Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-09-08
Frank Freeman was business Wis
itor in Atlantic, Tuesday.

The youngest child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam. Green is very i'll, of pneumonia.
Theo. Ellis is going to Worthing-
ton, Minnesota, to look up location.
Tent meetings are soon to be held
at Brayton, and will be conducted by
Rev. Harry Ferguson.
/. Ii. Jenksns and John Koob drove
up to Audubon, Monday afternoon,
where the fast horses are.
Asa Horton has established himself
in business at Lorah and is now act
ing postmaster at that place.
Mr.. S. B. Clark returned Tuesday
from Omaha where he has been ha v
ing his eyes treated for sever raj weeks.
Mr.. B. F. Simpson and his two
daughters, Misses Esta and Ethel,
went out to the Omaha fair, on last
Tuesday.
Blacksmith Olsen has made piece
of iron Blossom as the rose'' and
has it on exhibition at his shop, in
Brayton.
H. II. Mullins and family, from
FontaDelle, were here last weak visit
ing with their children, Lee Hager
and wife.
Uncle l. P. Hallock is singing hal
lelujah camp meeting songs to keep
from thinking of that boil on the
side Of his head.
Sam Scharff and family will 60 to
Missouri this week to eat peaches and
have good visit with Mrs. Scharff2s
people, P. j. Medaris and family.
Theodore Ellis stopped and visited
with his relatives at the w. H. Pear
son home, in Brayton, while return
ing from the lakes in northern Iowa.
1t was Luddie Nelson VINO was
nominated by the Republicans of
Oakfield township for Clerk instead
OF Eddy Nelson, as we stated some
time ago.
Hon. Tom Kelley returned to Mon
tana Thursday morning. He was &C
companied by Charley Bison who
will take good big look at the coun-
try and, if he finks anything to suit
him, may buy sheep ranch.
Chris Hansen, our jolly friend of
Oaktield township, will reach the
thirtieth year of his life next Sunday.
On that day numerous friends and
neighbors will be present to make
the day a happy one for himself and
family.
Because she lacked month or two
OF being the required age County
superintendent r. C. Spencer re-
voked the certificate that Mary Cot
ton had won and a lady from near
Old Hamlin is teaching the Essipg-
ton school that Mary was to have
taught.
Her children came down from
Extra on Wednesday and said good
bye to their mother, Mrs. w. H.
Brinkerhotf, and their sister, Goldie.
who started the next morning for
Salem, Oregon, to see if the climate
will benefit their health, and to visit
relatives. The Professor accompa-
MED them as far as Omaha.
Wednesday we had the pleasure of
meeting, for first time the new bankers
of Brayton, Messrs. r. M. and H. w.
Pollock. We found them to be very
pleasant and agreeable gentlemen and
business men from start to finish.
They have come to stay and will
prove great benefit in different ways
to our little city. When in town
step in and give them call. You
will find them honorable men to deal
with.
John Christensen returned Tuesday
evening from Des Moines. He was
mustered out of service the day be-
fore as private in the Sixth Iowa
Battery-Burlington Volunteer Light
Artillery. He has been training at
Camp Mckinley for nearly three
months. He left here Wednesday
evening to take in the fair, at Omaha.
and while there may enlist in the ar
tillery service of the regular United
States army. Johnny looks model
soldier IN his natty blue uniform and
regrets very much that the Iowa
troops did not get into active service.
Word comes from the Methodist
Hospital, at Omaha, that Mrs Mag
gle Sykes stood the surgical opera
ton, which was performed on last
Saturday, bravely and is on the high
road to recovery. 1t was found that
an ulcer and tumor had formed on
her right kidney, and the surgeon in
charge informed her that had she de-
layed having the operation performed
for a few days longer the result would
most likely have proved fatal. We
are all glad that Mrs. Sykes is to be
restored to health, and return to us
for she cannot be spared from this
community for many many years yet.
Mrs. Lulu Bird Poorman, we'll
known to many people in this locali-
ty, is now at Brayton visiting her
many friends who were overjoyed to
see her. She arrived here, Monday.
from her home at Livingston, Mon