Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-07-31

Peter Nelson shipped one car OF
hogs to South Omaha last Monday
evening.
Mr.. G. w. Clark is notHimproving
any in health and has notsbeen down
town for month.
Bruner & Wisser, of Extra, have
the contract to erect the big barn for
Geo. Spencer at Old Hamlin.
Mrs. Thos. Bruhn went down to
Atlantic last Friday and visited until
Monday with her friends in that city.
The Blue Grass Creamery man was
looking somew hat weary last Tues
day. The haulers were keeping him
very busy.
Mrs. L. D. Miller, residing east of
Hamlin, has been dangerously I'LL the
past week and was but little easier
the first of this week.
Geo. B. Gill has been offered $500
per acre for his farm adjoining the
Station on the east and south, but de-
cided he would let we'll enough alone.
A select crowd of people assembled
at the home Of Ernest Oaks, Wednes-
day evening Of last week, drinking
plenty of lemo and passing the time
in various amusements.
The Hamlin s'Never Tires and the
country "Never Sweats'' had an in
teresting game of ball last Sunday
near town in which the latter won
the game by score of II to z.
Mrs. E. j. Senteney, residing east
of town, is expected back from Mon
tana the last of this week. She start
ed from here June II and writes that
she has enjoyed good health in that
salubrious climate.
The Elkhorn Lumber Co. received
two cars of dimension lumber and
car Of lime last Monday and the man
ager, Tom Bruhn, set to work at once
to unload it within the prescribed
forty weight hours.
Miss Emma Crees went to Audu-
bon last Monday and is stavlng for
couple Of weeks at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Crees, who are re-
joicing over the birth of bouncing
big boy at their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Topp have had
the care of a very sick boy the past
week caused by an abscess in the head.
The child was no better on Tuesday
and is not expected to be easier until
the gathering breaks.
Miss Anna Warner was delivering
milk at the creamery last Tuesday
morning, the men folks all being en-
gagged in harvesting rendering it nee
essary for her to act in one of their
places which she did satisfactorily.
Charley Spencer had to purchase
new binder last week and how they
are using two in order to get the
dead ripe grain in the shock. The
wet weather kept him from cutting
the grain sooner and then it was all
rush.
Tickets are going quite literally
for the entertainment to be given by
Bonita Bryan for the benefit of the
Christian Endeavor Society at the
Presbyterian church on Saturday ev-
1ening next. Buy ticket and help
fill the house.
The Hamlin markets on Tuesday
were about as follows: Hogs, 81 90,
for the best; wheat, 5Sc; corn, SOC;
oats, old, none offering new, will
start at about 35c; creamery butter,
PC; dairy, loc; eggs, 13c; poultry,
hens, SIC; young chickens, lO4c.
Mes. Lizzie Barnes, lady residing
iR this town, took trip to Adair on
a visit to her two sons who reside
there, returning last Thursday. She
brought boy, Perry Preston by
name, back with her as company and
to assist in doing chores around the
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris johnson left
last week for Tyler, Minnesota, on a
visit to his sister who resides there.
He will examine the land while there
Uses to prove satisfactory will prob
ably invest. Iney Will be gone ABOUT
two weeks.
joe Heath, residing two and one
halt miles northeast of town, was in
town Tuesday getting some repairs
for his harvester and investing in q
few balls more of Irvine, his estimate
Of the latter commodity being toe
small. He reports the grain as being
fine in his neighborhood.
Lars Larsen marketed two loads Of
hogs here this week, Peter Lykkt
two, Geo. Paige one, Jorgen SpyruI
one, John Twist one, Fred NisseI
one, Jens Peterson one, G. b. Gil
twenty-one that brought him 1915. 35
MIR. Martin Marcussen one, Hans
Martinsen one, and Nels Rattenborg
one.
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