Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-20

Chris Bowers is building new barn
on his farm south of Gray.
Mrs. Jensen and children spent Fri
day in Manning with friends.
Jessie Packard visited at the home
OF Gus FOrsbeck the last of the week.
G. 7. Nc Lachlin will soon begin to
build a barn on his farm northwest
of the city.
Are you saving your coupons in the
voting contest. Help some good girl
to go to Buffalo.
Jack Bald contemplates the erection
OF a large corn crib and barn on his
farm southwest of town.
Mary Clarke Ct Hamlin was up to
Gray the last of the week and visited
with her sister Mrs. Aus Lunn.
Clara Beers went to Carroll Wednes-
day to spend a short time visiting with
her sister who lives in that city.
Miss Edna Beers returned to Car
roll the first of the week after a very
enjoyable visit with ~herrelatives and
Gray friends.
Mrs. Kittel and sister, Mrs. Wilde
and mother Mrs. Madsen spent the
day in Audubon visiting with their
many friends.
w. III. Lancelot and sister Belle
visited at the NJ. d. Crow home east
of town Tuesday and spent a very
pleasant day.
John O'Leary had a lively runaway
the first of the week but he succeeded
in stopping the team before any dam
age was done.
Minnie Kruse returned to her home
at Botna the last of the week. She
took Lu Bertch home with her who
returned home Tuesday afternoon.
Clara Shelly and her little brother
Allison departed for Woodbury. county
the first of the week where they will
visit a couple of weeks with their re-
latives.
The ice cream social at the Swaney
school house was a decided success.
They Melted the neat sum of Sl1 %
which they applied on a library for
this school.
Grant Lancelot is up by Manning
running the creamery this week while
his brother Jay is taking a lay off
visiting his folks in Gray and friends
at other points.
The Wayside Inn have their new
n hundred and fifty barrel cistern
completed. Dan Lynch of Audubon
did the work which is a very COM
mendable piece of work.
United States Post Office Inspector
was in Gray the past week and check
ed up the Gray office and he also COM
plimented Postmaster G.. f. Mertz on
the general appearance of his Office.
George Gray who has been making
his home in Chesterville, Texas came
ny to Gray Tuesday, from Audubon to
attend to business and to finish his
visit with his old time friends and rela-
tives.
Sylvester Moore living near Gray
accompanied John Cam of Audubon
on the land excursion to Norman
Okla, Tuesday morning where he
goes with the view of purchasing land
in this new country if he finds it suit
able.
Mrs. Stephany of Manning, sister of
Frank Rogers the restaurant man came
down from Manning, Monday, to
spend a week visiting and to assist in
the work and duties at the res
taurant during the absence of Mrs.
Rogers.
The township convention at Gray
of the Sunday School workers was a
complete success. Everyone present
had a good time and enjoyed the pro-
gram which showed that the people
are wide awake and ready to help in a
good cause.
A party was held Tuesday afternoon
at the home of l.. N. French in honor
of Luello French the occasion being
her 18th. birthday. The rain of Tues
day prevented them going and the
girls who were intending going were
seen with long faces.
Mahlon Hepp left his home at GRAY
and went to Audubon to study law IN
the law office o Theo. Myers. Mahlon
IS n OF this years graduates and one
OF the brightest members of his class
n will make a success in this bust.
ness which he has undertaken.
John O'Leary sold one ofGeo. Gray's
fancy driving teams, this week. to
Lyons a horse buyer from Des Moines
tOSoAsAhS WV uuuuItu uOllaTS IOr one,
hundred and twenty-five dollars tor
the other. This a good price for a team
but this team was extra good ones.
Remember that every cent you pay
on subscription gives you a vote to
help some worthy girl to go to Buffalo
free of charge. Save your couponsa and
help her out. She will appreciate it.
Ask your friends to help her. She
wants to go and it will do her good.
Josie Bertch daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rev. Bertch, during the con-
of last Sunday evening fell
and broke her left arm. DR.. Beers was
called and mended the fractured mem
Der and the little one is doing as we'll
as could be expected under the circum-
The little baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Ginther's passed to its eternal
place on last Sunday. The funeral SER
vices We're conducted by Rev. Gertch
and the little form was laid to rest in
the Lincoln Center cemetery where
the little one will sleep until that day
when the dead shall be called back to
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