Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-07-21


Mr.. Joel Crees visited his daughter,
Mrs. Charley Spencer, in Extra Sat-
urday.
Alex. Mcguire went to Bonesteel
Friday, registered, and returned home
Sunday.
w. q. Olsen and daughter Nora, Wis
tied Sunday at Jacob Jacobson's east
of Oakfield.
A car of coal was unloaded here on
Monday for the Elkhorn and KIM
ballton Lumber Company.
johnson & Christensen and their
better halves, visited last Sunday at
j. P. Nelson's near Brayton.
VIM. Olsen and wife entertained
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Jacobsen from
east of Oakfeld last Sunday.
Mac MCGUIRE was hauling cream
last week during the absence of the
regular hauler, Alex MCGUIRE.
Let. j. Hill, county clerk, was in
town Friday, interviewing his con-
stituency in view of another term.
Mrs. Marie johnson returned Sun
day from Elkhorn, where she had
been visiting since before the Fourth.
Hans Christensen and wife drove to
Elkhorn Wednesday, and while he
was setting up binder, she visited
friends.
Barley is nearly all cut in this
vicinity and hay harvest was nicely
under way, when stopped by the
heavy rain of Monday night.
Arthur Warner returned Thursday
from Bonesteel, So. Dakota, where
he registered. He reports great life
and activity in that canvas city.
That was nice orderly dance re-
ported at the Ed Dryden home last
Saturday night, and was by invita-
ton only, which kept the rowdy
element debarred.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Heileman and Miss
Ruth Scott OF Maxwell, arrived here
Friday and are visiting at the cream
cry residence, with Fred and wife
and that precious grand child.
The section foreman on this end of
the branch reports the heaviest rain
fall Monday night which has taken
place in two years; yet the rise in the
streams did not seem to indicate it.
One year ago Wednesday the hopes
IF 70 not of loch
ed to earth in one hour by the big
hail storm which in some cases de-
nuded the fine fields of all vegetation.
Practical jokes are good so long as
they work no harm, but when they
lead to almost mixup there should
be let up for the time being, until
those persons upon whom the joke
has been perpetrated, have time to
cool down.
Mrs. T. j. Coglan and brothers
Oscar and Lloyd Miller were called
to Fontanelle Friday, by the death
of their father, Mr.. John Miller that
morning. The lady and brothers
have the sympathy of this neigh
borhood in their bereavement.
George B. Gill drove out to Har-
Ian Sunday to see his mare, Alice G..
in training for the fall races. She is
improving fairly we'll, and if she
keeps it up will, no doubt, secure
some prizes in the meets which are to
come off at the different fairs this
fall.
Harry Percy, formerly merchant,
depot agent and grain buyer here,
came with his wife and family last
Wednesday and visited at the home
of her parents, Joel Crees and wife.
He returned to Titonka Sunday,
while she will remain for longer
visit.
Nelson & Kjargaard experienced
lots of trouble in shipping a car of
hogs last week. They could neither
ship to Omaha, Des Moines or Chic
ago, 80 they finally got car which
they shipped to Audubon and trans
ferred to the N. w. r. r., and from
there to Cedar Rapids.
Hamlin markets tor Tuesday OF
this week:
Wheat 64c; corn 36c; oats 292c;barley
mailing Csc; hard coal $50; Illinois
500; Centerville AIS; creamery but
ter 1Sc; dairy -; eggs 10; new pota-
toes 40c; hens 74c; ducks &c; geese SC;
turkeys Sc; cattle, butcher stuff 24@
34c, top sic; hogs. $4.7o; spring
chicks 10c.