Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-02-24
HamliR Department..

The Presbyterian meetings, at Old
Hamlin, have closed.
Nels Rattenborg's boy, down near
the Center school house, has been a
very sick lad the past few days.
Mr.. and Mr.. Jake Layland were
down in Audubon township last Sun
day visiting with his brother Will
and wife.
On Monday, the 18th day of March,
will occur the annual school election
for the north six school districts, in
Hamlin township.
Lou Bryan was at Extra last Fri
day visiting with his friends and dis
tributing bills of his fathers, j. Nal
Bryan sale, at Old Ham!in.
Frank Shoeslnith and family have
moved from the eastern line of Sharon
township to the old home place, over
in the vicinity of North Branch.
Merchant I'll. o. Shoesmith tells us
that as soon as the necessary arrange
ments can be perfected that the North
Branch postoffice will be made a
money order office.
That bad cold so affected Uncle S.
ID. Coonrod, the first part Of the
week, that he had symptoms of fever
and was compelled to recline on his
couch few hours each day.
Surveyor H. S. Wattles was at the
Station, Saturday, laying off some
more town lots. He brought A. H.
Baber and Newell Jobes along with
him, from Extra, to assist him.
The Methodist meetings at Old
Hamlin have resulted in sixteen con-
versions and a general awakening OF
the whole community. They still
continue with crowded house every
night.
Messrs. Dan'l Brandstatter, Sam
Weaver and w. G. Sheets, Board OF
Trustees of the Evangelical church,
at the Station, met last Tuesday and
let the contract for the erection OF
that new parsonage.
Harry Percy bought corn this week
of the following farmers: Jake La
foy, 1900 bushels; Jim White, 1000
bushels; he also bought good big
cribs of corn from Chas. Fredericks
and M. Parrott, down close to hxira
Church service at the Station next
Sabbath will be as follows: Sunday
School at ten o'clock, in the forenoon:
Preaching at eleven O'clock; Child
ren's Meeting at six O'Clock in the
evening; Prayer Meeting at seven
o'clock.
There was man who had no mill so
he wanted to borrow Harry Percy's
tanning mill; said he to Harry will
you lend me your mill, course will
said Harry. Now Harry says that he
wishes the man who borrowed the
mill the last time would please re-
turn it as he wishes to use it.
Harlan Kennels left "Wednesday fol
Spirit Lake, Iowa, with one CARLOAD
of cattle and one carload of farming
tools, where he willmove onto one O
John Nash's farms. Nash sent the cal
of cattle and they are the Jerseys that
were on Johns farm Just west of the
Station. Ross Kennels went along
and will assist in hauling out the ma
terial for one Of those big red barns
on Nash fine farm.
The jolliest wedding party that hal
assembled in this neck o. the woods
for 10 these many years was the on,
that assembled at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. August Burr, last Wednes
day, to witness the marriage of thei
daughter, Miss Lena, to Mr.. f. Hag
ma. Mirth and hilarity reigned su
preme andt the festivities were KEEP
up tar into the night. The newl,
married folks have many friends VIII
all join in wishing them we'll, and th
journal joins in the chorus. TIL
groom has been employed on the Bur
farm for a number Of years and tn
newly married Mr.. and Mrs. Hagn
will continue to reside with the oil,
folks on the farm.
Mrs. James Bell went to Council
Bluffs, last Monday, where she sub
mitted to surgical operation to re
move a cancer. A telephone messag
from her bedside at the Woman
Christian Association Hospital, wher
the lady was, on Tuesday, said tina
she passed through the opration sue
cessfully and was in a fair way to re
cover, but another message, Wednes
day said she had died that morning
The body will be brought back an
buried in the Extra Cemetery, Rev
III. L. Wlssler, of Extra, conductin
the services. An extended obituar
notice of the lady will be found o
the Extra page. Uncle Jimmy has
host of friends in this communit
who join in expressing their sorrow
for himself and the inmates of hi
home in this sad bereavement. Tn
funeral will be held next Frida
morning at 10 ofthe clock.
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