Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-02-03
Lars Christensen's children are sick.


up home Saturday.
Hans Peterson is recovering from
slight attack OF la grippe.
Mr.. Earl Pruitt went to Atlantic,
Saturday to see his mother.
Mrs. P. f. HowelPs relatives, of
Atlantic; passed Sunday with her.
| Little Dolly Cannon is fast recov-
ering from her recent attack of pneu-
monia.
Owen Ide, that hustling stock buy
er, shipped car load Of fine hogs on
Monday last.
Revival meetings are in progress at
Highland church. Brother Jerry
Jones, of Anita, is assisting.
Tom Gwin, on the Pat Murphey
place, lost valuable horse last week.
The animal broke its leg in two places
and had to be killed.
Miss Lollie Brinkerhoff' is taking
short vacation from her duties as
clerk, up at Extra, and is at her par
ents' home, in Oakfield.
Will Murphey, we'll known herea-
bouts, took unto himself help-meet,
Tuesday of this week. The happy
bride is a Miss Campbell, Of Atlantic.
Success to them.
Persons knowing themselves indebt-
ed to us will please call and settle your
account at once and save us calling on
you. We need our money and must
have it. Yours truly
Bendixen Hardware Co., Brayton.
AS soon as Dave Carpenter comes
home he will at once proceed to build
a store room, on his lots 'cross the
road from he Hall, at Oakfield, which
he will lease to Greer & Sykes for a
term of five years.
Nit Parrott had narrow escape
while coming down the Mark Heath
hill with load of wood, Monday.
He said it was so icy that the wagon
went slipping and sloshing around
like mop against table leg.
Uncle James McGovern met with
quite severe hurt the other night.
He was at his daughters, Mrs. Henry
Bopp, and forgetting that he was not
at home he got up and, missing the
landing, he fell downa fight of stairs,
receiving several p retty hard bumps,
but fortunately none Of them were
very serious.
Mrs. P. F. Howell drove to Allan
tic last Friday to bring her children,
Miss Maude and Ben, home to stay
over Sunday. Miss Maude had invited
her aunt, Mrs. Clay johnson, and her
two daughters, Misses Lille and Del
la, to 90 home with her and so they
formed party and had a delightful
visit at Howell home, down in the
big woods.
The creamery in the lower Troub-
lesome Valley seems to be all assured
fact. Al the meeting, last Monday,
these officers were elected:
John Bergh, President.
(. VIM. Rowe, Vice President.
Nicholas Bintner, Secretary.
i 1uSn DOWen, treasurer.
s Ss !: S T Ss;5' Directors.
/ 1t is proposed to erect the building
OH or near by the Hugh Bowen farm
and have the wheels ready to revolve
by the time the grass is green in the
spring time. They will hold another
meeting next Friday.
Grandpa S. N. Harter was lying in
a very critical condition when we
were at Oakfeld, Tuesday afternoon.
He had lost consciousness, his relatives
were gathered about his bedside and
the good mans demise is looked for
at any time. He suffered Of twenty
six spasms in two days. LATER-The
good man died at the dawning of the
day, Wednesday, and funeral services
were held at 1000 o'clock, this morn
ing, at the house, and the body was
laid to rest in the Oaktield Cemetery
He was kind and much respected
gentleman and the entire community
join in expressing words of sympathy
and hope to the sorrowiDg ones. We
will print an extended obituary next
week.
The most laughable farce on record
entitled g Female Masonry" written
by Mary E. Lease, will be given by
: the North Western Legion Of Honor
Of Atlantic, at the Brayton Baptis,
( church, Oh next Friday night, Feb.
ruary 4th. These distinguished per.
sonages will be there: Sister Most H.
lustrious High Mogul, Grand Higl
j Pull Hauler, Grand Inner Guard o
the Temple Keyhole, Grand Outer
Guard Of the Temple Keyhole, Sister
Mary Yelling screech, Royal Panjan
drum, High Muck.a-Muck, Hobble
de-hoy, Gibble- Gobble, Linen Ora
pier, Sister A. II. and A. NJ, a can.
didate who can ride goat gracefully
Paul Pry, a man who is discovered il
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