Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-20
Han1in

For sale at bargain.-A four hole
Sandwich corn shelter with eight
horse power. Less than one-third
cost of new, and is nearly new. Call
on or write c. w. Marlin, Extra, la.
Nels Rattenborg having finished
his fine looking hog house is now at
work re-modeling and adding to a
COW barn SO that when finished it
will be as substantial almost as new
one.
j. q. johnson spent last week in
Omaha purchasing a car load Of
implements and other goods for their
trade which is now fairly we'll but
promises to be better in the near
future.
Mrs. Thomas Bruhn and children
went to Harlan last Thursday and
visited until Saturday with sister
residing there. Tom in the interim
keeping bach to the best advantage
possible.
h. II. Garrett, out east OF Old
Hamlin, received a car Of stone last
week which he is intending to use in
the foundation OF barn he is
preparing to build the dimensions of
which are to be 40X4S feet.
Henry Shryer, the young gentle
man who has been in the depot the
past year, has been superseded by e.
Harmon of Guthrie Center, who
seems to be young gentleman who
will take with the people.
R. Petersen, the West Extra
blacksmith being on the sick list last
week, laid down his hammer and
tongs and came here and spent a few
days resting and visiting with his
brother, j. F. Petersen and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Nal Bryan of
Bayard, are spending the week at the
home of their law, H. G. Rice
and wife at Old Hamlin. He in
tends to hear w. j Bryan declaim at
the Chautauqua in Atlantic on
Friday.
Frank Myers of east of Old Ham
lin took out good bill of fence wire
last Tuesday, but before leaving he
recorded himself as new paid up
subscriber to the Journal which will
keep him posted on the happenings
in this neighborhood.
Jes Nissen has purchased the lum-
Der for a machine shed l6x2O feet
something that every far-seeing
farmer should provide as soon as his
means will admit for it is we'll
known, undisputed fact that more
farm implements and machinery are
injured by wind and rain than by
use.
Our markets on Tuesday were tor
cattle butchers stuff &c and &c, cattle
top &c, hogs top $3.50, grain top,
wheat 59c, corn 404c, oats 27!c, bar
ley Sic, chickens 9Ac, hens Sc, ducks
&c, turkeys &c, creamery butter l9c,
dairy lie, eggs 12c, Des Moines coal
1919, Centerville los, Illinois So 90,
hard coal 1915.
Peter Nelson shipped two cars Of
hogs from this station the past week,
and these farmers furnished the hogs:
Peter GUIDE 6, Jens Werner 4, Lars
Jensen 5, Peter Ingerslee 6; Mr..
Hartzell s; P. Jorgensen 8, Frank
McNally 4. Jens Larsen 4, George
LaFoy S, Martin Martensen 5, Jas
East 5, Chris Christoffersen II, Jens
F. Petersen 5, Geo. Morey II, Nels
RattenDorg 10.
When johnson " Christensen went
down to their store the other morn
ing and opened the door they were a
surprised set Of men. During the
night for some unexplained reason
the whole north row of shelves had
taken tumble and wash boilers,
paint buckets, curry combs and
dozens OF other articles were scatter
ed promiscuously all over the room.
The only probable theory is that the
paint being on and near the high top
shelving made the thing top heavy
and caused it to fall.
There was reunion of the Bell
family last Friday at the home of A /.