Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-25
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The Danish people will hold
masquerade ball at the Bendixen hall
in Brayton December 81, to which
all tina Danish people ofthe commun-
ity are invited. Good music has
been secured for this occasion and
these people are planning on a most
enjoyable time.
Geo. Mcclure who is working for
Nit Parrot went down in the edge
of Cass county Monday and did some
butchering. The boys have been
very busy the past three weeks butch
ering beeves for the farmers in this
vicinity, having killed about 30 head
in this time.
John Harrison painter and decor
ator from Extra came down to Bray
ton Monday and went out to the
home of Horace Bartlett near Bray
ton to finish up some painting on
the interior of this palacial country
home that Horace has just erected
for he and his family.
H. W. Pearson, formerly the black
smith at this place, returned home
Friday from quite an extended trip
up near Madison, MINI. Hank is
we'll pleased with that country and
believes it to be one of the finest
places on earth. He and his family
will move up there in the spring.
The Oakfield township separator
creamery company will hold their
annual meeting at Oakfeld Center
Tuesday, Dec. 3oth, at l O'Clock, to
transact such business as may come
before them. Let all the patrons
turn out and make this a good meet
ing.
JESSE NYMAND,
Secretary.
The removal sale held by the Ben
dixen Co. last Saturday was very we'll
attended and they succeeded in NOV
ing great number of their goods,
preparatory to moving into their
building down on the corner. 1. H.
Jenkins of Atlantic, former resident
and auctioneer Of this place, sold the
goods and received very good prices.
The Woodmen lodge met in regular
session Tuesday evening and took
Knut Hansen through the mysteries
of their order. The Elkhorn lodge
was present and assisted in the work
After the work was completed and
before taking their departure dainty
supper was spread which was much
appreciated by the members of this
camp.
Our Poland China breeder j. G..
Hardman last week received letter
from A. P. Holenbeck of Pickerall,
Nebraska, with an order for a sow
and draft enclosed. He says in the
letter "you just send me sow worth
the money and know you will do it
for the SOW you shipped me several
years ago was one OF the best ones
ever owned.
The Oakfeld and Brayton schools
closed Friday night for two weeks
vacation, Moses Brinkerhoff, the
professor at the academy is visiting
during his vacation with relatives at
Extra, and Miss Flossie McAninch
instructor in the lower room, went
up to Extra the last of the week to
pass the week with her parents, who
reside in that city.
Mrs. Emma j. johnson died Nov.
29th, at the home OF her sister, Mrs.
b. f. johnson, near Tudor, Sutter
county, California. Mrs. johnson
will be remembered by many around
Brayton as her residence here was one
OF pleasure to all who knew her. Her
kindly disposition and loving deeds
clothes her memory in sweetness
charity and love and all learn with
sorrow of her death.
Nicholas Bintner took his six yeal
old boy out to Omaha Monday tc
give him treatment for his eyes. The
boy has had defect in his eyes fol-
some time SO that it is necessary to
take him away for treatment about
twice year. One OF his eyes seems
to be growing weaker, while the
other eye continues to grow str onge
SO that it seems the one is weakening
the other. He will try and weaken
she strong eye and make the weaker
member stronger by the use OF
glasses. 1t this does not prove etfec-
tive an operation perhaps will be
nee essary.
Chas. Kleuver, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Kleuver residing about three miles
from Brayton took his life with his
own hands on last Friday night at
about $50 O'Clock. Chas. Kleuver
was young man about twenty-four
years old, of good, moral, steady and
industrious habits, but for the past
six years he has been troubled with
epilepsy and during the past three
months he has been much worse and
spells have been much more frequent
On last evening he had just returned