Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-12-27
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baby girl of Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Banning died a few days ago
This week Wills Hopkins purchased
a good sized bunch of cattle from the
Foley Brothers and George Gill.
Tom Gill will soon start out TO
assess Hamlip township, so get on
your thinking cap and be ready.
There will be a neighborhood oys-
ter supper at Will Sheets pleasant
country home, next Friday night
They will indulge in one of those
pleasant country dances over at the
Tom Egan home, next Friday night.
George Gerard was passenger to
Audubon last Monday morning, and
for few hours he mingled with his
friends.
Lou Roth and George Morey, over
in the vicinity of Old Hamlin, had
good sized cribs OF corn shelled out,
the past week.
John Davis and Frank Armstrong,
up in the vicinity of Audubon, are
figuring Oh having public sales, in the
next week or two.
Mary Elred, who has been visiting
friends in northern Iowa, returned to
her home at the Henry Young house,
one day last week.
0. P. Tyler departed on his trip to
Merry Old England, last week on
Thursday, and by this time is sailing
DER the briny deep.
For day or two the past week
Miss Lille Spencer's condition was
not so favorable. but she is again
steadily improving, however.
No matter if it did snow, Monday
morning, Gorge LaFoy and his neigh
bors shelled out four or five hundred
bushels of corn, on that day
Miss Lena Drury, who teaches at
school house number two, near the
Station, has gone up to Jefferson to
pass Christmas week with friends.
James Clark. a son of Uncle G. W.
Clark, at the Station, has gone up to
Phillips, Wisconsin, near which
paw i0 SA PCSts 10 ilidhc MS Iutufe
home.
Simon Christensen and his neigh
bors had a Christmas tree at his home.
on Monday evening, and there were
many eager faces gathered about that
pine bush.
Miss Bonita Bryan, who is attend
ing school, at Des Moines, is home to
pass vacation at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. Nal Bryan.
oyer at Old Hamlin.
Miss Ella Fisher, the teacher in dis
trict number three, in Hamlin town
ship, resigned her position, last week,
and Miss Sarah Butterton has been
appointed to fill the vacancy.
The corn shelter aud cleaner tor the
Charles Counselman and Company
new elevator, arrived, on last Monday
morning, and will be stored away
until the new elevator is built.
w. G. Sheets and his son, who were
both recently married, gave their
friends an oyster supper, last Friday
night, and all present declare that one
of the pleasanlest evenings OF their
lives.
Mrs. A. D. Slru,hers sent queer
looking packaged to Mr. w. ID. Stan
ley, last Monday, and when the seal
was broken it disclosed beautiful
Christmas presents for the members
of his household.
j. B. Connrardy and family and
Gale Crane and family, from Extra.
gathered about table at the home Of
their relatives, George Smith and
family, at the Station, and ate their
Christmas dinner.
Lou Bryan was at the Station, last
Monday morning, and informed us
that the prices he received for the
property at his sale was very satlsfac-
tory, and that i'll the course of coup
lie Of weeks now he would migrate
down into Oklahoma.
Harm Rice and George Gill were
riding around over the bald headed
hills Of Hamlin township, few days
this week, in search of herd ofyoung
calves. They purchased many, which
they lave put into their yards
Charley Gill was showing us the
Christmas present his parents. MIR.
and Mrs. Thomas Gill, gave him, OF
Monday, and truly it is a beautifu
thing. Ills gold hunting cast
Waltham watch and treasure Char.
ley prizes very highly.
Harry Percy aud family started, OF
the Monday noon train, for De
Moines where they went TO pass the
Christmas season at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Frank Carroll Harry