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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1901
Page
6
This item lists numerous local updates from Audubon county including hiring for Burr Oak Fence Posts and Dimmick property, wallpaper promotion before March 1, remodeling plans, and various moves of residents. It notes meetings at Wiota on school district consolidation, a battleship Maine raising effort, and travel plans of Mrs. Harris Russell and party through East cities to Washington and Richmond.
The page lists shop guarantees and promotions for Harrison's Wall Paper Parlors. It records various Sunday visits to local homes, mentions buyers seeking double buggy harness and a $110 buggy, and notes several residents' health, schooling, and social events. It also advertises horse and mule purchases by Handrick & Rand, commission merchants in Kansas City, with dates and locations across Exira and Audubon.
A Friday runaway east of town caused demolition of property. John Frost visited his brother Matt in the county's north part toward week’s end. The Jones Herrick sale in Greeley township drew a large crowd with satisfactory prices. Peterman and Voss built a large frame for a circular cut wood saw for Charley Prohaska of Audubon township last week. Hon H F Andrews attended district court in Atlantic. Henry Blackwell’s sale Monday was a success, and he will soon move with his family to Canada. E Crawford, auditor for Fullerton Lumber, visited Atlantic Saturday to review operations. Lester Basham of Des Moines, brother of Mrs. N P Christensen, visited late week. he plans to ship goods via J B Case threshing company next year.
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