Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-10-31

Ed Lancelot returned last week from
his Kansas trip and while there pur-
chased farm just over the Nebraska
line but in the best part of the country.
He believes he has bargain and
hopes to move there some time in the
future.
Deputy Sheriff Sherman Humph-
reys was up Monday night serving
suppoenas on witnesses and visiting
friends to see how they were progress
sing politically. Sherm is quite pop
ular fellow among the boys and knows
how to meet them.
| Mrs. Chandler, of Audubon, was up
last Wednesday evening and attended
a meeting of the Rebecca Lodge. She
IS we'll up in the work and the ladies
are always delighted when she comes
up. She stayed here the next day and
visited with the members.
| Chris Jensen, the road boss and
street commissioners, has been spend
ing much Zine lately looking after the
roads and he is getting them in first
class repair. He has attended to his
work faithfully and his work is duly
appreciated by the people.
Geo. Gray is expected home next
Saturday to cast his vote. Few men
would travel that distance and pay as
much to vote, but he believes he is an
American citizen and should exercise
the right of suffrage and then if things
60 wrong he has the right to say SO.
Henry Thomas began laying the
foundation for the new NJ. w. A. hall
last week, but part of the stone did
not arrive, SO he had to stop. They
are growing quite impatient as they
want to get it done and to get in their
new home. AS soon as everything ar
rives they will push it to rapid COM
pletion.
The Gray dancing club met last
Saturday night and organized for their
winters amusement. They expect to
have many pleasant evenings and
have rented the new hall now being
built by the M. w. A., and hope to
have their first dance about Thanks
giving. The following officers were
elected: G. Eugene Mertz, president;
Austin Linn, secretary; Elmer Beers,
treasurer.
Miss Maggie Fox has resigned her
position as dining room girl at the
| Wayside Inn and has gone to her
home up near Templeton. Miss Fox
made many friends during her stay
here who regret to have her leave.
Those who had become accustomed to
meeting her in the dining room are
especially sorry to have her leave, as
she had learned their wants and served
them we'll.
Revival meetings will begin at the
U. B. church next Thursday evening,
November 7th. Presiding Elder W.
I. Cronk, of Toledo, Iowa, will be
present for about week to assist in
the meetings, and will preach each
night while here. Also quarterly
meeting will be held Saturday and
Sunday, November 9th and 10th. Rev.
Cronk is an able preacher and all
should take advantage of the oppor-
tunity of hearing him.
James Burkey, candidate for county
supervisor on the democratic ticket,
was in town Tuesday shaking hands
with the boys and getting acquainted.
Jim is one of the best farmers in the
county and perfectly honorable and
fair ins- all his dealings. He is fair
minded and possesses a good amount
OF practical common sense that has al
ways been admired by his friends and
neighbours and if he is elected he will
make good conscientious official.
Hon. John Herriott, Of Stuart, can
didate for lieutenant governor on the
republican ticket, and Hon. Asmus
Boysen, candidate for reelection on
the republican ticket to the Office of
representative, viii speak in Gray No
vember LIST. Mr.. Herriott is one of the
few politicians who are perfectly fear
less in their utterances and he gained
q reputation last year by his utteranc-
es. Mr.. Boysen is we'll known to ev-
eryone around as he is q familiar fig
ure in Gray. The people will be we'll
instructed and entertained.