Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-04-13
Gray News.

ooPl' SPSAeSi was d NlSllOi ucit
Tuesday last.
Mrs. James Foster was a caller at
Audubon Tueeday.
A stock train Of IA cars passed
through our town Sunday.
Miss Bertha Lewis visited with
Manning friends last week.
George McCuen has so acres of '9S
corn in the field not yet picked.
And now the farmers may begin to
sow without fear of frost or rain.
Notice the new rules posted in the
postotfice. Read and consider them.
John Needles, our tonsorial artist
is enjoying a growing trade in his
line.
Byron Soles was visiting friends
and relatives in the north over Sab
bath.
F. c. Hepp contemplates raising
his house to the heighth of two
stories.
Twenty dollars per month seems to
be the general wages for farm hands
this year.
Frank Corner and X. G. Lancelot
each have horses they would like to
dispose of.
Mrs. Lewis visited with MI. and
Mrs. John Lewis, of Manning, few
days last week.
Mrs. Emma Letter, of Valley juno
ton. visited at the home of Mrs. M.
D. Crow last week.
Theron Creveling has had the roof
of his dwelling house reshingled.
Sam milford did the Job.
Wallace Bolton and Milton Swaney
were initiated into the Modern
Woodmen Thursday night.
A gentleman was here Monday
selling spectacles. Many of our older
citizens purchased some Of his wares.
Emerson Shelley and Jake Thomp-
son did an artistic Job in the way of
cleansing at the Valley schoolhouse
Friday.
Mrs. Chas. McLachlin received the
sad intelligence Of her mothers death
at South Peacham, Vermont, Satur-
day last.
Next week will witness the return
of nearly all Of the country school
teachers of hereabouts to their duties
OF instructing the young.
John Polzin, after having the roof
of his store re-tarred, is now having
the dwelling rooms Of the same neatly
papered and otherwise repaired.
The man that was accused of TAX
ing poor widow woman's thill last
week was wrongfully accused as they
belonged to them and it is our mis-
take and we were misinformed.
Leonard Graves enjoyed the mys-
teries of the second degree in Odd
fellowship, and the banquet Satur-
day night. This lodge composed of
the best boys Oh earth is growing
very fast.
Many Of our prominent teachers
availed themselves of the opportunity
and listened to William Hawley
Smiths lecture on " Common Sense
in Literature and Art'' Friday
evening.
The M. E. church has been insured
by its trustees in the Farmers Insur-
ance Company, Of Cedar Rapids
This company is fair and reliable and
loss by either fire, lightning, lorna
does or Windstorms is promptly paid
Bruce Linn is prepared to cleal
your organs at any time. Office
hours from 8 P. NJ. to 1901 A. Nj
Call at his office on GA East Walnut
avenue and see specimens Of his work
His corps of efficient clerks will trea
you royalty.
Henry Thomas sold his drawing
outfit last week. Chris Jensen ha
J purchased the rig and is now engaged
in packing boxes to and from tn
I depot for our business men and citi
J Zens. We have not as vet learned
what Henry's plans for the tutur
1 are.
Thomas Wilson together witt
mother and sister, who have until re
! Gently occupied farm northeast O
town, have moved into our little cit,
I taking up their residence in the Ned
row building. Mr.. Wilson is assist
} ing E. G. Hepp in the latter's black
smith shop.
Our Bobtail Livery Barn" is n
: more. 1t is TO be remodelled an
fitted up in an up-to-date name
] with that pioneer horseman, Pete
J Peterson as the steering COMMITTEES
s Pete knows his business and has live,
( here long enough to know our needs
! DR.. Antrim, the retiring hostler, will
J travel through the country with hi
! veterinary equipments and cater t
necessary repairs in his line.
J CURE A COLD IN ONE DA,
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