Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-29
THE COUNTY NEWS
BraytOn And OakfieId

Mrs. Arthur Anderson and Vera
Anderson visited in Atlantic this week
j. p. Bendixen. of Omaha, arrived
in Brayton, Tuesday to visit.
Charles Bison attended Elk Lodge
in Atlantic, Monday night.
John Curry and wife spent the latter
part of the week with his parents In
Atlantic.
Mrs. L. p. Rasmussen was in Audu-
bon, Monday, calling on friends and
shopping.
Percy Freeman and George Pearson
were business visitors in Atlantic on
Monday night.
l. f. Honald, wife and son, Elmer,
of Griswold, were here Tuesday to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Horton.
J. A. Horton and E. e. Horton, of
Austin, Nebraska, came Monday to
attend the funeral of their mother.
p. p. Nelson went to Omaha, Sat-
urday and returned Tuesday with his
wife who is much improved in health.
Brayton and Oakfeld republicans
will turn out en- masse on Tuesday and
help swell Taftand Smith, pluralities.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Elwood are the
proud parents of baby girl who
came on Sunday, October %, 1908, to
make her home with them.
Arthur Anderson was the only lucky
o. oil th IQnn w f0ll NH &c
tered in the South Dakota land draw.
ing. He drew No. 3i89.
James McGovern, of New Mexico,
arrived in Brayton, Saturday, and
will visit for time at the home of his
brother, T. j, McGovern.
T. J McGovern sold his farm last
week to Chris Knudsen, of Atlantic,
for one hundred and sixty dollars an
acre.
Mrs. Lily Reynolds, her daughter,
Beatrice Reynolds, her mother. Mrs.
Bartlett, and ULcle Oliver Smith left
Tuesday for Long Beach, California,
where they will pass the winter.
Miss Bessie Ide aud Fulton Morris
Alexander, of Cotton, South Dakota,
we're married on Wednesday, October
| %, 1908, at high noon in the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen +.
| Ide, hard by Brayton, Iowa. Further
| particulars next week.
Mrs. Sarah Day-Horton was born
June l3, 1887, at Bedford, Indiana,
and was united in marriage to A. L.
Horton on March Is. 1860, and to this
union were born ten children, eight
boys and two girls, one boy and girl
having passed away. The remaining
children are w. H Horton, V. E.
Horton, j. A. Horton, A. N. Horton,
G. D. Horton, E. E. Horton, F. NJ
Horton, and Myrtle Horton, and they
were all present at the funeral except
/ w. H. Horton. Mrs. Horton departed
this life on Sunday morning, October
%, 1908, the funeral was held Tuesday
and burial was in the Oaklield Gene
terry. During all the years of suffer
ing she ever manifested cheerful and
hopeful spirit, never complaining and
ever ready to say whatever came into
her life IS Not my will but Thine be
done" In her early life Mrs. Horton
was an earnest and Jealous member Of
the Methodist church but after her
marriage she was baptized and united
with the Baptish church and for forty.
eight years she was devoid, conse-
Grated and faithful member. Her faith
in God and His promises was strong
aud with hopeful anticipation she look
ed into the future believing God would
answer prayer and in His own good
time send Showers of blessings.
rShe leaves host of friends and rela-
lives who mourn her loss deeply, but
who are comforted with the thought
that she rests in peace and her good
works and kind deeds will never be
forgotten.