Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-01-18

Oleff Olesen pays 10ac for hides. t
Peter Peterson is out in the coun
try this winter working for q party
Alfred Miller and wife, of soutl
of Extra, were calling on friend
here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Tom Mardisen, o
Extra were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Wills Hopkins.
Carrier Stanley has q fine new
cutter which he had in use transport
ing the mail Tuesday.
Rev Johaansen will deliver bis SER
mon in Hamlin next Sunday his reg
ular appointment for this place.
Oluf Hansen and our barber, Mr..
Tvenstrup were visiting Sunday out
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Beck.
Frank McNally, formerly Hamlin's
blacksmith, was calling on his former
neighbors Thursday, returning to
Lorah, where he is doing a successful
business.
P. A. Osborne, formerly agent for
the railroad at this station, is ex-
pected this week to visit old cronies.
He is now in Extra calling on his
young lady friend.
]. r. Stanley last week moved in
to the G. L. d. Miller property near
Old Hamlin which he has rented and
on Saturday Hans Miller moved into
the house vacated by Mr.. Stanley.
Rev. j. c. Jensen, W hose residence
we did not learn, will preach in the
church in Hamlin on Sunday, Jan.
uary 2Sth at eleven o'clock A. M.
All should turn out and hear this
eloquent divine.
Peter Juel, wife and children went
out Saturday near Elk Horn to visit
relatives and Monday Pete drove
home through the binding snow
storm, leaving his family there for
more propitious day.
Messrs. Lemuir & Davis, of At
lantic shipped car of Gamers from
this station Saturday which they
picked up in the country west of
town and Tuesday the former was
here again looking for another car.
Nick Skonning, our blacksmith,
has been in business here for about
year and one-half and from his
surroundings, we surmise he has
made paying business of his smithy.
He understands his trade in all its
details, is gentlemanly and accommo-
dating and as natural sequence,
has all the work he can do.
Miss Low, the young lady who
has been teaching in the Hamlin Cen
ter school went to her home in Au-
dubon Monday where she will enjoy
a two weeks vacation, her school hav-
ing been closed for that length of
Of time at least on account of case
of scarlet fever appearing in the fami-
ly ofone of the patrons of the school.
Mrs. VIM. Olsen is now reported
as out of danger and the last two Or
three days has been gaining right
along which is good news to her
many friends. The lady was first
taken with stomach trouble which
almost developed into case of ap-
pendicitis followed by threatened
pneumonia and last but not least she
was taken for the fourth time in her
life with the mumps.
Notwithstanding the storm Mon
day good crowd was in attendance
at the Warner sale and all the stock
went at fancy prices, some of the
horses going for considerably over
one hundred dollars per head. The
machinery and farm implements
went low but as the sale amounted to
almost S14O0. or about $500. more
than the owners of the stock expect
ed they were very we'll pleased with
the results.
We must not omit to mention our
Depot Agent Mr.. E. E. Pigg and an
affAble gentlemanly young man he is,
always looking after the interests of
of the company without being over
otficious or even insolent in his be-
havior as we have known Others in
like positions to be. His papers are
always in place, his books up to date
and his office model of neatness.
His monthly report is steadily grow
ing larger showing that considerable
business is done here during the
course of month or year.
Oleff Olesep, proprietor of our only
hotel, located here about eighteen
months ago and is doing very good
business, catering to the wants of a
furnishing public. The hostess is a
thorough cook, and knows how to
please the palate of the guests, who
may want good square meal while
in town on business. By all means,
give the hotel your patronage and
never leave town hungry. Mr.. Ole.
sen also is manager OF a two table
pool hall and meat market independ-
ent of and away from the hotel, the