Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-04-14
Oakfield and Brayton

Sunday callers here returning in the
evening.
Mrs. Jennings and daughter Grace,
went to Extra Tuesday on the morn
ing train to visit at the s. B. Camp
bell home.
A niece S. P. Krageland, and a
: nephew of Drace Sorensen of west of
Brayton were two of the Danish ar
rivals last week.
Mrs. Matilda Shirley of Oakfield af-
ter visiting at the homes of Joe and
! Ben Shirley in Atlantic returned
home last Thursday.
| MIR. Anderson and family were Wis
iting at his fathers residence last
week near Elkhorn helping the latter
celebrate his birthday.
Miss Sophia Sorensen returned
from west of Audubon Tuesday after
a two weeks visit at the home of her
maternal grandparents.
On account of the storm Friday
1night there was no Young Peoples
1 meeting as announced, but there will
be meeting next Friday night.
A sister of Mrs. Peter Anderson
out northwest of Brayton arrived
here last week from Savannah. Ill.
on visit to her sister and family.
Ed Cadwallader, former teacher
and resident of this county but now
residing with his mother in Illinois,
was visiting his old friends in this
neighborhood last week.
Brayton markets tor Tuesday of
this week:
Cattle; butchers stuff &c to 8
top 4.5O; hogs 4.65; wheat 64c; corn
53c; oats Sale; barley CSC; butter lSc;
eggs SC; hens &c; ducks Sc; tur-
keys 1Oc;
John jenkins has been wanting to
visit an architect in Atlantic, for the
last week, to consult him in regard
to plans for the new residence he con-
templates building, but his health is
so poor he don't feel able to under.
take the journey.
Timber pasture of bluegrass and
timothy three and half miles south
of Oakfield. Horses and cows one
dollar per month young cattle accord.
ing to size fifty to seventy-five cents
per month.
4-7-3w J. C. r. ANDEPsoN
We were informed Tuesday that
Brayton will soon be the proud pos
SCISSOR of q town library of popular
books. Frank Nelson, agent at the
depot, is engaged in the soliciting and
is meeting with fair success. Every
one should be earnest advocates of
this proposition and help the good
work along both by encouragement
and money.
School No. Oakfield township,
presided over by Mrs. Maggie Fack-
Ter, comprises the following named
pupils:
| Thea Carlson Ida Carlson
| Anna Hansen Christina Hansen
Martina Hansen Theodore Daugaard
| Christina Daugaard Mary Daueaard
| Frederick SOrensen lens Sorensen
| Agnus Fredericksen Willie Fradricksen
manuel Hansen Herbert Hansen
Freddie Christensen George Hoegh
4 Clara Hoegh Agnes Hansen
Last fall Chris Christensen north
west of Brayton, together with sew
eral other of the Danish people took
a trip to Denmark 10 visit friends.
and last week several emigrants and
those who took the voyage came back
and were dropped off here, Extra and
Audubon but no Willie. HE friends
did lot of surmising which only
ceased when word was received that
he would soon appear but not alone
as he has succeeded in persuading one
of the fairest young ladies in that
land that Audubon county is the
best place in the world, and-but YOU
can easily arrive at the sequel.
DR.. Koob had troubles of his own
last Sunday. When out on the ridge
near Harry Akers, one of his horses
got its foot fastened in small bridge
with the result that the animal fell
and rolled into the slough, the other
| 1OtoS AoiiAoso pOh
the whittletrees. AS the under horse
was in danger of drowning, the DR..
applied the whip to the other horse
which. after several struggles, sue
ceeded in getting up, thus relieving
the first animal which also got to its
feet. After splicing breaks and hitch
ing up, he started GU his journey
home when one Of the horses cast
shoe. TheDr. alighted, Land went to
pick up the shoe when the team start
ed as fast as they could run and were
only halted at l. P. Hallock's in Oak
field. Uncle Isaac at once hitched to
his buggy and drove on the back
track in search of the Dr., when after
a drive of over mile he beheld him
coming at what had most likely been
at the start, 2:40 pace, but now
seemed to be a 1920 gait, somewhat