Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-10-18

last Thursday and Friday, and attend
ed the County Sunday School Con,
ven'ion. Mrs. Gill reports al inter.
esting session and very helpful to hel
in many ways.
When James McNutt came home
from Oklahoma City, last week, he
was accompanied by his brother-in-
law, William Tharp, who will pass
some time visiting with his relatives
over at Old Hamlin.
The Misses Grace and Maggie STAN
ley were down to Atlantic, last Sat.
nrday night, and saw the Ellis teal
great holes in the atmosphere with
their shouts, and they also witnessed
the wild crowd it was
The j. q. Moore, the Henry Young
and the Fred Heileman families will
pack their lunch baskets. some day
this week, and HE themselves away
to the woods about Oakfield in search
of supply of black walnuts.
George Gill was at the Carnival, in
Atlantic, last Saturday night when
the Elks got loose and was with that
crowd on the sidewalk when they all
went off into the hole, but saws he
was heap more scared than hurt.
There will be no preaching at the
Evangelical church, in the Station,
next Sabbath, as Rev. Wirth will go
up into Viola township on that day
to conduct Quarterly Meeting in
the place of Presiding Elder Yereer.
George Smith got two of his
fingers caught in the side gearing of
his threshlug machine, last Monday,
and had them so badly mashed that
he was unable to go. to South Dakota
with the party of land seekers, last
Tuesday.
While Err Bryan was down in
Oklahoma, last week, he bargained
fora farm of one hundred and sixty
acres. He will not farm that place
as we understand he is going to re-
main at Old Hamlin for one more
year g Annahow.''
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Last Saturday night Mrs, George
Smith left her buggy and harness
standing outside the yard and light
fingered gentleman sneaked up under
cover OF darkness and took a part of
the single harness. He is we'll known
and if he does not return the stolen
chattels the dogs of the law shall be
let loose upon his track. She's mad /!
This week Rev William Graham,
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Ola Hamlin, and his wife entertained
q party of their parishioners at tour
O'Clock tea, at their beautiful home,
then the evening was passed in social
converse till a late hour when they
all feeling that it is good
and helpful to meet and exchange
thoughts about church work. III
Members of the Evangelical church
decided on having picnic, last Sat-
nrday, SO filling their lunch baskets
with all kinds Of good things to eat
they drove down to the
old Only farm where Mr.. Nels Peter
son, the owner, kindly gave them the
freedom of his beautiful grove, then
they spread their napkins and pro-
ceeded to enjoy an outing OH the hills
in the bright October sunshine.
While that party of Hamlin town
ship people, viz: A. j. Story, James
McNntt, Ern Bryan aud Art Warner.
that went down 10 Oklahoma week
on ten days ago with MIR. William Netf
of Audubon was gone its members
were treated to a touch of high life.
They were speeding along through
Kansas and were near their destina-
ton when the. car they were in was
boarded bt s"tne parties who succeed
ed in getling the orca3r,'u Of the car
in a jam for few luute.,'s nd then
stepped off al a way station Soine
time afterwards Il gentleman sitting
Near noticed a pocket book lying at
his feet and holding it alptt he called
to know ii anyone had lost picket
book when he began searching in his
own pockets aud found that he had
been touched !" for, his pocket book
and money as we'll. Then there was
a general searching of pockets when
il was discovered hat the gentlemen
(D with an adhesive touct had secur-
ed about 500 90 from the occupants
of that car. Mr.. A. j.. Story Was re-
lieved Of $50 90, and all our people
lo-l small amounts.
BUCHANAN, MICH, May 90.
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