Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-12-31

Mrs George Doyle of Oakfeld, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Gearheart at Worthington, for a
, few weeks.
Gertie Cousins, who has been en-
ployed at the Park Hotel in Extra, is
taking vacation at home with her
father near Oakfield.
Ingvaard Birk and Hans Nymand
hauled out five tons of hay apiece,
Tuesday, to feed their stock in the
devastated district.
Mr.. Pet Boggs, of Extra, is now
GU ting meat in the Leigan butcher
shop. He is son-in-law Of Mrs.
Jones of that town.
Andrew Thompson of Omaha came
in on the train in time to take Xmas.
dinner with the old folks. He will
visit here for some time.
Mrs. o. j. Houston and daughter,
Lulu, of Des Moines, visited the last
of the week with her sister, Mrs. d.
w. Powers of Oakfield.
Hugh Bowen, residing on Trouble
some six miles east of Oakfeld, is
entertaining his sister, Mrs. Stone and
son, Of Redding, California.
Miss Clara Ordway of Stuart, Neb.,
is visiting her parents in Oakfield
during the holidays. She visited
friends in Extra Wednesday.
jenkins & McGovern received five
car loads of sheIled corn recently, and
Thursday weighed out forty three
loads to our neighboring farmers.
Hans Hansen and family visited
out at Chris Hansen's, northwest of
Brayton, last Sunday, and found
Mrs. Hansen some easier that day.
Thoroughbred Red Duroc; sows, or
gilt, call at farm 2 miles west and J
mile north of Brayton or write
If 9-47-03 SAM ScHARFF.
Neal Barrenstine was setting no
the cigars to his most intimate friends
Tuesday in commemoration of the
birth of fine girl at his home on
Sunday.
Lou Griffith and Dan Zentmeyer
are making arrangements to start a
grist mill down below Lewis the
power to be furnished by water from
the classic "Botna."
Several of our people attended the
Christmas exercises at the Danish
Baptist church west of town, among
others we notice Mrs. Jensen, Will
and Mile Jensen and Grace Clark.
Registered and high grade Short
Horn male calves, one year old-dark
reds. For sale at reasonable prices.
11-26.3 tt O. r. IDE,
Brayton, Iowa.
Joe Shirley and wife of Atlantic,
are spending the holidays with his
parents, M. Shirley and wife of Oak
field, and with her father and mother,
S. B. Clark and wife, south OF Bray
ton.
j. G.. Hardman went to Omaha
Monday Oh business and during his
absence his son sold fine horse TO
Martin Nelson of near Elkhorn re-
ceiving price satisfactory to all
concerned.
| G.. L. Bison sold a lot of hay late
ly something over $3.50 worth and
still has quite quantity on hand. He
has rented his place, the old Ballard
farm, and will have public sale the
last of February.
rs. v. E. Horton and children of
Audubon, who spent Christmas at
his fathers home near Bray ton, went
to Extra Monday to continue her
visit at the homes of her sisters, Mrs.
Copeland and Mrs. Jno. l. Hensley.
DR.. Koob was called out to Henry
Reynolds home Tuesday evenin to
attend that gentleman who was taken
ill with what all predict is the small
pox with which two of the family
are suffering. A strict quarantine of
the premises is observed.
Brayton markets tor Tuesday of
this week:
Cattle; butchers stuff 1.5O to 2.75
top 4.25; hogs 40; wheat SOC; corn
SOC; oats 21ac; barley 32c; butter 18c;
eggs 24c; hens TIC; ducks To- tur-
keys 13c; geese SIC; potatoes $1.00.
Evangelist P. G. Nelson of Cedar
Falls arrived here Tuesday evening
to begin-a two weeks revival at the
Baptist church. He is said to be a
gentleman of great force as speaker
and it is hoped his eloquence will
be the means of bringing many souls
to see the right.
Lee Griffith, residing northwest of
town, went to Audubon on business
Tuesday and on his return was met
by his wife and son, Roscoe, when
they started for Wright, little town
ten miles east of Oskaloosa, to attend
the marriage OF Mr.. and Mrs. Crit
fith's son, Grant, to Miss Ella Coch-
ran, a young lady residing in that
town. The marriage was to take
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