Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-10-27
Gray News.

Corn husking is the rage of the hour.
w. j. Audas assisted in the post
Office few days ago.
Rev. Howard Kittell is picking
corn tor Mrs. Welty.
Frank Tharnish. of Audubon, was
on our streets, Tuesday.
Sale of the Barger property will
take place the 9Th of November.
JAS Barrick will move onto the
old Ingledue farm in the spring.
g. E. Mertz of Gray, made a bust
ness trip to Audubon last Monday.
AL. Meese, our far famed friend,
has been quite ill the past few days.
Albert Polzin is building new
barn on his farm, the old Suffer place.
Hite Packard has rented one humid
red acres of land Of Gray for next
year.
Doctor A. L. Beers took the third
degree in Oddfellowship, Saturday
evening.
Milton Goodnow visited with the
buttermaker at the Hamlin Creamery
last Tuesday.
Charlie Mclaughlin has got re-
hearing in his road case against the
town of Gray.
Milt Goodnough took the first de-
gree in Masonry, at Manning, last
Saturday evening.
A. G. Forsbeck recently sold forty
head of cattle to Albert Miskimmins,
over near Templetou.
Miss Dollie Audus, who has been
on the sick list for the past week, is
now rapidly improving.
Wallace Bolton, of near Audubon,
took his initiatory degree in Oddfel-
lowship last Saturday evening.
The new pastor Of the q. B..
Church, here from Scranton, has TAX
EN- up his residence among us.
Roy Goodnow is moving to Max
we'll, Story county, this week where
he will hereafter make hishome.
On account of bad roads Rev. Wea-
yer of the NJ. e. Church failed to fill
his appointment here last Sunday
Miss Amy Owens, of Bayard, was
visitor at the Gray school, Tuesday.
She is canvassing for some education
al work.
There will be Republican mass
of r
Monday evening. Elliot and Cosson
will speak.
Snow, cutting blast, rain, sleet,
slush, heavy roads and everything
else has been the condition of things
the past week.
Rev. Porter will preach. in the U.
B. church, Sunday afternoon. All
who wish to hear good sermon
should be present.
A teachers meeting will be held
at the school house, in GRAY, next
Saturday. All interested in educa.
tional matters should attend.
Dan Craney is up from Pottawat-
tamie county looking after his farm
interests in his locality and visiting
with old line friends. He will prob
ably stay about week.
James Grow has been over at Wal
nut for the past ten days looking
after farm business at that place His
daughter, Miss Myra, has charge of
the store during his absence.
Hite Packard is moving into the De
Witt house, Dewitt goes into the
Gwin house aud Mrs. Welty is hav-
ing her house plastered and painted
ready for Mr.. Gwin to occupy.
The population Of Gray has in
creased by membership of two
since this time last week by the ar
rival of two new boys, one at the
home of Ed Mitchell, and the other
at Mr.. Beckman's.
A letter received this week from
Mrs Wiley, states that the
grading of the Gray schools and
those ot Chicago, which her children
are attending; are so nearly alike that
the girls Fl nicely in the grades there.
The Gray school is not out of date We, !
The household goods of G.. p.
Wiley, which have been stored in
the building formerly used as a
butcher shop, were shipped to Chica-
90, Mr.. Wiley's present home, last
Tuesday. The upholstered furniture
was found I" he greatly damaged
since it was stared away.
A good meeting If the Christian
Endeavor was held last Sunday. The
number Necessary for a quorum was
changed from fifteen to seven. MI.
Meek was admitted as anactive m en-