Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
Oakfield and Brayton.

Oakfield and Brayton.
Ernest Cotton and Willis jenkins
drove to Atlantic, Tuesday.
Sidney Mcclure was transacting
business at Atlantic, Tuesday.
They are right in the midst of hay
ing at the Hallock cattle farm, in
Oakfield.
Mrs. Anna Zentmyer was up from
Atlantic this week visiting her friends
for few days.
Miss Agnes Reesman will go next
week for visit with her relatives at
Kirkman, Iowa.
Frank Freeman and Doctor Koob
drove to Extra on business trip last
Monday morning.
The next Ladies' Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. Jennie Crane OH
Tuesday, July 18th.
Miss Edith Slender has gone to
Corning, Iowa, to pass few weeks
with her grandmother.
Charlie Nef was down from Extra
Monday for few hours shaking
hands with his many friends.
Boy Herrick has just completed a
commodious and handily arranged
hay and stock barn on his fine farm,
at Old Louisville.
Mandevil Peterson came back from
Omaha the other day and is now at
work on the farm of Chris johnson,
northwest of town.
I. H. jenkins and the general agent
of the Aplknan s. TAYLOR threshing
seessstome S We to
Marine and bacRysss----.
Miss Arlie Vail is dtIose= RRn1Sst u
dubon visiting with hersour,-s..ves,
Tots" and Ernest Cotton, and will
remain until after the Fourth. -
Miss Roxy Huyck closed her spring
term of school, in the Weatherby
school house. last Tuesday, by treat
ing her scholars to jolly picnic.
Paul Sornson, from over near Elk
horn, bought a bill of lumber at
Brayton this week to build a good
granary and an addition to his house.
Stockman j. @. Hardman is going
to have fancy porch built at his
residence, to cost $4,000, and Charlie
Milliman is to be the architect and
builder.
Miss Lucille Connrardy, on. her way
home from the Epworth League Con-
vention, at Adel, stopped off and
passed day with her friend, Miss
Irene Jenkins.
q Shoemaker Thompson is laid up
for few days with lame back. He
lifted too hard on the grader while
!, working with the d. w. Powers
grading outfit.
Miss Nellie Wildes, of Griswold, is
passing pleasant week at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Knutson, over
near the Center school house, in Oak
field township.
Mrs. Charlie Cotton and Miss Grace
Carpenter drove up to Extra last
Tuesday afternoon and passed few
hours with Mrs. VIM. Carpenter and
their other friends.
Two cars of walnut logs were billed
out of Brayton, the past week, and
were for Dunn & Company, at Liv-
erpool, England. One of those logs
weighed q, 800 pounds.
4, Erik Hansen began running his
Aneat wagon into the country last
Wednesday. Mr.. P. Kilgore arrived
from Omaha last week and will be
conductor on the wagon.
Mrs. Horace Bartlett returned to
her home, at Council Bluffs, Wednes-
day. She left her two daughters, the
Misses Mildred and Irene, here to
visit for.a time with Grandpa John
T. Jenkins and family.
Miss Gertie Basham went to Attain
tic, Monday afternoon, where she
Joined the Christian Endeavor excur-
sion party and started for her outing
in the Rocky Mountains and then
beyond to San Francisco, California.
On Saturday night, July 10th, will
occur the installation of new officers
of the Brayton Odd Fellow Lodge,
the ceremony to be performed by
some member of the said lodge. The
following are the new officers:
j. M. Cramlet, Noble Grand.
w. S. Mcclure, Vice-Grand.
D. w. Powers, Secretary.
i'll. Anderson, Treasurer.
Il The Dapish Baptist people of Bray
ton and surrounding country and
from Atlantic will join in Fourth
of Julyapicnic in the beautiful grove,
of mesJohnson's, one mile and half
a southwest of Elkhorn, on Monday,
July 5th. They will all bring baskets
lolded with all the good things of the
laId and Won are invited 10 come md