Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-27

sylvester Moore returned from his
trip to Oklahoma the first of the week.
He Intends to depart for Oklahoma in
the near future with his thrashing out
MT to help thrash out the large crops of
grain which they have in that ountr
sell engine so as to have the best ma
chinery to work with.
a Republican caucus was held at.
Lincoln Center on last Monday night
to select delegates to attend the County
Convention which was held at Audu-
bon Wednesday. The following are
the delegates that attended the con
vention: John Miller, Silas Briggs,
Z. +. Merry, H. Buckner, n. Detwel-
er, John Cameron, Jas. luton, Grin
WEIGH, A. Ct. Forsbeck. This town
ship is allowed nine delegates.
\ number of young people from
Gray are attending the summer school
in Audubon. We have some of the
brightest and smartest young menand
women in Gray that can be found any
where who believe in so fitting them
selves in the educational world that
they can fill the higher and best posi-
tons in school work. The following
left..their homes to attend school at that
place: Clara Shelly, w. NJ. Blachley,
Elmer Andas, H. Kittell, Ada Kitteil,
Ada Shelly and Dora Schroeder.
John Myers, living south of Gray,
was the victim of an accident, this
week, which might have resulted in
something more serious, but Fortunate
ly did not. He was standing across
the road from Polzin's grove and Aug.
Massen was shooting birds in this
grove and shot low and the ball came
where he was and struck him in the
t1eshy part of the leg. Doctor Beers
and a doctor frem Manning dressed
the wound and he is getteng along as
we'll as could be expected under the
circumstances.
Roy Swaney and Jess Lester while
returning from Manning Thursday
where they had been witnessing the
Mccormick program the team became
frightened and ran away completely
demolishing the buggy. The boys
were thrown out and were bruised UP
considerable but no dangerous accident
happened. The team became lost and
could not be found for two days then
they We're found in Branhorst's barn,
He found the horses near his place one
OF the snaps on the end of one line
having caught on the top wire of the
barbwire fence and held them securely
until released.
The infant babe of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Gusts passed away last Wednesday.
by Rev. Elhers at Lincoln Center and
the little form was laid to rest in this
cemetery. Thus another pure and in.
nocent babe just in the days of it's
little life has gone home to the good
kind Father who does everything we'll
and for the best. Ills hard to
think that II must lose one so dear
to them but we must trust in one
higher and realize that all was for the
best. This child was only a few weeks
old but in this short time it had Great
ed a deep love in the parents hearts so
1T Will long be remembered by its sor-
rowing parents who have the SYM
pathy of the whole community in
their sad atfiiction.
Following is the list of nc sinees as
prepared by the committee who are
to be considered at the elect of the
Christian Endeavor, Sunday evening
June 30th.--
Presidents-Mrs. Campbell, John
Renttle.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. Beers, Henry
Wulf.
Secretaries-Lottie luton, Oracle
Lancelot.
Treasurers-Addie Kittell, Bertha.
Shelley.
Choristers-Minnie Ramsay, Emer--
son Shelley.
Organists-Estella Hepp, Clio 3eers.
Prayer Meeting Commlttees-Mrs.
G. E. Bertch. Howard Kittell.
Social Committees-Mollie Barger,
Mrs. Christensen
Literary Committees-Jessie Pack
ard, Fannie Welty.
Lookout Committees-Chas. Ram
say, William WEIGH.
Press Committees-Gracie Lanclot,
Clio Audas.
Relief Committees-Rev. G.. E..
Bertch, Anna Deuney,