Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-02-27
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goods, the first of the week, which
will be shipped to Casey where he
will farm place the coming season
which lies between that city and Stu
art.
Charley Cotton returned from
Gold Greek, Montana, Monday where
he has been for the past few months.
He will visit with his relatives for a
time but we did not learn as to how
long.
Llyod Miller, who has been visit
ing with his sister, Mrs. Kirk Mer-
TICK, at this place, for some time, de-
parted for Montana, the last of the
week, Ito again resume his western
duties.
Chris Thompson, the genial clerk
IN at the Franklin, Davis Hardware,
and wife and baby, drove down in
the country Sunday, and passed the
day at the pleasant home of j. G. B.
Andersen.
Marienes Jensen arrived, the first
OF the week, from a long visit of
about two months duration with his
friends in the varions parts of Hill
nois and is now ready to begin his
spring work.
Rev. c. M. Wilcox commenced a
meeting the last of the week down at
the Kelly school house south of Oak.
held. lie reports good crowds and
great deal of interest is manifested in
the meeting.
j. ID. Lewis, Brayton's artistic
painter and decorator, papered some
rooms for c. /. Dimick, out on the
farm, the last of the week which ad
ded very much to the general appear
ance of the same.
Marion Jenkins has commenced
working his race horses for the com
ing season. He has seven head and
among them are some good ones which
will show what they are made Of be-
fore the season closes.
Neils P. Hoegh and Jens Larsen
sold bunch of cattle to McGovern &
Bison the first of the week. Mr.
Hoegh sold two cars and Mr.. Larsen
sold one. Tic McGovern accompan.
led the stock to Omaha where he will
remain for short time.
Otto Mikklesen and William Nels-
en- living west of Brayton were in
Audubon, Tuesday of this week at
tending TO business affairs connected
with the farm Mr.. Nielsen bought OF
Otto Mikklesen some time ago.
w. B. Davis and wife, of Lewis,
came up, Tuesday morning, and visit
ed for few hours with Fred Frank
lin and looked after the business at
the drug and hardware stores. They
returned home on the noon train.
Mrs. Andersen, living the second
door west of the Brayton bank, gave
birthday party, Monday night, in
honor of her Goth birthday. Part OF
the evening was spent at her home
and then the crowd repaired to the
hall, where social dance was enjoy.
ed by all those pres ent.
Chas. Scharf sold full carload of
fine Duroc Jersey hogs to the hust.
ling stock buyers, McGovern & Bison
Tuesday, and delivered them the same
day. In the evening the above firm
shipped these hogs to the Omaha
markets and received the highest mar.
ket price, as they were an extra fine
| lot.
Monday night, when the train wal
making the last run to Audubon, II
! passing over the switch, at Brayton
the tender left the track. A rope
was attached to the tender and then
was fastened to the engine, when by
a mighty pull the tender was drawn
back on the track and the traiD AGAR
proceeded after nearly an hour delay
A dance was given Friday evening
at the Bendixen hall by the Oak Hill
band boys. A large crowd was in
attendance and all had royal good
time and danced the silent hours
away, until the gray streaks of daw1