Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-27
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H. Christensen had business in Extra
between trains Friday.
r. H. Garnett has received car of
lumber for his large barn.
Chris Roed southwest of,the station,
is building large corn crib.
John Carlson, of Elkhorn, is now in
the employ of N. Rattenburg.
Miss Mary Mikkasen went to work
in Audubon Monday for Mrs. Jacobs.
A Jolly crowd from here attended
the chautauqua in Atlantic last week.
p. X. Petersen was getting lumber
Tuesday for a new lumber shed, 20x2S.
Henry Herbert was shaking hands
in and about Hamlin Monday and
Tuesday.
There was dance at the F. Bartlett
home Saturday evening. All enjoyed
the treat.
C. W. Wilson and b. Elmer left
Tuesday to attend the state fair at
Des Moines.
Mrs. l.. Ward and children, of Des
Moines, arrived here Saturday to Wis
it her parents.
Miss Matilda Christensen, of Elk
horn is here visiting her sister Mrs.
j. G. Johnson.
Sorensen, of Audubon, were callers in
Hamlin Monday.
Mrs. f. Mentally and children visit
ed her parents in Atlantic last week,
returning Monday.
Chas. Spencer is now one of the
township road workers, working the
east part of the township.
One of the proprietors of the eleva-
tor was here from Chicago looking
after the firms interest here.
Mrs. Heilman went to the state fair
Tuesday, going from there to Max
well to visit her parents.
Tom Atkins and ]. II. Jones depart
ed Monday for the state fair where
they went to view the live stock ex-
hibit.
Toney Johnson, who has been work
ing for N. Rattenburg, has been layed
off and is now working for II. w.
Mullenger.
H. G.. Rice and daughter Rosellia
left Tuesday on the noon train for
Omaha where they go to have their
eyes treated.
The Elkhorn lumber company is
putting in new scale east of their
lumber shed which will be used in
weighing coal.
Chris Nelson, of Kimballton, was
down Thursday to fix our blacksmith's
gasoline engine which has been on the
bum the past few days.
Mr.. L. Miller and wife, who have
been visiting his brothers Lew and
Chas. Miller, departed for his home
in Davenport Monday.
Pete Rasmussen and wife, who have
been calling on friends about Sharon
and other points, returned to their
home in Hamlin Saturday.
A car of ties came in Saturday to
be used for the stock yard. This will
get the farmers to ship their stock
over the Rock Island again.
Olaf Hansen, the Elkhorn lumber
manager, was called to Elkhorn Fri
day for special meeting. Tom Brhun
ran the yard until his return.
The Hamlin markets on Tuesday
were as follows: Butter IA, eggs Is,
hens 81, chicks 81, ducks 5, turks 4,
corn 300, oats 20 to "a, barley 80 and
hogs $40.
The democratic caucus Saturday
evening to select delegates for the con-
vention was sparsely attended, this
being the busy season of the year.
The following delegates were chosen:
Ed. Dryden, Chas. Crees, A. Davis,
John McKibben, Peter Madsen and
John Reed
Our grain and live stock buyer has
had lots of fun lately catching rats
about the elevator beween hours and
painting same red and the rats are
looking for new homes. Saturday a
big fat fellow was chased out of the
Justesen store.
The DANE and wife visited at the
home of G. Gerard's Sunday. Mr..
Gerard had just returned from a trip
to Guthrie Center where he had been
with the intention of buying land. He
had several chances to buy good inn
proved 80 acre farms.
In returning from Audubon Thurs
i day Myrtle Justesed waved at an OBJ
ject in the road by the poor farm and
in doing so dropped her pocket book
containing five dollars and some small
change. She walked up the next day
and with good luck found it. Keep
your pocket book in your inside poe
lot