Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-06-23

Mrs. James Pearson is reported
very low again.
Tom McGovern was at Atlantic OIL
business Tuesday.
Arthur Vail is visiting his papa at
Brayton this week.
The training at Stillside track is
getting quite interesting.
Mrs. Mary Pearson is lying very
ill at her home south of Oakfeld.
Mrs. w. II. Pearson and Ruby were
at Atlantic Tuesday visiting with
friends.
Miss Eva Schartf is now entertain
ing the measles at her fathers home
south of Brayton.
Miss Mae jenkins and Arthur
Hawk closed their respective schools
Friday of last week.
John L. jenkins and Horace Bart
lett left Tuesday morning for Omaha
to view the fair few days.
d. w. Powers has finished grading
at Lewis over on the Troublesome
and moved northeast of Extra.
Miss Maude Howell entertained a
few Of her young friends at dinner
Sunday.
DR.. Koob was called down to Will
Pratt's home Sunday evening, his
son Gene being sick with typhoid
fever.
l. 2. Hallock has gone to Topeka,
Kansas this week to look at some
land near that place with the inten-
tion Of purchasing.
Nels P. Hoegh Is having the porch
on the south side Of the house torn
down and beautiful new piazza
erected in it's stead.
George Herard who for the last
few weeks has been visiting at Mr..
VIM. Bintner's returned to his home
at Cascade Wednesday.
Word has been received in these
parts that our young friend Attorney
Lester Van Slyke, Of Avoca, has en-
listed in 51st Regiment, Iowa Vol
unteers, and is now enroute to Ma
nilla.
DR.. Eugene Wilson, of Warsaw,
New York, while returning home
from the meeting of the American
Medical Association at Denver, stop
ped off for few days to visit his
uncle, M. E. jenkins.
G. P. Blue, Eloit Taylor and AL
bert Miller from over in the Valley
were in Brayton Tuesday and all
bought lumber bills OF the Green Bay
preparatory to building hay sheds on
their respective farms.
w. S. Mcguire and Marion Jen.
kins traded horses the other day to 6
good advantage. Sid is now owner
of that famous little horse called
Student and now sports one of the
finest driving teams in the county.
The sWoodmen were in session
again Tuesday evening and David
Pattee is now full fedged chopper
Though the perils he braved were
many and he had to saw his his way
through dense jungle, he is still
alive and able to smile.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Bendixen
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Jenkins, G. L
Bison and family, Mesdames Brink
erhoti' and Cotton, Mr.. II. M. Bart
lett and others from this place, at
tended the funeral Of Editor Guern
sey at Extra last Friday.
There was happy gathering o
the following friends at Stillsid
farm Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. l. P
Hallock, Mrs. KEGS Hallock, Mr.. an,
Mrs. John Curry, Of Atlantic, MI
and Mrs. Eugene Wilson and Mrs
Bliss Of Extra and Mr.. and Mrs. S. {
Donaldson.
John S. Lorah returned Saturda
from Colorado where he went abou
four months ago, to try to regain hi
impaired health. The mountain at
mosphere did not seem to agree wit
him and the physicians ordered hin
back TO Iowa. John has lost much i
flesh and looks bad.
Hon. t. L. Kelly is now way on
at Butte, Montana, scouting aroun
with his old friend Bernard Noon
1t is rumored that Mr.. Kelly is on
deal for a big ranch out there includ
ing 1000 head Of horses, belonging t
the estate of the late Patrick Largy
Tom is expected home the last of thi
week.
Lightning has raised sad havoc a
Brayton. During the electrica
storm early Wednesday morning
wicked flash streaked into the bar
owned by Tom Kelly, at his home i
west Brayton. The roof was badl
demoralized and three of the fou
horses that were inside Of the stabl
were instantly killed. The animal
belonged to Kelly Il McGovern.
Probably the smoothest and bes
carload Of steers that ever rolled on
of Brayton was shipped from thi
point last week. They had bee
owned and fed by Supervisor Nels I
Hoegh and were sold to Hensle
Brothers, Of Extra, who shipped tn