Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-03-01
Gray News.
Miss Edna Beers was a Manning
visitor Saturday.


Miss Edna Beers was a Naming
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Will Smith is on the sick list
this week-ill of la grippe.
Gus Forsbeck, his wife, Carl and
the baby are i'll, Of lagrippe.
L. N. French and wife were visit
ors at the Swaney home Tuesday.
Emerson Shelley went to Audubon
Saturday to take the teachers exam
nation.
Mrs. w. f. Gray was very sick
several days lass week, but is slowly
improving again.
Fred Sutter had corn shelters last
week who shelled out couple thou
sand bushels of his corn.
A little girl has been making her
home at the w. j. Waycotf home
since some time last week.
H. G. Mundt has been on the sick
list for several days and is still I'M
able to wait on customers.
Little Beatrice Stephany, of Man
ming, was an over night visitor at the
Doctor Beers home, Sunday.
Sam Handles has added gasoline
engine to the extensive improve
ments on his ranch. He had it set up
last week.
Mrs. Buford, OF Perry, returned to
her home Tuesday after short visit
with her sister, Miss Jessie Slough,
at Gray's ranch.
Sunday while Frank Flynn was
trying to break a young horse of Sam
Randles' to ride he was thrown and
his leg was broken.
Doctor Beers and wife and Walter
Audas and wife attended the Fifty
First Iowa Band concert, at Audubon,
last Monday night.
Everett Smith took the train, Mon
day, in answer to telegram which
conveyed the sad news that his moth
er was dangerously ill.
Miss Lottie Delaney who has been
visiting at the H. B. Shelley home
for some time went TO Audubon Fri
day to take the examination.
Among the victims of la grippe
this week are Mrs. Chas. McLachlin,
Will Smith and wife, Clio Beers,
Florence Hepp and Mabel Welty.
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II. B. Shelley went to Iowa county
Saturday to visit with his parents
and other relatives who reside there
He expects to be absent about two
weeks.
| The word comes from Len Briden.
slime, at Colorado Springs, that his
daughter Belle, who is there for the
benefit of her health, is not SO vel
as usual.
Monday evening eighteen of Mat
Smiths little friends gathered at hel
home to celebrate her tenth birthday
1t was a happy surprise to her anC
she, as we'll as the guests. thoroughly
enjoyed it.
Preparations are being made for {
surprise party, Thursday evening, a,
the H. 3. Shelley home, to be givel
for Miss Lottie Delaney who will re-
turn to her home, Friday, otter two
weeks visit with them.
Miss Title Carlson, who has beer
working at the ranch for severa
months, is visiting with her sister
Mrs Claus johnson. for two or thre,
weeks before going to keep house TO
her brother, who is farming up nea
Templeton.
Surprise parties are the fashion il
this vicinity of late Wednesday
evening number of our citizens sur
prised the Love Estes family by goins
out for last social evening with then
before they go to their new farm
over in Viola.
There will be box supper at TIN
Swaney schoolhouse on the evening
of March 10th. The proceeds will b.
used to buy books for the school lib
rary. An extensive program is beins
prepared and good time is assured
All are invited.
Miss Grace Swaney was obliged tt
give her school vacation last weel
on account Of Ia grippe. She is still
tnsselling with the disease, and Dolly
Dykes has taken her place in TIL
school room until she is able to again
take charge of it.
Doc. Rutledge came by team from
his home at Herman, Nebraska, las
week, crossing the Missouri river OF
the ice. He will visit at the home o
his uncle, w. L. Swaney, for a few
days and if the weather remains colo
will return the same way.
Lou Cole went to Dakota this weel
and to the farm he recently purchased
up there. His wife and children will
stay with her parents, in Manning
until he builds house and make
some other Improvements ready t,
receive them when they will go there
March will witness many change
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