Audubon County journal., January 02, 1913, Image 4

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Wm
Clara Zorues vteited laetj
week with relatives in
Orv Howard oame up from Atlam
tlc Thursday to spend the day.
Pete Christensen was bus
visitor in Atlantic a. few days
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L. P. Lane and Ed Season were
dowai from Audubon last of, last
week.
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J, Mt nimiiok and wife visited, over
Sunday at the F. S. Watts home
Audubon.
Francis Hensley spent Monday
•with the Nels Ratten borg children,
in Hamlin.
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Oscar Hunt was in Casey the lat
ter part of the week looking after
land interests.
Don't fail to attend the lecture
by Dr. Gray on Monday evening,
January 13th.
George Dye and family of Audu
bon spent Sunday with her parents,
M. Jensen and wife.
Miss Caroline Stone was dow.i^
from Audubon the last of the week
to visit her parents.
Viggo Rasmussen and Olnf Jor
gensen, of Audubon were New Years
day callers in Extra.
Miss Alice Turner went to Atlantic
Saturday for a week's visit with
hier uncle and family.
Mrs. D. E. Schrauger and sons
of Atlantic visited at the Isaac Sta
zell home last week.
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Bush and sister, Miss Le-(
took Sunday dinner at the P.
M. Christensen home. 'r
Conrad Schwab, of
Harlan,
A. Hethmeler home.
oame
to Exira last week to visit at the
E.
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Miss Minerva Rabson was a
friendly visitor in. Audubon, the
fore part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordinier and son,
Malvin have returned from a visit
at Lewis with relatives.
E. B. Voss, -Albert and Joan
Baler wert to Adair on business
and to visit with friends.
F. L. Bailey of Ft. Dodge came to
Hxlra Friday for a visit with his
sister, Mrs. Wm. Fulton.
Miss Linna Brintoerhoff has at
cepted thte position asi piamist at
the moving picture show.
yr Chris Gude is home from Elk
Horn where he attends school, to
spend his holiday vacation.
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Miss Edithi Quist, of Atlantic,
came here Friday for a visit with'
her mother yfu: the country.
Frank Leffingwell, of Omaha,
visited in Exira with his parents
for several days last week.
One of the notable events of the
New Year will be the lecture by
Dr. Gray, January 13, 1913.
Miss Elsie Hunt, teacher in the
Audubon schools came home Friday
to spend her holiday vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Vorbees went
to Atlantic Monday by auto to at
tend to some business matters.
Lutie Wells has moved his family
from Valley Junction and isi living
in West Exira for the preeant.
Miss Dora Baier is helpang with,
the housework at the George Milli
man home a few days this week.
$ Dimick and Hensley received Fri
day a car carload of molasses sugar
food for stock feeding purposes.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Gordinier, of
Lewis, visited a few days last week
with relatives amd friends here.
''Mrs. Hannah Lane came from
Greenfield, Saturday, for a visit at
the parental, Martin Jensen, home.
Petie and Eva Schwenneker vis
ited at the home of Fred Wahlert
and wife in the country last Week.
Lee Wood, of Liberal, Kansas
arrived in Exira last week and was
a guest at the Smith Burton home.
Will Freeman was down from Au
dubon Friday on business in. con
nection with the telephone office.
Remember that on Tuesday, Jan
uary
7th, the special excursion tc|
the Rio
Grande Valley and other
Texas points wil' leave
Audubotq
end Exira and make oomnectioda
t'-t-fl
•'Av.' ti*'1
•vltfe tbe special train, at Att&ntie.
Mow la your chamoe for the
beet kind of a vacation. C. 0. Huntl
can* give
you amy
and
Pete Jorgensen, .book-keeper at
.the E. D. Cotton store, returned
from Elk Horn Thursday where he
went to spend Xmas with) relatives.
•Mrs. E. B. Holmes, visited with
her son, Alvin, and family nr.ir
Adair last week. She returned to
Exira the fore part of the week
Mr. J. M. Car.lsen returned1 last/
Thursday from a visit in ChJariton
with his wife's parents. Mrs. Carl
son remained' for a longer visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Cotton,
visited in Audubon one night last
week at the L. E. Simpson home
and also attended the dance.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Christensc-m
audi son, Edwin, and Ed Milliman
and family were Xmas visiorsi witln
Mr. and Mrs. Arley Johnson.
