Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-10-19
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l. P. Hallock went to Omaha Tues
day evening on cattle buying trip.
He will probably make run in to
the interior of Nebraska before re-
turning.
A business meeting of the Bray ton
Baptist church was held Monday
evening for the purpose of taking
some acsion pertaining to the hiring
of a new minister for next year, Rev.
OConnor haying resigned.
Hank Pearson and the Misses Edna
and Ruby and Horace Bartlett went
to Extra, Tuesday evening, to furnish
music for dance given at the Macca-
hee hall in that city. 1t was the
opening dance of the season.
Our heartfelt thanks are hereby ex-
tended to all for the help, kindness
and sympathy shown us during the
sickness and death of our darling,
Gertrude.
Mr.. AND MRS. F. B. HEATH.
The Extra township board of health
on Monday released j. G. Hardman
from quarantine, but ordained that
his family would have to adhere to
the quarantine restrictions the full
length of time required by law.
One day last week while Mitt Par.
rott's little girl was playing in the
granary, she fell from bin upon
which she had climed. In falling she
caught her little hand on an ugly
rusty nail, tearing a huge cash and
nearly severing the thumb from her
hand.
Henry Barner, of Lockhaven,
Pennsylvania, a nephew Of J. S. Har-
ter, and his friend Mr.. Sifford, of
Grand River, Decatur county, Iowa,
are here for short visit. This is
Mr.. Barper's first trip West and he
likes this part Of the country very
much.
Lewis S. Cotton, brother of Mrs.
G. H. Vail and of Geo. Cotton de-
ceased, and. who lived at Oaktield
years ago, met with an accident at his
home near Cumberland last Monday
that proved fatal, his death occurring
on Saturday. He was blowing on
his farm when the horses became un-
ruly and jerked his body over the
pillow handles, badly injuring him by
a severe rupture and causing hemor-
rhage of the bowels which finally
brought on his death. All possible
was done for the injured man but the
medical science failed to afford him
any relief and he passed away amid
much suffering. The remains were
buried at Lewis Monday of this
week, the funeral being largely at.
tended. Mr.. Cotton was an old anC
highly respected citizen of Cas-
county and his untimely demise il
universally regretted.
1t will be remembered that tn
young son of Homer Everitt, Of Fiv,
Mile Grove, met with serious acct
dent some time ago and had his seal
!, nearly torn off in his fathers can
mill. The surgeons have since beer
working diligently on this delicate
and most interesting case and tinall,
decided that in order to :srow" tn
scalp successfully again and thereb
save the boys life it would be neces
sary to graft Oil a piece OF skin thre
< by four inches square. Accordingl,
twenty-five men were asked for VIII
5 would volunteer to have small por
ton OF their own precious hide re
moved from their arms to make tn
: necessary sacrifice for the boys life
They were all to meet in Atlantic
Sunday, and Joe Doner and Joe Pric
of Billiards. grove went down t
yield up small quantity Of the nee,t
full Tor the little fellows benefit. |
is now up to the boy to pull throug
> alive and should he recover it wi
! indeed have been most wonderfr
= piece of surgery and young Everil
will be indebted to many man fc
= being adorned with a respectabl
scaln lock