Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-01-30

Ray Heath started out to attend all
party north of Oakfield and in so do
ing his horse ran away and left Ray
sitting in the sleigh. His friends
wonder how the horse could run
south when he was going north.
limo Bison, daughter of Mr.. and |
and Mrs. Chas. Bison, was 80 i'll last
week that she was unable to attend
school, but on Tuesday she was able
to resume Der duties in school and
take up her various studies with re-
newed vigor to make up for lost time,
A dance will be given Thursday
night at the Bendixefl hall by Frank
Jenkens and Dick Powers and all are
cordially invited to come and enjoy
the evening. The best of music will
be furnished so all the lovers of this
pastime can expect to enjoy the even
ing.
Nels Sorensen, manager OF the
Green Bay Lumber Company, has
been feeling quite poorly this week,
the effects of a case of la grippe. He
will probably be unable to preach
Sunday at his appointment out at the
Kelly schoolhouse.
Horace Bartlett and wife rejoice
over the arrival of a sweet girl baby
that came to their home Friday and
the little one will soon win way in
TO the parents hearts and in after
years this little one will be help
and comfort to this happy home.
VIM Thielen, prosperous and
well-to-do stock raiser and farmer,
living southeast of Brayton, returned
home Monday from good visit with
his brother Mike at Grundy Center.
Will reports his brother, who is a
doctor at that place, enjoying a very
! lucrative practice.
The last of the week Peter Beck
and Martin Kringle came up from At
lantic and visited at the Mrs. Nick
i Poulsen home. Martin only remained
a few days but Peter remained until
the first of this wesk and had most
enjoyable visit at this pleasant coun-
4 try home in the suburbs of Brayton
4 j. I. Ellis, living down near Ben
ton Center held a public sale to-day
and disposed of all his personal prop
Ierty, preparatory to moving to Mimi
I, esota, about the LIST of March. His
many friends are 10th to see him &C
! as he has always been good friend
and a kind and indulgent neighbor
4 VIM. Onken lost five head of fal
/ hogs the last of the week during Thu
) snow storm. They were out doors
) and were prevented from getting un,
; der shelter by the snow which wa
banked up III front of the hog house
and Mr.. Onken thinks they got be
!. meath the cattle and were trample,
to death.
Nels Hansen the hustling caitl
buyer at this place intends to take
4 trip up 10 Minnesota as soon as tn
weather will permit and if the Ian,
{ suits he will probably purchase som
: land in that northern country whicl
: it will undou btedly as that countr,
has very choice quality of land an,
has bright future before it.
! Saturday night dance was give
a out at the John Christensen pleasan
1 home northwest of town, and larg
q crowd of the young people assemblies
and after all had arrived, the must
started and the feet began to NOV
n and continued going until an earl
y hour in the morning, when they qui
If city took their departure for thei
= homes happy in the thought of th
II good time that they had SO thorough
ly enjoyed.
81 A freak in the calf line exists i
It the vicinity of Brayton and is th
y property of N. p. Andersen. Th
II calf is the same as any other, only j
e one peculiar feature, which is, that
has only one leg in front and that
i located directly in the center of til
= front part of the body. The lit
f. fellow seems to be enjoying goo
I, health, and can stand up and wall
! but its walk resembles dog with
sore foot, SORT of q hobble. TIL
would, if the owner should feel {
J. disposed, be the means Of earl
h ing a gcodly amount OF money
If placed on exhibition, as everyol
81 would be willing to pay dime to Sc
n the freak.
Last Thursday night, Rev. Hal
le pastor of the Oakhill Danish Luthe
Y an church, west of Brayton, invite
to their home merry crowd of tt
~ young people. The evening w.
A spent in the playing of various gam
q and other amnsements, Choice sele
\ tions, both instrumental and voc
were rendered by members Of Il
1 party present, which showed th
they understood music. The harmon
of the many happy voices blended t
gether in one glad sweet tone W
waited out on the still night air al
caused the passer- by to stop in
haste and listen and then to again i