Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
Hanlin


their brother, Peter Rasmussen, in
this village Oh Sunday.
Rev. Fletcher Brown of Indianola,
Iowa, will preach at the M. E. church
in Old Hamlin next Sunday at 5
O'Clock p. m. Everybody is respect
fully invited to attend.
N. G. Mickelsen and family of
Nebraska, arrived here last week with
a car of emigrant goods and went to
housekeeping on the II. j. Hansen
farm adjoining town on the west.
Mr.. A. E. Byrd and family of near
Lewis, arrived here the last of last
week with their car of household
goods and moved on a farm few
miles out northeast Of Old Hamlin.
O. P. Tyler returned from Omaha
last week and we are informed he has
about made up his mind to locate in
Council Bluffs, he being now on a
deal for property situated in that
city.
Clark Wilson was elected sub
director in No. 1, Otto Larsen No. 5,
John Ebert No. I, Soren Madsen No.
s, Willy johnson No. 9, Chris Roed
No. and S. Searles in No. 3, j. T..
Moore No. and James Boyer in
No. 6.
John Cook has sold his 40 acre farm
and IL is said he intends to move to
Oklahoma. Charley Ballou was the
purchaser which means that the latter
although owning a farm in Okla
homa, has no intention of moving
there.
Clip Mitchell formerly Green Bay
Lumber Company manager in Extra,
but now travelling for Dodd &
Struthers of Des Moines, arrived here
last Tuesday and visited a day with
his friend, w. D. Stanley, at Old
Hamlin.
James Clark who resides in Mis-
souri,, arrived here last week and is
helping to attend his son, Robert,
who lies at the home of George
Gerard in precarious condition.
caused by the severe injuries he
received last week.
Agent Shryer received an invita-
ton to be present last Tuesday at a
big meeting of the agents OF this
division, being held in Atlantic but
was not able to secure substitute to
take his place here and was obliged to
forego the pleasure.
Dick Owen and wife were made the
recipients of number of useful
presents last Monday at their home
out east of Old Hamlin, by their
numerous friends, the occasion being
the anniversary of their Wooden
wedding. All report iovial time.
Cattle on the Hamlin markets this
week are not changed in price from
last being quoted at from to cents
owing to condition: Hogs were So so.
wheat SIC, oats 26c, corn 269c, rye
BIC, barley 35c, butter creamery 2Sc.
country 1Sc, eggs l2c, Centerville
coal $500, Illinois $3.50.
Henry Wells returned from his
southern trip last week and was not
particularly struck with the Missouri
country he traversed, but was so
much interested with eastern Kansas
west of Kansas City, that if he can
(sell out here, he is said to have
expressed the determination to be-
come citizen of that state.
At the meeting of the ub-directors
Of this township last Monday, the
proper proceedings were instituted
to open road 10 school houses,
numbers and s, and in regard to
the removal of No. school house to
this town not move was made to
bring the matter up as those opposed
are reported to have been there in full
force and ready to secure the defeat of
the project.
Chris Larsen marketed a load of
hogs the past week in this town; Gill
Petty one, H. G. Rice one, Nate Car
| per three, o. P. Tyler two, Aug.
Burr one, Peter Reubel one, Miss
| Cappie Dodge one, Hans Knudsen
one, Theo Iversen one, Sam Atkinson
one, Julius Kopaska two, Charley
Higgins one, Peter Mortensen two,
j. j. White one, Johan Jensen three,
and Joe Heath one load. Mr.. Jensen
had IA hogs in the three loads which
averaged 80 pounds.
| just Justesen bad urgent business
at the county seat last Tuesday morn.
ing and instead of starting from the
depot started to board the flyer as it
passed east Of his place of business
when it was going at a good round
pace. He undertook to make fy-
ing leap but instead of landing on
his feet came down on the last step
ker- PUNK on his knees, the two