Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-03-18
Gray Department.

George Z. Wiley is in Adair county
on business.
j. D. Antrim has moved into tn.
Schroeder building.
Our "Nasby" was business
visitor at the hub Saturday.
Jacob Ginther returned from hi
grand jury duties Tuesday.
B. F. Kennedy returned to Audi.
bon after his work was over.
Miss Sadie Forsbeck will teach in
the Scott district north of town.
Sam Garmire again took his daugh-
ter to Council Bluffs for treatment.
Asmus Boysen isialking OF taking
q trip to the Arkansas Hot Springs.
DR.. Miller passed through here on
his way to Chicago and Carson City
Pete Moller, our jolly dutchman
was doing business at Audubon last
week.
Mrs. Samuel Newell sold a nice
bunch of stock cattle to some Avoca
buyers at $40 per cwt.
Grandma Christopher was reported
quite poorly of grip, but later we
learn she is much better.
Sparks Baker, prosperous farmer
west of town is feeding nice bunch
of cattle for spring market.
Mr.. Shelley has purchased the two
Lebeck lots and will erect residence
on same when spring comes.
Milton Crow was over on the
Brushy for load of goods for his
nephew, who is moving west.
Sid Hopkins, an old land mark Of
this township left here Wednesday
last for his new home in Nebraska.
Greenwaldt s. Groteluschen are
taking in their spring stock of i'm
plements. One car came last week.
Mr.. Young, the gentleman who
now owns the John S. Lacy farm
was business visitor here last week.
JEwELRY REPA1RED,-Leave orders
at the Gray Pharmacy for repair OF
clocks, watches or any kind of jewelry
Walter Audas was TOO sick too re-
turn to his duties in the District
court Monday. He went down Tues
day.
Have you heard the robins singing
their spring like song2 Have you
heard the woodchuck saying Sin a
horn!"
Thomas Dewitt we learn, contem-
plates returning to his old home at
Dedham. Tom has had tough sled
ding here.
John Mills, of Laurel, Nebraska, is
visiting with his relatives in this
neig borhood, the Clark and Green
lee families.
Our spring weather of last week
took severe change, and from mud
knee deep, we waded in snow an inch
deep in less than five hours.
Joe johnson was interviewing
friends and old neighbors here last
week. Joe is one of those happy
Irish that is always welcome.
The difference between the triplets
born in Plymouth county last weel
and our triplets, is-they were
females, while ours are males.
John Hopkins of the Brushy coun.
try passed through here on his way
to Pierce county, Nebraska, where he
expects 10 make his future home.
Harry Mertz of Lake View, I,
brother to our Gene, and roya
good fellow from that sandy town
was making us pleasant visit las
week.
Albert Coomes having purchased
the Bert Lebeck house, moved Into
the same last week, he is now quietl,
ensconced under his own vine and fl
tree.
Mrs. E. B. Cousins passed through
here for Cedar Rapids, where she i
called to attend the funeral of he
beloved mother. Our sympathie
are extended.
James Foster, Sr., had the misfor.
tune to lose his home by fire last Fri
day evening. The building wa
erected in 1873 and was among tn
best in the land them days.
Not having titles enough to e.
round we omitted our honorable
mayor, thinking our neighborly cor
respondent would transfer his, with
out kick, and that would be enough
l We hear it whispered that Gray i
to have considerable building
done when the frost is out; i
should be so, for no better locatio,
for business, is unoccupied in tn
state of Iowa.
A child of John Stuarts, also on
at George Shroeder's are laying dea.
at this writing. The deadly gri]
seems to be no respector of person
and hews close to the line. The be
reaved parents have our sympathy il
their affliction. 49,
The man in the moon who sails throug
the sky,
Is the most courageous skipper;
But he made a mistake when he tried t
take
A drink of milk from the clipper"
He dipped 1t into the milky way"
And slowly, cautiously filled It;
7 But the Great Bear growled and the Littl
Bear howled,
And scared him so that he spilled it.
Catarrh Cured. A clear head an
sweet breath secured with Shiloh,