Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-21
receiving the congratulations of their
friends, who are as numerous as the
sands by the sea.

sands Dy the sea.
Charley Bison has half brother,
who resides in the vicinity of Rogers,
Arkansas, and Charley is planning to
go down there in the course of three
or four weeks to pay that gentleman
and family visit.
Kirk Merrick and wife. who moved
to 'Botna, up in the corner of Shelby
county, came back to Brayton, last
Friday, and occupies the house that
John Koob and family formerly lived
in, close to the Bank of Brayton.
John Nelson, on the Nj. E. Jenkins
farm, was up TO Extra Saturday at
tending to business matters and while
there made a pleasant call at the
Journal office. John has just COM
menced feeding carload of cattle tor
midsummer markets.
Mr.. G. G. Hall, that jolly travelling
salesman for Fred Hacks cigar facto-
ry, at Davenport, was in Brayton,
last Tuesday afternoon, supplying the
wants of his customers, and telling
George and Frank Freeman all about
that jew who went on his wedding
trip.
The two sons of Mr.. G.. w. Starr,
who have resided over on Buck Greek
for number of years, loaded their
worldly goods into a car, at Brayton,
last Tuesday, then hied away for Stu
art, Iowa, where their father resides,
and where they will make their home
in the future.
Messrs. Elliott and Joe Reynolds,
who have been residents of Brayton
for some time, loaded their goods into
wagons, last Tuesday, and turned
their horses heads in the direction of
a farm, just in the edge of Shelby
county, where they will be employed
the coming year.
Nies P. Hoegh was elected presi-
dent Of the Farmers Institute for the
following year. Niels will make a
good officer az he never fails to give
the proper amount of attention to
matters of interest to the farmers in
general when put in position to
further their INT erests.
Nels Sorenson, who owns the James
McGovern farm, six miles north west
of Brayton, was in town one day this
week and contracted with Mr.. Nels
Sorensen, OF the Green Bay Yards, for
The material with which to build a
large modern farmhouse, to be built
in the early spring time.
All day, last Tuesday, Horace
Bartlett and Charley Britten were
busy with a team hauling Horace's
household goods from the BARTLETT
homestead up to the house he former
ly owned, in Brayton. Horace and
family say the landscape presents a
familiar phase-back to the old home
We made brief halt at the Rich
ard Clark home, east of Oakfield, last
Sunday afternoon, and after Mr.. Clark
had exhibited his herd Of fine stock,
of which he is justly proud, to us, we
went TO the house, grouped q merry
band of faces, caught the shadow ere
he substance fades, and then came
plodding up the road home.
Peter Anderson and wife, who rent
ed their farm, south from Oaktield a
few miles, about one year ago, and
went out to Oregon, came back last
Friday and were rovally received by
their relatives and friends. Said that
that country was too wet and soggy
for them and they didn't know how
good old Iowa was until they had
left her borders.
j. G. Hardman attended the fine
stock sale of L. G. Winder, at Anita,
last week and bought the fine Cruick-
shank COW, {" Elva Orange" Vol. A,
page 997, She was sired by 16 Duke
of Orange. He also boughta Cruick-
shank bun OF Chas. McDermott, sired
by "Lord Malchless 2d;" dam sired
by King Victor. This is the very
best Short Horn blood in existence.
At the buttermakers' contest at the
Farmers Institute Wednesday of last
week, } p. Nielsen, of the Trouble
some Valley Creamery, captured first
prize with a score of 96a, and II.
llenricksen, of the OaktieId township
cresmery, secured third prize with
score of 50. This speaks we'll for the
creameries Of the south half of the
county both as to the purity of the
product and good work in making.
Good prices still continue to attract
streams OF hogs Bray as Nc
Govern Il Bison had six carlopds ON
The market, last week, and two more
cars this week, up to Tuesday evening
We note the following good punches
the farmers roundabout OaktieId and
BraytOn brought to market in the
the past few days: George Jes>en.
ten head; e. l.. Bison, twenty four:
N. l.. Beck, twelve; Bird Benso,.,
eight; Jens Larsen, ten; George Fred.
erickson, seven; j. S. Harler, seven;
Martin Jensen, sixteen head.
There was change of ownership in
the business circles, at Oakfield, the
latter part of last week. Uncle |. p.
llall"ck had purchased the stock of
goods belonging to Mr.. Frank Greer
and on Thursday they commenced
invoicing them and had prog ressed
with The invoice until Frido, .f,ar