Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-25
OAKFIELD & RAYTON|

All light prints &c per yard at w.
S. McGuire's.
Brayton Wednesdays Markets
Oats l62c, wheat 47c, corn 2lc.
Miss Mabel Harter passed last Sun
day with her friend, Rose Green.
Lige Birge and family sundayed
at the Mrs. Wood farm in Oakfield
C.. A. Heath is having erected a
fine new barn 16x24 with II foot
posts.
Joe Smith was at Anita this week
to see the reunion and visit with old
friends.
Chas. Sykes contemplates making
trip to Colorado soon to look up
location.
Rev. Sorensen will preach at the
Baptist church at Brayton next Sun
day evening.
Frank Devine and Irene jenkins
drove to Anita Tuesday TO view
the reunion.
A number of our jolly boys at
tended the Danish picnic and dance
Saturday night.
Nels P. Hoegh and wife were at
Wall Lake last week enjoying very
pleasant outing.
Miss Anna Button is passing week
at the home OF her uncle, Alb Hill,
southeast of Extra.
Mrs. Henry Kleuver returned home
Tuesday from her visit with her par
ents near Griswold.
Mrs. w. r. Koob and Miss Agnes
Reesman drove to Anita Wednesday
to attend the reunion.
j. R. Kelly, who lives over in the
edge of Cass county, has been very
sick man the past week.
Frank Freeman is busy this week
fixing up his front pool table with
new bed, cushions, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Gingery
were Sunday visitors at the Largely
home over in Cass county.
W. H. Pearson and wife spent
Sunday visiting with Frank Nc
Nally and family at Lorah.
Chas. Wells and family, OF Hamlin,
township, were Sunday visitors at
the VIM. Swolley home in Oakfeld.
Henry Fries was over at Marine the
first Of the week delivering a large
steer to Mr. Blakesley, the pop corn
man.
Mrs. w. H. Faulkner and Miss
Amber Kelsey, Of Extra, went to
Anita Wednesday to take in the re-
union.
Mr.. and Mrs. KEGS Hallock's
young child has been quite i'll the
past week suffering from bowel
troubles.
Nick Bintner threshed out his
small grain crop this week. Wheat
averaged 90 bushels to the acre and
oats 80 per acre.
r. Il. Cleland, who lives only a
few miles from Lorah, has been quite
sick few days this week, DR.. Koob
being in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Ordway and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Button drove
over to Anita this week to mingle
with the old soldiers.
Nels Petersen, our enterprising
farmer friend from West Oakfeld
township, is erecting large COM
bined granary and corn crib.
Mrs. John Bumgardner has been
receiving a good visit the past ten
days from her sister, who left Tues
day for her home in Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Merrick are re-
joicing over the advent of new boy
baby that arrived at their home
Tuesday afternoon.
Grandpa Nels Petersen, who lives
way out in Oaktield township, is on
the sick list this week. The old
gentleman has been failing fast the
past summer.
The creameries shipped $500 pounds
Of butter from Brayton, Monday, as
follows: Oakfield 22O0 pounds to
Cleveland, Elkhorn and Trouble
some Valley 1880 pounds each tc
New York City.
1t was Joe Shirey's baby boy that
the dog bit last week and not their
little girl as reported. The same
dog also bit Charley Sykes sometime
ago and we think they had better
muzzle him.
CARD Of THANKs-We desire tc
extend our heartfelt thanks to oul
many friends for their kind assist.
ance during the burial of our be.
loved child.
MIR. AND Mrs. NELs SoRENsEN,
The Counselman people are making
some extensive Improvements al
Brayton. Chef Hibbs and his gang
from Audubon are here raising the
elevator a foot from the ground
When it has been raised they will
place their new gasoline engine which
it is expected will arrive here this