Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-31


Buffon's home, in Oakfield. See him
George johnson was transactine
business in Audubon last Tuesday
morning.
The Brayton Woodmen Lodge will
initiate one new member next Tues.
day night.
Lou Miller shipped five car loads
of oats, for the Rothschild Company,
from Brayton, Tuesday noon.
Grainbuyer Underwood purchased
1,414 bushels of oats of Administrator
Henry Green, this week.
Nels j. Boose, j. A. Stender's pop
ular clerk, started out on his annual
rounds, with the grocery wagon, last
Monday.
H. M. Underwood shipped, per-
haps, the largest car of oats, this week,
that ever left Brayton. There were
1,7OO bushels in that car.
Chris Nelson, on the Lars Esbeck
place, became the father of a new boy
baby last Sunday, and is rejoicing
with exceeding great joy.
VIM. Bintner has decided not to
move to Extra, as he was talking of
doing, but will remain on the farm
with his boys one more year at least.
Mr.. Buckley, of Atlantic, was here
last Sunday on visit to his daughter,
Mrs. Reinhart, at the Brayton hotel,
and taking look at our quiet little
city.
A son of George Frasier, from
Griswold, is here. to enjoy good Wis
it with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Christopher Smith, and other
relatives.
Up. Hallock is furnishing a good
deal OF wood to Audubon parties this
winter. Wednesday he shipped car
load to Chas. Tramp, the brick yard
man, in that city,
The Kelley -McGovern stock sale
last Saturday attracted a large crowd
and was a bowling success. Every
thing sold at good figure and the
grand total footed up S., $4,000.
Nels Hansen, out on the Hans P.
Hansen farm, in Oaktield township,
became the father of a big boy baby
last week and now he goes singing as
he follows the team around over the
fields.
The famous Ottumwa Male Quar-
tette, accompanied by Miss Jessie
Kleinman, Reciter, will appear at the
NJ. E. church, in Extra, on April 10th.
Read the recommendations in Extra
column.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Faulkner
have received cards announcind the
approaching marriage of Miss May
Morgan, teacher in the Anita pub
lie schools, and Mr.. Ollie Comfy, to
occur in that city on April 18th.
His friends think that Arthur
Stoneking played them mean trick
when he slipped off down to Lewis
the other day and got married to a
pretty Miss and never said " come y
to one of his friends up this way.
Mr.. Fred Fancher, who lived for
many years in the Crooked Greek
Valley, South Audubon township,
was married last week to Miss Edith
Anderson, the pretty daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Lou Anderson, who reside a
little way this side Of Anita. Fred's
many friends over this way send con-
CALCULATIONS to himself and bride.
Chris Kjaer, who lives out in Oak
field township, near Supervisor Nels
T. Hoegh's home, has not been in the
best of health lately and has decided
to forsake farm work for time and
take trip to his Old Denmark home.
Accordingly he will soon sail from
New York City for visit to the
scenes Of his childhood in his native
land.
Mr.. Henry Heiken, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Heiken, who live way
down in the southern part of Oaktield
township, and Miss Anna Fibken,
pretty and accomplished young lady
OF that locality, were married one
day this week. They are both worthy
and popular young people and the
coul bdl JOluo luclI IllulUluuQe OF
friends in wishing them we'll.
Dick Powers has ceased to be a
clerk at the j. p. Bendixen Hardware
Company's store and, we understand,
that Dick will go to Des Moines next
Friday where he will be employed
in the same establishment where Let
Basham works. We hate to see our
Dick leave us as he is one of the prin-
cipal tooters in the Brayton Band.
His friends join in wishing him pros
perity wherever he may go.
Grandma Rogers, mother of Race,
continues very i'll at the home of her
son, and her death is hourly expected.
There is no immediate cause of her
death, just the result of old age, she
being very aged lady. LATER.-
The good lady died at the setting of
sun, on Wednesday, the funeral will
occur from the home on next Friday,
conducted by Mr.. Nels Sornson, and
the body will be laid to rest in the
family lot, at the Oakfield Cemetery.