Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-02-15


John Sunberg has moved to the
Lou Miller farm east of Old Hamlin
Hamp Jones finished putting up a
big lot of ice Monday out on his farm.
James Blake, OF Greeley, shipped
car of corn fattened cattle to Chi
cago Monday.
Peter Nelson shipped four cars
of hogs and one car of corn to market
since last Tuesday.
Nels Rattenborg closed the con-
tract for the Lumber for his new
house last Monday.
johnson & Christensen had a car of
implements on the track Tuesday,
which came in Monday.
Mortensen 81 Juel have received q
full supply of dry goods and groceries
to supply the wants of their increas
ing trade,
Joe Phipps sold his farm to j. IL.
Jones and will soon move to Guthrie
County where he purchased a tract
of 100 acres.
Christopher Hansen, residing a
few miles east OF this town will move
about March lst to his wife's farm
below Des Moines.
Nicholas Christensen, of near Elk
Horn, visited last week in this village
with his brother, Hans, and sister,
Mrs. j. @. Johnson.
Simon Christensen purchased q
work horse of E. l.. Gransberry one
day last week to replace the one
which recently died.
Mrs. George Morey started Tues
day for St. j oseph, Missouri to visit
her mother, Mrs. Banning, who is
reported seriously i'll,
Have you read Jens p. Jensen's
sale notice in another column. He
resides south west of Hamlin and his
sale is February Dist.
Willie Rattenborg, Of Elk ii orn,
visited last week with his brotners,
Hans and Nels, before commencing
his work for the spring.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Richard Owen have
the care of two Of their children who
are sick with scarlet fever which is
said to be in mild form.
Blacksmith Nick Skonning is get
ting every thing in readiness to
move to Extra March lst where he
was engaged to work for H. p.
Hansen.
The milk and cream haulers had a
bad time Tuesday in making their
trips to aud from the creamery and
most of them were late INJECTING to
their destinations.
Arthur Anciaux aud Miss Bertha
Armstrong, out east of Old Hamlip
were married w ednesday of this
week, Rev. Geo. Nichols of Extra,
we were informed, performed the
marriage ceremony in the presence
of q number of invited guests.
The Chicago Lyceum Ladies Quar-
tette appears in the NJ E. Church
at Extra, Wednesday, February 81.
Seats may be reserved without extra
charge. Phone to Hansen u Cum
ninghem and reserve what you want.
Above all, don't fail to hear them.
Rural Route Carrier j. r. Stanley
came in Tuesday morning on horse
back in ending to make his round in
the saddle but the blizzard increasing
in intensity and the win 4 in velocity
he concluded that discretion was the
better part of valorand wisely struck
out for his home.
The basket picnic at the school
house on the hill north west of town
Friday night was success, the
house being crowded with happy
picnicers. The object of the promot-
ers of the meeting was to raise funds
toward the purchase of an organ for
the school and the sum OF $3.50 was
raised.
A Mr.. White and torce from Oak
field arrived here Monday night af-
ter dark from that town on their
way to near Coon Rapids with their
uiaNlioll clS Iut duu saw mil OuLUJ
and when daylight came the storm
was raging SO that they abandoned
the outfit and returned to Oalfield
to await more propitious time to
continue their journey.
The ladies' of the Presbyteriao
Church of Old Hamlin, met at the
home of Mrs. George Scott there. to
form plans by which to raise money
to aid the foreign of the church.
Forest Scott brought out his kodak
and photographed the ladies' in two
groups, the married ladies in one and
the single ladies in the other.
Rev. Johaansen will hold services
in the church in Ilamlin next Sunday
at the usual hour, 1880 sharp. lie
has been acting as supply here for a
long time but now that preacher
has been secured for Hamlin and Ex-
ira he will about May 1st discon.
tinue his pastoral calls here as he
has large congregation at the Bota-