Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-27
OAKFIELD e. BPAYTON

Of Ross Hewlett, of Benton town.
ship, died last Saturday and was
buried Sunday. The little one fell
about two weeks ago while playing
and struck her head on nail, which
penetrated about two inches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Howell, of
Osburn County Kansas, are here for a
short visit at the P. E. Howell home
south of Brayton. Thursday Peter
and daughter Maude, accompanied
the visitors to Walnut where they
will have photographs taken of MEM
bers of four generations.
Ward Smith informs us that his
health is now improving fast and that
he will leave about November 9th for
San Francisco to reioin his regiment,
the 51st Iowa, who are now under
orders to go to Manila. Wardy is
now confident of spending the winter
in the balmy climate Of thr Phillip
pines.
Some campers came along one day
last week through Oakfield, and dur
ing the night one of their horses died
and they drove away the next morn
ing without burying the critter
AS a consequence Willis Jenkins was
compelled to .sundertake'' the car
cass the next day, a job which he did
not resist.
Miss Clara Ordway, the efficient
teacher OF the primary department Of
the Oakfield schools, will close school
Friday and on Saturday she leaves
for Council Bluffs to attend the an
nual meeting of Southwestern Iowa
Teachers Association and will also
be present at the closing days OF the
great Trans Mississippi Exposition.
| Rev. T. j. O'Connor, pastor of the
Baptist church at Guthrie Center,
breaches at Brayton Sunday morning
and evening and each evening of next
week. Mr.. O'Connor is a very fine
speaker and deep thinker and his
meeting should be we'll attended.
He was for % years Catholic but
Joined the Protestant faith in Nebras-
| ka ABOUT TOUR years ago.
Peter Mathisen, of St. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, is here for three weeks visit
at the Hoegh and Nymand families
west of Brayton. While here he is
looking after his farm northeast of
Extra. Mr.. Mathisen is employed in
Armour's packing house, position
which he has held down for six years
and now draws "A good salary. He is
trying to sell his land interests here
and will leave for his home next
week.
AT the meeting Of the grand lodge
of |. O. o. F. held at Council Bluffs
Oct. 10, 20, 81, DR., w. r. Koob was
appointed District Deputy Grand
Master of this the 9Th district of
Iowa. He succeeds Deputy A. T.
Lathrop of Defiance who has held
the position for several years. The
appointment is an honor judiciously
bestowed. The Doctor is very Ell.
thusiastic Odd Fellow and will dc
some active work for the ''chail
gang"
+! A very pretty wedding occurred
Thursday of this week at the Johan.
as Hanson home in Oakfield town.
ship 3 miles southwest of Rrayten
In the presence of circle of admir-.
ing friends Rev. Gravengaard pro
nounced the few impressive word
that made husband and wife Of Mr.
Andrew Andersen and Emma Han
sen. Miss Hansen is the prett,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johanne
Hansen and has scores of friends il
Oakfield township. The groom is
prosperous young farmer from Au
rora, Nebraska, where the happ.
3 couple will make their future home
They will leave on Friday morning
!. train and will stop for days sight
seeing at the big Omaha fair.