Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-04
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Hanlin

People are again engaged in taking
out jags of coal to their farms.
Justesen 4 Son are receiving grain
now for the Chicago Elevator Co. at
this station.
Nels Rattenborg is making prepara-
lions to build big barn and the inc
vitable hog house.
The Blue Grass Company have put
up a nice new vat in their building
the old one having worn out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Graham, of
Greeley, are the parents of a fine
healthy boy born to them last Friday.
G. Justeson had narrow escape
from drowning the first of the week.
He says he fell into the water up to
his ankles.
I Ed. Dryden south west of this viii
lage has purchased lot OF corn of c.
Justesen which he is hauling to his
farm for feeding purposes.
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Nels Jensen put in a set of scales
for Peter r. Nissen the last of last
week, which Peter considers will be
great convenience to him in the
future.
Mrs. Marie johnson is visiting out
in Sharon township this week st j.
T. Nelson's the butter maker. Her
new residence is completed and ready
for plastering.
Charley Wells started out to the
Hans Mortesen farm west of town
last Tuesday to resume the breaking
of the grub land which he contracted
to do some time ago.
Miss Myrtle Dryden, who has been
havin siege of the measles, is now
able to be up and will soon be her
own self again if she does not take
relapse this gloomy weather.
Hamlin markets on Tuesday were:
for barley 30c, oats PIC, corn 3o5,
wheat soc, creamery butter PIC, dairy
16c, eggs l2c, potatoes 25c, poultry;
hens Sc, ducks Sc, turkeys 10c.
The Elkhorn Lumber company were
in receipt Of three cars Of lumber this
week which they were endeavoring to
unload in the swamp and get out to
their yards on higher ground.
Geo. Glll received card last Tues
day from Charley Hensley in Crefeldt,
Germany, stating they were enjoying
themselves nicely, and on the day the
card was written he was taking din
ner in one of the ancient castles of
that historic country.
Andrew jacobson Of Shelby, Ia,
who has been visiting his son-in- law,
VIM. Olsen of this town for the past
four weeks, went out west of town
the first of the week to visit sister
| He is the father Of Peter jacobson
| formerly OF Extra, but now of Wa
dena, Mimi.
The Children's Day program at the
Fair View school house next Sunday
evening June 9TH will be success if
| the weather turns favorable, as eX-
tensive Preparations are made in the
way of program to render every
thing instructive and interesting and
they are expecting crowded house
The program for Children's Day
June l4th at the Evangelical church
in this town is not yet completed in
full; but we learn the entire exercises
! are being gotten up carefully and will
be unusually pleasing. Everyone is
cordially invited to attend and make
the evenings entertainment the best
| ever held here.
James Blake, one of the thrifty
farmers of Greeley township, was in
town on Tuesday and he was as jolly
and good Datured as if the deluge had
done him no damage whatever. His
corn crop is all up and ready for the
cultivator as soon as he can get into
the field, and he sees nothing but
prosperity in store for the farmer
who will not let the grass grow under
his feet but will take time by the
forelock when opportunity offers.