Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-01-02
BRAYToN AND oAKRre,D.
One of c. c. Harris children is on Il

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sick list.
Quite large quantities of corn is
being marketed at Brayton.
G. A. Heath was reelected superin-
tendent of the Baptist Sunday school
last Sunday
Cotton Br IS. have finished thresting
their corn seed. They had about
1900 bushels.
Horace Bartlett aud family spent
Christmas at Braybou. Mr.. Bartlett is
railroad agent at Indianola.
Ed Bartlett, of Council Bluffs, broke
bread under the parental roof of his
mother, at B"ayt"n, on the 25th.
Charley Stanley is still quite sick.
The family are ut f Pearsons. his
father-in law. Some kidney trouble.
We noticed heportIy form of Henry
Lowe on the streets last Monday.
"Hank' is an energetic business man.
Mrs. Lille Reynolds came home from
Iowa City to spend Christmas She is
studying pharmacy at the state uni
versity.
The rev pastor of the church, Rev.
Jewell, and his wife were formally
taken into church fellowship on last
Sabbath.
The Brayton band will give box
supper at Oakfeld hall on the evening
of January 9th, 1896. Everybody 90
and help the boys.
The Extra school district township
met in special meeting on Saturday.
The business transacted was the in
surance of the school property in the
district township.
BY way of politics we see that the
president contemplates another hunt
ing and fishing expedition. So be it.
He must "ish or cut bait" and he de-
cides on fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. H. Jenkins gave their
son, Willis, New Years dinner at
which a large number of Willis
friends were invited. 1t was the young
mans birthday.
The agent for the mulct petition for
Extra township is in the field, but not
meeting with much success in this
part of the township. Audubon county
does not need saloons.
Two young bloods of the "Coal City"
while attending a dance at Oakfeld
on Christmas night, not having deter
mined who was the best man, decided
to settle the question by street con-
test. Up to date no decision rendered.
H. L. Bowen, of South Extra town
ship, has rented his large farm for
three years, cash rent. Mr.. and Mrs
Bowen will arrange so rs to give their
children the best of school advantages
A worthy move.
Our worthy postmaster, Jacob Bloom
starts next week for Minneapolis,
Mimi, where he goes as delegate of
the Danish Brotherhood. That he will
have an enjoyable time none can doubt,
and the Brotherhood will have a ex-
cellent representative.
We are pleased to hear that Charles
Smith, a son of J. j. Smith, who lived
south of Extra, and who has been at
tending Drake university, has been adj
mitted to the Christian church min
istry. He goes to Shenandoah where
he takes charge of chorch.
A carriage load of young people from
west of Brayton, going east of Oakfield
while turning the corner east of the
Botna bridge, the team became fright
ened at some boys who were coasting,
started to run away. One of the car
riage wheels was broken, otherwise no
damage done.
Christmas of 1895 is now an event
placed in the ever increasing past.
Children rejoice in it's advent. The
presents received and given tend to
open up and cultivate a part of our
nation, often rendered selfish by lack
of proper education. The Baptist
Christmas tree was quite we'll laden
with gifts, and the exercises rendered
by the children excellent.
The Baptist Ladies Aid Society met
on Friday at the home of Mrs. j. o
Cotton. These ladies will soon have
money enough to place a fine bell on
the church edifice. When the ladies
say Eyes" the work is well under way,
Thus we may soon hear the music OF
the church bell calling the faithful
and otherwise" to attend divine ser
vice.