Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-28

ne ShlQ UuaG IL WAS dllIlOSU ltIlpOSSlUlt
to get over the roads.
DR.. Koob, while making a call on
Johnny Burns at the O. F. Ide's place
got out of his buggy to shut the gate.
While so doing his team started, the
doctor after them, but the team prov
ed to be the faster and did not stop
until they ran into some trees. 1.-THE
tongue and the box of the buggy
were broken, but neither the doctor
nor the horses were injured.
Dick Powers sometime ago heard
from his friend, Charley Bradley.
who is now at Omaha telling him
that if he would come to Omaha he
would secure a position for him in
Swift's packing house in that city.
Dick answered and told him he
would come and accordingly departed
last week where he goes to accept
position as yard master for that firm
at very lucrative salary.
Miss frankie Wood, who has been
under quarantine was released, this
past week, in time to go to Audubon
to take the spring examination. Miss
Wood will teach the Oakfeld Center
school, the spring term. Miss frankie
is one of those teachers, who always
gives the best of satisfaction where
ever she teaches, always laboring to
build up the school and helping the
scholars to create an interest in their
work.
Johnny Burns, who has contracted
to work for Owen Ide the coming
year, has been confined to his bed
with a very severe attack of pneu-
monia requiring the services of a
physician. This is very unfortu-
nate time fol Johnny to be sick just
at the beginning of spring work but
under the best of care which he re-
ceives he probably will be able to
commence his summers work in a
short time.
Chas. Cotton took the second and
third degrees in the Odd Fellow lodge
in Brayton, last Saturday night
Chas. intended to take the second
degree at the last meeting night but
not being able to be present he
took both of the degrees at the same
time and looks none the worse from
having taken a double header. This
lodge is growing rapidly in Brayton
having all the degree work they can
do at each meeting night.
Mrs. Sam Scharf is very i'll with
an attack Of typhoid fever, at hel
home east of Oakfeld. Mrs. Scharf
was at the bedside of her mother
during her late illness and death, ii
Atlantic and her close care and at.
tention of her mother contracted the
fever. Mrs. S. has engaged the spring
term at the Green school, but un'
less her condition improves rapidly
she will be unable to be at her pos
of duty in time to open the school il
that district.
Dave Carpenters family leave tn,
last of this week for their home il
Madison county where Dave went s
week ago. Dave and family will b.
missed by their many friends bu
they realize what is their loss is som
ones gain. Mrs. Carpenter has bee
bidding her friends good bye all thi
week and all hate to see her depart
They have made their home in Oak
field for the last ten or twelve year
and when they depart we lose som
of the pioneer residents of our town
Chas. Wells, who resides in Oak
, field, will soon leave for Bear Grow
to engage in the sheep business
Charley intends to break out a
eighty and while doing it this Ian
7 will furnish pasture for the fit
head of sheep he intends to raise o
+ the shares for a gentleman by tt
g name of Mr.. Hansen. Mr.. Hanse
purchased these sheep of john
+ Anderson, the past week. Charl
gets half the increase of the sheep an
all the wool for his work. TIL
J ought to prove very profitable yer
ture as the sheep business is YER
> prOfitab one at the present,