Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-18
down that row of willows that skirt
the highway along his place.

down that row of willows that skirt
the highway along his place.
Rev. William Graham moved his
family over from Old Hamlin, on last
Monday, and they are nicely settled
in the George Smith house, on the
hill. We are pleased to have this good
man and his family settle among us
and hope tnat many more such fami-
lies may come aud settle in Hamlin.
Mr.. j. r. Lewis received a letter
on Tuesday morning from Robert
Campbell, whose home is at Lissie,
Texas, saying they were all we'll and
that the men folks were busy just now
planting one hundred and fifty acres
of land to corn and rice.
Frank Tyler received a telegram
from his father, Mr.. o. P. Tyler,
who has been passing a few months
amid scenes Of former years in Merry
Old England, saying that he had
landed safely in New York City and
would start that day or tie next one
for his farm home, a mile or so south
of the Station.
Last Sunday Alex Mcclure hitch
ed up has horse and started for Audu-
bon, and you know that slough of
despond near the Sizcr home; we'll
Alex had gone that far and when he
went into that bottomless pit his
horse and the buggy parted company,
the horse marched on to dry ground
and left Alex sitting all alone in a
perfect sea of mud.
Mrs. E. j. Fenton, at Old Hamlin,
received the sad news, the last part Of
the week, that her mother, Mrs.
Milton Crow at Audubon, was dead.
On Monday the funeral was held and
that lady wishing the sympathy and
support of a neighbour Mrs. George
Spencer accompanied her and was
among the many who followed the
remains to their last resting place, in
the Maple Grove Cemetery Just to the
north east Of that city. Mrs. Fen
toms friends sympathize with her in
her great loss, but human sympathy
is weak and at such a time we need
a stronger arm for support and such a
one can only be found in the lowly man
of Nazareth who said that we should
"Cast our burdens on the Lord for
He careth for US" and "Lo, am
with you always"
The last nail was driven in the new
elevator, at the Station, last Tuesday
and most of the men left on the noon
train that day for Davenport, where
they go to assist in building a large
elevator in that city, two or three
men remaining to finish the approach
es and clean up the lumber and stone.
In a few days the painters will arrive
and paint the building a pretty green
color. This is a neat little elevator,
holding perhaps a little over twenty
five thousand bushels and when it is
painted and the approaches done it
will present a striking appearance
from the top of Creamery Hill, be a
lasting monument to the country and
an inducement for the farmers to
bring their grain to Hamlin. Just
before the men left Harry started up
the gasoline engine and tried the new
machinery which ran like a charm,
and consequently Harry Percy-Coun-
selman is as happy az a king in his
palace with his surroundings.
There was a little incident con-
nected with that birthday party fol-
Uncle Mace Gill, last week, that we
forgot to tell you about. Twas long
toward bedtime and the children and
the grand children had gathered
around and covered Uncle Mace al
over with good wishes and all had
settled once more into quietude anC
the good man was thinking strongly
of going to bed when his daughters,
Mrs. Charley Hensley, of Extra; Mrs
N. H. Lewis, Of Walnut; and his son
George Gill, who had gone to another
room, upon some pretext, suddenly
appeared by the side of their fathe
with an elegant gold headed zane ant
: when one of their number, in a nea
e little speech, handed it to Uncle Max
. telling him it was a token OF love an,
a means Of support to aid him in hi
journey adown the western slope Q
life's journey big, tears of gratitud
I swelled up in his eyes and a stron!
pressure Of the hand was the onl,
n answer he could make so surprise
and pleased was our good old friend
"Last winter l was coufineq to my bed wit
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