Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-05-18
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Mrs. Hans Bengaard has been quite
the past week.
Ben Simpson was doing business
at Extra Tuesday.
j. S. Harter last week lost a fine
Jersey calf from black leg.
B. F. Greer made a flying trip to
Des Moines Monday evening.
Quite number of our young folks
attended the ball game at Audubon
Saturday.
o. l.. Olsen did not return from
Omaha last week and is now in Chi
cago on business.
Miss Clara Frazier ahd Miss Ida
Benson returned to their home at
Griswold Monday.
Memorial sermon at the Baptist
church Sunday evening, May %, by
Rev. T. j. OConnor.
Mrs. Martin, mother OF Mrs. Buss
Ballard is very i'll at Buss' home on
the south county line.
Marion Jenkins drove to Audubon
Saturday evening to visit with Frank
and to take look at his trotters.
Peter f. Howell was at Audubon
Saturday attending to business and
shaking hands with his many friends.
Charley Jenkins and g Doc Dead
easy, " of Extra, whiled away few
hours at Brayton Tuesday afternoon.
A number of our literary people
went down to Atlantic Tuesday
evening to attend Rev. Wickersham's
lecture.
T. j. McGovern was attending to
business at Extra Saturday. g Tick"
did not fail to make friendly call at
this office.
Prof. Enenbach is working hard to
make the Decoration Day exercises a
success, and his pupils are assisting
him nobly.
Pat Largy reports several windows
broken during the hail storm last
Sunday. Down at Joe Pratt's hail
fell that measured Is inches in cir
conference.
A. G.. Gochahour, Of Highland,
was doing business in Brayton Mon
day. "Goch I" is royal good fellow
and has many warm friends up this
way who are always pleased to see
him.
Since Brayton has been incorporat-
ed new Improvements have already
been made in the way Of putting
down new sidewalks. The sidewalks
all over the town are to be repaired
and several new ones built.
The Brayton base ball team is now
getting in first class shape and has
issued a challenge to play any
amateur club in this or adjoining
counties. They would like to cross
bats with the Audubon bows.
The Oakfield Township Separator
Creamery this week received fine
new vat with large capacity and Of
the latest improved pattern. The
Oakfield creamery is working on the
go-ahead system and is keeping right
to the front.
Rev. T. j. O'Connor received news
Tuesday Of the death of his kind
friend and fatherly adviser, Rev. lrs
E. Kenney, D. D., formerly presi-
dent Of Des Moines College, and he
left on the afternoon train to be-
present at the funeral.
Mayor Koob last week appointed
l.. F. Miller marshal Of the town OF
Brayton and his action was at once
approved by the city council. Lot
is man Of good Judgment and plenty
Of nerve and will make a competent
and fearless officer of the law.
H. W. Pollock and wife drove tc
Manning Saturday returning Tuesday
evening. Henry stopped at Audi
bon Saturday and assisted the HON.
team in the ball game against the Ne.
braska Indians. Henry put up a goot
game but found himself in rather
awkward company.
Christopher Smiths handsome new
residence west of town is rapidly
nearing completion. Tuesday after
noon Jake Bendixen was out Their
putting on the new tin roof. Uncl
Christopher and his good wife will
soon be living in a cozy, comfortable
new home now, and no one deserves i
more than they.