Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Audubon County Journal in Exira, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Audubon County Journal

Location

Exira, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1902

Page

6

Local notices and town chatter in audubon area

Readable items report local commerce, services, and daily life in Audubon and surrounding townships. Entries include market activity for hogs, watch and hardware offers, farm updates, road and sidewalk improvements, property sales, and social visits. Also notes family travel, church meetings, and notes on smallpox quarantines and local illnesses.

Memorial Day Meeting Called by City Officials

A call to Extra and vicinity residents to meet at W A Hamlet's drug store on Monday evening May 12 at eight to plan Decoration Day observances for May 30. The notice urges reverence for the dead, gratitude to the living, and devotion to the flag, signed by Mayor George F Karr.

Extra W. A. Hamlet George F. Karr

Major Megibbon and Thello Stallions Described for 1902 Season

Breeders in Audubon County seek mares for Major Megibbon a bay 1500 pound trotting stallion with a long line of notable progeny and Thello a high-axed dark brown stallion weighing 1150 pounds Both stand at farm near Extra depot with weekly scheduling except Saturdays Terms include 12.50 for Major Megibbon 8 for Thello 12 colt insurance and cover risks Mares from distance pastured 7d per week and fees for two mares owned by same party.

Major Megibben Color Bay My Farm Exira Howard &Smith Major Megingen Megibben Simmona Geo. Wilkes May Belle Kaaba Attorney Algo Alix Harold Maud S Megibbon Thsllo Audubon County Fair Extra Depot Witaon

Brayton Visitor and Local Trades in Audubon Area

H A Wattles of Brayton visited town last Sunday. H P Hansen Co West Extra sells Gem Windmill and pumps. Phil Call of Audubon township sold a fine hog. H A Arnold of Audubon did business at Stuart Bank. Various notices include shop closings, building work, farm contracts, new library site, and a smallpox quarantine near the Park Hotel.

Walter Green Audubon Township J. F. McAninch H. A. Wattles Brayton H. P. Hansen & Co. West Gem Phil Call North East H. A. Arnold Audubon Stuart Bank E. D. Carron Barney and Billey Coffing Hf. P. Hansen & Company West Extra

Local notes mix business, births, and sports in Audubon

A compressed frontier page covers Deputy County Auditor travel, insurance agents selling bags, a homecoming in painting work at Atlan, and jubilant farmers after rain. Hog exodus slows with corn planting. A large dance at John N. Martes farm is noted, and N. J. Marietta becomes City Marshal during quarantine. Garden plant ads, a birth to Charlie Jenkins and Eva Walker, and Bertrand Bliss visiting in Rice Lake are listed alongside a baseball result between Audubon and Extra with detailed score notes. Clergy schedule and Masonic activities conclude the item.

Lawrence Christensen North Ensrance Company Theo Patty Jaf Town George Harrison Atlan

Whitaker Calls for Public Discussion to Defend Faith

E C Whitaker declares readiness to meet opponents in public debate to defend his church membership’s history and challenge critics who deny its origins. He urges courage and proposes scheduling discussions across any date and even extending into a second year if needed.

Kailenschmid Aurn Whitaker

Also Mentioned on This Page

I. Christensen’s Green Bay Company P. Sant Anderson A. M. Clare J. P. Lair Griswold Charley Lair Henry Wade Coffing J. M. Dimick Charley Wilson Greeley Township Will Johnson D. E. Shranger Fontanelle T. Dewitt Talmage Frank Dewitt Talmage Christain Herald Talmage Clark & CO Phila L. J. Oldaker D.D. S Iowa Clint Reynolds H. F. Andrews A. C. Guernsey Main and Jefferson Sts A. C M. D. Thomas Jas. Barhan R. E. Hamlin Ora Poage Clarence Scott Nick Bintner Oakfield M. EL Neo Charley Cotton Peter Jacobson Wadena Minnesota Mr. Marten Claus Martes Soniae Atlantic District Conference Wount’s Foreign Missionary Society Methodist Church Atlantic Telegraph Fremont Andera Otto Witthauer Frank Gault & Company William Delahoyde Judge Lair Frank Gault Helen Gault Childrens B. D. Corton Will Littlefield Rodney Martin Pat Gilroy John Harrison Jasper Wheelock Lawrence Hunt J. G. Gates Chicago Christian Science Students’ Association J. F. McAnnon Jens R SOE F. Andrews M. G. Woodruff Jasper W. McClain Ocean Park California T. J. McClain North Park Street Grace Green Review of Reviews Congress Far East Cecil Rhodes New York City George H. Plantz Saturda C. C. Dunham Perry Parrott Place Mr. Williams Kentucky Dacian Mr. Plantz New York State W. Dilahoyde Chas. J. Stevens & Bros Miss Amber Kelsey S. Gano Gano Thello May & Sons George L. Knapp Newton J. B. Rendleman Emerson Sioux City Barney B.C. Wilson Bert R. Leamon John P. Gerrie Dominion of Canada Sam Brown Inlaw Nelson J. Brown Sam Congregational Church Alec Klaine Atlantic Library Poplar Street D.F. Hawks Hawks Stafford E. J. Sias Father Failenachmid Wiota van Crane, Jr Omaha John D. Bush Homie A.E. Littlefield J. M. Emmert John Schiater North Audubon Machinery Mutual Waterloo George Johnson Fairmount Indiana Wheaton Ilinoia Ninon Lake New Jersey Park Hotel Andubon Bruner Green Bay Lumber Co C. T. Waits John N. Martes N. J. Marietta Genteman Charlie Jenkins Oklahoma This City Jenkins Bva Walker William Walker Bertrand I. Bliss Rice Lake Wisconsin E. C. Wilson Barron County Realty Company Audubon High School Pinea Audubon Donings Richards l Walker OL Dryden Ooo Smith Rippey McGinnis Lauben Butler Rf Ae Trod ‘d Kelsey Conmardy Cf Robinson Riley Born Sturgeon Se Nichol Guernsey Hicks Delahayde Sturgeon Dryden W. W. Harthough North Dakota D. M. Harthoug H. T. Wiseler N. P. Christensen East Des Moines Morrcco Ohio Enat Sir Knights Templar J. B. Conn Rardy R. C G. Waterson J. C. Newton John Riley J. J. Dimick A. W. Harvey H. L. Wissler F Cemetery Sir Knight, Poy Shranger G. W. Guernsey J. Houston R. Copeland Jown Riley Comet Drug Store H. ¥. Andrews E. Grant Bailey WM. Gribeith Olf Mathos North Enst Corner Park Howard & Smith
Search Courier

Search the Audubon County Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Audubon County Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication