Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-12-07
Gray News.

Our school had vacation thursday
and Friday of last week.
An addition is being built on the
rear end of the bank building.
Miss Stella Hepp spent part of last
week with friends at Manning.
Several car loads of rock and brick
have arrived for the new elevator.
w. G. Elliott, of Audubon,
collector was up on business, Friday.
The restaurant recently opened is
doing fair business and promises to
be success.
j. a. Crow and wife, of Dedham,
were down to the Odd Fellows
supper Oh Thanksgiving Day.
Miss Minnie Ramsey, of Dedham,
is at the home Of her brother, Harry,
the blind broom maker, this week.
Clark Hester and family moved
this week to their new farm recently
purchased down near Cameron Center.
jim Barrick and wife, north of
town, were made happy by the arriv-
81 of bright little girl at their home
one day last week.
Harry Blimpke, who has been Wis
iting his parents for two or three
weeks, has returned and again resum-
ed work for Oh. Mease.
The play, Z" Hans Won Smash" is
being prepared to be given at the lit
erary, at the Foster school house,
sometime in the near future.
Miss Ethel Robinson spent Sunday
With Ada Kittell. She started for
Audubon but missed the train which
necessitated her remaining with us.
One of our citizens remarked or
Thanksgiving evening that the clown
portion of an extensive circus was in
town. He had run into the masquer.
aders on their way to the hall.
Hiss Myrtle Handles departed Tues
day of last week for Colorado to try
the pure air of that genial cline fol
the restoration of her health, which fol
several months has been veey poor.
Clint Russell, of Manning, has beer
2 holding down the depot work Will,
Charlie Wilson and family went tc
Cedar Rapids to be present at the wed
, ding of his wlfe's sister, Miss Mauc
Rollins, which took place last week
The Stuart warehouse, which wa
! purchased by the Trans Mississippi
Grain Company, is being torn dow
and the lumber will be utilized in TIN
/ construction of the new elevator. Will
Barger and Chat Dustin are doing tn
, work.
The U. B. Quarterly Meeting viii
} be held at Lincoln Center next Satur
) day and Sunday. The Presiding Eide
G.. w. Miller, of Des MONIES, will b
; present and preach both forenoon an
afternoon Of Sunday, also Saturda
} evening. Every body invited.
5 Some of the members with thei
J wives were at the Odd Fellows sup
) per, Thanksgiving evening, in spite c
the lnclement weather and quite mic
J time was had at the home of DoctC
; Beers, where they met. Oysters and
y genersl supper was served and a
5 report a very pleasant evening.
( A literary society was organized q
: the Foster school house, Friday nigh
s which, Judging from its starting on
y promises to be a grand success. A clu
) was formed which will see that son
? kind of entertainment is prepared fc
} each evening besides the usual deba
3 ing, thus uniting pleasure with prof
y Hans Jensen placed his hand on tt
: side Of the washing machine while
< was in use ard the cover fell down Q
: one Of his fingers crushing it and con
s pletely severing the nail. He has
y very sore finger, but under the skill
; fnl treatment Of Doctor Beers it
? improving and he hopes soon to
J able to again attend school.
r NJ iss Edna Beers visited for sever
y days, last week, at Dedeam with h
) friend, Nellie Crow Monday she l.
2 turned home bringing Miss Nell
J with her who will visit in our con
3 munity for several days. From he
y she will 60 to Audubon for day
3 two, returning to her home, up
3 Dedham, sometime next week.
= Tony Sands went to Chicago, Sa
= urday, with a car Of stock. He eXpec
sy to embark from there for his old hon
! in Denmark to view again his natl
z hills and visit the familiar scenes
y his tatherland and to see again the re
s atiyes and friends which he left
~ hind when he came to America to SCI
& his fortune, several years ago.
s The report was circulated Thank
= giving Day that the long expect
n wedding had taken place and prepa
q atious fora grand charivari were ma
5 but later in the day il was contradit
z ed and our disappointed boys ha
~ laid aside their inhalmonious instr
9 mcuts Of torture for future use, fet
~ ing they win not have long to wa
p There is some prospect Ola mn
* needed addition 10 our town, int
- form Of a butcher shop Os Linn G
Y ) meets tD start my soon ana SiilD1y n