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Newspaper
Audubon County Journal
Location
Exira, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
6
Atlantic resident visits, repairs on the Jefferson street bridge reopen, and a Danbury trip mark a busy period. Residents report new crews on the Audubon Branch, local shipments to South Omaha, and community events including a Botna Valley Creamery meeting June 1 1902 and a Crystal Lake grand opening June 18 1902 with music and amusements.
Exira celebrates with a rural Fourth of July, opting for a full old time program after debate over a harvest picnic. A balloon ascent, parachute drop, races, and speeches are planned. HH. F. Andrews named permanent chairman with committees on finance arrangements speakers grounds music amusements printing decorations firing salute marshal duties and more.
Mrs J H Bell learned from her daughter Mrs E A Waterbury in Decorah Iowa that their newly furnished home was destroyed in a recent cloud burst. Mr Waterbury woke in darkness, stepped into floodwater up to his arms, and cut his hand and wrist on a window pane.
The Martes family thanks friends who offered aid and sympathy in their sad bereavement. Mrs J N Martes Miss Nan Forms express appreciation for the kindness shown during the loss.
Advertising notice promotes Dr Potterf offering free examination and all medicines to cure chronic diseases, deafness, catarrh, weak lungs, paralysis, rheumatism, and other ailments using electricity. Claims no charge for visit or medicines and urges early attendance at Park Hotel on Tuesday June 10.
Daily notes record Lester Peterman returning from Olevein to ply his carpenter trade while Will and A. B. Houston visit from Des Moines. Chal Sturgeon takes a months vacation in the western mountains. Randall Hunter visits from the Iowa City University to his family northwest of town. Myrtle Heller travels to Atlanta to tend her sister and then returns home. Ellis Oliphant resumes city life at his father’s house near K. P. Hall. Y M U A changes reading room hours to 2:30 to 5 each day. Chiia Jensen travels to Atlantic to buy a piano for his daughter, returns home by team. J B Counrardy proxies for the Master Mason in town. Lucile Countardy goes to Atlantic to meet Lena of Grant Nebraska but misses her due to an extra train. An advertisement promotes Banner Salve as a universal skin healer from Nick Dofting & Co.
A. C. Nelson a well to do farmer on the Sharon township north line near six miles west and three-fourths mile north of the town died by self destruction last Monday evening after being missing from the family supper at seven. The coroner impaneled a jury and ruled the death resulted from his long spells of brooding over imagined misfortunes. Nelson leaves a wife and three children, with a brother Peter Nelson in Antelope county Nebraska. Funeral services were held at the residence and in Saint John's cemetery.
A fragmented OCR item notes a figure named Idache stepping in as DJ Gia Eas shifts. The readable bits suggest a local entertainment change with minimal context and no clear dates or locations. Further text is unreadable.
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