Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-17
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Shoemaker Thompson had car.
penter busy the first OF the week fin
lshing up the work in the inside of
his new home and building walks
around and about this new residence
! property.
l. P. Hallock had force of men at
work, Tuesday, digging the potatoes
on the road between Oakfield and
Brayton. They report the yield and
quantity very small as compared with
other years.
George Freeman's little girl tell
and broke her shoulder blade and this
week the little one is improving
very nicely and in short time the
fracture will be united and will be
as we'll as ever.
The administrative sale at Mrs. M.
X. Poulsen's, Tuesday, was we'll at
tended and the auctioneer Chris Nell
son received good prices for the stock
and farm machinery or whatever was
put up for sale.
Musson Bros men finished string
ing the telephone wires into Brayton,
the first of the week and have all the
connections made, so you can now
talk with Atlantic the same as you
can with your next door neighbor.
Calvin Dimick bought last week
a hundred and fifty--four acre farm
of his father in law, David Beers pay
ing S35 per acre for the same which
is very reasonable price for it the
way land has been selling heretofore.
The farmers who have the wire
stretchers belonging to the Green Bay
Lumber Company would oblige us
by returning the same and avoid hay-
ing them charged to your account.
226tf NELS SORENSON, Mgr.
John Mcnamara went down to Des
Moines last week to attend the horse
show and carnival and while there he
purchased a complete Avery thresh-
ing outfit which he will use in thresh-
ing out the 1902 crop of grain. John
returned home on Monday after very
pleasant trip.
John Johnston was storing his
goods with John Danner, the first of
the week. He and his wife expect to
depart for California in a short time
where he expects that climate will
again bring back the very blush of
glrlhood to his wite's cheeks and re-
store her to perfect health.
The Oakfield and Brayton schools
dismissed on last Friday and num-
Der OF the scholars went down to At
lantic and attended the street fair and
carnival. All had a good time and
when it came time to take up their
school work Monday OF this week
they did it with new ambition.
Prof. Bathurst gave an elocutional
and musical program at the Oak
field Academy, Tuesday night, which
was we'll attended and all were very
we'll pleased with the entertainments
He is a graduate of the Wichita Mus
lcal College and is we'll up in this
line. His prices of admission were
ten and fifteen cents, which was a
very reasonable price for this class of
an entertainment.
Fred Bennett who works for w.
H. Pearson will depart the last of the
week to take a trip up in Crawford
county, where he goes to look for
location for blacksmith shop, either
to buy one or find a suitable location
to start new one. Fred is a good
workmen and thoroughly under
stands his work and will always give
the patrons of his shop the best sat
isfaction, regardless OF location.
Mr.. Ben Howell and Miss Irene
Button were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony, on last Wednesday, at
the home Of the brides parents west
of Brayton. The bride is the young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Button and is very accomplished
young lady, always winning hosts of
friends with those whom it is her lot
to come in contact with, who join in.
wishing her success and happiness in
this union. The groom is young
man OF sterling character and integ-
rity Of purpo3e and always wins sue
cess in his each and every undertake
ing. He has accumulated quantity
of this worlds goods by his indus
trious toll. This worthy couple will
at once begin housekeeping on his
farm, near Avoca, where he has pre-
pared neat home for the lady of his
/ choice.
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