Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-22

Iowa, is here to have a good long visit
with her daughter, Mrs. H. NJ.
Underwood.
Misses Edna and Ruby Pearson are
passing this week at the home Of
their aunt, Mrs. B. F. Simpson, over
in the Valley.
Miss May Beck came down from
Audubon last Friday and visited
with her friend, Miss Irene jenkins,
and her relatives until Monday noon.
Veterinary NJ. G. Lewis, bought
lumber at Extra this week and is
constructing neat cottage near the
j. J. Lewis home, at Old Louisville.
With hammer and tongs II. M.
Underwood was busy, last Tuesday,
repairing the Counselman elevator
and otherwise preparing for the rush
in the grain trade.
Tom McGovern went to Chicago
last Saturday with two loads of stock
and will pass a week in that city
padding his feet in Lake Michigan
and fighting mosquitoes.
The many friends of Supervisor
Nels P. Hoegh are highly elated over
the fact that he was renominated at
the Republican county convention,
held at Audubon, last week.
Nels Crow has torn down the old
blacksmith shop that stood by the
side of Frank Freeman's billiard hall
and is using the material in construct
ing that mammoth big Hay and stock
harmon his fine farm.
q merry part assembled
at the home OF s ~. a. d
Frederickson last SuS
Ice cream, cake arr IL
ments were served and sociabill.. asa
merriment reigned supreme.
A letter received from Chesterville,
Texas, by Charlie jenkins, from his
brother Hayde, in which Hayde said
that he never felt SO we'll and strong
before in his life and that he had his
coat and hat off and was making hay.
Reports from the sick room say
that Ray Heath is getting along
swimmingly. Mother nature has sup
piled him witha new covering for his
face, and Tuesday he was able to dis
tinguish his father with that left eye.
Merchant d. c. Smith was up at
Extra one day this week visiting
with his old time friends. Mr.. Smith
says he is feeling much better these
days than he has for many years,
and attributes the cause to the Mon
tague treatment, at Des Moines.
3 Jens O. Hansen. that big stock
feeder west of Brayton, shipped two
car loads Of stock to Chicago, from
his own yards, last Saturday noon.
Mr.. Hansen went along with the
shipment and passed a few days visit
ng friends and viewing the sights.
The attention of Squire Powers
7as attracted last Monday by law
ase between Robert Hamlin and Miss
Iappie Dodge, of Extra. 1. L. Stat
eli appeared for Miss Dodge and I.
l.. jenkins for Mr.. Hamlin. The
Judge decided in favor of Miss Dodge.
'hese Oaktield and Brayton ladies
We to Extra, last Wednesday, and
with the Methodist Laies' Aid
~, on the beautiful grounds Of
nd Mrs. Oliver Smith. The
mes P. F. Howell, Jennie Crane
Brinkerhoff, I. II. jenkins,
Faulkner. f. II. Sears, G. N
zones.
Will and Albert Bintner treated
their friends to platform dance, last
Tuesday night, and they gathered
from many miles around until there
was the gayest crowd present that
was ever seen in this part of the
county. About eighty numbers were
out and Terpsichore held high revel
till near the peep o. day.
Mrs. James Gearheart was down
from Extra this week and brought
Ray Heath some Medaria leaves to
bruise and bind on his face. The
lady says that these leaves make one
of the most cooling lotions for a scald
or burn that can be imagined, and
as she passed through siege similar
to Rays, Mrs. Gearheart ought to
know.
Mr.. W. Fl. Bowman was down from
Extra, Monday, with letter from
our Congressman IHager conveying
the glad tiaings that Good Old Uncle
Sam had answered, Mrs. Emma Stone
kings prayer and that she had been
granted Widows pension of $500 a
month, also each Of her three young
est children would receive 5000 a
month until theYare sixteen years Of
age. Mrs! Stocking will receive
about $4,000 baYk pay, enough to
clear the Indebtedness on her home
and then haYe something left to live
upop.