Edwin Delahoyde and' J- B. .1.
Lohner were business visitors in
the County seat Saturday. They
went up in the latter's auto.
Miss Laura Hawks has returned
to her work in lOmaha, following a
pleasant visit In Exira withj rela
tives during tbe holidays.
Charles and Leon Porter spent
th« latter part of last week at the
home of their sister, MTS. Fred
Wahlert in the country.
Misses Minerva Rabson and Irene
Porter entertained Arthur StatzeU
and Lloyd Graham at the home of
tbe former Xmas day.
Fred Bartelt Sr., drove down fr:m
Audubon Thursday in hie auto to
see how his son, Fred, came out in
his runaway that day.
Fred Wilki-ns and wife of Atlan
tic, were Exira visitors at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I.
Hensley last week.
George and Peter Petersen oft
Elkhorn visited Sunday andt Mon
day at the P. M. Petersen home
northwest of town.
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Fred and Frank Voss arrived in
the city last Thursday for a visit
at the home of their uncle, E. B.
Voss and children.
G. E. Hunt, of the First Nation
al Bank, speqt Xmas day in Audu
bon with his aunt, Mrs. George?
Hoover and family.
Jesse Miller of near Adair was a
-guje-sit at the home of his sisters,
Mediames A1 Fredericks and Dick
Simpkins Friday.
F. O. Niklason, the genial horse
buyer, was in Exira last week and
purchased several very fine horses
for the market.
Mr. C. ,A. Loss of Audubon \v.i-
in Exira Friday visiting old time
friends. He went down to B^iiyton
in tbe evening.
Louie and Peter Thaniisb, oil
Lake View, are here for a ten day'-:!
visit with theirgirand-motber, Mrs.
Peter Than ish.
Holger Andersen, who spent Xm a
with his brother, Neil Baren-fson
and family in Audubou, returned
home Tuesday.
Chris Mikkelsen was down from
Audubon Monday visiting with old
friends and1 looking after busing
matters.
Dimick and Hensley shipped ''to
the Valley Junction market Thurs
day evening a carload of fine, fat
porkers.
J. L. Andersen of Wolbach, arrivt
in Exira last week for a visit with
his sister, Mr. Martin Jensen and
family.
Christmas Day 1912 was an ldc
day the weatluer being the finest
in the history of the present gener
ation.
W. E.
Varney and family, follow
ing a pleasant visit at Cedar Rapid
with his parents have returned
home.
Miss Cecelia Tharnishi went to
Audubon Saturday to spend the day
with her friend, Miss Maynwj Mi
cbeL
What might have proven a geriou
accident happened Friday afternoon
near the Fultlerton Lumber Com-
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pa»y'e yard when
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all particu.-
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William May, of the John Nelsen
implement store returned home
Saturday from' a visit of several
days in Dee Moines witty relatives.
an
auto going at
a terrific rate of .ltfpeed ©aine within
an aoe jot knocking,
jlowria
pedes­
trian who happened" Ao be crossing
the street at the time. Only he
quickness of tbe passerby averted
tbe
accident. Autoiste. should, be
more careful while driving thrpjugh
the
city streets.,^:
P. M. Christensen and. family
went to lOmaha Monday to visit at
the Charles Larsen home. They
are expectd home this evening,
h.
F. Bush has charge of the store
during tbeir absence.
Miss Gracte Wright, who has been
working in the J. C. Riley store,
during the holidays, finished Her
work Tuesday of last week. She
went up to Audubon Thursday to
visit withv&iends. v,.."-
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jensen and
two sons have returned' home from
Auduboi), .where they spent Xmas
with their daughters, Mesdames
George Dye and
N. C.
and famiies.
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Jack Alsup and eon, Earne&f
who .spent a fortnight in California
with his wife's relatives and taking
a loo"k at the country, has returned
home, arriving here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sewell', following aa
enjoyable visit in Exira with her
mother, Mrs.
L.
