Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-30
OAKFIELD e. BRAYTON

to his house north of Oakfeld this
week.
Miss Fife Barbour, of Kirkman, is
here visiting with the John Harter
family.
John Noon is having a new cistern
on his fine farm south of Oakfield
this spring.
Lony Beers and VIM. Swolley will !
give dance at Oaktield the evening
of July 4th.
Frank and Marion jenkins went to
Omaha Tuesday TO visit the Trans
Mississippi Fair.
Mr.. William Bintner, that extern
sive farmer in the valley, is building
new addition to his barn.
VIM. Hutton and family, of Attain
tic, were visiting at the home of In
Gle Mark Heath over Sunday.
A Jolly party of Exiraites enjoyed
moonlight picnic in the groves at
Oakfield last Tuesday evening.
Owen Ide was at Extra Tuesday on
business, and visiting his foster par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Smith.
The Extra Cornet Band was down
Sunday and gave an open air concert
on the lawn at Prof. Brinkerhott's.
Mrs. John Cotton and children ar
rived Monday from Baltimore, Mary
land, to visit several weeks at the
home OF her father, Henry Burton.
Tom McGovern left Brayton on
Tuesday morning northbound, on a
cattle buying trip. He will visit
Sioux City and other western points
before returning.
Elmer Young, who is holding
lob with the Western Union Tele-
graph Company at Omaha, was visit
ing his friends at Oakfeld and Bray
ton few days this week.
All members of the Woodmen lodge
are requested to attend the next ses.
sion OF their order at Brayton. I'M
portant business on hand, also Neigh
bors please come prepared to pay
your camp dues.
Peter Carlson, the old we'll digger,
while hauling milk from the Oaktield
creamery Sunday, accidentally fell off
his wagon and broke his collar bone.
The fracture has been reduced and
our friend Pete is now on the mend.
The Danish Baptists will hold a
picnic at Kragelund's grove, at the
old Sam Horton place northwest of
Brayton on July 4th. Speaking in
the Danish language in the forenoon
and in the English language in the
afternoon. Union dinner at noon.
During that big electric storm last
week Tuesday, and while the rair
was pouring down torrents the barr
of Soule Worthing near southeast line
Of the county was struck by lightning
killing six horses, settingthe build
ing on fire, destroying hay, grain
harness, implements inflictlng loss
T. L. Kelly returned Saturday
morning from Butte, Montana. HI
reports having bought 100 head o
fine horses which he will ship il
punches to Iowa, Illinois and Mis-
souri, this fall. For the time being
Mr.. Kelly has decided to let then
Craze on the range Tom also has al
option on the big Largy ranch nea
Butte.
A man by the name of A. Erick
sen, living in southwest Oaktielt
township, came to Brayton last Sat
urday and in some peculiar way los
control of his team while on the wa,
home. AS soon as the horses startet
to run Erickson was thrown from tn
wagon, both wheels passing over hi
head and neck and bruising hin
terribly. The skull was badly crush
ed and the doctors say it will take
long time before he can recover.
A sad accident happened in south
vast Oakfield township Saturda
last. The three-y ear-old daughter Q
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Eckland, Will
playing a short distance from he
home, accidentally got kernel Q
corn stuck fast in her throat. Th
other children ran to the home 70
aid but when the mother arrived tn
llCllc Olle ldu CIlOheu W ucdIu, uy Ill,
with apparently much pain. Th
frightful manner in which the littl
one met its death is indeed sever
blow to the Borrowing parents VIII
have the sympathy of all.
The patriotic, liberty loving pee
pie Of Oak Hill have decided to cele
brate the Fourth of July at Oak Eli
in proper style this year and the fol
lowing is the program:
10:30-Address of Welcome, Rev.
P. Gravengaard.
lO:35-Reading of the Declaration {
Independence by Julius Nelson.
ll:OO-Address by Rev. P. Jensel
Hutchinson, Minnesota.
12:00-Dinner. All are requisite
to bring their baskets.
1:OO-Ringriding.
300 Address by Rev. N. p. Gravel
gard.
3:0O-Sack race and egg race.