Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-06-11

Abe Block of Atlantic was in town
Tuesday talking insurance.
Charley Bison shipped one car of
cattle to Omaha one day this week.
l.. H. Griffith shipped a car of
cattle to Omaha the last Of last week.
Calvin Dimick, south of Oakfield,
transacted business in Extra on Sat-
urday.
G. X. Hallock of Atlantic was Wis
iting at the parental home one day
last week.
Tic McGovern attended the birth
day reception of Soren Nelson last
Sabbath.
Mrs. r. P. Clark returned last
Wednesday from visiting friends in
Des Moines.
Stock buyer John Jenkins shipped
three cars of cattle and one of hogs to
Omaha on Wednesday.
Mrs. D. w. Beers and daughter,
Miss Edith Leagan, drove to Extra
on business Tuesday evening.
Rev. Chas. Sloan and family are
now snugly ensconsed in their new
home, call and pay your respects.
Auditor Finkbine was in town last
Tuesday looking over the interests of
the Green Bay Lumber Co. in this
town.
Mrs. Ralph Hawks and Miss Anna
Belle McGatfin, of Trou blesome, went
to Extra on the evening train last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clark OF Den
yer, Colorado, are visiting his mother
and broth II, Dick Clark, four miles
east of town.
A son of Mr.. A. f. Anderson who
& is attending Ames College, returned
home last Saturday to pass vacation
at the parental home.
MI. and Mrs. Roscoe Essington and
Miss Mamie Essington were Extra
visitors last Saturday from their farm
northwest of Brayton.
Mr.. |. P. Hallock is the owner of q
fine Short Horn calf less than week
old, which he says not dollar less
!. than $3.50 would purchase.
Mrs. Ed Elwood of Audubon visit
ed Monday night and Tuesday at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j
G. Hardman, north of Oaktield.
Charles Schartf received fine pair
Of farm scales the first of the week
which he will set up out on his
fathers farm tive miles southeast OF
town.
Clarence P. Noon now owns a fine
$3.50 team which he recently pur-
chased Of the noted stock breeder and
importer j. g. Hardman of near Oak
field.
Thomas Hardwick went to At
lantic on Tuesday having received
tidings that his aunt, Ann Kelly, was
threatened with a paralytic stroke
and was seriously ILL.,
A large crowd Of friends and
neighbors helped Mr.. Soren Nelson
celebrate his 50th birthday last Sun.
day. A splendid entertainment was
appreciated and enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Klever an elderly lady resid
ing few miles west of town is suffer
ing with an attack Of chronic rheuma
matism which of late has assumed s
more severe form and rendered hel
almost helpless.
The railroad business of this town
for May shows eight car loads Of
freight received; twenty-four cars OF
stock, 10000 pounds of butter from
three creameries and 10000 pounds Of
eggs were shipped.
Brayton versus Audubon base bal
teams will have warm game al
Audubon next Sunday. The Bray.
ton team also has an engagement with
the Anita team next Tuesday anC
with the Jacksonville team the
following Sunday.
The Brayton markets on Tuesday
ranged on cattle from BIC the lowest
on cows to 4ic for prime steers. Hogs
outside price sic, poultry SIC fol
hens, &c for ducks and turkeys l0c
butter sc, eggs l2c, grain, wheat SIC
corn 35c, oats 29c and barley SIC.
Ernest Cotton who has attended
Ames college for the last three years
came home last Sunday on a short
vacation. He will graduate in ont
more year. He is reported to be al
apt student and in the future is liable
to make himself heard in whatever
occupation he may be fitting himsel
for.
Mrs. Frank Heath had some denta
work done last week and in Thu
extraction of a tooth silver of thu
bone was broken off and unobserve,
was still sticking in the cavity givine
her intense pain, when last Tuesday
she was placed under the influence O.
an ann sthetic and DR.. Koob promptly
removed the offending bone which
gave her immediate reliet.