Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-09


VIM. Swolley home in Oakfield.
Charley Wells, of Hamlin town.
ship, visited with his Oakfield friends
Sunday.
Rob Pollock and Spooney Free
man were both at Audubon Monday
on business.
There was most successful dance
held at the Oakfield hall last Satur-
day evening.
Little Lydia Blom was quite sick
the first of the week, The little miss
suffers from quinsy.
Cliff Ballard last week sold his
bunch of feeders to his brother Buss.
They are carload of very smooth
cattle.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Brayton church will meet next Tues
day, November 14th, with Mrs. w.
r. Koob.
Nels and Andrew Thompson took
advantage Of the low rates and went
to Omaha Tuesday for short visit
with relatives.
Mrs. j. c.. B. Anderson and her
little daughter are both reported on
the sick list. being sufferers from a
very severe cold.
Preston Harter and his cousin.
Henry Barner, went over to Shelby
county last week Oh an extended
visit with friends.
Charley Bison shipped carload of
his best sheep to Chicago and got
them in on Mondays market, re-
ceiving good big price.
S. G. Nelson, south Of Oakfeld, lost
his most valuable male Durham one
day last week. Too many corn stalks
seems to have been the cause.
Moses Brinkerhof last Friday
closed very successful term ofschool
in Viola township, and is now visit
ing with friends in Oakfeld.
Mrs. Jno. o. Cotton and Mrs. Chas.
Cotton, of Oaktield township, were
at Extra Tuesday doing some shop.
ping and visiting with relatives.
L. F. Miller, who is buying hogs
for McGovern Il Bison at Lorah,
shipped carload Of fine porkers
from that station to Chicago Monday.
Mrs. S. E. Hockenberry departed
Tuesday for the scenes of other days
at Pana, Illinois. She will visit with
relatives and friends for period of
six weeks.
e. L. Bison received large in
voice Of holiday goods the first of the
week which he is now rapidly ar
ranging for display at his corner
drug store.
A sweet girl baby was born Sunday
evening to Mr.. and Mrs. Soren P.
Daugaard, of Oakfield township
Soren is feeling very gay aud is pass.
ing out the cigars plenteously.
S. c. Nelson, who lives down near
the John Noon place, is building a
large new barn on his farm, which
will be Sc 80 feet in dimensions
with twenty foot corner posts.
Lawrence Madsen and Chris n
Jensen returned the latter part Of the
week from sightseeing trip through
Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska
and Colorado. The boys saw lots OF
country and had good time.
There was a large vote polled at
Tuesdays election in Oakfield town.
ship, the total being 2l0. The town
ship rolled up its usual republican
majority, Governor Shaw's plurality
reaching so. N. B. Christensen was
elected township trustee.
There was splendid social party
at B. F. Simpsons Stillside home
last Saturday evening, in honor Of
Miss Este Simpson, who leaves this
week for Des Moines, where she will
remain for an indefinite period. AL.
those who were present report very
enjoyable time.
Ellis Cannon encountered a very
complete runaway last Saturday az
he was driving home from Brayton
The team, which was rather fractions
any way, became unmanageable and
after throwing Ellis out of the buggy
dashed away and smashed the buggy
in to kindling wood. Ellis escaped
without any serious injuries.
Buttermaker H. Henriksen, is pre-.
pairing tub of fancy butter to enter
in the buttermaking contest Of the
Iowa State State Buttermaker's AS.
ISOLATION to be held at Mason City
next week. j. P. Nielsen of the
Troublesome Valley Creamery, is OF
the program to read paper before
the convention. Chris johnson, the
Elkhorn buttermaker, will also at.
tend the big meeting. There will be
several tubs entered in the contest
and its dollars to doughnuts that one
Of them will win portion of The
cash premiums that are offered.
Jack Joyce rolled into Braytol
Monday and his many friends wer'
very glad to welcome him back
Jack has been out all season will
Buffalo Bills Wild West show ant
while he was gone made a snlendif