Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-06-29
~ Hanlin ~

Clothing and hats at half price at
f. Gault & Co.
Oluf Hansen made business trip
out to Kimballton Friday.
johnson and Christensen sold two
mowers and hayloader Monday.
The Lumber Company received
two more cars of lumber this week.
Peter Juel was out near Elkhorn
the first of the week visiting BROTH
er.
A big dance was given Friday
night out east Of town at the Owen
home.
Peter Nelson is doing the first coat
painting, himself, on his office and
pool hall.
Mr.. M. g. Gill is in very poor
health again rendered more SO by his
great age.
Peter Nelson shipped a car Of she'll
ed corn and one OF hogs to market
this week.
VIM. Olsen is the owner of a fine
new buggy purchased of our dealers
this week.
Hans Mortensen of the firm Of Nor
Jensen & Jensen sold horse Monday
to a buyer for $3.50.
There was nearly cloud burst on
Tuesday morning and the water al
most flooded the town.
Chris johnson and wife passed
Sunday and Monday at her parents
home out near Elkhorn.
VIM. Baughman editor of the Men
10 Review was in Hamlin, Monday
the guest of his friend j. W. Hood.
The section men have raised part
Of the switch track here and put in
new ties which will make it more safe
at least.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pfeiffer were
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. Bomgartner in Extra Saturday
afternoon.
A very nice party was given Sat-
urday evening out at the home of
Martin Mortensen and big crowd
was present.
Walter James, Chris Juel and Nels
Jensen drove to Audubon Tuesday
to fit themselves out in new toggery
tor the Fourth.
Willy johnson, wife and children
drove to Extra Sunday and passed
the day with his parents who reside
in southeast Extra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Jacobsen and
baby passed Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Olsen, driving
from their home south Of Extra.
Mrs, Tom Gill and her sister Mrs.
Conyers and children Of Valley juno
tion were visiting Monday in Extra
with the formers daughter, Mrs. Ed
Bartlett.
Miss Ethel Owen was not in the
Saturday week picnic crowd as was
given in the journal. Our infor-
mant made the mistake in counting
noses, thats all.
Miss Emmeline Spencer and Felix
Guidinger of Extra arrived here on
Monday morning on visit at the
home of her sister and brother in law
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hopley.
One Of the wires in the depot was
OFT duty Tuesday forenoon on account
OF an open key or more probably
burnt out switch board as the light
ming was very lively further north.
Agent Pigg had his hands full and
his temper rutliled Tuesday when five
thousand pounds OF way freight was
unloaded on the platform, nearly all
OF 1T perishable which he was obliged
to carry into the small freight room.
Jas. w. Hood the new proprietor
OF the elevator has to make the trip
to his home in Audubon night and
morn on his bicycle when the wealth.
er permits, otherwise he comes and
goes on foot. He reports doing a
good business in grain SO far and as
his acquaintance becomes more ex-
tended he hopes to do much larger
business.
Hamlin market report corrected
weekly by Nelson.
Cattle, butchers stuff, % "a SIC;
cattle, tops, &c: hogs, $4.75; wheat,
SAC; corn, 43c; oats, 25c; barley, 32c
potatoes, 25c; butter, creamery, 2lc;
butter, dairy; 15c; eggs, 12c; hens, 7c;
ducks, 7c: geese, &c; turkeys, lOc.