Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-21


Miss Minnie Kruse went out to her
home by Botna last Friday and re-
manned until Monday.
Word comes back from Texas that
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gray are the proud
parents Of another girl baby.
John Archer was up Monday from
Audubon looking after business and
visiting with his old time friends
Miss Jessie Slough, mistress of the
Wayside Inn, drove down to Audu-
bon Tuesday to visit short time.
Philo Sherman and wife spent
very pleasant day at the home of w.
+. Gray's and wife's home Sunday.
The new school bell has arrived and
is now in the belfry and calls the wan
dering pupils to the house of learning.
Miss Elizabeth Blakely arrived
Tuesday from Rock Island county to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Foster, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wulfe departed
the latter part of last week for Nam
ming where they will make their fut.
ure home.
ri. B. Shelly and wife went down
by Ross Sunday and visited at the
home of their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Bovaird.
Several of the official members of the
Methodist church went up to Man
ming Saturday to attend quarterly
conference.
The ladies of the M. e. church will
at the Jas. Foster, ST., home to which
everyone is invited.
John Liken got home from Kansas
the first of the week with big herd
of cattle which he will soon have in
his yards east of town.
Mr.. apd Mrs. Will McMichael went
to Manning Monday to consult with
doctor in regard to her health which
has been very poor for long time.
Mable Coulter and Charley Garmire
entered the high school Monday and
will new strive to get the most there
is out of the natural gifts they have.
Tom Kennedy and family went
down to Audubon Monday and visited
with his mother and sister over night
while he attended the M. w. A. ban
quet.
Miss Minnie Ramsey came down.
from her home id Dedham last Satur-
day and expects to remain during the
winter months with her sister, Mrs.
Thompson.
John Lacy departed Tuesday morn
ing for Pella, where he expects to re-
main for some time and visit his
daughter, Mrs. d. L. Jackson, who
lives there.
At a regular meeting of the school
board last Friday night they formally
accepted the building from the con-
tractor and were well satisfied with.
the workmanship of the contract.
Geo. Gray returned from Chicago
last week where he has been for some
time and is visiting with his many
old time friends here who are glad to
hear his hale and hearty voice again.
Geo. Everetts, one of the best jolliest
Tuesday figuring with Peter Perion,
Co., fora big bill of lumber for new
barn that he expects to erect.
Miss Clara Shelly began the school
one mile north and two east of Ross
this Monday morning. She
had not thought of teaching this year
but they came to see her Sunday and
she accepted and began teaching Mon
day.
Jay and Van Bridenstine departed
the first of the week for Des Moines
where they expect to enter Drake
University to remain during the win
ter. Jay went as far as Casey on his
wheel from which place he will go by
train.
The meetings in the U. B. church
are still in progress, but the interest
manifest is not as great as could be de-
sired. Some are manifestlngy interest
but there is not that which should be
Civ enby all the members or with the
out slider.
Thanksgiving Day will DO red let
ter day at the home of Will Scott out
northeast of of town when the I. O. o.
F. and Rebekah lodges are invited to
his place for grand farewell dinner,
as he expects to leave, much to the
regret of his many friends.
Elmer Audas began the Brookfield
school Monday as did Howard Kittel
at the Cameron Cemetery, and Jay
Lancelot at the Valley school. This
trio OF young men are a credit to the
town as each one is not only striving
to help himself but to help someone
else.
E. E. Beems and wife expect to de-
part Sunday for Colfax, his home,
where there is to be a general reunion
of families for Thanksgiving, and the
marriage of younger sister. They are
anticipating. a good time as it is the
first time they have all been together
as family.
Uncle Jas. Foster left his team but
a few feet the other day while in Man.
ming and they suddenly took fright
and ran away. They went quick
when they started SO that he could not
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