Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-09-17
; Hamlin

The Elkhorn Lumber Company
has its yards nearly empty now only
a few loads of posts remaining in the
yard.
Peter Nelson purchased a fine,
smooth car of hogs Of Jack Ooberholz
last Friday which were sent to South
Omaha.
Mrs. j. f. Sherman, sister of Mrs.
0. Gatfin, who has been visiting the
latter for some time expected to start
for her home at Wahoo, Neb., last
Tuesday.
Peter r. Peterson, south of town,
found his best mare in the creek last
Monday morning and so chilled that
she will probably die.
Frank Duvall the thrifty farmer
and stock raiser east of Old Hamlin,
shipped a car Of home fed hogs to
Omaha last Saturday.
Miss Mary Mickelsen has returned
from Audubon where she has been
engaged at work and will stay with
her parents for the present.
VIM. Olsen is engaged in unloading
two cars of shelled corn the grain
buyer here had shipped in for the
use of neighboring farmers.
Joel Crees and wife and Charley
Spencer and wife started last week
for Titonka, Iowa, on a visit to their
relatives, Harry Percy and wife.
Mrs. j. F. Sherman was visiting
her friends the latter part of the week
in Audubon and bidding them a final
farewell before returning to her home
in Nebraska.
Rev. Montgomery of the Old Ham.
lin Presbyterian church went to Oak
land on Tuesday to attend the con-
ference of that denomination now in
session there.
Charley Gill Of south of Extra, was
doing chores for his uncle, George
Gill near here last week, while Geo.
was over at Guthrie Center attending
the county fair.
Next Sunday at Fair View Sunday
School at 2 O'Clock followed by
preaching by Rev. j. Wirth at 3 d.
m. Every one invited to both Sun
day School and church.
The Kimballton Lumber Company
received two car loads of lumber the
past week which they ordered for
Hans Frederickson's new barn which
will be erected at once
Miss Eva Davis was visiting her
parents the last of the week south
west OF town, returning to Audubon
on Monday where she is staying with
her grandmother, Mrs. James Davis.
FARM For SALE-sO acres, % miles
southwest of Hamlin, fair improve
ments, 20 acres grass, . acres timber.
For sale cheap. Possession, March
LIST, 1904. GEO. KYHNN. 9-lO 4W
Hank Donahue and force are at
work this week filling in the stock
yard pens with cinders which from
the way they were putting them in
will render the yards impervious to
mud.
&c. johnson and party who went
to Wall Lake week before last re-
turned on Wednesday of last week
and as the weather was ideal while
they were there they had all the fun
they anticipated.
Frank McNally, the blacksmith,
had business in Extra on Monday
evening going down on the train and
having to walk back through the deep
mud, which he decided was not a
pleasant undertaking.
The foot race in which our citizen
Wells was to engage in last Saturday
with Frank Lee Drake of Audubon
al thai place was not pulled off on
account OF the rain, but was post
poned until Saturday evening the
10Th.
Jens Anderson and wife who
recently returned from the old coun-
try were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Rattenborg last Sunday and were
visited by a number Of friends
anxious to bear from friends in
fatherland.
Hans Frederickson, the big farmer
and stock man who owns the old
Stanley farm southeast of town, went
to Chicago last Saturday with three
car loads of nice, smooth steers of his
own feeding for which he received a
very good price.
johnson IL Christensen have a nice
stock of hard and soft coal burners
lately brought in. They are receiv-
ing a fair run Of custom for the gents
furnishing goods brought from Kim
ballton which are not old shelf worn
clothing but nice, bright goods fit
for the most fastidious.
George Gill got home from Guthrie
Center Sunday with his nag Alice.
He was unable to get her into
a race of her class but in the race he
did enter her he captured the fourth
stakes which just let him out
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