Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-02-09
Gray.
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BY MOSES.
Mr., and Mrs. Francisco are ENJOYING
a visit from their nephew, Mr.. .. W.
Brightman.
The late thaw was a great help to
some of the well, out of which the bot
toms appeared to have fallen.
Mrs. Cartwright was in Gray last
week, visiting with her daughter, Mis-.
Robinson.
Mr.. Peter Audas is still confined to
the house with his rheumatic trouble.
James luton was under the weather
for number of days, last week.
Mr. :. ID. Thayer, of Audubon, was
business caller in this city, last week.
II. \. Steere is around touching up
those parties who have not paid their
subscription to the NJ. f. church build
ing fund.
Mrs. Mallory, of Woodbine, Ia, who
has been visiting with her parents here,
returned to her home last Thursday.
DIR. Brooks is having good substan-
tial we'll built on his lots near the
church. Mart Ruggles is master work
man on the structure,
Miss Nora OLeary made a trip to
Carroll, last week.
+. l.. Davis will build for himself a
neat residence in our busy little city, rs
soon as spring opens,
Geo. Gray was business visitor in
Omaha last week, returning on Satur-
day evening.
DR.. Beers is sick and DR.. Brooks is
attending him. Wonder how the med
les like to take their own 'iizzic."
Jno. Robinson has resigned his place
as station agent and gone to Carroll,
whore he will still he in the employ of
the NorthWestern. lie is succeeded
here by T. j. Spilker, of Ross. We glad
ly welcome Mr.. Spilker, and hope that
his days may be plenty and prosperous
among us.
Mrs. Morgan Spencer was quite ill
last week requiring medical aid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Pace are the hap
py parents of a bran new son, born on
the goth ult., and Dick has been wear
Ing q smile like coal shute ever since,
The Bttz1arf says that Jack Lance
lot and DR.. Brooks will soon compile
and publish a work on parliamentary
rules. Judging by the incident which
led to that item, we should say that
such work would be one of heavens
choicest blessings to the complaining
party
A Lyceum has been organized in
Gray, with the following officers: Presi-
dent, Geo. Gray; vice president, c. W.
Friese; secretary, Nora O'Leary: treas
urer, J. J. Kittell. Now look out for
rhetorical sparring
Mrs. A. NJ. Altman has gone to Ills
on visit 70 her parents and other rela-
tives.
Capt. Stuart was in town a few min
utes one day last week,
Mayor Leet, of Ross, was in Gray last
Wednesday between trains.
MIS-. Y: 4. Walkup and Miss Free
man, of Audubon, were visiting with
friends in Gray last Wednesday.
A COON FROM COON TOWN.
Not long since a certain would be
dude from Carroll county, paid a visit
to his lady love at small town in the
north of Audubon county. The young
lady very acceptably filed the place of
hotseaalq with family OF tho town,
Soon after the arrival of the young man
the younger members of the family
strayed into the room where were the
"twO hearts that beat as one. SAYS the
visitor, "Bub, you think the people here
very nice don't youY" Eyes sir replied
the lad. We'll, ! fail TO see it" said the
w.-b. dude. "AIebbe you'll change your
mind before you leave" returned the
lad, and then skipped for bed. the rest
of the family having retired sometime
before leaving the twain to feast their
eyes on each others loneliness. Up
stairs in that mansion the portly pro
prietor was tossing on his couch, being
kept awake by noises as of chairs be-
ing pushed across the floor, and sundry
small explosions as of corks being with
drawn from empty bottles. At last
unable to stand it longer, he rushed
down stairs in undress uniform, and
poking his head through the door para
lyzed the dude with see here, mister,
amt it about time for you to slope 2" He
slOped. We hope the reader wont think
this has been u daily occurrence here,
we only give it as it told us