Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-21
The last letter received from An

The last letter received from An
drew Smith and family said that they
had left the frozen region of British
Columbia hook and line and had i'm
migrated to the delightful cline of
Washington state that is washed by
the waters of the Pacific.
Leonard Ward, who resides over at
Old Hamlin, gave his friends one OF
those enjoyable dancing parties, last
Saturday night, aud the old hall
clock pointed to 11:5s O'Clock, even
ing, before the last guest departed,
such good time they were all hav-
ing.
The last load of Baker & Shoesmith's
goods have been drawn from the store
at Hamlln Station over to their store
at North Branch and now Postmaster
James Elrod says he Is ready for
partner to come and engage in busl-
ness with him as soon as he has
mind to.
Jim Boyer, who left us last year
and moved over in the vicinity of
Fontanelle, Adair county, was up this
way, the latter part of the week,
calling on friends and making ar
engagements to move onto the farm he
purchased of Albert Pratten, down in
I'Highland Grove.
Next Saturday, Frank Hunt, of
Greeley tow nship, will drive four loads
Of stock to the Station. Frank Tyler
will come up with two loads more
and then these two gentlemen and
Harry Percy will all go to Chicago
with the stock and have a few days
pleasure in sight seeing.
Bear in mind that the first Monday
in March is the time for the election
Of sub-directors in the school districts
all over Hamlin township. The
second Monday is the township cleo
tors time to meet and the third Mon
day in March is the time tor the
board of sub-directors to meet.
Harry Percy will move to his new
home, by the side of the Methodist
church, in Audubon, one week from
Monday. William Mcclure and fam
lily will then move down to their
home recently purchased of Harry,
and then Alex Mcclure will be left
up there at the store all alone (?)
Ed. Wincheli and family, who
have lived on the Arthur Bartlett
farm, below the Station, for some
time past, left the first of the week
for their new home at Jerico, Mo-,
and Mr.. Fl. Huff, who has been farm
ing the Rabson land, northeast of
Extra, will move over this week and
farm the land the coming year.
Bert McNutt, over at Old Hamlin,
was out riding the other evening
when he accidently let the lines slip
through his fingers, when away went
the team, buggy, girl and all. Bert
hurried up as fast as he could and
tindly found his partner, safe and
sound, standing in the road waiting
tor him, and little further on found
the team waiting patiently
for Bert to come and catch them.
Nothing but the best of reports
come from the bedside of Lille Spen-
Ger, who is at the Presbyterian Hos.
pital, in Omaha. Last Sunday she
wrote letter to her father, sisters
and brother, Charlie, and told them
that she felt better that day than she
mad on any day since the operation
was performed, a week ago. Her
friends all hope she will continue to
mend and soon be able to come home.
Miss Edith Davis, daughter of Mrs.
Sanford Davis, of Extra, who is en-
ployed at Omaha, went up to the
Presbyterian Hospital, in that city,
one day this week, calling upon Miss
Lille Spencer. During the past few
days, Miss Lille also received a visit
from the following people: Mr.. and
Mrs Warner and daughter, of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P.
Moore, former residents of Hamlin,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Surale, of Omaha,
and her former nurse, Hiss Meyers, of
Council Bluffs, and the visits cheered
that little lady up wonderfully-,the
SjUht of q fam Iiar faco