Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-04

Art Osborne and Oluf Jensen now
i, occupy comfortable quarters in the
lumber office of the Elkhorn and
kimballton lumber company.
j. u. Moore returned last Wednes-
day from Springfield, Mo-, and re-
ports every thing booming. He went
to Audubon Tuesday on business.
EsrRAY-Taken up by the sub
scriber residing one mile east of Ham
lin, small shoat. Gail describe
property and pay charges.
GEo. SPENCER.
Ralph Stanley is contemplating
renting the Martha Branstatter farm,
southeast of town in the event that
her son attends High school the
coming summer.
George Spencer was in town Tues
day countermandlng an order for a
car to ship his car OF sheep on account
of the severe cold snap which struck
us Monday night.
Mrs. johnson, mother OF j. G.
johnson, is out at the home of her
son, Lauritz Johnson, kindly asaist-
ing to care for that lusty big boy born
to Mr.. and Mrs. johnson not long
since.
VIM. Olsen has been offered a good
price for his residence and ten acres of
land bordering on the south line Of
town, but the prospective buyer
thought $4,000 was tritle two high
aud the deal is off for the present.
Mrs. ]. M. Roberts returned Tues
day from Shelton, Neb, where she
was called by the serious illness Of
her mother, who is still in critical
condition. Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts are
new corners here who reside on the
old McNutt farm east of Old Hamlin.
S. A. Heath and wife, who came
here two weeks ago, and are visiting
among former neighbore, were
serenaded while at John Dawson's
residence one night last week. The
young people made up good strong
party and hied themselves to the
Dawson residence and proceeded to
raise noise in true serenading style,
which soon had the desired effect.
The guileless groom greeted the party
in suave and agreeable manner and
inadvertently withdrawing his hand
from his coat pocket carelessly dis
played S. bill and said, elbow much
is it boys?" Now the boys and girls
for there were girls in the crowd, we
are informed, were out for fun and
not for spolls particularly, and the
spokesman modestly replied: ooh
dollar will do" Albright boys. give
me the change he replied as he again
displayed the V, l haven any change.
The crowd proceeded to "dig up'' the
difference and while 80 engaged the
bridegroom deposited the bill in his
pocket and slipped out another one
which after receiving his 81 change
he handed to one of the boys who put
it in his pocket and after showering
all kind of we'll wishes on the happy
couple babe them good night and
departed for the nearest store; which
was in Hamlin to regale themselves
on candy and peanuts. In the trip in
their sled one of the girls proposed
"we have peep at the precious fiver,''
to see that it was no counterfeit we
presume; when displaying it in the
pale moon beams one darling ejacu-
lated oh that horrid old man, see
what it says tone dollar" and here
we are out four. There was a hasty
turning of teams, right about face
and the party returned and in an alb
ject manner, called Mr.. Heath's
attention to the mistake and were
more than willing to call it a draw.
After he had had all the fun out of
them he wished, he gave them back
their money and dollar to spend
as they saw proper. They were a
crest fallen set Of serenaders and one Of
the party says, don't smoke but FL
always carry matches when go
serenading again this was the worst
sell of all the sells when Eve been
sold.