Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-10
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where they go to attend the Semi ON
sed carnival, which takes place in the
the Capitol City, this week.
The Musson Bros. finished SETTING
their poles into Brayton, the last Of
the week and in few days they will
have the wires strung and the con-
nections made, so that you can talk
to Atlantic and other points beyond.
A new floor will be placed in the
Fred Franklin drug store some time
this week. as soon as a workmen can
be secured to do the work. The floor
will be constructed of hard pine and
will add much to the Interior appear
ance of the store.
Miss Lulu Houston, of Des Moines,
who has been visiting for some time
at the Houston home at Extra, came
down on the evening train Tuesday
and will make her relatives at the
Powers home, in Oaktield, for short
time ere she returns home.
W. B. Davis of Lewis and connect
ed with the firm of Fred Franklin s.
Company of Brayton was in town
Tuesday, talking with Fred and look
ing after the business at the drug
store. He finds that the store is en-
joying good trade and doing most
lucrative business.
jenkins Il Vail received some pota-
toes from Omaha, that were raised in
Utah and among them were two 20
tatoes, that tipped the scales at three
pounds. They look like the potatoes
that we raise in Iowa most years but
on account of the drouth this year,
but not so the price.
A. II. Goodspeed, an auctioneer
from Atlantic, was in Brayton, Tues
day, and went out to the A. N. Hor-
ton place and cried his sale and re.
ceived very good prices for the stock
and other things that were sold. Asa
has decided to quit farming and en-
gage in some other line of business.
Miss Grace Button, who has been
visiting with an aunt at Cheyenne,
Wyoming returned to her bone with
her parents, near Brayton, Monday.
Miss Grace looks better for having
visited in that western country, the
balmy air of which, brings the sick
back to health and makes the we'll
feel better.
Jens Sorensen of Kirklnan visited
at home of Nels Sorensen's Sun
day and passed a very pleasant day
at this place to say nothing of the
pleasant time he had at another place
on the way nome judging from the
time which he occupied In making
the trip for he left Brayton at an
early hour and did not get home un-
til three.
Nels Sorensen and his two daugh-
tiers attended the revival meetings at
Extra Monday evening and listened
to a very fine sermon. Rev. w. A.
Sunday is strong speaker and draws
large crowds from Brayton who at
tend the meetings each evening. Mr..
Sorensen attends every evening that
he can possibly get away from his
business.
The old carpet in the Odd Fellow
Hall was taken up one day this week,
the hall cleanedthoroughly and they
then placed down the new one which
had been purchased which adds much
to the appearance OF the lodge room.
This lodge is one of the oldest in
Brayton and has always enjoyed a
good membership and will continue
to prosper in the years to come.
j. G. johnson, buttermaker at the
Troublesome Valley creamery was in
town Tuesday and in conversation we
learned that this creamery made lis
tubs Of butter, during the month of
September, for which they received
the highest market price. They only
run every other day and receive on
the average of about 5000 pounds Of
milk per day, which is good for this
time OF the year.
Jessie Nymand hitched one horse
to wagon containing a load of
corn, Monday and then taking hold Of
the tongue he started to pull the load
into the feed yard, when the horse be-