| SECTION/ARTICLE | AUTHOR | PAGE |
|---|
| Proclamation | Mayor G. M. Christensen | 1 |
| A Word About Our Centennial Motif | | 2 |
| Map of Brayton & Oakfield, Exira Twp. | | 3 |
| Home Town [Poem] | Lois Cannon Stene
(Daughter of Daisy Cannon) | 5 |
| An Avid Historian of the County [Daisy Cannon Bio] | | 5 |
| Brayton Highlights [Town History] | | 6-9 |
| New Brayton Community Building 1940 | | 10 |
| Brayton to Dedicate New Town Hall Friday | | 10 |
| Mayors of Brayton | | 12 |
| Brayton City Government | | 12 |
| Brayton Voters Turn Down Water District 69-68 Sept. 1951 | | 12 |
| City Election March 28, 1904 | | 13 |
| City Election March 28, 1921 | | 13 |
| Community Club Organized | | 13-14 |
| Brayton Fire Department | | 14, 16 |
| Fire Belles Organize | | 16 |
| Brayton American Legion Post No. 350 | | 16-17 |
| American Legion Auxiliary | | 17 |
| Charter Members Brayton Legion Auxiliary 1922 | | 17 |
| Members Brayton Legion Auxiliary 1977-78 | | 17 |
| Brayton Post Office | | 17-18 |
| Flag and Flagpole Dedicated | | 18 |
| Old Glory Park Rises From Debris at Brayton | | 20 |
| Brayton Retirement Home | | 20 |
| Young Mother Council Service | | 21 |
| Brayton Community Nursery School | | 21-22 |
| Former Businesses - Runge Blacksmithing | | 24 |
| Former Businesses - The Cement Factory | | 24 |
| Former Businesses - Nis and Jim Larsen Meat Market | | 24-25 |
| Former Businesses - Handy John's Harness Shop | | 25 |
| Former Businesses - The General Trucker | | 25 |
| Former Businesses - Glen Koob - Trucker | | 25 |
| Former Businesses - Harvey Hoegh | | 25 |
| Former Businesses - Chris (Dray) T. Christensen | | 25 |
| Former Businesses - Brayton Lumber | | 26, 28 |
| Former Businesses - Guy Miller, Barber | | 28 |
| Former Businesses - Frank Stager | | 28 |
| Former Businesses - Frank Stager | | 29 |
| Former Businesses - Nels Thompson's Picture Booth | | 29 |
| Former Businesses - Kate's Beauty Shop | | 29 |
| Former Businesses - Marne-Elk Horn Telephone Company | | 29 |
| Former Businesses - Frank McKibben - Carpenter | | 29 |
| Former Businesses - Hoegh Oil Tank Wagon Service | | 25 |
| Former Businesses - Lyle's Standard Service | | 25 |
| Former Businesses - Bill Koob - Painter and Paper Hanger | | 25 |
| Former Businesses - Photo of Interior of Jacob Andersen Store | | 31 |
| Former Businesses - Frederick Tank Wagon Service | | 31 |
| Former Businesses - Clark L. Kimball - Painter and Carpenter | | 31 |
| Current Businesses - Brayton Machinist (Tony Juhl) | | 33 |
| Current Businesses - Brayton Oil Company | | 33 |
| Current Businesses - Brayton Produce | | 35 |
| Current Businesses - The Brayton Cafe | | 35 |
| Current Businesses - Lewis Food Market | | 35 |
| Current Businesses - Brayton Hog Market | | 35 |
| Current Businesses - Andersen's Painting and Sandblasting | | 35 |
| Current Businesses - Earl Hansen Plumbing | | 35 |
| Current Businesses - Brayton Produce | | 35 |
| Current Businesses - Gerald Martin Repair and Welding | | 37 |
| Current Businesses - Ron Hansen, Sr. - Welding and Machine Shop | | 37 |
| Current Businesses - Hansen Plumbing, Heating, Electrical | | 37 |
| Current Businesses - Judy's Beauty Salon | | 37 |
| Current Businesses - Bintner's Standard | | 37 |
| Current Businesses - Brayton Tavern | | 37 |
