Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-10-18
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Uncle 81 Clark is counting at Au-
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Uncle ST Clark is counting at Au-
dubon this week.
Uncle Ike jenkins, of Atlantic, was
a Brayton caller Tuesday.
Nels Petersen, of Hamlin township
was down Tuesday looking after
business.
Mrs. Pittman and a niece, who is
visiting her were Extra callers Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. Archer is here visiting with
the Heath families and other relatives
in this vicinity.
Albert Bonnet is having a new
sidewalk built in front of his resi-
dence in Brayton.
Lit Collins aud Geo. Trip, of At
lantic, were up Tuesday looking after
some land business
Ward Smith was busy Tuesday
digging storm cave adjacent to his
residence property in Oakfield.
Nails from skies to thirties, &c.
Spikes perlOO $3.50. Best warranted
! Flour$ .O5 at Smiths, Oakfeid.
&. j. g. Hardman this week received
fine coop of Plymouth Rock cock
erels from Maasdam & Son, Pella,
Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. c., X. Hallock spent
several days last week at Atlantic
viewing the street fair and visiting at
the John Curry home III that city.
The Rev. MI. Callahan, of Liver
more, Iowa, is here looking over the
field with view to accepting call
from the Baptist church at this place.
Kees Hallock is suffering from a
tremendous gathering, which has
lodged itself on his right ankle and
causes Kees to walk with very per-
ceptible limp.
Nels P. Hoegh is having three or
four thousand bushels of corn shelled
out of his corn cribs, and men and
teams are now busy delivering it at
the Rothschild Elevators.
Mrs. Christine S. Adair, the evan
gelist, has closed the revival meetings
at Brayton and has gone to De Witt,
in the eastern part of the state, to en-
gage in her laburs in new field.
James M. Brenton, Of Des Moines,
delivered republican speech at Bray :
ton N onday evening, the meeting be-
ing well attended. Fred H. Blume,
candidate for county attorney, also
addressed the meeting.
A special train of stock was made
up off this branch last Sunday morn
ing. Attached to it were six cars OF
cattle belonging to B. F. Simpson
that had been prepared for market il
his fine stock farm at Stillside.
n A large number of Brayton people
2attended the carnival lat, Atlantic last
week and all pronounce the affair a
n bowling success and say they had a
good time. Most Of them saw
q George" but they had TO s.hurry !"
Lyman Cooper and his sister, Miss
Maud, both of Wyoming, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. X. Hallock,
Sunday and Monday. Mr.. Cooper is
prosperous ranchman and an influen-
tial member of the Wyoming legisla.
ture.
The Modern Woodmen held another
busy session Tuesday evening and
4 taught Conrad Rasmussen, Hans NJ
Hansen and Claude Call, how tc
swing an ak and be true Woodmen
The continual growth of this camp i;
truly phenomenal.
There was a farewell dance Monday
evening at the S. B. Green home
south of Oakfield, given in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Price, who depart.
ed Tuesday by team for Haxtum
Colorado. Those who were present
report a rousing good time.
Eli. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mikkelsen, o.
Omaha, have been visiting at the
Thomson home IN Brayton the pas,
week. Mr.. Mikkelsen returned te
Omaha Tuesday to look up a new po-
sition, while his wife will renal,
: with her parents here for short
time, before joining her husband.
Jake Civilians, was up from De
Monies this week and purchased Bel
Shirey's homie in Oakfield. He viii
remain in Des. Moines aud next spring
will return here and do some build.
ing on the place. Mr.. Gwilliam
lived here for many years and thinks
there is no place quite like Oaktield
The ladies of the ROYAL Neighbor
81 lodge. are preparing drama, which
will be produced at the Woodmai
hall by home talent in about twt
weeks. The title of the play i.
G What insurance did for Melvina Of
the Woodmen's Wives" The playsi
said TO be splendid one and will un.
doubtedly draw good patronage.
j. I. Ellis, of Worthington, Min
nesota, who formerly resided at Lo
rah, was here the latter part of las
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