Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-11-18

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Merchant j. A. Slender was bust
ness visitor, at Extra, Tuesday even
ing.
School at the Oakfield Academy
and at Brayton will begin one week
from next Monday, November 30.
j. G. Hardman was busy dehorning
eighty head of steers, at the 1. p.
Hallock yards, in Oakfield, last Tues
day.
We are glad to state that frankie
Wood, who has been so ill of typhoid
fever, is gradually regaining her
health.
Berndt Christensen will give his
friends a jolly party, at his home,
west of Brayton, next Saturday
night.
George Hoegh has been dehorning
cattle the past few days. He will
dehorn your cattle if you want him
to do so.
There we'll be a reunion of the
children and grand children at the
w. FL. Brinkerhoff home, in Oakfeld,
on next Thanksgiving day.
Miss Gertie Gates, of Extra, has
been employed to teach the Green
school, and the winter term of that
school will begin next Monday.
Mr.. Seth Bartzell, of Greeley town.
ship, was down this way, Tuesday,
visiting his friends and interviewing
Mr.. w. S. Ordway on the white hog
question.
Miss Blossom Brinkerhoff is up at
Extra this week visiting with hel
relatives at the Fred Delahoyde,
Charley Mailman and Will Brinker-
hof homes.
Mr.. j. A. Kinney, formerly with
G. l.. Brown as harness maker, will
soon open first-class harness shop
on Chestnut street, two doors north
of Fred Alexander .-Atlantic Tele.
graph.
When the revolver went off in tn,
hands of john Frederickson, few
days ago, it sgblowed I" a piece O
wooden stocking into the wound ant
i it has been giving John a heap Q
FL. S. Wattles was busy repairing
Charley Bisom's residence, at Bray.
ton, Tuesday! Mr.. Wattles and Char
ley had fun dancing around fir
they built "down on the farm las
Monday afternoon.
And still the inmates of Mr.. San
Green's home, at Oakfield, are atfiict
ed with typhoid fever. Mr.. Green i
some better but his daughters, Nellie
is yet very ill and Miss Rose has ha,
arelapse and suffers much pain.
George and Chris Hoegh were a
Atlantic, Monday, and purchased
corn shelter and are busy this weel
Smelling corn for their uncle, Mi
Nels p. Hoegh, and then they will b
ready to shell for anyone who want
them.
Last Friday the wind was blowin
a stiff nor east gale into Oaktield, bu
it suddenly ceased when two friend
met in angry combat. Oh, they jus
III up Vic CllU VII LII IllCll iluuUlC gil
deavors to gouge out each others eyes
Finally one of the " scrappers" sal
"'nutf*t IT, and the fight was ovel
M. Sheppard, of Buck Greek, nov
mourns the loss of two fine stands G
bees and about one hundred and fit
pounds of honey. They were take
last Sunday and Mr.. Sheppard has
pretty good idea as to who did it, a
parts of the stands were found in
corn field near by.-Atlantic Tele
graph.
Charley Bison mounted his steed
Tuesday, went out and made tn
deed that transfers Charley Sikes
fine farm, laying near Brayton, t
Mr.. j. Kelley. We understand tina
the price paid was $4,000 per acre an
that Mr.. and Mrs. Skies contemplat
taking a trip to Merry Old Englan
when they give possession of the
farm which will be next March.
Charley jenkins went to Audubo
last Monday and brought down the
water tank that Hart & Eddy mad
for him and Uncle John Jenkins.
is monster " barrel" and is fonrtee
feet in diameter and ten feet high an
will hold near two hundred barre
of water. 1t was too big to set on
flat car and had to be towed down Q
wagon. The tank has been place
in Uncle John Jenkins feed lot whel
it will furnish water for the dwellin
and the cattle and the stables.