Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-12


best Of health these wintry days.
The children at the "Spooney
Freeman home are i'll, of measles.
Little Kathleen, daughter of Doctor
and Mrs. Koob, has been very i'll.
Mrs. Lee Hager and one of her
children are at home this week, on
account of measles.
Little Gertrude Heath, daughter of
our hotel keeper, is entertaining the
measles, these days.
Will Oaks, of Chatsworth, Iowa,
is here visiting his sister, Mrs. E. A.
Jones, for few days.
Miss Sunberg. of Atlantic, was at
Brayton this week on visit to her
sister, Mrs. Claus PoulSen.
Charley Boy and Ethel Bison are
in the house this week having big
struggle with the measles.
Louis Loss will conduct dancing
party at the Oakfield Hall, next Fri
day evening, January 18th.
Jake Banning, of HamliE, was down
in the big woods, Tuesday, on a visit
to the P. F. Howell family.
j. NJ. Cramlet was over from Anita
to attend the Odd Fellows installa-
ton and visit with his many friends.
Erik Hansen, our little butcher, is
harvesting his annual ice crop, in the
river below the Bartlett homestead.
The Atlantic Telegraph says that
w. j. Hutton expects to start out on
the road with his theatrical troupe,
pretty soon.
B. F. Simpson, over in the Valley,
has snaked a good supply of ice out
of the Troublesome, for use on his big
farm during the heated term.
Mrs. Lulu Randalls and husband,
Of Avooa, are visitors with the lady's
brother, Mr.. P. f. Howell and
family, down in the big woods.
Nels j. Boose, that accommodating
clerk at the j, A. Slender store, has a
broad grin on his pleasant counte-
nance, new boy baby at his happy
home.
McGovern Il Bison purchased
twenty-four nice hogs Of Henry Fries,
another bunch Of eleven from Pat
Largy, and Tuesday Boy Herrick was
in Brayton marketing some nice ones
The services at the Brayton church
are being we'll attended. Horace
Bartlett has organized a choir which
will, under his able leadership, prove
to be very helpful and pleasing adj
dition to the services.
The Brayton Baptist church elect
ed the following officers, recently:
Dell Heath, Clerk.
Marion Jenkins, Treasurer
John O. Cotton, Trustee.
Horace NJ Bartlett, Chorister.
Miss Annie Slender. Organist.
Rev. T. j. O'Connor will preach on
How to Get Rid Of the Drink Curse"
at the Baptist church, in Brayton, on
Sunday evening, January 22d. Rev.
O'Connor has decidedly original
way of handling things and it will
pay to attend this service. Rememb el
the date, Sunday evening, January %.
Lou Miller and Tom McGovern
were at Audubon, Tuesday morning,
attending a county meeting of the
Modern Woodmen Of America Lodges
at which Mr.. Miller was chosen dele
gate to go to Des NJ Dimes on February
9Th, to attend Grand Lodge, and Mr.
W. r. Copeland, of Extra, was chosen
asalternate.
Last Monday the Troublesome Val
ley Creamery Company elected these
officers:
John Bergh, President.
Tony Koob, Vice President.
j. Z. Hardman, Secretary.
IA. l.. Bowen, Treasurer.
Dick Clark, John Hook and Charles
Blue Board of Directors. They vii
hold a meeting at the Creamery mex
Saturday to hire milk haulers.
We are sorry 10 learn that Mr.
George jenkins, who recently came
from the mountains Of Colorado. i
lying at the home Of his brother, Mr.
Isaac Jenkins, south Of Oaktield, in
very precarious condition. For many
years George was a familiar tigur
about Oaktieid. but finally driftet
out TO Colorado where cancer ap
peared on his face and no medca
skill has been able to remove it, so h
has come back to the scenes of othe
days TO pass his remaining hours. Fl
is being tenderly cared for by hi
brother and members of the tamil,
and verything that loving hands ca
do is being done, and we are all hopin,
that some hand may stay the ravag e
Of the disease, and that our frien
George may be restored to health.
Last Saturday night District Dep
uty H. M. Bartlett installed the tol
lowing officers of the Brayton Cd
Fellows Lodge:
P. f. Howell, Noble Grand.
K. A. Jones, Vice Grand.
ID. w. Powers, Secretary.
w. r. Koob, Treasurer.
7. j. Essington, Right Support {
the Noble Grand.
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