Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-09-22
OAKFIELD e. YTON


Mrs. VIM. Moher, of Adair, is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Noon.
Mrs. j. S. Harter and Mrs. Peter
Anderson drove over to Elkhorn, on
Friday to see Mrs. John G. Anderson,
who is i'll.
For SALE.-At the lakewood Stock
Farm, twenty Poland China boars
and ten fine Shropshire Rams.
j. G.. HARDMAN.
Jno. Plantz is operating big sor-
ghum factory and stops neither day
nor night in boiling out the luscious
sweetness.
Tom Miner, the Rock Island Rail-
way carpenter, of Atlantic, was up
the first of the week doing some work
on the Brayton yards.
The Board of School Directors, of
Oaktield township, met Monday and
elected Eli Hansen, Secretary, and
Nels 2. Hoegh, Treasurer.
Don't forget that the Elkhorn Fur
niture Store is in the undertaking
business and will give you prompt
service.
Theo. Ellis returned, Monday, from
] Worthington, Minnesota, where he
purchased fine l6O-acre farm which,
he will move onto March 1, 1899.
Mr.. Palmer, of Audubon, was Wis
iting, last Sunday, at the home of D.
G. Smith, in Oakfeld. These gen
tlemen were formerly neighbors up
in Greeley.
Hans n. Hansen, one Of Oaktield
townships best farmers, is improv-
ing his place by the erection of a fine
new woven wire fence. Chris Jessen
is doing the work.
Sam Minser and Ralph and Elmer
Hawk left Sunday for Pierce county,
Nebraska, to look over some cheap
land with the intentions of purchas-
ing each good farm.
w. H. Pearson, this week COM
menced the erection Of his new resi-
dence, south Of the church. The
main part is to be 16by24 feet, with
an addition 14by16 feet.
o. L. Olsen, our new blacksmith, is
proving himself an all-around me-
chanic and is getting all the work he
can do. There is plenty Of room in
Brayton for two good shops.
Supervisor Hoegh informs us that
j the county bridge builders are now
busy repairing some bridges in Oak
field township, and that they will
next move up into Sharon township
w. H. Pearson, H. M. Bartlett and
George Freeman will conduct grand
ball at Slender S Hall, Thursday even
ing, September goth. Good music,
good order and good time is assured
: Here are some of the good peopl.
who loaded themselves onto Bundys
train, Tuesday, and started for til,
\ Omaha Fair: w. S., Albert, ShomI
I and Bernard Bintner, James like
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Bartlett, Mr.. anG
t Mrs. j. T. Jenkins.
At the Audubon county fair las
week j. G. Hardman scooped il
+ $4,000 in prizes as follows: First OF
/, Clydesdale mare, and grade draf
mare. Second on gelding, in road
ster class. First on Poland Chin
I aged sows. Second on yearling sows
Second on yearlipg boars. FIRST OF
sow under six months old.
II Word has been received that Eller
Mills, we'll known by some Of on
), young people here, who enlisted i
: the Fifty-first Iowa, died at Cam
10 Merriam, last week, Of measles an
typhoid fever. His body was brough
j. home to his loved ones, Sunday, fo
is interment in the Buck Greek Gene
terry. Mr.. Mills was model youn
= man, and one universally loved.
X Tom Kelley, Paul Zaner and Chas
Z. Bison returned, last Friday evening
J. from their trip to Montana. Nj
a. Kelley brought back with him OF
y hundred head of horses and colts
which he is now rapidly disposins
m Charley was much taken with hi
l. trip to the northwest and says l.
Ia wouldn't have missed it for thou
\. sand. He reports Butte boomin
l. good town and thinks it's none
making country, but did not NAL