Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-08
0AKFlELD bRHIT0n

Frank Copley who resides over on
the Bartlett estate in the house where
Uncle ST Clark used to dwell, and
wife became the proud parents of a
new boy baby, last Tuesday morn
ing.
Doctor M. j. Davis of Lewis, owner
of the drug store at Brayton, and DIR.
Campbell of Atlantic, were i'm Bray.
ton for few minutes Monday ex-
changing greetings with Fred and
Chris.
Landlord G. l. Dimlck was up to
Extra for few hours last Monday
afternoon transacting business and
calling upon his relatives and friends
and did not forget to call at the Jour-
mai office.
Henry Heaton from Atlantic, is
building the new house out on the
Dick Clark farm east from Oakfeld.
MIR. Clark was at Brayton Tuesday
hauling out more material for this
new home.
Miss Anna Smith who has been at
the Geo. Frasier restaurant in Extra
for some time, came home last Mon
day to remain with her parents, uncle
Christopher Smith and wife, just
west of Brayton.
Albert Burns who was recently
married moved into one of Uncle I.
P. Hallock's houses at Oakfield last
Tuesday and now this young pair are
periencing the delights of their
first housekeeping.
Mayor w. HI. Bartlett was noticed
studious!y persuing the village or
dinances the first of the week and
we would not be at all surprised if
some of the old offenders would short
ly be brought to justice.
Marion jenkins and his easiest rid
ing carriage and --- were
circulating about the pleasant drives
and lanes up at Extra last Sunday af-
ternoon. Marion seems to have a
fondness for driving to the north.
Charlie Bison and family, while
out for ride last Sunday afternoon,
ventured SO far away as to drive up
to Extra and pass short time with
Mrs. Bisorn's father, IL. S. Wattles,
and their many other friends up
there.
MIR. William FL. Disbrow, an old
resident of Cass county, was visiting
with his son-in-law, James Lepper
near Lorah, last Monday and while
there was kicked by horse and SO
badly injured that he died the next
morning.
The young people from Elkhorn in
large numbers came over TO the woods
and streams about the Trou blesome
! Valley Creamery one day this week
AMI picniced and fished and bathet
IA The limpid waters of the Trouble
some creek.
LAST WEEK of the Journals Vot.
ing Contest! One vote for every cen,
paid on subscription. Look at the
date of the tag on your paper, see
how far you're behind and come ir
and give your votes to some deserv'
ing young lady. Contest closes Fri
day, August 10.
Iona Beers and Ray Heath hitchet
up Lona's nags Tuesday afternoon ant
drove to Atlantic where the forme
went to attend to some business mat
tiers and the latter to attend the grea
Wallace Circus. Mrs. Beers waited
on customers at the store durin!
Lona's absence.
| Oral Jones and Wendall Smith pu
on the boxing gloves and INDUCED il
a friendly bout of the manly art on
day this week, at Oakfeld, and in on
nnguarded moment one OF the com
batants struck the other blow upo1
the nose and that nose was frigh
the next moment.
The other day while Mi, Parrot
was endeavoring to "snub' a rop
around some object which was hitch
ed to beef he was about to butcher
the rope went slipping through hi
fingers at SO rapid rate of speed tina
it burned all the skin off the first tw
: fingers Of his left hand.
"Faithful old Frank" the famil,
pet horse of Mrs. Geo. Cotton, VIII
has plodded along life's highway 70
so many years, was attacked by loo
jaw one day this week down at tn
Bird Benson home, which terminate,
his earthly career, and Bird made
, deep and wide grave and gave tn
animal Christian burial.
Doctor w. r. Koob returned HON
from Chicago Tuesday morning
While there an eminent Surgeon per
formed an operation upon the lime
part OF his nose and another upo