Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-03-17

and Mrs. Geo. Spencer at Old Ham
lin, arriving Sunday.
| W. Crees has not moved to near
Ross yet on account Of his children
who are just convalesing from severe
attacks Of pneumonia.
| The creamery is turning out a
good quality and about the usual
number of pounds of butter usually
shipped this season of the year.
Ralph Stanley attended the Thomas
sale of horses in Extra last week but we
did not learn WEATHER he purchased
a horse to drive on the route or not.
Miss Maggie Stanley will deliver
the mail on Route /, any time her
brother Ralph may be unable to act
as she has been appointed substitute.
Frank McNally was rushing bust.
ness the past week in sharpening
discs etc. helping the farmers get
ready for the approaching busy sea.
son.
Henry Shryer, formerly agent at
this station, has written friends here.
from away down in Arizona, where
he is we'll, happy and engaged in tel
egraphing.
Jens Anderson formerly manager
OF the klmbsllton lumber yards here
was calling on his many friends in
Hamlin Tuesday. He now lives in
Kimballton.
P. A. Osborne and Miss Emma
Spencer drove to Coon Rapids, Sat-
urday and visited that night at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Frank Hop
ley and husband.
P. A. Osborne handles the laundry
from here to Audubon, so you wish
your cuffs, collars or finely laundri-
ed shirt fixed up in style leave them
with him at the depot.
The school directors of this town.
ship are holding numerous receptions
since election, their company for the
most part being young ladies desir-
ing schools for the spring term.
AT the school meeting after con.
siderable discussion owing to an in
crease in taxation the proposition to
build two story school house at
Hamlin Center was voted down for
this year.
Peter loft disposed of one load of
hogs to our dealer last week: John
Burr, three; S. A. May, one; S. Soren-
son, two: Hans Fredriksen, nine:
James Boyer, one; and George soren-
son, one.
Peter Nelson received a car of
shelled corn last week but he pro-
nounces it poor stuff and refuses to
accept it as its not what he ordered
1T is therefore awaiting the orders of
the consignor.
Mrs Martha Brandstatter aud three
children started Tuesday for Lissie.
Texas. She had intended residing in
Audubon but for some reason best
known to herself, lately decided to
take this trip.
Nearly all the prospective patrons
OF Route one, have purchased their
mail boxes and taken them home to
have them in place on April 1st. the
time which is set for the carrier to
begin his labors.
Otto Rubel was here last week
comforting with our implement deal
ers, johnson Il Christensen, with the
result that he made the purchase of a
complete farm implement outfit, in
Guiding new wagon.
ChrJustesen is not out yet and don't
seem to improve as fast as his friends
could hope. We hope to see the
gentleman out down town and COM
pletely restored to good health and
his usually jovial spirits soon.
Fred Sable, the newly married
man residing west OF town was here
Tuesday getting things in readiness
for seeding. This gentleman drives
one Of the finest young teams we
have seen for long time and are an
excellent team for general purposes.
Mr.. Jens Winters is here from
SOu III DdhOlo NlSllIilS MS COUSIN.
Just Justesen. He went there two
years ago as sheep herder and took up
a claim which he still holds. From
his general conversation we Judge he
has seen many places more enficing
than ranch in South Dakota.
1 w. l.. Clark of near Old Hamlin
recently purchased fine cockerel of
an Atlantic dealer TO further improve
his fine breed of chickens. He in
forms us that his mother, Mrs. Mary
Clark, well known to Extra people
is in Rock Island, Ill. visiting a
daughter and is not in very good
health this winter.
Hamlin markets tor Tuesday OF
this week:
| Wheat 64c; corn SIC; oats "a: barley
mailing 2Sc; hard coal 9 80; Illinois
500; Centervile 4.75; creamery but
ter 24c; dairy lie; eggs 10; potatoes
S1 81. ba,c o.. 5nolyo =.