Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-05-19
OAkFIELD & BRAYTON
Will the war soon end?

Will the war soon end?
The best Broom you ever saw for
1Oc at McGuire's.
Chas. Largy, was numbered with
the sick one day last week.
Mr.. George Herard, of Cascade,
Iowa, is Willing the hours away at
the William Bintner home for few
weeks.
Chas. Hester, of Valley junction,
an engineer on the Rock Island Rail
way, is visiting few days with his
uncle, Chas. Bison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chase were
called to Walnut, last Thursday to
attend the funeral OF Franks brother
in-law, Mr.. Huling.
If you want to haul milk from
Extra south to the Troublesome VAL
ley Creamery apply to the Directors
or to the Creamery. Quick!
William Thielen, the man who rails
es more cattle than anybody, will
make another shipment next week
Saturday to Chicago, and William
and John Connrardy will 60 along
with the stock to get their lungs full
Of Lake Michigan breezes.
The county bridge builders are
down this way and besides repairing
the bridge across the Troublesome, at
the Natty Hamlin farm, and another
eat the Rev. Chas. Walkers home,
they are building one at the Murphy
residence, on the border line between
Audubon and Cass county.
Mr.. A. L. Anderson, one of the
Directors of the Troublesome Valley
Creamery Company, was up at Extra
this morning on little business trip,
and informed us that the finishing
touches had all been made about the
Creamery and that the machinery
would be set in motion on Friday of
this week. This is one of the best
Creameries in Iowa.
County Bridg e Builder John Ward
was out last Tuesday visiting at the
ID. w. Powers camp, inSharon town.
ship, and came around to Brayton
in the evening just as that storm was
threatening its worst and Offering us
a shelter under his storm proof buggy
top we availed ourselves of the oppor-
tunity of his genial company and a
pleasant ride to Extra, for all Of
which we are very much obliged to
the gentleman.
All soldiers of the Civil War are
specially invited to be present! In
pursuance OF our annual custom, on
Monday, May S0th, the schools of
Oaktield, Brayton and vicinity will
remember the patriotic dead by strew-
ing flowers DER the graves of the SOL
diers sleeping in the Oakfield Gene
terry. The public are cordially invit-
ed to meet with us and by their pres
ence aid in keeping up the fires of
patriotism. Bring your dinners and
come prepared to stay all day. We
hope to have our County Superinten-
dent with us. 1t is expected that the
Brayton Cornet Band will furnish
the music. The exercises will be in
terspersed with patriotic songs by
the Glee Club. Field Marshal of the
day, w. S. Ordway, will have full
charge of the moving columns and
strewing of flowers.
THE PROGRAM:
At half past nine the Brayton
school and children in that vicinity
will begin their march to Oakfield.
At Oakfield they will form with the
Oakfield and surrounding schools,
marching to the Cemetery, where the
beautiful ceremony of placing flowers
on the graves will be performed
Following this exercise the public
will assemble at the Park where
prayer will be offered by the Chap.
lain. This will be followed by pleas
ing class exercises by the children
Then the Memorial Address will be
delivered by the Hon. T. X. Kelly
Audubon county's Representative
This will close the exercises of the
morning, after which basket dinner
will be partaken of. The Afternoon
exercises will be by volunteers ant
will relate more particularly to the
present time. Everybody please de-
vote this day to preparation.
w. H. BRINKERHOFF.