Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
Gray Department.

Gray Department.
Albert Fancher's new home is
nearly completed.
Additional Gray news on another
page of this paper.
Grandpa Nedrow is squeezing out
some fine apple juice.
A pleasant dance at Henry Brand
horst's Friday night.
Miss Bertha Shelley is visiting
friends in Sioux City.
Fred Hepp and son Fred Bauer
took in Coon Rapids Sunday.
Architects luton and Dewitt will
assist on the Ross elevator soon.
Mr.. Wiley has disposed of ten car
loads of feeding steers to our farmers.
Joseph Nedrow was taken sick
Saturday evening but is much better.
August Kenast purchased a nice
bunch of feeders of Mr.. Wiley Satur-
day.
Mother earth was refreshed with
gentle rain which lasted all day SUM-
day.
Mrs. Thomas McMichael,
ron, was taken sick Saturif
denly.
NJ. E. Jenkins made his regular
monthly visit here last week, return
ing Monday.
/ DR.. Jewell returned last week from
Chicago where he had been with
several cars of cattle.
Mr.. w. G.. Smith is having we'll
dug on his farm. Joe Wolfe and DIR.
John Richman are the artists.
|. VIM. Freely is receiving a visit
from his aunt of Reynolds, Illinois,
making him pleasant visit this [
week.
i Our Sunday train was late, but
made the run from Carroll to this
place in fifty minutes, usual stops in
cluded.
Many were the anxious inquiries at
the postotfice Saturday for the best
paper in the county-the Journal
in fact the mourntul expressions re-
minded one of a funeral.
If that little boy from the countru
that attends our school would gun
smoking cigars he would set bette,
example before the school and woul
!. please the directors very much.
Berthold Lebeck was taken
suddenly Saturday while helping
neighbos shell corn and lay unc6
Escious for many hours. At
/ Ewriting he lays paralized with sl'
! hopes Of recovery.
er of new
hors -ay and ;,
ia. .,,ued to overflowir
1t seems impossible to get through
= another year without new house or
' at least larger one.
Che Modern Woodmen had another
rousing meeting Thursday evening
and took in more new members. A
number OF members from Manning
n participated in the pleasant cere-
/ monies. This popular order is fur
3 nishing the, cheapest life insurance. in
I America.
The fine hog sale at John E.
Hepp's was poorly attended and
prices were low, although Mr.. Hepp
: had a Fl ne auctioneer from abroad, and
> the arrangements to show the animal
a were perfect. Probably the fear of
v cholera that annihilated SO many fine
herds near here this year was thd
cause.
Rev. George Miller, presiding
n elder, will preach at the U. B.
a church in Gray, Friday evening,
> Oct. 18th, Saturday Oct. 10th. The
3 first quarterly meeting for this con-
' ference year will be held at Pleasant
J. Valley, (Wooster) church. Services
!. at usual time, Sunday evening ex-
i. cepted.
81 Uncle Robert Baker, of Viola, now
I 80 years old, came over to look at
It some prime feeding cattle that Mr..
u Wiley shipped here for sale. Mr..
Baker came to this country long be-
NO fore there wasa railroad iron laid
. . and his excellent farm shows what
+ muscle, Drawn and brain will do on
10 the prairie OF the golden west.
Z Last Friday evening fire was seen
in Charley Hepp's stock yard on the
Z hill northwest of town, and in short
! time five stacks OF barley were all
! ablaze, and had it not been for the
\ timely arrival of neighbors the
! threshing machine which stood near
1 by would also have been cremated.
! The loss was probably 1925 with no
\ insurance. Cause of fire without a
I doubt-incendiary.
Z Program for Teachers Meeting to
! be held in Gray, Friday evening,
\ Oct. %, 1897:
Song
How much Education Should our Chill
dren have?- Rev. Woods, of Manning
The Teacher and the Text Book.
< Prof. w. II. Reeves, of Manning
Discussion-Co-operation of Parent and
Teacher. Miss Mabel Swaney