Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-24
GREELEY.

Merry dance at VIM. Fuckers Sat-
urday night.
Bang! Bang! Bang! goes the corn
against the boards.
Oscar Ward bought four fine heif-
ers from Will Benton.
S. S. Berry is attending, court in
the capacity of both grand juror and
defendant
The party at Claude Jayne's home
Wednesday evening was rare treat
of pleasantly.
Will and Henry Benton bought the
cattle that Mr.. Lyle brought with
him from Missouri.
We are pleased to be able to report
change for the better in the condi-
ton of Isaac Covalt.
Geo. Kness and family, of Audu-
bon township, spent pleasant Sab
bath with his parents.
Stephen Marien had monument
placed over the grave of his little boy
this week. A gentleman from At
lantic did the work.
Mrs. Chas. Boehme, of Audubon
township, fingered at the home of her
parents last week, cheering her moth
err through spell of sickness. Her
daughter, Miss Maud Boehme, is con-
tinuing the same kind of offices this
week.
The porkers and heeves, developed
to excellence in the feed lots of f rank
Duvall and Sam Gardner, were start
ed on their way to Chicago last Sun
dav. Frank, Sam, Asa johnson and
Morris Armstrong accompanied the
stock and will do little red paint
ing in our great emporium.
A strange and frightful looking
combination of hair and rags having
the dim outlines of human form
was seen few days since, to creep
stealthily from grove in this vicin-
ity and go waddling along the lone
highway near the Luke Baker farm.
1t approached certain house, the
lady of which would have received
serious fright had it not been for the
remarkable self possession of a certain
trio of schoolma' ans, who, strange to
say, arrived at that place few NOM
ents prior to the appearance of this
human monstrosity, and, as if anxious
for its welfare, departed soon after it's
disappearance down the country road.
The next one to encounter this rare
specimen of biped was neighbor c.,
whose searching questions and pene-
trating gaze SO unnerved the "Weary
Willie" that Mr.. G. scented a mys-
terry, which, after securing the aid of
his two sons and being incidentally
reinforced by Mr.. A. and his son, he
proceeded to solve. They concluded
that this poor straggler must be the
last and perhaps the first of strange
race, and decided to capture it. Al
ter an exciting chase they brought the
queer little tramp to bay in the same
grove from the shadows of which he
had crept but few hours before.
The elateo pursuers were just craning
their necks to crow over their success
when this bogus hobo vanished
through the doorway of the house sit
uated in this grove. AS this is the
home and boarding place of the afore-
mentioned schoolma'ams, and as they
were known to be at home, lively
scene was expected; but imagine the
surprise Of these good neighbors when
all within and about the house set
tied into an ominous silence, compel
ling them to beat a retreat in order to
rescue their reputation from jeopardy.
There are different opinions in regard
10 the mystery. Some think the
creature evaporated beneath the
bright and winsome smiles of the
schoolma'ams, while others are in
clined to believe that r. L. Steven
sons little book entitled CDR. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde,'' explains the whole
affair.
The mystery is deep,
But we all suppose
Twas cute little lady
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