Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-02-23
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Mr.. c. H. Rice, son of Uncle G. g.
Rice. at Old Hamlin, who is County
Recorder at Garnett, Kansas, arrived
Monday evening and will remain
some time visiting with his sick faith
er, and other relatives.
Colonel j. Nal Bryan is at Erie,
Kansas, on visit to nephew whom
he had just located and had not
seen since the close of the civil war.
We bet our friend Bryan has good
time spinning army yarns.
Mrs. Mary Coon, sister Of Mrs.
John McNutt, at Old Hamlin, and
who has been i'll, of la grippe, the
past week or two, has recovered suffi-
oiently to enable her to resturn home,
in Meadin, Kansas, this week.
Harry Percy tells MS that they will
ship out about hirty-eight cars of
grain-corn, oats and wheat-from
the Counselman q Company elevator
during February. A Pretty good
record for our quiet little hamlet.
His neighbors do say that for sim
gle man Os. Miller is acting very
strangely, he having rented the Rob-
inson farm, east Of the Station, and is
preparing to take possession, soon.
Well. we must admit that is does
look kinder I" haysey" in the dis
lance.
Monday, at the meeting of the Blue
Grass Creamery Directors, Mr.. Fred
Heileman was hired as buttermaker
at said institution for one year,
dating from the first of next March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heileman's friends are
right glad that they are to remain
with US.
Uncle Joel and Walk Crees will
finish Smelling eighty-tive hundred
bushels of corn, at the Counselman
cribs, this week. There was slight
hitch in the proceeding, Tuesday
morning, when they broke casting
and had to tie up for half day.
Uncle S. D. Coonrod is in receipt
of letter from Ed. Schoonover in
which he says that like all the rest of
the human race they have been ill, Of
la grippe, and that Grandma Schoon-
over has Just sustained an unusual at
tack of her ailment, neuralgia Of the
stomach.
Grandma Thomas, mother of Mr..
L. d. Thomas, who has been here for
some time, left on the noon train on
Tuesday for her home at Oskaloosa,
Iowa. Mrs. Ralph Thomas accompa-
MED her and will pass week or ten
days in that city visiting with her
parents and friends.
At the Brushy College Literary,
last week, they elcted these officers
for four weeks:
Andrew Smith, President.
Albert Pratten, Vice. President.
George Moore, Secretary.
John Moore, Treasurer.
Harry Gruelke, Marshal.
George Peterson, that faithful
clerk at the Baker g. Shoesmith store
will lay away his pleasant smile, mex,
week. and HE himself away to hi!
Sharon township farm, where he will
reside the coming season, and thel
when winter comes again George will
come to town, 60 back into the stor'
and don his smile again.
George, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r
/ Lewis, who reside east of the Station
came near receiving serious hurt
last Monday. He put his foot on tn
brake TO get in the loaded Wagon
when the foot slipped and he fell un.
der the wagon, the wheel passin!
part way up his leg before bein!
stopped. Besides a severe bruise tn
!, lad escaped uniniured.
Here is the list Of old soldiers tina
:, I" Dad" Coonrod was telling yo
about, who reside within the border
OF Hamlin townships:
: Mr.. j. Nal Bryan.
Mr.. w. II. Warmer.
e Mr.. G. G. Rice.
t Mr.. John Fisher
Mr.. Ed McAtf'ee.
. Mr.. James Il. Bell.
= Mr.. Clark Wilson.
y Mr.. Lon Bradley.
!. Mr.. Robert Sizer.
a MIR. J. G. johnson.
Mr.. M. l.. Curd.
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