Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-06-01
Gray News.

Harry Blinka is now working for
OF. Meese.
Walter Jensen is now working for
Frank Garroute.
H. D. Mohr was quite sick day
or two last week.
Isaac Denny will paint his house
in week OF two.
Will Lewis was an Audubon visit
or one dav last week.
Elmer Audas is now assisting Lou
Barger with his farm work.
Miss Lula Doak was visiting friends
in our little hamlet last week.
John French is constructing fence
on the VIM. Lewis farm this week.
The hail storm was kind to Gray,
Sunday we only receiving very little.
/ No mail arrived Sunday or Monday
,, on account of washout on the main
line.
1t seems that fate is against holding
meetings here. 1t is trying to rain
them out.
Rev. Porter remained in town all
of last week in order to assist at the
meetings.
Doc Antrim is the daddy of new
boy baby which made his appearance
Saturday.
Theron Creveling was an over
Wednesday.
Walter Jensen purchased team of
Doc. Antrim last week, paying S35
for the same.
A few citizens Of this place attend
ed memorial day exercises at Audi
bon Tuesday.
NJ. j. Goodnow is placing the ma
chinery in the Three Mile creamery
near Manning.
Our protracted meetings which
are now in progress will close Sun
day, June 4th.
James Foster, ST., arrived from
Illinois Wednesday where he went to
attend the funeral of sister.
Tony Rasmussen arrived Monday
eve from Elkhorn where he has been
attending the Elkhorn College.
The Green Bay Lumber company's
yard here received a carload of coal
Friday which relieves the famine.
Never mind Elmer. it is only a
question Of a very short time until
you will not need horse anyhow.
The primary department of our
school gave an interesting program
Friday afternoon which was we'll
attended.
James Crow begin moving his
stock Of hardware across the street
. into his new building. Your patron
age solicited.
The mail was not thrown off here
on the Sunday down train and much
was. the murmur Of our people until
the time for the six O'Clock train.
Ham Buckner went to Chicago
last week accompanying car of cat
tie of his own and carload of hogs
shipped by Groteluschen u Forsbeck
The Odd Fellows had an extra
large attendance at their meeting
Saturday evening and as a result a
great many were caught in the storm
of that evening.
Church began here Wednesday eve
as announced but Rev. Barker was
, not present until Thursday. The
meetings are interesting and 1nstruc-
tive. Come and see.
A blind gentleman was in our city
last week selling lead pencils. The
life must be a hard one, as well as
stringent, and our people, feeling
this, helped him considerably.
Byron Soles, Emerson Shelley, Ell.
mer Audas, Albert Swaney and f. C
Hepp constituted the Gray delegation
at Manning Thursday evening taking
, in the hypnotic entertainment.
Chris Jensen has purchased the
large barn formerly owned by JOIN
. Polzine, and located on the property
he recently vacated. Chris will NOV.
the same down to his place sometime
next week.
A very fine literary program is be
! ing arranged for the last day o
7, the High school which is Fri
e day, June l6. The program will
l be given in the evening. TIE pr
n mary department closes June 2.
A number of laborers passet
through here on the Sunday train ell
route tor Ross, where they went t.
clean the stock-yards. Road masle
Swanson and Emerson Shelley, o
his section force, W ent down also.
The hypnotist, who has given en-
tertainments at Audubon and Man
ming, has been trying to secure
building here in which to give hi
exhibition. He was unable to secur
a church but is now trying for tn
school house.
Asmus Boysen arrived home tror
i his trip to Wyoming and Washing