Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-09-01
OAkFIELD e. BRAYTON

McGovern & Bison shipped good
car Of hogs, last Saturday.
j. L. Anderson, that jolly farmer
south Of Oaktield, attended the Avoca
fair this week.
Uncle Thos. Mcclure, at Oaktield,
is rapidly regaining his health after a
long i'll spell.
Jesse Nymand is building new
farm house 16by2S feet in size: story
and halt high.
Peter Knudsen is building himself
new farm house 16by24 feet in size;
story and half high.
Miss Anna Slender will commence
teaching the j. l.. Anderson school,
south of Oaktield, next Monday.
While in Atlantic last Monday
Dave Carpenter met Henry Decker,
who formerly lived on Troublesome.
Next week the P. F. Howell and j.
T. Jenkins families will 90 to the
Omaha Fair for stay of week or
ten days.
John t. jenkins and P. f. Howell
went, as delegates, to the Republican
State convention, at Dubuque, on
Wednesday.
r. c. Olsen, who has been conduct
ing store at Lorah. will move his
goods from that place and engage in
business at Wiota.
o. l.. Green, from over the Cass
county line, was in Brayton, Tuesday
afternoon, having jolly time with
his friends.
Jens G. Hansen, that big farmer
and stock raiser, west Of town ship
ped nice car load ofhogs from Bray
ton, last Saturday.
Peter Jacobson was in the eastern
part Of the State this week and pur-
chased three head of very fine Red
| Polled cattle, two COWS and calf.
Will Jarvis, representing the Mrs.
Prali banking house, of Harlan, was
at neighbour Hardman's, Wednesday
| purchasing some of his fine Poland
China hogs.
Tom McGovern, who, in company
with John Mcclure, of Audubon, has
been at Lincoln, Illinois, selling
western horses, came home Wednes-
day morning.
Mary Beck, sister of Mrs. Peter
johnson, of the vicinity Of Highland
church, arrived from Denmark few
moons ago and is now making her
home with Mrs. Charley Bison.
From the evidence in the case we
find that Asa Horton will go down to
Lorah and engage in the mercantile
business. Furthermore, we believe
that Frank Greer will move his stock
Of goods down there and be a partner
of Asa's.
w. D. Poage accompanied by Ed
Lewis, as brakeman, drove the fol-
lowing young people Of Extra and
Brayton to the lake near Lewis Sun
day: Misses Lollie and Blossom
Brinkerhoff, Mae Jenkins, Maude
Campbell, Cora Layland, Emma
Fitch, Kittie and Lucille Connrardy,
Messrs. Walter Connrardy, Late
Simpson, Marion Jenkins, Ed Shan
non, Moses Brinkerhoff and Ernest
Cotton.
James Bruce has sold his Brayton
Bank to Messrs. II. w. and r.. N.
Pollock, and already the new proprie-
tors are in charge. We hate to see
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Faulkner leave
us but they packed up and moved to
Anita last Wednesday, and we hope
that wherever their lot may be cast
that fate may deal kindly with them
for they are two Of the very best of
people. The new bankers come high
ly recommended and we extend them
the right hand Of fellowship.
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. C.
Olsen, who formerly kept st ore at
Brayton, was riding her horse along
The road the other evening and when
near the P. F. Howell home the horse
SHE'D, threw the lady to mother earth
with great force and then kicked,
striking her upon one Of her limbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell ran to her assist
ance, tenderly picked her up and con-
veyed her to her home, at Lorah,
where she has been obliged to keep
her room ever since, on account of
the accident.