Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-01-01
. Hamlin *

Miss Nellie McCuen of Cameron
township, is visiting this week at the
home of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Reed southeast of town.
John Crees of Watertown, South
Dakota, is taking a two weeks
vacation visiting his parents, BROTH
ers and sisters, residing In this
vicinity.
| P. r. Nissen and family, j. G.
johnson and family and G. Justesen
and family passed part of Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Mortesen.
P. G. Harris and family of Leon,
Iowa, are passing couple of weeks
among relatives and friends residing
out northeast of town. He formerly
resided in this vicinity.
Elmer Davis has been assisting
Mentally in his shop for short time.
Frank has been busy man for some
days prolonging his work late into
the evening to catch up.
The news was all gobbled up last
Tuesday sure as the three papers in
the county were represented by as
many solicitors all intent in finding
the latest from the front.
The old gentleman, Mr.. Nissen,
who was hurt by a fall, has found
the real injury not in the leg as re-
ported but in the side, some of his
| - H., A. r..
The quarterly meeting of the
Evangelical church which was to be
held Jan. 2, and 4, at the Station,
has been postponed week later
namely to Jan. 9, 10 and 18th.
Just Justesen and n. E. Crane par
took of the inequalities and enter
tainment afforded by those clever,
whole-souled people, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. 81. Jones, east of town one day last
week.
Rev. johnson of the Botanic
church, held services in the Danish
language here on Christmas afternoon
and was greeted by a large assembly
of near by Danish Lutherans and
others.
Lee Miller, residing with his par
ents south of Menlo, arrived mere
Tuesday before Christmas and visited
until last Tuesday with his sister,
Mrs. Charles Lowe, northeast of Old
Iamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Johnson were
entertained on Christmas day at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Bruhn,
where they sat down to and partook
of an excellent dinner prepared by
| the hostess.
j. q. Moore and son, returned Mon
day from their trip to Springfield,
Missouri, and Ottawa, Kansas, and
report good time. Corn picking
there is delayed on account of the
rain and mud.
Harry Percy, the former agent at
the depot here, but now in the SER
vice of the Milwaukee at Nicola, was
here over Christmas visiting at the
home Of his father-in- law, Joel Crees,
south Of town.
The Hamlin markets on Tuesday
were: Butchers stuff &c to Sc, hogs
top S6.10, wheat sac, corn shelled csc,
oats 242c, barley 30c, creamery but
ter 2Sc, country zoe, Centerville coal
$500, Illinois So so.
johnson & Christensen were busy
one day last week repairing and re-
placing some piping in the elevator
engine room, which had inadvertent-
| ly been left full of water and which
had frozen and bursted.
| Frank Tyler is spending the holi-
days at the home Of his parents south
Of town. He expects to return to
South Omaha this week, where he is
at work in the stock yards for a firm
and not as partner as circulated.
u A grand Christmas dinner was pre-
pared by Mrs. Gerard and daughter,
Miss Jessie, and the following neigh
bors were invited into help dispose OF
it viz: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Heileman,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Gaffin, Mr.. and Mrs
Just Justesen and Mr.. Frank Tyler.
The M. E. society had a grand
Christmas tree in the Old Hamlin
church, the branches being loaded
down with presents for all. The pro-
gram was executed in fine style and
} all went home their faces wreathed in
smiles and their presents in their
} arms.
There will be an oyster supper
} given here in the near future, the
proceeds to 60 TO the janitor of the
: church who now does the work as a
matter of good will. Get up the
, supper and all turn out and be liberal
for the money goes to a worthy per-
son and for worthy purpose.
Will Young, who formerly owned
the farm adjoining town on the west
), but who sold and moving last spring
to near Chilicothe, Mo-, buying q
fine farm lately sold out and with hi
family is now located at the home O