Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-04-19

j. E. LEWIS-painter, decorator
and paper hanger Call on him at
Brayton, Iowa. as 4M
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. F. Simpson, of
Stillside, spent Sunday at the j. T.
Jenkins home in Bravton.
There is to be a dance up at Grant
Browns new home, northeast of Oak
field, next Friday evening.
CAREY & LEE-Contractors, car
penters and builders, Brayton, Iowa.
Plans and specifications furnished.
Tom McGovern plowed through
the mud Monday and spent several
hours visiting with his friends at
Extra.
81. w. Pollock and wife took the
northbound train Monday evening for
few days visit with relatives at
Manning.
Miss Rose Green, of Oakfeld, went
to Shelby Monday, where she expects
to spend the summer with the family
of her uncle, William Green.
BY trading in his single driver and
some "boot'', Hans Nj. Hansen last
week became the possessor Of John
son e. Thompson's fine spotted driv-
ing team.
Mrs. B. F. Greer and family, j. c..
B. Anderson and family, and John
Burns and family all ate Easter din
ner at the hospitable home of j. S.
Harter, south of Oakfeld
Our old friend, j. w. Brazelton,
representing the G.. M. Rittenhouse,
commission firm of New York, was
in this vicinity Wednesday, soliciting
goods from our creameries.
l. H. jenkins left Monday evening
with M. A. Clark, the popular land
agent, for Artesian. South Dakota, to
look at some cheap farm lands, with a
view to making an investment.
Schuyler Walker, over on the
Troublesome, has been somewhat I'M
der the weather, the past month, and
John Willie Cannon has been assist
ing him in putting in his small grain.
S. P. Kaae and Joe James, two of
Elkhorn's wide-awake merchants,
were at Brayton Tuesday, looking
after the transportation of big ship
ments of goods to their little inland
city.
Homer Koob and Frank Medaris,
last week discovered den of wolves
on Homer's farm over in Cass coun-
ty and one day this week they I'M
earthed the cunning creatures and
now have them in captivity.
Mrs. Joseph Smith, last week, pur-
chased two new lots of T. j. Nc
Govern in the Heights Addition to
Brayton and it is quite probable that
substantial dwelling house will be
erected thereon in the near future.
DR.. Koob is having fine new
woven wire fence builtaround his pa
latial home and lawn. The fencing
was purchased from D. E. Shraugher
the Extra hardware merchant, and
presents very handsome and dura-
BILE appearance.
The base ball season has again
opened and the local ball tossers
ought to bestir themselves into or
ganizing team at Brayton. There
are plenty Of lovers Of the national
game here and enough material for a
good strong club.
Frank Heath last week purchased
of j. Il. Jenkins. the house and two
lots directly back of the hotel, and is
improving the premises by having a
picket fence erected and will imme-
diately have the house placed in
proper condition for occupancy.
Geo. w. Cosson, one of Audubon's
brilliant young lawyers, wasat Bray
ton Tuesday night, looking after po-
litica interests. Mr.. Cosson is a can
didate for the nomination of county
attorney, subject to the decision CT
the republican county convention.
Charley Barton, came in Monday
evening from Keya Paha county, Ne
braska, and spent the first of the
week visiting with John koob and
family. Mr.. Barton formerly resid-
ed in this county, but now has farm
ing interests in our sister state across
the muddy Missouri.
Clarence Scott and family boarded
the noon train at Brayton Tuesday
bound tor Grant, Nebraska, where
they will visit for some time and then
resume their journey on to Yellow
stone Park. Mr.. Scott is the owner
of the old Poage farm, mid way be-
tween Extra and Brayton, where
they have been residing the past year.
They are now on their way to the
West on sightseeing and pleasure
trip, and may decide to locate there
permanently.
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