Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-11-03
Gray News.

Mrs. H. D. Mohr was quite sick
last week.
Mrs. E. j. Lancelot was Manning
visitor Wednesday.
Rousing dance at Frank Ginther's
last Saturday evening.
Chas. McLachlin was county seat
business visitor last week.
Jake Thompson is helping upon
the Boysen farm this week.
DR.. L. A. Beers was transacting
business in Audubon Tuesday.
A. F. Greenwaldt is canvassing this
week in the south part of the county.
Prof. Essley, of Glidden college,
was business visitor Saturday last.
Joe Ashley arrived from Minneso-
ia last week where he has been thresh-
ing.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James Tu-
ton, Saturday, a bright, bouncing
boy.
Ifyou have bronchos to break con-
suit Drs. Antrim, Thomas and Camp
bell.
The "Classic Songsters," for male
quartet music, are simply exquisite.
More later.
Mrs. L. N. French and daughter
attended church and Endeavor here
last Sunday.
Miss Lancelot Sundayed at home
returning to her school duties Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Browning and Ethel of Lar
land are visiting with AL and Regina
Ayers this week.
Hite Packard is busily engaged in
Gray for next year.
The railroad surveyors are gone
but say they expect to return soon
and set grade stakes.
Rev. Porter gave us one of his in
teresting discourses at the U. B.
church Sunday last.
Gray markets-corn zoe, wheat SOC,
barley &c, oats zoe, eggs 13c, butter
14c, creamery butter zoe.
Carpenters Dewitt and luton are
busy upon the large barn being con-
structed for Albert Polzin.
The Gray school had an afternoon
rhetorical exercise last Friday. A
good program was reported.
Asmus Boyson is buying up a
quantity of corn. At present Mr..
Rasmussen is selling to him..
Jas. Grow is still at Walnut taking
care of his large corn crop. Miss
Myra is attending to the store.
Our city marshal attends strictly
to business. During the muddy spell
our crossings were nicely attended to.
The Welty building has been plas-
tered and otherwise improved in pre-
paration for Freeman Gwin, who will
move there soon.
Mr.. Brown, Of Muscatine county,
brother.in law of Jerry Coulter re-
lis here for short visit.
Dollie Audas was taken quite sick
after what was supposed to be her
entire recovery. She is somewhat
improved at this writing.
Two of Mr.. Polzin's children start
ed tor the German school last Mon
day which will continue until the
spring zephyrs again blow.
The Mistletoe Creamery received
10000 pounds of milk last Monday
an increase of about 1000 pounds over
the usual quantity taken in.
Charles McLachlin shelled out
about !, 400 bushels of corn Monday
and shipped the same to Chicago.
Charles Kienast did the Smelling.
Mrs. Cozine, living south of town,
is quite sick. Gertie, who has been
attending school at this place, has
been absent this week as a conse-
quenee.
Roy Goodnow moved his family to
MAXWELL Iowa. Thursday where he
goes 10 work in the timber industry
carried On SO extensively in that To-
cality.
Nels Christensen, the cattle king
Of Audubon county, is using several
carloads of brick in the extensive i'm
provements he is making on his fine
farm east Of town.
The general report of the farmers
seems to show much better yield of
the corn crop than was anticipated.
Fifty to sixty bushels to the acre
seems to be the average.
Rev. Weaver, at the NJ. E. church
Sabbath evening, informed us he
would soon make an appointment
here for prayer meeting and song SER
vice This will he aniouahle q nd We