Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-28
81. G.. Rice, of south of Old Ham

FL. G.. Rice, of south of Old Ham
lin, was the lucky holder of ticket
number nineteen which drew the
twenty-five piece tea set at the Zion
and Percy store in this town. They
will have another contest just before
Christmas in which the purchaser of
fifty cents worth of goods is entitled
to one guess on the number Of beans,
lemons and grains of corn in sealed
jar, the prize being forty-nine piece
dinner set.
Charles Spencer is catching right
onto domestic affairs since the happy
event the other day in which he was
one of the principal characters. He
believes in economy SO to save
time In going to the store SO fire.
quently when the supply of an arti-
Gle is exhausted and putting his be-
lief into practice purchased enough of
certain kind of needle, the first of
the week, to last him at least five
years, anyway that's orr experience.
just Justensen, of this city, wend-
ed his way to Omaha, on Monday, to
visit his Christina and from an au-
thentic source it is the belief that I'M
less something unforeseen occurs that
when he returns he will be accompa-
MED by that young lady as his wife.
Next week we are promised all the
particulars. There is one thing sure
that he will have regular old fash
toned serenade upon his return, 30 all
the big boys say and they generally
know.
Upon the occasion of the marriage
of Miss Lille Crees and Mr.. Charles
Spencer which happy event occurred
on Wednerday, November 20, 1901,
they received many pretty and useful
gifts from their relatives and friends,
as tokens to remind them of the we'd
ding day, of which the following is a
partial list:
Set dining room chairs, Mr.: and Mrs. George
Spencer bedding and six napkins. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joel Crees; bed spread, MIR. and Mrs 4. II.
Spencer; lamp. Mr. and Mrs. W. NJ. Crees bed
cake basket, Elizabeth Spencer, silver pickle
Mrs. John Crees; china berry dish, Mr.. and Mrs.
John VIM, of Red Oak, Iowa sofa pillow and
celery holder, Emma Spencer pair of towels.
| James Crees; celery dish, Jessie Gerard table
| cloth, Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Young; silver cruet,
James Bradley; table cloth: Mary and Roxena
Percy silver butter knife and sugar she'll Eta
| Spencer; salad dish, Nora McDaniels and Mark
Story; set of irons, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Crees
carving set, w. P. Oaks and son; six napkins,
Julius Peterson; lamp. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Crees
pair towels, Clyde Crees: six Napkins Edward
| Grees; water set, Thomas, Whit and Emma
Crees; pair of towels, Mrs. William Coleman
| and Mrs. Laura Hines, Madrid, Iowa; fancy
plates, Mabel and Ebert Gearheart; fruit dish.
| Frank Percy; cracker bowl, BERTHE and Clara
| Young salt and pepper set and toothpick hold
| er, Beatrice. Charlie and Cecil Crees toothpick
| holder, Walter Gearheart; cake plate. Hazel
| cheese plate, Charlie and Mildred Young.
| PRESENTS AT THE RECEPTION.
| Silver berry spoon. Bert McNutt and Anna
Owen lamp, Just Justesen fancy plate Carrie
| Brooks silver salt and pepper holder, Bert and
| Roxie May fancy plate, MIR. and Mrs. Thomas
Owen; comb. brush and pin tray. Emma Fenton.
The guests from afar: Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM, Red Oak, Iowa; Mr.. A. Ii.
Crees and daughter, Menlo, Iowa;
Mr.. John Crees and daughters, Menlo,
Iowa; Misses Mary and Roxena Spen-
Ger, Eagle Grove, Iowa; Clyde and
Edward Crees, Atalissa, Iowa. There
We're about forty friends present at
the reception over at the George
Spencer home on Thursday night.