Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-09-27


house built this week.
Miss Maude Campbell returned to
her home at Extra Monday.
Mrs. David Beers is suffering from
another sick spell this week.
Spikes 1915 per 100 lbs. Enquire
prices Of tlour.-Three Smiths. tt
George Chase is having his house
reshingled and remodelled this week.
Mrs. Bonnie Christensen, Of Oak
field township, is under the doctors
care.
McGovern u Bison shipped six
carloads of hogs to indianapolis last
week.
Frank jenkins expects to make
business trip to Burlington in the
near future.
For SALE.-2O good Poland China
Bears and 80 Plymouth Rock Cock
erels. j. C. HARDMAN
Mrs. John Danner, of Oakfield, is
reported seriously i'll this week. She
is a severe sufferer from dysentery
troubles.
Eli Hansen, one of the leading men
of Oakfield township, was a pleasant
caller at the JOURNAL Office Tuesday
morning.
S. G. Nelson, of south Oakfeld
township, lost two head of cattle last
Saturday evening from being struck
by lightning.
The Mesdames Reynolds spent the
the latter part Of last week at the
home Of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. w. Blakesley, near Marine.
Miss Lucille Connrardy, of Extra
and Audubon, spent Saturday even
ing and Sunday with her friends the
Misses May and Pearl Jenkins.
Frank Smith and family have
moved down on the Robin Ballard
place. He has contracted to husk out
McGovern II Bisom's corn crop this
year.
At the county fair election held at
Audubon Saturday afternoon, Niels
P. Hoegh, was chosen as the director
for Oakfield township, for the ensuing
year.
r. M. Pollock has been over in
Illinois the past week, looking after
business and visiting with old time
friends. He wes expected to arrive
home the middle of the week.
B. F. Greer's little boy Ralph,
dropped sharp hree-cornered file
on his little bare foot the other day,
inficting very ugly wound which
is giving him considerable trouble.
Mrs. g. l.. Bison and Tom Nc
Govern drove to Atlantic Sunday
afternoon to meet Charley on his way
home from the West. Uncle H. S.
Wattles had previously gone to
Omaha to meet him.
Lester Van Slyke left Saturday for
his home at Avoca after a splendid
visit with his many friends here.
He went to Audubon last Friday and
helped our boys to win a game OF
ball from the Audubon team.
Mrs. Christine S. Adair, the great
Evangelist, has been holding meet
ings each evening for the past week
at the Brayton Baptist church. She
is a very forcible and impressiv,
speaker and draws large and interest
ed audiences.
While participating in the bal
game at Audubon Friday, DR.. Kool
dlslocated his left ankle, which ha
laid the medicine man up for som
time to come and he is now forced t.
perambnlate about with the aid of
pair of crutches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. A. r. McPher
son, OF Lake City, were at Brayto
the first Of the week, the guests c
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Pollock. Th
two ladies are sisters. Mr.. McPhel
son is an engineer on the Northwest
ern and is most pleasant gentlema
to meet.
A telegram received at Wiota la!
Saturday evening, from Colorado
bore the sad intelligence OF the deaf
of Jess Cannon, former resident {
this section. His brother Cass Car
non, Immediately wired instruction
for the remains to be shipped bae
here to Iowa, and the last sad rit
were performed at Wiota Wednesds
afternoon.
Last Friday evening Mr.. and MI
Buss Billiards. little four year. o
boy accidentally swallowed a Bry'
campaign button that caused hi
considerable pain for while. I
doctor was called, but was too la
to eXtricate the souvenir and Mast
Ballard is still proudly carrying
about. The little fellow certainly
Bryan man at heart.
Rasmus p. Rasmussen is no dou
about the happiest man in Oakfie
township. Last Thursday event
his home was made happy by the {
rival of sweet bunch of girl bal
the best you ever saw. Grand-d
Hans Hansen, is just about ready