Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-21
Neal Martin, south of Oakfeld still
very sick lad, of pneumo-

continues very SICK lad, OF pneumo-
MIA.
Lou Grevsmuhl has engaged to
work for William Rorick, down on
the farm, the coming year.
Doctor Koob is kept busy these
days "pointing" out the way for
people to be both healthy and happy.
The dance that was to have been
held, on next Friday evening, in the
Bendixen Hall, at Brayton, has been
declared off.
Professor Enenbach has been pass
ing this week with his parents and
friends at the old home, in Arcadia,
up in Carroll county.
Rev. G. M. Wilcox, the Brayton
Baptist divine, is out little way
out southwest of Kimballton, hold
ing revival meetings.
Uncle II. S. Wattles left us the lat
ter part of the week and journeyed
down to Carson, where he will remain
for week or ten days.
Miss Cena Beck came down from
her home, near Extra, and passed a
few days with her friends at the G..
L. Bison home, in Brayton.
Lu. Miller came up from Lorah,
on the last Tuesday evening train, to
exchange greetings with his many
friends and former associates.
Carl F. Nelson was down from his
Extra home, between trains, last
Tuesday afternoon, transacting bust
nocc anI yicitiprr xuith frianIc
N. Simonson, four miles south west
from brayton, has posted bills an
nouncing that he would have public
sale on Tuesday, February 26.
Ebbe j. Hansen was up from his
Atlantic home, the first Of the week,
looking after the interests of his fine
farm, southeast from Oakfield.
Uncle L. ID. Pearson, father of our
village blacksmith, is reported as
steadily progressing along the road to
health, although still confined to his
room,
Hon. John 7. Jenkins & Company
shipped out an extra fine car load of
hogs from their yards, at Brayton, TO
the outside market, the first of the
week.
~ The Oakfeld Academy and the
Brayton schools are having vacation
this week and the teachers and schol-
ars are having a short season OF rest
and enjoyment.
Doctor Koob was hastily called out
to the Nels Hansen home, six miles
west Of Brayton, Tuesday afternoon,
to care for an inmate Of that house.
hold, who was ill.
Roscoe Clark, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. B. Clark, who has been in Nebras-
ka for some time came home, one day
this week, and is visiting with his
parents and friends.
Frank Smith, who has lived down
on the Ballard estate for some time,
will move up to Brayton, this spring,
and occupy the Emery property, in
the north part Of the city.
Miss Christina Thompson was down
from Audubon and passed a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
" Shoemaker" Chris Thompson,
whose home is at Brayton.
Marion jenkins was slightly under
the weather the first part of the
week, of bilious attack, but soon re-
covered and resumed his duties as
postmaster, in the store of Jenkins e.
Vail
Calvin Dimick and wife were down
from their Hamlin township home,
over Sunday, visiting with their rela-
tives, at the David Beers home, and
arranging to move into the hotel, al
Brayton.
Late Simpson was over from "Still-
side," last Tuesday afternoon, and re-
ported his mother and sisters, the
Misses Esta and Ethel Simpson, about
we'll again from their recent attack Of
la grippe.
Ward Smith took another step up
the ladder of Odd Fellowship, on last
Saturday night, and when that gen
tle,nan climbs one more round he
will have been in the inner sanctuary
of that order.
Frank Freeman and Jay Walker
came home from their trip down into
Oklahoma, the first of the week, and
speak in glowing terms of parts of
the country, but seem content to re-
main in Iowa.
Mr.. Jesse Beck, from Clinton coun-
ty, Iowa, was in Brayton, Tuesday,
taking a look at our little city and
making arrangements to move out to
the farm he purchased, a few miles to
the west of us.
Tom Hardwick and family will
soon move up to the old cheese tacto
ry, at lakewood Stock Farm, and keep
house for Mr.. Gingery, who has en-
gagged to work for Mr.. Hardman, the
coming season.
Uncle [. P. Hallock and Banker
Henry Pollock and S. Daugaard left
last Sunday morning on the special
stock train for Chicago,to pass few