Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-05

Geo. Trip is moving onto his new
farm, near Wiota.
The Gingery's are having big lot
Of fine wood sawed.
Brayton Markets: Corn 25c, oats
223c, wheat 4Sc, hogs $40.
Landlord F. B. Heath made bust
ness trip to Audubon, Tuesday.
An uncalled for letter remains at
the Brayton postoffice for Mr.. Frank
Meyers.
Fred Edmundson received a visit
from his brother-in- law the first of
the week.
T. L. Kelly has traded his Mon
tana ranch for big farm in Cass
County, Missouri.
Uncle Mike Scharff has been on
the sick list the past week, but is
slightly improving now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shreve are now on
their way TO Woodbine, Iowa, to
visit his father.
That dance at Oaktield the other
night was rosy posy hummer-a
success in every particular.
L. F. Miller will represent Bray
ton Camp at the Woodmen county
convention to be held next week.
Ike jenkins and Dwight West are
now saving up big lot of wood
with their horse power saving ma
chine.
c. l.. Bison is busy invoicing his
large stock Of drugs this week.
III. S. Wattles is down from Extra to
assist him.
Miss Amber Kelsey, of Extra,
spent New Years with her friend,
Miss Irene Jenkins, at her home south
of Oaktield.
Quite number of Brayton and
Oakfield young people will attend
the Annual Maccabee ball at Extra
next Wednesday evening.
Moses Brinkerhoff is the possessol
of a fine new violin-an instrument
that cost S25 and while you are talk
ing Nose knows how to play it too.
The danciug party given last Sat-
urday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. L. Kelly, on the heights at
Brayton, was pronounced one of the
finest affairs Of the season.
BY order of the court the Slater
property in Oaktield was appraised
Monday, the sum fixed being 100000.
The appraisers were I'll. S. Wattles
l. P. Hallock and D. C. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Brinkerhofl
and Mrs. Chas. Milliman of Extra
were Oakfeld visitors Tuesday. Mr.
Brinkerhoff left for Atlantic to ac.
eept a position Oh the Daily Tele-
graph.
w. j. Shreve and wife arrived last
week at Brayton from Wyoming and
is now visiting with the Scharff fam
lilies. Mrs. Shreve is niece of Uncle
Mike Scharf and these folks had not
met each other for many years.
Bernie Bintncr has been suffering
lately from a wicked gathering OF
one of his hands. One day last week
he went down to Atlantic and had
DR.. Emmert lance the swelling, and
now Bernie slumbers peacefully once
more.
District Deputy Grand Master
Horace M. Bartlett was at Audubon
Monday evening installing the newly
elected officers of Aretas lodge
There are seven lodges in this dis
trict and Mr.. Bartlett has six of them
vet to install.
|. 2. Hallock, the big Oakfeld
feeder, shipped out 800 head of sheep
to Chicago Tuesday, accompanying
the stock in person. Mr.. Halleck
embarked in the sheep business about
two years ago, and informs us that
he finds the wool" industry quite
profitable.
The Oakfield Township Separator
Creamery Company will hold their
4th annual meeting, Wednesday,
January 18th, 1899, commencing at
O'Clock P. M, at the Oakfield Cen
ter schoolhouse. All interested are
requested to meet on time
N. p. HoEGH, President.
Wardy Smith is now at San Fran
cisco. A letter received from him by
his father states that he has been or
dered to undergo thorough physi.
cal examination Should he pass
successfully he will be ordered to
the Ilolo Islands in the Pacific, TO re-
join his regiment, the 51st Iowa. If
he should fail to pass this examina-
ton he will probably be discharged
at once.
New Years day there was big
dinner party at Uncle Mike Schartf's
coy home in south Extra township.
"A big number ofrelatives and friends
were in attendance among who were
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Clure ofExira.
Dorsey Marietta and wife of Marne
and Mr.. and Mrs. Will Shreve of
Wyoming, j. G.. Hardman and fam
lily, Will Lambert, of Woodbury.