Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03
HamliD Department..


visit with her brother Frank, who is
conducting a jewelry store in that
city.
The road Supervisor at the Stan
ley bridge has done a good job of
grading along the turnpike and at
the approach of the bridge
Joel Crees and wife, and daughter
Emma, are home from a visit to the
Omaha show and visit to Nicola
with the Theo Gearheart family.
Supervisor w. D. Stanley is now
busy with the construction of a large
hay and stock barn on his fine fam,
the Josephus Lewis place, near the
Station.
John Cameron of Lincoln Town
ship was at the Station OH Thursday
attending to the marketing of crops
that were raised on his farm occupied
by Frank Ballou south of the depot.
While riding to town last Sunday
Esben Poulsep's horse fell, throwing
his rider to mother earth with great
force, severely spraining his lett arm
and scratching his face up quite badly.
Township Clerk, Harry Percy, was
down to Jens P. Willadsen's home in
south west Hamlin Thursday aud
quarantined the family Oh account of
their little girl Lissie, being attacked
by light case of diptheria.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. George
Spencer gave fish dinner at their
home east Of the station. Their
daughters were home from Audubon,
few friends came in and all had a
royal good feast such one as
George and his wife know so we'll
how to prepare.
So far as we could learn these are
candidates to be voted for in Hamlin
township this vear:-Clerk Harry
Percy and Walk Crees; assessor Thos.
Gill and Madison Spencer; Trustees,
Geo. Spencer and Thos. Coglan; JUS
tice of Peace, j. j. Dimick; Consta-
bles; Lon Bradley and Willis Hop
| kins.
Secretary Harry Percy tells us that
the members of the Blue Grass
Creamery company are we'll pleased
with the present management. Thev
ship about ten tubs of butter a week
and it always sells at the top notch
price, the last consignment selling in
Philadelphia for % cents pound.
H. w. Hanna and George w. Cos
son, of Audubon, will address the
people at Old Hamlin on Saturday
evening, November 5, at O'Clock, on
political questions of the day. They
will speak from a republican and
sound money standpoint, but people
Of all parties are invited to attend.
At the business meeting Of the Ep-
worth League last week the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Ernest Bryan; first vice president,
Vivian Leek; second vice president,
Anna Warner (Miss Warner will lead
the meeting next Sunday; third vice
president, Emma Fenton; fourth vice
president, Anna Wilson; secretary,
Ralph Thomas; treasurer, Clark Will
son. A public installation Of officers
will be arranged for soon. Miss
Emma Fenton and Miss Vivian Leek
We're elected delegates to the state
convention at Atlantic. Three new
members were added.
Here's 4 story that beats the beater
Walk Crees has wee little pig thai
is lame and slightly near sighted, aud
real early the other morning Wall
went out to do his chores and heard
an unearthly sqnall issuing from that
same runt. Imagine his surprise,
upon reaching the spot, to find big
mink holding on to the pigs ear and
Juggling away for dear life, trying tc
drag him off down the creek. Mr.
Crees hastily procured a pitchforl
and soon made a corpse OF Mr.. Mink
but after he was cold in death he still
hung on to that ear and Walk had tc
pry open his mouth TO release MI
Pig