Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31
0HKflELD DRHIT0n

when on his road to Atlantic and Wis
ted with manager Nels Sorensen at
he Green Bay yards. Chas. is mana
,er of the yards at Extra.
The wife of Mr.. Frost, farmer
living four miles west of Brayton,
lied on Monday night aged "a years.
The funeral was conducted by the
Rev. Hald, the Danish minister, last
and interment took place
1T the Oak Hill cemetery.
Arthur Merrick, who was formerly
located at Gold Greek, Montana, has
been moved to Butte where he will
work in the lumber yard at that
place. His wife, who is now at Extra,
expects to leave IN short time to
Join him in the new home.
Ruby Pearson closed most sue
cessful term of school at No. 2 Oak
field township Friday and on the fol-
lowing Monday commenced the win
ter term. This was Miss Ruby's first
term but every patron was more than
pleased with the work done.
Joe Hansen, who resides west of
Brayton and who has been visiting
at his old home in Denmark returned
to Brayton Monday accompanied by
a lady friend. They left Immediately
for his home on his farm Just west Of
town, where he will reside in the fut-
ure..
The revival meetings to be held in
Baptist church began Tuesday even
ing with Evangelist Jacobs in charge
and will continue for an indefinite
period. The church people are very
enthusiastic in the work and are sure
to make the meeting grand and
glorious success.
Ernest Franklin, of Lewis, was
visiting with his brother Fred at the
drug store for a few days last week.
He camel Thursday and returned
on the following Monday after most
enjoyable visit as this is his first trip
to Brayton since his brother has been
engaged in business here.
Nels Thompson took one of Calvin
Dimick's teams, Saturday, and drove
to Atlantic and when returning in
attempting to pass another team the
teams commenced to run and the bug
gies collided and made wreck Of
Nels' buggy and Hank Pearson had
quite job repairing the same this
week.
Three gentlemen, who desire to be-
come wielders of the Woodmen axe
and penetrate into the mysteries Of
the forest, will take the first degree
in Woodmenism on next Tuesday
evening at which time tull attend
ance is desired to help torture the
prospective members, who will cohle
out OF the forest and gather round
the camp fire which will be burning
brightly on that night.
The schools at the Oakfield Acad-
envy closed Friday after one the most
successful terms in the the history of
the school. Claude Andrews and
Miss Clara Orlway are the INSTRUCT
ors at this school and have ALWAYS
given the best of satisfaction. There
were IS scholars. Miss Lucille Conn
rardy closed her school the same day
and has been engaged to teach the
winter term much to the delight and
satisfaction Of the scholars and the
patrons OF this school.
I The genial proprietor OF the drug
store returned home last Saturday
from Lewis and the boys in some
manner got the idea that he had end
ed his life of single blessedness and
had taken for himself companion
for life and got their tin pans, cans
and COW bells together and started to
give him royal serenade which they
kept up for couple of hours until
they were finally dispersed by the
city mayor, much to the relief of
Fred.
Jake Zimmerman, of Hol. county,
Nebraska arrived in Brayton last week
and will visit for some time his many
, friends in and about town. Jake was
engaged in the hardware business in
this town some eighteen or TWENTY
, So &c v, ~ OoiLS LILO uFSU NATQWa
store that was opened up for business
here. Mr.. Zimmerman says lie car
notice many changes since his last
visit and boys, when he was here have
developed into full grown men and
the young men have become old mer
and the old men have passed away il
this short period of time. He is well
pleased with the country where he
f resides and reports crops good and
everything in fiourishing condition
School closed at the Brayton Pri-
mary October 25 with the following
report: Those neither absent or tardy
, during the entire term:
T T!ea 8 hansen, Halvar Blom
Mmr;ai 1dHlso I' Lutte Freeman,
1 49, III. MM1Ioo, Ernest Bruhn,
l. T iaitoh thompson, Maudie Smith,
Sorah S niom, Martha Bennett,
Rathio ooreHnse L' Russell Dimick,
FF rannee S, MOOD Johnnie Koob,
Lena Bonnet, Grac;a Do Ill.
Those tardy but not absent. 10 rlnIo D. 49,. ..
I ~ those absent but not tardy:
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