Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-05-22

JdCk uiukle, Well EHOWn mere anu
especially to the boys who play ball,
as he used to play ball with them, is
assisting Mckay & Hedges in their
work here.
Carrara Paint You ask William
Thielen what he thinks about it. file
says it is the best on earth. For sale
by the Green Bay Lumber Company
at Brayton.
Chris Jensen, former eweler at this
place, is visiting with friends in Ex-
ira this week. Chris expects to leave
for his new location at Oakland about
the first of June.
S. c. Nelson and wife drove out
north Of Kimballton, Tuesday, to
look at the scene of the cyclone disas-
ter and look after relative that was
injured in the storm.
FL. S. Wattles, county surveyor,
took his outfit down to the depot
Tuesday, boarded the train for Hamlin
where he went to do some surveying
for parties in that vicinity.
|e j. T. Ellis and Mrs. Quinn, Mrs.
Pearson's mother, who reside over
near Benton Center, drove over Sun
day and passed very pleasant day at
the home of Ii. w. Pearson.
Chas. Petersen and sister OF Stuart,
arrived in Brayton Monday morning
and went out to the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Petersen
west of town to visit for q time.
Chris Gregersen and family bid
goodbye to friends in these parts and
loaded their goods on car and de-
parted for Omaha, Friday, where
they expect to make their future
home.
Pearson sold his old iron Tuesday to
couple of fellows from Council
Bluffs who are travelling through
the country gathering up the same.
They hauled it to Extra where they
are loading q car.
Nels j. Boose, the driver of the
huckster wagon and clerk at Jenkins
& Yail's store, is building new cave
this week to protect himself and fam
lily from the storms which seem to be
so frequent this summer.
Peter Gregersen returned from
Omaha, Tuesday, where he went
some time ago to have an operation
performed. He is now in perfect
health and seems to have entirely re-
covered from the effects of the disease.
Nels Hansen, brother of Hans Han
sen at the implement store, returned
from his visit of several weeks in
Minnesota. Nels says he had very
nice visit and reports big snow in
that part of the country on May il.
During the rain Monday, in Bray
ton, hail fell to quite an amount and
of considerable size. Out west of Bray
ton we learned that the storm was
much worse and did considerabl dam
age by breaking out numerous win
dows.
Four of Anita's best young people,
Fred Haste, Mr.. Campbell, Miss De-
liza Morgan and Miss Florence Wag-
ner, drove over Sunday and visited at
the home of Miss Wagner's sister,
Mrs. DR.. Koob, and had most en-
joyable visit.
Theo Ordway returned from six
weeks stay out at Gold Greek, Mon
tana, Tuesday. He is very pleased
with that country but we did not
learn, as to whether he intends to re-
main here or return again to that
western country.
Mrs. j. M. Thomas arrived from
Carson Tuesday evening to visit for a
time at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Chas. Bison and to help care for the
baby who has been sick. Mrs. Thorn
as reports all the folks we'll and says
they are enjoying fine trade.
Miss Irene Button Howell of Avoca
we'll known to the people in this vi
cinity, came over from her home at
that place Friday, stayed while with
her friend, Mrs. Nels Thompson and
then went on up to Extra to visit
friends, before returning home.
During the past year, L. NJ Parrott
has butchered 46 head of cattle and
sold it to the people of Brayton and
vicinity, besides selling large guam
tity of cured meat and pork. Ameat
market is paying business in Bray
ton when conducted on business prin-
ciples.
George Armstrong, horse trainer
who has been around here for some
time, has contracted to train horse
for Dick Clark and two for Charley
Burton. We understand that he has
had very good success in his work
heretofore and has done some very
satisfactory training.
Mrs. Lee Griffith is organizing a
class in music and we understand
that she has secured several scholars
that will take a course of instruction
under her. Mrs. Griffith is a fine
musician and has recently purchased
new niano sn she will he ah1a to do