Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-27

mishap if we can Judge by the looks
OF Calvin Dimick's carriage the next
morning.
Miss Anna Petersen began working
at the Brayton Hotel last Wednesday
morning, we are pleased to say that
this institution is meeting with pop
ular favor and is constantly thronged
with guests.
Rev. Wilcox went to Shelby county
last Tuesday to remain over till next
Sabbath and consequently it is not
expected that there will be any SER
vice at the Baptist church in Brayton
next Sunday.
Last Tuesday was "travelling
mems day" at Oakfield and Bravton
and all afternoon the towns were full
OF them. Late in the evening Cite
Pippin, from Extra, arrived with the
last one on the list.
Nels Sorensen of the Green Bay
Lumber yards, Brayton, sold Lee
Griffith a bill of lumber last Monday
for a barn thai is to be 80 by 76 feet
in size and will be built on his farm
northwest Of town.
VIM. Buckly and wife are enjoying
a visit this week from his brother
whose home is at Boone. He arrived
Wednesday from Council Bluffs
where he had been spending a few
! DAYS with his sister.
Mrs. Lawrence Peterson who has
been at the S%anitarium at Colfax
Springs for some time is reported to
have improved in health very much
and that she is expected to arrive at
Brayton next Friday.
j. T. Essington was at Extra last
Tuesday morning where he went to
take Billy Andrews home who had
been making repairs and painting
some of Mr.. Essington's tenement
houses upon his farm.
d. G. Smith more than had his
hands full of bees last Thursday af-
ternoon, and between watching the
swarms that were trying to escape
and making hives to put them in, he
was kept pretty busy.
Gene Wilson from Extra was in
Brayton last Tuesday morning ex-
hibiting his new horse to the admir-
ing gaze of the horsemen down this
way, and many words of praise were
bestowed upon the animal.
Mrs. Lon Kinney, from Des Moines
who has been at Oakfield visiting
with her sister, Mrs. George Cotton,
started on her return trip home, last
Thursday noon. Ernie Cotton went
as far as Atlantic with her.
Bear in mind that The Journal has
a voting contest going on and that it
is becoming very exciting. So save
all your coupons and send in new sub.
scribers and pay up back dues and
vote for your favorite candidate.
A daughter of Peter Lindbal whose
home is at Kelley, Iowa, arrived III
Brayton last Tuesday evening and
will spend some time here visiting
with her friends at the Lawrence
Peterson home out zeal Elkhorn.
We were unable to get the names
of only a portion of the Oakfeld
township delegates to the County
Republican Convention at Audubon
last Wednesday and they were Niels
P. Hoegh, j.. r. Jenkins and Marion
jenkins.
Miss Pearl Hardman, who teache!
the |. V. ID. Lewis school in u du,
westerly course from her home, will
close her present term in that distric,
this week, and these warm DAYS make
that lady pleased that her term i!
ended.
Because of some removals from gu,
midst the M. w. a. Lodge have beer
without a few corps of officers, 81
last week they met and appointed LII
Miller, Banker; and j. w. Cannon
and VIM. Buckley as managers, to fiji
vacancy.
Mr.. Hallock has 1O1 head of cattl
that are pretty neal ready to 60 t,
the market and some day next month
he will 60 out from the Oaktield cat
tie farm with another of those specia
trains for which that place is becom
ing famous.
Mr.. l. P. Hallock informs us tina
this week will see the completion O
the ''little barn" and next week the
will begin upon the s'big barn.
which is to be 1S4x135 feet in siZ
and will be located just west of tn
old stable at Oaktield.
Edwin Delahoyde and FL. l.. Wiss
Ter were in Brayton Tuesday after
Don The former gentleman wa
here to look after the affairs Of tn
Bank of Brayton and the latter cam
along to keep him company and t
view the beauties of the su. roundin
country.