Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-07-18
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The young people INDUCED in a
gay dancing party, on last Saturday
night, downat Jake Maschipg' IS home,
in Highland Grove.
Charley Higgins and his brother
in-law, Richard Owen, went up to
Gray, last Saturday and passed the
the Sabbath with his mother.
Frank Pfeiffer and Frank McNally
and Alex MCGUIRE were three very
busy men, Tuesday forenoon, tinker
ing away at the threshing separator.
Charley White and his sister, Miss
Winifred, were among the passengers
on the excursion bound for the new
Kiowa country, last Tuesday after
noon.
Will Mcclure was so deep in the
midst of the invoice OF his stock of
goods when we were at the Station,
last Tuesday, that we could scarcely
get word in edgeways.
Rev. Whitehead, the Methodist di-
vine who is supplying the Old Ham
lin church, preached there last Sun
day afternoon and made very favor
able impression upon his audience.
The other day when John Hansen,
who lives down in the Dimick neigh
borhood, was told that he was the
father of a new baby his eyes were as
big and bright as yon harvest moon.
While at the Station, last Tuesday
morning, one of Charley Higgins
horses accidentally stepped on his
buggy tongue severing that article in
twain which caused slight hitch in
the proceedings.
Grandpa Coonrod is enjoying fairly
good health these days, of which his
many friends are glad. Is able to be
about the yard attending to his colo
mes of bees, a pas,ime that Grandpa
thoroughly enjoys.
AS soon as his harvest is finished
Wib Smith will journey down into
Kansas to visit with his relatives and
before he returns will take look at
the Oklahoma country that all are
talking so much about.
George Gill was down to Extra for
a few moments, last Saturday even
ing. Architect A. j. Bruner and his
men had finished Mr.. CLIPS new hay
and stock barn and he went to take
them and their tools home,
Grandpa Sheets, at Old Hamlin,
felt that a slight donation was due
Rev. Skoien before his departure for
the east so he went about among his
friends and collected purse of money
which was presented to that gentle
man.
The pump at the stock yards, in the
Station, got out of repair so on last
Tuesday morning an employe of the
Great Rock Island Route arrived and
replaced it with a new one, so now
there is plenty of water for your
stock.
Madison Spencer, who lives little
way west of the Station, has set the
carpenters and masons to work to con-
struct him new residence, believing
that it is better to enjoy some of the
comforts of life than to possess great
riches.
Rev. William Graham came home
on the Tuesday noon train from trip
in the regions to the north of us.
Mr.. Graham has about got his bust
ness affairs settled here and will soon
depart to visit with his family, in the
south east part of the State.
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and save your coupons, which are
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you to one vote. Send them in and
thus help some lady to take free
trip to the Buffalo Exposition.
The rain drops, last Tuesday morn
ing, were very particular on whom
they fell. Over in the vicinity of the
Hamp Jones home rain fell until it
was so muddy that the dirt would
stick to your boots, while scarcely
mile away it did not rain a drop
We found Harry Percy and John
Zion busy waiting upon customers
when we got to the Station, Tuesday
morning. They haue nice fresh stock,
have it artistically displayed which
makes quite transformation Of Post
master Jim Elrod's heretofore gloomy
old building.
Hans Rattenborg's team took live
ly run the other day while hitched to
wagon with hay rack on and after
jouncing Mr.. Rattenborg about for
spell succeeded in throwing him off
and tanning him 80 severely that 1t
was with difficulty that he could nav
igate for several days.
While returning from Audubon
one day this week and when near the
long hill Just south of her home Miss
Emma Fenton's horse became fright
ened and made desperate attempt to
run away but only succeeded in scat
tering parcels along the road and
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