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The following parties were entei^
tained at the Chris WolJPe homie on
Xmas day: Wm. Wolfe and wife,
J. B. J. Lohner and wife, P.
Jensen and wife, Otto Baier, Miss
Olga Larsen and Miss Maggie Wolfe
the latter being from Avoca.
Mr and Mrs. E. A. Rettom-eier,
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Christensen and
son, Edwin, and Mr. andi Mrs.
George Milliman were entertained
at the home of Mr. and MJrs. J. K.
VandeBrakie Christmas night.
Jack Egbert, the jovial clerk in
tlie E. D. Cotton store, departed
Sunday for his home in' Valley.
Nebraska, for a visit of several
days with his mother, brothers arid
sisters. He returned to his duties
in the store yesterday.
Barentsen
The Exira postoffjpe was closed
from 9:30 a. m. until 4:00
p,
Mrs. Dena Rendleman, who visit
ed at the Wilkins home in Atlantic,
returned home Monday. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Grace Wilkins
who spent the day with relatives.
Blain Sickles of Brush, Colorado,
is vfsiing during the holidays in.
Exira at the home of his aunt, Mrs
Dick Simpkins and in the vicini^^
of Anita with other relatives
C. Whitted, depart
ed for their home at Grand Juno*'
tion, Colorado, Saturday.
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The farmers are very busy at the
present time hauliin® in their, .c^rp,
and small grain to town, also many,
of them are bringing in some choice
fat hogs for the market.
John Hicks has accepted a posi
tion as clerk in the Oluf Jensen'
store and commenced his dufcied'
on New Years Day—a good begin
ning for the'New Year.
Charles Palm and family returned'
to their home in Guthrie Center*'
Sunday, following a pleasant visit
here with his father, and with
numerous other relatives. i...
N. Hansen and family and Fiuy.
Hansen and wife, went to Audutjua.
one night last week to visit friends*
and attend tbe Gem theatre pief
ture show.
An invitation dance was given at
the John Egan home in the coun
try Saturday night. A good crowd
and fine time is reported by ihoR-a
present. .:
Miss Annette Delahoyde, sister of
Ed Delahoyde, left the first 013
week for Colfax where she- has iind
will- teach a private Kindergari-n,
class.
Mrs. Clifford Posten returned to
her home in Omaha Friday, slue
was a guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Seibert while here.
Charley Henshaw has returned
to his home in Des Moines, follow
ing a visit during the holidaj-B with
the Charles Houston family.
Mrs. Emma Costello of Oskaloo^a,
arrived here Saturday for a visit
with her niece, Mrs. George 1,.
Gore and family.
John Nissen and family Sun
dayed at the J. B. J. Lohner home.
Dr. and Mrs. Grafi
v'of
Viliiaca,
who visited in Exira at the home
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New Years Day, and the banks wer'
closed all day. The other busfhe^
houses closed at noon for the day!
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An Advertisement telling you about Uncle Sam's iitest^
mi innovation and^how you can use it to youi clva:-.tage.x.
that can sell you goods lower than we can.
of her parents, Mr. and' Mrs. John
Connrardy, returned to their home
Thursday evening. She was accom
panied by her sisters, Mrs. L. E.
Simpson and- daughter, Ramona, of
Audubon and Mrs. Dr. Halloraqi
and husband of Paris, Illinois, who
bad been here on a visit at the pa
rental home.
A middle aged man while going
west on, Main street Monday was
seen just as he stepped on
banaraa peeling and he took a seat
on the si die walk without the It-act
bit of hesitation. He was g.ven
tbe merry ha ha and tho lan
guage he used will not 'oolt v-11
in print.
B. Voss, Tony Rasmussen and
A. W. Harvey went to Guthrie Cen
ter Friday to meet and pilot the
River River Road autoist, w|ho
were making the run from Daven
port to Council Bluffs here to Exira
Mr. Harvey went on to the Bluffs,
with the auolst in the later's mai
chine.
Estrayed: From my farm, one
and one-half miles north of Exira,
about two weeks ago, a two- year
old red steer. Anyone knowing
tbe whereabouts of the same, pleas3
notify
MATT TH1ELEN,
advj9 Exira, Iowa.
