Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-06-07


for short visit and then they go to
Extra for avisit with the j. B. Conn
rardy family.
N. P. Christensen forgot dull care,
last Tuesday, went out to Elkhorn
and joined in with his countrymen in
celebrating the Danish National
Fourth of July.
Will and Henry Young went down
near the Buck Greek church, in Oak
field township, Tuesday to attend the
big sale of Short-horn cattle held
down there on that day.
The Blue Grass Creamery is doing
thriving business these days. The
institution is receiving about six
thousand pounds of milk daily and
each week ships out about thirty five
tubs Of butter.
There was general turnout of our
people, on last Thursday, the day
they buried Ray Ballou in the Gene
terry, down at Extra, and all deeply
sympathized with the bereaved fam
lily of the dead man.
Mrs. Nels Christensen, who lives
south west of the Station, is ENJOYING
a visit from her sister and that lady's
daughter who arrived from Texas
one day this week and will remain
up here until next fall.
The committee who has been arrang-
ing for the Childrens' Day exercises,
at the Methodist church, in Old Ham
lin, has finished its labors and the
program will be rendered next Sun
day afternoon at two o'clock.
LOST "A Blue Broadcloth Jacket
lined with blue satin and has the
National Cloak Company's mark upon
it. Was lost on the ridge road
between Hamlin Station and Elkhorn
on Tuesday, June 5th. Finder please
leave or send to Journal office, Extra,
and be rewarded.
Through the untiring efforts of
Hon. H. F. Andrews MI. James M.
Bryan, of Old Hamlin, has been
granted a pension ofSS.OO per month.
No man on earth is more entitled TO a
pension than Mr.. Bryan and as this
means a good sized sum of back pay
let us all rejoice with 81. NAL"
George Scott started out to take the
census the other morning and when
at the w. Ii. Warner home his horse
pulled loose and made bold dash for
home. Mrs. E. j. Fenton saw him
coming and by quick move succeed
ed in "snubbing'' him around post
and keeping him till Mr.. Scott came.
Miss Ella Fisher, who teaches at
number three, will close her school
next Friday and that day she will
give her scholars a picnic in the w.
ID. Stanley grove, close to the Station.
There will be swings and croquet and
lemonade and amusemen,s from the
rising OF the sun until It's going down.
Miss Nellie Wicker, teacher at
school house number three, will close
her school next Friday and the next
evening the teacher and her pupils
will give a public entertainment at
that school house. Much time has
been spent in preparing for this event
and it is hoped that they may be re-
warded by good sized audience.
Last Friday Miss Grace Stanley's
school, down at number nine was out
and that day she gave scholars an
outing in the Kennedy woods, down
near there. From the time they ar
rived till the low setting sun those
old woods rang with merry, childish
shouts, and they went home at night
fall the tiredest, happiest lot Of kids
you ever saw.
The cfarivari party went out and
paid its respects to Lu Miller and his
new bride, Thursday evening, by
playing them few tunes on the tin
can and COW bell orchestra. Lu evil
IDENTIFY was looking for something of
the kind for he Immediately appeared
with his arms full of peanuts and
candy and oranges-aHd oh, what
feast the marauders did have.
There was case of domestic infelic-
ity among the Danish people, near
the Station, last Sunday. The hus-
band became enraged and began shy
ing plates at his wife, one of them
striking her on the hand cutting two
of her fingers quite badly. The neigh
bors were afraid bodily harm might
be done her and was at the postotiice.
in the Station, trying to call Sheriff
Fern Anderson, but he could not be
found. Finally peace was restored,
the troubled wateres subsidized and all
is once more quiet in that home
Program for Children's Day exer-
cises at the Evangelical church, in the
Station, on Sunday evening, June u,
1900: