Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-02-09
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John Mounts, the old trapper, will
soon move up to Oakfeld and engage
in the chair making business. Mr..
Mounts has had many years exper-
fence in the business and knows how
to make good serviceable chair.
He will be ably assisted by Mr.. Char
ley Lambert of Cass county.
While hauling up wood Tuesday
afternoon Abner McClain, met with
quite a serious accident. He was
walking 'longside of the load when
he slipped and fell on the frozen
ground breaking his arm near the
elbow. His neighbour. Ben Simpson,
Immediately took him to Brayton
where DR.. Koob skilfully reduced
the fracture and Mr.. McClain is now
getting along as we'll as could be ex-
pected.
Hans johnson, the popular clerk
who has been employed at Jenkins &
Wallis store at Brayton for the past
year or more, resigned his position
last week, and is now head clerk at
the John Peterson store in Elkhorn.
While we are sorry to lose Hans from
our midst we are glad to learn Of his
promotion and wish him success.
He understands his business and will
get ahead. Nels Birk is the name
of the new clerk at Jenkins & Wallis
big mercantile establishment. He
came over from Europe about year
ago and appears TO be bright young
fellow.
Brayton Camp, No. 1900, Modern
Woodmen of America, held a very
interesting session Tuesday evening.
Rev. I. j. OConnor, John Kelly and
Jack Joyce were in turn taken
through the mysteries Of Woodcraft
and their anxions moments are now
over. A goodly number of neigh
bors were in attendance among others
being Neighbor McCandless, of
Avoca and Neighbors Henry Rohwer
and q. A. Rasmussen, of Extra.
The boys have been practicing up and
did some very nice degree work.
BraytoD Camp is having a phenome-
nal growth and will soon roll several
more logs on top of the pile.
Alfred Green died OF pneumonia at
the home of his parents in Oakfeld
Sunday evening. The funeral occur
ed Tuesday afternoon from the Oak
field schoolhouse, Rev. T. j. OCon-
ner conducting the services. Inter-
ment was made in the Oaktield ceme-
terry. He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. B. Green and was about 20
years old. About three weeks ago he
contracted severe cold resulting in
pneumonia. All that medical aid
could accomplish was done for him
butt seemed of no avail. Mr.. Green
was we'll respected young man and
all who knew him liked him. 1t is
indeed sad TO be called away from the
vocatioDs of life in the bloom of
vigorous youth and the fond parents
and those who are. left behind to
mourn have the deep sympathy of the
entire community.
j. G.. Hardman has Just returned
home from a visit among the Poland
China Breeders. He first went to
Atlantic and saw Duncan & Northup.
These gentlemen both have good
herds. From there he went to Wal.
nut to visit G. w. Simonsen, the jo-
vial breeder of Poland Chinas. Here
he fund a large herd all in good
health and some good individuals.
Thence he went to Avoca to visit
Ed. WineIand who had the misfor-
tune to lose his hogs by cholera, but
has flock of sheep that are as good
as there is in the United States and
Plymouth Rock chickens that are
hard to beat. While there he bought
some Plymouth Rock Cockerels that
ought to keep any flock in the right
path. Brother Hardman reports a
pleasant trip and believes that the
lockwood Poland China are as
good as any that he saw.