Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-06-22
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No sickness to report this wee
that we learned of.
r. H. Garnett had his two resi-
dences rodded last week.
Geo. Scott out east of Old Hamli
was attending to business here Tues
day.
One car of corn and two of hog
went out from this station the pas
week.
Corn has made wonderful strideI
in one short week and small grai1
and grass look just splendid.
M. Potter out on Route 4 Audi.
bon was in town Tuesday and remem-
bered the printer without the asking
Otto Larson had his big barn rod
del last week. Jim Beard of Extra
did the work in satisfactory man.
ner.
Miss Moreno McDaniels of Extra
passed Saturday night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Garnett near
Hamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bruhn at
tended the wedding of his brother-in-
law Mr.. Turkelsen out Kimballton-
ward Wednesday.
How do we feel over the contest
and its results? o. X. We're not
saying much but are keeping quiet
and saving wood.
johnson & Christensen sold two
surveys the past week to parties out
west Of town. This firm has nice
line to choose from.
The Pool Hall has been painted
the past week on the front which
makes it look so much nicer that the
proprietors have concluded to give
the whole building coat.
James G. Bell of Old Hamlin sold
1000 bushels of shelled corn which he
was delivering to Pete Nelson Tues
day. The unloading of that corn led
us back in mind to the times of lone
ago when one had to drive along side
car and use much muscular force
in shoveling the corn into the car.
Our old friend Pete Nelson has
moved his personal office fixtures.
books etc. into the pool hall on the
north side of the street, and has con-
verified his coal sheds into grain bins
and will still continue in the stock
and grain interests here. Times are
liable to be more lively in markets at
least for while.
Mr.. Hood will soon begin buying
grain and hopes to merit a share Of
the patronage if fair and square deal.
ing will cause him to receive it, But
the purchase of grain is not his only
resource for making livelihood, he
intends to engage in Che purchase OF
cattle and hogs as we'll and will pay
the highest market prices compati-
BILE with good business principles.
Ole Oleson one of the old Kimball-
ton band and an expert violinist fur
n.shed the music at a fine dance Satur-
day night out at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Hans j. Hansen, Z miles
west of town. Altho "mine host'
has lots of business to claim his atten-
ton whenever dance is on the car
pet and his services are demanded.
he cam forget the past but will 90
to tuning up his fiddle and say s'I'll
be there never fear /"
Last Saturday afternoon, MessrF.
Will Deets, Jim Bradley and Rob-
ert Clark and the Misses Grace al d
Maggie Stanley, Lulu Clark and
Ethel Owen formed a picnic party
which assembled in one of Exira's
near by groves and had very pleas
ant time until the shades of night
warned them that it was time to re-
turn home, but on passing through
Extra, the band concert, attracting
their attention, they resolved then
and there to hear it through and
had very favorab report to make.
.mes W. Hood Of M enlo, la. pur-
chased the Counsilman elevator and
coal sheds etc. last week and arrived
here with his family to take posses.
sion, but there being not even a room
in town that is not occupied he was
obliged to move Oh up to Audubon
where houses in plenty were at his
disposal. He is a pleasant gentleman
in conversation and will no doubt be
q valuable acquisition to this town.
The evator now has grain in it be-
longing to Pete Nelson, the former
manager who is cleaning it up pre-
paratory to shipping the grain,