Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-30
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with relatives in Manning.
Fred Hepp and his son, Mahlon,
went down to Audubon Sunday to
visit for a time with friends.
Rev. G. E. Bertch is holding meet
ings- at Botna during this week and
the interest has started out good.
Mrs. Newton Milford spent last Sat.
urday night visiting with her friends,
MI. and Mrs. Chat Dustin and wife.
Ernest Studeman, of Manning, has
recently purchased the Frank Sweet
farm, paying $50 per acre for the same.
Mrs. jim Chandler and Miss Lillis
Hays were up. last Wednesday
ing, and attended the Rebekah lodge.
t. B. Creveling and wife and girls
spent the day with his father and
sister.
The Mite Society met this week at
the home of Mrs. Thos. Wilson and
did some splendid work and laid some
good plans for the future.
Myrtle Milford, who is attending
school here, VENT to her homein Viola
township, last Saturday for a short
visit beneath the parental tree.
Mrs. Bertch will not be able to hold
services at Eden Valley, next Sunday,
nor either at the home church, so there
will be no services at either place.
Mrs. Louis Groteluschen and her two
children went down to the county seat
last Friday to spend the day with her
friend, Mrs. August Greenwaldt.
Mrs. Ed. Lancelot and Mrs. Wilson
went to Audubon, last week, to fix up
the papers for the Smith property, of
which the former is administrative.
Mrs. Archer and Goldie were in town
Friday visiting with friends. They
expect'to begin housekeeping for Mr..
Buck and his son the first of the
month.
Hon. Asmus Boysen and wife de-
parted Sunday for Washington City to
take IN for a time the sights and scenes
of the dizzy whirl of scenes in>the
capital.
The Standard Oil man was in town
the first of the week and went out into
the country to visit some of our stock
men who use q great deal of oil in run
ming their engines.
Henry Nedrow has sold his farm for
the tremendous high price of$7O.0O per
acre. Land in this community is
steadily advancing in price and worth
in this community.
Henry Thomas purchased one of
George Gray's best horses last Tuesday.
Henry is a good judge of horse flesh
and knows when he has a bargain, as
he has in this animal.
II. Buckner, one of the well known
men around Gray, went to Chicago
last week with a car of stock and re-
turned Monday we'll pleased with the
selling price of his stock.
Mrs. Milton Goodnow arrived home
Saturday from a two weeks stay at
home at the burial Of her mother and
visiting with relatives. Milton looks
a different man since he has no longer
to be a bachelor.
Geo. Coulter and family and Geo.
Henderson and family spent Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Jensen, chatting of the things that
most interest them and comforting over
those things that best help each other.
Mrs Wilson, mother of Thos. VIII.
son, has purchased the Smith property
on the hill, but will not get possession
until next March. She has rented the
Peterson home and will remain therein
until such time as she can get her own
pr operty.
We understand that w. E. Ramsey
n wife are soon to move to Manning,
where he will work for his father.
They have proven themselves valuable
neighbOrs and friends and will be sadly
missed by those who have associated
with them here.
Geo. Gray, ST., and Mrs. Pearl Gray
and baby are expected hnu.e .c,m
Texas this coming Saturday. ME
grandparents here are anxious to see
the little n and the daughter, while
we all will be glad to see George in the
role of q grandfather.
Peter Mundt, Elmer Audas, Emmer-
son Shelly, S. p. Petersen, Chris Ras-
mussen, Arden Shelly and Charles
Ramsey, all good wheelmen, mounted
their, bicycles and vent down to Au-
dubon last Sunday to see the sights
and enjoy the outdoor air.
Word comes back from Walter
Audas. in Poweshiek county, that he
IS in a hospital, taking treatment and
would not be back until the latter part
of this week at least. He may remain
longer as all here hope he will come
back stronger and on the high road to
recovery.
The telephone out to Roy Swanev's
rs completed and there is also n branch
cumming out to the home of Austin
Baldwin. 1t is only a matter of time
until the whole country is Il complete
met work and n can save much time
Eand many steps by complying with
of neighDors.
4 Mrs. Chas. McLachlin is expecting a
sister here soon from Vermont, their
childhood home. She is anticipating
many pleasant times visiting and talk
Sing over the childhood pranks and
sgirlhood times with one who knows
and thoroughly appreciates all those