Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-05-12
OAKFIELD e. BRAYTON

The best Broom you ever saw for
10c at McGuire's.
Mrs. j. r. Hardesty has moved her
family to Atlantic.
The Henry Burton home has been
ornamented by new fence.
All kinds of good bargains at Sid
ney McGuire's store, in Brayton.
McGovern e Bison shipped car
load of extra good hogs last Monday.
Lu. Miller shipped six cars Of oats
to Davenport, the first of the week.
Mrs. VIM. Bintner has been under
the watchful care of Doctor Koob for
the past few days.
Charley McVey and Arthur Stur-
geon dug deep stock we'll for John
T. jenkins this week.
Marion jenkins was down to Des
Moines this week and brought his
fleet footed horses home.
The Jenkins Company shipped one
car OF hogs, Tuesday, and two more
car loads, on Wednesday.
Teams were in from Elkhorn last
Tuesday hauling out another carload
of lumber for their yard.
Horace Bartlett bought fine load
of swine, last Monday, and will give
some attention to hog raising.
AT the Green Bay Lumber Yard,
in Brayton, you can find plenty of
three-inch tile for all your needs.
John koob and wife were over in
the Valley the first Of the week, Wis
iting with their relatives and friends.
Charley Petersen, west of town, is
the possessor of new buggy, and
now he just goes buzzing about the
country.
Mrs. Bert Leamon, of Extra, pass
ed few pleasant days this week at
home Of Mrs. Dave Carpenter, at
Oakfeld.
W. B. Temple is at Council Bluffs
this week, in the capacity of wit
ness in one of those Cass County
Bank cases.
Misses Agnes Reesman, May and
Pearl jenkins were up to Extra last
Saturday evening, guests Of Miss
Hattie Jenkins.
Carrie Wolfe, of near Extra, is at
the P. F. Howell home for a few
days this week, doing some sewing
for Mrs. Howell.
Mrs. Chris Thompson went to
Omaha last Sunday to visit with her
daughter, and the shoemaker is pass
ing very lonely week.
The Jenkins Company purchased
forty-five head Of fine hogs of Dick
Clark this week. Uncle John jenkins
says they were finer than silk.
Willis jenkins went to Council
Bluffs last Saturday evening where
he will stay this summer and help
Charley Neff in his restaurant.
Mrs. Horace Bartlett and son were
at Atlantic one day this week visit
ing with his mother, Mrs. Wash.
Bartlett, and his sister, Mrs. Lily
Reynolds.
Paul Zaner finished shearing Char
ley Bisom's flock of one hundred and
twentythree sheep, Tuesday morn
ing. Monday Paul sheared seventy
five head Of sheep.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Miller, OF the
vicinity of Highland church, were al
Brayton, Tuesday, visiting with theil
friends, Blacksmith Pearson and fam.
lily for a few hours.
Tom Kelley and Tom McGoverr
were at Audubon, last Monday, anC
received one hundred and thirty hea6
Of cattle from Sioux City, which
they drove to Brayton.
Surveyor H. S. Wattles and Super
visor Nels. P. Hoegh were riding
around over Oakfield township las
Tuesday sticking stakes where tn
county graders were to work.
OIaCNSti1Cu L Cdl sui lids DccIl IL Ally
up Sid McGuire's buggy and painted
it in gaudy colors. Now Sidney cal
make those trips to Anita, which ar
becoming alarmingly frequent.
This past week McGovern & Bison
bought twenty-seven as fine hogs a
you ever clapped your optics upon o
William Thielen, that successful
stock raiser on the big farm, north
of town.
Farmers! You can find the Cele
brated Consolidated Woven Stee
Wire Fence at the Green Bay Lum
Der Yard, in Brayton. Mr.. Nels Sorn
son is selling more of that fence thai
anybody.
Mrs. Barry and Miss Blanche Nool
went to Atlantic the other day ane
when they got started home up cam
one. Of those gentle down-pours ant
they do say that the ladies' clothing
got damp.
ISL. p. Hallock went to Omaha las
Tuesday evening to look after NOR
sheep, he having turned his attention
to,sheep raising, which he finds to b.