Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-14
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list the first of the week.
Sally Carpenter arrived in town
Tuesday TO visit for few days at the
Shelley home
Nels Olsen shipped car of hogs
Wednesday that he had bought to put
on the market.
John Oliver and John Wayne
made a trip to Omaha Monday with
stock to put on the market.
| Dick Fancher was very sick last
week but we are glad to report that
he is much improved this week.
Frank Buckner is putting the fin
ishing touches to his new house al d
will soon have it ready for occupancy.
Nels Olsen purchased about twen-
ty head of hogs Monday from Sam
Magill and quite bunch from Aug
ust Neitzel.
Frank Miller purchased one of those
fine feed grinders from Ruhs IL Will
de and will feed his stock the best
food possible.
Albert David shellel out one thou.
sand bushels OF corn, Tuesday, and
delivered it at Ross, receiving the
highest market going,
John Somers is looking for man
to haul milk for him this season. He
will give some good man snap to
work the coming season.
John Koch, Jr., has purchased a
disc sharpener of Ruhs & Wilde aud
will sharpen any and all discs that
come in his way this year.
Hugh McGill will continue work.
ing for Roy Swaney the coming sum
mer. Hugh is good hand and gives
satisfaction to all he works for.
Billy Smith expects to take advan-
tage of the good corn market and
Thursday will shell out two thousand
bushels and place it on the market
Miss Mae Ingrim will depart for
her home, in the eastern part of the
State, Friday. She has made many
friends while here who regret to see
her go.
Mat Frost disposed OF his farm the
frs; of the week receiving S55 per
acre for the same. Mr.. Frost has a
good place and even at at that figure
it was good bargain.
Mrs. Snyder, from Nebraska, is Wis
ting this week with her many friends
n
never forget their friends and are al
ways glad to have them return.
The boys were having a good deal
OF fun the first of the week sending
out valentines to those that like birds
they would mate with, and-well to
those whom they wished to guy in
fun.
John Koch sold his farm this week
to Mike Borst receiving S45 per acre
tor the same. Mr.. Koch expects to
go TO Oklahoma ere long to see if he
can find anything that strikes him as
a good place for his future home.
Geo. McCuen,is talking of building
fine new residence property this
spring. Every such improvement
not only helps the people who build,
but those who live in the community.
Fine buildings speak we'll for coun-
ty and add to the convenience of the
owners.
The party that was to have been
held at the home of AL Miller, last
Friday night, was put off until Mon
day night of this week when the
young geople gathered and, despite
the frosty air of the outside world.
made sad havoc OF everything that
was not enjoyment.
Tuesday night a great number Of
the young people from around here
went over to The Grove, to the home
OF Mike Carroll, where was given
dance in honor Of the marriage of
their daughter. Such occasions are
replete with good times, good cheer
and solid enjoyment, and this was no
exception.
John Rutherford was out Monday
to look up the varions milk routes.
tie found all the patrons we'll salts
fled with the last years work and in
tending to make this the best year
yet had tor the creamery. They are
just finding that the creameries are
paying institutions, that it brings
lots OF money into the country and
that it pays to keep cows rather than
farm so much and drain the land of
its entire substance. Farming will
be better and easier and land worth
more when the eternal grind from
grain lets up and stock holds out as
the principal industry. John is do
ing good job of looking after the in
'erests of the company.