Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-02-02
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Albert, son of Sam Green, is very
i'll, of pneumonia.
Deputy Sheriff Pat Carolan was a
business visitor, at Brayton, Tuesday.
Geo. MCGUIRE was attending to
some legal business at Extra Tuesday
evening.
McGovern & Bison shipped car
load of nice fat hogs to Chicago, last
Tuesday.
Uncle Thomas Mcclure and wife
will move to Lorah next week TO live
with their son Sidney.
Asmus Hansen, out in Oakfield
township, was very sick man all of
last week, too i'll to navigate.
Mrs. George Cotton was at Extra
this week visiting with her sisters,
Mrs. Fred Delahoyde and Mrs. Chas.
Millimen.
Mrs. Benson, mother Of Bird, from
over on Crooked Greek, was visiting
at the Cotton homes, in Oakfeld, the
past week.
Next Wednesday Lou. Miller will
go to Marshalltown, Iowa, to attend
meeting Of the Woodmen of Ameri-
ca Convention.
A new baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Jorgen Jorgensen, who reside on
the B. F. Simpson ranch, over in the
Valley, last Sunday.
Frank Freeman was at Extra, last
Monday and while in that city he
purchased a fine new show case of
Hon. William Walker.
Uncle Ike Hallock and wife are
clapping their hands in great glee
over the advent of that new boy baby
that was born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Curry, at Atlantic, the other day.
Section Foreman Fred Edmundson
has been laid up this week with the
biggest attack of measles you ever
saw, and Jens Hansen has been patrol
ing the track while Fred was in
doors.
John Noon is now about perform
ing his duty as assessor of Extra town.
ship. This is the thirteenth year
Mr.. Noon has been assessor of this
township, and Iowa produces no bet
ter assessor than Uncle John.
Charley Britton went up to Audu-
bon, Saturday evening, to care for
the small pox patients. Mr.. Britton
had siege of small pox once, there
will prove God-send to the needy.
On account of being called to At
lantic, last Sunday, Rev. M. j.
O'Connor was unable to preach his
sermon on "Our Representatives y
but will deliver sermon on that sub
ject, at the church, next Sunday even
ing.
We noticed an unusual smile on the
face of Banker r. M. Pollock, when
we were in Brayton, Tuesday, and
upon inquiry were Informed that he
was the father Of new girl baby
that made her appearance last week
OH Wednesday.
A collision of vehicles occurred at
Brayton one day last week. The
drivers were Art Merrick and George
johnson, the sewing machine man, of
Extra. A broken axle was all the
damage sustained, which was imme-
dia,ely repaired by o. L. Olsen, the
iron artist.
Henry Fries, who returned from
the Omaha Hospital, few days ago,
where he was being doctored for a
cancer, does not seem to improve as
fast as his friends would wish, yet
they all hope he may conquer over
disease and once more be the man he
formerly was.
The will of the late Mrs. Ballard
has been made public and in it's pro.
visions we find that she left portion
of her property to the heirs of Mrs.
Virginia Robinson, of Avoca, deceas-
ed, which includes Mrs. P. F. How
ell and Mrs. Robert Everett, being
heirs of Mrs. Robinson, will come in
for their shares.
Paul Zaner, who has resided up
near Extra for number of years, and
is son Of Mr.. Levi Zaner, shipped
his goods and himself and family left
Monday evening, for Harrisonville,
Missouri, where Mr.. Zaner will work
for Hon. Tom Kelley OH his ranch
Mr.. Zaner and family have many
friends about here who regret to see
them go, and wish them prosperity
in their new home.
Miss Edna Pearson entertained q
number of her friends, last Thursday
evening, January 26th, the occasion
being her sixteenth birthday. The
evening passed only too quickly in
the playing Of games, music and
dancing, after which very nice sup
per was served. Miss Edna was the
recipient Of many beautiful gifts, as
tokens of the high esteem in which
she is held by her young friends.
Jack Joyce will again go before the
public as professional rough rider.
Jack has been for three years with