Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-14

| Martin Jensen, Of Linn county this
state, brother-in- law of j. l.. An.
derson, was here last week and pur-
chased the T. L. Kelly farm of Guide
Gjodesen, for S755O.OO. Mr.. Jensen
will move here next spring.
The display windows in c. A.
Heath's and jenkins & Wallis store,
was made to look very neat the first
of the week by the patent window
decorations put out as an advertise
ment by the LenoN soap people.
Isaac Smith has sold one of his
farms in Oaktield township to Chris
tian Andersen, of Clinton, Iowa.
Mr.. Andersen was here last week to
consummate the deal. He will bring
his family here from Clinton next
spring.
Geo. Doyle got his hand caught in
Jens Juhfs thresher one day last
week and had two of his fingers bad
| ly lascerated. He was tampering
with the grain elevator and was in
jured in exactly the same manner as
Henry Bell was a short time ago.
The boys ought to know enough to
leave that internal machine alone
after while.
Emmert Jensen, of Lorah, was
badly injured from being kicked by
a horse Monday, at Oaktield. He
was riding through the village when
a dog ran out and frightened his
horse, who threw him off and struck
him in the face with his cruel sharp
hoof, int1icting several severe bruises.
The injured man was Immediately
taken to his home at Lorah and DR..
Koob called, to his assistance.
j. G. Hartman captured the fol-
lowing premiums at the Audubon
county fair last week:
Second on graded Clyde Mare
| First on Yearling Boar.
Second on Yearling Sow.
Second on Boar under six months
| First on Sow under SIX months,
| Second on Sow under six months
Mr.. Hardman also won sweepstakes
for the best display Of hogs and one
of his hogs won sweepstakes at the
Harlan fair. He sold pigs last week
to the following:
F. Roundy, Persia, Iowa. pair of pigs.
Jesse Nymand Brayton, one boar.
| Jens Juhl, Brayton, one boar.
George Jessen, Brayton, one boar.
NJ. Hockenbery, Brayton. one boar
| ]. P. Overholtz, Extra, one boar
c. NJ. Overholtz, Extra, one boar.
c. H. Priestly Audubon, one boar
a horrible accident occurred few
miles north of Atlantic Monday after
noon when four-year- Russell
Everitt, son of Mr.. aud Mrs. Homer
Everitt, was almost completely scalp.
ed. The little fellow had long hair
coming down over his shoulders. He
was playing about a sorghum mill,
when the hair caught in the cog
wheels and literally pulled off over
half his scalp including one ear. The
parents brought him to town in great
haste without bringing the scalp
along. A messenger was sent out
; three miles to get the scalp. and Drs.
Porterfield and Campbell and DR..
4 Morse performed the delicate opera
ton of putting it in place again. 1t
is believed the child will live.
The infant crop report for the past
week looms up very nicely and there
is prima facia evidence that this part
of the world at least, is not depopu-
lating. To begin with there was a
sweet dumping of a girl baby born
at the home of MIR. and Mrs. Steve
O'Donnell, just across the line in
Cass county, Tuesday evening Of last
week. The next evening Mrs. Ellis
Cannon gave birth to handsome boy
baby, at the Hockenberry home north
of Brayton and IN honor of the first
born Ellis now walks on air. While
all this was happening a youngster
was making his appearance at the
home of Stetfen Steffensen, south OF
) Oakfield. His identity will also date
from last week, Wednesday. The
stronger sex didn't get any the best
, of it, however, for on Tuesday Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. B. Anderson, in the
same neighborhood, were blessed
with a little daughter that come to