Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-27
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Massachusetts.
Harry Percy passed two or three
days this week at Omaha attending
to some business affairs.
They commenced laying the new
floor in the Blue Grass Creamery, on
last Wednesday morning.
A little son of L. r. Wallace, from
Atlantic, is visiting his relatives at
the Mace Gill home, this week.
Harm Rice purchased twenty-nine
head of steers which he has turned
into his pastures to Craze until fall.
Mrs. w. d. Stanley and daughter.
Miss Grace Stanley, drove to Audu-
bon, Tuesday morning, to visit with
friends.
Elizabeth Spencer returned home,
Sunday evening, where she had been
sewing for her friend, Miss Roxie
May.
Miss Maggie Donahue came up
from Extra and passed a few days of
last week with her friend, Miss Rose
Mcclure, at the Station.
Harry Percy and Will Mcclure
have engaged in buying hogs at the
Station and propose to pay the high
est market price for them.
John Mclaughlin, from Rock Island
county, Illinois, an old acquaintance
of S. A. Heath, is here on a visit to
that gentleman and family.
Alex Mcguire has purchased a half
interest in Frank Pfeiffer's steam
threshing outfit and will don his old
clothes and become a granger.
Mrs. Henry Young left, last Mon
day, for Ottawa, Kansas, to Join her
husband and take a look at the fine big
farm Henry has picked u down
there.
w. D. Stanley was quite i'll for a
few days the past week but we are
pleased to state that our good friend
has about recovered his usual good
health.
Harry. Percy and wife came down
from Audubon, Sunday afternoon,
and visited with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Spencer at their elegant country home
until after tea.
When MI. William Armstrong
came home from Omaha, the other
day, he brought along one of the
finest carriages that ever came to this
part of the country.
"'Tis sweet to hear the honest
watch dogs bark, a deep mouthed
welcome as we draw nea home; tits
sweet to know that some heart will
be glad, and eyes grow brighter when
we Gomez"
There was a pretty little wedding
ceremony said out southwest OF the
Station, one day his week, and at its
conclusion the lives of Jens Anderson
and Mrs. Hans Anderson were joined
in holy matrimony until death do
them part.
The Hamlin township Republican
delegates to the county convention, al
Audubon, last Wednesday, were the
Messrs. George r. Spencer, George
Scott, Charley Ballou, w. d. Stanley
c. w. Spencer, r. w. Mullenger ano
Chris N. Christensen.
The county bridge builders finished
their work at the Blue Grass Cream
cry last Tuesday afternoon. The new
structure is just to the north of tn
old one, is much longer and you APP
proach it from Creamery Hill in
straightforward manner, not oblique
ly as heretofore.
The following clipping, which W
take from the Atlantic Telegraph, re
fers to the good fortune which hs
lately betell Mr.. T. r. Wallace,
son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. Mace Gil
and we'll known to many people abol
HamliD:
"Mr. T. r. Wallace received motto
this morning to appear in Washing
ton on July 5th TO pass the civil SCI
vice examination necessary for h
appointment as Consul to Crefeld, Ge'
many. Hon. Julian Phelps, preser
Consul, has handed in his resignatic
10 AXE eLtCI uSC lst, anu eAptC
to arrive at his home, in Atlantic, {
or about September LIST. Mr.. Walla
is to be congratulated"
Last Sunday morning about Gig
O'Clock a big gaunt wolf, who mo
likely had young secreted somewhe
near, chased Mr.. George Spencer
flock of sheep up into the barnya
had nabbed a lamb by the nape Of t
neck and was making off with it VIII
Miss Emma Spencer raised such a d
that the wolf let go the lamb to s
what was going on and Mr.. Spenc
coming up just then the wolfe beg
jumping wire fences and MAXI
tracks for tall timber. Charlie Spe
Ger ran to The house, got his trus
gun, mounted a horse and gave CHI;
but Brer Wolf had got too much
start and soon disappeared ia 1ig
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