Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-02


Mrs. Ed Bartlett visited her
grandmother Gill Monday and Tues
day, returning TO Extra on the noon
! train.
Charley Blom is kept pretty busy
now on the read putting up light
ming rods for his employers, Nelson
Il Juel.
NJ. e. Mortesen, III. j. Hansen,
Thomas Bruhn and their wives were
guests of MIR. and Mrs. Hans Cars
Jensen last Sunday.
o. N. Olesen clerked in the John
son store at Elk Horn last week
while that gentleman and wife
attended wedding.
Touch up your floors and furni-
ture with Jap-a-Lac. Makes 'em
look like new. Walker.
Mr.. Fred Heileman has been ill
and under the care of the physician
for the last week but was reported a
little better Tuesday.
Work on the concrete bridge a
mile west of town was commenced
on Tuesday and will be rushed to
completion as rapidly as possible.
Oluf Hansen came over from Elk
Hcrn Monday to see how things
were going on at the lumber yards
and found everything satisfactory.
We have one of the best and the
easiest running cream separators
on the market and we can allow you
$50 in trade on your old machine.
Walker
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G.. Carstensen of
Elk Horn visited the first of the
week with their son, Hans in this
town, leaving for their home Tues
day on the train.
| Miss Carrie Sand beck came up
from Des MONIES Tuesday morning
to attend the marriage of her sister,
Martha, and to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Sandbeck.
Messrs. G. G.. Christensen, Eric
OLSEN, Hans Rattenborg and their
better halves were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Mortesen one mile west of
town last Sunday and report a very
pleasant visit.
Men from Audubon have the con-
tract to plaster the Mrs. j. II. Jones
residence and sand and cement were
being hauled out to the farm for that
purpose Tuesday. 1t will be fall
before the house is painted and ready
for occupancy.
| Mr.. and Mrs. just Justesen have
been visiting the past week in and
near Hamlin with old neighbors and
friends and on Tuesday went down
to Ed Dryden's for short visit.
They will celebrate in Mira ard soon
after will wend their way toward the
setting sun and their California heme
at Reedley.
Mr.. Jacob Sandbeck has pur-
chased the j. C.. johnson property in
this town which means move for
our agent and as no house can be pro-
cured suitable, he will be compelled
to move either to Extra or Audubon
probably the latter town as it is
nearer this place and he can get to
his work sooner in the morning.
The social at Old Hamlin last week
was largely attended and all had a
good time until they went to the
"table but we fendly imagine that
| those dishes of cream had just re-
turned from the National Convention
with great clusters of "stump
speeches" still in their vest pockets
as they were not we'll taken and we
found great quantities at each plate
after the best had been partaken of.
| A large number of the young
people Of the community gathered at
the George Morey home over in Gree
ley Monday night and completely
surprised their daughter, Clara, it
being her eighteenth birthday.
Quite number of pretty presents
were received which she appreciated
most highly. After the evening
being spent N playing games, lunch
was served and at late hour they
all went on their way rejoicing.
Though we are Sorry"
If there are bachelors who still
have fragments of the ice cream