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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
4
Local Audubon column notes farm loans at 6 to 7 percent with optional payments. Frank Johnson travels west, and Mrs. Brooks visits Perry relatives. Family updates include trips, school appointments, a fire at Mr Stonebreaker’s home, and community notices.
The article notes the Pure Food and Drug Law exemption claim for Fo Honey and Tar cough remedy and lists a long sequence of local visits, travels, and events. It mentions church Easter preparations, funeral attendance, and numerous residents visiting relatives or traveling to towns like Atlantic Des Moines Topeka Omaha Rochester and Fort Dodge.
The obituary chronicles Philip Bickelhaupt born June 15 1814 in Berlin who sailed to New Orleans then progressed to St Louis Chicago and Morrison before serving in the 8th Illinois Cavalry. He later farmed in Illinois moved to Monroe Iowa and Viola township Audubon County owning land and a meat market. The piece notes his 1865 marriage, later relocation to Kansas, and includes brief items about The Mothers Club meeting and a church sermon series. It also mentions the death and funeral details of Mrs Rogers mother of Mrs Jones in Los Angeles.
A quiet home ceremony took place April 8 1908 at the McCoy residence with Sadie E McCoy marrying G L Carter. Rev Wendel officiated before close relatives. The couple will begin housekeeping on G L Carters father farm in Melville township with good wishes from friends.
The OCR reads a list of candidates including Robert Spencer as War Representative Audubon county Mel Graham for Sheriff Day Kerwin and Walter Crees. The ticket shows Treasurer Ex Sheriff Richard Northup Auditor Mr Christofferson. Clerk of Courts Randall Munter County Attorney T. Ttusmuesen.
Mrs Hennetta Patterson born March 31 1829 in Whitehall NY died in Los Angeles March 30 1908 from dropsy within a year of her four score birthday. She moved with parents to Westport NY at age twelve and married A C Rogers March 16 1848. They lived in Clayton County and Audubon County before settling near Extra then in Audubon. Widowed September 5 1693, she lived with daughter Mrs G H Jones and family. funeral held April 12 1908 at Zoblock Presbyterian church with burial in Arlington Heights cemetery. The Musil Club entertained at Mrs Childs home with Beethoven sketches and pieces. an obituary mentions kidney trouble and Poley Kidney Cure.
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