Local notes and social updates from Audubon area
A roundup of community happenings includes travel plans for Pete Roth moving to North Dakota on March first and John McGuire sighted near tests Friday. Neighbors Johnson and George Keesa were seen on the street while Grandfather Statzel visits relatives. Social dances at the Burnie Brothers and visits from H. B. Shelley and William Welsh are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Roth
North Dakota
John McGuire
Tesins
Grandpa Statzel
Council Bluffs
George Keesa
H. B. Shelley
Audubon
William Welsh
Gray
Grant Knox
George Knox
Grandpa Knox
William Barkes
Grandville
Mollie Hunt
Mrs. Barkun
Ike Hunt
Learning The Sheep Biz Adventure
A narrator recounts learning sheep farming under mentors Dan Crum and Bally Clark, detailing mishaps with branding and a mix up of sheep. The tale ends with continued work in the trade and a note from BLEA M. Stearns about extending teaching certificates to July 1, 2007.
Major Anderson on the Range
Dear friend I am on the range about seventy miles north west of Casper Wyoming. We killed two elk four deer and one big silver tip bear. Snow is seven feet deep on the level. I quit the railroad and am learning the sheep business for Hon C K Buckram known as Bucky who owns 18000 head. I will be home next fall to shake bonds with the band boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucky
Sonny
Dan Crum
Crummie
Esys
Bally Clark
Bally
Ned
Clark Beck
Clark
Jingo
Shep
Bill Bennett
Bill
O'Brien
Will Brinkeri
Casper
Wyoming
Big Horn Mountains
Phe Ranohman
C.K. Buckram
Uis
Anderson
Local notes from Plymouth Rock on community travel and misadventures
Plymouth Rock Mas reports activity with residents traveling to Omaha Des Moines and Peoria for visits business and leisure. References to Walker family, Jones and Murphy kinships, a blacksmith injures leg, a horse theft worth about 400 dollars eludes pursuers, and a man recovering from an eye operation while others praise town growth and new railroad supplies.
Notice on Premises Prosecution for Trespass and Offenders
Notice warns that all persons found on the premises after a specified date will be prosecuted under the law. Names listed include Samuel Weaver, Soren Madeco, A. F. Zinke, F. Danaon, amuel Beers, Clark Gray, Sherm Peppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Weaver
Soren
Madeco
A. F. Zinke . F. Danaonamuel Beers Clark Gray Sherm Peppers
Pleasant gathering at E. D. Powell residence
A pleasant evening was spent at the E. D. Powell residence Thursday night. Guests Mise McAninch, Mies Andersen, Annette Delahoyde, Don Hash and Mary Powell enjoyed lively stories and ample entertainment. The crowd shared laughs and kept the rhythm lively throughout the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Powell
Mise McAninch
Mies Andersen
Annette Delahoyde
Don Hash
Mary Powell
Exira Tax Receipts Show Large Cash Balances and Labor Costs
Exira reports cash on hand at year start 1906 of 206.60 with receipts from County Treasurer of 1090.00 and disbursements including labor on roads 276.00, road supervisors 3262, new grader 100.00, freight 10.00, lumber and repairs 124.15, township clerk’s commission 21.90, and cash on hand for future use 221.23. The ledger praises officers and workmen for a creditable showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cepion
Cashon Han
Thursday Club Banquet Marks 13th Anniversary Delightful Event
The Thursday Club held a long social banquet at Mrs Lancelot s home to celebrate their 13th anniversary. Guests enjoyed a large program with toasts, songs, recitations, and a family album display featuring past members and family histories. Senator Andrewa attended in Audubon for a G A R officers meeting while other locals, including W R Covault, visited town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancelot
Atrenou Taeaoae
Ita
Voorhees
Waite
Tilley
Mra Chae
Houston
Frances Powell
Riley, Wilson
Mich Milliman
Mra
Anna McAninch
Bilder
Santa Delaheyde
Okoboji
Richardson
Ed Delaheyde
Newton
Hammer
W. J. Lancelot
Mra Riley
Bertha Gaoo
Ano Imesh
Presidenta
Mies
Carrie Gault
Milliman
Helen Gaunt
Dr. Hammer
Byrd Conmardy
Gaunt Pareen
E. C. Wilson
Helen Fault
Dorothy Delahoyde
Mary Jane
Dr. Riley
Mary Janee
Rev. Richardson
Verna Lancelot
Grandfather Hobbe
E. D. Powell
Thies
Thureday Club
Ulab
Fragments From A Diverse Global Buzz
A collage of short items mentions a French franc value, a smallpox outbreak among starving Ghias, Lapland fortune tellers, Chicago Christian Endeavorers aiding a Cook County hospital chaplain, a widow’s reflections on remarriage, a joke about cucumbers, and a note that Sears Roebuck will discontinue its grocery business. Also cited are opium cure claims in Malay states, playful dialect exchanges, a Kingston Jamaica earthquake tale, a Kingston island with sulphur, a Rowas coin dated 1774, banana trees on Ceylon soil, and brief biographical notes on Oliver and others. The piece mixes trivia, humor, and scattered local notices with names, places, and events.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sears
Iowa
Nouth
J. A
Stayoren
Mr. Johnson
Des Moines
Tony Raa
Hrayton Laeten
Eek
Burnie Brother
Biotner’s
McEs
S.D. Hurn
W. H. Bowman
A G.A.R
Bernice Richardson
Nick Coffing
Coffing
John Peterman
G. A. R and
W.R.C
Court House
Peterman
E. J. Freeman
Freeman
Christian Church Notes
The
Bible School
Abdubon Township
Continental Insurance Company
Theo. Patty
Agt
Reet
Endeavor Society
Audubon Township
Nels Johnsson
Joun
ReNptuxan
Major Anderson
Ell
Plymouth Rock Mas
R. W. Mullenger
Apgtt
Hamlin
A. W. Harvey
Omaha
Fred Brow
Nia Pente
Iowa City
Frid
Gun Gault
Texas
Art
Mrs. Phillips
Valley Tanction
Mrs. Murphy
Doctor Hammer
Mian
Edna
Ima Bisom
Mias Koob
Mrs. Hutchins
Charles Larnon
Mr. Conmardy
Aucceas
William Delahoyde
Carrie Wulf
Peoria
Minnie Struthers
Wessington Springs
South Dakota
Volmar Hansen
Jack Conuardy
Chris Olsen
Shelby County
Missouri
EXIRA
P.M. Christensen
Andrewa
Auduobon
W.R. Covault
North
Around the
Ghia
Lapland
Polar Regions
Christian Endeaverers
Chicago
Cook County Hospital
Canary Islands
Sears Roebuck Company
Tommy
Pat
Mike
South Omaha
Kingston
Jamaica
Oliver Dyer
Bay of Plentland
White Island
T. Pisk
Rowas
Island of
Ceylon
Kansas City
Allen County
Farmer, Owns & Goon
Teddy Hoossvelt, Jr
Will
Thomas
Waebingt
Collen
Charles City
Tine
Tangore
Lawge
Bea
William J. Oliver
Banga
Oliver
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