Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-11-13
Oakfield and Brayton


Baptist church met with Mrs. Nels
Sorensen this afternoon. A large
crowd was in attendance and neat
sum of money was Melted for the
church.
A number of people from Brayton
went up to Extra Monday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Oliver Smith.
Mrs. Smith was we'll known in this
vicinity as she used to live just north
OF Brayton for number Of years.
j. M. Meredith and wife of Lewis,
the parents of Mrs. Fred Franklin
came up Sunday and spent the day
with their daughter and son-in- law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Franklin at the
drug store and passed most enjoy
able day.
Miss Mary Wilcox, daughter of
Rev. G. NJ. Wilcox, who has been
making her home with her grand
mother at Lake City returned home
Saturday accompanied by Mrs. Will
cox's mother and will remain here
| for time.
John Harrison from Extra came
down Monday and went out to the
Horace Bartlett farm where he is do
ing an extra fine job of painting on
the new house Bartlett has recently
erected. John is a good workman
and always does good work.
( Uncle David Beers intends to de-
part for Kansas in the near future to
pay visit to his step daughter, Mrs.
Henry Carpenter who resides there.
IT he can get matters arranged and
every thing is satisfactory he will per-
haps start some time next week.
H. S. Wattles, county surveyor,
went up to the county seat Monday
intending to go out into the country
to do some surveying but the party
that he was going to work for failed
to come after him, SO he returned to
Brayton on the noon train Tuesday.
Jenkins g. McGovern, the local
stock buyers here, informs us that the
stock market is very uncertain. The
prices on hogs have been falling ten
and Is cents for several days. There
seems to be but few hogs in the coun-
try for sale at the price now offered.
Franklin Davis g. Co. intend to
move their hardware store up in the
rear of the harness shop building next
to the drug store some time next
week. Fred will then have all three
of his different lines of business to-
gether and will be better able to look
after them.
Owen Ide and family went up tc
Extra Monday to be present at the
last services of his foster mother, Mrs
Oliver Smith. After the services the
body was brought to Oakfield where
it was laid to rest in the Oakfelc
cemetery where all that is mortal O.
this dear lady rests in peace.
There was dance at the hall ii
Brayton Tuesday evening, given by
the Pearson orchestra. A good sized
crowd was in attendance considering
the bad weather. This orchestra
furnishes fine music as each member
of the same is first class musician
and thoroughly understands music.
Peter Nelson living five miles south
west of Brayton was up on his corn
crib last Thursday mailing on some
boards when he accidentily slipped
and fell from the roof to the ground
striking on his shoulder and bach
with such force as to cripple him ul
in his back and it is very hard fol
him to get around now.
Rev. r. Eaken of Downey, Iowa
will preach at the Baptist church il
Brayton next Sunday. Mr.. Downe,
will perhaps occupy the pulpit her
, the coming year. He is man tina
comes highly recommended and is
very good thinker and a fluen
speaker. Let every one turn out an,
give him good audience.
Geo. suppel and Jap Skinner, VIII
: have been keeping some heavy drat
horses at the hotel barn tor sale 70
some time, sold fine horse the last Q
the week to company Of farmer
, that had organized themselves into
> body for the purchase of horse
They all reside west of town and W
understand they have secured YER
1 good horse.
While Geo. Jensen Jr., was work
T ing around his team Monday, one {
them kicked him on the arm causin
a very painful hurt. A doctor ws
: called to look after him, and afte
Y dressing it he reported no bone
broken but said Geo. would have
s very sore arm tor few days tbs
4 would oblige him to lay off frol
husking corn.