Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-09
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VIC SlOIt lllS week.
Prof. Enenback was a passenger to
Omaha or the Friday evening train
and returned on Monday evening
There was no school in the Profess
or's room on Monday.
Thos. Hardwick, who has been
working on the section the past few
months, is very i'll this week and has
been unable to attend to his labors on
the section the past week.
MI. and Mrs. Grant Brown has had
the care of a very sick boy the past
week. He has been troubled with an
attack of bronchitis. The little one is
some better at this writing.
Mrs. Frank Heath is very i'll this
week, but we understand that the
good lady is improving and we hope
in a few days that she nav be able to
attend to her household duties.
Lucille Connrardy. Mollie Delahoyde
and Florence Rathbun, OF Extra,
drove down Saturday evening and
spent Sunday at the John Jenkins
home. They returned home Sunday
evening.
Mr.. G. L Bison has been quite sick
the first "f the week. Chas. has been
working very hard tor the past year
and lie is almost worn out, but he is
better and will be about his business
in a few days.
Will Brinkerhotf stopped off at
Brayton on his return trip to Attain
tic, Sunday. Will went up to Extra,
Saturday evening, and walked back
Sunday SO he would be at home ready
to begin his work, Monday morning.
Will Bintner went to Audubon,
Tuesday evening. He will remain
until Wednesday visiting with his
friends. Will has been nursing a sore
hand, the past week, and he is un-
able to assist with the work on the
farm.
The Junior Endeavor, of the Bap-
tlst church met at the home of Mr..
Nels Sorensen, on last Thursday even
ing. There was a large crowd in at
tendance and every n present re-
ports a good time and an evening that
was spent very profitably.
Wm. Delahoyde, agent for the Tag
CART nurseries with his headquarters
at Extra, came down to Oakfield and
set out some evergreen trees for the
3 Smiths at their home. These trees
require extreme care in planting OF
else they will not do we'll and very
often fail to grow.
The Oakfield township creamery
began operations the first of the week
after having been shut down for a
week placing in their creamery a new
concrete floor and making other re.
pairs. This creamery is doing an i'm
mense volume of business since its
organization a few years ago.
John Cotton and wife arrived ii
Oaktield this week from Oelweiu
where he has been working in the
car shops. John will remain a month
and repair his home. He is building
an addition 10x24 and making other
Improvements. John will return to
Oelwein, but his wife and family
will continue to reside in Oakfield.
T. j. McGovern, a regular ship.
per from Brayton, Iowa, had in to-
days market two loads Of cattle which
sold satisfactorily. Mr.. McGovern is
a regular patron now of the Chicago
market. He experimental with other
markets but is now OF the opinion
that there is no other cattle market al
goodas Chicago.-Drovers journal.
Will Chambers, who at one tim,
was station agent at Extra, but has
been with the United States Express
Company, for some time, has beer
promoted to the position as route
agent. He and his family will move
to Estherville and make their future
home. Mrs. Chambers is a sister o
Mr.. Hank Pearson, the village black.
smith, at Brayton.
The Sunday School Missionary
John Nelson reports as follows fol
the month ending May, 1, 1901
Schools organized 5, with 10 teachers
and 1856 scholars. Schools visited 2,
with IA teachers and 14O scholars. H,
has labored 30 days, visited 1872 fam,
lilies, delivered u addresses anG
preached II m and has Travelled
us miles. This shows a busy montl
in this good work.
The weekly game of ball was at.
tended by the usual large crowd. Tic
and Spooney were on opposite side,
as they were in the champion games
Spooney had the lead and victory
seemed to be staring him in the face
bat as fate would have it, when Tic
side came to bat they pounded thu
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