Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-09
GRA1.nEWS

Geo. Bald is building new barn
"a % feet.
Little George is at Bridgewater,
Adair county.
1t will pay you to read Mertz new
advertisement.
Ora Corner has rented Grandpa
Greenlee's farm for '99.
Ed. Steere has lost nearly his whole
herd of hogs by cholera.
A special ran down the track Sum
day just ahead of the regular.
DR.. Beers and children were doing
business at Manning Saturday.
A well organized literary society is
in full bias. at Lincoln center.
Pete Moller and AL. Coomes were
looking over Ida county last week.
Carl Rott became the happy dad Of
big boy that came to his house last
Sunday.
The wife Of our :: Nasby" is visit
itg for three weeks with a sister in
Cherokee county.
Fred Sutter shellea and hauled
fifteen hundred bushels of corn to
this market last week.
A. G. Forsbeck and John Ayers &C
companied shipment of stock to
Chicago Saturday night.
The Y. P. S. c. E. takes charge of
the Christmas doings which insures
it to be :. bowling success. .
John Ayers returned to his Penn
sylvania home last week there to re-
main and care for the old folks.
Rabbit hunting is the order of the
day. The best catch we have heard
of is by Bob Clark-2O in half day.
VIM. Freely boughta very pretty
hard coal stove of Greenwaldt n
Groteluschen last week just before
the blizzard.
George Gray bought feed mill
last week and attached it to his
engine in the elevator. He now
grinds feed for his cattle.
Bill Clark got through picking his
corn crop during the blizzard. Only
few rows left, hence the anxiety to
finish up before the weather got
worse.
Miss Sadie Forsbeck is still very
sick at her home here and is watched
over continually by her many friends.
A slight change for the better is
noticeable.
The Endeavorer social at the M. E.
church Saturday night was up to the
standard. Not large crowd present
but they enjoyed an exquisite pro-
gram, luscious supper and went
home happy.
Miss Ida Wickwire possessed her.
self of husband at Dale last week.
We have not the pleasure of an &C
quaintance, but Miss Ida was pri-
mary teacher here for one term and
was generally respected.
Peter Hansen, one of the progress
sive German farmers Of this town.
ship, is building an A 1. hog house
with all modern conveniences. He
had shipped to him two full blood
Chester White pigs from noted
breeder in Waukon, Iowa.
The Oddtellows Saturday nigh,
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term:
w. II. Lancelot, Noble Grand.
W. Z. Scott, Vice Grand.
F. c. Hepp, Treasurer.
w. j. Audas, Secretary.
Arthur Kittson, for many years al
honored citizen of this township, sole
his fine farm west of town last weel
i, to Mr.. Detlef Aslnus, and concluding
to remain with us longer has pur
chased the John Hench farm in soutf
Lincoln and will take possession
about the first of the year.
About 100 head of feeding cattl'
broke down fence in one of Gray
feed lots and took the road. They
were met near Templeton seven miles
away by Klaus johnson, a neighbol
who knew them. He headed them
for home and Oh rounding them al
forty were missing which were how
ever recovered next day at neigh
boris.
A little the smoothest line of Xmas
goods that has been in this city fo
years is now on sale at the drug store
and prices are as low as the class O.
goods there shown can be sold for, it
not necessary now for the people o
Gray aud vicinity to go to othe
towns for Christmas presents for they
can be found now at the Blizzart
Drug Store in profusion.
The luxury committee of the Chris
tian Endeavorers took an old fashion
ed sleigh ride Saturday night o.
rather Sunday at a couple O'Clock il
the morning, after the dishes wer
washed from the supper. OF cours
they had the conventional upset, ant
all rolled out in the beautiful snow
No bones were broken and all retir
ed before the break Of day.
Have you heard Merits Music Bo:
she is hummer. cannot play i
all your door yards, but l can saw
you all money if you will give m
your exclusive drug trade. If yol
anticipate buying gold watch o
anything in the jewelry line. l ca
ohSolutaly save Won Oh ner cent n