Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-15
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G.. H. Vail is attending to business
in Chicago this week.
Marion jenkins is busy having a
new addition built onto his barn.
For SALE.-2o good Poland China
Bears. j. G. HARDMAE.
Knud Hansen is doing some carpen
ter work for Lars Esbeck this week.
Miss Ethel Hicks will teach at No.
One, Oakfield township this winter.
e. a. Heath was transacting bust
ness in Atlantic Tuesday between
/. trains.
Mrs. Peter Hansen, northwest Of
Brayton,is reported on the sick list
this week.
Miss Christie, "a Loss, of Audubon,
is making her home with Mrs. H. M.
Bartlett this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Shirley were at
Extra Tuesday calling on friends and
doing some shopping
Barber William Clemensen was at
Extra Tuesday afternoon attending to
some business matters.
B. F. Greer went to Des Moines
Tuesday to purchase new stock of
winter and holiday goods.
Mrs. Thos. Hardwick has been on
the sick list the past week, but is
some better at present writing.
Nails from skies to thirties, Sc.
Spikes per hundred $3.50. Best war
ranted flour S1.05 at Smiths.
Plymouth Rock Cockerels. Fine
thoroughbred, heavy weight birds.
EUGENE WILSON.
For SALE Some large English
Berkshire hogs. Call at my farm 8
miles east of Brayton r. P. CLARK
Peter Thompson, who has beef,
staying with his uncle, Jens Hansen,
west of Extra, left tor Omaha, last
week.
Mrs. Chris Jessen, of Oaktield
township, has been under the weather
the past week. Her little child is
also ill.
Mrs. David Carpenter returned the
first of the week from Audubon
where she has been visiting the past
week and reports splendid time.
w. s. Ordway was at Anita the
first of the week where he purchased
a fine Jersey bull Of his old friend
Gus Earl, the big Jersey stock man
The winter term of school at Oak
field and Brayton began Monday OF
this week, with the same reliable
corp of teachers that had charge las,
year.
There we're quite few election
.,lbets in aud around Brayton this
year. The winners are now feeling
happy and the losers are swearing
they will never do it again.
Bison & McGovern Monday pur-
chased a carload of hogs of our pros.
porous friend, VIM. Thielen. They
shipped them to indianapolis Wed
nesday striking a good market.
j. W. Cannon has purchased thu
Slater property in. Oakfield and him.
self and family will move into the
IEsame this week, where they will b,
livery comfortably quartered for til,
winter
George Mcclure says he will never
vote the democratic ticket again
This is not due to political reasons
however, but ever since election night
he has been under the weather, owing
TO a very severe cold and sore throa,
There was Mckinley dance at tn,
VIM. Bintner home southeast of Oak
field Saturday evening. On accoun
of the incIement weather, there wa
not a large crowd present, but thos,
who were there had "a mighty gool
time.
Several of our butterrnakers hay,
tubs entered in the butter. contest be
ing held under the auspices of tn,
State Bnttermaker's Convention now
in session at Storm Lake, and are nov
anxiously awaiting the result of tn,
score.
Erick Hansen has sold his Braytol
lneat,market and the fixtures to Pete
Kitgor, who has already taken posses
sion Of the same. He formerly con
Quoted a shop here and gives promis
of running first class, up-to-dat
market.
Hank Pearson has had his shop al
re-arranged, having his heavy worl
bench removed and his two forge
placed side by side. This gives hi,
much more room tor shoeing pur
poses and lisa big improvement al
around.
A large crowd Of about seveut,
gay young people met at the Bermr,
ChrisIens home last Sunday even
ing. They spent a nice evening 10
,gelher and at late hour went hom
greatly pleased and pronouncing it