Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-02-02

Mrs. w. r. Koob is on the sick list
this week.
Blacksmith Olsen's boy is quite i'll
| with the measles.
Merchant Frank Greer, of Oakfield,
is recovering from siege of the grip.
Mrs. Chas. McVey has been very
sick with measles, but is getting
some better.
Big dance at the Oaktield Hall on
the anniversary of Washington's
birthday, Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary %.
| The climax at the husking bee at
! Samuel Minser's was a big oyster
supper and party at their home Sat
urdav night.
/ w. FL. Pearson and wife drove over
near Wiota Tuesday evening, to spend
the evening with j. T. Ellis and tam
lily who leave today for their new
home at Worthington, Minnesota.
La Fayette Simpson came up from
his studies in the Atlantic High
School over Sunday. He was recov-
ering from the effects of the grip
having been under the doctors care
for some days.
Willads P. Willadsen, who lives
just over the line in Cass county, was
in Brayton Tuesday on business. He
returned home Monday evening from
Council Bluffs where he had been
visiting relatives for a week.
j. P. Nelson, buttermaker of the
Troublesome Valley creamery, had a
tub of butter entered at the contest
in Sioux Falls, scored 90 points.
A very good score considering that
that the sweepstakes were won at 81.
Niels P. Hoegh and Geo. Hansen,
two of the most prominent farmers
of Oakfeld township, were in Bray
ton Tuesday and reported considerable
sickness in Oakfield township, as we'll
as other portions of Audubon county.
A St. Valentines entertainment
will be given at the Highland school,
under the direction of the teacher in
charge, on Tuesday evening, Febru-
airy 14th. The program now in course
of preparation will be frst-class in
every respect.
Lydia, the tive-year old daughter
of Mrs. A. M. Blom, who was so near
Deaths door last week with an at
tack Of pneumonia, is slowly recover
ing. Halvor Blom is still quite sick
but it is new hoped he will pull
through.
Mrs. P. F. Howell who has been
an intense sufferer for many months,
with numerous cancers, has been
gradually failing lately. Monday
night her condition was reported very
critical, but she rallied and on Tues
day was slightly better.
There will be a quartealy meeting
and communion services at the High.
land church next Sunday morning
1t is expected that Elder Ramsey
will be in charge, and all who have
listened to the Elder know what a
treat is in store for them.
Charley Bison was taken i'll with
la grippe last Saturday and grew
worse until the disease has turned
into into pneumonia. Grandpa H. S.
Wattles came down from Extra Tues
day to help nurse Charley back to
health again and we're hoping that
he will soon be on the mend.
Sid Mcclure moved his stock to
Lorah Monday and Tuesday by team.
1t took twelve big loads to convey all
the stuff and Sid Will soon be doing
business at the new sta nd. Charley
Thomson took the last lot down in
the afternoon Tuesday with Mr.. Nc
CURES fast black team, returning on
the four o'clock train.
While in San Francisco last year
Wardy Smith gathered up quite a
collection of old coins, consisting of
varions pieces Of Chinese, Japanese,
Mexican and Canadian money. In
the collection is Chinese coin four
hundred years old. Ward has them
on display in one of the show cases at
the Three Smiths store at Oaktield.
Albert Miller and his good wife
were married twenty years ago last
Sunday night, and their many neigh
bors and friends banded together and
took complete possession Of their
pleasant home, and almost spent the
night with them. AS slight token
of their kind regard for Mr.. and Mrs
Miller, the visitors presented them
with an elegant family bible. An
elaborate supper and plenty Of it was
served, after which The company dis
persed, wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
many happy returns of the anniver.
Of their wedding day.-Anita Tribune
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