Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-24
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in Atlantic Friday.
Nels Thompson is over at Highland
working for Mr. johnson.
Bruce Noon and his mother were
Atlantic visitors last Friday.
Francis Gingery is husking the
corn on the P. Fl. Kelly farm.
Miss Samaria Denham, of Extra,
visited Oakfeld friends last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Noon dined
with Mr. and Mrs c. B. Sykes last
Sunday.
Mrs. Lund, of Lorah, has bought
12O-acre farm seven miles southeast
of Atlantic.
Mrs Donahue and daughter Mag
gle spent Wednesday at the John
Noon home.
Brayton Woodmen are talking
of having public installation
of officers this year.
Mrs. L. G.. Harris, of Atlantic,
spent few days last week with her
friend Mrs. G. B. Sykes.
Willie, the young son of Supervi-
sor Nels P. Hoegh, is having a siege
OF the grippe this week.
Lo Harris, Of Lewis, rolled into
this country Tuesday evening on his
return from trip to Audubon.
The Brayton Baptist church now
has an excellent choir and have also
added an orchestra with five pieces.
The young daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rasmus Steffensen, of Oakfield
township, is quite sick with measles.
Sheriff J.. n. Hamp Jones was at.
tending to some official business in
the south end of the county Monday.
The Frazier people, of Griswold,
are visiting at the Christopher
Smith home, west of Brayton this
week.
Miss Christina Thompson returned
from Omaha Friday after three
months visit with her sister, Mrs.
Nicholson.
Joe Smith was at Anita Saturday
looking after a building contract.
He got "snowed in" and did not re-
turn until Wednesday.
o. r. Ballard will move his family
to Tabor in order that his children
may receive better education by at
tending Tabor college.
Moses Brinkerhof will commence
teaching school at the Essingto ton
school, No. 4, Extra township, next
Monday, November %.
Agent Tom Barry says he will feel
much relieved when the new time
card goes into effect next Sunday
Ditto all other agents on the Audu-
bon branch.
Prof. j. o. Cotton delivered very
interesting sermon at the Braytor
church last Sunday evening. Rev
Sorensen will address the copgrega-
tion on next Sunday.
Fred Edmundson, the Brayton sec.
ton boss, now wears an unusual
happy smile. Last Sunday his wife
presented him with as fine a Cir
baby as you ever saw.
Hon. Tom Kelly returned Tuesday
from a trip to Harrisopville, Mis-.
souri,, about Is miles south Of Kansas
City. While there Mr.. K. transact
ed some real estate business.
Tom McGovern has commenced the
erection of new cattle barn the size
; to be 4S * 60 feet. On account Of
the inclement weather the building
will be postponed for short period.
Geo. Mcclure and Henry Bel
have arranged to have a horse race
soon for 800 side IT'S understood
that it will be close contest and the
Oakfield sports will do some tall bet.
ting.
The big storm the first of the weel
caused the roads in Oakfield town.
ship to be badly drifted with snow
and as consequence there are moi
many teams rolling into Brayton from
the west.
|. P. Hallock and B. f. Simpson
shipped several cars of their fancy
cattle to Chicago Saturday. Bott
gentlemen accompanied the stock tt
its destination, Mr.. Hallock return
ing Wednesday.
Anton Kerr came up from Lorah
Tuesday for few days visit witt
Brayton friends. He will return thu
last of the week to finish huskins
corn after which he will come t
Brayton to spend the winter.
Rev. T. j. O'Connor, of Guthri
Center, has accepted the call iron
the Brayton Baptist church, th
funds have been raised and the goot
man will arrive here on Decelnbe
18th to take charge Of the parish.
Ward B. Smith was at Des Nome
last Saturday on business connecte
with his furlough. He received n
definite information and thinks Ii
will not rejoin his regiment this yea
and he may possibly be discharged
The Jno n Cotton family Wi