Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25

Geo. Hansen and son went to Oma-
ha last week to look over the big
" Trans.
Mrs. w. H. Pearson and daughter
Ruby went to Atlantic Saturday to
visit friends.
Miss Mollie Fleming, of Atlantic,
is this week visiting with her friend,
Mrs. T. l.. Kelly.
Grandma Heath went down to At
lantic the rear part of the week and
is now visiting at the home of j. 3.
Aldrich.
Austin L. Guernsey, the junior
member of the JOURNALS editorial
staff, was at Brayton on business
Saturday.
Jorgen Fredericksen and Hans Ny
mand, two of Oaktield townships
progressive farmers, were at Audu-
bon on business Saturday.
Albert Miller and wife, who live
near Highland, left last Thursday for
Omaha to see the exposition and from
there they go to St. Louis to visit
with Mr.. Miller's sisters.
M. E. jenkins, j. w. Lorah, Jesse
Nymand, Andrew Juhl and Joe
Doner, were delegates from Oaktield
township to the democratic conven-
ton at Audubon Saturday.
Henry Fries, our German friend
who lives west of Brayton, has been
a sick man nearly all summer-suf-
fering from enlargement of the liver.
He is better now but by no means a
well man.
Mr.. r. G. Olsen, who was in the
mercantile business at Brayton last
year, is moving his stock from Lorah
to Wiota. Asa Horton contemplates
going into business at Lorah when
Mr.. Olsen has moved.
N. D. Hamlin rolled into Brayton,
Monday, with a carload Of horses
from Harrison, Nebraska. They are
made up Of Shire and Hackney horses
and Doug says if you want a good
team cheap, Just call on him.
Hon. Jno. Jenkins, who was chair
man of the Audubon county delega-
ton at the big republican congress
sional convention at Council Bluffs
during the recent deadlock, passed
Sunday at his home in Brayton re-
turning Tuesday.
j. c. Hartman, the enterprising
proprietor Of the Oakwool stock
farm, drove to Harlan this week with
a load of fine thoroughbred hogs and
sheep. Mr.. Hardman will put them
on exhibition at the Shelby county
fair and expects to bring home some
big premiums.
Mrs. j. c. Cannon, Of Prescott
Iowa, who has been visiting the past
three weeks at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher
Smith, west of Brayton, left We'd
nesday morning for her home. She
will stop off few days at Griswold
and visit with her sister, Mrs
Frazier.
This morning Mr.. Crandall and
his little daughter, Laura, Of Omaha
were in Braytop, guests at the Char
ley Bison home. Later in the day
they drove to Extra, Miss limo Bison
accompanying them, and they took {
trip "'round the horn" going by
way of Elkhorn, and returned t.
Brayton as the evening shadows were
gathering DER the lea.
The democrats Of Oakfeld town.
ship met in caucus last night and
nominated the following township
ticket:
(. For clerk-Hans Nymand.
For assessor-John Heiken.
For trustee-Eli Hansen.
For justices-M. E. jenkins and
Fred Lillienthal.
For constables-Chas. Cotton anc
Steffen Steffensen.
The following good people anG
their families were gathered at Sore1
IDgved's pleasant home in OakfielC
township and spent delightful
afternoon and evening in social visit.
ing: S. P. Daugaard, Nels Petersen
L. N. Krog, Hans Bengaard, .. l.
Olsen, Hans Hansen, Alfred Miller,
Chris Miller, besides there was {
large party Of young folks who had :
very merry time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lu Fredericksen anc
Mrs. Krageskov and two children
Rosa and Arthur, came in last weel
from Omaha and spent several day
visiting at the Peter Knudsen home
in Oakfield township. They re
turned Tuesday accompanied by Mrs
Hans Nymand and children, who will
visit relatives and take in the fair fol
several weeks. Mrs. Krageskov is
sister Of Peter and Chris Knutzel
and Mrs. Hans Nymand.
0. L. Olsen, who arrived her,
about three weeks ago from New
York, has decided to locate in Bray.
ton and is now busy putting up q
new shop one block west of the bank
He will have his shop completed and
all his working tools in shape by the
last of next week. We find Mr.
Olsen very courteous and agreeable
gentleman and predict success foI