Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-13
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John Koob was business caller in
Extra Tuesday.
B. F. Simpson was business call
er in Brayton Tuesday.
ST Clark was a business caller in
Audubon for few hours, Tuesday.
Calvin Dimick transacted business
in the county capital Wednesday of
this week.
Mrs. Frank Heath and Mrs. John
Koob were attending to business af-
fairs at Extra Monday.
Mrs. Isaac Shirley has been confined
to her bed this week, with very
severe case of la grippe.
The hustling stock buyers Hansen
Brothers were buying cattle in the
vicinity of Exira Tuesday.
An old college friend of Moses
Brinkerhoff and Ernie Cotton visited
with them the last of the week.
A. P. Andersen is hauling lumber
to construct a large barn on his farm
as soon as the weather will permit.
H. w. Godfreysen, living out near
Elkhorn, shipped carload of hogs
from this point TO the Omaha mar
kets, Monday.
j. P. Larsen bought bill of lum-
Der of the Green Bay Lumber Co.
with which to erect barn on his
farm in the spring.
John Jenkins went out to Omaha
the last of the week to purchase some
cattle which he intends feeding on
his farm near town.
Jenkins g Vail commenced taking
their annual invoice Monday and will
soon be able to figure up the profits
for the year just passed.
L. M. Parrott commenced putting
up his summers supply of ice Tues
day He is harvesting the same off OF
the Hallock pond, in Oakfeld.
Mrs. Dave Carpenter, who resides
at Oakfield has been suffering this
week from a severe attack of the
prevalent epidemic la grippe.
Bird Benson took the first degree
in the Odd Fellow lodge Saturday
night and is now full fledged mem
her and brother in this lodge.
I. F. L. freeman has cuckoo clock
in the billiard nall and when the
minute hand points to twelve the
bird crows once for each hour.
| Will Lewis will be admitted into
the mysteries of woodcraft at the
next meeting of the Woodmen lodge
which occurs on Tuesday night.
I Ina Edmundson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edmundson was quite il
for couple of days the last of tn,
week, but Is DOW all right again.
The snow Monday night made tn,
sleighing good and the young peopl,
are taking advantage of the same by
INDUCING in numerous sleigh rides
Albert Cihak OF near Extra was il
Brayton Saturday putting up tn,
bills for the sale to be held on the ole
Hensley farm near Extra, February
10th.
Miss Mas Hansen, daughter O
Jens Hansen has been very sick fol-
some time past, but at present hel
condition for recovery is very graft
flying.
The construction train and force O
workmen were busy the first of tn,
week repairing the bridge just soutl
of town and making other repairs OF
the road.
Grace West, living north OF Exir
! came down to Brayton Saturday ant
. visited over Sunday at the Kirk Mer
rick home and other friends in ant
: about Brayton.
: The Green Bay Lumber Co. is get
ting in more lumber than their dir,
e shed will hold and are storing tn
1 same over in crib at the elevate
] south of their yard.
II. E. Griswold, a life insuranc
: agent who has been making his head
: quarters al Extra, spent the create
! part of last week plying his bushes
III anu aUOut pray tOl.
Peter Howell returned to Avoc
the last of the week after visit O
about three weeks with his forme
friends and associates who he used t
!, know when resident of this place.
: Mike Schartf and his daughter, Mis-
Eva Scharff, went up to the count,
seat Tuesday on the morning trail
: and transacted business in that city
e returning home OH the noon train.
I, George Howard, prosperous an,
well-to-do farmer, living in the vi
! cinity of Brayton, sold fine buncl
) of cattle to McGovern IL Bison Tues
: day, which netted him large sum o
money.
John A. Charles, who lives owe
, near Benton Center and who sold hi
farm will dispose of his persona
property at pnblic auction on Feb
ruary II, as he has decided to qui
farming.