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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
7
A period notice lists deep discounts on fabrics such as dry goods marked down from 1.00 to 0.30 per yard and related items. Tricot flannel and outing flannels show reduced prices. fascinators scarves and knit shawls advertise a large percentage discount.
Gray residents host visitors and attend funerals while others travel for work or church activities. Reuben visits Mortz. Vern Gillie calls in Carrollton. Ala Wright visits Monroe. Miss Isabelle Clark marries Mr. Cobb east of town. Winter brings cold and ice, with Mary Mert updating post office boxes. Local installations, meetings, and a crowded sermon night mark the week in Gray.
Ross News notes Sunday visits by William Smith and wife and Jake Rhys and wife at Charles Rube. Charlea Rareey and family Sundayed at Nels Olsen home. Henry Rubs and family spent Sunday in Rosa visiting relatives. Mine Nettie Pearson spent Sunday in Audubon at Attorney George Coa cons. Wallace Bolton moved to John Courtney farm north of Rees. Mrs. Weaver and daughter Anna spent Thursday at the Quinby home. Nettie La Bonte visited friends in Audubon. Theodore Martina J attended church in Lincoln Township. Rob McGill and wife visited her parents C. Lowe. Louis Shingledecker returned to work at Des Moines after holidays. Nick Weiland left for Maderville Ill to study ministry. District Court in Audubon County briefs probate of Jacob Andrews will. January filing and February hearing noted. George Weighton, Audubon County Veterinary Surgeon, will practice in extra Fridays. calls at Journal Office.
A chaotic year end scene on Pious Knob features a bonfire, a churchyard blaze, and youth mischief that culminates in the Old Year being fired from a pistol. Witnesses describe rowdy merriment, moral outrage, and a community weighing sacred time against wild celebration as the Old Year passes. The piece blends local names, places, and events with a cautious tone toward the holiday excess.
Audubon Township community news covers visits by Charles Boehme and family, shifts of residents to and from George Kuess and George Paige farms, and Ethel Norris's injury from cattle. It notes Ladies Aid meeting, a病 court case planned by Henry Newman, a rabbit hunt, dental accident, and farming notices. It mentions the Board of Directors of the Audubon Township Separator Company meeting January 16 1905 to hire haulers, and various social visits in Cameron and Audubon townships with church, school, and Creamery events.
Farmers are urged to review a list of land bargains published by the journal office prior to finalizing any purchase. The notice emphasizes checking available parcels and prices to informedly compare options.
A man bought currant buns but found a fly in one. He demanded a replacement bun, but the saleswoman offered to trade the fly for a currant, asking him to return the insect. The exchange was reported in Harper's Weekly with the humorous twist.
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