Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-16
Gray News.

Oiuy iNSV0s
Revival meetings at the U. B.
church begin Tuesday evening.
Miss Clara Shelley will teach school
in Woodbury. county this, winter.
Chat Dustin went to Audubon to
the soldier boys reception, Wednes-
day.
Miss Ella Dewitt is down from
Dedham visiting with friends, this
week.
Win Perrine and family were en-
tertained at the home of Fred Hepp,
Sunday.
Miss Mollie Barger will begin her
school, at No. 4, Lincoln township,
Monday.
Emerson Shelley will teach the
school at No. 4, Viola township, this
winter.
Mr.. Cragle, of Kingsley, is after
banking business and other property
interests here.
Jesse Higgins, who is working at
Ross, came home to spend Sunday
with his mother.
j. A. Grow and family, of Dedham,
were down, Monday, to the funeral
of Mrs. Talmadge.
Ethland French is keeping the do
mestic machinery running at the jim
Rice home, in Ross.
Mrs. Alex Morgan, who has been
away visiting with her sister for
some time, returned home, Monday.
John Ramsey and family are down
from DedhBm this week visiting with
his parents and sister, Mrs. Thompson.
The Ladies' Mite Society met at
the home of Mrs. r. A. Steer, We'd
nesday afternoon, to sew carpet rags.
Miss Anna Schroeder, who has been
visiting friends, at Davenport for sew
eral weeks, returned home, Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Forsbeck and daughter, Ella,
have returned from their visit at Per-
ry and Miss Ella is teaching school at
No. 6.
Mrs. Bertch, who has been away
visiting her mother at Carlisle, down
in Warren county, returned home on
Saturday.
Mrs. Gushing, who has been very
i'll for some time, is still low and
but slight hopes are entertained for
her recovery.
Mrs. Jensen, who has been i'll for
some time, is so far recovered as to be
able to be around again, Though still
in feeble health.
Harry Wulf has been afflicted with
several boils on the back of his nee k
which were so painful that he was
obliged to have them lanced.
Mrs. G. II. Earheart, who has been
in Alabama for several weeks with
her mother who was very i'll, return
ed to her home last week.
News has been received of the birth
OF a fine boy to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Mohr, now of Mapleton, but formerly
the Green Bay Lumber Company's
agent here. Congratulations are
now in order.
After an illness of several weeks
Mrs. Talmadge died about three
O'Clock Sunday morning. About two
months ago she came from her home,
at Monroe, to visit with her daughter
Mrs. Doctor Beers, and family and
although never very strong her health
was fairly good, but cold contracted
about two weeks after she came de-
veloped into pneumonia, and fol
weeks her life has been despaired Of
For several days hopes had been ell.
tertained that the crisis had passed
and she would recover, but her vital
forces were too nearly spent to rally
and Sunday morning she passed away
Every thing possible was done to allie.
viate her suffering, and all her child
rem, Mrs. Doctor Beers, Mrs. Fair
child, of Columbus, Ohio; and Chas
Talmadge, of Monroe, were with hel
almost constantly. A short service
was held over the remaids, at Doctor
Beers residence, Monday, afternoon
led by Rev. Berch, after which sh'
was taken to her home, at Monroe
where the funeral services proper tool
place and the body was laid to res
by the side of her husband, who ha,
gone before to the better land. Docto
Beers and wife and Mrs. Fairchil
accompanied her to the final restln
place.
We desire to extend our SINGER
thanks to the friends and neighbo
who so kindly assisted us during tt
illness and at the death of our believe
mother. DOCTOR l.. A. BEERS,
Mrs. EVA BEERS,