Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-15
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field plastered to keep out the cold
blasts that will soon be here from
Manitoba.
: Misses May and Pearl Jenkins
will soon bid their Oakfield relatives
good bye and depart for some eastern
College where they will remain for a
few months.
H. M. Hansen believes that there
is going to be plenty of corn and has
accordingly built himself large new
corn crib on his many broad acres
west of town.
Calvin Dimick and that repairer of
sewing machines started out in
northerly direction last Tuesday
morning expecting to be gone for
four or five days.
We are told that Miss Lucille
Connrardy of Extra, will teach the
fall term of the Brayton school, since
Miss May Jenkins has resigned so she
may go away to College.
Fred Franklin the manager of the
Davis Drug Store at Brayton, return
ed last Tuesday from visit with his
friends up at Clemens, a small city up
north east of Des Moines.
Frank Templeton and family from
down at Lorah, were in town Tues
day afternoon, visiting at the Doctor
hoob home and calling upon other
friends and acquaintance.
The Nc Namara threshing engine
was steamed up Tuesday afternoon
and the men We're doing Job of
threshing for Frank Lambert down
on the Mark Heath homestead.
Mrs. Pearl Hardman--Elwood and
her husband came down from Audu-
bon and passed Sunday at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Hardman, just north of Oakfield.
Misses limo and Ethel Bison went
up to Extra last Friday evening, and
remained until Monday evening visit
ing with their Grandpa Fl. S. Wattles
and their aunt Mrs. j. M. Thomas.
James Essington has purchased a
new Nc Cormick Corn Harvester and
when he finds out if the corn is going
to mature this fall, he will cut up a
large field of corn stalks for fodder.
The Oakfeld Academy will start
up on September End with Miss Clara
Ordway in charge OF the lower room,
but who will teach the upper room
we are unable to find out at present.
Miss Ruby Pearson will teach the
Joe Doner school southwest of
Brayton the coming fall term and her
sister, Miss Edna Pearson will teach
at Benton Center down in Cass
county.
Mrs. Frank Lambert, and son
| Charlie, were up at Extra last Satur-
| day visiting at the home Of their re-
latives, Uncle Bry Milliman and
wife, and attending to some business
matters.
Peter Hansen who resides two miles
northwest of Brayton, was in town
Tuesday afternoon and purchased at
the Green Bay Lumber Yards the
material with which to build a fine
large barn.
Mrs. Laura Pearson Chambers from
Estherville, Iowa, arrived at the home
OF relatives over in the valley the
latter part of last week and this week
will visit with her Brayton relatives
and friends.
Mrs. A. F. Anderson and daughters,
the Misses Vada and Edith from At
lantlc, passed a part of the past week
at the home Of Mr.. Nels Sorensen and
wife at Brayton and other friends out
in the country.
Oily Kelley who has been living
at Atlantic for some time has moved
back up to Audubon County and is
at present residing in the home P. f.
Howell used to occupy down on the
DR.. S. M. Ballard estate.
W. H. Pearson and j. T. Ellis will
start on their overland trip up Ia
Lake Okoboji next Sunday morning
where they will pass week or two
fishing in the deep water and swim
around where it is shallow.
| Peter James who is studying medi.
cine at DR.. Koob's office in Brayton
felt SO i'll the first part of the week
that he went home to his fathers
home over at Elkhorn to rest up 8
few days and get we'll again.
Uncle Oliver Smith and wife came
down from Extra Tuesday morning
and passed the day with Owen Ide
and family at the old home upon the
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