Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-18

I! Tom Egan, Jr. has rented one of
the Stuart farms over northeast of
Hamlin near the Sam Gardner farm.
! Peter Rubel ships two cars of baled
hay to st Louis this week where he
is assured good price over and above
expenses.
| The mail carriers on the three
routes centeripg here all report hard
time Monday with rough roads and
raw winds.
Mrs. johnson, mother of j. c..
johnson, is again at home after good
visit at the home of son who lives
near Elkhorn.
| j. z. Moore and family are trying
to get ready to move to Springfield,
Mo. the last of this week or the first
of next at the latest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nelson out
southwest of town few miles are
the parents of nice, sweet baby girl
born few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Ward returned to
their home in Des Moines Friday
after good visit with relatives over
east of Old Hamlin.
| P. A. Osborn was in Audubon on
business Friday. He also takes quite
an interest in Old Hamlin vicinity.
The scenery most likely.
The Misses Ella and Norah Olsen
returned Friday from visiting their
grandparents and other friends near
Shelby for the past two weeks.
Next Friday week there will be
first grade exercises and examinations
of all the first grade pupils in the
township, at Hamlin Center school
house.
The Elkhorn Il Kimballton Lum-
Der company closed deal for 500
stock of lumber, purchased by A. G.
Nelson for barn, to be erected in the
spring.
j. M. Jensen and N. j. Petersen
will each ship car load of fine cattle
to South Omaha Thursday and will
ooeoHlP any euolu W looh oitCi 1ucll
welfare.
The families of Hi Wilson, Asa
johnson and Chris Hansen east of
Old Hamlin are all quarantined from
scarlet fever, contracted while attend
ing school.
Mr.. Cyrus Steele died of paralysis
at the home of his son over in Guth-
RE county Sunday and was buried at
Union Center cemetery Monday. He
at one time resided in Extra.
Geo. Spencer struck fine market
for his sheep last week and was COM
plimented highly by the stock buyers
for having his sheep on the market
earlier and in better condition than
last year.
The coal famine is broken now
but partially. Hard coal is and has
been plenty at Pete Nelson's at $3.50,
but he was out OF soft coal Tuesday;
the lumber company had plenty Of
the latter on that day.
Hi Wilson was intending to move
to his farm near Bayard this week
when his little boy was taken with
scarlet fever in a light form and the
family were placed under quarantine
and now the moving is deferred till
a later period.
Our neighboring farmers marketed
a few loads Of hogs the past week
here as follows: Geo. Scott, 1 load;
Geo. Wahlert, 1; w. H. Warner, 2;
N. E. Crane, 1; Will Egan, 1; NJ.
Brandstatter, /; r. w. Mullenger, S;
Pete Topt,, 1; Jorgen Jorgensen, 1; E.
e. Pennington, /; VIM. Rudolph, 2
and Jens f. Petersen, L.
Hamlin markets tor Tuesday of
this week:
| Wheat Coo; corn &c; oats 81; barley
mailing 29c; hard coal $50; Illinois
800; Centerville 4.75; creamery but
ter 24c; dairy 1Sc; eggs 20; potatoes
81 90; hens Sc; ducks Sc; turkeys 12c;
geese &c; cattle, butcher stuff 100
p; top ACC; hogs $3.50.
Have mercy OH your dumb animals.
A team stood on our streets all Sun
day afternoon and until late at night
without q morsel Of food or drink
until kind hearted citizen came
along, unhitched the animals and put
them in stable where they were
taken care of until the owner put in
an appearance. Ten and costs should
have been the penalty for such hare
heartedness.