Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-12-22
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and died Sunday.
Miss Carrie Wulf is sewing for
Mrs. 1. P. Hallock.
Horace Bartlett went to Atlantic
Tuesday on business.
James Burns and family spent Sun
day at Warren Chase's.
Sam Lowers family visited Sun
day with Frank Chase's.
Bruce Noon is working in saw
mill at Gold Greek, Montana.
Theodore and John Ellis is paint
ing Hank Pearson's new house.
Dave Carpenter has finished paint
ing near Elkhorn and has returned
home.
Francis Gingery has rented the Bal
lard farm formerly titled by James
Pearson.
H. S. Wattles came down from
Extra Tuesday to see the Bison folks
for day.
Miss Mae jenkins was unable to
teach last Monday, so Ernest Cotton
welded the rod.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Sykes and Miss
Minnie Powers were Sunday visitors
at Bird Benson's.
Mesdames Blom, Hansen and Glenn
ensen we're doing some holiday trad
ing at Extra Tuesday.
Mrs. T. L. Kelly and Miss Loretta
Miller were recent visitors at the
home of Dwight West.
Ole and Clarence Jacobsen, from
way west of Kimballton, were trad
ing in Brayton Tuesday.
The Modern Woodman lodge of
Brayton has a large membership
which is steadily increasing.
Miss Dollie Gilroy, of Extra spent
few days last week visiting with
her friend, Miss Blanche Noon.
The masquerade ball to be held at
the Oakfeld hall Christmas eve,
promises TO be the dance Of the season.
Chas Sykes and Iona Beers will
manage the Christmas bail to be
given at the Oakfeld hall Christmas
eve.
Miss Clara Parrott, who has been
working for Mrs. Frank Hensley, has
returned home and is attending
school.
'Twas G. L. Bison that purchased
j. l.. Anderson's farm last week in
stead of C. l.. Brown, as reported in
our last issue.
At the recent Modern Woodmen
election of officers, T. L. Kelly was
elected manager and l.. f. Miller was
elected a delegate to the county con-
vention.
Chris Hoegh and Miss Mary Birk
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ingvard Birk
visited Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter johnson, over near
Highland.
Irwin Jones is the daddy Of a fine
girl baby that arrived at his home
last Saturday. SO glad was he that
he let out yell that fairly made
those old woods ring.
Fabius Forester has purchased the
James McVey S0-acre farm in the
Crooked Greek country. Considera-
ton S225O. Mr.. Forester will move
onto the farm about March l.
Granddad Billy Onken is jumping
straight up these days on account of
that fine girl baby that arrived at the
Peter Leander home south Of Bray
ton last Friday. Pete says he now
has one for each knee.
Nit Horton leaves next Monday
for Elk Point, South Dakota, to
visit relatives and friends for several
weeks. Nit informs us that lie has
hired out to work another year for
his father, A. T. Horton.
At the meeting of the 'Botna VAL
ley Creamery Association held at the
Oakfield creamery last Tuesday, it
was decided to buy carload of
butter tubs, and Cooke & Reid, of
Des Moines, got the order.
The annual meeting Of the Trou BILE
some Valley Creamery Company will
be held at the Hawk schoolhouse, on
Saturday, January Z, 1899, common
cling at ~ O'Clock noon. All inter-
ested are requestedeto be present.
The Atlantic Democrat prints the
following complimentary notice of
the Hastings Onken welding: "Both
of the contracting parties are of nice
families and are themselves Of up
right and sterling character. They
are we'll mated.''
Frank and Charley Jenkins return
ed home from Chicago Tuesday
morning. They also went over tc
Battle Greek, Michigan, and visited
with Hayde whom they found look.
ing quite well and feeling much i'm.
proved in health.
I. p. Hallock left Tuesday fol
Council Bluffs to close deal where.
by he becomes the possessor Of LOO