Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-01-05
Oakfield and Brayton

/, Bison & Hansen shipped hogs te
Des Moines, Monday.
Miss Bonnie Gill, of north Extra,
visited at the George Freeman resi-
! dence in Brayton.
Chris Olsen is out in Harrison
county this week visiting a son resid-
ing in that county.
Sam Scharff, a young farmer south
OF Brayton, won a new shot gun in
a rattle here Tuesday.
The Brayton and Oakfield schools
are said to be doing nicely and every
thing running smoothly.
j. G. Hardman went to Ames We'd
nesday to take a short course in the
department OF Agriculture.
The Bendixen Company commenced
Tuesday to invoice their large stock
of dry goods and groceries.
ID. w. Powers, of Oakfield, was a
Des Moines business visitor last Fri
day, returning home on Monday.
Mrs. l. P. Hallock, of Oakfield,
who has been quite i'll tor several
weeks, was reported worse on Mon
day.
Fred Nelson, of Audubon, is visit
ing his brother Frank Nelson, agent
at the depot and may take a notion
to learn the business.
O. F. Ide, the farmer stock feeder
north of Brayton, shipped one car of
steers and one of hogs to South Oma-
ha, Tuesday evening.
Will Essington was taken sudden
ly very ill Wednesday OF last week
and is now considered in a critical
state, being almost helpless.
MI. and Mrs. Ed Elwood of Audu-
bon, took New Years dinner at the
home OF her parents, Mi. and Mrs. j..
c. Hardman, north of Oakfeld.
Miss Mary Cotton has given up her
school, in Extra, on account of poor
health and will o be with her Sis
ter, Mrs. O. +. Ide, north of town.
Chas. Foss and Follingsbee Little
field, popular young gentlemen of
north Audubon township, had bust
ness calling them to Brayton Tues
day.
Charlie Essington of Pierce, Nebr.,
is here on a two weeks visit at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
I. j. Essington, a mile north of
town.
Soren Anderson and wife, formerly
OF West Extra but now owners of a
fine farm several miles east of Bray
ton, were business and social callers
here Tuesday.
During December, six cars of coal
were received at this station and
nine cars OF corn, two cars of wood
and twelve cars OF stock were shipped
to other points.
H. S. Wattles returned Monday
from Carson, where he passed the
holidays with his daughter, Mrs.
j. NJ. Thomas. Wednesday he had
business in Audubon.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Baptist church of Brayton, will give
a box social on the evening of Jan
uary II, at the Bendixen hall. In
vitations are open to all.
Mrs. Harry CORY, residing four
miles south of Oakfeld, will give an
oyster supper for the benifit of the
Ladies' Aid, on The evening of jan
uary g.. Every one invited.
John P. Larson and wife, residing
a few miles west of Brayton, went to
Omaha Wednesday Of this week
where the lady will undergo an
operation for appendicitis.
The meat market, in Brayton, has
added a partner to the firm, a Mr..
Conroy, of Atlantic. The firm name
now reads Kimball & C%onroy, and
they report a very tlourishing bust
ness.
Miss Sophia Sorensen, who goes
the last of the week to visit a friend
in Atlantic, and perfect herself in her
musical studies, was very agreeably
surprised Monday evening, when
more a than score of her friends came
troopiug into her home. She soon
regained her composure and proceed
ed to make every n happy. Light
refreshments were served duringl the
evening.
The farmers west and south west
of Brayton, met at the Oakfield Cen
ter school house last Friday on bus
mess, pertaining to the Creamery,
which, being finished; the converse
ton then turned on the proposed Oak
Hill Cooperative Lumber Company
with head quarters here, which has
lately been agitated in the vicinity