Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-04-16

Brayton markets for Tuesday were:
Cattle butchers &c; Cattle top SIC:
hogs S6.7o; wheat sic; corn DC: oats
223!c; barley pc; butter zoe; eggs 12c:
potatoes 25c.
The Misses Stella and Edith Leigan
drove down to Lorah the other day
and on their return were caught in
that heavy rain drenching them
thoroughly.
There will be sociable given in
the near future by the students of the
upper room in the Oaktield Academy
The program will be published next
week giving the full order of exer-
cises.
Owen Ide, residing near town, had
a9ively runaway last week, smashing
the wagon to pieces, breaking down
several fences, but fortunately not in
juring themselves beyond few slight
scratches.
Miss Anna Christensen residing at
the parental home five miles west of
town took the train TO Extra Tuesday
to visit a short time at the home Of
her brother P. NJ. Christensen in
Extra Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Nelson residing
northwest of Brayton are happy over
the birth of strong, healthy boy,
which they became the parents of, on
Easter Sunday April 18th. Grandpa
George Huyck is also nightly pleas
ed over the event.
Mr.. Gus Smith, son-in-law of Alec
Budtord arrived with his family and
movables last Monday in Oaktield
from Creston and moved into the
Charley Sykes building and will 90
to work for I. P. Hallock on the
farm.
j. E. Herrick who owns the build
ing occupied by Fred franklin as a
business establishment has had the
front of the two rooms painted last
ing and durable color, not to loud
but Just light enough ; to catch the
eye OF the passer by.
The G.. B. L. Co. manager, Nels
Sorensen was III Audubon with Mr..
James Sorensen, manager of the G.. b.
l.. Co. at Marine, where the latter
procured the necessary paper to pro-
claim him Benedict.
Peter Juel residing ! II miles
west of town has added to the ap-
pearance and durability of large
hog shed by giving it thick coating
of paint. Nels Thompson's doing the
work.
Rev. L. G.. Miller of Westonet is
presiding this week at the Baptist
church, in fact he is on trial and if he
suits the members and the necessary
support can be given financially he
will be retained permanently. He is
said to have acquitted himself we'll
in the conduct of the services last
and he delivered tiue SER
mon this week.
[. z. Hallock made sale last
Monday of his general stock OF mer-
chandise in Oaktield to the firm of
the Three Smiths and they went to
work at once and made an invoice of
the goods which ran up to over 81
600. The stock is being moved into
the Three Smith building and John
w. Cannon has been transferred as
salesman from the Hallock store to
the new owners of the merchandise.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
box supper was a success there being
twenty-tour baskets filled with eat
ables and the bidding for the boxes
and the privilege of eating it's con-
tents sharing with the fair doner and
enjoying her society led to spirited
but good natured rivalry, some Of
the boxes brought good prices one
running up to s. 50. The
proceeds of the supper netted $l4 90.
"Bradley Park in Oaktield has
been greatly beautified within the
last few days. The posts are set tor
the woven wire fence it is intended
to put around it for the present, the
grubs have been taken out, trees set
out where needed and those already
growing trimmed nicely, SO that in
future years Oaktield will have one
Of the incest resorts tor public gather
ings of all kinds that can be found
around, in fact we are
proud of our park and we don't care
who knows it. Mrs. |. p. Hallock
is manager and superintendent in one