Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-30

Thanksgiving day the following
good people will gather about the
table, at the Will Mcclure home, in
the Station, and pick turkey bones as
dry as the sands of the saharah desert !:
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Mcclure, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Murphey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred C. Weeks, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.
Boyer. Mr.. aud Mrs. Charley Fer
guson.
Mr.. Warren Baker, from over in
the North Branch country, loaded five
car loads of fat cattle, at the Station,
on Monday, and Baker and Shoesmith
loaded one car with fat hogs, then Mr..
Baker, Art Seibert and G. j. Adair
climbed on board and away they all
went for Chicago, where these gentle
men will pass few days taking in
the sights.
The first week of December will be
prolific of sales, near the Station. We
noticed bills out for the following
sales; George Armstrong, in north
Greeley, Friday, December Isl: Hi.
Wilson and j. G. Boyer, on Tuesday,
December 5th, William Maxon, five
miles east of the Station, on Wednes-
day, December 9Th; and Jesper Jensen,
over among the hills of Sharon, on
Thursday, December 9TH.
At meeting of the Hamlin Town
ship School Board, last week on
Tuesday, the following teachers were
elected to teach the winter terms.
The date indicates when they will
begin:
No 1. j. D. Gill, December 4.
No. 2. Mrs. Fred Heileman, Dec 20.
No. }. Lena Drury, December 4
No. 4. M. H. Madsen, November 81.
No. 5. Lille Crees, December 4.
No. 6. None has been chosen.
No. Z. Sarah johnson, December 4
No. s. Claude Andrews, Nov'r 20.
No. 9. G. NJ. Rasmussen, Nov'r 81.
HENRY YOUNG, Secretary.
The Brushy College Literary starts
out with bright prospects, the first
night there being a good sized crowd
in attendance. This promises to be
the only literary near the Station as
we understand they do not intend to
organize one at Old Hamlin. Here
are the first officers for the Brushv
College Literary for this year:
John Moore, President.
Albert Pratten, Nice-P President.
Ernest Kindred, Secretary.
Alfred Smart, Assistant.
Andrew Smith, Treasurer.
George Wills, Marshal
Will Masching, Janitor.
On Wednesday evening, December
9th, this society will toy with the
following question:
Resolved, That city girl is green
er in tho country than country girl
is in the city. Andrew Smith will
maintain that that is fact while
Albert Pratten will stoutly declare it
to be no such thing.
Following is the program of exer-
cises TO be given at the Evangelical
church, in the Station, Thanksgiving
morning at the hour OF ten O'Clock:
Reading of Proclamation j. z. Moore
song.
Prayer.
Recitation, Forget Not ali His Benefits ~
Mary Elrod
Song By the Children
Reading,
Recitation, Thanksgiving ---- Helen Moore
Praise Verses B BY the Children
Recitation, Thanksgiving at the Old Home,
-.---------.--------Ma Matte Moore
Song by the Young People
Recitation, Our Thanksgiving Mrs. Heileman
. Song -: Two Hundred and Three Penticost
Recitation, How to Keep Thanksgiving May Gill
Recitation, The First Thanksgiving Dinner.
Mark Storey
Song, Number Four Gospel Hymns Num-
Der Five.
The following program will be
given by the Epworth League, al the
Methodist church, in Old Hamlin, on
next Sunday evening, beginning at
half past seven O'Clock
Song.
Invocation.