Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-17
Hanlin

James Olsen, at the depot, visited
in Brayton Sunday.
Hans Mortensen invested ia new
mower at this station last week.
Jess Nessen sold an $4,000 horse to
Jess Jewell the first Of the week.
James Bell is once more located in
Old Hamlin and is feeling much bet
ter.
August Burr was attending to bust
ness matters In the county seat last
Tuesday.
Tom Bruhn with his force of men
are kept busy delivering lumber at
Elkhorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris johnson attend
ed to business affairs in the county
capital Monday.
c. c. Gushing went out to Walnut
last Saturday on a weeks visit to
friends in that town.
Chris johnson and wife intend to
take a trip up to Tyler, Minnesota,
soon to visit his sister.
George Gill is steadily at work now
taking the benefit of the last few days
sunshine in stacking hay.
Matt Spencer bought one of those
very latest up-to-date hay rakes in
our town the last of the week.
w. E. Edmundson and family Wis
tied the first of the week with Mr..
and Mrs. Noah Crane, southeast of
town.
Postmaster Justesen and wife visit
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Spencer, at Old Hamlin, last
Sunday.
Miss Grace Stanley and escort Wis
tied last Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charley Minersman, over in
Greeley.
Mrs. Charley Miller went down to
Bates county, Missouri, recently to
visit niece and was expected home
on Wednesday.
Jens P. Christensen residing west
of town was engaged in unloading
lumber for the Kimballton Lumber
Company, last Friday.
Last Tuesday night August Burr
gave dance, the very last of the sea-
son, in his new hay barn. A large
crowd was in attendance.
FL. G.. Rice had company of young
folks, only, one night last week. Ice
cream and cake were served and all
report an agreeable evening.
George Morey and wife, residing
east of town near David's creek, have
the care of a very sick baby that is
under the care of a physician.
Mrs. Thomas Sweeney has been very
i'll the past week with an aggravated
attack Of pleurisy but was little
easier on Tuesday, so we were told.
Markets for Tuesday:-Hogs SIS. so,
wheat Gle, corn SOC, oats 41c, cream
cry butter PC, country butter TIC,
eggs be, hens SC, young chicks l0ac
Peter Nelson shipped two cars Of
hogs to South Omaha within the past
week. He was out among the farmers
Tuesday trying to secure another Cal
load.
Frank Tyler returned one day las,
week after very pleasant visit with
his parents and others to South Oma.
ha to resume his labors in the stool
yards in that city.
The Kimballton Lumber Compan,
received seven cars of lumber the pas
week and had it nearly all unloaded
Tuesday, and they say who handle il
that it is the cheapest in the market
John Wiggington, of Old Hamlin
was in town Tuesday and telephonet
to Audubon for physician to cal
and see his aged mother who is very
i'll now and has been ailing for SOM
time.
Miss Clara johnson, whose home j
in Elkhorn but who works at Allan
tic, was visiting Saturday and Sun
day at the home Of her brother, Chri
johnson, of the implement firm il
this town.
George Gerard estimates his ha,
loss by last weeks freshet overflow
ing and laying his timothy flat a
$4,000. The crop being beaten dow
and covered with mud there was NJ
chance for it to recover.
Torvel Jensen was here last Satur
day from Kimballton looking over thu
ground for suitable place to build s
shed to hold the finishing lumber
lime, doors, ETC., when unloaded her
for the company located IN that town
Jens Anderson sold his fine farm
the past week to Jess Esbeck at $65 .O(
an acre and now that b,
is loose from this country he is think.
ing seriously of emigratlng to the ole
country. The neighbors will all hat
to have him leave.