| Current Businesses - Gerald Martin Repair and WeHelson Bulldozing | | 37 |
| Current Businesses - Thompson's Tiling | | 37 |
| Current Businesses - Deloris's Ceramic Shop | | 37 |
| Churches and Schools - First Baptist Church | | 39 |
| Churches and Schools - The Brayton Union Sunday School | | 39, 41 |
| Churches and Schools - Brayton Evangelical Lutheran | Wilbert & Eva Hansen | 41-42 |
| Bowen Cemetery | | 42 |
| Churches and Schools - Photos: Brayton School, Oakfield Academy, Oakfield No. 7-1928 | | 44, 45 |
| Churches and Schools - Brayton School 1894-1959 | | 44-45, 48 |
| Churches and Schools - Teachers at Oakfield School [1931-32 Thru 1959 Closing] | | 45 |
| Churches and Schools - Children Enrolled in the Brayton School 1907-1908 | | 45 |
| Churches and Schools - Brayton School 1916-1917 | | 45-46 |
| Churches and Schools - Christmas Program Brayton School 1944 | | 46 |
| Churches and Schools - Students Enrolled at Oakfield [Exira No. 5] 1950-51 | | 46 |
| Churches and Schools - Photo: Ninth Grade Class of Exira High School, 1932 | | 46 |
| Churches and Schools - Photo: Some Students at Oakfield School, 1958-59 | | 48 |
| A Look at Brayton History [The Song of Brayton] | | 50, 52 |
| Through the Years | | 52-54, 56 |
| Brayton Businesses Burn, August 8, 1929 | | 56 |
| Another Fire in Brayton, February 2, 1934 | | 56, 58 |
| Audubon Taught a Lesson (1906) | | 58 |
| Dr. Samuel Ballard | | 58, 60 |
| C. Mikkelsen Players Present "Poor Father" [March 23-24, 1928] | | 60-61 |
| Remembrances of My Early Life in Brayton | Marion L. Walker | 61 |
| Brayton IOOF Hallmarks Its 100th Birthday | Mrs. Daisy Cannon | 62, 64 |
| Brayton Birthday Wishes - Audubon County Officials | | 63 |
| Flood of 1958 | | 64 |
| Crooked Creek Gang | | 65-66 |
| $15,000 Still Seized on Farm Near Brayton | | 66, 68 |
| Brayton Big Days | | 69 |
| Eliza and Charlie Britten | | 69 |
| Photo - Brayton Band | | 70 |
| Family Histories - Dr. W. R. Koob | | 72 |
| Family Histories - W. H. H. & Eliza Watson Bowen | | 72,74 |
| Family Histories - John T. Jenkins Family | | 74, 76 |
| Family Histories - T. J. Essington Family | | 76-78 |
| Family Histories - Daugard Family | | 78 |
| Family Histories - Ide Family | | 80 |
| Family Histories - Walker Family | | 80-81 |
| Family Histories - Onken Family | | 81-82 |
| Group Photo at A. T. Rasmussen Residence (circa 1920-1924) | | 82 |
| Residents of Brayton March 1978 | | 84 |
| Oakfield History | Daisy Cannon | 85-86, 88-90 |
| Oakfield Cemetery | Millroy Bills | 90 |
| Ed H. Stager | | 90-91 |
| Photo - Audubon County Board of Supervisers [Summers, Akers, Hansen] | | 94 |
| Photos - A Look At Our Past | | 96, 100, 104 |
| Donations and Memorials | | 113-115 |
| ADVERTISEMENTS | PAGE |
|---|
| Advertisement: O's Gold; Don Rold | 4 |
| Advertisements: Kaltoft Funeral Home; KJAN, Dick Becker Insurance | 11 |
| Advertisements: TCI, Dane Pharmacy; Elk Horn Farm Equipment; Esbeck Plumbing & Heating | 15 |
| Advertisements: The Wiota Pub; The Red Barn Drive-Inn; W & S Appliance; Hoegh Oil & Tire Co. | 19 |
| Advertisements: Johnson Implement; Kimballton Auction Company; Landmands National Bank | 23 |
| Advertisement: Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Company | 27 |
