Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-31

The Ed. Dryden and George Smith
families were down at Extra, on last
Wednesday, and attended Decoration
Day services at the Cemetery, in that
city.
There is new girl baby out at Nels
Rattenborgs's happk home, a few
miles southwest of the Station, who
made her bow to this world, on last
Monday.
That stray hog that Mr.. Nels B.
Christensen, just west of Extra, was
advertising belonged to Ed. Dryden,
and had wandered more than seven
miles from its stye.
Last Monday Mrs. Fred Heileman
and the Misses Matte Moore and Lille
Wirth went fishing over on the raging
'Botna. We are told that the ladies
had delightful time angling for the
tinny tribe.
George Scott isjust laying the foun-
dation for large stock and hay barn,
on his fine farm, east of the Station.
This indicates that Mr.. Scott is pros
pering, and his many friends are glad
that it is so.
They had the gayest kind of party
at the ooren Peterson home, down on
the George Dimick farm, last Satur-
day night. As midnight approached
a dainty luncheon was served to the
assembled guests.
Calvin Dimick, Road Supervisor in
district number three, Hamlin town
ship, is busy upon the highways these
days, and Chris V. Christensen is
driving on Calvin's milk route while
he is thus engaged.
Will Graham and wife are up. this
week, from their home below Atlantic
on visit to his mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Barnes, at the Station, and her foster
parents, Mr.. S. A. Heath and wife,
over in Greeley township.
Rev. William Graham, the new
pastor at the Presbyterian church, in
Old Hamlin, left Tuesday noon for
Hastings, Nebraska, to- join his family
and early next week they will arrive
to begin work among his people.
Uncle Bry Milliman was up from
Extra, last Monday, to notify his son
Charley of the death of Professor w.
Fl. Brinkerhotf, his father-in-l law. and
called at the Station and chatted for
few moments with Grandpa Coonrod.
Mrs. Theo. Gearheart and children.
after, pleasant visit with her parents,
Uncle Joel Crees and wife, and her
sisters, the Mesdames Harry Percy
and Will Young, and brother, Walk
Crees, returned to her home. out at
Nicola, last Sunday.
Contractor Charley Milliman and
his trusty men, including Billie DYER
and Riley Bruner, came up from E xira
last Monday morning and now Mr..
George Spencer's big new house, on
t'other side Of Creamery Hill, will
rapidly raise skyward.
We met Grandpa Coonrod upon
the streets of Hamlin, Tuesday, and
were right glad to see him out once
more after his long confinement in
doors. He went down the creek fish
ing, last Monday, but said he was too
weak TO do anything but stay in the
buggy and watch the others.
Poles for Professor Hocker's tele
phone line from Audubon to Extra,
are unloaded at both of those places
and soon will be the entire distance
between the two towns. A 'phone is
to be put in at Will McGuire's store
and then we can q hello'' to Kim
ballton, Poplar and Harlan whenever
we have mind to.
Today, Thursday May 81, 1900, as
the clock struck high twelve Mr.. Lu.
J. Miller and Miss Pearl Morev stood
in the presence of a minister of the
gospel and few relatives and friends,
took upon themselves the vows and
then the good man spake the words
that made them husband and wife.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Morey, has grown to
womanhood here i'm our midst and
possesses all the graces Of heart and
hand requisite to make her constant
and loving helpmeet. The groom is
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