Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-03-11
HamIin Department.

Cass Root has moved to the Beason
farm, little way north of Station.
Mcclure shipped an extra good
load of hogs to Chicago, Saturday.
Will Alt was elected school director
in district No. 8, Hamlin, last week.
Next Monday is the time when
they elect school officers in lIamlin
township.
George Rumelhart dug good wells
for George Smith and j. Il. Moore
the past week.
Miss Brown, of Audubon, has been
engaged to teach the Old Hamlin
school, the spring term.
Miss Rose Tyler has been engaged
to teach the spring term of school at
No. 2, Hamlin township.
George Smith and family have
moved to the Station and are now
residents of our young city.
"Dock" Phipps has gone to Mis-
souri, to while away few pleasant
days visiting with his parents.
Simon Nelson has moved to the
Julius Gruelke farm and Julius has
gone to the Smart place he bought.
Nels Petersen, who lives on the
Only place, is doing duty at Audu-
bon, this week, as grand juryman.
NJ, fp,,tlott ,,,o,,+ Ava,hon
Monday doing some shopping and
procuring medicine for her sick hus-
band.
The Young Peoples Glass Meeting
will be held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Young next Saturday
afternoon at 2:30.
The church, at hesitation, is raised
and they expect to have it ready to
preach the first sermon in one week
from next Sunday.
Mrs. Charley Hensley, ofExira has
been passing two weeks here visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mace
Gill, and other relatives.
Will Mcclure has been suffering
for the last week of a severe attack of
la grippe. WHIPS massive frame has
been chock-full of aches and pains.
Rev. Humphrey, assisted by Rev.
Elliot, of Marine, are conducting revi-
val meetings at Old Hamlin. There
is deep interest manifest and much
good will result.
Miss Kate Workman conducted a
spelling school, at Brushy College,
Tuesday evening. a De are told that
next Friasy .li,s sis Z ( sill xatasss the
close of the literary at the College.
The ladies had quilting bee at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Fullerton,
Tuesday, and the proceeds were sent
to the Children's Orphan Home, at
Council Bluffs. A very worthy object.
Jim Boyer was accosted by couple
of we'll dressed strangers, last Satur-
day morning, who were hunting for
breakfast. One gave his name as Pat
but jess who the other one was Jim
was unable to learn.
From now on the literary at Old
Hamlin will meet only every Other
week but will continue to hold meet.
ings all summer. The meetings will
be held on Saturday nights and the
next one will be March 90.
Mrs. Wib Smith has been very il
for two weeks of la grippe. Hel
mother, Mrs. Banning, of Extra, ha'
been here caring for her sick daughter
We are glad to state that Mrs. Smitl
is much improved at this time.
Miss Bessie Bowman, of Extra
will teach the spring term of schoo
at Brushy College. Director Andrew
Smith is to he congratulated on Sc
curing SO able teacher, as Miss Bessi
Is one of the hardest working instruct
orsin the county.
At the Center school house, las
Monday, they voted on the free text
books question and the vote stoo'
eleven for and eleven against. TIL
president cast the deciding vote TO
and now the question will be vote
on by the patrons of the school mex
spring.
Alex Ferguson and his bride cam
down, last Friday night, to visit hi
brother, Charley and wife, and tn
young folks learning of the fact wen
over and played them a few tunes o
the tin can and COW bell orchestrf
Then they stood out in the moor
light and sang plantation songs unit
the wee sma' hours.
Mr.. Alex Ferguson and Miss Add
Shingledecker were married at tn
home of the brides mother, on Wee
nesday, March 8, 1897, and now the
are nicely situated on their farm,
few miles, northeast of the Static
where Alex will farm and haul mil
for the Blue Grass Creamery. The
newly welded folks start out wit
the best wishes of the whole commit
nifty for their health, wealth al
happiness on their journey of lii
Following is q list of the presen
they received:
Plush rocker. D.. L. Will, and Rail
Thomas. Linen table clotn and napkil
set, brides mother. Pair linen towels,
and Mrs. J. v. Hunter. Rug and bed COZ
fort, Mrs. D. L. Thomas, Berry dish nj
dozen sauce dishes, MI; and Mrs; Th3m @