Chris Haseenfeldt, of Minnesota,
andd Axel' Hassenfeldt, of Hamp
ton, Iowa came to Exira last week
to visit with their brother, Pete
of tbe Hans Petersen store and the:|
aged mother. Axel returned to
his home Thursday while Chris will
remain over New Years Day.
Tbe picture show was packed to
the doors Monday at both shows and
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Beginning January 1st, our friends who are at a dLt.meecan
get goods by the new Parcels Postsvstem.
You can arrange with this store so that by simply dropping
a line or calling us on the telephone, your mail carrier will deliver
your wants at your door the next time he passes.,
We re getting very luxurious in these days in the country as
well as in the city, IS
From time to time you will be kept advised as to what we
have in our stock in all lines of goods. When you need any
thing and it isn't convenient to come to this store, all you need
do is write or telephone and we will send it on approval.
We don't mean by this that buying by mail will ever wholly
take the place of coming to our store to make your selections. We
would rather have you come here. The Parcels Post, however,
comes to your rescue when you know exactly what you want and
know that we've got it. In all such cases you can buy with just
a$ much satisfaction by mail or telephone.
All goods that we sell are at the lowest possible prices. There
is no concern in the country, department store or mail order house
We prepay the postage on everything/ SI.00 or more in
value.
n. GOT TON
from reports the pictures were
good and clear. The management
did not open Tuesday nightt, so as
not to conflict with the Leap Year
Dance, which is very considerate of
them and shows that they are en
titled to the patronage of the pub
lic at all times.
Wm. Bintner and wife entertained
at Sunday dinner at their home, the
following parties: Mr. and Mrs.
John Connrardy, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Simpson, Dr. and Mrs. Halloran of
Paris, llllinois, Dr. and Mrs. Graf
of Villisca and Mr. and Mrs. L. E
Simpson of Audubon.
Walter and Fred Larsen, who
have started up in the painting andi
paper hanging business® for them
selves in a building of their own,
just north of the park, went to
Atlantic Friday morning where they
have a contract that will k-eep them
there a month.
Fred VandeBrake, of lOrange City,
came to Exira .last week to visit at
the home of his brother, Mr. J. K.
VandeBrake and wife. They were
all entertained Christmas day at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Christensen, west of
Braytom.
Carl Stanley, who works for Sam
Beers in the country, while drivin
cattle on horseback Saturday, had
the misfortune to dislqcate his
left wrist when the horse eame too
near a» tree and he threw out hjs
arm to avoid coming in contact with
tbe tree. 4
Mrs. L. A. Petermaa and children
of Atlantic, following an enijoyable
holiday visit with her mother, Mrs.
Susan Spoo, have returned to tbeir
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Parct'ls
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We will deliver anywhere in the United States any package
weighing not more than eleven pounds by mail.
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home. She reports her husband as
having his hands full, in, fact more
than his share of work since mov
ing down to Atlantic. They have
built a fine new home thjere recent
ly. ,,N
Mr. Prall, of Atlantic, took charge
of the picture show here Tuesday
of last wieek. He did not run that
nigbt because of it being Christmas
eve and there were so many enter-"
tainments. Wednesday night he
ran six reels and the opening, night
was a decided success, many peo
ple being unable to get. in,to the
Show. .r-i'i
Miss Anna Christensen, daughter
01" Mr. and Mrs. Peter Christensen,
-living just wiest of tow.n, has re
turned1 home from Omaha, where
she underwent an operation for
appendicitis several weeks ago.
She is recovering nicely, but is still
wieak.
—I have a good im­
proved farm of
1C0
acres and one
of 280 acres that 1 will rent for a
tarm of five years to- responsible
partaes. Inquire of E. B. Voss or
phone 52 or 178. Advjan2
The lecture by Dr. Gray Monday,
January 13th, promises to be one
of the best entertainments, also
very instructive. Don't forget the
date.
All who attend- the lecture, Janu
ary 13th will be sure of a rare
treat. Don't miss i.
Henry Tibben and wiife visitedl
Sunday and Monday with relatives
in and near Adair.
Riley makes your waloh
time.—Adrv. ,, (f '5
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