Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-31
News o. a'4,Yl,il

Clarence Davis is now employed by
George Smith.
Ernest Smith mourns the loss OF
his pet broncho.
Will Mcguire shipped eleven cases
of eggs, Tuesday noon.
Miss Ollie Black was with her Au-
dubon friends. Tuesday morning.
Mrs. George Gerard was a very
sick lady for few days last week.
Uncle James Bell visited with his
brother, Joseph Ii. Bell, at Extra, on
Tuesday.
Sid Goodwin, out east from the Sta
ton is remodeling and renovating his
farmhouse.
Tom White and Clarence Davis are
at Atlantic, today seeing Ringing
Brothers big circus.
Sunday evening Wills Hopkins bug
gy came in twane and spilled his
family all along the road.
H. F. Zinke, east of the Station.
has just finished fine double corn
crib that isl 32by2s feet in size.
Elder Yerger arrived at the Station.
Monday, and has been passing the
time among the families of his denom-
lnation about the Station.
The smoke and whirr of three
threshing machines could be seen and
heard from the steps of Will McGuire's
store, in the Station, Tuesday.
John Crees was threshing for Will
Young, Tuesday. and Harry Percy
put on his old clothes and pitched
bundles till the cows came home.
Ada Weber said she thoughe Eva
Davis looked rather sour when she
came marching up the hill from the
Mcclure store, the other evening.
Until further notice | will paw
eleven cents dozen for your fresh
eggs. Bring them to me at Hamlin
Station. WILLIAM MCGUIRE.
Mrs. Charles Kirkpatrick is here
from Warren county to have good
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William keightley, and former old
time friends.
George Gill was the proprietor of
an old fashioned runaway, Friday.
The buggy is complete wreck and
George is somewhat the worse for
wear and tear.
Lyman Kelley was down from Au-
dubon this week and put on the plas-
ter and cement on Harry Percy's new
cistern, which is one of the incest
ones in the country.
The Second Quarterly Meeting of
the Hamlin Mission will be held at
Hamlin Station, in connection with
the Ministerial Meeting, on Saturday
afternoon, September I'd, at half past
four O'Clock.
Do not wait too long before COM
mencing to get your stock ready for
the fair, for there is going to be good
stock and lots of it, and the man that
takes the premiums will have some
thing to be proud Of
During one of those electric storms
last week a bolt of lightning laid the
best bossy COW Albert Pratten had
dead at his feet, consequently the
supply Of lactael fluid at that home is
considerably diminished.
While searching, in their minds eve
for a staunch United States Grand
Juryman, the authorities spied out
George Scott, who lives little way
east of the Station, and he is cited to
appear at Council Bluffs on Monday,
September 18th.
j. d. Banning, from Stuart, was
here this week calling on his former
neighbors. Last June horse whaled
away and came near sending Jake to
kingdomcome without moments
notice. You can notice that Jake still
limps as he meanders along
There was merry crowd OF young
people assembled at the Jake Mash
ing home, south Of the Station, last
Saturday night. Games and social
conversation was the order Of the
night until refreshments were served
then, after bidding their host and
hostess good night the young people
strolled home in the moonlight.
Wednesday, of last week, Kansas
cyclone, out for little practice, got
to yanking things about around the
Station, failing the corn blades and
soaring the populace. Harry Percy
had just got a stack of wheat nicely
topped out, had slid down to mother
earth and was hopping his massive
brow when this wind came erlopg and
kerfop went his stack, divided about
the middle.
Albert Pratten has lately received
letter from his brother, James II.
Pratten, who is in the Philippines
which said that during one ofthe late
brushes with the enemy James receiv-
ed slight wonnd. Mr.. Pratten tells