Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26

Albert Bintner purchased the fine
100 farm of G.. w. Cannon at fifty
dollars per acre on last Saturday. This
is fine place and joins the Bintner
land and contains some very good
farming land.
The new restaurant man Thomas
Goodwin has taken down his sign and
closed up his place of business for a
few days at least and perhaps tor a
longer time from what we learn at
the present time.
Rockers telephone men completed
the new line into Brayton Tuesday
and placed the phone in position.
This is good system and you can
now talk to anyone in the county over
this system recently put in here.
The farmers who have the wire
stretchers belonging to the Green Bay
Lumber Company would oblige us
by returning the same and avoid hav-
| ing them charged to your account.
226tf NELS SORENSON, Mgr.
| Nels Sorenson and family drove up
to Extra Monday evening and attend
ed the tabernacle meeting which is
being held in the park by Evangelist
Sunday and the singer Fischer. Nels
reports good meeting and excell-
ent speaking and singing.
B. F. Simpson shipped six cars Of
nice fat cattle to Chicago last Satur-
day. These cattle were some that he
had fed down on the Stillside farm
and were an extra fine lot. Ben Simp-
son and S. B. Clark went along with
the stock to the city on the lake.
Lester Basham who has been visit
ing with his brother and sister at
Extra and his relatives in Oaktield
stopped off for short time in Bray
ton Tuesday while on his way back to
Des Moines where he will resume his
work with the Gaar, Scott people.
Harvest home will be observed at
the Baptist church in Brayton In the
near future. At this time the church
| will be decorated with all kinds of
grain and products OF the soil. A
program will be given by the child
dren, program to be published
laster.
While engaged in conversation
with M. L. Parrott, he informs us
that he intends placing in render
ing plant with a tank OF $500 gallon
capacity. He has the machinery
ordered which will soon arrive and
then will be placed in position in
some suitable location.
T. j. McGovern of the prosperous
stock firm of McGovern & Bison was
in Extra Monday making arrange.
ments for horse sale to be held a
Extra Saturday by Tic McGovern ant
Boy Herrick. The sale will be hello
on Saturday September 2S and TWEEN
ty six head of western horses will bt
sold.
Chas. Scharff did not stay at Anne
and take course of instruction II
cheese making as he intended. Th
creamery at that place does not ge
enough milk to make cheese and will
not before the middle of October
We did not learn as to whether Chas
t intends to go back then and take vi
}. the work or not.
f John johnson has rented his farm
s to Bud Heath for the term of tire
n years and about the first of Novem
+ Der he and his wife will depart TO
California where they go for tn
is benefit Of his wife's health who ha
# been very poorly for some time. Sh
J hopes by this move to improve he
r health as many before her have don
who have gone there.
J. Rev. A. w. Cunningham of Re
n Oak representing the Childrens Hon
: at Des Moines whose object is to fin
home for the homeless children {
our state and to care and protect thes
,e children till suitable home can /
v found will be at the Baptist churc
d in Bray ton next Sunday. Everyor
d should come and listen to this gentl'
man tell of the work done in the sta
and Of some of the children they ha,
- placed in Christian homes through tn
- agency.
It Last Thursday was day Of mourn
ing in Brayton. The business hous
,e closed their doors and all busine
,e was suspended for few hours viii
in the entire population assembled
er the Brayton church and paid homal
to the martyred President whose fu
!, eral was conducted this day at his o
- home at Canton, Ohio. Rev. Wi
~ cox spoke to the people on this occ
- sion of the many goods deeds of o
much beloved President. There W
we'll filled house and the peop
81 plainly showed their love for tt
~, great and good man.
m There will be an illustrated lectu
held at the Brayton Baptist chur
Or next Friday night, September ~ al
ha O'Clock sharp by Rev. A. |. Jones
;, ~ Atlantic and A. j. Fit Of Omat
The title of this lecture is g T
White Mans Burden. This entt
tainment will consist of 100 beau