Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-04
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The frame for George Gill's new
barn has been raised.
James Elrod was not feeling Just
at his best the first few days OF this
week.
Harm Rice is making some notice.
able improvements upon his residence
over near Old Hamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will MCGUIRE, had
the cal of a very sick baby boy, the
first few days of this week.
They had a pleasant dancing party
UP at Hub Whites pleasant country
home, last Saturday night.
James Elrod has treated his post
Office and store building to a thick
coat Of white paint, both on the out
side and inside.
Miss Maude Campbell came up
from Extra and passed Sunday at the
pleasant country home of MIR. and
Mrs. John Dimicn.
Thomas Coglan did not make his
usual round OF the milk wagon, last
Monday morning, but went up to the
county seat on business.
Mrs. Flora Warner Bouyer of Old
Hamlin, was down at Extra last Sat
urday calling upon her many friends
and doing some shopping.
Lizzie Wright, the blind girl, who
has been staying at the Wib Smith
home for some time, went to Audu-
bon last Monday morning.
Mrs. Will MCGUIRE and children
are home after a pleasant visit with
relatives down at Davenport, on the
banks of the Mississippi River.
Our Danish friends will assemble at
the Hans Rattenborg home, on the
hill west of the Station, on July
Fourth and indulge in a neighbour
hood picnic.
Harry Percy has sold his interest in
the stock firm to Will Mcclure and
retires from the business. MI. Nc
Guire will continue to buy your stock
at the Station.
Hamp Jones departed, on last Sat-
urday evening, for the Union Stock
Yards, in Chicago, with a carload of
those extra fine cattle he has been
preparing for market.
A. j. Story was over in Audubon
township, one day this week, and
purchased a small flock of sheep of
Harry Nicholson, that prosperous
farmer over in that section.
Tune Thomas and his grading out
fit were up among the hills near the
John Dimick home, Monday, smooth
ing some of the roads and pairing off
some of the tops Of some of those
hills.
Since the new cement floor has been
put in the Blue Grass Creamery Fred
and Tom find it much easier to keep
their house as neat as a kings palace
and then they have things much han.
dier, too.
Mrs. Theo. Gearheart and children,
from Nicola, and her sister, Miss Lille
Crees, arrived Monday evening to
visit their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joel
Crees, and family. Mr.. Gearheart
will arrive in time to pass the Fourth
with his family.
Rev. j. S. Hamilton, from Cavalier,
North Dakota, occupied the pulpit OF
the Presbyterian church at Old Ham
lin, last Sunday evening. He was
greeted by a large sized congregation.
preached an able sermon and may
conclude to settle among us.
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Henry Young came home the latter
part of the week from q visit down il
Kansas and tells us that he purchased
a fine farm four miles south from
Ottawa, in that State. Mrs. Young
stopped off in Omaha and visitee
with the Frank Moore family unit
last Saturday.
Frank Pfeiffer. Elmer Davis ans
John Cook We're down in the vicinity
of Extra, last Monday. and brough
Mr.. Pfeitfer and Alex MCGUIRE
threshing outfit to the Station wher
it will be thoroughly overhauled ant