Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-28

to r. P. Clark. Dick received $50
per acre for the same and it is very
cheap for this land.
Jake Zimmerman, father-in- law, of
VIM. Buckley, the harness maker was
taking some views of groups of men
and of some of the business houses, on
Tuesday of this week.
Ralph Hawks, a prosperous and
well-to-do farmer living southeast
Brayton, loaded car of extra fine
hogs, Tuesday, and shipped the same
to the Kansas City market.
Wagner brothers, of Anita, were
over Sunday and visited with their
sister and their brother-in- law, DIR.
and Mrs. Koob, and passed very
pleasant day at their palatial home.
Mary Cotton was up at Extra Sat
urday visiting with her friends, Miss
Blossom Brinkerhof and Miss Crotch
en- Delahoyde at the F. w. Delahoyde
home in that city and had very nice
visit.
Iona Beers, who was formerly in
the hardware business here will begin
the erection of a fine farm house on
his land east of Oakfield, some time
next week. Joe Smith will do the
work.
The Green Bay Lumber Co. will
close up year of very successful
business this week and this coming
week they will take an invoice of the
stock SO as to be able to start the new
year right.
John Mcnamara and Chas. Cotton
departed for Gold Greek, Montana,
Monday, where they haye secured
work for the coming months. May
success be theirs is the wish of their
many friends.
e. A. Heath, one of our best mer-
chants, made a trip to look at piece
of land with the intention of pur.
shasing. He returned home the next
day but we did not learn whether he
bought or not.
Joe Donor, a prosperous farmer liv-
ing near Brayton, marketed large
bunch of choice poultry in Extra
Monday for which he received good
sum of money, as Extra is one of the
best poultry markets in the county.
Miss Mary Cotton one of the best
teachers in the county, will again re-
sumo her duties next Monday at No.
9 Extra township. Miss Mary taught
this school the fall term and gave ex-
cellent satisfaction both to the pat
rons and scholars.
A Thanksgiving Day service was
held IN Brayton to-day at 10 o'clock
by the pastor of the Baptist church,
Rev. Wilcox. The special service
was listened to by large concourse
of people. Rev. Wilcox gave talk
that was we'll suited for the occasion.
Andrew Thompson, son of g Shoe
maker" Thompson, and brother Of
Chris Thompson, who formerly work
ed at the drug store is the new clerk
at the Fred Franklin's drug store and
is learning the art of compromising
the various drugs in their proper pro-
portions.
Mrs. Maude Thomas, who resides
with her husband at Carson, but late
ly has been caring for her mother at
Extra who is quite i'll, came down to
Brayton in the afternoon Tuesday
and visited at the Chas. Bison home.
She returned to Extra on the even
ing train.
The new hardware firm is now
opened up and has commenced doing
business. The new firm goes by the
name of Franklin, Davis & Company.
They intend putting in large stock
of new goods which they have already
ordered and will then be prepared to
figure on any bill.
KEGS Hallock on his trip out in
north western Nebraska purchased
one third interest in big stock ranch
and KEGS is now disposing of some cf
his personal property and he and his
family expect to depart the last of
the week for their new home. Their
many friends regret their departure.
Iona Beers arrived home Saturday
from his land hunt at La Belle, Lew
is county, Missouri, and while there
he purchased 40 acre farm paying
somewhere in the neighborhood Of
500 for the same. Iona has rented
This farm the coming year to Elmer
Heath, who will soon go and care for
the same.
Bird Benson will not farm the Noon
farm the coming year uthas rented q
place fifty miles west Of Sioux City for
next year. He expects to leave some
time in March for his new home. His
many friends regret his departure as
he has long been a resident Of this
vicinity and has wide circle of
friends here.
Moses Brinkerhoff and Ernie Cot
ton, two Oaktield' boys who have
been attending the Iowa State Auri.