Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-21
Hanlin
The Amiel Waltz baby is doing

The Amiel Waltz baby is doing
nicely.
George Gill is pushing the corn
planting right alo' &. He will be
through in few avs.
The rebuildi' of the depot plat
form was GER ,lnly necessity. The
decayed up ,rpinning was not safe.
Mrs. Robinson has gone to her
Mercer county, Illinois home for
visit. We hope Mr.. Robinson will
survive his lonesomeness.
The Elk Horn and Kimballton
Lumber Company are going to build
another large shed tor the protection
of the stock.
Hans Christensen of the firm of
johnson & Christensen, sold three
planters last week. They all give
satisfaction as do all the goods they
handle.
Frank Duvall is building fine
house on his farm east of town. For
tune hath smiled on Frank and his
hope of a modern hone will soon
be realized.
Tom Bruhn has an old family mare
some twenty-five years old that has
a nice little baby colt. The little
fellow is as spry as if its mother was
a Mexican mustang.
| Chris christensen, our harness
maker, has treated his baby to new
folding carriage. Chris bought a
very strong one and was heard to re-
mark that when this one was done
with it, it would do for the next.
A bran new corrugated iron Gull
vert from the Kansas City factory is
at the depot waiting to be hauled
into the country. 1t is to go into
the George Gill district which means
1t will be fairly tested as to its prac-
ticability and endurance.
| Hans Mortensen had birthday
last Saturday and about fifty of his
friends came to the anniversary.
Everything necessary for a gentle
reminder of the occasion was there in
profusion. They all wished Hans
many happy returns of the day,
before departing.
Emil Tvenstrup has added an up
to-date ice box to his pool room and
barber shop which will be appre-
ciated by his many customers.
EmiPs surroundings show the degree
of prosperity thru which he is pass
ing, and what will come to one that
practices honesty and is Industrious.
j Charley Hensley was in the city
Tuesday. He is faithfully awaiting
tht convalescing Of his afflicted wife.
For weeks now she has gradually
been getting weaker bat, buoyant
with hope, her mother and her loving
husband have been exerting them
selves to create change for the
better.
| The Nelson & Juel Lightning Rod
Factory is now prepared to make
three thousand feet per day OF heavy
copper or double galvanized tsle.
phone wire into safe lightning rods.
The boys sell one kind Of copper rods
at Sl10 per thousand feet while
another kind which they construct
hero they sell at $3.50 per thousand
feet. The difference is in the weight
of the material.
George Henningsen of the Kim
ballton Hydraulic Stone Works was
in Hamlin Tuesday installing more
new machinery for the manufacture
of cement, blocke, culverts, etc. The
factory is just starting up after lay
off Of some weeks while work was
scarce. From the present time till
snow flies much of this commodity
will be used and George will be
found safe men to figure with.
just to be doing things our old
friend, Jasper Jensen, prepared an
elaborate feast for his birthday re-
Gently passed. Friends and neigh
bors for miles around came to cels.
brate with him. Mrs. Jensen antici.
pated big crowd and prepared a
feast that will ever be remembered