Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-12-21
..NEWS OF S'4S1l'N

A. w. Davis was the proprietor of
a runaway, last Thursday.
George Gill's best steer laid down
and died the other dark night.
Hi. Wilson shelled out lot of his
corn the first part of the week.
Miss Mayme Tanner was at the j.
j. Dlmick home, over Sunday.
A. w. Davis is putting up new
barn for the shelter of his horses.
g. l. Dimick will live fat tor a
while, having butchered fine beef.
Mary Gill is staying with Mrs.
Conner during Mr.. Connor's absence.
Counselman & Company will COM
mence Smelling corn, at the Station,
in week or ten days.
John McIIibben's little folks are
happy over the little goat that John
recently purchased for them.
Cal and Ben Graham returned on
Tuesday from a short visit with their
sister who resides at Atlantic.
j. j. Potter, northwest of the Sta
ton a few miles, will have public
sale Of stock and machinery, today.
Mrs. Fred Heileman began teaching
school in district number two, Ham
lin township, last Monday morning
George Smith and wife were at
Extra, Monday, visiting with their
relatives and buying Christmas gifts.
Rev. Raglan, the Presbyterian di-
vine, at Old Hamlin, drove up to
Audubon, Tuesday morning, on a
business mission.
Mr.. w. D. Stanley and his daught-
er, Grace, and George Gill and James
Crees were passengers to Audubon,
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Fl. O. Shoesmith and MIR.
Shoesmith's mother went to Atlantic,
Monday, to do little shopping for
the holiday season.
Charley Crees and wife were up to
Audubon, Tuesday morning, seeing
what pretty Christmas presents they
could find for their friends.
Both the Baker and Shoesmith and
the Will Mcclure stores are we'll sup
piled with Christmas fruits and can
dies and pretty things for gifts.
Rev. Chambers, the Extra Metho-
dist minister, is again holding revival
meetings at the new church, in Old
lamlin, to continue some time.
Rev. j. M. Connor began holding
revival meetings, over at Fairview
school house, in Greeley township,
the first part of the present week.
Although little late we arise to
say that that large grin George Kyhm
has been carrying around lately is all
on account of the arrival of cute girl
baby.
Harry Percy tells us that the Plat
Harris sale, the other day, was a good
success, things sold exceedingly we'll
and that the cash footed up little
over eleven hundred dollars.
Will McGuire's new stove for the
store has arrived, and is doing duty.
1t is thoroughly a nineteenth century
affair, and has more new tangled
hampers than does q steam engine.
Christmas day there will bea tami-
ly dinner out at the NJ Mcclure
home, northwest Of the Station, and
our friends, Will Mcclure and family
will be numbered with those present.
Last Wednesday Joe Bell and Hen
ny Warner started for Highland Park
College, at Des Moines, where they
will take course of instruction, the
coming winter and early spring
months.
There is going to be grand family
Christmas tree up at the Thomas
Murphy home, in Audubon, aud Will
Mcclure and his wife and their little
daughter, Miss Rosaie, will be pres
ent Oh that occasion.
Wednesday noon Mrs. Harry Percy
and the children started for Dexter tC
pass Christmas week with Harry!
mother and family. Next Saturday
WIZ AtoS ~ w iIS-AlSi w loll
his family and help eat the big turkey
Mr. j. Il. Moore is in receipt of {
letter from Mesa, Arizona, stating
that his brother-i in law, j. =. Lee
brick, who formerly conducted a shoe
store, at Extra, was lying very neal
to deaths door, of an affection of The
kidneys.
George Campbell, who lives Owe
east, and family were at the Station
Tuesday, aud went on down to visi
with the Jap Skinner family. Mr.
Campbell told us that he expected t,
soon sell his farm, as he already h ad
tempting offer.
Fred HeilemaD was at Extra, las
Tuesday afternoon, attending meet
ing of the Botna Valley Creamer,
Association. When the next butte
makers contest occurs Mr.. Heile
man will send tub down, to repre-
sent the Blue Grass Creamery.
Grandpa Coonrod CONFIDENTIAL
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