sick a long time, but
her patience only endeared her to
those about her. She seemed to
grow better but Thursday she took
worse and passed away.
Tlznld Applnnae.
During the earlier days of the relgu
of Queen Victoria dramatic perform
ances were given at Windsor castle un
der the management of Charles Kean.
The audiences being limited and stiff
ly aristocratic, the applause was natu
rally not especially hearty, and the
comedians felt the absence of the more
demonstrative approval manifested In
the regular theater.
One evening the queen sent an equer
ry to Mr. Kean to know if the actors
would like anything (meaning refresh
ments), when the actor replied, "Say to
her majesty that we should be grateful
for a little applause when the specta
tors are pleased."
Back went the equerry and conveyed
the message. At the end of the act
there was a slight suggestion of hand
clapping and exceedingly gentle foot
tapping. .Tames WallacU, who knew
nothing of the message sent to the
queen, hearing the mild demonstration,
pricked up his ears and inquired,
"What is that?"
Mr. Kean replied, "That, my dear
Wallack, is applause."
"God bless me!" retorted Wallack. "I
thought it was some one shelling peas."
Tlie Promenade Stopped.
It is related of Captain Deering that
once when he was in command of a
steamer running from Portland to St.
John, he was unable to sleep on ac
count of the ceaseless tramp, tramp of
some star gazing passenger on the hur
ricane deck overhead. After turning
and twisting in his berth for half an
hour, and the tramping still continuing,
Captain Deering, enraged at the loss of
his sleep, rushed out. in his nightshirt
and climbed the ladder to the hurricane
deck.
The promenading passenger was
frightened half out of his wits by the
specter in white climbing up the lad
der, but was somewhat reassured when
the specter bawled out:
"Say, you where are you going?"
"To St. John," replied the promenad
er.
"Got a ticket?" pursued the ghost.
"Of course I have."
"Well, then, you confounded fool, go
and lie down somewhere—you needn't
walk all tlie wnv to St. John," roared
the cn:"v_-'Deering. and the prome
nader r: jl:t there.—Baltimore
Herald.
Hon* to Become
In a New Hampshire city wVn
dwells an octogenarian physician v. :io
in addition to his wide medical skill is
known far and wide as a dispenser of
blunt philosophy. The other day a
young man of his acquaintance called
at his oflice.
"I have not come for pills this time,
doctor," said tiie visitor, "but for ad
vice. You have lived many years in
this world of toil and trouble and have
had much experience. 1 am young, and
I want you to tell me how to get rich."
The aged practitioner gazed through
his glasses at the young man and in a
deliberate tone said:
"Yes I can tell you. You are young
and can accomplish your object if you
will. Your plan is this: First, be indus
trious and economical. Save as much
as possible and spend as_little. Pile up
the dollars and put them at interest. If
you follow out these instructions, by
the time you reach my age you'll be
rich as Croesus and as mean as hades."
—Buffalo Commercial.
A Crnnk on Clothes.
Sir Harry Poland, a British magis
trate noted for his brilliancy, was al
ways careless in his dress. Once his
family persuaded him to go to Poole
and order a fashionably cut suit. To
the chagrin of the household Sir Harry
looked more outlandish in the new
clothes than in his old ones. Ilis broth
er-in-law went to see Poole about it.
"It is not my fault, sir." the tailor
assured him. "Every care was taken,
but how could we fit a gentleman who
would insist upon being measured sit
ting down?"
And the only satisfaction that could
be obtained from Sir Harry Poland
himself later on was the dry comment:
"Well, it's my business and not_yours.
Two Votes For.,
Post Office Address.
I TTTie fi te comrortaiTTe. 1 SpeiKTTTiree
parts of my life sitting down, and I
preferred to be measured so." I
The Fourth Carload of
Buggies and Wagons
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The Fininnders,
No northern people are hardier or
more spirited than the Finlanders,
with their clear complexions and dark
blue eyes. In spite of their harsh cli
mate they have the most healthful liv
ing of perhaps any of the northern
races and keep eoual degrees of ro
mance, daring and good feeling in their
natures. You do not find imagination,
force and adventure in a race without
coarse, plenteous fare, pure air and
cleanliness.
Hia Only Iteqncst.
It happened once that a faithful Mos
lem married, but when he saw his
wife she prove*
1 to lie very unprepos
sessing. Some dnys alter the marriage
his wife said to liim. "My dove, as you
have many relatives, I wish you would
let me know before wlu :ii I may un
veil." "My gazelle." lie replied, "if
thou wilt only hide* thy rate from me I
care not to whom thou t.'. o\ve.st it."
Fxtronios,
Mrs. Crawford—So you !.::ven't found
the course of lectures en cooking you
attended to be of much practical use?
Mrs. Crabshnw-Xo. my dear. They
either told you how to prepare terrapin
and canvasbaek or else how to live on,
10 cents a day.—Life.
Japan is the largest consumer of rice
in the world, the avenge being 300
pounds a person a yr.-.r. Th^ Ameri
cans use but four por:: !s per capita.
It has been estimatfl that from 90,
000 to 100,000 deer f-.red in the iorests
of Scotland and that 4.000 stags are
killed annually.
Didn't Teach Ilim That Trick.
•'That's a wc-rry knowing animal o'
yours," said a cockney gentleman to
the keeper of an elephant.
"Very," was the cool rejoinder.
"He performs strange tricks and han
tics, does he?" inquired the cockney,
eying the animal through his glass.
"Surprisin!" retorted the keeper.
"We've learned him to put money In
that box you see up there. Try him
with half a crown."
The cockney handed the elephant
half a crown, aud, sure enough, he took
it in his trunk and placed it in a box.
high up out of reach.
"Well, that is very hextraordinary—
hastonisliing, truly!" said the green
one, opening his eyes. "Now let's see
him take it out and 'and it back."
"We never learned him that trick,"
retorted the keeper and then turned
away to stir up the monkeys and punch
the hyenas.—London Tit-Bits.
Before placing your orders
for monumental ivork give u»
a call. Only the heat grades of
foreign and domestic marble
ami aranite used. Satisfac
tion guaranteed in material,
ivorhmanship and price.
IS. E. GRANT,
Atlantic. Iotva.
CABINET and WAGON
SHOP
PETERMAN & VOSS
Buggy Tongue
Neck Yoke
Doubletrees...
SCREEN DOORS, STOCK
WATER TANKS.
Estimates and Plans furnished for
Building. Wagons Repaired. Old
Furniture made new. Lathes for turn
ing iron shafting, and in fact a general
repair shop.
EXIRA. IOWA
received and ready for sale. There
are none better than the Clark and
Diamond Buggies. Call and see them.
Full line of Standard Cultivators.
Champion Binders and Mowers and
the best grades of twine. Call and
see us for bargains.
H. P. HANSEN & CO.
WEST EXIRA, IOWA
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