Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-07
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j. u. Moore and family have all
been quite i'll, of the effects of the la
grippe.
Henry Young sold a good span of
mules to Nels Rattenborg, one day
the past week.
Harry Percy was attending to busl-
ness matters in the county seat, last
Tuesday forenoon.
II. O. Shoesmith and Peter Greger-
son each purchased good horses from
George Smith, the past week.
George Gerard and Willis McAffee
have gone to Estherville to visit with
Ed. McAtlee and look at the country.
Bert DRYDEN, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Dryden, is having quite a serious
time entertaining the la grippe, this
week.
While George Gerard and Willis
McAtfee are up north Mrs. McA1fee
is staying with her mother, at the
Station.
Tom Crees has rented the Mrs. Ban
ming house, at the Station, and will
move over in few days and be citi-
zens of Hamlin.
G. |. Dimick, down near the south
line Of the township, has advertised
that he will have a public sale on
Tuesday, February 18th.
Bert May and "the girls" were
tipped out of the buggy and went
plunging into one of those cold snow
banks, last Sunday evening.
Frank Pfeiffer has rented the II. f.
Andrews place, out southwest of the
Station, now occupied by the A. j.
Story family, for next year.
Mrs. j. q. Moore enjoyed visit
the past week, from her brother, MIR.
George Leebrick, whose home is
down about Burlington, Iowa.
Merchant H. 0 Shoesmith was
drawn on the Guthrie county Grand
Jury this time and consequently he
was unable TO pay his usual visit to
the Station.
Miss Elsie Fenton, who has been up
at Audubon for some time, came
home last Tuesday, to visit for few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. j. Fenton.
John McNutt, at Old HamIin, had
five or six hundred bushels of corn
shelled out, the first of the week, and
his neighbors helped him cart ii
over TO the Station.
Messrs. James and John Roberts,
who live down in the neig hborhood
of Lorah, were up at Old Hamin,
visiting with their relatives, in the
John McNutt home.
Elmer Davis and Sam Weaver We're
the proprietors OF couple of runa
ways, last Saturday, and we under
stand that those gentlemen got their
-shins barked up considerably.
BY dexterous movement Mr.. A. j.
Story managed to catch the last step
OF the passenger coach, last Tuesday
noon, and went with the eXcursionists
on a land hunting expedition.
Fida Marks has sold his farm to a
Mr.. Christensen and he aud Mr.. Abe
Anderson joined the excursion party,
last Tuesday, and journeyed Oklaho-
mawards to hunt for new home.
The Robert Parnham sale, over by
Old Hamlin, last Monday, was good
success and property brought good
prices. Mr.. Parnham and family are
now comfortably located in Audubon.
Dick Owens has purchased the farm,
at Old Hamlin, formerly owned by
James McNutt and is already in pos
session. This is fine place and will
make Mr.. Owen a comforts home.
Miss Tilda Christensen, who has
been helping at the George Smith
home for the past few days, will 60
up to Audubon, the last part Of the
week to work for Mrs. Lang worthy.
Mrs. John McFarlane, Miss Fetch
er and Mr.. and Mrs. George Weight
ton, of Audubon, and Mrs. Hamp
Jones were visitors at the George M
Spencer home, near the Station, one
day last week.
Mr.. James Il. Bell, over against Old
Hamlin, Is hauling out two Car loads
of rock to build foundation under
that large double corn crib that Uncle
Jimmie is preparing to build on his
fine large farm.
We found George Smith still con.
fined to his bed when we were in the
Station, Tuesday morning, and he
complained that his head still hurt
him. Georges many friends hope IL
see him able to be out soon.
w. d. Stanley and Wills Hopkin.
were doing good job of packing ice
at the Blue Grass Creamery unit