Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-07
Oakfield and Brayton

vicinity during the holidays, return
! ed to Atlantic on Saturday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. L. H. Griffith depart
ed for Stennet below Griswold Mon
day to take possession Of the mill he
! has bargaiped for there.
Those persons expecting to be
benefited by the Rural Routes soon
to be inaugurated in this vicinity are
now purchasing mail boxes to receive
their mail.
Thoroughbred Red Duroc; sows, or
gilt, call at farm 2 miles west and ]
mile north of Brayton or write
If 9-17-03 SAM ScHARFF.
The Woodmen intended to install
their newly elected officers, Tuesday
night and after that ceremony, a sup
per was to be served, followed by a
big dance.
Hans Miller and wife were visiting
relatives near Extra last Monday for
short time. Mr.. Miller is assisting
this week in the Geo. Frederiksen
harness shop.
H. S. Wattles is as proud as boy
with new pair of boots, on account
! of the handsome stand he received as
| Christmas present from his daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. NJ. Thomas, OF Carson.
The Misses Sophia Sorenson and
Grace Stoneking interested themselves
Thursday in the Gospel Companion"
by distributing some of their liter
ature where it would catch the eye
and do the most good.
B. F. Simpson of Sunny Side was
here on business Tuesday. We under
stand he has purchased the Hooker
shares in the Audubon County Tele-
phone line and will greatly improve
and enlarge the system.
Registered and high grade Short
Horn male calves, one year old-dark
reds. For sale at reasonable prices.
11-26.3 If O. F. IDE,
Brayton, Iowa.
Mrs. Jessie Hunt came down from
Extra Tuesday and visited her aunt,
Mrs. p. Hallock at Oaktield until
evening. When she took the train
for Douglas, Wyoming, where she is
engaged in teaching school.
Mrs. Lane Of Adair, sister-in-
law of Mel Barentson, returned home
Tuesday after weeks visit with the
Barentsons and her parents, Martin
Jensen and wife, she also persuaded
her brother to accompany her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. &C. Hardman gave
New Years party to the young folks
iii honor of their daughters, Bell and
Bernice Hardman. The young PEG.
pie to the number of about twenty
emf Dyed themselves to their hearts
content.
Brayton markets tor Tuesday of
this week:
Cattle; butchers stuff 1.5O to 800
top 4.50; hogs 4.10; wheat SOC; corn
42c; oats 2Sc; barley 29c; butter Zoe;
eggs 25c; hens 73c; ducks &c; tur-
keys lie; geese &c; potatoes S1.O0.
Sam McGafin and James Barhan of
Troublesome, were in Brayton Tues
day attending the meeting of the
directors of the old Troublesome VAL
ley Creamery Co., who met to settle
the business which is now merged in
the Anita Cooperating Creamery Co.
AL Voorhees, was down from Extra
the last of the week looking after the
E. A. Voorhees, furniture business be-
ing conducted here by Chris Sornson.
He finds every thing in good shape
with quite number Of sales in the
short time they have been in business
here.
Nearly score of persons have ex-
pressed their willingness to forsake
their sins and follow in ellis steps,"
since the opening of the revival in
Brayton. The interes. seems to in
creas rather than decrease and it is
expected before the meetings close
many souls will be converted.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bison and boy
arrived here on Wednesday and visit
ed until Monday at the home of his
brother, G. L. Bison and wife, when
they departed for their home at
Springdale, Ark. They have been
visiting friends in different parts of
this state prior to visiting Brayton.
The following farmers marketed
hogs in Brayton this week: Warren
Chase 2, j. e. Hardman 6, j. G. Ras-
mussen 4, Jens Christotfersen I, Geo.
l. Hoegh Is, l. B. Smith 2, r. Akers
2, Jens Towering 8, A. Erickson IA C.
?. Noon 20, P. Poulson u, P. Nelson
s, Peter Leander s and Robert Outd-
wait -.
| Our little Incorporated town of
Brayton, boasts of being entirely out
of debt with balance to the good OF
an even $500. The Town Council was
to meet Monday evening but as there
was not single bill or other measure
to consider they wisely forebore hold
| ing the meeting which would have
] incurred useless expense.