Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-07-27


Elmer Pigg our accommodating
agent attended services in Audubon
Sunday. (D
Pete Nelson picked up cars CT
hogs the past week which he prompt
ly sent to market.
A small party congregated at the
home of Nels Rattenberg, Sunday,
end partook of ice cream and cake.
Heary Petersen, young farmer
near town brought two loads OF hogs
to market Tuesday which averaged
$40 pounds.
Pete Hansen, brother of Oluf has
gone to Tyler, MINI. on tour OF OBJ
servation intending to extend his
trip over into South Dakota.
The east Hamlin branch of the Au-
dubon County Telephone Co. will
shortly build its line from the main
line east of town to this village.
Farmers are through cutting their
fue barley crop and they are all hop
inc there will be no rain until the
crop is safely in the bin or elevator.
The Marine and Elkhorn telephone
Company are busy setting poles on
their line coming here from the west,
they being nearly in sight of town,
Tuesday.
Miss Allie Briggs, daughter of
Julius Briggs formerly of this vicln-
ity is here from Titonka, Ia. visiting
her cousin Mrs. Jack Oberholz and
husband.
There was a nice ice cream party at
Peter Nissen's Monday evening sup
plemented by an excellent and appe-
thing supper, the occasion being the
birthday of Mrs. Nissen.
Fred Heileman had double churn-
ing on his hands, Tuesday, conse-
quently over dozen tubs were filled
with nice appetizing looking butter
ready for shipment.
Tom Bruhn, our post master now
has the railing around his enclosure
in the office, beautifully painted in
the national colors, red, white and
blue which gives the office more
cheerful and patriotic appearance.
The Elkhorn & Kimballton Lum-
Der Co. had an 10000 pound car of
fine lumber set off on the side track
Tuesday. The manager has been do
ing a good business lately in selling
lumber in small lots but contem-
plates some big sales when harvest is
ended.
MI. Frank Pfeifer of Hamlin town.
ship has bought q new Gaar Scott
engine which, when attached to his
Case separator will make one of the
best threshing outfits in Audubon
County. Frank has had thirty three
years in the business and takes plea
sure in trying to please his numer-
GUS patrons.
Mrs. r. Fl. Garnett and daughter
in law, Mrs. G. R. Garnett, drove
over east of Guthrie Center one day
last week and visited until Monday
at the home Of the latters parents Mr.
and Mrs. George Girard, whom they
found we'll and doing we'll. They
formerly resided near here and also
near Extra.
Mr.. Hood the owner of the eleva
tor has been doing but little buying
of grain the past week himself, OF
account of the serious illness OF hi
son, Clarence, in Audubon. The littl
fellow is very i'll with inflammation 0
the stomach. Mr.. Hood has Messrs
Mortensen and Juel looking after hi
interests in his enforced absence.
A big delegation of Extra peopl
paid our modest little village a cal
last Sunday. There were marie
people and unmarried people, ye
they all seemed to assimilate for til
purpose OF having a good time whic
they certainly did. Call again ladie
and gentlemen, the bars are alway
down and the latch string out.
Elmer Davis was testing his bi
thresher on our street Tuesday for,
noon getting it properly adjuste
which he did to his satisfaction aft,
which himself and partner Mr.. Bio
pulled out for Frank Hopley'a on tt
Spencer farm where they intended
thresh his nice barley crop the fir
of the season to be threshed in tn
section.
Hans Mortensen went out to Il
gasoline room one night last week
draw can of the necessary but da
gerous fluid. He was drawing it
the darkness and let some of the flu
run over his hand when thinking
was time to shut off the stream,
did so not finding the cork or stopp
to the can reached in his pocket DIRE
out match and lighted it. The L
suit is he never found the stopp
but he has very sore hand from t.
burning it got when that match W
struck.
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