Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-07-06

B. F. Simpson and Miss Ethel were
at Extra Saturday.
Jens P. Juhl was q bushes visitor
at Atlantic Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Thielen is entertaining
her sister and family.
Prof. w. H. Watson was the guest
of Mr.. Halleck this week
Shoemaker Thompson was under
the weather the first of the week.
Tony Koob and wife passed Sunday
with DR.. koob and family at Bray
ton.
Lou Miller and John Mcnamara
were at Atlantic on business Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Pollock went to Man
ming Monday to spend the Fourth
with relatives.
Miss Clara Ordway and Miss Annie
Slender are attending the Review
School at Audubon.
Lafayette Simpson and his sisters,
the Misses Ethel and Esta spent the
Fourth at Atlantic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erik Hansen became
the parents of a pretty girl baby last
Saturday morning.
Rev. T. J. O'Connor was at Extra
Saturday and called around to see
the boys at the journal office
Eli Hansen brought in eight head
of nice hogs Monday which were
bought by McGovern & Bison.
Nels Petersen, out in Oakfeld
township, is preparing to erect new
large hay shed on his fine farm.
Ben Wagner and wife, of High
land, were over Saturday fishing and
visiting with relatives at the Koob
home.
Mrs. Fred Edmundson went to
Extra Thursday where she remained
visiting with relatives until after tn
Fourth.
Dick Powers and Ernest Cotton
were at Extra Tuesday, helping the
Extra Band furnish music for the
celebration.
Ed. Delahoyde and wife and AL
VOORHEES, and wife, Of Extra, spent
Sunday at the Halleck mansion
in Oaktield.
Chris Nelson, our prosperous friend
who dwells about four miles north OF
Bray1on, is hauling out lumber for &
large new barn.
H. NJ. Underwood received a visit
the first of the week from his father
of Grand junction, Iowa. He ar.
rived Monday evening.
Miss Pearl Russell, of Hastings
Iowa, who is visiting with her rela.
tives, the Cotton family, spent tn,
Fourth with relatives at Extra.
John Cavanaugh, who preside
over the destiny of the culinary de
partment of Tom McGovern's house
hold, attended the celebration at AT
lantic.
The Baptist people celebrated a
at Jens Christensen's grove south o
Elkhorn Tuesday. Nels Sorensen ant
family Of Brayton were in attendance
at the exercises.
l.. j. Anderson, the Baptist mis-
sionary, is holding meetings at tn.
Baptist church in Oakfield township
They have been in progress the pas
week or ten days.
Ruby Pearson, Maud Bowen ano
Mable Chase have each received dip
Tomas from the County Superinten
dent. These tokens of reward O
hard study will be highly treasured
by the recipients.
The bridge across the Sif'ord a
T. j. Essington's place is washed GU
and should be repaired at once as i
is impossible and travellers are com
PEELED to go several miles out Of theil
way to reach Extra.
Peter Petersen, the contractor, o
Anita, has purchased the Slater
property in Oakfeld, where himsel
and family will berafter make thei
home. We are glad to welcome sucl
excellent people among us.
Harry Fish, who has been conduct
ing drug store at Upton, Iowa, i
here for short visit with his father
in-law, John Norris, who lives Of
the Ballard estate, south Of Brayton
Mr.. Fish has sold his business and
looking for new location.