Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-10-19

Mrs. Will Mcclure enjoyed visit
few days this week from her sister,
Mrs. McSwiggins, of Wilton juno.
ton, Iowa, who had been at Audubon
attending the bedside Of her sick
mother.
H. Kindred, who resides in Greeley,
was at the Station, Tuesday morning,
and told us he was enjoying a visit
from his brother-in-law Mr.. Timber
lake, of Unionville, Missouri, and
that that gentleman might conclude
to come up this way to live.
The necktie Social, at Old Hamlin,
last Friday night, proved a great
success, there being a large crowd in
attendance and all reporting a fine
time. But we wonder why those
boys got just the necktie they wanted.
Only chance, tho, of course.
S. A. Heath was over at the Station
last Tuesday forenoon from his home,
in Greeley, and informed us that he
had just sold his farm TO Arthur
Stoner and his brother-in- law for a
consideration of SO, 100000 Mr. Heath
will buy small place down near
Extra and take life easy.
On Sunday evening, October goth,
the young people Of the Methodist
and Presbyterian Sunday Schools, at
Old Hamlin, and the Evangelical
Sunday School, at the Station, will
join in Union Meeting. A program
is being prepared and will be printed
in The Journal next week.
Nels Peterson was considerably
worried the other day because he had
lost his pocket book containing sixty
two good dollars. Shortly afterwards
Will Winchell, a son of Ed. Winchell,
came down to Mr.. Peterson's house
on the old Only farm, carrying the
missing pocket book in his hand,
then smile played about Mr.. Peter
sons face that was pleasant to see.
For five or six days, last week, Mi.
Thomas Lohner, clerk at the Will
Mcclure store, was pestered by boil
that insisted on roostiDg at the roots
OF his proboscis and was so enormous
that Tom couldn't smell a blessed
thing, just had to accept all food as
being savory and swallow it down.
Saturday night the boil broke and
now Thomas Is his natural size again.
Mr.. A. j. Story presented himself
at the depot, in the Station, Tuesday
noon, properly dressed and said he
was seeking to make his escape down
to Missouri in search ola farm. Harry
Percy demanded of him if he had a
passport to ride on the trains, if he
had the consent of his good wife at
home, all of which being answered in
the affirmative he was permitted to get
on board the train and proceed on his
journey to the southland.
Last Saturday night the First
South Dakota Regiment, the COM
mand to which Luther McNutt be-
longs, went rolling into Dead wood,
South Dakota. They will be muster
ed out in that city this week and
then Luther will hurry home to see
his children. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John McNutt, at Old Hamlin.
are straining their eyes to see him
come up over Creamery Hill.
Uncle Clark Wilson is in receipt of
a communication from John Moser,
Chairman of the Committee who are
arranging to welcome the soldier boys
the Fifth First Iowa, at Audubon,
asking him to call meeting of the
citizens of this section that Hamlin
township may be represented. He
has accordingly asked us to state that
there will be meeting held at the
Center school house Oh next Tuesday
evening, October oath, at early can
dle-lighting to which every body who
feels an interest in this matter are
earnestly requested to attend.