Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-05-04
Gray News.
AL. Ayers was in our CITY Tuesday

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Gray is now blessed with two meat
wagons.
George Gray, Sr., departed for
Texas Tuesday morning.
Miss Bertha Lewis is now in Man
ming learning the millinery.
VIM. Lewis and DR.. Beers had
their houses papered last week.
Glen McCuen papered the Charles
McLachlin house, Tuesday last.
No Endeavor was held here Sunday
because OF the inclement weather.
j. c. F. Wicker lost valuable
horse Tuesday night while in our
city.
Ora Corner is farming part of the
! George McLachlin farm north of
town.
Forsbeck & Groteluschep shipped
three cars of stock from this place
Saturday.
An agent for the Iowa State Regis
ter was here Tuesday last securing
new subscribers.
George Lacy had mare and colt
killed by lightning during the storm
of last Thursday.
Mrs. H. D. Mohr arrived Saturday
from several days visit with rela-
tive at Wall Lake.
H. B. Shelley is assisting at the
carpenter work on the Roots resi-
deEce west Of town.
A very ungentle hailstorm occurred
here Sunday, some Of the stones be-
ing as big as walnuts.
Our creamery began Tuesday run.
ming every day instead of every other
day as during the winter.
Mrs. Charles KILLER and son arriv-
ed Tuesday from a five-weeks' visit
in the eastern part of the state.
Dewey Day was properly celebrat-
ed by our young people in the old
time custom of hanging May baskets.
Sam Handles insured his entire
property in the Farmers Insurance
Company, of Cedar Rapids, last
week.
Miss Alta Grow was up from Au-
dubon visiting with friends and look
ing after business matters connected
with her property here.
A fine entertainment consisting of
songs, recitations, etc., will be rem
dered by the school children at the
school house Friday afternoon.
j. G. F. Wicker, of Audubon, was
in our town last week working in
the interests of the Continental In
surance Company, of Hartford, Con-
necticut.
w. II. Lancelot arrives here Satur-
day from Lineyille. He will spend
his vacation here after which he will
again return to Lineville, where he
has been elected for the ensuing year.
7. B. Creveling announces his in
tenticn Of giving three per cent of his
cash sales to the churches OF Gray,
beginning May lst Help your
church.
&c. Hepp was at Manning Satur-
day. On his return he left for Chi
cago. He has the Groteluschen &
Forsbeck stock in care during his
trip there.
A paper received here from Bra
man, Oklahoma, Territory, contains
the announcement of F. p. Rees who
has purchased general merchandise
store at that place. His family will
soon move to that place.
Gus Forsbeck has been troubled
considerably lately by having his
cattle chased during the night by
dogs. Owners are requested to keep
their dogs out of his pasture before
the affair becomes serious.
A gentleman from Vail arrived
here Tuesday with his family and
household goods, moving the latter
into the George Gray property re-
Gently vacated by John PoIzin. He
is to take charge Of the Polzin &
Fisher Company's store. Mr.. Pol
Yin will return to his farm and re-
create himself at that work the en-
suing year.
IL. B. Shelley, Mrs. Altman and
Mrs. Mary Nedrow were the enter
prising people who had sidewalks
constructed along their property here
last week. The council also or
dered the construction Of two new
crossings. These Improvements are
hailed with pleasure by our towns
people. One more lot yet remains
without this addition but it will not
be SO very long.