Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-09

Frank Freeman was at Atlantic on
Tuesday forenoon.
Kirk Merrick is recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever.
Banker Walter Faulkner was at
Extra on business Tuesday.
Mrs. c. L. Dyson and the little
boy were visitors at Extra Monday.
Oakfield people are talking of cele-
brating the Fourth of July this year.
There is tall, ola Woodmen picnic
in the Oaktielu woods in the near
future.
Miss Decker, of Audubon town
ship, is visiting at the Ordway home
in Oakfield.
John Kelly, Of Oaktield township,
is losing number Of his calves from
clover bloat.
Quite a number of the Oaktield
people attended the show at Extra,
Saturday evening.
Mrs G. X Hallock. and baby are
at Atlantic this week visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Hon. I. L. Kelly sold a team of
bronchos to Chas. Atkinson, down in
the timber Tuesday
Mrs. Jens Hansen is at present suf-
fering from number of boils that
have lodged on her good right arm.
Job Chamberlain has parted with
his mustache and to say edon't look
like church deacon is putting it
mildly.
MI. and Mrs. Mis- Christensen, of
Oakfield township, are the happy
parents Of a boy baby born Sunday
evening.
Iona Beers and Sam Pearson will
conduct very pleasant dancing party
at the Oaktield hall Saturday evening,
June II.
w. S. Ordway on Monday sold TO
Bison u McGovern 10 head of hogs.
They weighed 1925 pounds averaging
254 pounds apiece.
Little George Milliman and Miss
Kathleen Delahoyde, OF Extra, are
visiting at the home of Prof. Brink
erhof at Oaktield this week.
Mrs. Laura Chambers, who has
been visiting with relatives in this
vicinity the past week, returned to
her home at Des Moines, Tuesday.
The Brayton Baptist Sunday school
will have their Childrens' Day exer-
cises on next Sunday, June - A
very appropriate program has been
prepared.
Dr.. N. ?. Lauritzen, of Exira, was
at Brayton Friday in consultation
with our DR.. Koob. He was accom-
panied by his body guard Mayor
Chas. BRENNAN.
Miss Harriet Schartf, who has been
in Extra for the past year, has re-
turned to her home and is now enter
tanning the unpleasant society Of a
neasly attack Of measles.
There has been little too much
rain lately and the farmers say it is
hard to keep down the weeds in the
cornfelds. Farm hands are scarce
and anyone who wants work can
surely get it.
o. r. Idle. moderator of the Baptist
church at Brayton, has called SPECIAL
business meeting Of the members to
be held at the church next Sunday at
p. m. All members are urgently re-
quested to be present.
Brayton Camp of Modern Wood
men were in session Tuesday evening
June 6. Pearson was allowed toride
the goat and chop the wood this time
and is now thoroughly initiated into
the mysteries of woodcratt.
l. P. Hallock is at Omaha this week
taking in the exposition and looking
after market for large amount of
hay he holds. Before returning Mr..
Hallock will probably purchase
bunch Of stock cattle at South Omaha.
Our old friend Anton Kerr who has
been staying down at Lorah this sum-
mer and last, was at Extra Saturday
and while in town called at the Jour
nal office and whacked up a couple of
silver dollars for the best paper in
Audubon county. Anton is one of
those big hearted good men we like
to meet every day.
Hans Rattenberg and Lars Laurid-
sen, who farm the Tom Kelly place
south of Brayton, have been havinga
serious time Of it.. About four weeks
ago Hans was taken sick with typhoid
fever but he has now recovered sutii-
GENTLY to be up. About week ago
Mr.. Lauridsen was taken down with
the same disease and at last reports
was a very sick man:
Jens r. Hansen was up to the Fifth
of June party at Petersen's grove,
north of Extra, Sunday While there
he was in some manner relieved of a
very valuable silver watch. How he
lost it he dosn't exactly know and
when you ask the time of day he
looks wise and says nothing. Anyone
finding the watch will confer favor
by returning it to the owner and re-