Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-12-05

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there or four on Tuesday and then
someone will get good robe cheap.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Bengaard an
nounce to their friends the arrival of
new baby girl at their home last
Sunday and this little one in its in
fancy may require care, but in after
years it will prove blessing and a
help to them in the declining years of
their life.
Jesse Andersen who lives over near
Oakfield, gave party to his friends
Saturday at the hall in Brayton. A
large crowd was present and enjoyed
the pleasures of the evening, which
consisted in social converse and dance
and other amusements equally as ex-
hilarating.
Moses Brinkerhoff, who lately re-
turned from Ames, where he has been
taking course in Civil Engineering,
commenced teaching school Monday
at the Eli Hansen school, west of
Brayton. Nose has taught this same
school number of terms and gave
satisfaction.
The Thanksgiving services at the
Baptist church, last Thursday, were a
success. A large crowd listened to the
sermon delivered by the pastor, Rev.
Wilcox, and all returned thanks to
think they lived in such grand and
glorious country and allowed to share
| in it's blessings.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Koob, DR.. Koob's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Wagner,
Mrs. DR.. Koob's parents, came over
from their home near Anita Thanks
giving and spent the day at the home
of their children and passed very
pleasant day and an enjoyable time
was INDUCED in by all.
| Tuesday night was election of Off
GERS III the Woodmen lodge. Henry
Jensen took the first degree in Wood
menism on the same night and was
plunged into the trackless forest and
then the kind brothers took him by
his hand and lead him out and now
Henry is full fedged Woodman.
Doctor Emmert, surgeon of At
lantic, came up on the tram, Tuesday
morning, and in company with Doc
tor Koob went to the home of Mrs.
A. G.. Andersen, near Elkhorn, to
look after tbs health of that lady who
has been ill for some time. He re-
turned home on the noon train the
same day.
/
The Danish young people in Bray
ton and vicinity gave party and
dance at the Bendixen hall, last Fri
day night, and large number of
these people were present and shared
in the pleasures of the evening until
a late hour when they departed for
their homes to obtain little refresh
ing sIumber before the dawn of
another day and to take up their re-
spective duties.
| The young people of the church, on
Thanksgiving evening, went down to
the home of S. B. Clark and spent the
evening in social conversation and in
games. They took with them turkeys
| and oysters, cake, fruit and IN fact
eatables of all kinds and at the proper
time they all sat down to the tables
grooming under the weight of SC
many good things and did ample
justice to the meal. There were about
forty people present and it would BIZ
needless to tell of the gay time they
had before they separated and wen,
to their homes.
Brayton Is becoming the leading
hog market of the county. We were
told that out of the eleven bushes.
men in Brayton there are eight O
them engaged in buying hogs. Som,
of the buyers claim their prices ar,
within few cents of the Chicago
market. When farmer drives dowr
Main street the prospective purchas
ers go out, climb on his wagon, lool
over the hogs, size up the owner ane
his competitors and then follow
some lively bidding, but the maj
who makes the first bid stands poo
show. A great many times very lit
tie raise buys the hogs.
The following letter is to the De
Moines Daily News, which we max
bold to copy. This item shows tina
our small towns and country school
are nowadays conducted on the sam
| lines, as those of large towns ant
8 cities and are capable of produc
| ing as brainy pupils as they:
would like to invent kind of sword an
bullet proof cloth or material for the benefit {
the high officials of the United States. l
might be made of very small fine aluminul
wire, very flexible and woven so closely togetf
er that the sharp blade of the assassin's knit
, or piercing bullet could not injure the wea
er's life. believe such material could i
invented, and if it could it would be a grea
benefit to the president, state and Unite
States officers, and, indeed, to all public mel
G find ready sale for his invention in other coul
. tries. DAISY HEATH, Brayton. Iowa.
J, Oakfeld School, Ninth grade,
Information Wanted.
y The manufactures of BANNER SALVE hav
ing always believed that no doctor or medicin
. can cure in every case, but never heard wher
BANNER SALVE failed to cure ulcers, sores