Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-07-13
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VIM. Olesen and wife visited at the
Jess Beck home last Sabbath.
Mr.. Anciaux of Greeley was
business visitor at HamliD, Tuesday.
Hog harvest is on in Hamlin and
any old porker will bring five cents
apound.
VIM. Rucker, of Greeley township,
is busy hauling rock for building
purposes.
Mrs. Walter James is back from
Minnesota where she has been spend
ing the Fourth.
Peter Juhl and Hans Christensen
were visitors at the M. Juhl home at
Elkhorn, Sunday.
Martin P. Morrison who lives south
of. town is building fine dwelling
for himself and family.
Mr.. G. r. Wilson has Invested in
new Sharples Cream Separator and he
is we'll satisfied with it.
johnson and Christensen sold all
their G. B. and @. side delivery Hay
leaders and ordered more.
Corn is forty five cents bushel
and hogs five cents q pound in the
Hamlin market this week.
Miss Stanley drove the route for
her brother Tuesday last while her
brother is taking lay off.
Mr.. Olson is into the butchering
business, which is great convenience
to the people of Hamlin and vicinity.
Several of our school teachers are
attending Institute this week, among
them we notice Miss Stanley and Miss
May.
Mr.. Hans Petersen has sold his fine
farm south of town to Mr.. Essington
of Brayton. He will farm the place
another year.
A pleasant dance is reported to
have occurred at George Hartvigsens
Saturday evening. The attendance was
large and the pleasures many.
The board of directors of the Blue
Grass Creamery meet the twentieth
of every month to transact the bust
ness pertaining to the Creamery.
Miss Bonnie Jones and cousin took
dinner with the Heileman family
Tuesday. They also took some lessons
in buttermakng of MI. Heileman.
Business at the Elkhorn and Kim
balIton Lumber Company's yards is
very satisfactory and prospects for a
fine crop makes the boys lay in good
supply of the necessary material.
The Blue Grass Creamery will pay
good steady boy who wants to learn
the business of Creamery Butter
maker and manager $40. a month and
al.""..sl ond oive ~4~~sy- ana.>lcy-.sent
for some time to come.
County Supervisor Fred Searles
was victim of Sciatic Rheumatism
last week. He was in such
misery at times that he was obliged
to keep his bed for several days. He is
slowly improving however.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harm Rice visited
with their friends Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Heileman Sunday. The visit was cut
short however by Mr.. Rice having
to attend sabbath school over near
his home as its Superintendent.
johnson Il Christensen have had an
exceptionally fine trade in buggies
and farm implements this season.
They have nice hardware business.
The secret of the Hamlin merchants
success is the low margin they ask
with which to sustain life.
The Trustees, of Hamlin township,
procured water from several wells in
and near Hamlin and submitted same
to Iowa State University for analysis.
Upon receipt Of the state Chemists
reports two of the wells have been
ordered filled and new ones dug.
Andrew Miklesen, whose children
have been so very sick with typhoid
fever, desires to thank his friends
and nelghbors for the generous dona.
ton in such substantial form rem
dered him recently. Their generosity
and kindness during the trying times
of the past month or more will never
be forgotten. Thanks Friends, Thanks,
The merchants of Hamlin are en-
joying fine trade these days. Messrs.
Morrison u Juhl the busy general
merchants were having all they could
do Tuesday and the way the bows
tied up goods for their numerous
customers reminded us of the fact
that they have learned the wants of
their customers and their efforts in
that direction is being appreciated by
them.
Buttermaker and manager, Fred
Heileman reports the Blue Grass
Creamery in flourishing condition.
1t was originally built for a one hun
dred tubs week factory and would
have reached that long ago but for
outside bombs being thrown into all
small creameries that paralyzed q |
great many, but by eternal vigilance
the Blue Grass came through the
or hot