Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-08
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Mrs. Hans Miller is sick this week
with an attack of La Grippe.
John Buttersen will have sale at
his residence north east OF Old Ham
lin, Feb. Ia.
Nels Nelson purchased a set OF
work harness last week of our harness
maker, Miller.
Fren Nelson has resigned as assis-
tant baggage smasher at Atlantic
and is now at home.
Grain is not coming in very rapid
ly at this time Notwithstanding the
fair price it commands.
The brother of barber Tvenstrup
returned to Nebraska last Thursday
after a weeks visit here.
p. X. Peterson has purchased the
lumber for a big barn to be erected
on his farm south of town.
Mr.. Frank Dimick, of Platte,
South Dakota, is the guest OF his sis
ter, Mrs. Ed Dryden this week.
Several of the light heeled gentle
men in Hamlin attended masquer-
ade in Audubon Saturday night.
Martin E. Esbeck had a large car
of buggies on track Tuesday which
he was unloading for the kimball-
ton market.
Ed Bartlett has quit work for
Hans Miller and returned to Extra
and invested we learn in house
moving outfit.
Mr.. aad Mrs. Amiel Waltz resid-
ing southwest of Hamlin are visit
ing their relatives in and near Car
roll for week.
1t was cold enough Monday morn
ing to frost the toes of our butcher,
Oleff Olesen, while engaged in
dressing beef.
Mr.. Peter Jorgensen, residing a
f3w miles south west of Hamiin, died
Sunday and was inferred Tuesday.
No particulars.
P. G.. Jensen sold his SO acre farm
three fourths OF mile south west of
town, last week, to our handsome
lumber manager.
Whenever young man invests his
surplus cash in a good barn, for
tune teller would say, it's sure
sign of wedding.
John Moore, two miles south east
of town, had Ed Elwood, of Audu-
bon, repairing pipes on his water
works system Tuesday.
Nick Skonning the blacksmith
will soon move to Extra, having en-
gagged to work in the shop of Hans
Hansen of West Extra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marius Juel, of out
near Marine, were guests Of his
brother, Peter Juel and wife, a
couple of days last week.
Rasmus Nelson, resident teamster
here for the lumber company, will
soon move down to his farm and till
the soil for the coming year.
Nels Mortensen is another solid
farmer, who has ordered good set
of heavy farm harness to be ready
when the spring work comes.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Ed Dryden are look
ing for their son, Rolla, this week
from Iowa City, where he has been
visiting relatives the past month.
We learn that E. l.. Gransberry
will soon drop the lumber hauling,
and canvass the country for Morten-
sen q Juel, taking orders for stock
food.
Peter Lauritzen sonth west of Ham
lin is making preparations to build
q barn on his farm as soon as the mat
erial can be delivered and the wealth
or becomes warmer.
A number OF the friends of NJ E.
Mortensen northwest Of town assem-
bled at his home Saturday and assis-
ted him in celebrating his birthday.
A pleasant evening was passed.
Pete Claussen, the lumber hauler,
has rented the John Griggs farm
q " 10 iuiIO oOuLu w OoI vi IOWIl, lOE Uu0
coming year, but will keep one team
on the road hauling lumber to Elk
Horn.
George Mccall is having Miller
make him set of work harness, and,
with several orders now on hand,
Hans is wondering when he will get
the last order filled, when he can't
get a good man to assist him.
The business done at the depot in
January, as reported by Agent Pigg,
vas Is cars Of coal, lumber and
attic received; and % cars of grain
nd stock forwarded, besides 49, 95
bs. of butter. Ticket sales, S47.16.
Pete Claussen's team ran away
nth u load of lumber Monday, but
rere halted at the steep incline west
town by lady who ran out into
le road and using her apron as a
eterrent succeeded in preventing
hat might have proved bad
nash up.
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