Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-02-10
Corn 1sc, oats17ac, hogs 1926.


Mrs. Peter Hansen is suffering OF
Ia grippe.
Albert Bintner has been under the
weather the past few days.
G. o. Hager, brother of our Lee,
is here from Casey for visit.
Frank Lambert's little girl was
quite ill most of the past week.
Charley Neff was in this neck o. the
woods this week visiting friends?
The band boys are preparing a
drama which they will soon put on.
Shoe repairing neatly done at FL. P.
Buffon's home, in Oakfield. See him.
Hans Peterson is now laboring for
Owen Idle on the big farm, up the
track.
Carl Kay, six miles west of Bray
ton, will have public sale on Friday
February Is.
Grant Brown has moved to his
fathers home, down on the borders
of Cass county.
George Freeman was attending to
official duties, over in the Trouble
some Valley, last Monday.
Aaron Bushard, little way west
of Highland church, will have pub
lie sale on Friday, February Is.
If you wish to buy some nice
Young Hens call on Smiths who
have more than they wish to keep.
Postmaster Marion Jenkins tells us
that there are letters in his Office for
Herman Wilhelm Lamp and r. j..
Hansen.
Jens Hansen moved, Tuesday, from
Brayton to the B. F. Simpson farm,
over in the Valley, where he will la
Dor the coming summer.
Doctor Koob and j. P. Bendixen
were up to Extra Monday night and
helped to torture some poor Woodmen
candidates, in that burgh.
Say, Mr.! Don't forget that John
son u Thompson still sell Furniture
and Harness. See them when in
need of any of these goods.
George Pontius, after drifting about
for some time, has again become res
dent among us, and moved into the
Mrs. Emery house, in Braytop, last
Tuesday.
The Woodmen will grind through
grist of eight new candidates next
Tuesday evening. Big Hunter Jack
Lancelot is expected to be present
and the affair is to end in a heap big
eat in the forest.
Cottonwood johnson was at
Brayton, Tuesday afternoon and pur-
chased the Horace Bartlett residence
property, near the depot. Mr.. John
son and wife will soon forsake farm
life and move to our prosperous little
city.
Greer & Sykes wish those owing
them OIL account to call and settle by
the first of March as the books must
closed before Frank goes south. Ii
this connection they wish to announce
that they are selling everything a,
cost.
"Greeley," that fine trotting horse
OF Miss Blanch's, was found the Other
morning stretched out in the colo
arms Of death. 1t is presumed that {
horse hit "Greeley" Fitzsimmon
blow over the heart, with his hoof
which killed him.
l.. p. Hallock has launched out ii
the swine business few. He l,a
about three hundred head of hog
in his yards, at Oaktield, that il,
will prepare for market. Tuesday
Mr.. Hallock was paying $500 PEE
hundred for hogs.
James Pattee was preparing SOM
stove wood the other day when /" ker
slash went the sharp axe RICH
down in the middle of Jim's best foot
Doctor Koob stitched the gaping
wound and now when our friend jim
walks he limps visibly.
Tuesday seemed to be g hogday'' a
Brayton for OH that day the Jenkin
Company bought couple ofc loads
This firm seems to be moving pref
ty wide swath these days. Saturda,
they shipped three car loads and las
Tuesday night they shipped three ca
loads more, but then Uncle John ant
Charley are hustlers, you know.
!" Prettysoonnow" they will begil
to tare up Ned, SO to speak, in tn
store business, at Oakfield. Charlie,
Sykes has bought Frank Greer's in
terest in the store and in a few week
Frank will move his family to Girls
wold<where, in company with Sidne,
Mcclure, he will establish a genera
store. Charley Sykes has bought TIN
Greer store building and will increas
the room to double its present siz
and put in big stock Of novelt,
goods. The 3 Smiths will buy Sykes
stock OF groceries and move from thei
present location to |. p. Hallock stor
building vacated by Sykes