Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-04-17
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William Mcguire, not to be behind
the other fellows, intends to beautify
the building in which the postoffice
and Justensen's store is located with
a coat Of paint.
Fred Heileman is kept busy every
other day making butter and during
the odd times he is attending to i'm
prevents around the creamery and
painting the dwellingin which he lives
William Mcclure is having his
home thoroughly overhauled by the
paper hangers, Wilson and Baker who
are papering the rooms with the latest
and most beautiful patterns to be
found.
Rodney Fry, who lives north east
of Old Hamlin, was in town on last
Tuesday preparing billa for barn he
is intending to build, this spring, the
dimensions of which are forty by
forty-eight feet, twenty-five foot
posts.
The Misses Cora and Agnes Tyler
started, last Tuesday, for Denver, Col
orado, where they intend to try the
invigoratiDg air of that climate for
the benefit of their health. Their
friends hope the sojourn in that region
will result favorably.
Miss Elizabeth Spencer, who has
been passing the winter in Oklahoma
for the benefit of her health, will ar
rive at her home, in Old Hamlin,
next Friday and after that date will
be glad to see and enjoy the company
Of her many friends in this neighbour
hood.
Chris Nelson auctioneer and agent
for the Dempster Wind Mill received
no less than two carloads of wind
mills this week and is delivering and
setting them up out in the west part
of the county and over in Shelby
Chris is hustler and makes things
move.
Hans Christensen is getting to be a
great horse buyer, trader and seller.
He sold one to Hans Rattenborg late
ly and also disposed of one to Henry
Carlson, and as he sells only the most
fancy horses they both received good
bargains and are correspondingly
happy.
Mr.. G.. w. Clark has been having
remarkably good luck this spring
with his ewes, on the farm east Of
town. One is the mother of four
lambs and two have triplets, all thrift
ty and lively. Three Of them are black
as blackcan be, the Others white. The
old gentleman would like to hear
from some one going him one better.
One of our butter purchasers resid-
ing east OF town wishing to send in
for some butter and being where he
could not just then lay his hand on
some paper resorted to the novel ex-
pedient of writing his order on piece
of wood which answered the purpose
admirably for the order was filled al
right and the butter maker has placed
it on file as one Of the curiosities in
CneSe latter days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Justesen and
the children drove down to the home
of Ed. Dryden and passed Saturday
night and Sunday visiting at that hos
pitable home. This is the first time in
over twelve years that Chris has
passed night in the country, and nat
urally has something to say about it
and what sound sleep he enjoyed
away from the turmoil and noise of a
town.
Frank Tyler babe farm life adieu
last Tuesday and started for Omaha to
begiu his duties in the South Omaha
stock yards for the firm Of Wolf &
Monand, a job he has had his eye on
for the last three years. Every one
hates to have him leave, but at the
same time hope he may realize his most
saDguine expectations and as he is ia.
miliar with taking care of; and look.
ing after stock, he will undoubtedly
work himself up to lucrative posi-.
ton.
Mr.. Blasdell, of Des Moines, Coun.
selman & Company's agent, is her.
experimenting the tearing dow
and removing of their immense corr
crib situated in the center of the prin
cipai street. 1t has outlived its useful
ness and as the town is putting OF
city airs this spring it had to go ani
in short time the passers by will SCI