Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-10-23

Farmers are busy this week doing
their fall blowing.
Miss Matte Moore was quite ill
the first OF the week.
Ed. Dryden is sending his two old
est children to the Extra school.
Counselman & Co., shipped two
cars of oats from the station the past
week.
T. j. Coglon marketed few head
of nice smooth cattle in Extra last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris johnson drove
to Elkhorn Saturday and visited her
folks over Sunday.
The railroad brick masons were
rebuilding the depot chimney last
Tuesday in this place.
Miss Amanda johnson of Chicago,
visited friends here last week leaving
for her home on Monday.
All our people nearly, as predicted,
took in last weeks carnival at some
time during its progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Berg and
children visited over Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Spirup in
Audubon.
Frank Mentally is buying quite a
lot Of old iron now and will continue
to do SO. He shipped one car last
week to Des Moines.
Henry Shryer is assisting Hans
Christensen in the implement house
when not engaged in his duties as
depot agent.
Miss Anna Warner was in Atlantic
last week attending the carnival and
visiting her mother and other friends
who reside there.
g. Justesen is raising his dwelling
up, near the church and is laying
brick wall under it which will make
it much more comfortable.
Mrs. R. F. Hansen, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Justesen of this
town, started last Wednesday for her
home at Chinook, Montana.
VIM. Clark residing east of town
brought in carload of very nice
looking sheep last Tuesday and
shipped them to Chicago that even
ing.
Pete Nelson shipped car of hogs
to South Omaha last week and then
went on out to Lincoln on short
pleasure trip returning home on Mon
day.
Rev. George Mes of Red Oak, left
for his nome last Friday after assist
ing the pastor, Rev. Werth of the
Evangelical church here in conduct
ing revival.
j. H. Jones, George Scott and
Charles Higgins started south last
Monday morning to lay in their sup
ply OF winter apples if they can find
them this side of Missouri.
The coal famine was relieved last
week when our coal dealer, Justesen,
had his choler laid on receipt of three
cars of coal. On last Tuesday he only
had less than half car left.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. S. Christen-
sen residing out in the country west
of town on Sunday morning October
19 a girl of the usual size and weight.
Mother and child doing we'll.
Geo. Gill has the material on the
ground for that corn crib but is un-
able to get carpenter, owing TO the
rush Of building and repairing now
going on throughout this part OF the
county.
Pete Nelson can now talk to the
outside world through the medium
of the Audubon County Telephone,
as he now has one of those business
mems helpers connected with his
grain office.
Ed. Dryden and wife transacted
business in Audubon last Tuesday.
Ed. has not shut those two car loads
of steers in the feed lot ct, as he has
too much green feed yet to allow it
to go to waste.
j. z. Moore has ordered new
smoke stack for the creamery at this
place from an Atlantic firm to re-
place the old one, part of which still
stands but is considered unsafe by
those in situation to Judge.
AS soon as teams can be procured
to haul the brick wall will be built
in the creamery we'll, the curb being
originally made of boards is fast
decaying and the whole thing is
liable to cave in most any time.
James Fenton of Old Hamlin,
started last Tuesday for Tobacco
Flats, Montana, to look at the ranch