Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-04-14
OAKFIELD & RAYTON

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these days.
We saw II. p. Button planting his
Eaters in the rain, Tuesday.
George and Ned have taken up their
abode down in the big woods.
Hon. Tom Kelley was business
visitor at Atlantic, last Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Simpson passed last
week pleasantly with her friends, at
Atlantic.
Mrs. John Doyl was quite i'll the
past week, but the lady is much bet
ter now.
Miss Maude Harter has gone to
Omaha to pass few days with her
sister, Mrs. j. o. Wade.
Miss Amber Kelsey is down from
Extra this week making some dresses
for Mrs. Charley Sykes.
Hans Christensen, that successful
farmer and stock raiser, is building a
large and commodious farm house.
George Bailey and III. S. Wattles
are at the Charley Bison home beau
titying that house with paper and
paint
Arbor Day will be fittingly OBJ
served this year by the Oakfeld and
Brayton schools, who will join forces
on that day.
Mrs. Greer received her millinery
stock last Tuesday and Oh, my but
there was lot of pretty posies to
trim hats with.
George Hanse, who raises and ships
a large amount Of stock each year,
is having nice sized addition to his
farm home built.
Fred Edmundson, our new section
boss, has moved his family to Bray
ton and occupies the Nels Grow house,
near the school building.
Chris Hansen, out in north west
Oakfeld township, has got the mate
rial on the ground with which to
build large new house on his farm.
They are going to have house.
warming" over at the Troublesome
Valley Creamery building, next Sat
urday night, and will dance till the
dawning of the day.
Peter Nissen, Jr., west of town,
has moved his buildings up to the
main road so as to see the people as
they go fitting by. He is building
an addition to his house.
n nv porore bo. boo,, ,,ro,doa
the contract to do the road grading in
Audubon county this year and is al
ready at Audubon doing some work
Later in the season he will employ
quite a force of men.
Those who were in attendance at
the Easter services, at the church, or
Sunday evening said it was the bes
entertainment ever held in Brayton
and that the little folks of the Sunday
School did themselves proud.
Up. Hallock was changing his cat
tie to another pasture, Monday, and
when they got to the Oakfield schoo
house the small boys g yeeped anG
scared the cattle so that Mr.. Hallocl
had much trouble in corralling them
WANrEp.-A good man with small
family, to board himself, good hous
furnished. to care for stock and d,
general work on farm, except farm
ing. Apply at "Stillside Farm, ,
Five Miles South East Of Brayton
Iowa, at once! B. r. SIMPSON.
Miss limo Bison, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charley Bison, has gone W
to Extra where she will reside will
her aunt, Mrs. Mack Thomas, ant
take course in the public schools
Miss LIMOS many friends will sadl,
miss her and hope she may have tn
best OF success in her undertaking.
Birthday parties were ripe dow
this way this week. The last one W
heard of was that of Mrs. Seneca How
ard which occurred last Wednesday
That good wife and mother has reach
ed a ripe old age and her friends gath
cred to help her celebrate the day AM
wish her many returns of the same
Each brought pretty present ant
Mrs. Howard will remember that da,
for many moons.
Uncle Edwin Coleman and his goo,
wife were quietly sitting in thei
home, down Oh the county line, las
week Thursday, chatting upon tn
fact that that day Grandma Coleman
was sixty-six years old, when sud
denly the latch string was given
yank from the outside and in marche
an army of relatives and friends t,
help celebrate the event. Uncle Ed
was seventy eight years old just fey
days before, and when these good peo
pie had somewhat recovered frol
their surprise Grandma was presente
with a beautifully decorated tea sci
and Uncle Edwin was given mic
easy chair. The crowd then proceed
to have good time until the clarion
shrill cry warned them that day We
dawning.