Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-03-01
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Jens P. Hansen rolled in from the
west part of Oakfield township,
with halt dozen fine fat hogs weigh
ing $40 pounds each, which he sold to
McGovern e. Bison.
John Doyle and family left We'd
nesday for Oakland, Iowa, where they
will make their future home and
where John will work ON the section
under the direction of Tom Hardiman
who was formerly section foreman at
Brayton.
This week Chas. Cotton and wife
are moving from the KEGS Hallock
farm, where they have lived the past
two years, on to the old Horton place.
a. NJ. Sheakley and family are in
turn moving onto the place vacated
by the Cottons.
Nit PARROT and Bonnie Howell
were given the last degree in Wood
craft at special session of Brayton
camp Tuesday evening. The last of
the week the boys will bid adieu to
their friends and depart for Avoca
where they expect to spend the sum-
mer.
! Art Carmichael who has been farm
ing the Thielen place the past few
years, is this week busy moving his
stock, farm machinery and household
goods onto B. F. Simpsons farm
which he recently purchased of the
Hamlins, and which Art has rented
for the coming year.
Homer Koob has purchased the
w. A. Petit farm of 100 acres north
west of Anita, the purchase price be :
ing $5S0O.U0 Hook e Todhunter
made the deal. This is rather sus-
| picions conduct on the part Of our
friend Homer and his actions will
bear watching Tribune.
j. w. Frederickson returned Mon
day to Winnemucca, Nevada, to- re-
sumo his cowboy duties on the range.
His wife and baby will remain
here until May when they will join
him in their mountain home. Mrs.
Frederickson's brotherhood. Stone
king-will accompany them, John
having secured a position for him in
that country.
George Jessen and Ingvard Birk,
two Of our most prosperous stock
feeders of the east part of Oakfield
Township, shipped two carloads of
fat steers to Chicago Tuesday. Geo.
Jessen, Jr., went along to care for the
stock and see that they arrived safely
in the Windy City. AS this is his
first trip to the town on the lakeside
he will 10 doubt enjoy himself i'm
mensely.
| We learn that George Mcclure has
given up his farm lease here and is
;. making arrangements to move as soon
as possible to Cottonwood, Idaho,
where his parents and his brother
Sidney are located and are doing we'll
This comes as rather surprise to the
many friends of Mr.. Mcclure and
family and while they are sorry to
see them leave us yet they all unite
in trusting they may meet with I'M
bounded prosperity in their Western
home.
Tuesday afternoon as the one
o'clock train pulled in a large num-
her of friends were congregated at
the Brayton depot to bid a last fond
farewell to the j. A. Slender family
who were departing for their new
, home at Keytsville, Missouri. Miss
Annie will remain here and attend tc
, her duties as instructor in the Bray
ton schools, until the close of the
present term when she will probably
go to join her parents. The Slender
family was universally beloved and
respected and the aching hearts anG
tear stained faces noticeable at thu
depot Tuesday bore unmistakeabl'
evidence that their many friends anC
neighbors very much regretted theil
departure. May the best of health
and good fortune attend them in theil
] new home is the wish of all.