Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14

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featured.
Ethel Honald and her brother Ell
mer Honald, of Griswold, came up
the last of the week and are visiting
with their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Asa Horton, northwest of town.
They returned home today after a
pleasant visit.
Ed Lewis, Brayton's painter and
decorator, was out in the country
Saturday and sold Geo. Hansen bill
of paint for his house, and Willie
Nelson one for barn. Ed will paint
both of these buildings as soon as the
paint arrives.
Ben Shirley, who works as night
man in Cardio's restaurant in Allan
tic, came up Monday and visited with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Shi-
rey, who reside over by Oakfeld and
with his other old time friends in
Brayton and Oaktield.
George Atkinson hauled the milk
up to the creamery at Extra Tuesday
in his sons absence. George says he
established rural free delivery of his
own, as he gets the mail for five or
six families and delivers it when he
returns with the milk.
Miss Mary Christensen, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. N. +. Christensen, of
Extra, came down Friday and visited
over Sunday with her relatives at the
F. B. Heath home in Brayton where
she had a very pleasant stay. Mrs.
Heath took her home Monday.
r. N. King, of Villisca, agent for
the Leader Fence Machine Manutac-
tured at St. Charles, Illinois, is in
town this week Offering them for sale
to the farmers. He has made several
sales but says very few people come
to town at this time Of the year.
A letter from Prof. Enenbach, who
is now located at Primghar, states
that both he and his wife are enjoy
ing the best of health and expect to
arrive in Brayton, sometime during
the last week in August and prepare
for his work is instructor in the Oak
field Academy.
The ball game last Sunday was be-
tween the second nine of Brayton and
the first team. The second nine
played just about as much ball as the
Extra team did the day they played
Brayton. The score at the close of
the game stood % to IL in favor of
the first team.
j. r. Hansen, a prosperous farmer
residing west of Brayton, will begin
the erection of big red barn, to pro-
tect his stock from the coming storms
of winter, which will be great saw
ing of feed, as stock sheltered re-
quires considerable less feed to keep
them in good order.
Arthur Meredith, of Atlantic.
came up Monday to look over the
building occupied by the johnson Il
Thompson Implement Co., which he
recently purchased. He intends
making some repairs on this building
and fix it up so it will be a more de-
sirable piece of property.
Atlantic and Brayton ball teams
will play matched game OF ball in
Brayton August II. These teams are
both heavy ones as is shown by the
ball they have been playing this sea-
son and will no doubt provide very
exciting and interesting game for the
lovers of this national sport and pas
time.
Miss Tresa Maher, daughter of Pat
Maher, foreman of the section at this
place, who has been visiting with her
parents here the past two weeks de-
parted for Anita, Monday, where she
will visit with friends for few DAYS
and then go on to Council Bluffs to
resume her work at the dressmaking
trade.
Andrew Juhl brought load of
corn in town Tuesday and stopped in
front of the postotfice and in short
time a crowd gathered around and
started to make him offers on it,.
Chas. Bison finally came up and bid
cent higher than anyone else. He
got the load and took it down to the
farm himself where he unloaded it.
j. G. Hardman intends to start for
Huron, South Dakota, next Tuesday
to look after the quarter section of
land he purchased near there some
time ago. John says if he could dis
pose of his place here he would pur-
chase another quarter section in Da-
kota, as he believes there is very
bright future for that state and a
good safe place for an investment.
Jenkins s. McGovern shipped a
carload Of hogs to Omaha Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Jenkins informs us
that the hog business at this time of
the year is very slow on account of
the farmers being very busy with the
harvest and the market is SO ancer-
tain that very few hogs are now be-
ing offered for sale. This condition
exists not only IN Brayton but in all
parts of the county.
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