Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11
Gray News.
Mrs. Petersen Is on the sick Ii.

John Renftle went to Indianola, on
Monday last, to attend school there.
Professor Cunningham sprained his
ankle while playing football, Friday.
Miss Nora Grow is at the Lon Gray
home lending her aid during his sick
ness.
Mrs. Pete Peterson drove to Man
ming Thursday to do a little shop
ping.
Roe Corner is very sick with lung
fever. DR.. Beers is the attending
| physician.
Milton Swaney went to Manning
Saturday and had couple OF trouble
some teeth extracted.
Ferdinand Jens, from north of
Manning, moved his family to the
Star district this week.
Freeman Gwin and family, from
near Extra, were over Sunday visitors
with on Mease and wife.
Pete Schroeder killed coon which
was running by straw stack, on his
fathers farm, one day last week.
Will Roberts was at Ross, Saturday
last, acting as engineer for Sylvester
Moore, who is running corn shelter.
A protracted meeting is in progress
at 'Botna, conducted by Rev. Bertch.
Twenty conversations there last week.
Will Wilson and wife were made
happy by the arrival OF little girl
baby girl, at their home, last week.
The play, "The Darby Wooddeal-
err will be given at the literary, in
the Foster school house, on Friday.
Doctor Beers is kept busy of late,
an extra team being necessary on
account of the unusually bad roads.
We learn that the schools of Sibley,
where Miss Belle Lancelot is teach
ing, are closed on account of diph-
| liberia.
Mrs. Bridenstine and Jay returned
from their visit ct Laurel, Nebraska,
Thursday, where they. went to spend
the holidays.
Maylon Hepp and the Misses Stella
Hepp and Clio Beers attended the
literary at the Foster school house
Friday evening.
M. M. Corners house caught fire
Sunday, but by the prompt action of
its inmates it was put out without
much damage being done.
Miss Ethel Audas, who has been
visiting with her uncle's family here
for several weeks, has returned to her
home in Poweshiek county.
A party and taffy pull was given
Friday evening by the Misses Dykes.
Some of our young people went out
and report "way up there time.
The Misses Bertha Shelly and Mol
lie Ludwig visited the school taught
by Emerson Shelly, over in Viola
township on Friday in the afternoon.
Fred Kuhn, of the Star district, is
very sick with lung fever and con-
sumption. He has been very sick for
some time and at this writing is no
better.
The protracted meetings at the
Lincoln Center school house closed
Sunday night. Much good was ac-
complished and two were taken into
the church.
The four sided question, which has
done the most for man, Grace, Grit,
Gumption or enthusiasm will be dis
cussed at the Foster school house on
Friday. There are four leaders.
Grandma Madison was eighty-siX
years old, Saturday. Although troub-
led little by rheumatism she is able
TO walk over to her neighbors occasi-
onally tor a social chat, of spell.
The Y. P. S. c. E., of Gray, will
give what is known as Birthday
Social, at the Nels Christensen home,
south Of town, on Friday, Janury 10.
Plenty to eat and good time.
H. F. WULF, President.
A handsome case for the library
was presented to the Gray High
School Tuesday by Mrs. Roberts and
Charlie Wilson. 1t is an article of
furniture both useful and ornament
a! and is appreciated by both teacher
and pupils.
The Creamery Company met last
week and transacted the usual amount
Of business. Joe Nedrow was elected
President and Groteluschen reelected
Secretary. 1t was decided totake bids
for the position of buttermaker, who
will be given commission instead of
salary. Nine directors were APP
pointed instead Of five as formerly.
On account of darkness Friday
night, the team driven by Carl Fors-
beck while on the way home from
the Dykes party, missed the road
and the buggy was overturned. Carl
succeeded in extricating himself, but
| the girls Sadie and Ella Forsheck