Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-14

to Extra Tuesday evening.
Little Miss Irene Button is sick, of
measles, at her home, in Oakfeld.
Horace Bartlett was at South Oma-
ha on business, Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. j. A. Slender is enjoying a
visit from lady friend, of Creston.
The Ladies' Aid Society met Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Jennie Crane
north of Oakfeld.
j. Nj. Cramlet, over in the Valley,
bought new buggy last week of
johnson & Thompson.
W. H. Pearson and family drove
over and passed Sunday with A. c.
Gochanour and family, at Highland.
j. T. jenkins has an immense crop
of hay this year and says it will take
couple of weeks before it is all put
up.
Esta Simpson, who is attending
the review school at Audubon, drove
home to visit her parents, last Sun
day.
Hon. T. l.. Kelly went to Montana
again last week to look after his big
herd of horses and other western in
terests.
|. 2. Hallock is now busy putting
up his big crop of hay and is putting
it in the stack at the rate Of sixty
loads per day.
Johnny Berg, south of Oakfeld,
was thrown off wild pony one day
last week and his back and side was
quite seriously injured.
Nels j. Peterson, OF North Oakfeld
township, on Wednesday, delivered
to McGovern & Bison fine drove of
fat hogs, twenty-four in number.
Mrs. j. M. Thomas, of Extra, came
down between trains, Tuesday fore
noon. The little Misses Bison, limo,
Edna and Ethel, returned with her to
the White City.
Val Weigon, Ralph Vernon, Albert
Wagner, Mr.. Fordice and Mr.. Miller
drove over from Anita, Tuesday even
ing to attend the Odd Fellows install
alton at this place.
TAKEN UP!-On my place, two
miles west OF Brayton, one hog. The
owner can have same by proving
property and paying charges.
NELs P. NELSON.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hansen, west
of Brayton, became the happy parents
of fine girl baby, Wednesday Of last
week. The little one is doing nicely
but Mrs. Hansen is dangerously i'll.
At the June scoring contest of the
Worcester Salt Company, held il
Chicago, the Oakfield Township
Creamery scored 9s3. They will also
enter the contest for the July score
Tom McGovern returned Tuesday
evening from Griswold where he had
been looking after a carload of horses.
Tom is at present afflicted with very
huge boil on his underlip which is
giving him considerable pain.
The members of Audubon Lodge,
No. 217, l. O. O.. F., gave public
installation at their hall, in Brayton,
Tuesday evening. Deputy Grand
Master, A. P. Lathrop, Of Defiance,
was present and acted as installing
One hundred and thirty-fve tubs
of butter shipped from Brayton, as
follows: Oakfeld Township Cream
cry, ffty-fve tubs; Troublesome VAL
ley, twenty-six tubs; Elkhorn Cream
cry, fifty-four tubs; total Of Z 400
pounds.
Tuesday was the thirtieth birthday
Of Mr.. Nick A. Nelson, and that
afternoon quite a number of his
friends swooped down on him at his
home, in Oakfeld, bestowing a gen.
uiDe surprise, some valuable presents
and general good time.
Lawrence johnson, near klkhorn,
the other day got mad at one of his
horses and struck the animal by the
side of the head. Unfortunately he
hit a hard bone and mashed his knuck-
les badly. He now wears bis fist in a
sling and curses his own poor judy
ment.
We would respectfully suggest to
that Brayton young man and that
Extra young lady that when they
want to "spoon' on the bridges
about Extra, hereafter, that they
should at least get off to one side and
give the weary pedestrian chance
for their lives.
T. j. Essington returned the fore
part Of this week from Pierce, Ne
braska, where he mad been visiting
his son, Charley, whom he reports as
getting along nicely. Mr.. Essington
says that crops are looking fine and
that the country looks very interest
ing to land seekers.
Tuesday evening we had the
pleasure Of meeting Rev. Petersen,
who has charge OF the Danish sum-
mer school now in progress at Bray
ton. Rev. Petersen has been very
extensive traveller, having spent three
years in the interior Of the Argentine
Republic and also several years in