Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-24
GRA1 NEWS.

school Friday.
Webster Firebaugh was on the
sick list this week.
F. G. Hepp received his new turn.
ing lathe Saturday.
Walter Fiscus will start for Wyo-
ming in few days.
DR.. Brooks was professionally call
ed to our city this week.
Walter, the infant son of John
Polzin is very sick of lung fever.
George Gray, Jr., was a business
visitor at Audubon Tuesday last.
Cattle Buyers Finch and Northup,
of Ross, were in our village Monday.
John O'Leary took a grist of
wheat to mill for George Gray Mon
day.
Miss Julia Wilson was an over
Sunday visitor at the home of M. M.
Corner.
w. j. Lancelot is very i'll of alb
scess Of the tongue and other COM
plants.
Jacob Christensen, one of John
Hates hustling clerks, was on our
streets Monday.
The father and mother of Mr..
Mohr arrived Saturday for short
visit with him.
Ora Corner and mother were trans
acting business in the county capital
one day last week.
The machinery is now being placed
in the creamery and everything will
soon be in running order.
Sam milford moved his family on
to the farm east of town which has
been until lately titled by George
Henriksen.
Lawrence Finnerty mas returned
from his winter visit at his boyhood
home at Berlin, Wisconsin, and is
again a familiar figure of Gray and
vicinity.
Miss Myra Grow who has been
visiting relatives in Colorado for the
past six months returned Thursday.
She reports very pleasant visit in a
very pleasant country.
The EDdeavorers are intending to
have social in the near future to
raise funds for Cuban relief. Besides
this many personal contributions are
being made. Time for the social will
be given later.
The question for debate Resolv.
ed, That women should be granted
the right of Suffrage was won, by
the negative side Friday. Next ques.
ton: Resolved, That Hawai-
should be annexed.
Revivals were closed last Frida,
night to be continued Thursday anc
Friday, the Oath and 25th. Elder
Miller will be present at these meet
ings as we'll as at quarterly meeting
Saturday and Sunday following.
We think that Gray would do wei
to follow in the footsteps of the sur
rounding towns in contributing
funds for Cuba's relief. Manning
Audubon, Extra and Templeton hav
all contributed great deal anc
knowing how badly help is needed il
enough cause for asking you for you
aid.
A number of people unceremon
iously walked in at the residence o
James Spear, ST., Tuesday eve, tn
occasion being Mr.. Spears 44tl
birthday. An enjoyable evening wa
spent so quickly that few reached
their homes until the clock hat
struck its fourth time after the mid
night hour.
An interesting Endeavor meeting
was held Sunday last. The subjec
was Temperance, Grant Lancelot
leader. A large crowd was in attend
ance and much interest manifested
Aside from the decision to hold So
cial for funds for Cuban relief nc
business was transacted. After thu
meeting Rev. Woods preached one o.
his we'll known soul stirring sermons
In last weeks Advocate citizen q
Gray is accused of being the author
OF the following found in the "Ques.
lions and Answers column of tho
State Register:
Gray, loWa:-PleaSe answer in the
Weekly Register: Has there recently
been law passed which permits :
man to have more than one wife il
the state of Iowa? ! am Informed
that a section Of the new code can bt
so construed. f. A.
Now it is too bad that anyone
should have taken the trouble of in
vestigating and finding the originate,
OF the foregoing. Too bad indeed
but such is the case. We were moi
fortunate enough to find it to be the
editor Of the Advocate, but we are
tod it has been traced to the door Of
prominent Audubon citizen. The
initials give clue to all and may bt
easily traced by others.