Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-04-04
0AKflELD DRATT0n

teu Dy CnaS. wells, TINS week. we
understand that George will work for
l. p. Ilallock this summer.
T. J. McGovern shipped two car.
loads of cattle and carload of hogs to
Chicago the last of the week. "Tic y
accompanied the stock to the big
city and will spend few days visit
ing and viewing the sights.
The Oakfield Athletic Club met at
the Oakfield hall, Monday night.
This club has regular meetings on
Monday of each week. This is good
thing for the boys as it furnishes a
place to spend their evenings.
CARD OF THANKs.-To the many
friends and neighbors who assisted in
caring for our beloved child and as
sisted in the last sad rites, we desire
to extend our heartfelt sympathy.
MIR. THOMAS HARDwICK,
Mrs. THOMAS HARDwICK.
Elmer Hawks will pass over the
rolling logs of Woodmenism at their
meeting, Tuesday night. Elmer ex-
poets to soon leave for Wheatling,
Wyoming. He will work the COM
ing summer CD a ranch in that count
ry and learn to be western cowboy.
ST Clark was released from quaran-
tine last week and was in town, Mon
day, for the first time in ten weeks.
All of Mr.. Clark's family have been
sick but himself and one of his little
girls. Mr.. Clark reports the fanny
in the best of health having recovered
from the dreaded disease, smallpox,
for which they were quarantined.
The little ten months old baby of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Breckenridge died
Saturday and was laid to rest in the
Oaktield cemetery, the funeral SER
vices being conducted at their home
north Of Oaktield. Thus little one
in the blossom of youth was called by
its Maker to that happy land where
is no sorrow, no death but eternal
sunshine and happiness. 1t is sad to
think that we must lose one so dear,
but we realize that we all shall meet
on that happy shore. The friends of
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Breckenridge extend
their heartfelt sympathy in this dark
hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hardwick
mourn the loss of their little four
year old child. The little one had
been sick for some time with pneu-
monia and succumbed to the ravages
of this dreaded disease on Thursday
of last week. Thus another innocent
being has gone from our midst, just
in the spring Of childhood when it
was becoming such comfort to its
father and mother. They will miss
Its childish laughter and it's soft
hands that smoothed the care worn
face of mother. The funeral services
were conducted by Nels Sorensen, of
Brayton, Saturday morning, at 10
O'Clock at the home of its parents and
the remains were inferred in the Oak
field cemetery.
Lille johnson writes from Brayton
Iowa. concerning the Band OF Mercy
as follows; 81 guess l will write
again, as have three new members
to bring. So many letters say, l tried
to get members but no one would
join. Well, did the same thing for
long time, and l made up my mind
| would get some members. 1 there
fore sent for button q lost my other
button before l wore it to schooD,
pinned it in the middle of white
rosette, and pinned it on my waist and
went to school, There are about six
ty scholars in my room and nearly
every one that came along wanted to
know what it meant, and all about it.
| was kept busy at recess telling about
the Band of Mercy, and at noon wrote
the pledge and passed it around, thus
securing fifteen or sixteen members.
If some of the unlucky ones would
try this way l guess they would get
few new members. 1 was so glad
that some people took the hint in
those verses and joined the Band
fright away l think this is the
best way, because one OF my friends
who Joined few weeks ago has three
or four new members, and if she had
waited till some other day possibly
those would never heard of the Band.
Here are the new members and the
pledge: Il will try to be kind to all
harmless living creatures, to protect
them from cruel usage, Puma Free
man, Sophye Sorenson, Gladys Cham
berlain. '-Des Moines Homestead.
Chas. Bison, the Brayto druggist,
received collection of old coins this
week from Burt Hardenbrook, a
former Extra boy. Burt is now in
the army service in Cuba. Among
the collection was twenty, ten, five
and fifty cents and one dollar in paper
currency. In Spanish money there
were quarters, dollars, and other
small pieces in the coin of that
country which lately met their Wat
erloo in contest with the United
States. Following is the letter:
Santa Clara Battery,
Havana Cuba March o5th 1QO1