Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-20
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Harry Percy's baby was quite i'll
the first of the week.

Harry Percy's baby was quite i'll
the first of the week.
Harry Percy Counselman shipped
eight carloads of grain from the Sta
ton this week.
Tom Gill will be after you first of
next week. This time he has to assess
all new Improvements.
Harry Percy bought LAO bushels
of corn of Jap Skinner, this week,
paying 1Sc per bushel.
Harlan Kennels and wife bowed at
the altar and broke bread with their
friends, at Gray, last Sabbath.
Orrin Eddy and Cass Root are bu-
sying themselves just now baling hay
and hauling it TO Audubon parties.
Jake MASKING shelled 800 bushels
corn this week and one day they had
ratkillingtim slaughtered even
one hundred.
Hans Rattenborg and his son-in-
law, Lauritz Lauritzen moved to the
Hon. Tom Kelley farm, south of Oak
field, last Monday.
C.. Petty and a sweet bunch of cali
co were over in Audubon township
last Sunday visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Parrott.
A load of Old Hamlin young folks,
numbering fifteen, took sleighride
down to Extra last Sunday and went
to the Methodist church.
Will MASKING was wading around
on Henry Wells farm, last Friday,
when he jumped up a jack rabbit
which Will succeeded in capturing.
O.P. Tyler has taken his herd Of
cattle out of the stalk field, driven
them to his home yards where he
will prepare them for an early spring
shipment.
Andrew Smith says there was a
horrible good joke on somebody last
Sunday night. g Butnosiree!" you
couldn't get Andy to tell who the
joke was on.
Iowa, the Pauper, is the title OF
the play the young people of Old
Hamlin are rehearsing and, doubtless,
they will soon have it ready to put
upon the boards.
Question for discussion at the Old
Hamlin Literary next Saturday night
Resolved, That the invention of gun
powder has proven more beneficial to
mankind than detrimental.
Ed. Schoonover and wife were at
Audubon last Tuesday. Next week
the new buttermaker will arrive and
then Ed. and his wife will bid us
goodbye and go home, to Elliott.
4 The time having peeked up over
Creamery Hill, last Tuesday, Mer-
chant H. o. Shoesmith packed his
| grip and went to Chicago with two
loads ofextra well fatted-cattle from
his own yards.
Will Fosnought, who formerly re.
sided near Ross took possession of TIL,
Gray place, near the poor farm, lasl
Monday. We extend the right hanG
of fellowship and welcome him and
his estlmable family among us.
4, Nowadays, down at Brushy Col.
I lege, after recess the children choose
/ up and have regular debate, Just lik.
growed up folks. Those who atten6
say that these debates are very inter.
esting.
Our good friend Rob't Mulienge
; is fast drifting into fine stock anc
tells us that his herd of pure bloodee
Short horn cattle is becoming quit,
numerous. To those who admir-
nice, sleek animals it will pay then t,
visit Evergreen Hill Herd and lool
them over.
Next Friday Evangelical Quarterl,
meeting will be held at the Station
and will continue over the, Sabbath
Sunday services will be as follows
{ Sunday School at 1000 O'Clock in tn
: forenoon; preaching and Communion
| at 11:00 by Presiding Elder Y earger
This sect hold prayer meeting ever,
Wednesday evening.
t This trip George Burberry had al
, instrument along with him on tn
T order of the graphophone. He hat
sixty records and when he got t
:. Will McGuire's store, at the Station
last Monday night he tuned it up an,
9 cut it loose. The music and song
I tickled the crowd immensely and tn
t Niger Funeral piece near killed on
Y ortwo Of 'em.
The Methodist Quarterly meeting
: at Old Hamlin, last Sunday, was at
! tended by very large congregation
/ among whom wenoticed quite goot
y sprinkling of Extra people. The Pre-
' siding Elder was unable to be presen
e and his place was supplied by Rev
q Shipman, the Methodist divine from
Audubon, who preached very abb
: sermon.
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