Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-11-25
1t will pay you to read Mertz's

JIG uoHle druggist.
James Gregg, of Glidden, was an
over Sunday visitor here.
Mrs. Wiley and Mrs. McLachlin
drove to Audubon Saturday.
Mrs. Jensen is slowly recovering
from severe spell of sickness.
Supt. Repass and his estimable
wife were Gray visitors last week.
The ladies are endeavoring to es-
tablish a Cha.auquan Reading Circle.
The Y. P. S. G. E. held very in
teresting entertainment Thanksgiv-
ing.
Ed. Finch, of Ross, was dehorning
cattle in the vicinity Of Gray last
week.
Albert Rudnick and family made
his Cedar county relatives visit re-
Gently.
Michael Borskoski who has been
very sick with dropsy is reported i'm
proving.
Mrs. r. A. Steere is so far recover
ed from her sickness as to be able to
walk to town.
James Lockard, of Manning, an
old timer of this vicinity, was on our
streets last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at the
home of Mrs. Wiley last week and
had enjoyable time.
We hear of less hog cholera than
usual this week, causing us to hope
that it may be subsiding.
John Campbell had quite an extern
siye run in trade while Mr.. Hepp was
remodeling his shop.
c. Eugene Mertz has put in the
first and only complete Holiday Stock
since the history of Graytown.
Messrs. Finnerty Bros, north of
town, marketed IA hogs that averaged
SO pounds each. How is that?
Mertz has the neatest and complet-
est stock of candies, mixed nuts, figs,
etc., that was ever in the city.
Where are you going to buy your
Xmas goods this year? Why at
Merits of course. He sells so cheap.
Harlan Kennels who is now buying
grain at Hamlin for the Stuart Grain
Company visited his family over
Sunday.
Mrs. Samuel Switzer and Mrs. Jos.
Moody, of Audubon, are at the bed
side of their sick niece, Miss Sadie
Forsbeck.
The trustees of the M. E. church
held meeting Saturday night 10
settle with their ianitor and transact
other business.
i"Squaw Winter" struck us last
week and now we are enjoying the
finest "Indian SUMMER that could
he prognosticated.
Tom Dewitt, our harnesslnaker,
prepared large shipment Of turkeys
for Polzin Il Fisher for Chicago's
Thanksgiving market.
w. a. Clark, an old veteran of the
sixties was before the pension board
of examiners last week for readjust-
ment of his pension claim.
Will Hamilton, Mrs Christensen,
Tom Lewis and Miss Libbie Lewis
attended the Odd Fellows school of
instruction at Manning Friday night.
1t is reported that the Rev. Emiel
Polzin was united in marriage to a
lady from Halbur last week. He
visited the old folks before his return.
Nels Christensen lost a valuable
horse few days ago, death caused by
rusty nail piercing its body while
laying oGwn. Blood poison did the
rest.
Grandma Stombaugh term inated
her visit with her daughter, Mrs. F.
e. Hepp Saturday and returned to
her home at Kirkman on the noon
train.
William Shaw has now lost eight
head of the Canadian cattle he pur-
chased recently at Manning. The
cause seemed TO be smut in the corn
stalks.
Miss Pet Sweezey is receiving
treatment from.a Carroll physician
for threatened blindness. We sim
cerely trust the young lady may be
spared of that malady.
Miss Sadie Forsbeck has been very
sick the past three weeks and is still
in a precarious condition, hopes are
entertained by her numerous friends
for her speedy recovery.
Mr.. Fosnot who for three weeks
has been endeavoring to put in a
creamery plant here, left us Saturday
night for Omaha entirely disguised
with the outlook and leaving us to oul
doom.
+. M. Leet has completed large
crib for his immense corn crop. Tho
quality of the grain this year is as
perfect as can be grown and ought tc
command remunerative price to thu
husbandmen.