Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-03-28
0AkFlELD DRHIT0n

roads, number of the milk haulers
at the Oaktield creamery have quit
hauling milk until the roads are in a
better condition so they can haul a
decent load.
Lars P. Christensen and wife, west
of Brayton, were made glad over the
arrival of new girl baby, that came
to brighten their home and make it
ring with its childish screams and
shouts of merry laughter.
Miss Pearl jenkins will teach the
Bintner school, for the spring term.
Miss Pearl gave good satisfaction at
the school she taught in Greeley, but
desires to teach school so she can be
nearer her home, in Oaktield.
William Deweese, who has been
residing in Brayton, for the last two
months has been very sick with pneu-
monia. He went to Extra, Monday
to be at home during his illness, so
he may receive the best of care.
The church at Brayton will conduct
special services on Easter Sunday.
The children have been prachcing
this week, so as to be able to take
their parts in a manner creditable
to themselves and to their instructors.
Irene Buffin and her friend, Miss
Maud Kelly, went to Atlantic, Tues
day, on the noon train and spent the
afternoon visiting with friends and
doing some shopping in that city.
They returned on the evening train.
Chas. Sykes, while breaking west
ern horse for D. w. Powers had the
misfortune in some unforeseen manner
to allow the horse to get from under
his control. 1t broke up the cart con-
siderably but did no serious damage.
Dick Abrams sold forty acres of
his farm to Grant Brown, the first of
the week, the consideration being
1911 per acre. This makes Grant a
nice farm, having added numerous
Improvements to his farm this past
summer.
The pupils of the Oakfield and
Brayton schools are enjoying vaca-
tion from their toll and study. When
the schools opens up, they will go
back rested in mind and body, ready
to take up their studies with renewed
energy and vigor.
Two more of John Lorah's children
were taken down the past week with
the smallpox. John and the other
two children are rapidly recovering.
There is no danger of the disease
spreading outside of the homes al
ready quarantined.
Chas. Danner was released from
quarantine last Tuesday and was up
to Oakfeld for the first time since
his sickness. Charles says it is very
lonesome to be obliged to stay at
home and not even allowed to visit
with his neighbors.
Frank Chase and Henry Bell were
out the past week, hulling clover
with the Dick CLARK outfit, the
weather being SO damp and the roads
in such condition, that they were
obliged to cease operations, until
more suitable weather.
Robt. Pollock, the cashier at the
Brayton bank, was sick the first part
Of the week with an abcess on his ear.
1t has been very painful to him, but
under the skillful services of the
doctor, he will soon be able to attend
to his duties at the bank.
Will Freeburn took the inltittory
degree in Odd Fellowism, last Satur.
day. He intends to take the othel
degrees in the near future and become
full tledged member. Will is join.
ing noble order and will neve
regret for having joined it
The Troublesome Valley creamer.
intends to close down as the condition
of the roads is such that it make
them next to impossible on &C
account of the mud. The haulers ar
unable to haul hardly an empt.
wagon and to haul load of milk j
simply an impossibility.
Mr.. Westrope, stockman in tn
neighborhood Of Harlan, who had
sale last week and his cattle aver
aged 1892, per head was in Oaktield
Tuesday, inquiring for j. G. Hard
man. He went up to Mr.. Hardman
place and looked over his stock an
was very we'll pleased with his fin
herd.
At the city election held last Mon
day quite an unusual interest wa
manifested, considering that there We
only one ticket in the field. Twent
!: one votes were polled out of poss
ible forty one. 1t looks we'll tor tn
citizens of town to turn out an
vote, even if there is only one ticke
in the field.
Mrs. John Sorenson, west of Loral
I has been sick the past week with a
aggravating case of la grippe. d
Koob was called by telegraph frol
Lorah and it took nearly two hou
and half to reach her owing to tt
terrible condition of the roads. In
great number of places the wheels
the buggy would sink to the hub
the mud.