Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-16
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Mrs. Geo. Weighton, from Audu-
bon, was a visitor at the Geo. Spencer
home last Friday.
Mrs. w. II. Warner went down TO
Atlantic, Tuesday afternoon, to pass a
few days with relatives.
Elizabeth Spencer left Monday for
Audubon, where she is going to stay
two or three weeks with her old
friend, Miss Brooks.
The Y. P. A., of the Evangelical
church, at the Station, are preparing
an unusually interesting program for
next Sunday evening.
We hear it rumored that there is
soc to be a very quiet wedding of
two of the fairest about Hamlin Sta
ton. Get your bells ready.
The receipts of milk at the Blue
Grass Creamery for the month of
April were twelve thousand pounds
in excess of what they were at that
time last year.
There was a large crowd at the
Christian Endeavor last Sunday e
ing. Mrs. Stanley vas the leader.
Three new members joined. All are
invited to attend.
We hear the Misses Grace and
Maggie Stanley had a fine buggy
ride at the social last Friday night.
The two accompanying were George
Gill and James Bradley.
Lee Gridley, who has been basking
in the warm sunshine of Oklahoma
for some time past, arrived at the
Station, M day this week, and is
now at the Abe Anderson home.
Mr.. E. o. Walker, from Des Moines,
one Of Charles Counselman's men,
was at the Station, Tuesday forenoon,
visiting with Harry Percy and check
ing the property of that company.
Next Sabbath morning is Rev. j.
Wirth's regular appointment down
at Brushy College, and that gentle
mar will hold preaching services there
at eleven O'Clock in the forenoon OF
that day.
John Hansen, who tills the George
Dimick farm in the south part of the
township, took time by the forelock
last week and planted his field of
corn. The first man to run a planter
in Hamlin township, we guess.
Mr.. Ed. Dryden was at the burying
ground, in Extra, last Friday, super
intending the erection of a pretty,
modest tombstone, to mark the place
where sleeps the body of his little
girl, who died a year or two ago.
The Methodist people, at Old Ham
lin, have decided to hold their Child
ren's Day exercises on Sunday, June
9th. All of the other churches in the
township are busy preparing pro-
grams that will be highly interesting
10 both old and young.
The young people for miles around
will gather at the pleasant farm home
of Mr.. Hub White, on next Saturday
evening, and while some indulge in
the social dance, the rest will indulge
in such other amusements as seems 10
them proper and right.
Some day this week they are going
to organize a base ball club, down in
the Anthony Davis pasture. Then,
when they practice up a little they
will be ready to mop the green sward
with any ordinary ball team that
dare cross bats with them. Z
Misses Julia and Minnie MCGUIRE,
daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. Nc
Cure, left the parental home, on last
Wednesday. and %journeyed down to
Davenport, Iowa, where they entered
a convent from which, in years to
come, they will emerge as Nuns.
The receipts at the ice cream social
at the postofice, in the Station, last
Friday night we're S13.47; those two
cents being the result of the sale Of
two glasses of water. 1t was one Of
the most enjoyable affairs of the sea
son, every body had a good time.
The Sunday Schools of Hamlir
township are preparing to hold tbeil
annual convention sometime the mid
die or latter part of next month. L
has been suggested that the meeting
be held meath the cool shade in tn
w. d. Stanley woods, which to u
would seem a pious idea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Dryden and MI
and Mrs. George Gerard ant
their daughter, Miss Jessie, wer
down to the j. B. Connrardy home, ii
Extra, last Sunday, saying good by
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, VIII
left by team the next day for thei
summers outing in W. oming, Ne
braska, Colorado and Kansas.
A. j. Bruner, the Extra contracto
and builder, was at the Station, las
Tuesday forenoon, submitting plan
and specifications for the new bar
George is going to have erected thi
summer. We caught a glimpse of tn
plans and there is to be all uprigh
and sheds or both sides and when
is completed will be forty-eight fee
square.