Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-08-12
Gray Department.


Sandy Peterson is under the wea-
ther.
"On to Klondyke" " is being agitat-
ed by some.
Miss Belle Lancelot was visiting
Normal Friday.
Little Betsy McLachlin is the pet
of the household.
Will Mitchell will soon go to north
western Iowa to thresh.
Albert David is again on our streets
after a two weeks illness.
Bert Steere has gone to Alliance,
Nebraska, to visit q friend.
Emerson Shelley stepped on nail
which caused him much pain.
Ed Mitchell is having his house
painted, Mahlon Hepp, artist.
Albert Gutzmeyer is the proud
father of a bouncing girl baby.
Have you heard "The Pride of the
Ball." It's exquisite-out o. sight.
Miss Lathrop and brother, of Raj
ston, are visiting Rev. Hayden and
family.
Fred Hepp is one of the busiest
men in town. His shop is in a con-
slant hum.
Bert Davidson, of Dale City, i:
again visiting near and dear friend
over Sunday.
Hite Packard was very much indis.
posed last week on. account of {
poisoned hand.
Markets-Wheat 6Oc, corn 22- oati
15c, barley about zoe, hogs $3.50 mt
ter &c, eggs Sc.
A. G. Forsbeck has finished thres.i.
ing. Wheat yielded 21 bushels, bar.
ley 20 bushels per acre.
The U. B. sociable was quite salts.
factory in financial way. They re-
allied about $500 profit.
Frank Burns has been appointed
postmaster of Ida Grove much to the
satisfaction of his friend, Pete Moller
Mrs. John Lewis, of Manning, and
Mrs. Chas. Tucker visited the past
week at the VIM. Lewis home, south
of town.
There is a project on foot to light
our town by electricity, supplied
from some adjacent power, but where
is the power?
A long haired gentleman was do
ing the town and adjacent country
last week for the unwritten history
of Gray. He cleaned up about $40
NJ. E. jenkins has again disposed
OF his interest in the billiard hall to
Cal. Lamm, of Viola Center. Cal.
intends to give comfortable shave
to all who apply.
A Sac City minister was entertain.
ing a number of friends last weel
when some boys stole a freezer full OF
ice cream made up for the occasion
They can't blame Q. Eugene for that
surely.
Some of our young people attended
Lemen Bros circus Wednesday af
ternoon and wanting something bet
ter to talk about listened to Prof
Laylander's lecture at the NJ. E
church before returning.
H. B. Shelley is adding the finish.
ing touches to his new house which
is planned for comfort. Hod Free
of Manning, is doing the plastering
building chimnies, ETC., which in
sures good workmanship.
A. d. Gray, having sold his prop
erty, will investigate north Minneso
ia in the near future with view t,
locating. During his absence Mrs
Gray and children will visit her par
ents in Pocahontas county.
Grandma Matson, aged 80, is bein.
visited by her old chum, Mrs. Messer
smith. nearly as old, from Ceda
county, Nebraska. Both are enjoy
ing pretty good health and able t,
walk about the city calling.
The adjustor came and settled will
August Kenast for lightning's havo
which destroyed his barn. Anothe
partial loss was adjusted last wee
for the forcible entering of Geo
Gray's elevator by lightning, b.
thunder.
The Modern Woodmen had a live
ly meeting Tuesday evening and a
addition at special meeting Tpssda
evening. This live camp also attend
ed the picnic at Manning "Wednesday
Every man that can do SO should be
come a Woodman.
Edward Doughty, treasurer of En-
NETT county, died last week. He bu
recently took out S3, 900 of life insul
ance in the Woodmen lodge. Th
will smooth the rough edges of stril
gent money matters and cause a vic
!, ow and children to bless that populs