Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson were
business callers in Audubon last Fri
day.
Ernest Smith now sails about in
new top buggy that he recently pur-
chased.
Will Mcclure has had the outside
of his store building lighted up, dur
ing the past week, by coat of paint.
Harry Perey's new house is fast
approaching completion. The plas-
terers " ere there the first part of the
week
Elmer Davis has bought that little
cream colored driving horse of his
father, and now girls look out for
buggy rides!
Grandpa Coonrod still continues to
improve, being able to out be of doors
for couple of days this week, which
makes us ali rejoice.
We had little taste of what the
delnge must have been, last Tuesday
night, as during the shower about
three inches of rain fell.
George Wells, Julius Briggs and
Frank Root left last Sunday for
Greene county, Iowa, where they go
to work on the railroad.
Joe Heath and Jim Fenton have
finished putting in their crop OF
small grain on Mr.. Fenton's land
oron &, Che WON tnrnch,n
Henry Young has erected a nice
brood house for those poor mother
less little chicks that arrived few
days ago, being Matched by an incu-
bator.
The Easter exercises at the Metho-
dist church, in Old Hamlin, last Sun
day evening were ofthe highest order
and those who took part did them
selves much credit.
Remember that the Republican
caucus for Hamlin township will be
held down at the Center school house
on next Monday evening, at the hour
of half past seven O'Clock.
j. q. Moore's suburban home has
undergone all kind of repairs this
spring. They have put in new and
larger windows, thus giving them
more light at their hill-top home.
Wills H. Hopkins is suffering of an
acute attack Of rheumatism, and
while he is able to be up and around
is unable to do much work in the
field. His ailment is of the sciatic
type.
Miss Nellie Wicker, the teacher at
school house number two, in this
township, has purchased new bicy-
4cle and will ride to and from her
shoIae, in Audubon, and the school
falouse.
Dan Zentmyer, representing the
Extra Roller Mills, was at the Sta
ton, Monday evening, telling our
merchants Of the wonderful merits OF
the flour they manufacture dowr
there,
j. NJ. Dimick selected car load o
the finest hogs he had in his herd OF
the farm, brought them to the Station
on Tuesday afternoon and that even
ing shipped them to the Chicago
market.
Uncle j. j. Dimick. who has resid
ed so long Oh his farm, down on tn
south border line of the township
moved, with his wife, to their nea
cottage, down in the Extra Heights
last Nj onday.
Calvin Dimick, Tom White an
A. w. Davis little boys capture
nine young wolves, over in the job
McKibben field, last Sunday, an
came Juggling their trophies home, a
proud as an alderman on parade.
We saw in the dispatches last Sat
urday that our Good Uncle Sam ha
reached down in his pocket and grant
ed Mr.. Hiram Williamson, who II
sided over th-east of the Static
on the Telephone road, pension.
Rev. j. Worth is the new Evange
ical minister assigned to the Hamli
charge for the coming year, and hin
self and family are expected 20 arriN
from Des Moines next Friday al
will preach his first sermon on Sun
day morning.
George Gerard, George Smit
Wills Hopkins, Wib Smith, Hem
Young and George Spirup went U
to Audubon, last Saturday, al
brought down the brick for the ca
at school house number two and SOC
now Miss Nellie Wicker, the lad
who teaches there and her pupils wi
have safe place Of refuge in case o
of those Kansas twisters should cor
this way.