Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-08-22

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of that resort.
Greenwalt d Grotolusoher sold 8
heavy cypress tank to Pete Hansen tt
place on his farm. This tank is little
more expensive than pine at first but
they are practically everlasting wher
kept full of water.
Geo. CARRIER returned Monday from
Chesterville Texas, where he has beer
at work on Geo. Gray's ranch. He
was not very we'll satisfied with that
country and he has decided to try his
fortune in Audubon county again.
Peter Petersen who has been work
ing for Sam Randles for some time
ceased laboring at this place and he
and his family moved to their residence
property on main street where they
expect to reside and make their future
| home.
T. t. Perion the manager of the
Green Bay and Peter Ludwig clerk a,
Gene Merry drug store rode Their
wheels to Manning Sunday and pass.
ed few hours with Mrs. Perion old
| friends and returned in the cool of the
| evening.
Prof w. Fl. Lancelot was a visitor
in Carroll Tuesday He went there
to inquire after the condition of MIR.
Crows family who has been under
| quarantine for some time and they
nave been unable to get any word
| from them.
Tony Rasmussen of Elkhorn, was
visiting with his father the first of the
week. He was present at the silver
wedding On Tuesday. Tony is one
OF our best county teachers, always
giving the best of satisfaction where.
ever he teaches.
A dance was given at the home OF
Bert Denny in Gray, Wednesday
night. There was a large crowd in
attendance and all had a good time.
They danced till late at night to the
sweet strains of music that could be
heard issuing therefrom.
w. III. Lancelot and wife leaves to-
day for his school at Lineville Ia,
where he holds the position as prin-
clpal of the schools. Professor is q
good instructor and always is fore
most in the rank to advance the latest
and best methods of instruction.
! The new school house is rapidly as
Stunning shape under the personal
! supervision of contractor j. G.. +,
Wicker of Audubon. He and his force
of men are doing a very good lob of
work on this building and in a few
weeks Gray will have building that
they may we'll be proud of.
While Mollie Barger, Jesse Packard,
and Eva luton were driving back from
normal one day last week the horse
became frightened and ran away and
| threw out the occupants breaking the
buggy and injuring the horse quite
severely. The girls were not injured
but were obliged to walk two miles to
| get to their homes.
P. 4. Perion is kept busy at the
Green Bay Yards the last few DAYS.
This week besides selling numerous
small bills she sold A. Boysen lumber
for large granary and corn crib, O.
s. WEIGH cattle shed, d. S. Asmus
granary and corn crib, and Nels Pet.
ersen corn crib and hay barn. He has
all the trade he can attend too aud il
trade steadily increases as it has in the
past he will require extra help.
Greenwaldt & Groteluscher sold a
Deering Corn Binder to Henry Brand
horst this week Henry intends to
take advantage of the short crop OF
corn and cut it up which will make
excellent feed for his stock during the
winter. Cases where fodder has been
fed to stock through the winter the
stock looked just as we'll in the spring
as when they were fed so much corn
and it is vey much cheaper to feed.
| U. B. church ladies will give birth.
day party Friday night at the home of
Joe Nedrow. This will be quite a
novel birthday party. Very pretty in
vltations have been sent out, about
three hundred in number. Each per-
son who receives an invitation also
receives little sack and they are sup.
posed to place in the sack as many
cents as they are years old and to
bring this sack with them, and if un-
able to attend they are to send their
regrets with we'll filled sack. This
is very good plan of raising money
has proved a thorough success.
Mr.. James H. B. Woodroffe the
special representative of The Mutual
Life Insurance Co., of New York has
been in our midst for some weeks and
as is usual with him has written the
largest amount of insurance ever
written. Mrs. Woodroffe and daught-
er Margaret leave in few days for
Denver Col. The Mutual Life is the
Oldest, largest, and strongest life In
surance Company in America and any
one desiring insurance should not fail
to see him as he will treat you right
and give as cheap insurance and at
the same time one that is thoroughly
reliable. He has written large policies
for some of our citizens.
Tuesday merry crowd of Danish
people gathered at the home of MAIDS
Rasmussen north of Gray to help them
to celebrate the gladstone event of a
silver wedding, an event which will
always remain ever fresh in their
memory. This couple have shared the
weals and woes of life for the last
twenty-five yeare and have always
found pleasant companion and help
mate in each other. To this union
nine children have been born, all boys
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