| Advertisements: Super Bowl; Southside Welding; Thompson Tiling Service; The Pincushion | 30 |
| Advertisement: Brayton Meat Market | 32 |
| Advertisements: Super Bowl; Southside Welding; Thompson Tiling Service; The Pincushion | 30 |
| Advertisements: Mary Ann's Stage II; Farmland Hog Buying Station; Allied Mills, Inc. | 34 |
| Advertisements: Toy's Tavern; Audubon Implement Co., Inc.; Sorensen-Karstens Insurance Agency, Mert Kastens, Agent | 36 |
| Advertisements: Atlantic News Telegraph; American Buildings; Hansen Pump & Plumbing | 38 |
| Advertisements: First Whitney Bank & Trust; Davis Oil Co. | 40 |
| Advertisements: Kimballton Furniture; Hansen Shop; Chuck's Grocery, Kimballton Cleaners; Kimballton Hardware; Petersen Agency | 43 |
| Advertisements: Heinold Commodities, Inc. | 47 |
| Advertisements: Elk Horn Locker and Grocery | 48 |
| Advertisements: Westphalen Hardware, Leonard Phippen Trucking, Hoegh Refrigeration, Audubon Cooperative | 49 |
| Advertisements: Byard Heiken; Lensch Plumbing & Heating; Wheeler Distributing | 51 |
| Advertisements: Curly Q; Lindeman Tractor Co.; Steen Produce & Feed Co.; Shamrock Care | 55 |
| Advertisements: Exira Auto Service, Inc.; Petersen Oil Co.; The Barn Burner | 57 |
| Advertisements: Jacobsen Travel Agency | 59 |
| Advertisements: Sornson Equipment, Inc.; Johnson Pharmacy; Martin's Repair | 67 |
| Advertisements: Central Sandblasting Co. | 68 |
| Advertisements: Exira Plumbing, Heating and Electrical; Conklin Ford & Mercury, Inc.; Hansen Variety; Bintner Auto Repair | 71 |
| Advertisements: Iowa Public Service Company; Audubon Oil Co.; Exira Super Value | 73 |
| Advertisements: Brayton Produce | 75 |
| Advertisements: Judy's Beauty Salon; Griffin's Garage' Chase Lumber; Kozy Mfg. Co. | 79 |
| Advertisements: Lyle's DX | 83 |
| Advertisements: Exchange State Bank | 87 |
| Advertisements: Nelson Bulldozing | 91 |
| Advertisements: Amoco Oil Fertilizer Plant | 92 |
| Advertisementa: Exira Farm Service; Anita Cafe; Long's Home Furnishing; Anita Tribune | 93 |
| Advertisements: R & R Agency; Midwest Life Nebraska | 94 |
| Advertisements: D & E Oil; Exira Farm Supply; Ray's Feed Service Inc. | 95 |
| Advertisements: Midwest Furniture; Prairie Pub; Exira Cafe; B & J Oil Co. | 97 |
| Advertisements: The Viking Agency; Audubon County Livestock Exchange; Lunds Hubbard Feeds | 98 |
| Advertisements: Anita Lumber Co.; Anita State Bank; O. W. Shaffer & Son; Melglen Equipment, Inc. | 99 |
| Advertisements: Doonan Oil Company; National Farmers Organization; Dr. J. G> Donovan; Drexel Chadwick | 101 |
| Advertisements: Audubon State Bank | 102 |
| Advertisements: John C. Andersen & Sons | 103 |
| Advertisements: Exira Wash; Anita Printing Co.; Four Season's Sporting Goods; Anita Livestock Auction | 105 |
| Advertisements: The Redwood; Moormans | 106 |
| Advertisements: Lykke Trucking; Culligan; Atlantic State Bank | 107 |
| Advertisements: Esbeck Motor Co.; Elk Horn Veterinary Service; Valhalla Lounge; Bintner Standard; Lund's Welding & Repair | 108 |
| Advertisements: Ken's Wash & Gas | 109 |
| Advertisements: Larsen Ford, In.; Danish Mutual Insurance Association | 110 |
| Advertisements: Anita Veterinary Clinic; Challenge Feeds, Inc.; Knop Purebred Hereford Bulls & Heifers; Midwestern Pork | 111 |
| Advertisements: Anita Publishing Company | 112 |
