Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-08-04

Major Curtis was campaigning in
these parts last week.
Ellis Cannon is having hard
tussle with the mea sizes.
Nels Sorensen drove to Extra Tues
day afterno on on business.
Horace Bartlett has fine Merino
buck which he will sell or trade
j. T. jenkins shipped two carloads
of hogs to indianapolis Tuesday.
E. L. Pearson has just finished
putting new roof on his house at
Oakfeld.
Chris Spoo and Miss Doll Anders,
of Extra, were Brayton visitors
Monday evening.
Miss Lucy Shirley has left Lewis
and is now working for Mrs. Frank
Hensley, OF bNira.
Postmaster Powell and John Min
ser, of Extra, paidBrayton political
visit Tuesday afternoon.
There was a gay social party last
Sunday at the home of Hans n. Han
sen, in west Oakfeld township.
Wednesday afternoon Of last week
lightning struck down in VIM. Bint.
ner's pasture and killed one of his
best cows.
DR.. Koob, G. l.. Bison and T. j.
McGovern each have new Butler
bicycle and they say they are the best
wheels made.
Miss Mary Birk arrived this week
from New York. She is cousin of
Mrs. Bengaard and a sister Of Mrs.
Peter johnson.
Charley Neff, who has been run
ming chop house in Council Bluffs
this summer, was visiting friends in
this locality the first of the week.
Chas. Sykes and family have moved
into their new house at Oakfeld.
Hugh Bowen and family have moved
into the house vacated by Mr.. Sykes.
Charley Burton has taken his run
ming horse to Audubon to track him
for the tall races, Brownie" the
jockey will attend to the riding this
fall.
II. NJ. Bartlett, w. II. Pearson and
George Freeman will conduct first
class dancing party at Stender's hall,
Friday evening, August 18th. Good
music and good order is assured.
3. f. Greer left Monday for Omaha
to look after business and take in the
fair. During his absence. Mrs. Greer
is presiding over the destinies of their
mercantile establishment at Oakfield.
A new time card will 60 into effect
on this branch OF the Rock Island,
August 14th. After that date there
will only be four trains day. The
schedule has not yet been announced.
Jens P. Juhl, the successful farmer
and thresher. who lives mile west
of Brayton, started his machine Mon
day and threshed out his crop of
wheat which yielded III bushels to
the acre.
The following dead letters remain
uncalled for at the Brayton postoffice:
Mr.. Ernest Elder.
Mr.. Esmond Poulsen.
Rev. Geo. Castel.
Mr.. Hans Madsen.
Mrs. Clos. Polsen's mother, Mrs.
Sandberg, and daughter, of Atlantic,
came up Saturday to see the little
newcomer at the Polsen home. She
returned home Monday but her
daughter will remain here for several
days.
Mr.. Olsen and family arrived here
the other day from New York. They
are relatives OF the Bengaard family
and will make their permanent home
at or near Brayton. Mr.. Olsen is a
blacksmith and is looking up loca-
ton for shop.
On August LIST there was shipped
from the station at Brayton over the
M. D. T. line $500 pounds of butter.
The Oaktield creamery shipped 241o
pounds to Cleveland and the Elkhorp
and Troublesome Valley creameries
1920 pounds to New York.
DR.. w. r. koob, ST Clark, G. A.
Heath, Ray Heath and George Ben
dixen left Brayton Tuesday morning
for Omaha. Mr.. Clark and Raw
Heath go there to have their eyes
treated and the rest of the party will
take in the Trans Mississippi expo.
Monday Lee Hager and family re-
ceived a visit from their relatives, V.
r. Peck and wife, who were on their
way to their home at Casey after a
five weeks wagon jaunt through Da
kota and Montana. Master Ellis
Hager accompanied them to their
home where he will visit for one
month.
We are glad to learn that Chris
johnson who has been working all
summer at the Oaktield township
creamery, has been engaged as but
termaker at the Elkhorn creamery
commencing September LIST. He is to
receive as compensation 81 per cent