Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-12-14

Miss Ethel simpson spent Sunday
with Extra friends.
Mrs. Geo. Cotton has gone to En-
ira to visit relatives.
Remember the dance at Brayton Oh
Monday, December 25th.
Miss Irene jenkins visited with
relatives at Extra this week.
Miss Ethel Simpson visited with
Atlantic friends the last of the week.
Mrs. G. A. Miller, of Extra, was
Brayton and Oak visitor the first
OF the week.
Hayde jenkins is improving rapid
ly these days and we soon expect to
see him among u.s.
LATE Simpson took in the Masonic
dance and carnival at Atlantic last
Thursday evening.
Conductor Bundy is still Ill of
neuralgia and Homer Ware has charge
of the branch train.
Hereafter there will be preaching
services at the Brayton church. Sum
day school at IL a. m.
Cal Dimick, from north of Extra
was transacting business at Brayton
and Oaktield Monday.
so Plymouth Rock ROSTERS for sale
at the lakewood farm.
j. G. HARDMAN.
There will be a masquerade ball at
tho Ha1l SotIr5oy ovanipCr
December %. Every body cordially
invited.
There will be splendid Christmas
tree at the Brayton church this year.
Program will be published in next
weeks issue of this paper.
L. d. Pearson improved so rapidly
that he was able to come to Bray ton
last Friday to visit with his son, W..
H., our village blacksmith.
j. G.. Hardman was at Corning
part of last week looking over G. e.
Norton's thoroughbred stock Clydes
dale horses and Short Horn cattle.
B. F. Greer has an elegant display
of holiday goods at his Oaktield store
and is doing big business these days
Frank is building up fast and is here
to stay.
Henry Bell and his new wife are
for the present making their home al
the Brayton Hotel, but we under
stand that they are soon to occupy til,
old home place at Oakfield,
August Schooning, prosperou
German farmer living near Manning
was here last Thursday and purchased
fine Red Polled bull Of Peter Jacob
sons Oakland herd, west Of Brayton
We learn that S. N. Krog, who re
Gently purchased the Nels Boose plac
east of Oakfeld, will move into hi
his new home with his family. Fl
has been living in Oaktield TOWNSHIP
for the past five years.
A deal was consummated last wee
whereby Geo. Jensen purchased c
Hayde jenkins 40 acres of land lynn
directly across the road from hi
place in Oaktied township. Th
price paid was $40 per acre.
The Brayton Woodmen will hav
five candidates to go over the rock
road Of Woodcraft at their next meet
ing, December 10th. The boys hav
organized fine degree team and al
beng drilled by Chief Forester Bart
lett.
The Botna Valley Creamery Asso
citation meets at Extra on Tuesda
December 10Th, for the purpose Q
purchasing supplies and coal for tn
next year and to make arrangement
for another butter contest to be hel
in January.
List Of letters remaining at tn
Brayton post Office uncalled TO
Mrs. Maggie Kahut, Mrs. Etfie G lea
son, Nick Peterson, Charles Mine
E. H. Cadwallder, Charles Chas
Lawrence Anderson, Roscoe Abbitt
Henry Schaeffer.
Geo. Rothschild, of Omaha, wa
here the first Of the week with 10
head Of cattle, which he tried to dis
pose of, but did not meet with muc
success on account Of the inclemen
weather. He took them to Audubo
where they will be offered for sal
Friday and Saturday.
Word was received here last wee
of the death of Mrs. Addison Halloc
at her home at Salida, Colorado, las
Monday, December s. Mrs. Halloc
was we'll known here, having live
in Audubon county for many years
The report of the death Of Grandm
Crane, chronicled in these column
last week was erroneous, the dispatc
being wrongly transmitted. w
learn that Mrs. Crane will arrive her
soon from Salida and will be accomp
anied on the trip by Mrs. Geo. Hal
lock.