Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-03-06
Brayton.

Moving is the order of the day in and
around Brayton.
Mrs. Nelse Boose is numbered
among the sick this week.
Gus Hunter of Anita, made bust
ness trip to Brayton Thursday.
Joe Cannon from Wioh visited over
Sunday with friends at Griswold.
B. F. Simpson went to Atlantic on
business Friday, returning Saturday.
Squire. Aldrich and wife from Allan
tic visited at the Dell Heath home in
Brayton Thursday.
Moses Brinkerhoff finished very
successful term of school at No. 6,
Oaktield township, Friday.
While there he attended the revival
meetings conducted by Rev. Sunday
and his singer Mr.. Fischer.
Ethel Simpson had some Dentist
work done in Extra the first of the
week, returning to her home at Still
side Thursday.
Mae and Clara Frazier of Griswold,
came Tuesday to visit their graudpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Smith
and other relatives.
L. J. McGovern shipped two car
loads of hogs and two car loads of cat
tie of his own fattening, Tuesday. Tick
accompanied them.
Roscoe Essington and wife came
Friday from Colorado to visit short
time at the home of his parents Mr..
and Mrs. Il. J. Essington north of town.
Joe Price, who farmed the farm
which Frank Lambert purchased of l.
I'll. Jenkins some time ago, moved to
South Dakota Tuesday, to make his
future home.
A number of boys and Young men Of
Brayton gathered together Sunday af,
ternoon and organized a brass band,
and every night they can be heard
footing their horns.
Kirk Merrick has accepted job oil
Mr.. T. J. Essington to work for him
the coming year. Kirk and family will
move into one of Mr.. Essington's hons,
es near his home next week.
Joe Smith and John Koob, com.
pleted the house which they started
some time ago for Pat Gaddis on the
Ballard estate. Mr.. Gaddis lost his
house by fire some time ago.
Ellis Cannon and family moved from
the Cannon homestead, to the Cotton
house in Oakfield. Martin Jensen, who
farmed the Tom Kelley place last year,
moved onto the place vacated by Ellis.
Rob Wiley, brother-in-law of Fred
Bonnet, stopped to visit relatives in
Brayton Tuesday on his way to his
home north of Audubon, from Missouri
where he has been visiting relatives
there.
Mrs. Jake Civilian came to Join
her husband from Des Moines Tues
day. They have moved their goods
here and will live in Oakfield. Jake
has become tired of mining and will
lead more quiet life.
Elmer Young, who has been visiting
friends in Brayton and vicinity for the
past three weeks, returned to his home
at Davenport. He is head book keep
er at Davenport for Swift's Packing
House, a branch of the firm in Omaha,
A new addition is being built onto
the lumber sheds of the Green Bay
Lumber Co., this week. Chris Larson
is doing the carpenter work. The
great demand this year around Bray ton
for lumber causes the Company to put
an addition onto the sheds.
Frank Lambert moved off of the
Mark Heath farm onto the Martin Jen-
sen farm, better known as the Tom
Kelley farm. 1t will look strange to
see strange faces on the old homestead
as Mark Heath and wife lived there for
a good many years and then Frank
Lambert moved there and has farmed
the place for few years. Andre W
Anderson of Atlantic moved there this
week.