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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1907
Page
7
C W Hansen of Audubon advertises the largest up to date stock of furniture and plans to close out this month. Read the notice in this issue and call him for deals on desks chairs and bedroom sets.
London Truth accuses English high society of being half-witted across sectors including literature and sport. The piece notes that in the last 25 years society in England allegedly lost over a hundred million in the city and faced a six pence per pound commission on the dealings.
Boston inventor Joseph Petrillo after 17 years of effort unveils a new clock striker labeled the one wheel quarter hour device. Experts claimed impossibility yet Petrillo demonstrates a functional mechanism after decades of global trial and refinement.
Gray items recount travels to Chicago and Cameron township weddings, illnesses, and visits. Local residents include Mrs. Benson visiting, J E McGuire visiting for Texas land, Beatrice Creveling sick, and Quinay in Forebeck home. Snow, trains delayed, sermons canceled, reorganized drug store interior, funerals, pneumonia scares, and a birthday surprise for a minister. Louis Karel recovering from injury. several families preparing for Nebraska and Dakota journeys.
A garbled local notice lists residents and events including Carl Dude's dance last Friday, Lauretta Shea visiting Sam Merville, A J Campbell storing ice, John Welch leaving for a Daniles plow factory, and a recent James Mockler sale with high prices. It notes George Weaver arriving in Quasremo Kansas and a William Haman and Laura Eckholt wedding at Audubon.
North Branch reports include illness lists for Frank Nelson and Marea Marean, the Bowman Chapel meetings growing in attendance, and several travel and family notes. A snow event left light sleighing, coal shortages persist locally, Edith Stallard plans to move to Colorado, and Rev. Aten preached funerals in Greeley Center and Union township.
Cameron Tidings reports workers like Pred McRiatal hauling hogs for William Parrott and Wallace Bolton assisting McNutt with shell corn. Harry Northip managed the elevator in Dave Hart’s absence, while parties invite the Fancher and Miller wedding. Rough weather notes as Jason Imea freezes on the Great Route from Audubon to Cameron.
August Durka lies ill after a cold stormy spell. Dr. Brooks visits but shows no improvement. Mont Mendenhall moves to Creston with wife and children to start a new home after years here. Uncle William McUaw returns from Poweshiek after attending funerals for sisters Margaret Sharrar and Sarah Fitzsimmons, who died January 4 and 17. Uncle William, at seventy, reflects on age and loss.
The wedding of Ai Miller to Stella Fancher took place February 7 at the Fancher home in Cameron township. Ai is the oldest son of Frank C. Miller, town ship clerk, and Stella is the daughter of Amos Fancher, longtime Cameron residents. The couple, raised near each other, were described as filial, diligent, and likely to maintain harmony and care in their marriage.
Audubon Township reports home grown Timothy seed for sale at 1 75 per bushel. Local activity includes hog sales and marketing in Adair with Carl and James entities named. Residents visit kin, move residences, and discuss community events at the Literary Friday evening. A wave of grippe illness affects many households and a public debate on capital punishment is staged at the Literary.
Trustees of Greeley township will meet at 7 oclock March 2 at Center School House to open bids for the years road work. Bids may be filed with the township clerk by noon March 2. Trustees may reject any or all bids Roscoe Turner, Township Clerk. Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup for constipation digestion and liver action promotes quick relief. Sold by Nick Dofing.
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