Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-07-02

Father Herbst of the Catholic
church in Extra is spending a few
days this week out at Stillside, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Simpson,
on Trou blesome.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold
a business meeting at the home of
Mrs. Heath on Thursday, July 9th,
and request the presence of all mem
bers of the society.
Miss Jessie Franklin, sister of our
popular druggist, arrived here last
week and visited a few days at her
brothers home, returning to her home
in Lewis Saturday.
J. e. christensen Of South Dakota,
brought car Of horses to Atlantic
last week and on Monday came here
ana visited the rest of the day wit h
his old friend. Hans Hansen.
L. F. Miller. the banker, attended
the Bankers Association in Atlantic
last Thursday which rounded up with
a splendid banquet, prepared in the
highest style OF the culinary art
Mrs. Chris Hansen, whose husband
is a brother of our merchant, and Mrs.
VIM. Nelson intend to go to Omaha
Thursday of this week on business.
Their stay will be indeterminate.
A girl baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Mikkelsen Sunday but after
few hours its spirit winged its flight
to the God who gave lit. The mother
is said to be in precarious condition.
County Surveyor Wattles informed
us last Tuesday, that Frank Jenkins
claims the proud distinction OF being
the first man in the neighborhood to
lay by his corn for this season doing
so on the Doth.
Last Friday the three schools of
Oakfeld and Brayton closed with a
fine picnic in the Hallock grove north
of the first named town. Ice cream
and lemonade were served and all en-
ioyed the occasion immensely
MAIDS Nelson has quit hauling lum-
Der for the Elkhorn Lumber Com
pany from this station to that COM
pany's yards in Elkhorn, claiming
there is not enough money in it to
compensate him for his work.
The subject at the Baptist church
next Sunday in the forenoon services
is "The Five Conditions of Power
and in the evening s'The Choice that
Moses Made.'' He is a live and
eloquent preacher and breaches to a
crowded house.
The Brayton markets on Tuesday
were: Wheat, 60c; corn, 3Sc; oats, 31c;
barley, SAC; cattle run from &c to Sc
tor butchers stuff; &C to 4 sac for
prime steers; new potatoes, SOC peck
butter, 15c; eggs, lie; spring chickens
129c; hens, SIC; ducks, Sc and turkeys,
| 6 cents.
Miss Mae Honold of Griswold, Ia,
closed very successful term of
school last Friday at the Hocken-
berry school house north of town
with grand picnic. Most of the
parents visited the school that day
and were served to ice cream and
lemonade in plenty. Miss Honold
has given such excellent satisfaction
that she has been engaged to teach the
fall term.
The Oak Hill Rifle Club will meet
at the home OF Jorgen Fredericksen
three miles west of town and cee-
brate, first by engaging in rifle and
shot gun shooting contest, commence
ing at O'Clock a. m. and continuing
until O'Clock p. M, when various
other amusements will be taken up in
their order among others, and not OF
the least will be dancing for which q
nice bower is being prepared. Every
member of the Club will no doubt
make it point to be present and take
part in the tournament.
The Bendixen Company now oc.
cupy their own store building which
is fitted up in the incest style tn.
painter and paper hanger could make
it and now they have plenty of room
and are ready to wait on all who
favor them with their patronage
Something quite out of the ordinary
is found in the arrangement of theil
counters which are placed in al
oblong in the center of the room ant
when a customer enters the room h,
passes directly to the stock of good
selects or calls for the article desired
when the clerk steps from behind tn,
counter goes to the shelf takes dowl
J the goods and returns to the counter
when he proceeds to see the customer
wants are attended to. This is al
| inn nd M Ill ha 70 4.;o.