Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-02
HamliD Department..
Chas. LaFoy's baby is very ill.

Chas. LaFoy's baby is very ill.
Miss Rose Mcclure is teaching at
No. 3, north of Kimballton.
Corn Ice, oats lie, wheat zoe, but
ter Ice, eggs Ice, hogs $500.
James Bell contemplates soon 60
ing to have cancer removed.
Off of forty acres Will Young
picked even 100 bushels of corn.
The literary will meet at the Old
Hamlin schoolhouse next Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Geo. Smith has been very ill
this week but is recovering nicely
at this time.
Chas. Overholtz, of Hamlin, mar
keted ten heavy porkers, in Audubon,
Wednesday.
ROLAND Steward left Tuesday for
Oakfield where he will pick corn for
Pete Howell.
The Ladies' Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. Frank White
Friday afternoon.
The Epworth League met for bust
ness at the Old Hamlin schoolhouse
Thursday evening.
Geo. Fabricus left Wednesday for
his old home in Denmark where he
will pass the winter.
Misses Lizzie Schrieber and Nan
Murphy, of Audubon, were guests of
Mrs. Will Mcclure Tuesday.
VIM. Clark has bought some thor
oughbred sheep and will give that
kind Of stock his attention hereafter.
Will MCGUIRE reports his business
considerably improved these days, the
three past days being the best he ever
had.
Henry Wells and Jake Banning got
into dispute the other day that led
to scrap. They settled in an Audu-
bon court by each paying fine.
There was jolly dancing party at
the home of j. S. and Art Warner
last Friday night. The McNutt and
Keightley band furnished the music.
A meeting will be held at Old Ham
lin next Sunday to decide if the peo-
pie of that locality will observe
Christmas with big tree and nice
program.
Will Mcclure has built big crib
and filled it with corn, giving the
farmers chance to pay their book
accounts in corn at 1c bushel more
than the market price.
Harlan Kennels has moved his fam
lily from Gray and they are now
keeping house at WILDER Kennels
home, north of the Station, until he
let a house in Hamlin.
s0P. Tyler has purchased tank
heater. He don't think it good
plan to throw away ice from ten
foot tank, these especially dry times
when the wells are daily failing.
VIM. Stanley will 60 to Des Moines
January 18th to attend the state
meeting of county supervisors and al
SO attend to some business matters
and visit Mr.. and Mrs. AL Struthers.
Rev. Conner will continue the re-
vival meetings at the Hamlin church
all this week. The meetings are well
attended. Afternoon meetings COM
mence at 2 O'Clock and evening meet
ings at 1870.
Mr.. o. p. Tyler contemplates SELL
ing his farming and stock land, 41O
acres and moving to Texas. We trust
that Mr.. Tyler will abandon the idea
and coatinue one Of the progressive
stock farmers of Audubon county.
Sixty-tive farmers of the vicinity
of Ham)in have signed petition to
Congress, recommending the estab-
fishing of Postal Savings Banks, be-
lieving that great benefits will result
to the nation and American people,
particularly the rural districts.
"Dad" Coonrod tells us that this
is the dryest November he can remem-
Der of. During the month there was
fall of one quarter of an inch of rain
and one half inch Of snow That Mon
day was the coolest day, five below
zero in the morning and twenty
above at evening.
Monday was bee day at Hamlin
station. "Dad" Coonrod prepared
his sixteen stands of bees for winter,
Will Young housed his four stands
and Harry Percy cared for his four
stands. Mr.. Coonrod states that this
will be severe winter OH young bees
and they must have extra feed.
Baker Il Shoesmith shipped car
load Of cattle and carload of hogs to
Chicago Monday. Mr.. Hub Shoe
smith went with the stock and will
do a little business while in Chicago.
He expects to return Friday. Dur
ing his absence John Shoesmith, of
North Branch, is assisting jim Elrod
at the postotfice store.