Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-29
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j. w. Cannon was an Extra visitor
Tuesday afternoon.
Plymouth Rock Cockerels. Fine
thoroughbred, heavy weight birds.
EUGENE WILSON.
There was jolly dancing party at
George Breckenridge's over east of
Oakfeld. 20 numbers out and a
bushel of fun.
Our old friend D. G. Smith was
under the weather the first of the
week even SO much so that it was
necessary to secure the services of
physician.
We understand several of our
prominent farmers in Oakfield town
ship, will travel northward to South
Dakota next month to look up some
land Investments.
Will Deweese and wife moved into
the Jake Civilians house at, Oakfield,
where they will have a very com fort
able home. They have recently been
living at Brayton.
Moses Brinkerhoff and Ernest Cot
ton will return next week from Ames
where they are attending Agricul-
tural College and will take charge of
their respective schools in Extra
township, which they have been en-
gagged to teach for the winter.
Chas. Cotton and M. E. Jenkins,
who have been living over in Oak
field, west of Brayton tor the past
few years, will move into the house
vacated by G. X. Hallock and family
at Oakfield where they will have
comfortable quarters for the winter.
Chris Christensen, living out by
the Center schoolhouse, in Oaktield
township is preparing to leave soon
for Denmark. He expects to remain
ports there is pair of bright eyes in
the fatherland that1s Turing him back
again.
There is very little corn being put
on the market, nowadays, on ac-
count of the poor roads. The same
conditions prevailing>through the en-
tire country has enabled little
George Phillips, to corner up the
November corn market on the Chica-
go Board of Trade and amass round
fortune.
John Mcnamara. and Henry Hen
rikson left Monday for Gold Greek,
Montana, where they have employ
ment and will spend the winter. Mr..
Mcnamara, expects to make some in
vestments in that country and we
hope they will prove profitable and
that he may come back to Gods coun-
try rich man.
There was big dance at Georgef
Templeman's over in Cass counyy 90
night in last week. 1t is reported
that there were thirty numbers outN
and all spent very delightful even-Y
ing. There was never chance for
more genuine fun than at one OF these
old fashioned dancing parties, where
everybody cuts loose for good time.
Frank johnson and wife, who have
been visiting with their relatives at
the David Carpenter home, at Oak
field for the past few weeks, depart
ed Tuesday noon for their home in
California. The recent snowstorms
we have been having, reminded them
very forclbly of their beautiful balmy
home in the Sunset state, where Jack
Frost is parsonage unknown.
i Fl. NJ. Bartlett returned Monday
evening from his trip to Old Mexico,
and reports pleasant and interesting
journey. He found his brother in
better health than he had enjoyed for
} 20 years. Eb. has a lucrative posi-
ton as general inspector of all works
on the Parral and Durango railroad,
} now under construction. He will re-
main there at least until the road is
completed which will not be until
some time next year. His mother,
Mrs. Wash Bartlett who went down
with Horace will remain and keep
house for Eb. as long as they remain
in the Republic. Horace describes
the country as answering very we'll
the purpose it was intended for and
was very favorably impressed with
!, the city of chihuahua, which is
largely inhabited by Americans. He
looks somewhat bronzed from his
trip, and his fine new sombrero, gives
; him the air of a full fedged Mexican
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