Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-07-27

Hans Hansen is hauling out lumcer
to build one of those large red barns.
Mrs. Sarah Archer is visiting with
her old time Oaktield neighbors this
week.
Hans Bengaard moved, Tuesday, to
the land he purchased off the Natty
Hamlin estate.
Mr.. Albeit has moved to the How
let house, in Oaktield, and began
work on the section.
Mrs. Charlie Bison was so i'll part
of this week that she was obliged to
seek her downy couch.
Horace Bartlett, |. H. Jenkins and
Tom McGovern were among the
many who went to Audubon, Tues
day.
Mrs. D. W. Powers was called to
Des Moines this week on account of
the illness of her mother, Mrs. Dis.
more.
The western breezes watts the news
that Miss Rose Doner was recently
married to gentleman at Greeley,
Colorado.
Next week Mr.. l. P. Hallock will
go to Chicago with three car loads Of
cattle and one Of hogs, from his own
feed yards.
Mr.. Petersen, who purchased the
Slater property, at Oakield, is hav-
ing the same thoroughly repaired and
fitted up to live in.
The last part of this week D. w.
Powers and his grading outfit will
come down and fix the approaches to
the new bridge at Brayton.
Mrs. Verna Clifton Fredericks ar
rived from Nevada, Friday, and is
visiting with her mother, Mrs. Enos
Stoneking, up at the sand hill.
McGovern & Bison shipped car
load Of extra fine stock, last Tuesday
evening. This hustling firm now ship
out car OF stock every other day.
TO better protect his stock against
the approach Of winter A. P. Nelson
has purchased bill of lumber from
Mr.. Nels Sornson and will build a
large stock barn.
We found Uncle l. P. Hallock on
the front porth of his Oaktield man.
sion, Tuesday, and he informed us
that they were just finishing putting
up two hundred and fifty tons of hay
Will and Albert Bintner sold fine
bunch Of forty-two head of cattle tc
W. B. Davis, the first of the week
and Albert went all Topped over on one
side carrying fourteen hundred gold
dollars, the proceeds Of the sale.
We stood and played checkers with
our nose on the woven wire fence, at
Oakfeld, last Tuesday, and watched
Mr.. 1. P. Hallock's herd of deer skip
and jump about. With the latest ar.
rival there are five baby deer and six
old ones.
Mrs. John Connrardy and Mis-
Verna Croy drove down from Extra
Tuesday afternoon, viewed Doctor
koob's new house and consulted with
Squire Aldrich, the architect ant
builder, relative to new and stylish
buildings.
Harry Campbell came down from
Extra, Tuesday, and escorted his lit
tie relative, Gertrude Heath, daught
er of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heath, VI
to Extra to attend Master Harold
Strangers party, for his little friends
that evening.
George Tripp has traded the oil
Turner farm, east of Wiota, to Johl
r Blake for the house and lot known a
the Macomber house, located on tn
corner of Fourth and Locust street
The trade was made on the basis Q
/, $3.50 per acre for the farm and 81,
100000 for the house and let.-Atlan
tic Telegraph.
]. A merry company of young peopl
gathered ut the home of Mr.. and Mr.!
! w. H. Pearson, last Saturday evenin
u I! to help Miss Ruby celebrate he
! fifteenth birthday. The time WE
passed in playing games and listenin
l. to the strains of music. Light RI
f freshments were served, after whic
all returned home as midnight chime
O out from the church tower, and the
e report very enjoyable time.
Jesse Parker, the ex-U. S. soldit
in the late war, who returned to h
old home some weeks ago, his sistt
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mr.
Zeke Wulford, have amicably divide
patrimonial Parker estate. . On la
Friday evening despite few threa
enins clouds there gathered togeth,
at the pleasant home of Mr.. and Mr.
John blackwell nearly one hundre
people, to enjoy an ice cream sociab
given for the benefit of M. e. churcl
The many lights and beautiful fowe
added beauty to the scene and, we b
lieve, pleasant time was had
every one present.-Anita Tribune.
Dentistry.