Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-19

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Frank Jenkins spent from Saturday
to Tuesday in Extra. Frank is fond !,
OF good company and knows where to
find it.
VIM. Nelson wears broad smile.
a baby boy was born Tuesday. The
mother is happy and the boy will
soon be man.
Mrs. Ebbe j. Hansen, of Extra, is
IN Brayton caring for Mr.. Hansen's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Hansen,
who are quite ill.
Little Miss Marguerite Cotton is
suffering from an attack of the
measles and is confined to her room at
her Oakfeld home.
DR.. Koob's little girl has been sick
with the measles for few days and
suffers the same as other little girls,
though her papa is doctor.
Prof. John Cotton, of the Oaktield
Academy, and his able assistant, Miss
Clara Ordway attended the teachers
meeting at Extra Saturday.
The Oakfield creamery commenced
harvesting their annual crop of ice
last Wednesday. They use about
eighty tons during each summer.
Sam Gaines who lives over on the
Troublesome, will move to Minnesota
this coming spring where he can get
cheaper land and grow up with the
country.
j. G. Hartman, owner of the Oak
wood Stock Farm sold T. L. Kelly,
bunch of fine calves Tuesday. Tom,
according to his usual custom, sold
them to Ed. Stoner.
Nels j. Petersen, OF north Oakfeld
township, this week sold to Nc
Govern & Bison, 20 head of extra fine
hogs, weighing on an average 800
pounds at 1872 Der hundred.
Jorgen Jorgensen has sold his 80
acre farm east Of Brayton to Charles
McVey, for 500 per acre. Mr.. Jor-
gensen will buy another place as soon
as he finds one that suits him.
Chris lessen, who went to Omaha
last week to have his eyes treated, is
reported to be doing nicely. The
doctors report that if he cont inues, as
he has, they will be able to save one
of his eyes.
H. w. Pollock, cashier OF the Bray.
ton Bank, went to Manning last
Thursday. He was accompanied by
his wife and child and we learn that
the child has the measles and they
may be detained for several days.
The following are some OF the
homes where most of the inmates
have the measles: Art Merrick, two,
Hugh Bowen three, Sam Green four,
Elmer Heath three, Dave Carpenter,
three, Frank Chase three, Geo. Cot
ton one, w. H. Pearson two.
j. P. Bendixen and Frank jenkins
will go to Kimballton the last of the
week 20 organize camp of the
Modern Woodmen of America. This
organization is having phenomenal
growth. 1t affords cheap insurance
to its members and is ssrong frater-
nal institution.
The measles still continue to rage
about Brayton and Oakfield. AT
present there is some forty cases but
SO far there has been no deaths. DR..
Koob has most of the cases under his
supervision and there is but little fear
felt unless the disease assumes more
malignant form,
John johnson, of Brayton, whose
visage is marked with traces of care
and whose forehead and temples are
adorned with locks of silver grey
celebrated his Gath birthday last Sun.
day, by calling in few relatives and
friends to whom he told the joys and
griefs of other days. 1t is we'll tc
have each birthday bright one and
have one day that we can look t.
with pleasure, thinking Of home and
mother.
The patrons Of the Oakfeld town
ship creamery company met last We'd
nesday and selected the following
officers for the ensuing year:
Nels P. Hoegh, President.
Eli Hansen, Vice. President.
Jesse Nymand, Secretary.
Hans Nymand, Treasurer.
Nick Nelson, Trustee, short term
Jorgen Frederickson, trustee Ions
term.
There will be meeting of the off
GERS the coming Saturday to hir
milkhaulers and to make arrange
ments for the coming years work
No better men could have been select
ed to look after the interests Of
business that is of such vital import
ance to the public.
Ward Smith, one of the boys i
blue, of the 51st Iowa, has write
home that he and thirty-tive other
of the same regiment have received a
honorable discharge and will soon b
with relatives and friends, enjoying
the sweet comforts Of home. Ware
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