Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-22

The big charivari crowd that rushed
from their ambush upon the Miles
Gardner home Monday night of last
week pulled off pretty rough exhibit
ton. 1t is said that they shattered
windows, shot into the house, and
wrecked the chimney. If this be so,
the county should send some brave
missionaries into the wilds of north east
Greeley to familiarize the natives with
the ways of civilization. However,
Miles took it all in good part, gave
them good smoke, aud ordered the
oysters and fiddler for Saturday night
and entertained them at his home.
The revival meetings at Old Hamlin
closed Friday night when Mr., and Mrs,
q. F. Mccain, Miss Mabel McNutt,
Calvin Belcher. and Miss Edith Picking
were baptized and given the right hand
of fellowship These five converts are
the visible fruits of the meetings
What about the invisible fruits? The
minister left many pure and noble
thoughts behind to continue the work
of regeneration. The fruits of these
we cannot so readily note. Perhaps
the thoughts of some youthful mind
were turned into holier channels. Who
can tell.
The report that Fred Andersen s
house was on fire caused quite a stir for
little while Friday. The fire started
whore wall paper had been pasted over
pipe hole in the fue, but was noticed
Immediately and quickly eXtinguished.
Hilmar Nielsen won a Carnegie medal
by carrying pail of water from his
Shnn m tho n nI1aPtnp of milo
maybe
The G. n Paulsen family were called
from their beds soon after retiring Sat
urday night to cope with pleasant
surprise. Ali Hamlin were waiting
at the door to express their friendship
for this family before they move to
other parts. A room was cleared and
the evening spent in dancing delightful.
ly interrupted by refreshments
Cbristoffer Hansen, of Greeley drove
some 800 head of fine sheep into Hamlin
Saturday morning and sent them on
their last joy ride to Chicago. " hill
getting these sheep ready for market
Mr. Hansen was torment some by dogs
four of which he had the pleasure of
killing red chopped in his fold.
Mr. Andersen, the noted wrestler
from the Fiscus vicinity, met Chas
Rubel and his Waterloo Friday night in
the Arlington Hotel at Audubon. The
deafening squat of the Ruhel rooters
so eXasperated the visitor that he offered
to wager big sum that Rubel could
not repeat the stunt.
After a brief investigation following
the request of postmaster. X J. Peter
sen, the Hamlin pOstOffice was made
an international money order office. So
now any one desiring to send money to
any foreign country can do so through
the Hamlin postottice.
Preparatory to moving onto his farm
near Sedan, Minnesota, Clint Rucker
is putting one over on March by haul
ing some of his stuff to town now over
these splendid roads.
i Lou Schweneker who came down
/ from Caio on, Sask Canada, to attend
his mothers funeral near Adair, visited
for week at the home of his son-in.
law, B A. Railsback.
Frank Sunberg touched the Guthrie
! line Tuesday while out in his big
Mitchell posting sale bills. Mrs Sun
berg accompanied him for the joy ride
! John Eagpn and family will soon
leave the quiet old farm and plunge
into the noise and grind of Omaha
where they will reside in the future.
Financially Huorta's government i:
much like little chilled pig with just
enough vitality left to produce a pro
louged gasp now and then.
Louis Moore and family arrived in
Hamlin Sunday after long refreshing
visit with relatives at StreatOr, Ill.