Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-11-01
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Mr.. J. G. johnson, of the firm of
johnson u Carstensen, was down to
Extra last Friday, calling on his
many friends.
MRev. Jensen, the Extra Danish Luz
theran minister, came up to Hamlin
Monday morning and informed us
that there would be no preaching
here next Sunday.
Miss Ethel Dryden, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dryden, passed
several days near Extra last week
caring for her grandpa, Uncle John
j. Dimick, who was quite ill.
Miss Jennie Clark, of near Ham
lin, was south bound passenger
Saturday evening, enroute for Extra
where she went to spend Sunday
with friends at the Lancelot home,
John White, the Guthrie Center
land man, was trying to induce the
Misses Tyler to sell their holdings of
land over there while he was here
this week but we did not learn
whether he was successful or not. al
John Wegart, who hauls lumber
from the station out to the Elk Horn
and Kimballton Lumber Company,
went down to Extra last Wednesd ay,
heard Congressman Walter 1. Smith
deliver his speech, tarried through
the night and then came homo the
next morning.
joins P. Juel, the Hanllin merchant
sent out a consignment of two hun
dred chickens to Audubon Monday
morning, and his clerk, Chris Hen
ricksen, and Emil Tvenstrup, the
little barber, had moro fun than 8
barrel of monkeys getting them
caught and down to the depot.
George Gill went over to Walnut
Sunday afternoon, with his mother,
Mrs. Mace Gill, who has been quite
ill for some time, and left her at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Harvey
Lewis, hoping that q change Of
scene and little outing would make
her we'll and strong once more.
Ralph Stanley sold his property at
Old Hamlin Saturday night to
George Wilson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson, of north Greeley,
and we understand that Mr.. Stanley
has rented the farm owned by Oscar
Hunt at Extra, and formerly occu-
pied by Frank Hunt over near Gree
ley Center schoolhouse.
To show you how farm land about
this village is held in price we will
tell you that a stranger from the dis
tant east came here one day this
week and offered Mr.. Nels Ratten-
borg 100000 for his farm lying
across the track, consisting of about
one hundred and ten acres but MIR.
Rattenborg refused to take the
tempting offer.
Grandma Philippe, who has been
down at Clearmont, Missouri, for
six or seven weeks visiting relatives
arrived at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Marshal Smith, in Extra, last
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panied by her daughter who resides
in that Missouri city, and the lady
will remain here a few days and
visit at the home of her brother, Doc
Phippe, over east of Hamlin.
Charles Crees, who resides over in
Guthrie county, came over one day
last week to visit his father, get a
peek at the new baby at his sister,
Mrs. Tom Whites home, and Friday
he and Tom White were in Extra
calling on relatives at the Charles
Spencer home. Mr.. Crees was &C.
companied here by Mr.. Hi Wilson
who was resident here a few years
ago but who now is neighbor to
Mr.. Crees.
Charles Spar, who was agent at
the Hamlin depot for some time dur
ing the summer months, arrived
here one day this week and is again
in charge of business, manipulating
the telegraph and hosting freight