Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
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Mrs. George Smith has an attack of
tonsilitis, the past week.
Mr.. Dan Thomas has been pretty
sick man the last few DAYS.
Mrs. Ed. Dryden is home, after
passing week with Extra friends.
Miss Jessie Girard is over in Mel
vile township this week visiting her
sister, Mrs. Willis McAffee.
Mrs. Theo. Creveling, from GRAY.
passed part of this week with her
sister, Mrs. Frank Ballou, south of
the Station.
Andrew Anderson, over among the
hills west of the station, has been
bothered with stomach trouble for a
week or two.
Ed Paxton drank too much water
the other hot afternoon and in conse-
quence was keeled over in the shade
for a day or two.
Mrs. Grant Smith and Mrs. Frank
Persing, from Extra, were callers at
the George Smith home, in the Sta.
ton, Thursday of last week.
They had big party at the George
Spencer home, last Saturday night,
and somebody said somebody's new
buggy got all wet and muddy.
Wills Fosnaugh has not yet got
through hurrahing over the arrival
of that big boy baby that arrived at
his home one day this last week.
Miss Ada Webber passed last Lords
Day at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Weber, north east of
Audubon, near the Taggert Nursery.
Norah McDaniels is over on the
Davids Greek this week staying with
Mrs. AL. Herrick while AL. is away
looking for place to move onto, this
fall.
Miss Kate Heileman, from Elwell,
Iowa, is here to pass few davs with
her brother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Heileman, at the Blue Grass
Creamery.
Uncle Mace gill finished threshing
his wheat, Monday, and it averaged
sixteen bushels to the acre, which is
about the way all the wheat is turn
ing out around here.
The Rock Island Railway carpen-
tiers were at the Station, Tuesday
noon, and are putting the bridges and
culverts along the line in first-class
repair for the coming winter.
Uncle G. T. Poage and wife were at
the Station, Sunday, visiting their
relatives at the George Smith home,
and from here they went to Audubon
to visit Mrs. Walter Connrardy.
We hear that Mr.. Clark Wilson
will sell his blacksmith shop, at the
Station, and retire from active duty,
having earned good long rest stand
ing at the forge for a good many
days.
That butter at the Blue Grass
Creamery is toothsome is attested by
the fact that during the month of
July the patrons of this institution
alone devoured ten hundred and sixty
four pounds.
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.
Mrs. William Dryden was down
from Audubon this week visiting at
the Ed. Dryden home. in the even
ing when she returned home her lit
tie daghter, Nellie, who has been here
on visit, accompanied her.
Next Friday MAIDS Fabricious will
go to Audubon to engage in the gro
Gerry business for himself. His place
at the Will Mcclure store has been
taken by Louie Spyrup who is indus
triously whisking about the store.
Services at the Station on Sunday,
September Sd, will be as follows
Sunday School at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, preaching at eleven, and
preaching again at half past two
O'Clock in the afternoon, followed by
Communion Services.
Tuesday morning James Crees re-
turned from good visit with his
parents in the eastern part of the
State. He was accompanied by his
cousin, Miss Anna Crees, from West
Liberty, who will pass few days at
the homes of her uncle, Mr.. Joel
Crees, and relatives at the Harry
Percy and Will Young residences.