Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-01-02

Elk Horn on Christmas.
The Hamlin Center Lyceum will
open Friday evening for the winter.
Everyone is izvited to attend.
The Christmas festivities at Old
Hamlin were said to be Joyous
affairs to all, both young and old.
Miss Anna Anderson returned to
Extra Monday after visiting few
days with relatives in this vicinity.
The masquerade dance here is said
to have surpassed all other occasions
of like character ever held in town.
Mr.. end Mrs. Fred Bonnesen and
babe spent their holiday with friends
at Kim ballton and report fine visit.
Tom Bruhn has been on the in
valid list the past week but is still
taking care of himself before starting
to work again.
| Everyone has praise for the fine
program rendered and the heavily
loaded Christmas tree at the church
last Saturday.
Mr.. Frae Hayes of east Greeley
was in town Monday on business and
reported erything lovely in his
neighborhood.
A big crowd of the friends and
neighbors of Mrs. Jens S. Petersen
gave that lady big birthday party
last Saturday.
| Chris 0. Jensen the Elk Horn
stock buyer was in town again Mon
day with two cars of hogs for the
casters market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruhn and children
were gueste Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cars
Jensen at a delicious goose toart given
the last OF the week.
| James White and family ov,r
northeast of Mamlin, partook OF
Christmas turkey at the home Of
r. H. Garnett and wife.
4 Charley Spar, the agent, was ex.
pecled to return here Monday fron
HE vacation which he spent with
his parents and best girl.
Hans Johnson, the merchant, wen
to Audubon Monday on business. 81
reports everything quiet since thu
big rush of the past two weeks.
, Mrs. Mills Greenlee of Wheatland
Wyoming, and son Rob spent TIT
latter part of last week with rela
tives at the Mrs. w. A. Clark homo
Charles Nelaon who is attending
school at Fremont, Nebraska, is a
home visiting his father, Peter Mel
son, and other relatives until aft.
the holidays.
The lineman on this branch of tn
telegraph line was here last week al {
cut out one Of the phone wires lead
ing to the depot which interfere,
with the telegraph wire.
Ed Johnson, the stock feeder GU
west of town, is hauling out cor
every day now which he had pur
chased and is receiving it at the ele
vator where it is being weighed out
Quite number of farmers west {.
town are complaining of the cpl
r demic among their horses which r..
sembles or is lung fever, Henr
johnson being the latest one to re
port two Of his horses as beir
stricken.
B. G. Hopley has bad case {
!. South Dakota fever which nothil
9 will cure but sojourn on the hall
!. section OF land he owns ther,
Their neighbors rogret to have thel
/. move as they are copgenial peopl
!, and good neighbors.
: Mrs. Lewis OF Walnut who is no
e with her sister, Mrs. Charley Hel
sley, at Burlington, Montana, writ,
g to her brother, G. B. Gill, that ST
8 found Mrs. Hershey quite poorl
e when she arrived there last Tuesda
0 and that she will bring Mrs |
back with her az soon as. she fee
t able to make the journey.
10 j. G. johnson, wife and babe Wis
b ted the last Of the week at Elk Hor
i where he Is preparing TO move. II
som and dwelling are now re
sXsagAC occupancy aud he is only wal
get teams to change his loo.